Thursday, August 28, 2008

Those hoping to see Britney Spears' shot at redemption following her widely panned performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards will have to wait at least another year.  She's in the middle of recording her next album, and her focus remains on the studio...so no VMA's for her this year.

Say what you will about the presidential candidates...but I think the convention with the best music is the Democratic National Convention, with Daughtry, Bon Jovi, Melissa Etheridge, and now SHERYL CROW performing three songs after BARACK OBAMA accepts the Democratic presidential nomination tonight.  Busy woman - after the convention, Crow will perform a full-on concert with her band later tonight in Oregon...

Bollywood producers set to release a film called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors" are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title hews too closely to their mega-famous boy wizard franchise, the "Harry Potter" series. A Bollywood movie exec says Hari is a common name in India...

Jonas Brothers A Little Bit Longer holds for a second-straight week at #1...

"Tropic Thunder" star Jack Black turns 39 today, and will continue to do so every year for the next 6 years at least...
Leann Rimes turns 26 today, and Shania Twain is 43.