Major Shakeup At The Voice: Christina Aguillera & Cee Lo Green Leaving!

BIIIIG shakeup may be coming at The Voice – Insiders say that even though season 3 of the hit NBC show just got under way, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green are going to be replaced.

Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, The VoiceWho will take the place of the two judges who have been with the show since its inception? Well, rumors are that it will be Shakira and Usher who would start sitting next to Adam Levine and Blake Shelton at the end of the current season.

We don’t yet know why the changes, but Aguilera had recently revealed to Ryan Seacrest that she viewed the show as “kind of like a side project.” She said specifically, “[I thought], ‘It’ll keep me close to my son [Max, 4] in L.A. I don’t have to travel..Then it kind of took off, and there goes my free time!”

This is interesting news given that American Idol just made an announcement of two new judges who will join Randy Jackson and Mariah Ca Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban will join Randy Jackson and Mariah Carey as judges.

What do you think? Should Usher and Shakira join The Voice?

Usher’s Stepson Involved In Accident, Reported Brain Dead

Some very sad news to report this Monday morning.  It appears that Usher’s 11 year old stepson was involved in a serious accident this weekend and has since been declared brain dead by attending doctors.

The accident took place when Kyle Glover, the 11-year-old son of Usher’s estranged wife Tameka Foster, was tubing on Lake Lanier in Atlanta and was struck by a jet ski. Continue reading

Usher Is NOT Dead, Flexes Muscles On Twitter

Usher is NOT dead, no matter what Twitter users want you to believe.

In fact, the R&B sensation is not only alive, but he’s kicking it pretty well all beefed up.
Usher has apparently become the latest victim of the stupid trend of creating fake celebrity death stories and watching the rumors go viral online. LAME PEOPLE, lame!

Eminem & Justin Bieber Are Top Winners At Billboard Music Awards – See Complete List Of Winners

Justin Bieber and Eminem each took home six Billboard Music Awards. Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Mumford & Sons, Taio Cruz, Taylor Swift and Usher also won big with three awards apiece.

See who else won Sunday night (May 22):

Complete List of Winners – 2011 Billboard Music Awards

ARTIST AWARDS:

Top Artist: Eminem

Top New Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Male Artist: Eminem

Top Female Artist: Rihanna

Top Duo/Group: The Black Eyed Peas

Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist: Katy Perry

Top Digital Songs Artist: Katy Perry

Top Radio Songs Artist: Rihanna

Top Touring Artist: U2

Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Streaming Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Digital Media Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Pop Artist: Lady Gaga

Top Rock Artist: Train

Top Alternative Artist: Mumford & Sons

Top Latin Artist: Shakira

Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Lady Gaga

Top Christian Artist: Chris Tomlin


Top R&B Artist: Usher

Top Rap Artist: Eminem

Top Country Artist: Taylor Swift

ALBUM AWARDS:

Top R&B Album: Usher – “Raymond v. Raymond”

Top Rap Album: Eminem – “Revovery”

Top Billboard 200 Album: Eminem – “Recovery”

Top Pop Album (tie): Justin Bieber – “My World 2.0” / Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”

Top Country Album: Taylor Swift – “Speak Now”

Top Rock Album: Mumford & Sons – “Sigh No More”

Top Alternative Album: Mumford & Sons – “Sigh No More”

Top Latin Album: Enrique Iglesias – “Euphoria”

Top Dance/Electronic Album: Lady Gaga – “The Fame”

Top Christian Album: Skillet – “Awake”

SONG AWARDS:

Top Pop Song: Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”

Top R&B Song: Usher Feat. will.i.am – “OMG”

Top Hot 100 Song: Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”

Top Digital Song: Taio Cruz – “Dynamite”

Top Radio Song: Bruno Mars – “Just The Way You Are”

Top Streaming Song (Audio): Nelly – “Just A Dream”

Top Streaming Song (Video): Justin Bieber Feat. Ludacris – “Baby”

Top Rap Song: Eminem Feat. Rihanna – “Love The Way You Lie”

Top Country Song: Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”

Top Rock Song: Train – “Hey, Soul Sister”

Top Alternative Song: Neon Trees – “Animal”

Top Latin Song: Shakira Feat. Freshleyground – “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”

Top Dance Song: Edward Maya &Vika Jigulina – “Stereo Love”

Top Christian Song: Chris Tomlin – “Our God”


Is Someone Trying To Sell Usher’s Sex Tape?

Someone is shopping around a sex tape allegedly featuring Usher and his ex-wife, Tameka Foster and the seller apparently made a pit stop at TMZ.

TMZ reports that it was approached a few days ago by someone claiming to have such a tape. The person also sent TMZ a short clip and still photos and apparently, per TMZ, it’s the real deal.

TMZ also reports that sources close to Usher have said IF the tape in fact exists (they’re not fessing up to it), then it could have been taken among the $1 million worth of items stolen from Usher’s car back in December of ’09. 
Come again??  Forget the tape, cause who doesn’t have a sex tape in Hollywood? That’s not news. Let’s talk about the $1 million dollars worth of junk stolen from inside Usher’s car. WTF is that about? Who drives around with that much loot? What could cost that much money? And most importantly, when can I borrow your car, Usher?
Wait again, did I just digress?

Celebs Twitpic From The Grammys

Here are what some photos stars like Eva Longoria, Lady Gaga, Ryan Seacrest, Usher, Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars sent via TwitPic from the Grammy Awards!

Eva Longoria: “Ok girls around the world are soooo jealous of me now! here with @justinbieber!!

Eva Longoria: “Look who i found (Bruno Mars) at Grammys! Love his music!!”
Eva Longoria: “Me and @kimkardashian getting ready for Grammys!! Almost ready!!!”
Kim Kardashian: “Me with my 2 fav girls @JLO and @NickiMinaj
Nicki Minaj: “I like big butts and I can not lie… U otha brothas can’t deny…wen a girl walks in w/a itty bitty...”
Nicki Minaj: “:-)”
Lady Gaga’s stylist, Nicola Formichetti: “Gaga just won!! In Mugler !!”
Ryan Seacrest with Willow Smith: “#justwhipit”
Ryan Seacrest: “In the hotel beside staples center suiting up for E! Red carpet!”
This wasnt form Grammys, but the trio surprised fans at an LA Theater showing of Never Say Never. Usher: 

“We surprised some fans at #NSN3D @ Regal LA LIVE today Never know who you’ll see when you go to the movies @ LA LIVEProof from LA Live theaters yesterday.”

Usher: “working out the #grammys set with my boy @justinbieber – you gotta see this Sunday”
JLO: “On the way to the Grammies tonight…;-) Happy Valentines Day”
will.i.am.: “EM wins.”

Grammy Winners! Complete List of the 2011 Awards Recipients.

Album of the Year: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire

Record of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum

Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem
New Artist: Esperanza Spalding

Song of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
Country Album: Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance
POP:
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train, “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance,” The Fame Monster
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are,” Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Imagine,” Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project
Pop Instrumental Performance: “Nessun Dorma,” Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion
Pop Instrumental Album: Take Your Pick, Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto


R&B:
Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, “Bittersweet,” Back to Me
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, “There Goes My Baby,” Raymond V Raymond
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade, “Soldier of Love,” Soldier of Love
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, “Hang On In There,” Wake Up!
R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, “Shine,” Wake Up!
R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher

RAP:
Rap Song: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, “On to the Next One,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, “Not Afraid,” Recovery
Urban/Alternative Performance: “F*** You,” Cee Lo Green

ROCK:
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney, “Helter Skelter,” Good Evening New York City
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys, “Tighten Up,” Brothers
Rock Song: “Angry World,” Neil Young, Le Noise
Hard Rock Performance: New Fang, “Them Crooked Vultures,” Them Crooked Vultures
Metal Performance: “El Dorado,” Iron Maiden, The Final Frontier
Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, “Hammerhead,” Emotion & Commotion
Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance

COUNTRY:
Female Country Vocal Performance: Miranda Lambert, ” The House That Built Me,” Revolution
Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, “‘Til Summer Comes Around”
Country Song: “Need You Now,” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) (Need You Now)
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Country Instrumental Performance: Marty Stuart, “Hummingbyrd” (Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions)
New Age Album: Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort
Contemporary Jazz Album: The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album: Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater

LATIN:
Latin Pop Album: Paraiso Express, Alejandro Sanz
Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: El Existential, Grupo Fantasma
Tropical Latin Album: Viva La Tradición, Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Tejano Album: Recuerdos, Little Joe & La Familia
Norteño Album: Classic, Intocable
Banda Album: Enamórate De Mí, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

JAZZ:
Contemporary Jazz Album: The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album: Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater
Improvised Jazz Solo: “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Herbie Hancock (The Imagine Project)
Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Moody 4B, James Moody
Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Live at Jazz Standard, Mingus Big Band
Latin Jazz Album: Chucho’s Steps, Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers

GOSPEL:
Gospel Performance: “Grace,” BeBe & CeCe Winans, Still
Gospel Song: “It’s What I Do,” Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway), The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III
Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Love God. Love People, Israel Houghton
Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: The Reason, Diamond Rio
Traditional Gospel Album: Downtown Church, Patty Griffin
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Still, BeBe & CeCe Winans

DANCE:
Dance Recording: “Only Girl (in the World),” Rihanna
Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux

TRADITIONAL/ALTERNATIVE/WORLD:

Alternative Music Album: Brothers, The Black Keys
Americana Album: You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples
Bluegrass Album: Mountain Soul II, Patty Loveless
Traditional Blues Album: Joined At The Hip, Pinetop Perkins & Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
Contemporary Blues Album: Living Proof, Buddy Guy
Traditional Folk Album: Genuine Negro Jig, Carolina Chocolate Drops
Contemporary Folk Album: God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Hawaiian Music Album: Huana Ke Aloha, Tia Carrere
Native American Music Album: 2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit’s Dance, Various Artists
Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Zydeco Junkie, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Reggae Album: Before The Dawn, Buju Banton
Traditional World Music Album: Ali And Toumani, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks, Béla Fleck
New Age Album: Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort

VISUAL MEDIA:
Short Form Music Video: “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga
Long Form Music Video: “When You’re Strange,” The Doors
Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling): The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)
Musical Show Album: American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Crazy Heart (Various Artists)
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Toy Story 3, Randy Newman, composer
Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “The Weary Kind” (From Crazy Heart), Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters
Instrumental Composition: “The Path Among the Trees,” Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble), Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz—Chamber Music Vol. 2
Instrumental Arrangement: “Carlos,” Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest), 54

CLASSICAL:

Engineered Album, Classical: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Giancarlo Guerrero &Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Producer of the Year: David Frost
Classical Album: Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Orchestral Performance: Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Nashville Symphony
Opera Recording:Saariaho: L’Amour De Loin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Choral Performance: Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra): Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24, Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Paul Jacobs, Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement
Chamber Music Performance: Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2, Parker Quartet
Small Ensemble Performance: Dinastia Borja, Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya
Classical Vocal Performance: Sacrificium, Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
Classical Contemporary Composition: Michael Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina, Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero), Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
Classical Crossover Album: Christopher Tin: Calling All Dawns
Surround Sound Album: Britten’s Orchestra, Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony

CHILDREN:

Musical Album for Children: Tomorrow’s Children, Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends
Spoken Word Album for Children: Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies, Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

OTHER:
Comedy Album: Lewis Black, Stark Raving Black
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “Baba Yetu,” Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Calling All Dawns
Recording Package: Brothers, The Black Keys
Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package: Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set), The White Stripes
Album Notes: Keep An Eye On The Sky, Big Star
Historical Album: The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings), The Beatles
Engineered Album, Nonclassical: Battle Studies, John Mayer
Producer of the Year, Nonclassical: Danger Mouse
Remixed Recording, Nonclassical: “Revolver” (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix), Madonna

D’OH! Usher Accused Of Stealing Homer Simpson’s Song? OMG, Listen For Yourself!

VIDEO CLIP OF THE DAY.

This is so hilarious!

YouTube user with the handle “youtimdotcom” has a total of 200,000 hits on all of his YouTube videos – but his latest video promises to be his biggest hit!

The video accuses Usher of plagiarizing from The Simpsons! Youtimdotcom provides pretty convincing evidence that a portion of Usher’s song, OMG, featuring will.i.am, was actually ripped from  a Christmas carol written by our most loved grump, Homer Simpson. 

Homer’s 2003 lyrics go: “Christmas in December. Wow wow wow. Gimme tons of presents. Now now now.”

And Usher’s 2010 OMG lyrics? “Honey got a booty like. Pow pow pow. Honey got some boobies like. Wow oh wow.” 

Watch youtimdotcom’s video and judge for yourself: