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Jenny McCarthy Joins Elite Club Of 40 And Over Celebrities To Pose Nude For Playboy
By the age of 28 if you haven't been asked to pose nude for Playboy, chances are you won't. Just a few days ago it was just announced that Jenny McCarthy will be baring it all again for Playboy. It's been some 20 years since her last appearance in the magazine, where she was its 1993 Playmate of the year. She'll be appearing in the July 2012 issue of the magazine to celebrate her 40th birthday.
We did a little research, and while some 40 year olds and over have appeared on covers, there are very few women that have barred it all on the inside of the publication. The oldest women ever to po...
READ MOREWe did a little research, and while some 40 year olds and over have appeared on covers, there are very few women that have barred it all on the inside of the publication. The oldest women ever to po...
Bono Serenaded Frank Sinatra
U2 rocker Bono once wrote a song for music legend Frank Sinatra and serenaded him with it in a Mexican restaurant.
The pair became pals after Sinatra invited Bono to appear on his 1989 Duets album - and the Irish rocker took it upon himself to write a song especially for Ol' Blue Eyes.
Bono seized the moment to showcase the track, Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad, during a night out with Sinatra at an eatery in Palm Springs, California.
He reveals, "We went out with Frank to a Mexican restaurant and drank margaritas. I wrote a song for him, and sang it to him at the Mexican r...
READ MOREThe pair became pals after Sinatra invited Bono to appear on his 1989 Duets album - and the Irish rocker took it upon himself to write a song especially for Ol' Blue Eyes.
Bono seized the moment to showcase the track, Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad, during a night out with Sinatra at an eatery in Palm Springs, California.
He reveals, "We went out with Frank to a Mexican restaurant and drank margaritas. I wrote a song for him, and sang it to him at the Mexican r...
Watch Sheena Easton's 'For Your Eyes Only' From 'The Best Of Bond… James Bond'
As 007 fans eagerly await the November 14 U.S. opening of MGM's new James Bond film, Quantum Of Solace, Capitol/EMI announced that an expanded CD, CD/DVD and digital release of 'The Best Of Bond… James Bond' was released on October 28. The CD and digital album both feature 23 musical standouts from the Bond franchise's 46 years plus a previously unreleased bonus track, and the CD/DVD includes five music videos, a filmed concert performance and more.
Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only":
Just as James Bond has evolved over time, so have the films' memorable themes. 'Th...
READ MORESheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only":
Just as James Bond has evolved over time, so have the films' memorable themes. 'Th...
Nancy Sinatra Continues To Fight For Musician's Rights
Frank Sinatra's daughter Nancy Sinatra is continuing her late father's fight for musicians' rights - the singer is to urge the U.S. government to change the current law on radio royalties.
Ten years before his death in 1998, Frank Sinatra pushed for the introduction of legislation to give performance royalties to artists whose songs air on radio.
And nearly two decades on, his daughter Nancy is continuing his efforts.
On Wednesday, Nancy is to join stars including rocker Dave Navarro and hip-hop group the Sugarhill Gang, to speak at a congressional hearing in Washington D.C. ...
READ MORETen years before his death in 1998, Frank Sinatra pushed for the introduction of legislation to give performance royalties to artists whose songs air on radio.
And nearly two decades on, his daughter Nancy is continuing his efforts.
On Wednesday, Nancy is to join stars including rocker Dave Navarro and hip-hop group the Sugarhill Gang, to speak at a congressional hearing in Washington D.C. ...
Notes & Quotes: Kid Rock & Skynyrd, Kylie Praised and More
Kid Rock is to tour North America with Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd this summer. The Rock and Rebels Tour will begin in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on August 8.
"Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music. Before her the world didn't have a f---ing clue about our music, nor any interest in it. Kylie has more greatness in her little fingernail than every f---ing Aussie indie band put together." Nick Cave has high praise for his "Where The Wild Roses Grow" duet partner.
Frank Sinatra will appear on a new U.S. postage stamp. The late crooner's daughte...
READ MORE"Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music. Before her the world didn't have a f---ing clue about our music, nor any interest in it. Kylie has more greatness in her little fingernail than every f---ing Aussie indie band put together." Nick Cave has high praise for his "Where The Wild Roses Grow" duet partner.
Frank Sinatra will appear on a new U.S. postage stamp. The late crooner's daughte...
Frank Sinatra's Ex-Wife Suffers Second Heart Attack
Frank Sinatra's first wife is reportedly fighting for her life after suffering her second heart attack. Nancy Sinatra, who was married to the crooner for 12 years until their divorce in 1951, checked into Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center a few weeks ago after a cardiac arrest, reports the National Enquirer.
She was released from the hospital last week, and is currently at her Beverly Hills, California home.
A source tells the tabloid, "She is now very weak and practically bedridden at home. It was her second heart attack in two years. It was a very close call - and it's dr...
READ MOREShe was released from the hospital last week, and is currently at her Beverly Hills, California home.
A source tells the tabloid, "She is now very weak and practically bedridden at home. It was her second heart attack in two years. It was a very close call - and it's dr...
AJ Lambert To Release Debut Disc, 'EP'
Singer/songwriter/music supervisor and bassist of New York City band Looker, AJ Lambert is set to release her debut solo recording, simply entitled EP.
The recording will be released through digital platforms including iTunes, Napster, and Rhapsody. The film can be viewed at YouTube.
EP is Lambert's first solo recording and film directorial debut. The recording is envisioned as a two-sided endeavor, side one is the 5 songs and side two is the 10-minute film.
The project was conceived during a period of transition in her life when Lambert was in the middle of a move, with...
READ MOREThe recording will be released through digital platforms including iTunes, Napster, and Rhapsody. The film can be viewed at YouTube.
EP is Lambert's first solo recording and film directorial debut. The recording is envisioned as a two-sided endeavor, side one is the 5 songs and side two is the 10-minute film.
The project was conceived during a period of transition in her life when Lambert was in the middle of a move, with...
Michael Caine Awed After Flying With Frank Sinatra
Michael Caine was "overwhelmed" when he shared a private jet with the legendary Frank Sinatra, because he suddenly realized the magnitude of his fame. The 74-year-old British actor was dating Sinatra's daughter, Nancy, during the 1960s when he became starstruck on the flight to Las Vegas, Nevada.
He recalls, "All of a sudden, I froze. Tongue-tied. Sinatra said, 'Mikey, what's up? You scared of flying?' And I had to admit to him that it had suddenly hit me, I was sitting on a private plane with Frank Sinatra. I'd known him all my life in some way, and here I was, taking to him. 'Frank, ...
READ MOREHe recalls, "All of a sudden, I froze. Tongue-tied. Sinatra said, 'Mikey, what's up? You scared of flying?' And I had to admit to him that it had suddenly hit me, I was sitting on a private plane with Frank Sinatra. I'd known him all my life in some way, and here I was, taking to him. 'Frank, ...
Nancy Sinatra Pays Tribute To Hazlewood
Nancy Sinatra has paid tribute to the late Lee Hazlewood, branding the songwriter/producer "my friend and mentor". Hazlewood, who found fame penning Sinatra's 1966 hit These Boots Are Made For Walkin', passed away in Las Vegas on Saturday, aged 78.
He later duetted with Sinatra on a string of songs including Some Velvet Morning and Sugar Town. However, despite rumors of a romantic attachment, he consistently maintained the pair were nothing more than good friends.
It was a sentiment Sinatra, 68, reiterated on Monday.
She said, "He was my friend and mentor. I always felt safe...
READ MOREHe later duetted with Sinatra on a string of songs including Some Velvet Morning and Sugar Town. However, despite rumors of a romantic attachment, he consistently maintained the pair were nothing more than good friends.
It was a sentiment Sinatra, 68, reiterated on Monday.
She said, "He was my friend and mentor. I always felt safe...
Primal Scream Singer Pays Tribute To Late Songwriter
Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie has paid tribute to the late Lee Hazlewood, calling the late songwriter/producer a "last of a kind outsider hero." Hazlewood, who found fame penning Nancy Sinatra's 1966 hit These Boots Are Made For Walkin', passed away in Las Vegas on Saturday, aged 78.
Gillespie tells NME.com, "He was a motherf---er of a songwriter and a great producer too. A one of a kind/last of a kind outsider hero."
British singer/songwriter Richard Hawley, who worked with Hazlewood, adds, "I don't think he realised how much he was respected and loved. I remember aski...
READ MOREGillespie tells NME.com, "He was a motherf---er of a songwriter and a great producer too. A one of a kind/last of a kind outsider hero."
British singer/songwriter Richard Hawley, who worked with Hazlewood, adds, "I don't think he realised how much he was respected and loved. I remember aski...
Songwriter Lee Hazlewood Dies
U.S. singer/songwriter/producer Lee Hazlewood has died. He was 78. The music mogul passed away on Saturday in Las Vegas. Hazlewood found fame penning Nancy Sinatra's hit 1966 record These Boots Are Made for Walkin', and later duetted with her on a string of songs including Some Velvet Morning and Sugar Town.
Despite rumors of a romantic attachment, Hazlewood consistently maintained the pair were nothing more than good friends. In 1970, he moved to Stockholm to release an album and TV special, both titled Cowboy In Sweden, and remained elusive in the country for two decades, shunning h...
READ MOREDespite rumors of a romantic attachment, Hazlewood consistently maintained the pair were nothing more than good friends. In 1970, he moved to Stockholm to release an album and TV special, both titled Cowboy In Sweden, and remained elusive in the country for two decades, shunning h...
Celebrity Birthdays, June 8
Happy Birthday to actress Maria Menounos (1978), rapper Kanye West (1977), "Andromeda" actress Lexa Doig (1972), "Gilmore Girls" actor David Sutcliffe (1869), "ER" actress Julianna Margulies (1966), Milli Vanilli's Rob Pilatus (1965; d. 1998), Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes (1962), Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall (1960), actor/comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958), actor Griffin Dunne (1955), bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice (1951), singer Bonnie Tyler (1951), Brazilian actress Sonia Braga (1950), singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs (1944), singer Nancy Sinatra (1940), English actress Millicent Ma...
READ MORE14 Gilby Clarke Tracks To Be Released By Spitfire Records On Jan. 30
Now is the time to reflect back upon the stunning achievements of one Gilby Clarke, singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer. Spitfire Records will do just that with Clarke's January 30, self-titled release. The album includes 14 tracks from his muscular solo catalog, two from his days in the criminally-ignored Colonel Parker with ex-Stray Cat Slim Jim Phantom, and one re-recording of "Black" with Rock Star: Super Nova runner-up Dilana Smith.
CBS-TV's Rock Star: Super Nova put the former Guns N' Roses guitarist (he replaced Izzy Stradlin) in a band with Metallica/Voivod bassist Jason News...
READ MORECBS-TV's Rock Star: Super Nova put the former Guns N' Roses guitarist (he replaced Izzy Stradlin) in a band with Metallica/Voivod bassist Jason News...
Aussie Vocal Superstars The Ten Tenors Salute Film Score Icons John Barry And Don Black On New Album
With their new studio album, The Ten Tenors bring the house lights up on the Academy Award® winning-career of film soundtrack icon John Barry and his celebrated lyricist, Don Black. For this special project, a 90-piece orchestra and percussion section backed the popular Australian vocal group for an album dedicated to some of Barry and Black's most poignant scores.
With Barry serving as executive producer, the album's 12 tracks were recorded in the main studio at the legendary Abbey Road studios with Grammy®-winning producer Simon Franglen at the helm. The Ten Tenors' voices mesh seaml...
READ MOREWith Barry serving as executive producer, the album's 12 tracks were recorded in the main studio at the legendary Abbey Road studios with Grammy®-winning producer Simon Franglen at the helm. The Ten Tenors' voices mesh seaml...
Lollapalooza Wrap Up
Jack White's new band The Raconteurs stole the show at this weekend's Lollapalooza festival in Illinois by performing a string of other peoples' tunes. The four-piece band tackled Gnarls Barkley's summer smash-hit Crazy, David Bowie's “It Ain't Easy” and even Nancy Sinatra's “Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” as they wowed the Grant Park, Chicago crowd on Friday night.
The Raconteurs weren't the only ones playing tribute tracks on Friday - rockers Panic! At The Disco also thrilled music fans with their rendition of Smashing Pumpkins' “Tonight, Tonight.”
Another Friday night hig...
READ MOREThe Raconteurs weren't the only ones playing tribute tracks on Friday - rockers Panic! At The Disco also thrilled music fans with their rendition of Smashing Pumpkins' “Tonight, Tonight.”
Another Friday night hig...
Celebrity Birthdays, June 8
Happy Birthday to actress Maria Menounos (1978), rapper Kanye West (1977), "Andromeda" actress Lexa Doig (1972), "Gilmore Girls" actor David Sutcliffe (1869), "ER" actress Julianna Margulies (1966), Milli Vanilli's Rob Pilatus (1965; d. 1998), Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes (1962), Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall (1960), actor/comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958), actor Griffin Dunne (1955), bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice (1951), singer Bonnie Tyler (1951), Brazilian actress Sonia Braga (1950), singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs (1944), singer Nancy Sinatra (1940), English actress Millicent Ma...
READ MORENancy Sinatra Gets Star on Hollywood Boulevard
1960s pop sensation Nancy Sinatra has had her musical achievements recognized with a star on Hollywood Boulevard's famous Walk of Fame. The stellar accolade comes after four decades singing, beginning with her debut hit "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" in 1966.
Sinatra, the daughter of movie and music legend Frank, also recorded the memorable James Bond title track "You Only Live Twice."
She was praised by her brother Frank Jr., also a singer, as the star was unveiled. He boasted, "I'm very proud of my sister. Not only is she a fine talent but a great American."
Sinatra'...
READ MORESinatra, the daughter of movie and music legend Frank, also recorded the memorable James Bond title track "You Only Live Twice."
She was praised by her brother Frank Jr., also a singer, as the star was unveiled. He boasted, "I'm very proud of my sister. Not only is she a fine talent but a great American."
Sinatra'...
Behind-the-Scenes at the Oscars
* Oscar nominee Amy Adams belted out 1940s jazz standards on her way to the Academy Awards in an effort to calm her nerves. The star insisted her limousine driver tuned his radio into her favorite classics station, so she could unwind with stars like Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby.
Speaking on the red carpet, she said, "I sang in the car on the way here. There's a channel that plays all 40s jazz, so I was singing old Hollywood music to get in the mood."
* Oscar nominee Judi Dench flew straight from the Bahamas set of the new James Bond film to attend the Academy Awards last ni...
READ MORESpeaking on the red carpet, she said, "I sang in the car on the way here. There's a channel that plays all 40s jazz, so I was singing old Hollywood music to get in the mood."
* Oscar nominee Judi Dench flew straight from the Bahamas set of the new James Bond film to attend the Academy Awards last ni...
Biggest Stinkers of '05? 'Alone In The Dark,' Tara Reid
Low budget horror film Alone In The Dark left a nasty smell in cinemas last year - it has been dishonored at the annual Stinkers Bad Movie Awards. The Los Angeles-based Bad Cinema Society has announced its anti-Oscars, and 'Alone In The Dark' has been named the Worst Film Of The Year.
The horror movie also claimed the Worst Director (Uwe Boll), Worst Actress (Tara Reid) and Worst Special Effects 'prizes', but it didn't pick up the most dishonors.
That claim to shame went to The Mask sequel Son Of The Mask, which claimed five Stinkers, including a Worst Actor award for Jamie Kenne...
READ MOREThe horror movie also claimed the Worst Director (Uwe Boll), Worst Actress (Tara Reid) and Worst Special Effects 'prizes', but it didn't pick up the most dishonors.
That claim to shame went to The Mask sequel Son Of The Mask, which claimed five Stinkers, including a Worst Actor award for Jamie Kenne...
Paul Newman, Reese Witherspoon, Danny DeVito & Others Support Hillary Clinton
A galaxy of Hollywood stars, including Paul Newman, Reese Witherspoon, and Nancy Sinatra, have donated thousands of dollars to Senator Hillary Clinton's political campaign. Clinton, who is fundraising for the Democratic party, intends to use the money, which now stands at an impressive $17.1 million, for a presidential bid.
Newman and his wife Joanne Woodward both donated $2,000, while Witherspoon gave $1,000 alongside Edie Falco and Danny DeVito, according to the New York Post. Chat-show host Jerry Springer gave the most to the cause - $4,200 - while Sinatra gave a modest $200.
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READ MORENewman and his wife Joanne Woodward both donated $2,000, while Witherspoon gave $1,000 alongside Edie Falco and Danny DeVito, according to the New York Post. Chat-show host Jerry Springer gave the most to the cause - $4,200 - while Sinatra gave a modest $200.
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Can Celebrities Sing? VH1 Will Find Out
VH1 is launching a new addition to their Celebreality lineup with the premier of "But Can They Sing?" on Sunday, October 30 AT 10PM ET/PT. The cast includes Morgan Fairchild, Joe Pantoliano ("Sopranos"), Bai Ling ("Nixon"), Antonio Sabato, Jr., ("The Big Hit"), Michael Copon ("One Tree Hill"), model Kim Alexis, Carmine Gotti Agnello ("Growing Up Gotti"), former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes and Latin entertainer/journalist Myrka Dellanos. They will undergo grueling and intensive training with two prominent vocal coaches and one movement/dance instructor to prepare for their performance ...
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