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Rihanna Dissed by... 60-Something Rocker?

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:54:54 CDT

Apparently Gene Simmons hasn't heard that people who live in glass houses—and make sex tapes with their socks on—shouldn't throw stones: While announcing an upcoming tour his band is co-headlining with Motley Crue, the KISS frontman noted that the rockers would be keeping it real. "We're sick and...

Obama's Newest Education Adviser: Shakira

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:03:56 CDT

The newest member of the Obama administration is ... Shakira. Yes, the hip-shaking singer will be appointed to a position on the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics because of her education reform activism, the Huffington Post reports. Shakira started a foundation in 1995 to fund schools in Haiti,...

'Hide Your Wife' Video Year's Most Popular on YouTube

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:05:09 CST

A young Alabama man's over-the-top, unintentionally funny anger at his sister's near sex-assault in their home is the most popular YouTube video of the year, with a whopping 61 million views. "Hide your kids, hide your wife cuz they rapin' everybody out here," snaps Antoine Dobson. YouTube tallied views of...

World Cup Starts With a Bang

John Johnson — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:39:00 CDT

Soccer's big moment has arrived: The World Cup opened today in South Africa with much pomp: a star-studded opening ceremony, followed by a 1-1 tie in the opening match between the host country and Mexico. AP has details on the game here . The US plays its first game 2:30pm...

Shakira Imitator Can't Sue Bar

Harry Kimball — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:10:50 CDT

A woman who says she shredded knee ligaments when she fell during a “Shake it Like Shakira” contest can't sue the New York bar that staged the competition. Calico Jack’s Cantina is off the hook after Megan Zacher's lawyer failed to convince a judge the bar “knew or should have...

Shakira Goes 'She-Wolf' in Funky New Video

Drew Nelles — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:05:02 CDT

Shakira’s new song “She Wolf” is “either the most insanely brilliant (or brilliantly insane) song you'll hear in 2009,” James Montgomery writes for MTV.com. It sounds like 1970s Italian disco and features the word “lycanthropy,” but the song’s true strangeness can’t be appreciated without seeing the video, in which...

Shakira Shakes Cash Loose for Charity

Kate Rockwood — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:30:26 CDT

Shakira, Ricky Martin, and dozens of other Spanish-speaking pop stars performed at simultaneous fundraising concerts in Mexico City and Buenos Aires yesterday, reports the LA Times . “It is doable, we can really eradicate poverty,” said the Colombian singer, whose shows benefited Alas, a charity that helps Latin America's neediest children....

Music's 10 Top-Grossing Divas

Katherine Thompson — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:49:28 CST

The Material Girl earned her epithet this year, raking in $72 million on her "Confessions" tour. Madonna nabbed the top spot on Forbes' new list of top-grossing female artists from mid 2006 to mid 2007, reports the Daily Telegraph : Madonna, $72 million Barbra Streisand, $60 million Celine Dion, $45 million