Janet Jackson recently kicked off her new Rock With U tour in Vancouver to amazing reviews. A critic for the Vancouver Sun said “It is a reminder that she is a trend-setter in her own right, a true diva, and a marvellous performer.” The show lasted for a whopping 2 and a half hours, featured around 10 dancers and a lot of costume changes for Miss Jackson. Her final set list features some of her most famous songs from some of her biggest albums. If you’re a new Janet fan, going to her show is the best way to get yourself acquainted with her stuff.
Taylor Swift recently appeared on Good Morning America to announce the nominations for the CMA Awards. Rascal Flatts joined the country sweetheart to announce nominations for the upcoming Country Music Association awards. The 18-year old singer is up for top female vocalist and will be up against Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood. As the nominees were announced live, Taylor exclaimed “I can’t believe it! I’m really having a good morning!” Being in the company of Rascal Flatts and having been announced as a nominee with competition such as the ones mentioned, who wouldn’t have a great morning?
The Jonas Brothers were the hot topic of attack by British comedian and 2008 MTV Video Music Awards host Russell Brand. But the band of brothers said that they weren’t hurt. The boys had an interview with BBC on Tuesday about being the comic’s target and all the purity jokes. Nick said “For us it’s cool to see that he recognizes we are gentlemen. I think he did a good job. We saw him on Conan O’Brien and thought he was hilarious.” Kevin says that Russell didn’t ruin their night in the slightest. He said “We had a lot of friends there and everybody’s so nice. We had a good time.”
Deborah Cox has been demoted mainly to the gay circuit and the club play charts these days but the one-time Whitney Houston could have been has a potential mainstream hit on her hands. If Leona Lewis got a hold of this song, it would be a huge international smash. It would prove to be interesting to see if radio would give Deborah a chance. ‘Beautiful U R’ is an exquisite mid-tempo jam which is musically exciting and lyrically uplifting. You wouldn’t get sick of it that easily even if you put it on repeat for a whole day. It really has a lot of potential.