The ultimate odd couples.
Sometimes opposites really do attract. For the new Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, musical opposites Jack White and Alicia Keys teamed up to record “Another Way to Die.” In honor of this odd couple, here’s a short history of some of the strangest musical duets.
Elvis and Celine Dion
Despite the fact that the King had been dead for 30 years, American Idol managed to program a virtual duet with the Queen of Canada. Even so, producers had trouble keeping up with the ghost’s limitless demand for fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches.
Ozzy Osbourne and Miss Piggy
The two gods of rock and roll met back in ’95 for the critically acclaimed Kermit Unpigged. Unfortunately, all hell broke loose when Ozzy made a pass at Miss Piggy during the video shoot for their cover of Born to Be Wild.
Cher and Beavis and Butthead
In her 50s, and in need of a career boost, Cher probably picked these boys because they would find dirt attractive if it smelled like a woman. We think it was her cheekless chaps that got B&B on board, but that’s just speculation.
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JT and DC want you to follow their lead.
Oh, Justin. Just this weekend you were hamming it up in heels with Beyonce on SNL, and now we hear you're making music for a good cause? It's a busy, and philanthropic, life you lead.
Justin's fab new single, "Follow My Lead," is now available on his MySpace page. The track, which was recorded at his recent Justin Timberlake and Friends Shriners benefit concert, features the soulful Dutch singer Esmée Denters.
All proceeds from downloads of the song will go the Shriners Hospital for Children, which provides medical care to kids with burns, spinal cord injuries, and orthapedic conditions. Good music for a good cause? That's worth $0.99!
Also making music this week is American Idol champ David Cook, who released self-titled his debut CD today. Curious what it's all about? We'll let DC tell you himself.
"I wanted this record to be a definition of me as a person," said Cook. "The goal was to make an eclectic rock record. Bar-Ba-Sol is guitar-driven and heavy but still melodic. On the flip side is Permanent, with a string section and piano. The power behind that song is the angst and the vocal."
Get cookin' with David's lastest at his MySpace page.
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Like sweet potato pie.
Between the chilly temps, dark days of winter, and dismal economic forecast, we could all do with a little lightness and brightness right about now. Enter, Sofia J. This New York native is bursting with sunshiny energy.
You may recognize her upbeat, sing-a-long ready tracks from Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, and Made. Her latest release, Happy to Be Me, is reminiscent of Natasha Bedingfield--positive pop perfect for that long trip to grandmother's house.
Check out "A Taste (The La La Song) " and "Happy to Be Me" off of Happy to Be Me, and "Nevermind" off of her previous album You Gotta Know Me. See if you aren't lifted up just a little bit.
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A total goodbye to Total Request Live.
TRL, that musical staple of so many of our weekday afternoons, has gone the way of the pager. The MTV program, which for ten years combined video countdowns with celeb appearances and a screaming studio audience, aired its series finale yesterday.
The three-hour special featured performances by Beyonce, Fall Out Boy, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg. Taylor Swift, Hilary Duff, Justin Timberlake, and Kid Rock were just some of the many celebs who came out to celebrate the end of the Total Request Live era.
A final countdown ran through the 10 biggest clips in TRL history--everything from Outkast's "Hey Ya!" to 'NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" to Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba," and, finally (and fittingly), Britney Spears' " ... Baby One More Time".
Host Carson Daly toasted TRL and asked, "Why are we stopping this show?"A question a whole new generation of teens will now be left to ponder on weekday afternoons.
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Beyonce may be bootylicious, but Justin is just plain sexy.
Why Justin, what nice gams you have! Justin Timberlake took to the SNL stage this weekend in tight spandex, bare legs and (brace yourself) black heels!
Timberlake shook, grinded and, well, gyrated as one of three back-up dancers in a spoof of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” music video.
Bravo, Justin. We applaud your willingness to take part in just about any skit SNL throws your way. Put your junk in a box? Why not? Boogie down half naked while grinding with other dudes to Beyonce? No problem. And yet somehow you still appear dignified and, dare we say, sexy! Oh JT, how do you do it?!
In other SNL news, Abby Elliot and Michaela Watkins joined the crew this week as replacements for Amy Poehler and Tina Fey. We can’t think of bigger comedic shoes to fill. Good luck with that ladies.
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