fanMAIL: Did Beyonce Buy Her Billboard Millennium Award?
The following email from loyal reader Jasmine D makes some very valid points about Beyonce being honored with the “Billboard Millenium Award” — an award that no one has ever heard of.
Is it any surprise that Billboard comes up with this dubious honor for Beyonce at a crucial time when both Kelly Rowland and Rihanna are eating her lunch?
Dear Sandra,
Let me start off by saying that I am a HUGE fan of your site. I visit it everyday and I absolutely adore you and your (hilarious) commenters =D.
But anyway, I don’t know if you heard or not, but apparently Beyawnce is going to be honored with the Billboard Millenium Award (whatever that is) at the 2011 Billboard Awards. I say, “whatever that is,” because (obviously, that is supposed to be a high honor to receive), however, prior to Beyonce’s nomination, you will find no other receiptients or even links to this award (Google it). It’s as if it never even existed. And, even if it did exist, out of all the living (and dead) legends we’ve witnessed in America (M.J., Prince, Tina Turner, Teena Marie, ect.), Billboard chooses an amatuer (compared to the decade long careers of the REAL legends) whose solo career hasn’t even spanned over a decade and who has created no classics or made any significant contributions to the music industry, as the recepient.
I put the link that I got the story from in the e-mail so you could read it for yourself, but after visiting numerous other websites and reading the comments, it seems like most of us (besides Bey’s delusional stans) are on the same page. It’s CLEAR that camel and his phony wife bought this award. RiRi is nominated for 18 Billboard awards this year, and being that Beyonce is the vindictive and jealous, talentless being that she is, it should come as no surprise why she would pay a pretty penny to get the attention back on her.
She hasn’t put out an album in two years, her recent single FLOPPED, plus she just isn’t iconic to begin with, so why now? Let me know what you think about it, but her motive is clear to me Sandra. Beyonce may have her stans and the other simple minded humans of the world fooled, but I’m not.
I’m not fooled either, Jasmine!
*email was edited for clarity
Remembering Bob Marley, (Feb. 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981)
Jamaican singer/songwriter Bob Marley passed away 30 years ago today from complications of malignant melanoma (cancer) of the big toe. He was 36.
Marley, an avid soccer player when he wasn’t touring, injured his toe playing soccer at the start of his European tour. Marley continued with his tour even though he was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma.
Marley’s album Uprising was released in May 1980. One of the singles, “Redemption Song”, is believed to be Marley’s way of coming to terms with his mortality. Marley never really took his cancer diagnosis as a death sentence. He believed in the powers of ganja (marijuana) and he smoked it religiously.
After playing two sold-out shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Marley’s took ill as the cancer metastasized (spread) throughout his body.
Against the advice of his doctors, Marley flew to the Bavarian clinic of Josef Issels, where he received a controversial type of cancer therapy partly based on avoidance of certain foods, drinks, and other substances.
After the experimental therapy (and smoking copious amounts of ganja) failed to heal him, Marley flew to Miami, Florida (considered his second home) where he sought aggressive, traditional cancer treatment to save his life.
But it was too late.
On the morning of May 11, 1981, Marley died of multiple organ failure at Miami’s Cedars of Lebanon hospital (now called University of Miami hospital). The cancer that started in his big toe had spread to his lungs and brain.
Marley’s last words to his oldest son, Ziggy Marley, was “Money can’t buy life.”
‘The Voice’ Recap: Battles Round 1: Cee Lo Calls On Monica to Advise His Team
In episode 3 of NBC’s increasingly popular TV show, ‘The Voice’, coach Cee Lo Green brings on multi-platinum, Grammy winning R&B Diva Monica to help him train his team for the big battles round.
Christina Aguilera paired up vocalists Tarralyn Ramsey and Frenchie Davis to do battle with Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”. Neither of the ladies were thrilled with Xtina’s decision since it meant one of them would be going home afterwards.
The Voice’s opening week’s gimmick was the blind auditions. With that over, it’s time to move on to the battle round!
Each of the coaches paired up two of their team members and had them face off in a duet of a popular song. Then, while the other coaches could weigh in, it was up to the singers’ coach to eliminate one of them.
Adam Levine didn’t hesitate to call Vicci Martinez and Niki Dawson on Pink’s ‘Perfect’ “by far the best duet of the night.” The coaches were shocked Cee Lo Green paired the two as that meant he would have to lose one from his team.
!!SPOILER ALERT!!
Did Carmelo Anthony Diss Jay Z?
NY Knickerbockers star forward Carmelo Anthony tweeted this pic on his Twitter page last week. He wrote under the pic, “Everybody got dogs and cats as pets, I got a camel.”
What She Said: Gabrielle Union
Actress Gabrielle Union, who was once rumored to be dating rapper Ludacris, tweeted this tonight on her Twitter account after Luda tweeted this:
“I’ve learned so much about myself this past 2 years thru rumors, can u pls make up some more cause I can’t wait 2 c what happens 2 me next!”
RIP: N’Bushe Wright’s Father Found Murdered
The body of Brooklyn jazz musician Suleiman-Marim Wright was found stuffed in a storage trunk in his home today. Wright was 62 years old. He had been reported missing a week ago. The jazzman, who was born Stanley Wright, was the father of actress N’Bushe Wright, 40, who is best known for her roles in the movies Dead President and Blade.
Police found Wright’s body in his basement at 3:30am after his son, Khalil, called them to search the home on Chauncey St. in Brownsville.
He was stuffed into an old black trunk once used to store his mother’s clothes.
“This is crazy?” said his great-niece, Minnie Wright. “Who would do something like that to him? He was a musician. He was a great man.”
Wright was a widower, who lived alone with his two cats.
Police said a back window in the house was broken out. Relatives said Wright’s car, a grey Jeep, is missing, but that several valuable instruments were left in the home.
Wright’s daughter, N’Bushe, was flying to NY from the West Coast on Tuesday, her family said.
Thanks to loyal reader Nicole B for the tip!
Ciara Caught Her Boyfriend Amar’e Creeping Already?
Good news for Ciara fans! She’s thisclose to signing a new record deal with SRC Records:
Ciara may finally have a new label, as she’s close to a deal with SRC Records.
Ciara met with her manager Kenneth Creer and SRC Records chairman/CEO Steve Rifkind. Rifkind posted on his Twitter: “Just had a great meeting with Ciara and her manager. She is poised for greatness, really impressed.”
She left her previous label Jive Records after a series of issues. She even went to her Facebook and begged the label to drop her. Source
Meanwhile, the news is not so good for Ciara on the home front. It seems that Ciara’s new boyfriend, serial cheater Amar’e Stoudemire, is stepping out on our girl already.
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