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Jon
Bon Jovi's new movie - a thriller set
in World War II, titled 'U-571' - has been critisized by American censors
for being too violent.
The
ratings board explained that one of the film's most violent scenes, in
which Jon BonJovi has his head blown off in slow motion, had to be cut
out or else young Bon Jovi fans wouldn't be allowed to see it. 'U-571'
will be screened for the first time in the U.S.A. on 21/4/00 and be on
at cinemas in the U.K. some time in summer.
A spokesman for Mariah Carey has responded to Mariah's elder sister's (Alison) allegations that she had put Mariah on the path to fame by selling her body in prostitution. Alison has written a not yet published book about it all. However, Carey insists that she has always financially supported her older sister, who's been in rehabilitation several times.
Sex offender Gary Glitter - released from prison in January, only having served 2 of his 4 month sentence for possession of child pornography - has fled Britain with his girlfriend to settle down in Cuba.
Huey Lewis has pulled his hit "Hip To Be Square" from the soundtrack to the film 'American Psycho', not because of the film's deranged violence (or because of objections from Lewis to the graphic contentas, as claimed by Koch Records) but apparently because he had only agreed to have the song used in the film and not on the soundtrack. It is reported that all versions of the soundtrack with "Hip To Be Square" will be destroyed.
Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde actually succeeded in 'persuading' vice president of clothes retailer Gap, Alan Marks, to stop buying animal skins from India's black market, thanks to her animal rights protest with People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA).
Madness will be going starring in Conan O'Brien's and the Letterman show end of April or beginning of May. Meanwhile, they're working on new material.
At the Capital Radio Awards on April 19th 2000 George Michael took a swipe at Oasis' Liam and Noel Gallagher, calling them jealous of rival Robbie Williams. Michael openly spoke out when handing Robbie Williams an award for 'Favourite Male', only one of the 3 Robbie received, at the star-studded event.
Chaka Khan is set to perform at Equality Rocks - a beneficial concert to increase awareness about prejudice and human rights - at the RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. on 29/04/00 alongside George Michael. Other guests include Garth Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres (from the sitcom 'Ellen') and Melissa Etheridge. Proceeds from the concert will go to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
The
Pet Shop Boys
have finish off their world tour and went back to America in April to perform
in Washington for the 'Million Person March event'.
In
January they have also had one of their German concerts (the one in Erfurt)
broadcast via the internet.
Jimmy Sommerville was touring to promote his new album "Manage The Damage". "Lay Down", one of the newly released songs has been published in the U.K. while "Something To Live For" has been brought out in other countries, such as Switzerland, Germany and here in Austria.
Unbelievably
Prince
has split from his Spanish wife Mayte after a massive bust-up in a New
York night club. Apparently she partied upstairs without him and even continued
untroubled after having had a row with him on the dance floor. The two
of them have been reported to always having had an open relationship.
As
Mayte lives in New York and Spain most of the time while Prince is in Minneapolis
it has put a strain on their relationship, besides the fact that Prince
has a very possessive side to his character.
80s
popgroup Spandau Ballet
(Tony Hadley, John Keebles and Steve Norman) are planning to reform, however
without their previous members Gary and Martin Kemp, after a feud with
them last year over royalties, the whole matter ending up in an acrimonious
court battle in the end.
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