Posts with tag "u2"

They Fought The Law: 6 Artists Whose Videos Have Been Stopped by the Police

Posted Apr 7th 2010 at 08:00 AM by Jason Newman

Earlier this week, singer Erykah Badu was fined $500 and issued a disorderly conduct citation by Dallas law enforcement for her guerrilla-style video for 'Window Seat,' which saw the singer strip naked in the city's Dealey Plaza. While the directors of the controversial video admitted to MTV that everyone had one eye on police lookout and had collected bail money in advance, Badu was able to make ...

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Celebrities Create Music for Haiti Earthquake Victims

Posted Jan 21st 2010 at 11:46 AM by Amber James

Celebrities are finding more creative ways to give back to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. With the help of online downloads, everyone from Rihanna, Linkin Park, Jay-Z and Bono are releasing songs in which all the profits will be donated to relief organizations. In addition, all the music from Friday's 'Hope for Haiti' benefit will be on sale for 99 cents each through iTunes starting ...

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Kate Hudson, 'Cinema Italiano' -- Video Premiere

Posted Dec 22nd 2009 at 10:05 AM by Steve Baltin

Everybody knows acting is in Kate Hudson's blood -- after all, she is the daughter of Goldie Hawn -- but the 'Almost Famous' star tells PopEater she got some musical genes from mom as well. "I don't remember a day that my mother wasn't singing in the house or I wasn't trying to sing myself," she says. "I'm definitely comfortable around music." Hudson is currently showing that previously hidden ...

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Celebritiy Do-Gooders Set High Standards for Hollywood Activism

Posted Nov 3rd 2009 at 03:28 PM by Jo Piazza

There is no doubt that new school Hollywood looks up to the old school when it comes to charting their career paths. Brooke Shields' time at Princeton was an inspiration to young actresses like Claire Danes, Natalie Portman and Emma Watson who took a detour into the Ivy Leagues before building their careers. Every young starlet and actor wants the career arc of Hollywood legends like ...

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U2 Losing Elevation From Election High

Posted Oct 23rd 2009 at 01:45 PM by PopEater Staff

U2 lead singer Bono has lost some of the optimism gained during President Barack Obama's election win last November. "I didn't think it could come to this so quickly, after the joyous occasion of that election," Bono said in a chat with the Associated Press. "I thought America was looking good. ... Things are getting a little rough now," said the celebrated rock n' roll front man when ...

Celebrity Hoaxes: All the News That Is Fit to Fake

Posted Oct 19th 2009 at 04:16 PM by PopEater Staff

Hoaxes prove that sometimes the best stories are the ones that are made up. And who would make a better fictional story than a celebrity? Because isn't that what celebrity is all about? Image making. Story telling. Dream inpiring. To celebrate the hoax that is the Balloon Boy, here are some celebrity hoaxes perpetrated against us, the trusting and loyal, make that gullible, public. "Paul is ...