Poppedy Popped Culture

So the Britney Spears backlash is in full effect.
As in most train wrecks, it was hard to focus on just one thing as the Britney Spears disaster unfolded. There was just so much that went wrong.
An out-of-shape, out-of-touch Britney Spears delivered what was destined to be the most talked about performance of the MTV Video […]

Rank
Movie Title
Estimated Weekend Gross
Cumulative
Gross

1
Superbad
$18,000,000
$68,572,000

2
The Bourne Ultimatum
$12,361,000
$185,143,000

3
Rush Hour 3
$12,250,000
$109,013,000

4
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
$10,121,000
$10,121,000

5
War
$10,000,000
$10,000,000

6
The Nanny Diaries
$7,811,000
$7,811,000

7
The Simpsons Movie
$4,400,000
$173,437,000

8
Stardust
$3,954,000
$26,455,000

9
Hairspray
$3,450,000
$107,456,000

10
The Invasion
$3,140,000
$11,515,000

11
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
$2,480,000
$283,309,000

12
Underdog
$2,243,000
$36,637,000

This may be the beginning of a beautiful relationship:
Wal-Mart’s online music store started selling songs free of copy-protection technology today for 94 cents per tune.
The songs from the Rolling Stones, Coldplay and Maroon 5, among others, will play on most portable media devices, including Apple Inc.’s iPod.
Anyway, after taking a closer look at Walmart’s music […]

Taking from a line from the Maury Povich show, “Chris: You are not the father”.
A lawyer for Chris Rock said Monday that a court-ordered DNA test proved Rock is not the father of a 13-year-old boy whose mother tried to sue the comedian for support earlier this year.
Rock’s attorney, John Mayoue of Atlanta, said a […]

Since the young broads can’t seem to get it together, the old broads are stepping up to show us how it’s done.
On one side, Ms. Dolly Parton:
Dolly Parton will release her first “mainstream country” album in 17 years next February, and will promote it with a world tour, her manager said. The first single, “Better […]

Just over a year ago Mandisa “we’re going to need bigger chairs” shot to instant fame when millions of TV viewers across the nation were captivated by her winning smile and powerhouse vocals as she sang her way into the final rounds of “American Idol’s” fifth season. Today everyone can hear Mandisa again as her […]

Kid Rock return to the music scene for the first time in four years, with an new album tentatively titled “Rock’n’Roll Jesus,” slated to grace our ears October 9th.
Recorded at his Michigan home, the Atlantic Records set cuts a broad stylistic swath, from metallic headbangers like first single “So Hot” and “Sugar” (the set’s only […]

Carlos Santana’s song “Game of Love” with Michelle Branch was a huge hit and even won the pair a Grammy. Still, for years, Santana wished that fans could have heard the original version — with Tina Turner as his duet partner.In October, the guitar god will get his wish.
Included on the release of “Ultimate Santana,” […]

1. T.I. - “T.I. vs T.I.P.”
2. Smashing Pumpkins - “Zeitgeist”
3. Miley Cyrus - “Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus”
4. Interpol - “Our Love to Admire”
5. Kelly Clarkson - “My December“

Former “American Idol” champ Carrie Underwood will drop the follow up to her debut album, “Some Hearts,” on October 23, 2007 just a day before my birthday, like anyone cares.
The as-yet-untitled release was produced by Mark Bright, who previously worked on seven cuts from Underwood’s first effort. Underwood co-wrote several of the tracks […]