Poppedy Popped Culture

I LOVE Etta James. Be well.
Blues singer Etta James is in stable condition in a Los Angeles hospital, suffering from complications following abdominal surgery, her manager said on Wednesday.
James hopes to be well enough by the end of August to join blues icon B.B. King and soul veteran Al Green on a tour that began […]

Wow, that’s a title I never thought I would type. Plus, as a bonus, it’s true:
Brian May is completing his doctorate in astrophysics, more than 30 years after he abandoned his studies to form the rock group Queen.
The 60-year-old guitarist and songwriter said he plans to submit his thesis, “Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust […]

Wow, Beyonce is a real trooper. She takes a huge fall during a concert performance in Miami, but doesn’t lose a beat.

The week Miley Cyrus debuted on top of the album charts with “Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus,” she appeared on national morning television shows, the cover of People magazine, newspaper front pages and other media outlets. The only spot she couldn’t be found was the one sure place you would expect a best-selling artist: Top […]

Al Gore tried to rein in his adrenaline as the train churned between the two North American venues of his Live Earth concerts Saturday.
Gore, the former vice president and environmental activist, rattled off the latest details of companion concerts on six other continents before catching himself.
“I’m just so filled with enthusiasm and energy, I’m not […]

xquisite, mysterious, xotic
The pop funkster’s new fragrance, 3121, named after his 2006 album, was unveiled today in Minneapolis during an in-store performance at Macy’s, the scent’s exclusive carrier. Seven charities, including City of Hope, Urban Farming and Sheila E’s Elevate Hope Foundation, will receive 7% of sales made the first day of release.
Like Prince’s earlier […]

From the pen of Avril Lavigne herself, her response to the recent controversy questioning the authenticity of her lyrics from multiple sources:
To my dear media, friends, and fans,
You may have heard some news that two guys who wrote for some band from the 1970s I have never in my life heard of called the “Rubinoos” […]

My favorite Aussie pop princess, Kylie Minogue is slated to appear in an episode of the British science-fiction TV drama Doctor Who for a special Christmas episode.
Britain’s public-funded broadcaster said Minogue, 39, would play a “major lead role” alongside Dr. Who actor David Tennant.
The hour-long episode, “Voyage of the Damned,” will start filming in Cardiff, […]

After seeing this photo of Lauryn Hill, my prayers go out to her. I don’t even see her in this photo. I mean, she’s only 32 and I was sure that it was a photo of Gladys Knight trying to be “young and hip” but failing miserably.
Anyhoo, it seems the once great Ms. Hill had […]

Karma is a b*tch…
The creator of the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges he defrauded a bank out of $20 million.
Lou Pearlman, 53, was indicted on three counts of bank fraud, and single counts of mail and wire fraud for business with Evansville, Ind.-based Integra Bank […]