The Grammy nominations were released today, and lover-of-ill-fitting-pants Lil' Wayne leads the pack with eight nominations, including a nod for album of the year. Instead of a trophy, can someone get the man a belt? Or a visit from Stacy and Clinton?
Other nominees include Mollygood favorite Coldplay with seven nods; Ne-Yo, Jay-Z and anger management spokesperson Kanye West with six nods each; and Radiohead with five nods.
And you know the Jonas Brothers will beat out Duffy or Adele for Best New Artist, because the Academy doesn't want to be on the receiving end of any tween-induced riots. For shame.
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DIDDY DRUNK ON OBAMA'S POWER "Giddy over Obama's victory, Diddy enforced a 'presidential attire' dress code so strictly that more than 60 guests were turned away. (Among them was a member of Jay's entourage, who griped, 'Diddy's no President!') The birthday boy, who wore black tie and a diamond pinky ring the size of a Ping-Pong ball, told the crowd: 'Everybody is a VIP with a black President!'"
• Say hello to Hugh Hefner's potential new girlfriends. [Yeeeah]
• Bad Idea No. 7219: Someone is bringing 10 Things I Hate About You to the small screen. [INO]
• Everyone can breathe a sigh of relief: Brody Jenner has found The One. For this month. [ICYDK]
• Beyonce shocks the world by admitted she married Jay-Z. And by "shocks" we mean "bores." [PS]
• Suri Cruise is learning how to run away from her creepy parents. Good for her. [DListed]
• Britney Spears wears a bra out in public. Progress! [HT]
Beyonce and Jay-Z, along with some other usual suspects (seriously, how is Joy Bryant everywhere at once?), attended the New Yorkers For Children Fall Gala last night. Apparently, Jay-Z judged it to be one of those sunglasses-are-appropriate-indoors events.
Solange Knowles made an embarrassing on-air mistake last week during an interview for the Las Vegas Fox station, but she didn't apologize. Instead, she took to YouTube to defend herself, critique the "level of journalism right now" and instruct the folks at the Fox station to stop "jockin' Jay-Z." They didn't like that too much.
STOP THE PRESSES! "Jay-Z donned never-before-seen bling in NYC Wednesday: his wedding ring to Beyonce! The rapper, 38, was spotted wearing the jewelry while leaving his Tribeca apartment, where they wed April 4."
• Big Brother already has its first racial slur, and the season just started two days ago. [DListed]
• Miley Cyrus seriously needs to just stop taking pictures of herself. [Yeeeah]
• Jay-Z's hotel request: "One giant watermelon was split in two and ornately carved into a mold of Beyonce's breasts. Two cherries were used as nipples." [INO]
• Who wants to see Britney Spears shooting a video in an elevator? [PS]
• Jake Gyllenhaal finds his Blackberry more interesting than Reese's kids. [PITNB]
• The end is nigh: Tyra Banks has been named the hardest working person in showbusiness. [ICYDK]
• There's a reason Jay-Z raps, and he proves it during his rendition of Oasis' "Wonderwall." [PS]
• The latest, most random celebrity feud: Jessica Simpson vs. Pam Anderson. Can they both lose? [INO]
• It's been too long since we've seen inappropriate pictures of Britney Spears' special area (NSFW, obviously). [HT]
• Prince Harry is officially the best-looking one in the royal family, even when he hasn't bathed. [DListed]
• In what universe does David Hasselhoff think he's fit to record a collaboration with Mark Ronson? [ICYDK]
PEOPLE CAN SUE FOR ANYTHING THESE DAYS "A guy wants $88 million out of Jay-Z not for a lyric he jacked, or a sample he stole — but for stealing that ultra-exclusive technique of … rapping in a low whisper."
Jay-Z might make more money than his new wife, but, according to Forbes, Beyonce is far more powerful a celebrity. Sorry, Jay. Angelina Jolie also bested her significant other in the magazine’s new 100 most powerful celebrities list. Click through to see who made it to the top 10. A million imaginary dollars to the person who can guess No. 1 and No. 2.
At No. 11, Will Smith might not have made the top group, but we still love him.
The Beyonce pregnancy speculation is snowballing after an anonymous friend reportedly blabbed about Mrs. Jay-Z's bun in the oven. And this time, the rumors are legit:
She has gained a lot of pregnancy weight. When she gains weight, she normally does the Def Jam detox, but not now.
What? No Def Jam detox? This is serious. Everyone does the Def Jam detox. And to further fuel speculation, Beyonce's rep said she didn't know if the star was preggers: "Let me perform an ultrasound and get back to you."
Tom Cruise followed that up by issuing a statement saying Beyonce was more than welcome to borrow his ultrasound machine.
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Rumors have it that Beyonce is pregnant with Jay-Z's baby, which is what led them to hurry their wedding. Beyonce is a Christian and was worried about looking like horny street trash. Older, more persistent rumors suggest Jay-Z is a gay man, which would be diametrically different from the former whisper. We don't care either way, as both a child to rear and a loveless marriage are good reasons for Beyonce to stop singing, and that's all that matters.
Another Spencer Pratt nugget of wisdom:
It's jealousy, man. It's human. I'm jealous of Jay-Z, Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch. I feel for these people who wish they could be on reality television and not in their cubicles. You got to thank your haters.
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• Say hello to the newest (and most likely fake) member of Facebook: Lindsay Ronson. [DListed]
• Beyonce and Jay-Z's marriage is official. Thank goodness, we were very concerned. [People]
• This should crush the two people who cared: Britney Spears' second How I Met Your Mother appearance is not yet set in stone. [PS]
• Evidently Harry Potter hasn't heard of Craig's List Missed Connections. [ICYDK]
• Eva Mendes didn't feel the need to brush her hair for the Metropolitan Opera opening night. [INO]
• Surprise, surprise: New photos have cropped up of Lindsay Lohan in a drunken coma. [CityRag]
Beyonce Knowles, who helped usher into the world things like fashionable poor taste and the word "bootylicious," is rumored to be quitting performing after the release of her next album. Instead, Knowles will work A&R for new husband Jay-Z's new record label, because he's the boss of her now.
Despite all the media hoopla surrounding Beyonce and Jay-Z's wedding last Friday, the couple only appeared on the cover of one tabloid (Us Weekly). Naturally, the celebrity media are being labeled as "racist" because some assume "African-Americans don't sell covers."
Except Janet Jackson was on the cover of two of Us' best-selling issues. That kind of nips the whole controversy in the bud, no?
Here's why B and Jay only landed on one cover: Because there was nothing to report that celebrity blogs hadn't already covered. It was old news, and the couple remained so tight-lipped about the entire event that the mags had better things to investigate, like whether Britney is suffering a relapse.
Case closed.
Today's the maybe-big day: Will we be wishing Beyonce and Jay-Z a happy marriage or will the media speculation turn out to be false?
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