It’s been a tragic year in the entertainment world, and the 2012 Billboard Awards paid tribute to four iconic musicians who passed away this year: Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Adam Yauch and Robin Gibb.
Billboard Awards cohost Julie Bowen acknowledged Gibb’s passing, which occurred earlier that day, saying, “His voice and music of the Bee Gees will live on forever. Natasha Bedingfield paid homage to Summer by singing “Last Dance,” while Cee Lo Green performed “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)” to honor the Beastie Boys MC.
In what was
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by Esther on May 18, 2012 6:24pm
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Cee Lo Green is bringing his larger-than-life stage presence to Sin City: he’s just signed a semi-permanent residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The show is called “Cee Lo Green Presents Loberace,” a nod to the hip-hop-inspired Liberace tribute the singer unveiled in his “I Want You (Hold On to Love)” music video.
“Cee Lo, the conductor-ringmaster Loberace, will take you on a ride through the colorful decades of music, stopping at legendary moments in time, from Prince to Blue Magic to the Rolling Stones, new wave to disco and beyond,” a press release
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by Marissa on February 29, 2012 2:10pm
Cee Lo Green is about to become an author: Grand Central Books recently signed the “Voice” judge to write a memoir. “FORGET YOU? After reading my book, there will be no doubt that I am meant to be,” said Green in a statement. “You will enter into the supernatural, the surreal and extraordinary. As Cee Lo Green, a.k.a. ‘everybody’s brother,’ I will make you a believer. I talk about art imitating life; YOU discover CRAZY.”
Green will co-write the book with Rolling Stone contributing editor David Wild. Beth de Guzman, the vice president and editor-in-chief of paperbacks
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by Marissa on January 6, 2012 4:00pm
Season 2 of “The Voice” will have a ton of star power when it debuts on Feb. 5, as a bevy of big-name artists — Kelly Clarkson, Ne-Yo, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Robin Thicke, Miranda Lambert and Lionel Richie — have signed on as guest mentors.
“These renowned musicians will bring their unique and recognizable musical styles to the teams,” said Paul Telegdy, NBC’s president of late night and alternative programming. “They are well-respected singers whose invaluable experience will be a tremendous asset to Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green,
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