Speaking with E! News on the carpet at the Golden Globes, Halle Berry dismissed the buzz that she would play Aretha Franklin in an retrospective of the the Queen of Soul.
Indicating her RESPECT for Aretha, Halle said, "If I could carry a tune, I'd consider it. Someone should tell Aretha that I can't do her justice."
With Beyonce Knowles probably out of the running due to her mention of Tina Turner as the "Queen," Halle Berry has been asked to play Aretha Franklin in a biopic about the Queen of Soul. (Beyonce has already played Etta James.)
Aretha is happy about the casting decision and has said that Halle was her first choice. Maybe Halle should take some singing lessons from Jamie Fox who nailed his peformance of another vocal legend, Ray Charles, in the 2004 movie Ray.
Sex in the City always tries to be up to date, if not avante guarde. But what about including Miley Cyrus in the movie, Sex in the City 2?
More than two thirds of the respondents to a recent online survey conducted on Vizu's Power Poll's network, think Miley Cyrus' cameo in Sex in the City will come across as forced.
Lady Gaga may have just recently won Billboard's Rising Star award, but she is likely to flame out over the next ten years.
According to a recent online survey conducted on Vizu's Power Polls network, 73% of the respondents who expressed an opinion, don't think Lady Gaga will be a major vocal artist in 10 years.
Then again perhaps Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga, will take over the pop diva throne from Madonna Louise Ciccione, a.k.a. Madonna. The two pop-tarts do seem to share a similar penchant for avant guarde fashion.
Following Kanye West's embarrassing hijacking of Taylor Swift's moment on stage to receive her MTV Best Female Video award, an online survey conducted on Vizu's Power Polls network confirmed the obvious: Taylor Swift is a better person than Kanye West. At least that is the way almost 85% of the people who took the survey see it despite Kanye's attempts to apologize.
Many celebrities, such as John Mayer, Michelle Branch, Adam Lambert, and Carrie Underwood stood up for Taylor after the incident, including Beyonce Knowles who Kanye suggested had a better video than Taylor's winning video. Taylor even found some time to poke some fun at Kanye on Saturday Night Live before going on to win Best Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year at the CMA's leaving Kanye to eat dust while others took pot shots at Kanye on Taylor's behalf.
Perhaps Robin should reconsider playing the part of Susan Boyle. In a recent online survey on Vizu's Power Polls network, almost 50% of the respondents felt that Robin would make a great Susan while only a quarter of the respondents thought casting Robin Williams, a.k.a. Mrs. Doubtfire, as Ms. Boyle was a poor choice.
Well if not Robin, who then? Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Stauton, other?
Victoria Beckham made a couple of guest appearance on American Idol as a replacement for the recently departed pop star, Paula Abdul. While, on the surface, Victoria seems like a good replacement for Paula Abdul, chemistry with the other judges is everything. As a result, only about 2 out of 5 people who expressed an opinion in an online survey on Vizu's Power Polls network, think Victoria will become a permanent judge on American Idol.
On June 25, 2009 America lost two major pop icons: the king of pop, Michael Jackson, and sex symbol, Farrah Fawcett.
Though Farrah's peak fame in the 1970's preceded Michael's stratospheric peak in the1980's, both Farrah and Michael managed to stay in the public's consciousness right up until the end. Farrah did so via her very brave and very publicly documented fight against cancer, while Michael did so via a planned comeback tour and a Broadway musical.
Michael Jackson's death, however, was a bigger loss to society than was Farrah Fawcett's according to a recent online survey conducted on Vizu's Power Polls network. In fact almost three times as many respondents said that Michael's demise was more of a loss than Farrah's.
However, upon visual inspection of the vote map, it does not appear that the gap was as pronounced in the United States as it was in the rest of the world. Perhaps this was because Farrah's sex appeal did not cross cultures as well as Michael's music did. Or, perhaps, it was because of Michael's farcical existence over the last several years and the scandal surrounding his death.
Hollywood sex symbols like Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Brook Shields, Beyonce, Madonna, Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Denise Richards, Megan Fox, Jennifer Connelly and Joe Jonas are all sporting bushy eyebrows these days. No surprise then that a recent online survey run on the Vizu Power Polls network showed a majority or respondents with an opinion agreeing that bushy brows are back.
Check out a bushy eyebrow slide show on On The Red Carpet.
