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Friday, April 29, 2011

Friday Facts

In case you've been living under a rock for the past few months, England's Prince William and Kate Middleton have taken their vows and are now husband and wife. Over 2 million people are said to have watched the event on television. Elton John was among the stars who atttended. Singer Aretha Franklin stated that she's so serious about getting fit, that she broke a piece of exercise equipment in her home. In more Aretha Franklin news, just when it looked like Fantasia was a shoe in for the title role in a biopic of the singer's life, it looks like Jennifer Hudson make may get the part. There's still been no word on when the film will hit theaters, however. Rapper Flava Flav's former business partner is now firing back after the star claimed that a chicken shack the two ran together went under because he didn't run the business properly. He now says Flava just doesn't want to be hurt due to the other ventures he's involved in, and he's actually the one who put the whole idea for the business together. Congratualtions to singer Chris Brown are in order. After only a few months on the charts, his "F.A.M.E." CD is the only hip hop CD in the top ten. Atlanta radio station Hot 107.9 has announced performers for their upcoming anniversary bash. Chris Brown, Keri Hilson and Lloyd are the confirmed performer for the event, which will be held on June 18 at the Phillips Arena in downtown Atlanta. More artists will be announced soon. Rapper Cam'ron stated during an interview that despite rumors, he won't appear along side Soulja  Boy in the remake of the 1992 film "Juice". He says he thinks it's a film that should be left alone. Ke$sha let a tweet slip that she and rapper  Nicki Minaj will collaborate on a remix for the rapper's single "Super Bass". The single will appear on a deluxe edition of the rapper's "Pink Friday" album. Although the tweet was deleted moments later, Minaj has expressed that she'd like to limit the amount of collaborations she does. Despite model Amber Rose doing a press conference to annouced that she will be doing a reality show for VH1, the network has denied the claims saying it knows nothing about the show. Casey Abrams was given the boot on  last night's "American Idol". Tune next week as the competition continues. In theaters this weekend: "Fast Five", Hoodwinked Too!: Good vs Evil" and "Prom". "Kitchen Nightmares" on Fox, "The Royal Wedding: Modern Majesty" on CBS, "Shark Tank" and "Friday Night Lights" on NBC. Make it a weekend!

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