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MADONNA: CONCERT OR FASHION SHOW?

Madonna just announced her upcoming world tour celebrating 40 plus years as a musical icon and the show will be a fashionista’s dream. Prepare to get an eyeful of Madonna. On past tours Madonna would rely on one designer to create costumes – this time she’s spreading the love and plans on using as many designers as she can get. Her longtime collaborator, Jean Paul Gaultier is just one of many she’s leaning on to create some showstoppers. Also on the list – Donatella Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and Stella McCartney -just to name a few. She’s also planning to hire up-and-coming designers to create some original looks so fans can expect PLENTY of costume changes. Her iconic Gaultier cone bra is already getting revamped for the tour. If her bleached eyebrows and gold teeth (above) are any indication- her costumes will be outrageous…

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KID ROCK AND HIS MISPLACED MACHISMO

It will be interesting to see how Kid Rock’s Bad Reputation tour 2022 pans out since he announced that he won’t perform at any venues that require vaccinations or masks. His tour starts April 6 and runs to June 15. He assured fans that they will get refunds if the venues still have Covid mandates by the dates of his scheduled concerts. He’s making a big deal out of his macho anti-vax posturing, but if the rest of us are careful, Covid might have subsided and mandates be dropped by his start date- or he will lose a lot of money. Uncooperative Buffalo and Toronto already backed OFF the tour list and most of Rock’s concerts are in small towns in the South and Midwest, so he might get lucky. But he’s still obnoxious.

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ADELE IS LYING TO HER FANS

When Adele abruptly canceled her four month Las Vegas residency 24 hours before the first show, she tearfully blamed Covid among the cast and crew, plus delivery delays. (Of course other shows had managed to survive thru those same problems!) Most revealing was the fact that Adele CANCELED her residency instead of POSTPONING it – implying there’s more to this than meets the eye. The truth is coming out in bits and pieces. A source at Caesar’s Palace where she was rehearsing said Adele couldn’t get through a single rehearsal without passionately calling her boyfriend Rich Paul and crying and shouting into the phone. Relationship problems? Was the pressure for a huge extravaganza more than she could handle? Has her stage fright returned? It’s a disaster for Caesar’s Palace and Adele is not being honest about the situation. (And this isn’t the only thing she’s lying about- more on that later)

BAD BUNNY THRILLS FANS – AND KEEPS THEM ALIVE

Bad Bunny surprised us by looking pretty darn hot in concert this weekend. This was his first big concert since 9019 and he had plenty of new music. He released an astonishing THREE albums in 2020 and he was named most streamed artist of 2021 by Spotify. 45000 fans went nuts for him in Puerto Rico and as far as we know, 45000 walked out alive at the end…

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CHER: HERE SHE GOES AGAIN

As expected, there was no shortage of sequins or hair at Cher’s performance in New Jersey on her Here We Go Again tour.The audience loved her and gave her an ear-splitting ovation, to which she wisecracked: “I always wonder if you’re clapping because I’m not dead yet, or because I can still fit into my costumes!”

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CHER DOESN’T NEED TO TURN BACK TIME

The movie Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again came out at exactly the right time for Cher. Her Dancing Queen album followed, and this Spring, her concert tour, appropriately titled “Here We Go Again,” was a big hit in Australia and New Zealand with multiple performances added. She just started the North American leg of the tour in Florida and her opening act is the disco group Chic (Le Freak) with memories of Studio 54. When we saw Cher during her last tour, The Village People opened for her. By all accounts, Cher’s costume changes are numerous and outrageous – Las Vegas glitz all the way…

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SHARON STONE IS EXCITED ABOUT SPENDING THE EVENING WITH ADELE

Sharon Stone and her friends are more than ready for a night of fun at the Adele concert at the Staples Center. Adele has an eight night sold out run in LA and both her shows and albums are leaving major performers like Beyonce and Taylor Swift in the dust. People simply can’t get enough of Adele’s sensitive lyrics and just plain beautiful music. No state of the art spectacles like most concerts. Adele has been in LA long enough this time to experience a few things and onstage she declared her love for Bristol Farms – the upscale celebrity grocery store. (It’s our favorite too!)

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FRANK SINATRA JR NO LONGER RESEMBLES HIS FATHER

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Nancy Sinatra isn’t the only Sinatra offspring celebrating the 100th anniversary of Frank’s birth. While Nancy is in New York making personal appearances, Frank Jr has a big year ahead of him. He and his orchestra are touring with a special tribute show and he’ll be performing his father’s legendary songs along with recollections and videos detailing his father’s life. He’s in London now and it looks as if he has been enjoying a lot of Italian food in Las Vegas where he usually performs.

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COURTNEY LOVE AND LANA DEL REY: A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN OR HELL?

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No WONDER Courtney Love and Lana Del Rey are palling around at the British Fashion Awards. According to Rolling Stone the pair are planning to tour together. Courtney will open for Lana on her Endless Summer concert tour next year – so far eight shows are scheduled and one is at the Hollywood Bowl. These two singers are in no way alike and both are famously outspoken. It won’t be a dull tour, although some fans are mystified by the combination. (Above, they must have the same dress designer)

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WE NEVER THOUGHT WE’D FEEL SORRY FOR MARIAH CAREY, BUT WE DO

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If there were any doubts about Mariah Carey being in a bad place right now, they’ve disappeared since recent concert photos from China surfaced. Mariah started her Elusive Chanteuse tour in Tokyo where her performance was an embarrassment because she couldn’t hit the high notes – or any notes for that matter. Audience members wondered if she was drunk. Reviews were deplorable. The show moved on to China where her wardrobe didn’t do her any favors, to put it mildly. Mariah’s underwear was plainly visible under a too-tight miniskirt. Is it the shock of having an album flop or the shock of getting a divorce messing up her mind? Meanwhile, her estranged husband Nick Cannon is partying nonstop and has never looked better. Click HERE to see Mariah in China.

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