When it comes to Chelsea Handler it seems like nobody is safe from her jokes, especially when they are hot in the news at the moment. Because of this Zimbio have come up with a list of 14 celebrities that Chelsea has gone in on.
Angelina Jolie
One of the most venomous of Chelsea’s diatribes was directed at actress Angelina Jolie. In a 2010 New Jersey standup performance, Handler ranted, “She can rescue as many babies from as many countries as she wants to. I don’t f**king believe you … she gives interviews, ‘I don’t have a lot of female friends.’ Cause you’re a f**king c**t … you’re a f **king b**ch.”
MTV’s Teen Moms
While Chelsea hasn’t directed any disses at any of the individuals on 16 and Pregnant, she’s made it clear that she isn’t a fan of the Teen Mom phenomenon. “Getting rewarded for being pregnant when you’re a teenager? Are you serious? I mean, that makes me want to kill somebody,” Handler told the New York Times.
Tori Spelling
Chelsea has trashed Tori Spelling innumerable times on her show, prompting Tori to joke, “I want to thank you for finding ways to say I’m ugly and stupid, week after week” at the 2009 Bravo A-List Awards. Handler responded, “I want to thank her for being able to take a joke. I’m going to try my hardest not to tell her she looks like a man anymore. It’s not nice. Even if it’s true, it’s not nice.”
Heidi Montag
Chelsea dislikes Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt so much, she won’t have them on her show. But she will make fun of them. Once, after airing a clip of Montag’s beachy music video, Chelsea exclaimed, “While I was watching this I was hoping a giant jellyfish would leap out of the ocean and sting one of her big, fake boobies!”
Kim Kardashian
Chelsea Handler shares a network with Kim Kardashian, which perhaps explains how Kim has managed to avoid too much scrutiny on Chelsea Lately. Still, she did have her brother recite the lyrics to Kim’s mega-fail single “Jam (Turn It Up)” on air, highlighting the masterful lyricism of Kim’s first musical opus.
Lindsay Lohan
In June 2010, Chelsea ran a skit about Lindsay Lohan’s family visiting the actress in prison. In the skit, Dina (played by Chelsea) spirited cocaine, cigarettes, a bottle of Belvedere and Samantha Ronson into prison using her, uh, private parts (ew). Lindsay must not have been terribly insulted, however, as she filmed a cameo for Handler’s hosting gig at the MTV VMAs just three months later. Too bad it wasn’t all that funny.
Perez Hilton
After the 2010 MTV VMAs, Perez Hilton wrote that Chelsea “didn’t really pull it off…For the most part, we were bored and just hoping she would shut the hell up so we could hear more music.” Chelsea took to Twitter to write, “Oh, f**k off. I had a blast and the show awesome last night. Bomb? Your life is a bomb.”
Jay Mohr
Sober comedian Jay Mohr tweeted in March 2010, “Just saw Chelsea Handler in the lobby of my hotel. She was so drunk she could hardly walk. I think someone has a wee bit of a problem.” Handler countered, “Jay Mohr thinks I ‘stumbled’ past him last night. There’s a big difference between stumbling by and just not interested.”
Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee
In the wake of Jesse James’ cheating scandal, Chelsea wrote in her blog of James’ mistress Michelle McGee: “Denny McGee said that Michelle really believed that Sandra and Jesse were separated and was “shocked” to see them together at the Oscars. I guess she doesn’t read magazines, which makes sense since she basically has one on her face.”
Kirstie Alley
In her explanation of why she’d never be on Dancing with the Stars, Chelsea told Joy Behar, “[I] can’t even watch it. I mean, obviously I had to watch when Kirstie Alley was on because I had to see what was going to happen to the floor, but I just… I can’t watch that show.”
Mariah Carey/Nick Cannon
In October 2010, Handler tweeted, “I just heard Nick Cannon is starting a comedy tour. Who’s going to do the comedy?” Cannon fired off a series of tweets in retaliation, calling Handler “ugly white trash.” The two later worked things out in person, and Cannon explained that he’d already been offended by a joke Handler had made about Nick’s wife, Mariah Carey—namely that she looked like she could be Nick’s mother.
John Mayer
Chelsea must have hit a nerve when she joked of John Mayer, “I liked him before he started talking. I liked his singing, and then he ruined it with talking. It’s just like if I started to sing, you got that d**chebag?” Mayer took to his now-defunct twitter to write, “I’m trying to figure out why Chelsea Handler has such seething hatred for me. I must remind her of someone she knows and doesn’t like.”
The Jonas Brothers
Chelsea has poked fun at the Jonas Brothers many a time, most notably with a February 2010 skit in which Taylor Swift (played by Chelsea) visited the brothers backstage before one of their shows, bragging about how she’s going to find dudes without purity rings.
Paris Hilton
In 2009, Jenny McCarthy and Chelsea Handler shared the story of an encounter with Paris Hilton at the Bravo A-List Awards. It wasn’t complimentary. Beforehand, Chelsea quipped, “I’ve actually met her before but she doesn’t know when she’s met someone before ’cause she’s so stupid.”
I’m not a big fan of Chelsea, I think she can seem quite bitter and unfunny at her jokes some times but I’m not going to lie some of these did make me laugh.
A couple of weeks ago we posted a video of Joe Jonas leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles when someone from the paparazzi asked him if he is gay. Now he’s been asked it again for the second time on video.
While walking his dog and hanging out with a couple of his friends, who I’m assuming are gay, in West Hollywood one of the paparazzi asked him if he is gay. To which Joe said “sorry, buddy — no.” The pap then tells Joe that he is gay himself and there is no need to apologize.
Again like I said last time – I don’t care if the Jonas Brothers are gay, I thought they were anyway, but I think it’s rude of the paps to corner him and his him that while on video.
As you can see in the video, Joe Jonas was leaving a restaurant in Los Angeles last night when a member of the paparazzi decided to ask him if the rumors about him being gay are true.
Now I don’t really give a shit about the Jonas Brothers and if they are in fact gay, I always assumed they were, but I thought that was kinda rude. He also asked him if his contract with Ashley Greene is up for being his beard, if it is then she can come find me.
It’s obvious the paparazzo just wanted Joe to flip his shit and go all Britney on him, but instead of doing this Joe remembered he has to keep the bosses at Disney happy so he just held his cool and said “try to have some respect bro.”
For the past year there has been blind items hinting that Demi Lovato was heading down the Lindsay Lohan road by having a major alcohol and coke problem, she has now checked into rehab but her rep says it’s not for drink or drugs.
The Disney star was on tour with The Jonas Brothers but she has pulled out halfway through because she has gone to seek help for “emotional and physical issues”. Her rep says…
“Demi Lovato left her tour early this weekend in order to seek medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time. Demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help. She is doing just that. [Demi] regrets not being able to finish her tour, but is looking forward to getting back to work in the near future.”
Apparently what set her off to go to rehab is that she got into a fight with some girl who was working on the tour, so she decided to check into rehab. Maybe they were fighting over the last line?
Seriously how many times have we heard about these bitches going to rehab for shit like emotional and physical issues? Then a year later they admit to have been strung out on drugs. Not that I’m saying that’s what it is or anything.
source: Demi Lovato Quits Tour, Enters Treatment Center [TMZ]
Forbes have come up with this year best paid celebrities who are under the age of 30 and it seems that it was a good year to be a pop princess because the whole top 5 is female popstars.
1. Beyoncé Knowles, $87 million
One half of the most famous couple in hip-hop, Beyoncé continues to expand her business empire beyond music. Endorsement deals with companies ranging from Nintendo to L’Oreal and her growing House of Dereon fashion line bring in millions of dollars per year. And that’s on top of the $86 million she grossed from a 93-stop world tour.
2. Britney Spears, $64 million
Not long ago, much of the world had written Britney Spears off as a celebrity flameout. But over the last year Spears logged the fifth highest-grossing tour in the world, bringing in $130 million in gross box office receipts by playing 98 dates. High-profile deals with Elizabeth Arden perfumes and Candies, which includes her own fashion line, prove that the public expects Spears to stay in the spotlight for good.
3. Lady GaGa, $62 million
A newcomer to the Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list of the world’s most powerful celebrities, Lady Gaga broke down the door to fame with outlandish outfits and quirky videos, including one that featured her and Beyoncé poisoning an unappreciative boyfriend. Bringing in an estimated $31 million with a 106-date tour that grossed $95 million, Lady Gaga is also a marketer’s dream, teaming up with Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable and Viva Glam.
4. Miley Cyrus, $48 million
The teen star behind Disney’s lucrative Hannah Montana franchise has now matured into a serious entertainment draw, averaging a nightly gross box office of $1.2 million across 57 tour dates. A starring role in the movie The Last Song, heavy radio play for her hit “Party in the U.S.A.” and her cut from all of those Disney shirts with her face on them add up to a large bump over her earnings from last year.
5. Taylor Swift, $45 million
The most-played artist on the radio in 2009, Swift’s 100 live dates during the last 12 months grossed $54 million. She’s one of the few artists who can still convince millions of fans to legally buy music–her Fearless album topped the 2009 sales charts, moving 3.2 million units, while fans downloaded another 12 million tracks from iTunes and Amazon. Large endorsement deals with Sony and CoverGirl helped her bottom line, too.
6 (tie). LeBron James, $43 million
LeBron James snagged his second straight MVP award this year as the NBA’s top player, yet his Cleveland Cavaliers team was bounced from the playoffs by the Boston Celtics. James earned $15.8 million from the Cavs and almost twice that through endorsements. His biggest deal is with Nike, and he signed an extension this year that pays more than $10 million per year. James added McDonald’s to his endorsement portfolio in January in a deal worth an estimated $4 million annually. His new contract with the Miami Heat will be factored into next year’s total.
6 (tie). Roger Federer, $43 million
It was a year to remember for Roger Federer as he reached the finals of all four Grand Slam tourneys in 2009 and captured the titles at the French Open (which completed his career Grand Slam) and Wimbledon (which gave him the record for most Grand Slam titles ever at 15). Federer has amassed the most impressive endorsement portfolio in sports, including Credit Suisse, Gillette, Mercedes-Benz, Nike, Rolex and Wilson, among others. He has earned a record $56 million in career prize money.
8. Eli Manning, $40 million
His six-year, $97 million contract signed in August made the New York Giants quarterback the highest-paid player in the NFL. Off the field, the younger Manning brother cashes in on a slew of endorsement deals with companies like Samsung, Reebok, Toyota and Gatorade.
9. Terrell Suggs, $38 million
The Ravens star signed a six-year, $63 million contract last year that made him highest-paid linebacker in NFL. His follow-up: a disappointing season complete with a severe MCL sprain, the result of an illegal block by Browns quarterback Brady Quinn.
10. Cristiano Ronaldo, $36 million
Last June Real Madrid paid a record $132 million transfer fee to Manchester United for the rights to Ronaldo. The 2008 FIFA Player of the Year did not get a cut of the transfer money, but he was rewarded with a six-year deal worth $18 million annually. Ronaldo is challenging David Beckham as the most marketable player in soccer. His biggest deal is with Nike, which pays him $8 million annually.
11. The Jonas Brothers, $35.5 million
Though they stepped into the limelight as part of a Disney show, the Jonas Brothers ache to be taken seriously as musicians. They launched a world tour that grossed $95 million, including $30 million overseas, while playing to an average audience of 14,000 fans a night. Another sign of maturity: Nick Jonas released a record this year with a side project called Nick Jonas and the Administration.
12. Philip Rivers, $32 million
A year ago in August Rivers signed a six-year, $92 million contract with the Chargers. Similarly impressive: Only Steve Young has a higher career passing rating among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 attempts.
On the day that I checked my bank account and seen I barely have enough to pay rent, this is not the day I wanted to see how much these celebrities are making. But good for them, I guess.
It’s Friday! We’ve got the top ten best celebrity quotes this week! Included in today’s top ten list, we have Kim Kardashian getting death threats over Justin Bieber, Barack Obama’s threats to young boys and Betty White talking nudity!
“All it took was the complete box set of Richard Simmons’ workout plan.”
– Bradley Cooper, on his action-star abs for his new film The A-Team, to “People”
“I’m getting death threats. This is unBeliebable!!!”
– Kim Kardashian, who became a target of Justin Bieber fans after the tween heartthrob jokingly referred to her as his girlfriend in a photo on Twitter
“Very little nudity. Just a little.”
– Betty White, revealing details of her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut, on the “Today” show
“I felt like I’d walked into an American teen movie. I picked up the red cups. I was like, Wow, they really do drink from these.”
– Emma Watson, on attending her first frat party at Brown University, to “Vanity Fair”
“My mom’s a secret Rastafarian so [she plays] Bob Marley around the house.”
– Jenna Bush, outing former First Lady Laura Bush on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”
“People say that I’m miserable all the time. It’s not that I’m miserable, it’s just that somebody’s yelling at me.”
– Kristen Stewart, blaming the paparazzi for her red carpet demeanor, to “Elle”
“The Jonas Brothers are here…Sasha and Malia are huge fans. But boys, don’t get any ideas. I have two words for you: predator drones.”
– President Barack Obama, calling out the tween heartthrobs at the White House Correspondents’ dinner
“Right when you think you’ve made it, you get knocked down.”
– Julia Louis-Dreyfus, on the misspelling of her last name on her Hollywood Walk of Fame star, as reported by the “Associated Press”
“Pretty girls just lie there. Us girls who grew up a little more homely have to try a lot harder.”
– Courtney Love, revealing why she’s good in bed, on the Fuse TV show “On the Record”
“We’re going to church.”
– California lottery winner Jacki Wells Cisneros, sharing her and her husband’s plans after hitting the $266 million Mega Millions jackpot, on the “Today” show
There you have it! What was your favorite quote for the week?
Billboard have come up with their list of the biggest money makers from 2009 by just including the music scene such as tours (where most artists make their money), CD and digital sales, publishing royalties… they did not include any endorsements or movie deals.
15. Miley Cyrus : $21,285,996
Miley Cyrus is No. 4 on the 2010 Money Makers list in terms of CD royalties with more than $4.3 million; her one new release during the year was the Walmart-exclusive EP “The Time of Our Lives.” Cyrus’ Wonder World tour earned her slightly more than $15 million, according to Boxscore. Not included in this tally, but still of note: Her feature-film debut, “Hannah Montana: The Movie,” grossed $79.5 million at the box office, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.
14. Elton John : $22,141,315
As half of the most successful co-headlining tour in history with Billy Joel, as well as being very active on his own, Elton John again struck box-office gold in 2009. Even without an album of new material, John still moved a quarter of a million physical units in the United States.
Nonstop touring and continued radio play were two of the factors that contributed to Nickelback’s 2009 success. The band sold 1.9 million albums, the majority of which came from its most recent release, 2008′s “Dark Horse,” which sold 1.4 million copies. And fans didn’t stop seeing Nickelback in concert, either. During the year, the group played 73 amphitheater and arena shows that earned it $18.3 million and drew more than 1 million people.
11. Fleetwood Mac : $24,751,540
The baby boomer idols land on the list for the first time thanks to the group’s $24 million take from its Unleashed tour, its first in five years. The trek grossed $71.2 million from 65 shows reported to Boxscore and landed at No. 14 on Billboard’s top tours list last year. Fleetwood Mac earned less than $700,000 in the United States from its album sales, with its 1988 “Greatest Hits” moving 135,000 copies — about half its U.S. album total for the period.
10. Metallica :$25,564,234
Metallica had at least two things to celebrate in 2009: its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the release of “Guitar Hero: Metallica.” Along with touring revenue — the band pulled in $22.8 million from 55 arena shows reported to Boxscore that drew more than 968,000 fans — Metallica sold 694,000 albums in 2009. The majority of those sales came from its Rick Rubin-produced 2008 release, “Death Magnetic” (297,000). Album sales revenue totaled $1.6 million. And most of Metallica’s track download earnings came from its 1991 hit “Enter Sandman,” which sold 450,000.
09. Kenny Chesney : $26,581,141
As one of the elite touring artists in the world, Kenny Chesney has sold more than 1 million tickets for seven consecutive years. In country music, the big ticket sellers also sit atop radio and retail charts, and Chesney is no exception, with physical album sales in the United States running roughly the same as tickets sold. His digital track numbers are also among the highest on this list, and the country star rang up more than half a million ringtones in 2009.
08. Coldplay : $27,326,562
Coldplay didn’t let a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani dampen its spirits last year. Despite the legal turmoil (the two parties settled in September and the allegations were dismissed), the band earned $24.7 million touring behind its 2008 album, “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” which sold 495,000 copies in 2009. Overall, the group sold 852,000 albums in 2009, bringing in $1 million in revenue.
07. Jonas Brothers : $33,596,576
The Jonas Brothers released their fourth studio album, “Lines, Vines and Trying Times” (Hollywood) June 15, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and setting up the boy band for another fruitful year of album sales and touring. The act racked up almost $1.3 million in CD royalties. The band’s world tour netted them $31.4 million and won the group the Eventful Fans’ Choice Award at the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards.
06. Pink : $36,347,658
Even before she lofted herself onto a trapeze at the MTV Video Music Awards, Pink was already having the best year of her career. She officially shook her underdog status in 2008 with the release of “Funhouse,” but 2009 vaulted her to new heights thanks in part to an international arena tour, which netted her $35 million. Moreover, Pink’s show-stopping 2010 Grammy Awards performance of “Glitter in the Air” — and the track’s subsequent 1,143% digital sales increase — means that her funhouse is still open for business.
05. Britney Spears : $38,885,267
It seemed unlikely that Britney Spears could ever recover professionally from a series of bizarre events that led up to her 2008 “Circus” CD. But the album bowed atop the Billboard 200 in December of that year, and the pop star’s success continued into 2009 with an arena tour that earned her $36.4 million and album sales that totaled 763,000 copies. Digitally, Spears sold 7.5 million downloads; the largest seller was the racy Max Martin-produced single, “3,” which moved 1.6 million downloads.
04. AC/DC : $43,650,466
Although the overwhelming majority of AC/DC’s 2009 earnings came from touring international arenas and stadiums (it pulled in $41.4 million from concerts and ranked No. 4 on Billboard’s 2009 tally of the top 25 highest-grossing tours), the Australian rockers also experienced consistent album sales from their catalog. Indeed, the group’s highest-selling album was its 2008 Walmart exclusive, “Black Ice,” which shifted 227,000 copies. But coming in at a close second was the classic “Back in Black,” with 215,000 copies. In total, the group sold 1.1 million albums in 2009.
03. Madonna : $47,237,774
Like U2, Madonna toured for the first time under a long-term multirights Live Nation deal (hers valued at $120 million), and also like U2 it’s a performance-based pact. Madonna delivered: Her Sticky & Sweet tour tacked on a “victory lap” run of international stadium dates that solidified the trek as the highest-grossing tour ever by a solo artist. Madonna’s CD sales were well off the pace of her peak hitmaking years, but still more than respectable at physical and digital. Because her songs come from a wide range of writers, the publishing pie is pretty well-sliced. But her branding, licensing and merch efforts are among the most diversified and lucrative in the music business.
02. Bruce Springsteen : $57,619,037
With a new studio album, a Walmart-exclusive hits compilation and a relentless touring schedule, Bruce Springsteen was at the top of his revenue-generating game in 2009. Springsteen’s profile has never been higher, with added-value exposure from the Super Bowl halftime show, Kennedy Center Honors and even a run-in with Ticketmaster all keeping the Boss in the public eye. Springsteen was also a force at retail and on the digital sales front, with more than 2 million tracks downloaded. And since he writes all his own songs, publishing revenue stays at Camp Bruce. Remarkably, Springsteen Inc. is peaking more than 35 years after his debut album.
01. U2 : $108,601,283
Midway through what is destined to be the highest-grossing tour in history, U2 remains the biggest band in the world. Its 360° tour is the group’s first under a 12-year multirights deal with Live Nation that includes worldwide touring, merchandising and the band’s lucrative U2.com Web site, a digital distribution gold mine for all things U2. The act’s current global stadium tour is the most expensive ever mounted — the daily nut is said to be $750,000 — but those costs are well offset by the highest capacities ever from the band’s 360-degree configuration. By even the most conservative estimates, U2 was far and away the top revenue generator in music last year.
I am very surprised that Beyonce isn’t in the top 5, you can see the full top 40 earners at the source.
Kevin Jonas got married to his long-time beard girlfriend, Danielle Deleasa, last Saturday and naturally that meant he got to remove his purity ring but he says that waiting on sex wasn’t worth the wait.
Kevin and his brothers were always admiment that they would remain virgins until they got married and apparently he kept his word, when he got asked what it was like to have sex for the first time he said.
“To be honest about it, sex was not worth the wait. After we did it, I was kind of like, that’s it?”
As for what his new wife had to say about him thinking “that’s it?” he says “That’s what she said.”
Okay we all know that the first time really isn’t great is and it’s awkward as hell but I don’t think either of them should be saying “that’s it?” If I hadn’t busted a nut in 22 years I would be praising the lord.
source: Married Jonas Brother Says Sex Not Worth the Wait [Huffington Post]
Have you enjoyed the music so far this decade? I have, but some of it has been absolutely dreadful. The guys at British music site Gigwise agree and have thrown together a list of the 50 worst albums of the 2000s.
Because this list is British you may not know some of them, which makes you lucky but there is a lot of Americans on the list.
I am not going to post the 50 albums right here because they would take up your whole screen, check the jump below for the full list. Here is the the 10 worst albums:
10. Vanilla Ice: ‘Bi-Polar’ (2001)
An album that’s so bad it”s laughable. Seriously check it out and you’ll piss yourself. Still trying desperately to live off the success of ‘Ice Ice Baby’, Mr Van Winkle put out a string of albums on his own imprint (after record labels refused to sign him) and this, ‘Bi-Polar’, is easily the worst of the bunch. One-half cliched rock music, the other lame rap, not even a guest slot from Chuck D was enough to save this from bargain bins.
9. Victoria Beckham: ‘Victoria Beckham’ (2001)
No it wasn’t a bad dream, Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice, aka vacuous fake-titted airhead, genuinely did release a solo album. Despite lacking the charisma, vocals or talent to actually be a force in music, Mrs David Beckham released this record. The only thing we can be grateful for is that she omitted the number two hit ‘Out Of Your Mind’ featuring Dane Bowers. If you ever feel like complaining about the quality of music at the moment then just thank your lucky stars it’s no longer the year 2001.
8. The Cheeky Girls: ‘Party Time’ (2004)
A true low point in British pop music these two Transylvanian sisters first appeared on reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals where they did not make it beyond the first round. Even judge Geri Halliwell thought they were rubbish. This did not deter the band nor the major label vultures however and spying a chance to make a quick buck the Cheeky Girls were handed a record deal and went into the studio to record this dreadful album. Written by the girls Mother this album contains the now infamous ‘Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)’. Most staggeringly of all is that ‘Party Time’ reached number 14 in the album charts and sold over a million copies.
7. Paris Hilton: ‘Paris’ (2006)
In which Paris Hilton revealed her love of My Bloody Valentine and early Bob Dylan. OK, not really, this self titled album is in fact a horrendous, manufactured piece of pop diarrhoea that was forgotten almost as soon as it was released. Nobody knows the true horror of Paris’s voice as it was hidden under a mountain of studio trickery which makes her come out sounding even more cold and dead than normal. No mean feat. The only good thing that came from this release was that it sprang Banksy into action. The guerilla artist replaced Hilton’s CD with his own remixes and gave them titles such as ‘Why Am I Famous?’, ‘What Have I Done?’ and ‘What Am I For?’ He also changed pictures of her on the CD sleeve to show the US socialite topless and with a dog’s head.
6. Chris Cornell: ‘Scream’ (2009)
So you were the lead singer in Soundgarden then went on to front a band consisting of ex-members of Rage Against The Machine – a pretty solid CV most people would agree. So why of why did Chris Cornell feel the need to record this dreadful album with Timbaland? The sound of two men who have fallen so far from their respective perches that they can only work together, ‘Scream’ is an auto-tuned painful mid-life crisis of an album that Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor hilariously mocked online.
5. Kevin Federline: ‘Playing With Fire’ (2006)
Apparently being married to Britney Spears is now an in to the music industry. K-Fed’s 2006 album ‘Playing With Fire’ is widely regarded as the worst album of the decade with the lowest average mark on reviews aggregator Metacritic. Chances are, however, it is only the critics that have heard the album as it flopped in the States reaching the very low position of 151 in the charts.
4. brokeNCYDE: ‘I’m Not A Fan… But The Kids Like It’ (2009)
Easily the worst band to emerge this decade, the New Mexico crunk outfit are the aural equivalent of rubbing a cheese grater on your manhood. Or sandpaper even. Honestly, there are barely words in the dictionary to describe how horrible this record is. How any kids like these is truly beyond us.
3. Crazy Frog: ‘Crazy Hits’ (2005)
Now we at Gigwise don’t often use the word ‘cunt’, but it’s truly the only word to suit this little green, animated urchin. Originally dubbed The Annoying Thing by its creators (The Annoying Cunt would have been more apt), the Crazy Frog was first used for mobile phone ringtones but indicative of how brain-dead the masses are he went on to spawn (ahem) a huge pop career. A collection of cover versions that’s so bad, it could actually be used as a torture instrument.
2. The Jonas Brothers: ‘A Little Bit Longer’ (2008)
The world’s citizens – well, those under the age of 13 – stopped in their tracks when The Jonas Brothers released ‘A Little Bit Longer’ in 2008 such was the anticipation for its release. Well, it’s just a shame that the world didn’t blow up as well, because that would have eradicated the possibility of further releases from these three self-confessed virgins, whose voices are so high-pitched they manage to make James Blunt sound like Barry White.
1. Katie Price & Peter Andre: ‘A Whole New World’ (2006)
The covers record by the attention-seeking, vacuous airhead Katie and Peter (we won’t use such harsh words for Andre, he’s actually a bloody nice bloke) is sheer musical genocide. Okay the ill-fated couple donated proceeds to charity, a very nice sentiment, but surely there’s easier ways to raise funds that to inflict aural torture on the masses? Maybe even dig deep into their own pockets. Their soppy out-of-tune version of the title track is easily one of the worst songs ever recorded to boot.
If you want to see the full 50 worst albums then take the jump below.
50. Oasis: ‘Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants’ (2000)
49. Black Eyed Peas: ‘The E.N.D’ (2009)
48. Hard Fi: ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ (2007)
47. Razorlight: ‘Razorlight’ (2006)
46. Scouting For Girls: ‘Scouting For Girls’ (2007)
45. Daniel Powter: ‘Daniel Powter’ (2005)
44. The Darkness: ‘One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back’ (2005)
42. Queen & Paul Rodgers: ‘The Cosmos Rocks’ (2008)
41. Guns N Roses: ‘Chinese Democracy’ (2008)
40. Kaiser Chiefs: ‘Yours Truly, Angry Mob’ (2007)
39. Mark Ronson: ‘Version’ (2007)
38. Puddle of Mudd: ‘Life On Display’ (2003)
37. Staind: ‘Break The Cycle’ (2001)
36. Avril Lavigne: ‘Let Go’ (2002)
35. Nickelback: ‘All The Right Reasons’ (2005)
34. The Twang: ‘Jewellery Quarter’ (2009)
33. Towers of London: ‘Blood Sweat and Towers’ (2006)
32. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em: ’souljaboytellem.com’
31. Limp Bizkit: ‘Results May Vary’ (2003)
30. Las Ketchup: ‘Hijas del Tomate’ (2002)
29. Westlife: ‘Allow Us To Be Frank’ (2004)
28. Tokio Hotel: ‘Scream’ (2007)
27. Jennifer Lopez: ‘Rebirth’ (2005)
26. Robbie Williams: ‘Rudebox’ (2006)
25. Lindsay Lohan: ‘Speak’ (2004)
24. Mariah Carey: ‘Charmbracelet’ (2002)
23. Geri Halliwell: ‘Scream If You Wanna Go Faster’ (2001)
22. Alice Deejay: ‘Who Needs Guitars Anyway?’ (2000)
21. Ashlee Simpson: ‘I Am Me’ (2005)
20. Kelly Osbourne: ‘Changes’ (2003)
19. James Blunt: ‘Back To Bedlam’ (2004)
18. Jessica Simpson: ‘Do You Know’ (2008)
17. Craig David: ‘Born To Do It’ (2000)
16. Insane Clown Posse: ‘Bizzar’/’Bizaar’ (2000)
15. Celine Dion: ‘Taking Chances’ (2007)
14. Gareth Gates: ‘What My Heart Wants To Say’ (2003)
13. Rik Waller: ‘From Now’ (2002)
12. Enrique Iglesias: ‘Escape’ (2001)
11. Daphne & Celeste: ‘We Didn’t Say That!’ (2000)
Not everybody is laughing at Russell Brand at this year’s Video Music Awards.
Jordin Sparks spoke out against the British comedian’s jokes about the Jonas Brothers and their purity rings before introducing T.I.’s performance.
“I just have one thing to say about promise rings. It’s not bad to wear a promise ring,” Sparks, 18, told the crowd, off-the-cuff, “because not everybody – guy or girl – wants to be a slut.”
The former American Idol’s comments were met by an audible cheer from the crowd.
During his opening monologue, Brand had poked fun at the Jonas Brothers, suggesting that they should be taking advantage of their celebrity to win dates. (Brand, himself, is a famous lothario in his native England.)
Sparks has long spoken publicity about holding onto her virginity. She, too, wears a purity ring.
Later, Brand returned to the stage to offer an apology of sorts.
“I didn’t meant to take it lightly,” the host said about his purity ring remarks. “I don’t want to piss off teenage fans.” Still, Brand, whose apology soon morphed into a series of off-color jokes, said, “Promise rings, I’m well up for it. [But] a bit of sex, it never hurt anybody.”
source: Jordin Sparks Defends Purity Rings on VMAs [people]
