Daily Archives: January 1, 2010
Ke$ha Says She Did Not Receive Any Royalties For Her Part In Flo Rida’s Hit ”Right Round”
ContactMusic: Pop sensation KE$HA added the dollar sign to her stage moniker after failing to recoup any royalties for singing on FLO RIDA’s RIGHT ROUND.
The newcomer made download history over Christmas (09) when her debut track TiK ToK shifted more than 610,000 copies – the most sold in one week since the chart started in 2003.
She beat Flo Rida’s chart-topping track – which features her uncredited vocals – into the number two spot.
And the singer reveals the lack of recognition for her work on the rapper’s song led her to add the currency symbol to her name – because she was so broke.
She says, “It was an accident I was even on the track. I didn’t make any money off it, that’s why I put the dollar sign in my name as a joke.
“But I was happy singing in bars, wearing clothes I found in garbage and surrounded by people who love me.”
TYRA’S FORMER EMPLOYEES LASH OUT
The New York Daily News is quoting
unnamed former employees of “The
Tyra Banks Show” who claim their
boss was a complete nightmare, and
never even bothered to tell her
staff about the show ending before
announcing it to the public.
NEW POSTAGE STAMPS TO SALUTE NEGRO LEAGUES
The Negro Leagues will be featured
on upcoming stamps as part of the
postal service’s 2010 postage
program, joining the likes of Nobel
Prize winner Mother Teresa,
Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin
and Oscar winner Katharine Hepburn.
BEVERLY JOHNSON SUED BY HER BOY TOY
Beverly Johnson has been hit with a
lawsuit from a man claiming she
failed to pay him their negotiated
fee for acting as her boyfriend.
According to Mark Burk’s lawsuit,
the two had an oral agreement
before they broke up in December
2008 and Johnson has yet to pay him
a dime. He’s is seeking $5 million
in damages.
JOHN LEGEND TURNS 31 WITH FAMOUS FRIENDS
John Legend celebrated his 31st
birthday Monday night with a celeb-
filled party in New York’s
Meatpacking District. Estelle,
Ludacris, Lindsay Lohan, Kid Cudi,
Zach Braff and Ryan Seacrest were
among celebs who invited for dinner
and dancing.
