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BET announced the nominations for the 2008 award show that goes down June 24 in California. It looks like this year’s going to be off the chain with Usher kicking off the live performances, and more by Mary J. Blige and Nelly. Nominations include trail-blazers like Snoop and Mary J. Blige and young-guns like T-Pain who stole five nominations, three of which are for the collaborations; “Kiss, Kiss” with Chris Brown, “Good Life” with Kanye West and “Low” with Flo Rida. Heavy-hitters gunning for Best Male are: Jay-Z , Common, Snoop, Kanye West and Common. Quincy Jones will receive the Humanitarian Award and Al Green will take home a Lifetime Achievement Award after decades of soul. Check out BET’s Web site for a full list of nominations.

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I’d be willing to bet everything I have that David wins American Idol tonight…

On the one hand, you have David Cook — The Mayor of Creepy Town. He’s done everything via the Chris Daughtry playbook and is poised to take the title. While he looks like he’d be more comfortable sitting home playing Dungeons & Dragons, and about the furthest thing from a “rocker” image, the voters have him in the finals.

On the other side, you have David Archuleta — Boy Wonder. Every song he sings sounds the same, and he looks like he’d be most comfortable singing with a ’50s doo-wop band. Hey, David, don’t look so surprised every time someone tells you you’re doing well. The competition’s almost over…you should be used to it already.

So, congratulations, David, on winning the biggest karaoke contest on tv. I’m sure lots of people will buy your album when it hits the streets in six-12 months. Until then, you’ll be shacked up with the others on the Top 10 tour or whatever it’s called.

I can’t picture either one of these guys having a big — Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood — career. I suggest naming your debut album, Jump the Shark.

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Everyone is going to be talking about this today…

Paula Abdul, last night on American Idol, commented on Jason Castro’s two songs — problem was he only sang one.

Some people are saying that proves the show is scripted, others say it’s proof that Abdul is nuts.

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As far as my thoughts on last night — I wasn’t impressed by any of them.

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* Nine Inch Nails has released yet another song. “Discipline” is available as a free download at discipline.nin.com There’s also mention of something happening in two weeks - yet another album?

* Jane’s Addiction’s original lineup performed yesterday for the first time in 17 years. Wish I could have been there… They played “Mountain Song,” “Ocean Size” “Stop” and “Jane Says.” Rumors of a the reunion leading to a tour are of course running rampant… One can only hope they’ll continue to make new music, though Eric Avery recently released a solo album.

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I didn’t comment on the Top 7 performances last week because, frankly, no one should be singing Mariah Carey songs.

Now, America’s largest karaoke contest had the top 6 singers perform Andrew Lloyd Webber songs last night… No doubt everyone would sound very “Broadway.”

Here are my thoughts on last night’s contestants: (more…)

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A sure sign of the downfall of civilization is that this woman is actually getting any attention for one of the stupidest songs I’ve ever heard…ever!

It’s not safe for work, and probably not safe for any human ears, either.

That’s right — someone named Riskay actually wrote a song called, “Smell Yo Dick.” I’m sorry to share it…

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America’s largest karaoke contest had the top 8 singers perform inspirational songs last night… .

Here are my thoughts on last night’s contestants: (more…)

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America’s largest karaoke contest had the top 9 singers perform songs by Dolly Parton last night… yippee…

It could have been worse, though. They could have done Michael Bolton. Anyway, here are my thoughts on last night’s contestants:
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Singers on America’s most popular karaoke contest sang songs from the year of their birth last night.

Aside from making feel really old — one of them was born in the ’90s — here are my thoughts about the show:
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Britney Spears was on How I Met Your Mother last night and AOL has an article about how she “stuns critics” and CNN says she’s “still a performer.”

Are they kidding? First off, Spears couldn’t act her way out of a paper bag. She may have acted sane last night, but that doesn’t mean she was any good at acting.

Secondly, she didn’t have that difficult of a part, and she’s been “acting” like she can sing for years.

Apparently, Henry Rollins recently “outed” the secret behind her hit songs.

She shouldn’t get credit for acting normal. She needs to get off her drugged-up, lazy ass and be a freakin’ mom to her two kids. She needs to stop walking around without panties, sleeping with papparazzi or whoever else has a pulse and is standing near her, and act like she has a brain.

You know why she shaved her head? Not cause she’s nuts, but because Kevin Federline threatened to have it tested for drugs.

Stop focusing on Spears — if it weren’t for lip synching, she’d be famous for the same reason as Paris Hilton — nothing.

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