January 5th, 2009
Well, we made it through another holiday season and now it’s back to normaility!
It’s going to be anything but normal for Prince this year as he plans to release three CDs in 2009. He plans to make the music available via a new dedicated website, and he is also in talks with a major retailer. The first of the upcoming sets is tentatively called MPLSOUND, a reference to his Minneapolis roots, that will focus on pop-driven melodies, while the second has been dubbed Lotus Flower and will reportedly include guitar-focused tracks. The third release, tentatively titled Elixir.
Did you get a chance to see a movie over the weekend? It was a great weekend to play catch up as nothing new was out. Here’s how things played out in the box office:
1. Marley & Me, $24.1 million
2. Bedtime Stories, $20.3 million
3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, $18.4 million
4. Valkyrie, $14 million
5. Yes Man, $13.9 million
6. Seven Pounds, $10 million
7. The Tale of Despereaux, $7 million
8. Doubt, $5 million
9. The Day the Earth Stood Still, $4.9 million
10. Slumdog Millionaire, $4.8 million
MUST SEE TV ON TONIGHT!!
There’s a new single and successful man beginning a quest for love on ABC’s “The Bachelor” tonight. Jason Mesnick is the star of the 13th season of the network’s reality dating show. The 32-year-old bachelor will meet 25 women who hope to win him over and receive a marriage proposal by the season’s end. Adding a twist to this season, the competing ladies will also have to prove they can be a good mother to his three-year-old son, Ty. This marks the first time “The Bachelor” has chosen a single parent to take part in the competition. Jason first garnered the public’s attention when he competed for the affection of DeAnna Pappas in the fourth season ABC’s “The Bachelorette.” While Jason made it to the final two, DeAnna chose Jesse Csincsak as her suitor, leaving Jason a heartbroken runnerup. Currently working as an account executive in estate and legacy planning, Jason hopes to one day form and run his own children’s charity. To catch the all-new season of “The Bachelor,” tune into ABC tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
Also Tyra Banks’ influence on the world of television continues to grow. The model-turned-TV star has already achieved great success with the shows “America’s Next Top Model” and “The Tyra Banks Show.” Now, as the calendar turns to 2009, Banks is ready to unveil her latest televised creation. Teaming with Ashton Kutcher, Banks will executive produce ABC’s “True Beauty.” The show, which seeks to discover what really makes someone truly beautiful, premieres tonight. Six lovely ladies and four good-looking guys will live together in a Los Angeles mansion, taking on a series of inner and outer beauty challenges. Vanessa Minnillo, Cheryl Tiegs and Nole Marin will judge the ten contestants, as they are unknowingly evaluated on their inner beauty. Only after being eliminated will the contestants learn that they were being critiqued on their behavior as well as their looks. The winner of the eight-episode series will receive a cash prize and a spot in “People Magazine’s” 100 Most Beautiful People issue. Tune into ABC tonight at 10:00 p.m. Eastern to catch Tyra Banks’ “True Beauty.”
THE OBSESSIES!
The Obsessies 2008 poll is out. Predicting which celebs will be getting hitched this year and which are headed for splitsville.
Next Couple To Marry:
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ross McCall - 21-percent
Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal - 21-percent
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden - 18-percent
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber - eleven-percent
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt - nine-percent
Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr - five-percent
Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubrey - five-percent
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer - five-percent
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves - five-percent
Next Couple To Split:
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt - 32-percent
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon - 25-percent
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin - 22-percent
Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia - 21-percent
Movie Clip Trivia Answer: Signs