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Janice aka Miss Mad News

POWERLIST 2010: BRITAIN’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK PEOPLE

September 30, 2009

The names of the UK’s 100 most powerful people of African and Caribbean heritage are unveiled today in the second annual edition of The Powerlist: Britain’s 100 Most Influential Black People.  The list – compiled by a high-powered panel chaired by the British High Commissioner to Australia, Baroness Amos – smashes stereotypes by featuring business leaders, entrepreneurs and people from the arts, media, science and engineering, most of whom the average person in Britain will probably never have heard of, yet all […]

UK MUSIC: PEREMPAY & DEE FT SHOLA AMA – ‘DJ PLAY’

September 29, 2009

Production team Perempay & Dee have teamed up with songstress Shola Ama and produced the uptempo track ‘DJ Play’. I quite like the track. It’s catchy and I’ve always liked Shola’s voice. I’m glad she’s back. But I’m not that keen on the new blond look. As for the video..well after watching it I just have one question… who the hell thought it would be a good idea to feature JACK TWEED (Jade Goody’s waste man widower) in the video??? (from mark 0.35). […]

HAS MAD NEWS NOW BEEN BLACKLISTED?

September 28, 2009

I was left shocked and confused last week when I discovered that two of the most influential individuals from within the ‘rich’, ‘glamorous’ and ‘progressive’ world of UK “Urban” entertainment blocked me from seeing their Twitter updates. When it finally sunk in that Britain’s self proclaimed no.1 comedian and the Head of a popular music channel had blocked me I was left shaken to the core. So shaken, that I still haven’t recovered. What did I say/do to deserve such harsh treatment??? […]

UPDATE: PICS – 10TH ANNUAL NEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN FALL GALA

September 27, 2009

UPDATE: Last week I posted the photographs below that were taken at the 10th Annual New Yorkers For Children Fall Gala. I then asked out loud if the youth workers, foster children, their carers etc had been invited a long to this event, because all I could see were photographs of grinning celebrities. Anyway a visitor kindly informed me that they did attend and I now have photographs. [Thanks New York Social Diary] Amy McFarland, Susan Burden, Nicholas Scoppetta, Susan Magazine, and NYFC Youth Leaders at NEW YORKERS FOR CHILDREN’S 10th Annual Fall […]

SAVE THE CHILDREN FEATURING NICO’S ‘THESE DAYS’

September 27, 2009

Save the Children and AKQA have unveiled a new film featuring Nicos mesmerising and beautiful These Days track from her album Chelsea Girl. Jasmine Whitbread, Chief Executive of Save the Children said: Nine million children’s lives are lost each year before the age of five – but we refuse to believe that nothing can be done. This film captures perfectly our optimism that change is possible. We hope that anyone seeing this film will want to get behind Save the Children with […]

PUNCHBOWL BLOG INTERVIEWS NAS

September 27, 2009

Archna over at Punchbowl Blog interviewed rapper Nas at the Orange Rock Corps concert, which took place in London last week. Nas should have drunk some Lemsip before this interview. Clear your throat son!

UK NEWS: WAGS (WIVES & GIRLFRIENDS) FIGHTING AGAINST WORLD CUP 2010 BAN

September 26, 2009

  Victoria Beckham Via The Daily Mirror England’s Wags yesterday demanded the immediate lifting of their ban from next year’s World Cup – claiming they are vital to success on the pitch. Coach Fabio Capello has said Cheryl Cole, Victoria Beckham, Alex Curran and the other wives and girlfriends can only see their men one day a week in South Africa. But the Wags claim the team is likely to struggle without them and say many of the players feel the same. TV […]

HIP HOP NEWS FLASH BACK: FOXY BROWN ‘I’M DEAF’ (2005)

September 25, 2009

In December 2005 rapper Foxy Brown held a press conference and announced to the universe that she was suffering from severe hearing loss. Foxy gave a highly emotional speech flanked by Russell Simmons, his former wife Kimora Lee, Doug E Fresh and some other random people. I’m guessing that Russell was the one who helped to orchestrate this entire production, because old ‘fact finder’ just LOVES to create ‘hype’ and ‘exitement’ by holding pointless press conferences.   I mean for a start who calls a press conference and then announces that they are suffering […]