PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN LEADS JADE GOODY TRIBUTES

Via Digital Spy Prime Minister Gordon Brown has spoken of the courage and determination that Jade Goody showed in the months leading up to her death from cancer. The Prime Minister said he was “deeply saddened” by today’s passing of the 27-year-old, adding that her work to raise awareness of cervical cancer since her diagnosis last August would benefit thousands of women in the UK. TV personality Stephen Fry said on his Twitter mini-blog that Goody was a “kind of Princess D from the wrong side of []

R KELLY PROBED IN ALLEGED INVESTMENT SCAM

The Daily Star reports that R. Kelly is being probed to see if he had any involvement in an alleged South African concert investment scam. The singer has been linked to Durban woman Busisiwe Priscilla Zakwe, who stands accused of conning investors to back plans to bring the R&B singer to the country. Continue Reading…. Oh dear.. Kelly always seems to be embroiled in some sort of legal drama.  And what happened to the album that was supposed to be released in the summer of 08???  []

UK BLACK MUSIC ACTS: UNSIGNED UK HYPE!

  My regular readers will already know that I dutifully showcase UK talent on Mad News (UK Black Music – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly).   But the majority of UK talent featured so far has been of the worst kind, and ultimately end up in my Ugly file.   I have to admit though I do find below par UK talent highly amusing, which could explain why I have created a platform for such mediocrity (lol!)   However, recently I’ve been thinking, []

LEONA LEWIS PAID £1 MILLION TO PERFORM AT BIRTHDAY PARTY

According to The Sun newspaper, singer Leona Lewis has been paid £1 million to perform at a 21st birthday party. Lewis apparently sang seven songs at the event thrown for Libby Caudwell, daughter of Phones4U founder John Caudwell. A spokesperson confirmed that Lewis did perform at the party but said that all other details were confidential. ………………………………………………………… I could be rolling in dough like Bill Gates but I still wouldn’t pay Leona Lewis £1 million to perform at my child’s 21st birthday party.  Don’t get me wrong, Leona []

JOSEF FRITZL SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING AND ENSLAVING DAUGHTER

Via BBC News Austrian Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Fritzl, 73, was found guilty of all charges against him, including rape, incest, murder and enslavement. He showed no obvious emotion at the verdict, telling the court that he accepted it and would not appeal. The court ordered that Fritzl should serve his life sentence in a secure psychiatric facility. The judge said he could speak []