All of the action was going on in Toronto last night, as some of the biggest names in pop attended the 22nd annual MuchMusic Awards. Of course before they could perform or win big, these artists first had to walk the red carpet. Justin Bieber, though hopelessly devoted to girlfriend Selena Gomez, wore another famous brunette’s likeness across his chest — Tiffani Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski from Saved By The Bell. Canadian songbirds Avril Lavigne and Fefe Dobson opted for all black ensembles, while Cody Simpson and Bruno Mars kept things colorful. Check out all the highlights from the MuchMusic headquarters. More »
It was probably inevitable that the slime trail of reality-show contestants would include at least one alleged murderer, but it’s a little surprising that the outing of said person of interest took place while he was getting regular airtime. And yet that’s what happened to Ryan Alexander Jenkins, a cast member on Vh1’s gold-digging expedition Megan Wants A Millionaire who’s currently being sought for questioning in the grisly murder of his wife, Jasmine Fiore. After the allegations came out, Megan was quickly postponed indefinitely by Vh1; meanwhile, Alexander has apparently fled to his home country of Canada. But what of Fefe Dobson, the Canadian pop singer whose comeback attempt was hitched, in part, to the show’s star? More »
“I Want You,” the new single from Ontario-spawned Fefe Dobson, may be the perfect track to close out this glorious summer day. “Want,” which debuted this week, is a two-minute gem of crunchy, super-straightforward pop that sounds like it should be released on colored, limited-edition vinyl; its overall message is pretty much summed up by its title. (Dobson apparently is releasing Joy, the album from which “Want” is spawned, independently; she attached the song to a show featuring one of the most noxious reality-TV-spawned personalities ever. I hope this doesn’t torpedo its chances with thinking persons, because it’s a pretty great little track!) Clip after the jump. More »
Jordin Sparks’ new record Battlefield contains a cover of the Canadian singer Fefe Dobson’s “Don’t Let It Go To Your Head,” a song that Sparks fell for while toiling in the mall-store salt-mines. But what are these lyrics? “Just cause I think of you in bed / Don’t let it go to your head”? “So what if I want to kiss / From your toes up to your lips”? In bed? Full-body kissing? Could the youngest American Idol winner be singing about—gasp!—sex? No way, she says! Thanks to the miracles of lyrical interpretation, her purity ring is still intact (and so, presumably, is that other thing)! More »
