MADONNA BOOED IN NEW ORLEANS

Last Saturday, October 27, Madonna got booed on her MDNA concert tour in New Orleans.  Concertgoers were angered and booed Madonna when she encouraged  the audience to vote for Obama. She told them, "I don't care, who you vote for as long as you vote for Obama."

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Politics and religion are very sensitive topics.  It's an unofficial rule that one should not talk about politics or religion in any occasion or gatherings. People have different beliefs and opinions and these two topics would often create heated debates and arguments.

While there is what we call "freedom of expression", that "freedom" should not be misinterpreted as saying or doing whatever you want to say or do without taking into consideration the feelings of other people around you.  

Next time Madonna, just concentrate on your concert.  Your fans are there to see you perform and enjoy your music not for politics. 

LINKIN PARK - WHAT I'VE DONE

 
Title:  What I've Done

Artist:  Linkin Park

Country:  U.S.A.

I instantly liked this music video and the song when it premiered on a very popular music channel.  

This music video shows the real situation of our world today. What have we done to our world so far?  God gave us a very beautiful world but we are destroying it by our wars and our pollution.  This one and only world is ours, this is God's gift to us, let's take care of our world.

I hope to see more socially relevant music videos from other artists in the future.

ARTISTS AT A GLANCE: MANDY MOORE

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Real Name:  Amanda Leigh Moore

Birthday:  April 10, 1984

Birthplace:  Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.A.

Mandy Moore is an American singer, songwriter and actress.

Moore's singing career started when her friend, a FedEx employee overheard her singing at a recording studio. This friend brought her to the attention of the head of Epic Records' artists and repertoire department which is a record label's division that is responsible for talent scouting and discovering new recording artists. Her first debut studio album, "So Real" was released on December 7, 1999. The album was certified platinum in the U.S.

In 2001, Moore began her acting career. She was cast as one of the characters in the hit movie Princess Diaries starring Anne Hathaway, where she played the role of Lana Thomas. The following year, she had her first starring role in the movie A Walk To Remember. The film as well as the film's soundtrack was a hit in the Philippines especially among teenagers and young adults. The songs "Cry" and "Only Hope" from the film's soundtrack album topped the Philippines' Music Charts for many weeks.

Presently, Moore is the ambassador for UN Foundation's "Nothing But Nets" malaria prevention campaign.

KATY PERRY - FIREWORK LYRICS

KATY PERRY - FIREWORK LYRICS

Facts about this song:

This song was number one in Canada, New Zealand, Philippines, US Billboard Hot 100 and Venezuela. It was nominated for Record of the Year at the 54th Grammy Awards.

As of today, the single "Firework" is a certified platinum in Italy and Sweden; 2x platinum in New Zealand and U.K.; 4x platinum in Canada; 5x platinum in the U.S.; and 6x platinum in Australia. 

MUSIC TRIVIA: FIRST FEMALE ARTIST TO HAVE FIVE NUMBER ONE SONGS FROM AN ALBUM

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Katy Perry is the first female and the second artist to have five number 1 songs from an album at the US Billboard Hot 100. Her album "Teenage Dream" which was released on August 24, 2010 was a huge success. The album topped the music charts of Australia, Austria, Canada, European Top 100 Albums, Ireland, New Zealand, UK and US Billboard 200. 

Five songs from that album went to the number 1 spot at the US Billboard Hot 100. The songs are California Gurls, Teenage Dream, Firework, E.T. and Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F).

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson was the first artist to produce five number one songs in his 1987 album "Bad".