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America Votes Sanjaya Off “Idol,” Beyonce Being Sued? And More

4/19/07, 9:14 am EST

Sanjaya

  • The kid had a good run but it’s over now. Sanjaya Malakar was finally booted off American Idol last night when a record 38 million people voted. His post-elimination tears were touching and everything but we just couldn’t take him anymore and we’re psyched the madness is over.
  • Ooops. Some Beyonce-representing lawyer is about to lose his/her job. Des’ree is apparently suing B (her friends call her that) for not obtaining proper clearance before recording a cover of Des’ree’s song “Kissing You,” which appears as “Still In Love (Kissing You)” on the special edition release of Beyonce’s album B-Day. Des’ree is seeking $150,000 in damages, as well as distribution of the song, video and album to be stopped.
  • Remember last October when Two Gallants were involved in a terrifying incident in Houston in which a crazed cop tazered band members and their audience? Well the case against the band’s drummer (who allegedly interfered with a public servant) has finally been dropped. Congrats, guys.
  • James Brown’s elaborate funeral, plus the fact that his body wasn’t buried until three months after he died, equals one serious funeral bill. The trust handling James Brown’s estate owes more than $70,000 to the C.A. Reid Funeral Home in Augusta, Georgia.
  • Joanna Newsom is opening for Bjork on two of the Icelandic pop star’s upcoming US dates. Gloriously flamboyant performer Patrick Wolf will open for Amy Winehouse during her May US tour. Awe-some.

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HARVE | 6/11/2008, 11:23 pm EST

SANJAYA IS VERY TALENTED AND HE MADE THE SHOW ENTERTAINING. WE ARE NOT GLAD HE GOT ELIMINATED, OTHER THAN HE GOT TO DO A LOT OF PRESS. ALL THE OTHERS DID NOT, THEY JUST KEPT HANGING OUT ON THE SHOW MAKING US WISH SANJAYA WAS BACK!

k-bones(a7xrox) | 5/3/2007, 1:49 am EST

im the last,im a rotten egg.

Deano | 4/24/2007, 4:18 am EST

Dear Rolling Stone,My favourite band for many years is “Wire”.Their first 3 albums(the triumvirate)still sound amazing.Capt.Beefheart,The Dead & early Edgar Broughton Band still sound groovy. Deano

Ed | 4/22/2007, 3:23 am EST

EVEN IF SANJAYA IS A “TWEETY BOY”, AS I HAVE HEARD HIM CALLED, HE’S MORE OF A MAN THAN CHRIS. CHRIS NEEDS TO FLY HIS LITTLE FAIRY ASS BACK HOME.

Ed | 4/22/2007, 3:07 am EST

Sanjaya, and Chris Sligh are gone, and Phil , Blake, and Chris are still on, that should be testament to what a piece of garbage that show is. Anyone that voted for Chris, I FART IN YOUR FACE

Ed | 4/22/2007, 2:35 am EST

STICK WITH BEAT BOXING BLAKE YOU WERE PRETTY GOOD AT THAT BUT OTHERWISE, YOU BLOW

Ed | 4/22/2007, 2:23 am EST

Sanjaya should have been in the top 3 with Melinda and Jordan. He was the only one of the male vocalists worth anything, maybe that’s why a lot of people didn’t like him, cause they didn’t have any taste. He probably got some bad advice along the way too, although some of it, like some of the hairdos, were probably his fault too. Judges playing politics, either that , or completely incompetent as judges, Chris in the top 4? Give me a break that’s ridiculous, there were people who auditioned and didn’t make it who could have sang rings around him any day or night of the week, one of the worst performances I’ve seen on American Idol last week ever and it came from that guy, Simon got it right, but not entirely correct, he said it was ok, if I remember correctly, that’s absurd, it was garbage, or maybe it was Phil or Blake that he said was ok, they all suck now I did agree with Simon on Sanjaya’s performance of the Bonnie Raitt Song that it was “utterly horrendous”,it was, and there were really only a few times that I really liked Sanjaya a lot, like when he sang the Gwen Stefani song, or whatever it was the night Gwen Stefani was on, but he is talented, whereas, the other guys are seriously lacking Chris, for one has been “utterly horrendous” nearly every time he has been on stage. Why doesn’t Simon let him know that more often? or is Simon an incompetent moron? The only one I even want to hear now is Jordan Sparks. So there were those who said Sanjaya was a joke? The whole stupid show is a joke now, and if I would have ever watched it before this season, I’m sure I would have realized it sooner and not even watched that piece of crap of a show.

TERRY | 4/21/2007, 1:06 am EST

IT DOES NOT SURPRISE ME, BEYONCE IS A THIEF AND A BEAUTIFUL LIAR, SHE HAS COPY EVERY ARTIST I KNOW OF, SHE EVEN TRIES TO COPY TRACY CHAPMAN, IM AM SO TIRED OF THIS LIAR CAN SHE GO AWAY FOR ABOUT 100 YEARS AND TAKE HER WEAVE AND WIGS WITH HER THOSE ARE HER SECURITY MATERIALS. GO AWAY BEYONCE, THE LIAR & THIEF

Christov | 4/19/2007, 2:09 pm EST

Well thats it…I am no longer going to watch American Idol. Way to go AMERICA you ruined the show…for once I was actually watching. Now what?

Nikkidoo | 4/19/2007, 1:32 pm EST

Maybe Sanjaya will go party with Paris, freak out and shave his head.

oxford | 4/19/2007, 1:08 pm EST

Hey, Howard K. Stern, “LOSE his/her job” is actually correct. LOOSE is so incredibly wrong. So, looks like the writers were right the first time. However, “badmembers” is definitely wrong. haha.

Oooh | 4/19/2007, 12:41 pm EST

Dude, I hate American Idol, but I saw that Apu kid’s sister, and damn she was hot!

RockGod | 4/19/2007, 12:07 pm EST

* I meant Roses

BUB | 4/19/2007, 12:07 pm EST

WHO GIVES 2AND1/3 S__TS.

Buggie Owens | 4/19/2007, 11:27 am EST

all the stories are BS except for the no-name band with the crazy cop. Not a significant music story but it is a good follow-up if you saw the video of the arrest. Think of the bright side. At least we didn’t have to read the David Fricke review of the band:
“No name combines the fluidity of [add obscure 1960s band] with the structure of [add somebody that probably got a bad review in the first place from RS].”

Shaw | 4/19/2007, 11:18 am EST

“Badmembers”? You really need a proofreader there, fellah….

America IS Stupid | 4/19/2007, 10:37 am EST

We care about this crap!

abandonedstation | 4/19/2007, 10:29 am EST

Okay, so now who’s the worst contestant on AI? Oh, wait, I don’t really care…

I don’t remember reading about a cop tazering a band I’ve never heard of. But you know, these days EVERYONE’S a critic, and really, what’s the difference between writing a scathing review and tazering the band, other than several hundred electrical volts?

Of the $70K owed to the funeral home for James Brown funeral fest, $68K went to making his hair absolutely perfect.
Really. Check out his ‘do in pictures from the wake. Incredible. I never have hair that good and I’m alive.

The two best things about Bjork: The tune ‘Pagan Poetry’, and saying her name five times fast.

Skyline’s prize: RS Editor for a day.

howard k. stern | 4/19/2007, 10:19 am EST

“…is about to LOOSE his/her job”

good one, guys!

alarm ists | 4/19/2007, 10:10 am EST

sanjaya pales in comparison to the alarmists, the ghost and the hired gun…. you’ll hear it this summer, TRUST me

nerl | 4/19/2007, 10:07 am EST

what the hell is a “sanjaya malakar?” who the damn is “des’ree?” “two gallants?” what the crap is that? i miss james brown. who the crap is “patrick wolf?” by the way “gloriously flamboyant?” yeesh. also, “loose” or “lose” you be the judge.

jimmy | 4/19/2007, 10:03 am EST

Sanjaya will be the new Prince! Mark my words.

Nikkidoo | 4/19/2007, 9:55 am EST

Woot!

Skyline | 4/19/2007, 9:33 am EST

I’m the first. I win.

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