http://blog.eksomusic.com Music news and views from the EksoMusic.com team. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:37:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rumor has it that Shakira has made a sizable investment in a luxurious Island in the Bahamas on the corner of the Atlantic Ocean. According to El Día, the Hips Don't Lie star has joined Roger Music Blogger http://shakira.blog.eksomusic.com/?p=386 Avril Lavigne has been able to demonstrate the potential of the internet as a promotional and money-making machine with a partnership she struck up with popular online video sharing site YouTube. Music Blogger http://blog.eksomusic.com/?p=35 The worst kept secret in celebrity circles appears to have been broken - Beyonce and Jay-Z are officially married. The couple filed a signed wedding license last Friday in Scarsdale, New York, Music Blogger http://jayz.blog.eksomusic.com/2008/04/24/beyonce-did-marry-jay-z/ Fergie continues the en-vogue trend of re-issuing a top selling album with new material - and she's honest about why she's doing it. "That's what everyone's doing nowadays, I hear," she told MT Music Blogger http://blackeyedpeas.blog.eksomusic.com/2008/04/24/everybody-else-is-doing-it-so-why-cant-fergie/ In a recent revealing interview with E! Television, Janet Jackson was asked to name three women she would most like to date if she were a lesbian. The singer admitted she just can't look beyond Music Blogger http://aliciakeys.blog.eksomusic.com/2008/04/23/janet-jackson-has-a-lil-crush-on-wonderful-alicia-keys/ The worst kept secret in celebrity circles appears to have been broken - Beyonce and Jay-Z are officially married. The couple filed a signed wedding license last Friday in Scarsdale, New York, Music Blogger http://beyonce.blog.eksomusic.com/2008/04/23/beyonce-did-marry-jay-z/ Madonna has responded to harsh comments levelled at her that suggested she has encouraged people to travel overseas and adopt children, while ignoring the kids that need help back home. Profess Music Blogger http://madonna.blog.eksomusic.com/2008/04/23/madonna-comments-on-grumpy-psychologist/ The following little snippet appeared in The Seattle Post recently: "When singer Rihanna checked in to the Alexis Hotel with a red toy poodle named Oliver, she asked where she could get her dog Music Blogger http://rihanna.blog.eksomusic.com/2008/04/23/rihanna-shows-her-class/ The boys from Radiohead are backing their words on climate change with positive action after announcing they will be giving a "green performance" on US talk show 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' on Music Blogger http://radiohead.blog.eksomusic.com/2008/04/23/radiohead-go-green-for-conan-appearance/ Having already enjoyed phenomenal success in the arenas of Pop and R&B, Canadian singer Nelly Furtado is now trying her hand at releasing a Country album. Furtado is teaming up with Keith U Music Blogger http://nellyfurtado.blog.eksomusic.com/2008/04/21/nelly-furtado-to-spin-some-country/