Celebrities Including Vanessa Hudgens, Paris Hilton And Uma Thurman Attend Exclusive Chanel Pre-Oscars Party

Celebrities including Joanna Garcia, Uma Thurman, Rosanna Arquette, Camilla Belle, Ryan Phillippe, Vanessa Hudgens, Russell Brand, Haley Bennett, James Marsden, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Marisa Tomei, Emma Roberts, and Hayden Panettiere attended an exclusive Chanel Pre-Oscars … Continue reading

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/02/27/celebrities-including-vanessa-hudgens-paris-hilton-and-uma-thurman-attend-exclusive-chanel-pre-oscars-party/

Gabrielle Union Garcelle Beauvais Genelle Frenoy Georgianna Robertson Georgina Grenville Gina Carano Gina Gershon Gina Philips Gisele Bündchen Giuliana DePandi Giulianna Ramirez Grace Park Gretha Cavazzoni Gwen Stefani Halle Berry

Jennifer Love Hewitt Splits From Boyfriend

Well, Jennifer Love Hewitt is back in the dating game! She and boyfriend Alex Beh have gone their separate ways. Her rep confirmed the split. “They haven’t been dating for a little while,” the rep adds. That’s all part of … Continue reading

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/05/04/jennifer-love-hewitt-splits-from-boyfriend/

Jessica Biel Jessica Cauffiel Jessica Paré Jessica Simpson Zooey Deschanel Aaliyah Abbie Cornish Adriana Lima Adrianne Curry Adrianne Palicki Aisha Tyler Aki Ross Alecia Elliott Alessandra Ambrosio Alexis Bledel

Adam Lambert's 'Whole Lotta Love': The Story Behind The Cover

Glam rocker tackled the legendary 1970 Led Zeppelin song for 'American Idol' rock night.
By Gil Kaufman


Adam Lambert performs "Whole Lotta Love" on "American Idol" on Tuesday
Photo: R. Mickshaw/Getty Images/ Fox

Imagine a freight train speeding toward you at midnight. Or a rockslide barreling down a hill as you try to outrace it. That's the feeling of the ominous, chugging Jimmy Page riff that kicks off Led Zeppelin's 1970 Stonehenge of rock, "Whole Lotta Love." And that's before singer Robert Plant leans into one of the nastiest, ecstatic rock screams this side of the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again."

That's the song Adam Lambert chose to sing on "American Idol" rock night Tuesday (May 5), and, needless to say, it was a challenge that the eyeliner-loving Los Angeles stage veteran was more than up for, hitting a series of high notes and rock screams that would have made Plant proud. It was a risky maneuver that paid off for Lambert, who chose a tune that came in at #75 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004.

The legendary British rock act recorded the tribute to Chicago blues icon Willie Dixon during their second U.S. tour after working it out in their live show, including it on their 1969 classic album Led Zeppelin II. Like many of the songs Zeppelin performed early in their career, "Love" was a blues standard turned on its head with a heavy dose of crunching psychedelic guitar and thundering drums, courtesy of late drummer John Bonham. The song was based on a 1962 tune by another blues forefather, Muddy Waters, called "You Need Love," which was penned by Dixon.

For Zeppelin's version, Plant customized the lyrics by adding some lyrical quotes from a few other songs Dixon wrote for Howlin' Wolf, "Back Door Man" and "Shake For Me," nailing the tricky vocal in a single take. It was also inspired by 1966's "You Need Loving" from the British rock group the Small Faces, for whom Zeppelin had great affection, but they also did not credit Dixon for his part in writing the original lyrics. The song became Zeppelin's first U.S. single and their only U.S. top 10 hit. Though their manager would not let them release singles in the U.K. because he thought it cannibalized album sales, the song was finally released as the band's only British single in 1997.

Dixon sued Zeppelin over the song in 1985, claiming it borrowed too heavily from his "You Need Love," and Zeppelin reached an agreement with him, with Dixon using the money he received to set up a program that provided musical instruments for schools. A cornerstone of heavy rock, the tune -- which was the theme song for the long-running British countdown show "Top of the Pops" in the 1970s and '80s -- has been covered by dozens of artists over the years, from Tina Turner and Ben Harper to Prince, Slash, Leona Lewis, Train's Pat Monahan, the London Symphony Orchestra and Jane's Addiction.

Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.

Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610709/adam-lamberts-whole-lotta-love-story-behind-cover.jhtml

Amanda Marcum Amanda Peet Amanda Righetti Amanda Swisten Amber Arbucci Amber Brkich Amber Heard Amber Valletta America Ferrera Amerie Amy Cobb Amy Smart Ana Beatriz Barros Ana Hickmann Ana Ivanovi

Photos | Drake, Nicki Minaj, Usher And More At Hot 97 2010 Summer Jam

Ben Affleck To Direct ?Argo?

Ben Affleck isn’t going to run for office, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost interest in politics. Today it was announced that the actor has been tapped to direct the new political triller, ‘Argo’. A true story of a CIA … Continue reading

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/02/04/ben-affleck-to-direct-argo/

Cat Power Catherine Bell Chandra West Charisma Carpenter Charli Baltimore Charlies Angels Charlize Theron Chelsea Handler Cheryl Burke China Chow Chloë Sevigny Christina Aguilera Christina Applegate Christina DaRe Christina Milian

Britney Spears, Ke$ha, And Jordin Sparks Do The Wango Tango

Well, I don’t know if the three singers actually did a dance called the Wango Tango (although I bet it’d be fun to watch whatever wacky version of the tango that would be), but all three did attend KIIS FM’s … Continue reading

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/05/15/britney-spears-kesha-jordin-sparks-kiis-fm-wango-tango-concert/

Avril Lavigne Bali Rodriguez Bar Refaeli Beyoncé Bianca Kajlich Bijou Phillips Blake Lively Blu Cantrell Bonnie Jill Laflin Bridget Moynahan Britney Spears Brittany Daniel Brittany Lee Brittany Murphy Brittany Snow

Sarah Palin And Donald Trump Go For Dinner

Well here’s an interesting couple!  Sarah Palin and Donald Trump were photographed going out for dinner in Manhattan today after they met in Trump?s New York apartment. Sarah Palin is currently on her ?One Nation? bus tour and she and … Continue reading

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/05/31/sarah-palin-and-donald-trump-go-for-dinner/

Deanna Russo Denise Richards Desiree Dymond Diane Kruger Dido Diora Baird Dita Von Teese Dominique Swain Donna Feldman Drea de Matteo Drew Barrymore Ehrinn Cummings Elena Lyons Elisabeth Röhm Elisha Cuthbert

Love It Or Hate It With Ellen Pompeo

I don?t normally think of Ellen Pompeo when I think of celebrity fashionista?s but the more I see her out the more I really love her casual style. I think Jennifer Garner could learn a thing or two from Ellen?s … Continue reading

Source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/2011/07/14/love-it-or-hate-it-with-ellen-pompeo/

Busy Philipps Cameron Diaz Cameron Richardson Camilla Belle Carla Campbell Carla Gugino Carmen Electra Carol Grow Carrie Underwood Cat Power Catherine Bell Chandra West Charisma Carpenter Charli Baltimore Charlies Angels