Go Missy Go!!!

The ARIA Award Nominees have been announced and it is all about Missy Higgins and Ben Lee. How good will their combined gig at the Music Bowl be?!?! Bring it on! Lets hope it's a lovely starry night...it won't get any better than that.

I am also quite chuffed to see that Sarah Blasko is up for a few awards too! Her album ‘The Overture & the Underscore’ is one of the most under-rated Australian albums of the year, in my opinion.

I am also pleased with the nominations of Thirsty Merc, Evermore. Keith Urban and Little Birdy. It's about bloody time Urban's own country started to aknowledge his fantastic work. It should make for a good awards show! Can’t wait to hear who is performing and also who will be presenting. Apparently Rove McManus has decided not to host this year…please NOT EDDIE!!!

The new Bon Jovi album ‘Have A Nice Day’ is classic old school Bon Jovi. Fans will love it. And people that pretend that they are too cool to be Bon Jovi fans will secretly go off to it in their cars, in their bathrooms or in front of the mirror in their bedrooms - but deny they like it. Let’s hope that they add Australia to their recently announced tour! It is only North America at this stage.

We must all congratulate Britney Spears on the birth of a health baby boy, no name yet. But I do hear they were considering several U.S. states as possible names…As per Britney’s wishes the baby was born caesarean to avoid too much pain. Hello! Giving birth is a painful process (I hear), I’m sure that a caesarean is not exactly the most pleasant experience known to man kind either…but to each their own. Hopefully now that the little one has popped out she might start work on a new album!?! Fingers crossed….I won’t hold my breath though.

In other news rumour has it the The Pussycat Dolls will be here in November to promote their album ‘PCD’, which features ‘Don’t Cha’. How addictive is that song! They are so the new Spice Girls…like totally! :0) I wonder if they will launch their make up range or a Pussycat Dolls Lounge in Oz, as they have in L.A.? One can only hope.

John Mayer has a new project...The John Mayer Trio. The trio are a bluesy, rock outfit and are recording their live shows this month at the House of Blues in Chicago for a DVD due for release in November. Should be interesting. What is with the Trio??? I gues it works for John Butler...

I must comment onthe exit of Chris and Tarni from Australian Idol, and placing of Millie in the bottom 3! Hello people?!? Are you watching the same show as me? Why is Laura still there??? Granted, Tarni, Millie and Chris have all performed better than what they did on Sunday, but they are all far superior to Laura! For shame!

Eagerly awaiting the following albums:-
Nickelback – ‘All The Right Reasons’
Pete Murray – ‘See The Sun’
Franz Ferdinand – ‘You Could Have It So Much…’
Alex Lloyd – ‘Alex Lloyd’
Shannon Noll – ‘Lift’
Robbie Williams – ‘Intensive Care’

As promised, I will comment on the Institute album, with Gavin Rossdale from Bush on vocals: It is crap, don’t bother…it is however many minutes of your life that you will never get back. It would be better to play an old Bush record that you know you will enjoy.

I will have much to report next time as I am off to see Bernard Fanning (from Powderfinger) perform his new solo material; End Of Fashion; Wednesday 13 (goth/halloween band) and to the Footy Show Grand Final (that will feature the Black Eyed Peas and Shannon Noll) and the Black Eyed Peas in the next week and a half, will let you know how they all go.

Bye!

Pop Princess xo