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July 26, 2006

NSync's Lance Bass come out of the closet

In the upcoming issue of People Magazine (On stands Friday) Lance Bass, of boy band NSync, admits to being gay.

 "I didn’t know: Could that be the end of ’N Sync? So I had that weight on me of like, ‘Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it's bad.' So I just never did," he says speaking about his sexual orientation for the first time with PEOPLE.
While he tells PEOPLE that it was a decision years in the making, he says he is finlly relieved to have the truth out in the open.

Bass' admission ends years of rumors and speculation about the stars sexual orientation.  Many of the groups fans have responded with comments like "We all knew already." or "It's about time."

The moral?  Just be yourself, don't be afraid to be who you are... you'll always have support.

 

Read the full article HERE


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The 25 biggest wusses ever by Blender Magazine

Judging from the title of this entry, you know what this is all about...Blender Magazine charted the 25 biggest wusses ever in music and here are the top 10 out of the 25...

10.  Hilary Duff
9.  Chris Martin of Coldplay
8.  Babyface
7.  Rascal Flatts
6.  Kenny G.
5.  Peter Cetera
4.  Boyz II Men
3.  Dan Fogelberg
2.  Nick Lachey

Annnnnnnd...the number one musical wuss ever by the fine folks at Blender Magazine issssss....drumroll please...

James Taylor.

That's right...the father of the sensitive singer-songwriter.

Because I do somewhat disagree with about 50% of the full list, I'm gonna challenge you to this...

I'd like to know who you think the ten biggest wusses are in music and with all ten, you better be able to back it up with substance.  E-mail it to musiqtone@musiqtone.com.


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July 24, 2006

Rolling Stones lead mid-year tour figures

For what probably is the fifth or sixth straight year in a row, old people rule and when I mean old people, they are in the form of the Rolling Stones, who despite their age is still quite relevant in the 21st century.

Mick Jagger and company have grossed over $140 million in ticket receipts starting from Nov. 1, 2005 to mid-May with their Bigger Bang tour.  Big bang indeed.  They doubled their younger compadres U2, who came in second with $73 million, but would have grossed more if some of their tour dates were not cancelled.  The cancelled tour dates have been rescheduled for later this year. 

Bon Jovi is the third-highest-grossing act for the period, reporting more than $65 million and 866,873 in attendance, selling out 54 of 57 shows. Rounding out the top 10 are Billy Joel ($47.4 million), Cirque du Soleil's Delirium ($38.7 million), Aerosmith ($35 million), Coldplay ($29 million), Luis Miguel ($25 million), Trans Siberian Orchestra ($24 million), and Paul McCartney ($17.6 million).

And what did Rolling Stone say about this being a bad year for tours?  Then again notice that vaunted tours like Mariah Carey and Ashlee Simpson are not even in the top ten.  Once again, it's the old dogs up to new tricks.
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Los Lonely BUSTED!

So how do you celebrate releasing your band's sophomore effort?  You have your bassist busted for having drugs and then roughing someone up.  And I'll leave the professionals at the Associated Press to tell the story of how one of the Garza boys got a one-way ticket to the slammer...

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Justin busts rep with confession

Honestly, I am not at the least bit surprised about this, I'm just surprised it's taken this long to 'fess up about it.  Justin Timberlake has kept his image polished so that daughters can take him home to their mothers but with this confession, you can throw his PG image out the window.

"I've done way too many drugs," he told Britain's Observer Music Monthly magazine. "I'm just like everyone else, I get completely plastered. I've done my fair share of drugs and I've been caught with my pants down. I just try and make sure there are no cameras around."

If you're scoring at home that's Media-2 and the former 'NSYNC- 0...that is if you count the tabloids and paparazzi going berserk over the appearance of astronaut wanna-be Lance Bass popping up and enjoying a gay club/bar.

-The A-Train


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