PUSSY RIOTING: Girl Group Pussy Riot Sentenced To Jail, Canadian Immigration Papers Questioned

A judge sentenced three members of Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot to two years in jail on Friday for staging a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a church, an act the judge called “blasphemous.”

Judge Marina Syrova found the women guilty of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, describing them as blasphemers who had deliberately offended Russian Orthodox believers by storming the altar of Moscow’s main cathedral in February to belt out a song deriding Mr. Putin.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Marina Alyokhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, stood watching in handcuffs in a glass courtroom cage.

A parallel theme in the Pussy Riot case has been the Canadian connection to one of its members and concerns that such link has been used by the authorities to portray the band as being disloyal.

There are conflicting accounts about whether Ms. Tolokonnikova is a Canadian permanent resident.

Her husband, Pyotr Verzilov, who went to high school in Canada, has dual citizenship.

Mr. Verzilov has told CBC that Ms. Tolokonnikova has Canadian residency status

More at The Globe and Mail

Beyonce on Anderson Cooper talking about World Humanitarian Day

Beyonce and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos sat down with Anderson Cooper to discuss World Humanitarian Day on Sunday August 19th 2012.

Media News: Gabby Douglas does David Letterman Show with the rest of the FAB FIVE

Gabby and the FAB FIVE did the Letterman show last nite. Didn't they all look good??
In a clip from the appearance, Letterman quizzed the team on which Olympic sport they would have competed in if they were not gymnasts. "Track," Gabby replies,then suggesting she could give Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt a run for his money and his gold medal. LOL!  Below is the interview.

TODAY: KISS 92.5FM Wham Bam Concert!

At Today's concert. I will bring you the red carpet interviews. This is a FIRST for Kiss 92.5FM and HipHossip has been invited. Below are the music celebrities who are performing and walking the carpet. Wham Bam is the station's annual Summer concert and has been known to bring the biggest music acts from around the globe. Below are the set times.

Follow me and KJ @HipHossip on Twitter. We'll be tweeting from that red carpet and show. There will be a LIVESTREAM behind the scenes and we will be there. Make sure you log on here to watch Devo Brown and Taylor Kaye host that red carpet at 4pm.

Doors: 4:30pm

Cher Lloyd: 5:20pm

The Ready Set: 5:55pm

Owl City: 6:30pm

Conor Maynard: 6:55pm

Karmin: 7:35pm

B.o.B: 8:25pm

Carly Rae Jepsen: 9:15pm

The Wanted: 10:15pm

Kim Kardashian makes her DEBUT in Yeezy's video

 

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has landed a cameo in her rapper boyfriend Kanye West’s new video with DJ Khaled and Rick Ross.

The promo for I Wish You Would incorporates part of West's track Way Too Cold, in which he declares his love for Kardashian and pokes fun at her estranged husband, basketball player Kris Humphries.

Also making reference to his pal Jay-Z, the co-owner of Humphries' basketball team, the newly-named Brooklyn Nets, West raps, "And I admit I fell in love with Kim... 'Round the same time she fell in love with him (Humphries)... That's cool, babygirl, do your thing... Lucky I ain't had Jay drop him from the team."

And it appears the Keeping Up with the Kardashians beauty has no problem with West's lyrics about her ex after filming a brief feature for the video.

Kardashian is seen for a split-second in a dark underground tunnel scene, wearing a hooded outfit and smiling while her boyfriend's arm is draped around her neck.

Way Too Cold is one of two songs West has written about Kardashian - he recently confirmed speculation his new tune Perfect B**ch was also inspired by his new love.

Kardashian split from Humphries last year after just 72 days of marriage.

I love these two and can't wait to see them again. Looks like Evelyn Lozada and Chad Johnson have the new record of 41 days of marriage now.

Breaking News: Bobby Brown in REHAB again! Wants to END all addiction issues

MsKemi and Bobby Brown on the set of his old Bravo reality show "Being Bobby Brown"

Wenn reports that Bobby Brown is in rehab in a bid to beat his addiction issues once and for all.

Alicia Etheridge, the soul singer's new wife, has confirmed reports suggesting the My Prerogative singer is seeking treatment.

He wed Etheridge, who is also his manager, in Hawaii in June.

Brown has tackled multiple addiction issues in his life, but reports suggest his rehab stint is related to ongoing alcohol issues. He was arrested for drunk driving in March, a month after his ex-wife Whitney Houston died.

Media News: Gabby Douglas does Jay Leno Show

Olympic champion Gabby Douglas basked in the "Tonight" spotlight and the admiration of fellow guest Michelle Obama, but the teenage gymnast already is thinking ahead to 2016.

Host Jay Leno, who noted that Douglas' last name was an anagram for "USA gold," asked Monday if she intended to compete in the next Summer Games, in Rio de Janeiro.

"Oh, definitely," she replied.

The 16-year-old looked like a winner, dressed in a gold metallic skirt and a fitted, black motorcycle jacket. Her hair, worn in a utilitarian bun during the Olympics, was gathered in a chic ponytail.

Her best accessory were the two gold medals she carried onstage, handing one to Leno and the other to Mrs. Obama for closer inspection. Read the rest here.

Breaking News: Canada's Got Talent will NOT be Returning for Season 2

Canada's Got Talent will not be returning for Season 2. Statement on @CGTCitytv was released to #MsKemi @HipHossip. READ below:

“After careful consideration of all factors, including the current economic climate, Citytv has ref
ocused its programming strategy and will not be producing Canada’s Got Talent for the 2012-13 season. Citytv remains extremely proud of Canada’s Got Talent and the national platform it provided to showcase our diverse and eclectic homegrown talent from across the country.” Scott Moore, President, Broadcast, Rogers Media on Canada’s Got Talent. 

I must admit, I love the show, Dina hosted well and Meesha's hair was the highlight of that show for me on every episode. I was invited by my friends at Rogers to the September 2011 auditions in Toronto and I had a full day of fun. Some of those videos will be coming soon on my #HipHossip5 hashtag 5th year anniversary segment. Hey, the economy is just bad everywhere. CTV, had to drop Canadian Idol in 2008 as well. I guess talent shows still don't have these numbers in Canada. More advertisers are needed and the music industry needs to be more involved in a lot more of these reality talent shows involving music.

Good Luck to all the contestants last year and the Winners Dance Group Sagkeen's Finest

Canadian Boy gives medal to Canadian Olympic relay team

Boy gives medal to Canadian Olympic relay team | London 2012 Team Canada | London 2012 | Toronto Sun:

#HIPHOSSIP5: HOW THE JOURNEY BEGAN FOR THE CANADIAN OLYMPIC TEAM.

On the Aug 10th, 2012 front page of the Toronto Sun: The GTA's Diana Matheson was waving the flag after scoring the Olympic bronze medal-winning goal for Canada in women's soccer. It was not all like this COVER earlier this week with the SOCCER GATE going on and more issues with the Canadian Olympic team. The cover of the Sun clearly said "Canada needs a hug." Canadian athletes, Despiate, Whitfield and Sinclair were all burned. The whole country needed a hug. Now they have rose from the ashes and brought home a few medals bit only Rosie's gold.

Before they left, I got to meet some members of the Olympic team at their send off block party but before that the torch bearers for Canada were the ones that started the process of giving Team Canada's support I will introduce you three special torchbearers who are exceptional Canadians pursuing their passion. Samsung Canada made that happen for them.

Michael Joseph Bruni  and Jamie Piekarz 

A campaign called #Pursueyourpassion was launched on twitter and these three individuals pursued theirs. They are Jamie Piekarz, Michael Joseph Bruni and Joel Lightman. The three carried the torch to the UK and participated in the torch relay in Edinburgh.

BEYONCE RECORDS THE WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY SONG FOR AUGUST 19TH 2012

AC was on hand when Beyonce went to the United Nations HQ in NYC to record her new song "I was here" to support World Humanitarian Day next Sunday August 19th 2012. First she addressed some world leaders then a change of outfit for the filming of the song as seen above. Beyonce urges everyone to do something humanly possible for another person on that day. Be a Humanitarian.

#HIPHOSSIP5: THE TRAYVON MARTIN RALLY AND NOW A GRAPHIC DEATH PICTURE RELEASED?

The body of Trayvon Martin in the dark

The Trayvon Martin case has become somewhat of a ridicule in the media. Now the Prosecutor has released the boy's death picture in the dark in what is in front of a neighbors house. Is this kid going to get any justice with the Angela Corey courtroom fiasco. That Prosecutor can't be trusted after that other case where she locked up the black woman standing her ground for 20 years. I held the first ever and only rally outside the United States here in Toronto, Canada.

I spoke to Paul and Carol Mott on their famous Canadian talk show 3/26/12 about the Trayvon Martin case in Sanford, Florida.
http://www.themotts.ca/shows/20120326.mp3

I spoke on 3/29/12 on the John Moore Radio show on Newstalk 1010 on the Trayvon Martin case
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qbhBQGhyiso

MsKemi presents

#TORONTO4TRAYVON MARCH TO BE HELD IN FRONT OF TORONTO CITY HALL SATURDAY MARCH 31ST 2012, 7pm

What: Citizens of Toronto Canada to rally for Trayvon Martin

Who: "MsKemi" (Crime Victim Advocate) Dewitt Lee (Former Mayoral candidate) Both black community leaders 

Where: In front of Toronto City Hall for speeches and then we march to the United States Embassy on University Avenue 

Earth Hour (8.30pm) where glow sticks will be lit and placed in a formation of a "T" and "M"

When: Saturday March 31st 2012 at 7pm. 

“Toronto, Canada became the FIRST city outside the United States to weigh in on the Trayvon Martin case. The rally was successful and was covered on several media outlets.”….Global TV

Global TV News Toronto, intv on 3/29 and 3/31/12 with Anthony Robart

http://www.globalnews.ca/video/shooting+portests+move+north/video.html?v=2218170599

The Miami Herald 3/31/12

In Canada, members of Occupy Toronto and others have promised to gather in front of Toronto City Hall at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, holding glow sticks as they march to the U.S. Embassy. The rally is aimed at “giving the Martin family support and solidarity, as well as repealing vigilante laws,” said Co-organizer MsKemi 

‘THIS IS HISTORY’

“We don’t know the family, and they don’t know us. But they need to know that Canada is here for them,’’ Omololu-Olunloyo said. “This is way passed hoodies, Skittles and iced tea. It’s history. We don’t want another Trayvon waiting in the wings.”

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/30/2723783/world-is-watching-protests-over.html#storylink=omni_popular#storylink=cpy

March 31^st 2012 CityNews Top stories

Activist Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo and Torontonians rally at Nathan Phillips Square in support of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/videos/197294

Torontonians at the Rally signed a huge card that was sent to the Martin family in Sanford. Florida. At Earth Hour 8.30pm 3/31/12 Keeping the Light on for Trayvon in front of the US embassy

#HIPHOSSIP5: SAD DAY AS MUSIC FAN COLLAPSES AND DIES AT A CONCERT STAGE IN TORONTO. R.I.P TAYLOR NESSETH.

On Sunday July 15th 2012, a 19-year-old London woman died at an outdoor concert in Toronto had been looking forward to the trip for months, her father says.

Taylor Nesseth had crossed off the days on her bedroom calendar leading up to the Vans Warped Tour and had a money jar in her room labelled "For The Best Day Ever," her dad, Tim Nesseth, said Monday.

"She babysat the neighbours' kids and saved every little nickel."

Nesseth travelled to Toronto with her girlfriend and a group of friends from school. They planned to spend Sunday at the Warped Tour at the Molson Amphitheatre before taking off for a camping trip. It was the first trip Taylor had taken away from home without her family, her father said.

"We were a little scared, but she assured us she'd be OK."

Nesseth collapsed near the stage about 12:40 p.m. I WAS IN THIS AREA WHEN IT HAPPENED AS I WAS COVERING THE SHOW. 

She was so excited to see Breaching Vista, an upcoming rock group and it's the fans that make these singers. They responded to her and these responses on twitter matter to fans and also the RT's.  Now look what developed later below on the day of the concert. Breaching Vista wrote a condolence message telling everyone they were honored to have her as a fan.

Friends and other spectators tried to revive her until paramedics arrived, but none of their frantic efforts were enough to restart her heart after she was found without any vital signs.

Tim Nesseth said the family is waiting for the autopsy results to find how she died, but said the preliminary results determined it wasn't her heart. He also said she didn't have any pre-existing medical conditions that her family was aware of.

Sunday was a very hot and humid day and much of the crowd was under the sun for hours during the outdoor show.

Toronto police said foul play isn't suspected.

Tim Nesseth said Taylor's family is still trying to come to grips with the news. Taylor's death will leave a huge hole in the hearts of many people, he said, describing her as a "beautiful, caring, and intelligent girl who knew her own mind."

A woman who knew Taylor Nesseth for years said she and her kids are stunned and distraught by the loss.

"My daughters went to school with Taylor from kindergarten on at White Oaks public school and I can't believe it's true," Lorelei Petrie said.

"I was hoping it wasn't. She always used to greet my daughters when they were all so small (and continued over the years) with her arms wide open and they would run up and get their 'Taylor Hugs.' My oldest daughter is the same age as Taylor and I can't imagine the pain Taylor's family is going through. I can't believe there will be no more Taylor Hugs.' "

Another friend said Nesseth was a beacon of happiness.

"I've known Taylor ever since Grade 7," Amal Jama said. "She was probably the happiest person I knew. Although I didn't know her very well, I knew her enough to know that she was a great person and her death has had an impact on me."

Others poured their feelings out on social media sites, as one friend did on a Tumblr page:

• "I can't believe you're gone. All those incredible times we had with Amanda, riding the bus with you daily.
• "You were by far one of the sweetest girls I've ever got the pleasure of knowing.
• "I absolutely adore you and I'm gonna miss you so much.
• "I'm honestly so speechless.
• "Everybody's talking about you 'cause of what happened at Warped Tour (Sunday).
• "You'll never be forgotten, by friends and strangers.
• "Who could forget you?
• "Rest In Sweet Peace, darling."

KJ at the media working area when we go to concerts

And....I did not know Taylor personally, but she died inches from my feet on that very HOT Sunday.  The front of the stage is where KJ and I are usually situated at most concerts when we are working and it's also known as the spot for the die-hard fans who pay a lot or stand in long lines or camp out to get there. It was a very tragic situation. Very truly sad when I saw her last tweets. After Taylor's death, I was so distraught and tired that the next nite when I started blogging stories, the Danzig shooting happened Monday 16th and the blog has been idle since. As a Victims Advocate, I have been in 22 interviews and so much crime reporting.

R.I.P Taylor Nesseth....A TRUE FAN. You will never be forgotten here.

--MsKemi @HipHossip

With files from London Free Press

MEDIA NEWS: Time, CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria over alleged plagiarism

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Hatebreed V. CNN: Band Takes Issue With Sikh Temple Shooting Article, Gets Retraction

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50 Cent On Snoop Lion's New Persona: 'I Don't Know How His Little League Team's Parents Will Feel'

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Austin Chapman, Deaf Man, Introduced To Wonderful World Of Music By Reddit Users

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DEADMAU5 TAKING A BREAK FROM THE MUSIC BIZ?

Deadmau5 and #MsKemi at the 40th Juno red carpet 2011

Deadmau5 and KJ at the 39th Juno red carpet 2010

He was just here at Toronto's Veld Music festival. DJ Deadmau5 has decided to take a break from music because he has been feeling "pretty miserable" and needs some "quiet time".

The house music star, real name Joel Thomas Zimmerman, explained his planned hiatus to fans in a post on his Tumblr.com blog, insisting he won't be cancelling any planned shows but he won't be performing again anytime soon.

He writes, "I'm going to unplug for a wee bit. Which doesn't mean I'm cancelling any upcoming shows or anything, I'm just gunna (sic) slam on the breaks for a bit and force myself to endure some quiet time. In that time, obviously the gears will still be moving, I'll still be writing, and the releases will still come out...

"I got a lot of work to do on some stuff. So, best I just chill the f**k out a bit and just get it done, and get it done right...

"Then our regularly scheduled program shall continue. But yeah, I'm basically pretty miserable right now and need to pull the f--- back and figure out whatever the f--- it is I do."

Deadmau5 has regular shows across Europe and North America running up until September 22, when he finishes his stint with a gig in Las Vegas.

COUNTRY SINGER RANDY TRAVIS FINALLY RELEASED FROM JAIL.

Country Singer Randy Travis is pictured in this booking photo supplied by Grayson County Texas Sheriff's office. Grayson County Texas Sheriff's office/Handout

Country star Randy Travis has left jail in borrowed clothes following his naked arrest. The Honky Tonk Moon hitmaker was held by cops after he crashed his car in a construction area in North Texas on Tuesday.

He was allegedly found naked at the scene and lying on a stretch of roadway, and was given a shirt to wear for his mug shot.

An acquaintance posted the star's $21,500 bail on Wednesday, allowing a bare-footed Travis to leave Grayson County jail in Sherman, Texas in a light blue prison uniform made of paper and an orange baseball cap.

The singer was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and felony retaliation after he allegedly threatened to shoot dead the officers working the case.

AMY WINEHOUSE'S EX BLAKE FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE!

Wenn reports Amy Whinehouse's ex-husband is reportedly fighting for his life following a suspected drink and drugs binge.

Blake Fielder-Civil, who married singer Winehouse in Miami, Florida, in 2007, was found choking on his own vomit in bed by Sarah Aspin, the mother of his 15-month-old son Jack, and hospitalized in Yorkshire, England, according to multiple reports.

Doctors put him on a life support machine after he allegedly swallowed his tongue and suffered multi-organ failure.

Aspin tells Britain's The Sun newspaper, "The doctors don't know the prognosis and put him in a coma to help him. I'm praying he'll survive but I'm having to prepare myself that he may never wake up."

Fielder-Civil, whose pop star ex-wife Winehouse passed away almost exactly a year ago, has battled a heroin addiction, and confessed to introducing his ex-wife to crack cocaine and heroin in an explosive 2008 interview.

He met Aspin in rehab.

She tells The Sun Fielder-Civil had been doing well and the couple was making plans to wed, but she fears he relapsed after meeting a friend last week.

She adds, "He’s never really been a drinker, but when he got home with this friend, he was slurring his words and staggering. I thought he was on something. I was very angry because he’d been doing so well."

ALEXIS ON FIRE ANNOUNCES FINAL FAREWELL TOUR.

The Canadian Press reports that a year after a rocky breakup, Alexisonfire has announced plans for a farewell tour.

The Juno Award-winning post-hardcore rockers from St. Catharines, Ont., will launch the reunion trek at London's 02 Academy on Dec. 3, according to a graphic posted to the group's official website.

From there, the group will play two shows in Australia before hitting Canada for gigs in Edmonton, Calgary and Montreal.

The tour will wrap with a pair of dates at Toronto's Sound Academy on Dec. 26 and 27.

The quintet announced their split last August in a blog post, in which singer George Pettit said the breakup was necessary but "not really" amicable.

He added that fellow singer Dallas Green had informed the rest of the group that he wanted to focus on his Juno-winning City and Colour solo project, and the band decided to dissolve soon afterward.

A rep for Alexisonfire confirmed recently that the band's full lineup was expected to take part in the reunion.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: WHITNEY HOUSTON WOULD HAVE BEEN 49 TODAY AUGUST 9TH.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model.

So glad I got to meet my friend Whitney Houston who would have been 49 today. Happy Birthday in the HEAVENS! I remember when Bobby and Whitney invited me to come on the set of their reality show in Atlanta. "Being Bobby Brown" was shot locally and I spent so much time on that set with them seeing their real personalities. Some of the last pics before the show wrapped up are embedded in my collage above where people always told me in the 90's I looked like Whitney! 

Miss u Whitney! Her new movie "Sparkle" is an upcoming American musical film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Stage 6 Films, set for release on August 17, 2012 release by TriStar Pictures--#MsKemi @HipHossip on Twitter

CORPORATE THUG: YOUNG JEEZY NAMED SENIOR VP A&R FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS.

Young Jeezy and #MsKemi outside the Hot 107.9FM Atlanta Summer Jam in 2004

I found him on the streets of Atlanta hawking CD's from the car trunk at a Hot 107.9FM concert. Always a hustler dying to make it in the business of music. I never gave up on Young Jeezy. He would sell T-shirts, demos and anything possible to make that $$. See me rocking my Jeezy shirt below. I have now preserved it in the hall of collectibles.

#MsKemi rocking a Young Jeezy t-shirt seen here with Atlanta female rapper Shyne and a friend in 2004 

I woke up to hear that Sno had just been named senior vice president of A&R at Atlantic Records, and this morning those rumors were confirmed by the rapper himself.

He tweeted a message that was also retweeted by Atlantic -- by saying "From the streets to the Boardroom. SVP of A&R at Atlantic Records I am. Let's Get it!" That tweet has since been deleted and replaced with the MTV phrase he was describes as "Corporate Thug" 

Jeezy's latest album, "TM103: Hustlaz Ambition," came out last December on Def Jam and he was in Canada earlier this year to tour in what became a string of concerts marred with shootings by wannabe Canadian THUGS. Jeezy does not subscribe to that kind of foolishness and violence. Music is music and Shyt is REAL. Stop the violence is all he preaches.

Congrats to Jay Wayne Jenkins aka Corporate thug Young Jeezy. Now let me see you make that money and exceed Jay-Z's earnings. Young Jeezy is a father to one son above and a community Philantropist who always gives back to the community. Every back to school season on a normal day, you will see him giving kids backpacks and school supplies all over Atlanta--MsKemi @HipHossip on Twitter