Joss Stone

Here are some photos from a recent photo shoot Joss did. I like the black and white photos.

Here is what looks like the official video from the Borders appearance of Joss Stone in Ann Arbor. I am not sure why this never made it to the borders site.

Here is a video of her cd shopping at Borders and recommending Cds.

Joss does a journal on her webpage. She hadn’t posted since May, so I was surprised to find that she had posted a new entry.

Here is a portion of it.

I’m now in South Africa after being in Devon for 3 days! nice.

it was beyond lovely to just be home for a bit see my mum and my brothers the eldest is having a baby soon with new wifey, so all is well in sunny England.

I’m in Africa for the live earth concert, it gonna be amazing to watch just from a pure music point of view but also because i think its really gonna help us all. this isn’t a charity that is just direct to a certain group of people this is to save the earth which in turn saves us, because apparently so I’m learning we are the ones killing it . every single last one of us, We don’t have to completely change how we live we just have to be More thoughtful, simple things like turning off the lights when u leave a room , not leaving the tap running, recycling ur rubbish , and hey if you’ve got a spare couple minutes go plant a tree .”

It looks like Joss is going to be an Aunt. How exciting. I bet she will be a fun Aunt. To read the whole entry, visit her webpage

According to an article on CNN Money, Joss will appear on CMT Crossroads this fall with LeAnn Rimes. The performance is scheduled for this fall, I will let you know when a date is released.

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I found some really cute pictures of Joss from a photo shoot she did in Johannesburg for Live Earth. Here are a few of those pictures. I really like her hair straight. What do you guys think of her lastest hair style?

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I found video clips of Joss discussing every song on her lastest album as a part of VH1’s Album Autopsy.

You should definitely check it out.

Did you know

Joss’s real name is Joscelyn Eve Stoker
She is the third of four children born to Richard and Wendy Stoker: Daniel, Lucie, and Harry.
Joss is Dyslexic
She owns two dogs Missy, a Rottweiler, and Dusty, a Poodle, named after Dusty Springfield.
She was chosen “World’s Best Celebrity Dog Owner” in 2005 by the readers of two US dog magazines.
Below is a photo of her with Dusty taken this year.

Facts Source IMDB.com

In an interview with the South African Sunday Times, Joss commented about her performance at Live Earth 2007. She was really impressed by the other performers. Stone said: “Everyone on that stage was jamming. We were all having such a good time. The energy was good, the crowd was good.”

In addition to singing solo , Joss also sang with Angelique Kidjo. Stone said: “Singing with Angelique was amazing — she’s so much fun to perform with.”

You can watch the full interview here

(Joss sings with Angelique on the album Djin Djin, look for a review here next week)

Joss is coming out with an Influences album that will be available at Target Stores on July 17th.

The cd will be a collection of songs from her favorite artists, highlighting songs that impacted her writing or career. The songs are handpicked by Joss with liner notes written by Joss about each song.
On the press release Joss stated ““I like real singers, not just a pretty girl dancing around or a bunch of good-looking boys,” “For me, it’s all about the voice. That’s why I go back to these kinds of artists. The classic soul singers and the people working today who’ve taken to heart what they did – I feel their energy so deeply, and they inspire me to be real.””

Track Listing For Joss Stone - Influences
1. “Please, Please, Please” James Brown
2. “I Can’t Stand The Rain” Ann Peebles
3. “Never Too Much” Luther Vandross
4. “No Diggity” Blackstreet
5. “Devil’s Pie” D’Angelo
6. “Lovin’ You” Minnie Riperton
7. “I’ve Got Love On My Mind” Natalie Cole
8. “Put Your Records On” Corinne Bailey Rae
9. “Me And Mrs. Jones” Billy Paul
10. “Let’s Stay Together” Al Green
11. “I Only Want To Be With You” Dusty Springfield
12. “Ain’t No Way” Aretha Franklin

This definitely sounds like an album to check out

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At 11:30pm EST,on July 7, 2007 Joss took the stage in Johannesburg, South Africa. She wore a floral halter dress, her hair was straightened , and she was barefoot of course.
She came out and the crowd that had been waiting used and she said asked why no one was clapping or clicking , the crowd started applauding.
She opened with “Girl the won’t believe it” from Introducing Joss Stone and then she then sang “Headturner” and “Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now”.

Joss definitely enjoyed herself, dancing and interacting with the crowd.

She then continued on with “Music”, which she calls her love letter to music.

The next song she dedicated to the lads. She told them it if she could tell them anything it would be to say something, anything. She then broke into ” Tell Me About It”.

She closed with “Right to be Wrong” from Mind, Body and Soul . This is a much slower song then the others, so it slowed down the mood, Joss sang it beautifully. Towards the end the crowd started clapping and embarrassed her. She did a few improvisions and runs at the end of the song.
I was really impressed by her performance, she did a bunch of the songs off her new album, not just the one usual one or two. It was the first time seeing her perform “Tell Me About It” and “Headturner”. I feel as thought the inclusion of “Right to be Wrong” might have been a jab at the press, who haven’t been to kind to Joss lately.

Here is video I found.

Thanks to msn.com for airing the show

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Don’t forget Joss will be performing live at the Live Earth Concert Today in South Africa. You can watch the concert live here.

Here is a photo of Joss with Angelique Kidjo at the press conference for the Concert.

Photo Courtesy of ArtsBeat

I found these pictures from 2004 when Joss did her first gig in at Exeter University in Devon, her hometown.

You can also watch an interview she did before this gig. Its interesting to see that her personality and mannerisms haven’t changed at all.

I had seen a picture earlier this week of Joss with a tattoo, but was unable to confirm if it was real. Thanks to http://inkedtalk.com/. I was able to get confirmation that the tattoo is real.
The tattoo is of a flower and it is behind her left ear. I will let you know if I can find out the significance of the tattoo

Photos of Joss when she got her tattoo

Joss has another tattoo on her ankle

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Joss has teamed up with PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) to create a Public Service Announcement. The ad features Joss with a Chicken and says “I’m a singer, songwriter, a performer, and a human being accepting of all sizes, shapes, colors, and species.” “I’m Joss Stone and I’m a Vegetarian”. See the full ad here

Joss who has been a vegetarian her entire life, was named world’s sexist vegetarian in 2005 by a Peta Poll.

In an interview with Peta, she stated ” I was born a vegetarian. I wanted to do the shoot because I feel there is no need to cause another living thing pain or harm. There are so many other things we can eat. I have never eaten meat in my life, and I’m 5 foot 10 and not exactly wasting away.”

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