Joss Stone

Joss appeared yesterday at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The benefit raised money for the Prince’s Trust, which aims to help young people who are labeled “hoodies” for not having jobs, education or training. The show paired fashion designers with celebrities. Joss was paired with Calvin Klein.

Joss looked very elegant on the red carpet with her hair up in a bun and very simple make up and jewelry. She wore a pink dress that is much more form fitting then her usual choice of dresses. She wore strappy sandles, that I am sure she took off once she had the chance.

Joss also performed at the show and once I am able to find a video of this, I will post.

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Joss has made a decision to represent herself after a string of bad luck with managers.

Last week Joss came out and said “”I’m never having a manager ever again. I’ve had four in the past five years and I hate them all.”

Since then there has been backlash from some of the former managers and as well as the press. Multiple articles have called her a brat and “Mariah Carey wannabee”

In an article in the dailymail former manager Ron Stone states

“If she’s not careful she could derail her career. Joss wants to manage herself but you have to consider her lack of understanding of the challenges in front of her. There’s no way she can make the sophisticated choices demanded because her life experience is so very limited.”

Later on in the article Ron Stone(no relation to Joss) calls Joss a Mariah wannabe. ”

The article continues on with more conversations from different managers.

I really hope Joss is able to overcome all of this bad publicity. She is not the first person to go through multiple managers. Hopefully she will figure things out and get back on track. I think a lot of criticism comes from the fact that she is so young and making these decisions on her own.

Joss appeared at the September 30th audition at Jazziz at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida as a celebrity judge for a new show called The Next Pop Star.
Joss is working along with Pop singer Aubrey O’Day of Danity Kane and Grammy Winning Artist Betty Wright to judge Florida talent for this talent contest which will be aired locally in Florida as well as on the internet beginning in January.

Both Joss and Aubrey have experience in the talent competition field, Aubrey was a contestant and winner on MTV’s making the band.

The judges are in the process of selecting 60 contestants between the ages of 13-25, who will be called back to be on the show. Thirty participants from those called back will earn a spot in the Showcase round of the competition.

According to the Press release” In the Showcases, the contestants will take the stage again to try to “wow” the judges and only the very best will advance to the semifinals. The remaining ten contestants will leave the comfort of the studio behind and “hit the road” for ten days of performances and more challenges that will test their abilities so they can prove they have what it takes to succeed in the music industry.”

From there, two contestants will compete in a live audience competition to be the “The Next Pop Star” with an opportunity to win a contract or cash prize.

More details to come as the show goes into production.

Photo courtesy of Getty Images

EA Sports has announced the soundtrack for its annual NBA release, NBA Live 2008

Aasim - Customer
Cool Kids - 88
Datarock - Fa-Fa-Fa
The Dey - Get the Feeling
DJ Jazzy Jeff ft. CL Smooth - All I Know
DJ Vadim ft. Emo and Syrus - Fear Feats
Dub Pistols ft. Terry Hall - Running From the Thoughts
Eve - Tambourine
The Hives - Well Alright
Kid Beyond - Mothership
KRS-One & Marley Marl - Hip Hop Lives
LCD Soundsystem - Us v Them
Stephen Marley - Hey Baby
Kevin Michael ft. Wyclef Jean - It Don’t Make Any Difference
Mr. J. Medeiros - Silent Earth (Ohmega Watts Remix)
Mark Ronson ft. Tiggers - Toxic
Joss Stone - Tell Me ‘Bout It
Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are
UnkleJam - Love Ya

Joss has gotten together with record executive and Kimora Lee Simmons to launch the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN).

Led by women executives in music, television, film, radio and other forms of entertainment, WEEN is dedicated to supporting, promoting and defending the positive, balanced portrayal of women in entertainment and in society.

The coalition, which is comprised of women of all races and ages, was created in light of recent discussion surrounding the portrayal of women of color in entertainment, specifically in Hip-Hop music.

Source: Allhiphop.com

Joss has designed a wristband to raise money as part of a fundraising initiative from 21st Century Leaders, a non-profit organization that plans to raise $3 million over three years through its “Whatever It Takes” celebrity-designed merchandise. So far, the organization has raised almost $1.5 million to fund “charitable projects in developing countries, and contribute to the protection of the environment and other causes”.

Joss Stone, the Byrds’ Roger McGuinn, Shawn Colvin and Aimee Mann will be on hand Oct. 10 at New York’s Carnegie Hall for a tribute to Elton John. The event is being produced by Michael Dorf, who in recent years has crafted similar events in honor of Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.

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Newcomer Ryan Shaw is scheduled to open for Joss on some of her U.S. tour dates. I had never heard of Ryan, but after visiting his webpage and listening to some of his songs, I think he is a good fit to perform with Joss.
He has a great voice and a soulful vibe. Similar to Joss, his debut album features mostly cover songs. Shaw’s song choices were songs as he puts it were “should have been” hits of the 60’s and 70’s. You can check out a video bio/performance of Shaw below.

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Joss is helping out with the North Devon Gazette and Amigos charity “Design a Christmas Card” competition. Joss will autograph the cards of the winning artists for them to keep.

Joss is also to switch on the Christmas lights in Barnstaple on November 18. The lighting is the culmination of “Amigos month” with the aim of raising as much money as possible for the local charity. As well as sponsoring the education of more than 100 orphans, the team of North Devon volunteers need to raise 25,000 Euros to complete phase one of a new farm training school in Uganda.
Joss is a big supporter of the Amigos Charity.

Joss is no stranger to the needs of Africa, she sang at last the live8 concert and also on the now famous Christmas number one ‘Do they know it’s Christmas time’. Joss said “I think any group of people putting there lives aside to help others deserves support. Amigos is doing just that and doing a really great job of it. There are so many people living in Africa who are hardly living at all. It just seems so unnecessary.”

Read more about her involvment.

Source: Devon 24

Joss, Joss Stone, Amigos, England, Africa

Joss has added a few more U.S. Tour dates.
Wed 09/26/07 Maplewood, MN Myth

Fri 09/28/07 Paradise Islands, BAH The Theater At Atlantis

Sat 09/29/07 Kansas City, MO The Crossroads

Tue 10/02/07 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit

I just bought tickets to the Detroit Show. I’m so excited.

Joss, Joss Stone, concert, Detroit, Michigan

Is Joss Stone engaged or trying to fool the press? I found this photo on Splash Online

Joss, Joss Stone, ring

Joss Stone has joined a campaign to officially have a neighborhood city’s Greenwich Village designated as Little Britain.

Officially recognizing cultural communities throughout the boroughs has been a constant in New York City for decades, with Manhattan now boasting such neighborhoods as Little Italy, Chinatown, Spanish Harlem, Little Brazil, and Koreatown. But despite the number of British residents in New York City, and the large number of travelers between here and the United Kingdom, there is no Little Britain.

The Campaign For Little Britain was started by a group of British residents and businesses located in the vicinity of Greenwich Avenue and West 12th Street. Led by Tea & Sympathy, the British restaurant on Greenwich Avenue, and Virgin Atlantic, the campaign is petitioning New York City to formally recognize Little Britain as a new neighborhood in Manhattan.

A host of celebrities - including Kate Winslet, Billy Connolly, Sir Richard Branson, Mike Myers, Jools Holland, and Kiefer Sutherland - have backed a campaign to officially have a neighborhood of the city’s Greenwich Village designated as Little Britain.

Joss Stone said: “Britain is a wicked place full of culture and great people. So why not bring a Little Britain to New York?”

The campaign has met opposition with the New York Government, but the campaigners aren’t giving up and hope to talk directly to Gov. Bloomberg.

source: Scotsman.com

Joss, Joss Stone, Britain, New York

Joss Stone will join forces with Annie Lennox and other female artists on Lennox’s new album due out this October. The track ‘Sing’ features 23 of the most recognized and successful female solo artists in the world, invited by Annie, to raise awareness and finances for Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) initiatives. The TAC is an organization that campaigns for the rights of people with HIV/AIDS.

In Addition to Joss, the group of superstars includes Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Celine Dion, Fergie, Faith Hill, Pink, Dido, Gladys Knight, kd Lang, Angelique Kidjo, Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Melissa Etheridge, Anastasia, KT Tunstall and many others.

Joss, Joss Stone, Annie Lennox, activism

Joss Stone along with Eva Mendes, and other stars is appearing nude in Jane. The ladies agreed to disrobe for a series of sexy snapshots in the publication’s upcoming “Body” issue.
This is the last issue of Jane magazine according to Hollywood.com where you can read more about the photo shoot.

No date for the publication has been release yet.

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