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Archive for April, 2014

Gwen confirms she will be on The Voice

Wednesday, April 30th, 2014

Hello! In an official Interscope e-mail sent out to fans last night, Gwen confirmed that she will be a coach on season 7 of The Voice! She also posted notes on her social media accounts.

gwen the voice confirmation

The text of the e-mail reads:

“IT’S TRUE!

Gwen Stefani has been named as a coach on season seven of NBC’s “The Voice”.

Tune in Monday, May 5 at 8pm/7c to see Gwen perform her No.1 single “Hollaback Girl” from her debut solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby”

vault photo, summer 2014?, G&G party photos

Sunday, April 27th, 2014

Hello! The band has shared another photo from their vault – this one from when they received a star on the Hard Rock Cafe Walk of Fame in Newport Beach, CA on September 6, 1996. :

Hard Rock Sept 6 1996

Producer Chin Injeti shared a photo on Instagram of himself with producer DJ Khalil, and Gwen. He curiously captioned it: “Yeah that’s @djkhalil & I with the lovely,the kind & down to earth @GwenStefani #humble #talented #classy #LOOKOUTSUMMER2014”

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Gwen and Gavin attended the one-year anniversary party of Hakkasan restaurant in Las Vegas last night. Gwen looked so gorgeous and rockin’, and they looked like they were having a lot of fun!

Pharrell to be on The Voice along with Gwen? NxD new manager

Friday, April 25th, 2014

Hello! In a new Billboard Magazine article, they state that Pharrell Williams may also be on season seven of The Voice. They also state that No Doubt has changed management. Here is the article:

“Gwen Stefani is being wooed by multiple suitors. According to sources, the No Doubt frontwoman, 44, was close to signing on as a judge for ABC’s summer singing competition “Rising Star” before choosing NBC’s “The Voice.”

Helping sway the singer’s vote? Mega manager Irving Azoff (Eagles, Van Halen, Chelsea Handler). He suggested Stefani replace another of his clients, Christina Aguilera, who will take a hiatus to have a baby. Although at press time the deal was not yet done, Stefani is expected to join Pharrell Williams, who takes Cee Lo Green’s chair, for season seven in the fall. “She’s a friend of the family,” Azoff tells Billboard of his relationship with Stefani.

The singer and her band No Doubt recently parted ways with Jim Guerinot, their manager since 1998. Stefani’s defection marks the second longtime client to leave Guerinot’s Rebel Waltz Management. Trent Reznor split in December to join John Silva’s Silva Artist Management. Azoff denies that he has taken Stefani on as a client, but insiders claim otherwise.

As for “Rising Star,” it too has had some commitment issues. (The show is produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Guggenheim Partners, the parent company of Billboard.) According to sources, rapper Pitbull and country star Luke Bryan have turned down the show’s judging invitation. “Rising Star” has now set its sights on Kesha and Will.i.am, with manager Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande) being considered for a mentor role. (Reps for Kesha and Will.i.am had no comment. A rep for Stefani could not be reached.)

A judging spot on a network hit can be hugely lucrative. Salaries range from $1 million per season, as Demi Lovato got her first year on Fox’s “The X Factor,” to upwards of $18 million, which was Mariah Carey’s salary on the 2013 edition of “American Idol.” Aguilera is believed to have recently been bumped up to $12 million a season on “The Voice.”

Stefani — who gave birth to her third child with Gavin Rossdale in February — would likely command a similar fee. And on the social front, Stefani — who has 1.15 million Twitter followers — starts ahead of Aguilera, who has more than 12 million followers, but sent her first-ever tweet on her “Voice” debut. The main network consideration, says one source, is “finding the pop artist that has the reach and social media following that can help draw in viewers.””

The Voice, 1996 Conan O’Brien photos

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

Hello! Happy Record Store Day! I hope everyone can get out and go support their local record store today!

According to a couple news sources, Gwen is going to be a judge on NBC’s The Voice! From this US Weekly article:

“Watch out boys! Gwen Stefani has signed on to join the judges’ panel on NBC’s The Voice, Us Weekly can confirm. A source tells Us the No Doubt lead singer’s “contract is now done.”

Stefani will fill a vacancy left by pregnant judge Christina Aguilera, during the reality series’ upcoming eighth season, which starts filming in June.

According to TMZ, which first broke the news Friday, producers began searching for Aguilera’s replacement after the “Your Body” singer announced her pregnancy back in February. TMZ added that the network wanted Aguilera to stay on during her pregnancy, but the “Fighter” singer has been struggling and opted out of the rotating seat.

Stefani is reportedly signed on for just one season. An NBC rep, when reached for comment earlier this week, told Us, “We haven’t made any decisions at this point.”

I hope this is true!

Tom posted a gorgeous photo of his family on the beach to his instagram:

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He wrote: ‘Happy Spring Break everyone – I hope your sunsets are great this weekend!”

For throwback Thursday this week, No Doubt released a couple photos from their late night debut on Conan O’Brien!:

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“In honor of the great Conan O’Brien hosting the MTV Movie Awards this past weekend, here’s a photo from the #NDVault that was taken when we made our late night debut on his show on Jan 30, 1996.”

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“Here’s another #NDVault backstage photo of Gwen, Tony & Adrian with co-host Andy Richter from our Jan 30, 1996 appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”

more new Gwen photos

Thursday, April 17th, 2014

Hello! Gwen posted a new photo set to her social media accounts yesterday, and they feature my personal favorite color, pink! She looks so beautiful!

high quality Gwen photos from TSE video shoot

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

Hello! Thanks to GwenStefani.ru for finding and sharing high quality versions of photos taken by Mark Weiss of Gwen at the music video shoot for The Sweet Escape! Check them out in their gallery here!

Gwen Stefani photo shoot by Mark Weiss (2005)

Gwen’s performance with Pharrell last night, new photo

Sunday, April 13th, 2014

Hello! So, Gwen performed with Pharrell last night at the Coachella festival in CA! She performed Hollaback Girl with him.


Pharrell’s sweet speech at the end of the song gets cut off a bit in the video above. The entire thing is in the below video starting at 41:25 (slightly lesser quality).

Gwen tweeted “Feels good to be out of the cave #Cochella2014 @Pharrell gx”, and also posted a selfie “What’s up? Gx pic.twitter.com/Ax4IeNQghz”.

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Gwen’s hairstylist, Danilo, tweeted this photo from the performance:

“Coachella co workin style  #GWENSTEFANI # PHARREÛ pic.twitter.com/wwSUAF1Q67

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There’s also a beautiful new photo of her on her official site:

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couple ROS photos released from the vault

Saturday, April 12th, 2014

Hello! In honor of the anniversary of Return of Saturn, No Doubt released a couple photos from their vault! :

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“An unreleased photo from the #NDVault taken during the Return Of Saturn era.”

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“Another unreleased photo from the #NDVault taken during the Return Of Saturn era.”

ROS, exciting Adrian interview, Paper photo

Friday, April 11th, 2014

Hello! First, Happy Birthday to Return Of Saturn! It was released on this day in 2000! I could never decide on a favorite album, but this one is definitely near the top. Some days at the top! I have so much love for this album.

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Thanks to Shana and BSO for sharing – Adrian was recently interviewed by OK! magazine at the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Gala. Shana captured video of the interview which aired on TV:

Adrian mentions that No Doubt may be releasing a new song soon! He also suggests that they might be playing some shows before the end of the year! Yes! How exciting!!

Yesterday, for throwback Thursday, Paper magazine shared on their tumblr one of the photos from Gwen’s 2002 cover shoot in better quality than what’s previously been released! I love this photo shoot, and I remember I really had to hunt to find a copy of this magazine. Had to drive quite a distance to get it, too.

Gwen Paper magazine

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