Gwyneth Paltrow, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Ripa, Samuel L. Jackson and Star Jones attended the party. The celebrations were so exuberant that it prompted a call to police after neighbors complained of noise when the party passed midnight.

“The concert industry did far better in the first half of 2008 than it should have.”"Despite the worsening economic climate, whatever it is that triggers the off-switch on consumer spending for tickets doesn’t appear to have happened yet.”

Here are Pollstar’s top 10 :

Van Halen ($36.8 million), Kenny Chesney ($35.3 million), Michael Buble ($32.5 million), Kanye West ($31.6 million), Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige ($30.7 million), Rascal Flatts ($25.4 million), and the Spice Girls and the Police (virtually tied at about $23.3 million each).

Blige was at the Diane von Furstenberg store in the Meatpacking District when she overheard a girl having a problem at the register.“The girl had a dress on hold that she loved, and the bill was $900. She thought it was only $500, and she couldn’t afford it,” the New York Post quoted the source as saying.The source also revealed that Blige told the saleswoman that she would like to pay for the balance on the dress.The customer was initially reluctant to accept Blige’s offer.She, however, accepted it when the singer said, “I know what it’s like to want something and not be able to have it. I insist.”Although the girl wanted to send Blige a check for the balance, Blige said, “Just enjoy it. I’m blessed, so let me do this.”

“I want to thank all of my wonderful fans who supported the announcement of my first tour in these countries and I can’t tell you how excited I was to come down in June and put on a show for you all.” “Postponing these shows has been an extremely difficult decision for me and I am sincerely sorry that I will not be able to fulfil my tour commitments, but I assure you that the November shows will be well worth the wait.”

When you let them trick you into believing that they’re going to make this record something special, then you’re going against what’s in your heart. I’ve done that before and it was a disaster.

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