It's Called A "Snooki"...And It's Quite Famous

You have NO idea how long I've been waiting for this: South Park FINALLY decided to take a shot at "Jersey Shore" this week...and it was absolutely BRILLIANT!!!

Jeff @ NOW2K

Perez Hilton Promises To Be Nice...?

Perez Hilton made an appearance on today's "Ellen" show to talk about the heat he's been taking in the media lately about being a "hypocrite".

Perez has been trying to raise awareness for the It Gets Better anti-bullying campaign but has been taking a lot of criticism over the fact that he himself is considered a "bully" for what he does (using unflattering nicknames for certain celebrities, drawing inappropriate doodles on photos of B-List celebs, outing celebs without their permission, etc).

In response to the criticism, Perez has vowed to stop bullying people yet continue to be "sassy & critical". Check out the clip here:



Jeff @ NOW2K

X-Tina & Jordan...SPLITSVILLE!

BREAKING NEWS courtesy of our good friends over at TMZ: It would seem that Christina Aguilera & hubby Jordan Bratman have gone splitsville. Apparently the pair - who have been together for 5 years and have a child together - have been separated for a few months but at this time have no plans for divorce.

Jeff @ NOW2K

Aaron Carter Is Just Plain Scary!

There was a time, way back in the day when Aaron Carter was simply known as "Nick Carter's cute little brother" and he was launching his own pop music career with hits like "Crush On You" & "Crazy Little Party Girl". He looked like this:
Yeah...that ship has sailed. Check out THIS recent pic of Aaron:

Jeez...yikes.

Jeff @ NOW2K

HOT NEW HIT MUSIC!!!

WOW...What an absolutely AMAZING week it's been for NOW2K! Listenership has been through the roof...and now, I get to hit you with a TON of NEW HIT MUSIC!!! Here's what you can listen for this week on NOW2K:

• Pink - Raise Your Glass
• Mike Posner - Please Don't Go
• Will.I.Am - Check It Out (feat. Nicki Minaj)
• Ready Set - Love Like Woe

I've also been spending a lot of time listening to BBC Radio 1 from "across the pond" in London, and as such, I've decided to add a couple of tracks that have been featuring HUGE airplay in the UK. I think they'll fit nicely into the mix. Be listening for:

• Labrinth - Let The Sunshine
• Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand

Let me know what you think! And as always, THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are this week's NOW2K Top 10 Hits for the week ending October 8/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitor):

1. Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me (feat. David Guetta)
2. Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull)
3. Ke$ha - Take It Off
4. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
5. Nelly - Just A Dream
6. Taio Cruz - Dynamite
7. Maroon 5 - Misery
8. B.o.B - Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo)
9. Enrique Iglasias - I Like It (feat. Pitbull)
10. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Jeff @ NOW2K

Smell Like A Monster

This is from Sesame Street...and I think it's just as much for the grown-ups as it is for the kids. It's their take on the famous "Old Spice" commercials and it's pretty brilliant:



"I'm on a horse (Moo) cow"

BAHHHH HA HA HA!!!

Brilliant stuff!

Jeff @ NOW2K

"The Social Network" Is #1

No big surprise..."The Social Network" (starring Jesse Eisenberg & Justin Timberlake) was the #1 movie at the box office this past weekend. The film, which is based on the story of the creation of Facebook (maybe you've heard of it?) managed to pull in over $23 Million. The flick has also generated Oscar buzz for Justin Timberlake.

Rounding out the Top 5 this weekend were "Legends of the Guardians" ($10.9 Million), "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" ($10.1 Million), "The Town" ($10 Million) and "Easy A" ($7 Million).

Jeff @ NOW2K

XXX Snooki? Another Sign Of The Apocolypse?

Don't worry...it's not what you think. Thank God.

Jersey Shore "star" Snooki has been offered $100,000 to be the spokesperson for porn provider FleshDrive:

According to a letter sent to her agent Sept. 23, FleshDrive wants Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, 22, to perform a non-sexual role as the “face” of the company.

“Our company image is that we pack a big punch in a little package,” Vice President of Sales Michael Gruosso wrote in the letter. “Who better to endorse our product than the woman who does exactly that? We know that Snooki makes a big impression wherever she goes, and that is why her tiny figure and incredible attitude will fit perfectly within the FleshDrive world. By merging Snooki with the FleshDrive, we know Snooki will make a great amount of money by doing very little

What's awesome about this is that they go out of their way to say she WON'T be appearing in any films AND that they point out she'll make a ton of money for doing nothing.

Go with what you know, I guess...ha ha!

Jeff @ NOW2K

Yes...We're REALLY That Happy!

I've received a few emails lately, from people asking what the NOW2K staff looks like while they're cranking out the hits. Here you go:



Now you know...ha ha!

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!

Here are this week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS for the week ending October 1/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitor):

1. Enrique Iglasias - I Like It (feat. Pitbull)
2. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
3. Taio Cruz - Dynamite
4. Nelly - Just A Dream
5. Usher - D.J. Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull)
6. B.o.B - Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo)
7. Ke$ha - Take It Off
8. Maroon 5 - Misery
9. Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me (feat. David Guetta)
10. OneRepublic - Secrets

Jeff @ NOW2K

So...How Have YOU Been?

So...I know...it's been awhile. And I'm sorry...I should have called or emailed. Yeah...I'm a jerk. Can you ever forgive me?

I hope so...because I'm BAAAAAAAACK!!! And I've brought a TON of new HIT MUSIC with me from the likes of Katy Perry, Taio Cruz, Jay Sean, Usher, OneRepublic and SO MUCH MORE!

Click on the player link on the right...and get listening to NOW2K.

All the cool kids are doing it.

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are this week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS for the week ending May 21/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitor):

1. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
2. B.o.B - Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
3. Script - Breakeven
4. Jason Derulo - In My Head
5. Train - Hey, Soul Sister
6. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
7. Rihanna - Rude Boy
8. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug
9. Lady GaGa - Alejandro
10. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)

Jeff @ NOW2K

Technical Issues...RESOLVED!!!

Seems the problems with broacasting have been resolved...and I'm back to my regularily scheduled programming!

Enjoy the HIT MUSIC!!!

Jeff @ NOW2K

New Vids from Ke$ha & Miley

Thought you might enjoy checking these out...new videos from Ke$ha for her single "Your Love Is My Drug" and Miley Cyrus' brand new single "Can't Tame Me" - both of which are spinning on NOW2K!

Enjoy...

Jeff @ NOW2K

HOT NEW HIT MUSIC!!!

I know it's been awhile since I've updated the music library here on NOW2K, so I've loaded a TON of new HIT music into rotation this week including:

• B.o.B - Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams)
• Black Eyed Peas - Rock That Body
• Travie McCoy - Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars)
• La Roux - Bulletproof
• Katy Perry - California Girls (feat. Snoop Dogg)
• Kevin Rudolph - I Made It (Cash Money)
• Shontelle - Impossible
• Michael Buble - Haven't Met You Yet
• Nickelback - This Afternoon
• Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed

As always, I hope you enjoy...and thanks for checking the station out!!!

Jeff @ NOW2K

Yes...I'm STILL Here and ON THE AIR!!!

I've gotten a few emails asking if I'm still here and whether or not NOW2K is STILL up and running...and the answer is a very emphatic YES!!! I know it's been a LONG time since I did any blog updates or station updates and I have to apologize for that. Things have been crazy in my "real life" so I just haven't been devoting the attention I want to towards the station.

That all changes NOW (pun intended...ha ha!). I'm adding some new tunes to the station...keep on the look-out for them...and thanks for STILL listening in the meantime!

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits on NOW2K for the week ending April 3o/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
2. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
3. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
4. Riahnna - Rude Boy
5. B.o.B. - Nothing On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
6. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
7. Train - Hey, Soul Sister
8. Jason DeRulo - In My Head
9. The Script - Breakeven
10. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug

Jeff @ NOW2K

M.I.A.'s Controversial New Video

M.I.A. has premiered a new video, for her song "Born Free", on her website. It's almost nine minutes long . . . and it features some extremely violent images. (--In fact, it's so graphic that it's been BANNED from YouTube.)

In the video, U.S. soldiers are shown mistreating and killing minorities represented in this case by redheaded males.

Check out the video here (NSFW due to profanity & some nudity).

Jeff @ NOW2K

Lindsay...Unreliable? Nah...

Lindsay Lohan has (apparently) been dropped from a movie because - wait for it - she's UNRELIABLE!!! Yeah...shocking...I know.

The movie, "The Other Side" also stars Woody Harrelson, Giovanni Ribisi, Alanis Morissette and Dave Matthews.

The director says he, quote, "simply chose to move on from Lindsay." But so-called "sources" say the people financing the film were nervous about relying on her.

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits on NOW2K for the week ending April 23/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. B.o.B. - Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
2. Jason Derulo - In My Head
3. Train - Hey, Soul Sister
4. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
5. The Script - Breakeven
6. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
7. Rihanna - Rude Boy
8. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
9. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
10. Adam Lambert - What Do Ya Want From Me

Jeff @ NOW2K

Classical Music Sucks...Right? WRONG!!!

Raise your hand if you think Classical Music sucks. Yeah...that's what I thought you'd all say. Well, get ready to be proven WRONG!

Let me introduce you to an Australian group called "Aston". Here's a little bit of info about them:

Aston’s musical vision is as simple as it is breathtakingly beautiful: to present a set of classic and contemporary songs like no one has ever heard them before. Contemporary classics presented as classical music.

The six members of Aston, aged between 21 and 23, have come straight out of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the most distinguished music school in Australia. Some members are not due to graduate until the end of the year, but they are all already professional young musicians of the highest calibre. What began as a side-project amongst a bunch of students created an instant buzz that’s led to ASTON being signed by Warner Music Australia, recording a debut album and now preparing to take their unique modern classical sound out to audiences across Australia and the rest of the world.

Here's a sample of what they can do...it's their take on Lady GaGa's hit "Telephone":

Jeff @ NOW2K

New HIT MUSIC on NOW2K!!!

Another week means MORE NEW HIT MUSIC for you, the good listenership of NOW2K! Here's what you can listen for this week on NOW2K:

• Lady GaGa - Alejandro
• Jay-Z - Young Forever (feat. Mr. Hudson)
• Sean Kingston - Eenie Meenie (feat. Justin Bieber)
• Usher - OMG (feat. Will.I.Am)

One other quick note: NOW2K continues to grow in listenership! As of today, NOW2K has over 5400 Total Listening Hours over the last 30 days and is the #3 Top 40 radio station on Live365.com (of stations listing "Top 40" as their primary genre).

Thanks for listening!

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits on NOW2K for the week ending April 16/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
2. Rihanna - Rude Boy
3. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
4. Train - Hey, Soul Sister
5. Jason Derulo - In My Head
6. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
7. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
8. B.o.B. - Nothing On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
9. The Script - Breakeven
10. Young Money - Bedrock (feat. Lloyd)

Jeff @ NOW2K

Glee is BACK...and BIGGER Than EVER!!!

Fox's smash-hit "Glee" returned from a four-month hiatus on Tuesday night. And not only did it's audience return, but they came back in RECORD NUMBERS!!!

An estimated 13.7 MILLION people tuned in, which is almost DOUBLE the average of the first 13 episodes of the series, which was 7.3 Million viewers. Before Tuesday night, the highest-rated episode was the series premiere which attracted 9.6 Million viewers.

Check out this clip of the Glee cast performing The Beatles classic, "Hello Goodbye" from this week's episode:



Jeff @ NOW2K

Lindsay vs Dr. Drew!

VH1 addiction "expert" DR. DREW PINSKY has been diagnosing LINDSAY LOHAN from afar for months now, and she's had enough.

Lindsay told some website called GossipCop.com, quote, "He's a quack and a sell-out...Please tell him to stop!"

Most recently, Drew said, "If she were my daughter, I would pack her car full with illegal substances, send her on her way, call the police, and make sure she was arrested. I would make sure she was not allowed to get out of jail. I would then go to the judge and make sure she was ordered to a minimum of a three year sobriety program."

Jeff @ NOW2K

TBS Is With Coco!

In news that's being described with words like "surprising," "shocking" and similar open-mouthed adjectives, CONAN O'BRIEN has announced plans to resume his late-night comedy career on . . . TBS.

There aren't many details yet, but here’s what we know:

Yesterday, Conan posted a Twitter message . . . saying, quote, "The good news: I will be doing a show on TBS starting in November! The bad news: I'll be playing Rudy on the all new 'Cosby Show'."

He later added, quote, "In three months I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I'm headed to basic cable. My plan is working perfectly."

It's not a joke. His new show - which is still untitled - will run from 11:00 P.M. to midnight, Monday through Thursday. It will take the place of GEORGE LOPEZ'S talk show, "Lopez Tonight", which will be bumped to midnight.

Obviously, this situation brings up a lot of parallels to the NBC Late-Night Mess . . . when Conan refused to bump "The Tonight Show" back to midnight to make room for JAY LENO'S return to late-night. But Conan isn't Leno-ing George.

Conan's manager, Gavin Polone, said, quote, "That sounded very similar to [what happened at NBC]. Conan said, 'We're not putting ourselves in the position of shoving somebody out of his show.'"

TBS boss Steve Koonin made his initial pitch to Conan less than two weeks ago . . . but ONLY after getting George's blessing first. Then, George called Conan personally to invite him on board. Polone said, quote, "It really was George who made this happen." At that point, negotiations reportedly progressed very quickly.

To make sure there's no doubt about how he feels, George released the following statement yesterday: "I can't think of anything better than doing my show with Conan as my lead-in. It's the beginning of a new era in late-night comedy."

There's no specific debut date yet, aside from it happening sometime in November.

Jeff @ NOW2K

Be A Guidette...Make $2200?

Those morons from MTV's "Jersey Shore" are EVERYWHERE these days. But that didn't translate into big bucks for them right off the bat.

"Parade" magazine dropped its annual "What People Earn" edition yesterday . . . and they say the show's breakout star, NICOLE "SNOOKI" POLIZZI, only banked $2,200 in 2009. That's $200 per episode for the first season of "Jersey Shore" . . . which shot last year and aired from December of '09 through this past January. There were 11 episodes in all.

It's not clear if that's ALL the money Snooki made in '09, or if that's all she made from the show. Either way, she'll earn a lot more this year. Shooting on Season Two is currently underway, and cast members are now being paid a reported $10,000 per episode.

Plus, ever since "Jersey Shore" blew up, she and other members of the cast have been able to make big bucks from personal appearances.

Jeff @ NOW2K

Bombshell McGee...Gets Around

It seems that Michelle "Bombshell" McGee has a "thing" for the tatooed lesser-known husbands of famous women.

Word is coming out that in addition to an affair with Sandra Bullock's hubby Jesse James, McGee also messed around with P!nk's man, inked-up motocross legend, Carey Hart!

A source close to P!nk and Hart say that the alleged affair between Hart & McGee happened in September 2008 during the Action Sports Retailer convention in San Diego.

However, if the story is actually true, it might turn out to be "no big deal" since P!nk and Hart were on that little "break" they took from the marriage at the time.

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits on NOW2K for the week ending April 9/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. Jason Derulo - In My Head
2. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
3. Rihanna - Rude Boy
4. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
5. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
6. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
7. The Script - Breakeven
8. B.o.B. - Nothing On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
9. Young Money - Bedrock (feat. Lloyd)
10. Train - Hey, Soul Sister

Jeff @ NOW2K

New HIT MUSIC on NOW2K!!!

Let's say it altogether now: "NEW...HIT...MUSIC!!!"

I've added a few new tracks to the NOW2K rotation and I'm pretty sure you're going to enjoy them:

• Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight
• Selena Gomez & The Scene - Naturally
• Iyaz - Solo
• Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug

Be listening for them! And as always, if you've got any requests or suggestions, feel free to send me e-mail!

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 Hits!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits this week on NOW2K for the week ending April 2/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. Young Money - Bedrock (feat. Lloyd)
2. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
3. Orianthi - According To You
4. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
5. Jason Derulo - In My Head
6. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
7. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
8. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
9. Rihanna - Rude Boy
10. Ke$ha - Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3Oh!3)

Jeff @ NOW2K

Win A NOW2K/Live 365 VIP Membership!!!

How would you like get your hands on a 6 Month NOW2K/Live365 VIP Membership absolutely FREE? Well, it could happen...and it's SO EASY!!!

Starting April 1/2010, all you have to do is SEND ME AN E-MAIL and tell me what you love about NOW2K and where you're listening!!! It's THAT SIMPLE!!! I'm going to award THREE VIP Memberships at the end of April to some lucky NOW2K listeners. What does a VIP Membership get you?

• Guaranteed ACCESS to NOW2K (and all your other favorite Live365 stations)
• Commercial FREE listening 24/7
• Better sound quality
• and access to NOW2K on your Blackberry and iPhone

And if you can't wait to win, head over to the Live365 website and purchase your own VIP Membership!

Good luck!

Jeff @ NOW2K

NOW Available: NOW2K GEAR!!!

Want to show off how much you LOVE your new favorite Internet Radio Station? Then why not get your hands on the BRAND NEW NOW2K GEAR!!!

Courtesy of the good folks over at CafePress.com, I've got NOW2K T-Shirts (both long & short sleeved), NOW2K Hoodies, NOW2K Coffee Mugs, NOW2K Stickers and even NOW2K Thongs & Boyshorts for the ladies (or the guys...who am I to judge? Ha ha!).

Order now & order often...a portion of the proceeds from the sale of these items will go to help support NOW2K and keep the station up and running

Click HERE to enter the NOW2K Store!

Jeff @ NOW2K

Christina Is BACK...and BIONIC!!!

With 30 million albums sold worldwide and the prestigious honor of being the only artist under the age of 30 included in Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 100 greatest singers of all time, 5 time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera has already achieved an unprecedented level of success. Aguilera’s been hard at work in the studio for the past year and is pleased to announce the release of her highly anticipated 4th studio album "Bionic" on June 8/2010.

Ready for it? Here's the FIRST SINGLE from the new album, entitled "NOT MYSELF TONIGHT":

"Not Myself Tonight" will be available for download from iTunes on April 13/2010.

What do you think? Send me an e-mail and let me know!

Jeff @ NOW2K

This One's For The Gangsta's...And The Jedi's

It's a whole new meaning to "Empire State of Mind" thanks to the Collegehumor crew!

Jeff @ NOW2K

14:59...And Counting

Time could be ticking away on Kate Gosselin's 15 minutes of fame...especially after last night's DISASTROUS performance on "Dancing With The Stars".

On last night’s show, taped rehearsals were shown of the pair and a strained relationship between the two was quite obvious. Gosselin hasn’t been the dancing prodigy that Dovolany has hoped for and said “Nothing in dancing is natural to Kate.” He continued to say, “I’ve never been questioned in my teaching.” Gosselin seemed to have two left feet during rehearsals and didn’t seem to grasp the moves as well as Dovolany hoped. He topped off the rehearsals with a simple, “I quit.”

The drama climaxed with a warm and fuzzy moment in which Dovolany returned, apologized to Gosselin and she thanked him. “A lot of people quit on me in life,” she said and finished it all off with a hug.

However sweet that may have been, there performance truly suffered. Their performance was somewhat of a train-wreck and Gosselin was stiff and robotic in her movements. The judges were less than impressed and she ended up with one of the lowest scores of the night, 15.

Check out the "drama" here (courtesy of E!News):

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits this week on NOW2K for the week ending March 26/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. Orianthi - According To You
2. Young Money - Bedrock (feat. Lloyd)
3. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
4. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
5. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
6. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
7. Jason Derulo - In My Head
8. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
9. Ke$ha - Blah! Blah! Blah! (feat. 3OH!3)
10. Kris Allen - Live Like We're Dying

Jeff @ NOW2K

Songs In The Key Of Awesome!

If you like Pop Culture, Hit Music & parody songs/videos of Pop Culture and Hit Music then you HAVE to check out The Key Of Awesome. This incredibly talented group of individuals posts a new video/parody song every week and I have to admit, their stuff is pretty amazing (or "awesome" as the case may be).

Check out this week's parody of Lady GaGa's WTF video for "Telephone" (feat. Beyonce):

They have a ton of other parody videos/songs on the site including tracks from Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber & Ke$ha!

Jeff @ NOW2K

New HIT MUSIC on NOW2K!!!

Ah yes...my favorite part of running NOW2K: Adding NEW HIT MUSIC!!! And I've managed to find some new sure-fire tracks that I know you're going to love hearing in the mix including:

• B.O.B - Nothing On You (feat. Bruno Mars)
• Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (feat. Ludacris)
• Trey Songz - Say Aah
• Young Artists For Haiti - Wavin' Flag

Enjoy!

Jeff @ NOW2K

Fake Tan F***-Up's...Yikes

I understand the whole fascination with "Jersey Shore" (let's face it...it's a train wreck and THAT'S why people watch it) but I really don't get people who want to EMULATE what they see on that show - including the FAKE TAN!!!

Earlier today, "The Sun" website published a bunch of pictures of people who have used fake tanning - both of the tanning bed & product varieties and the results are frightening to say the least.

Take a look at the photos here - and if you look like any of these people remember this one simple thing: CARROTS should be ORANGE...not PEOPLE!

Jeff @ NOW2K

GaGa's LeLegal TrTroubles

Fresh from her prison stint in the video for “Telephone,” Lady Gaga could soon be headed to court — not to face any number of angry grindhouse filmmakers whose works inspired that video, but a lawsuit from a songwriter and producer who says he’s the one who gave her that famous stage name.

The Associated Press reported that Rob Fusari, who helped write Lady Gaga songs including “Paparazzi” and “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich,” filed a $30.5 million lawsuit against the singer, saying she has frozen him out of her career as she has become more successful.

Mr. Fusari, who has also worked on hit songs like Will Smith’s “Wild, Wild West” and Destiny’s Child’s “Bootylicious,” said in his suit that he was first introduced to the singer Stefani Germanotta in 2006, helping to guide her from a rock musician to a dance artist and nicknaming her Lady Gaga, from the Queen song “Radio Ga Ga.”

He said he had received more than $600,000 from Lady Gaga but had not received his full share of song royalties, merchandising revenue and other fees. Representatives for Lady Gaga have not yet responded to the suit, which was filed in a state court in Manhattan.

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits this week on NOW2K for the week ending March 19/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. Boys Like Girls - Two Is Better Than One (feat. Taylor Swift)
2. Young Money - Bedrock (feat. Lloyd)
3. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
4. Jason Derulo - In My Head
5. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
6. Orianthi - According To You
7. David Guetta - Sexy Chick (feat. Akon)
8. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
9. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
10. Ke$ha - Blah! Blah! Blah! (feat. 3OH!3)

Jeff @ NOW2K

Have You Been Locked Out?

So in the last few weeks, I've noticed that NOW2K has been reaching it's "listener cap" on a pretty regular basis. What exactly does this mean? Well, it means that there are certain times when people might want to listen to NOW2K but CAN'T because all the listening slots are full, which sucks for the people being "locked out".

Now, there are 2 options for me:

• I can continue encouraging people to sign up for Live 365's VIP Membership which guarantees you will NEVER be "locked out of listening"and also gives you access to listen to NOW2K on your iPod Touch, iPhone and Blackberry.
• Or I can INCREASE the number of available listener spots - which means a slight increase in my broadcasting fees (but don't worry...I'm not going to start charging you money to listen...NOW2K will ALWAYS be free).

So, I'm turning it over to the masses. You can either send me an e-mail with your thoughts OR answer the poll question on the right-hand side of the page.

Thanks for reading!

Jeff @ NOW2K

Get Ready For THE E.N.D. - LIVE!!!

Six-time Grammy Award winners, The Black Eyed Peas are on the road for The E.N.D. World Tour 2010 and you could be there! They're going to be all over the planet with stops in the U.S.A., Canada & Europe through the spring, summer and fall...and they'll also be hitting theatres for ONE NIGHT ONLY on Tuesday, March 30th!

Want to see if B.E.P. is coming to your town LIVE or they'll be on the BIG SCREEN in your city? Check the tour link HERE!!!

And here's a sneak peek of what's in store:



Jeff @ NOW2K

TV That Doesn't Suck...Or Does It?

Awesome news for fans of HBO's smash-hit, "True Blood". It'll return to TV for it's 3rd season on June 13/2010 at 9pm (ET).

Jeff @ NOW2K

Canada's New Haiti Tribute Song

There have been a ton of tribute/fundraising songs done to raise money for Haitian earthquake relief, but I have to tell you this one is my favorite and it's got an amazing story behind it:

Musical icon, Bob Ezrin announces that more than 50 of the country's best and brightest young artists gathered today at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver to record a song dedicated to the recovery efforts in earthquake ravaged Haiti.

The song, a rendition of hip-hop artist, K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" will be released in the coming weeks with proceeds going to Free The Children, War Child Canada and World Vision Canada.

"With the wealth of young artists coming out of Canada, it was obvious that this is something we had to do," says Ezrin. "K'naan's lyrics in Wavin' Flag embody the pain, passion and determination of the Haitian people and lend the hope of a brighter future. The response from the artists has been sensational, and I am so proud that together we may help to make a difference."

Check out the video here:

Click here for details on how to buy the single & help out!

Jeff @ NOW2K

New Lady GaGa Vid Is Here...FINALLY!

I only have 2 things to say about this video:

1) It's about time
2) and "What...the...f***?"

It's 9 minutes and 32 seconds long and picks up where the video for "Paparazzi" left off. Check it out:

And in case you need a refresher, click here for the video for "Paparazzi":

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 Hits!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits this week on NOW2K for the week ending March 12/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
2. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
3. Jason Derulo - In My Head
4. Orianthi - According To You
5. Young Money - Bedrock (feat. Lloyd)
6. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
7. Boys Like Girls - Two Is Better Than One (feat. Taylor Swift)
8. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
9. David Guetta - Bad Romance (feat. Akon)
10. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

Jeff @ NOW2K

NOW2K Joke Of The Day...

Okay...so I'm usually NOT into posting lame jokes on the internet, but I heard this one today and felt I had to share:

Q: How do you wake up Lady GaGa in the morning?

A: Poke-Her Face

Get it?

Jeff @ NOW2K

This Week's NOW2K Top 10 HITS!!!

Here are the Top 10 Spinning Hits on NOW2K for the week ending March 5/2010 (as reported by RadioWave Monitoring):

1. Lady GaGa - Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
2. Boys Like Girls - Two Is Better Than One (feat. Taylor Swift)
3. David Guetta - Sexy Chick (feat. Akon)
4. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
5. Orianthi - According To You
6. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
7. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
8. Jason Derulo - In My Head
9. Young Money - Bedrock (feat. Lloyd)
10. Ke$ha - Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3)

Jeff @ NOW2K

Dancing With The...Stars?

During last night's finale of "The Bachelor", ABC revealed the contestants of the latest series of their hit show, "Dancing With The Stars" and honestly, I think they're playing a little fast & loose with the term "Stars". Here's who they've landed:

• Pamela Anderson
• Kate Gosselin (formerly of "John & Kate Plus 8)
• Evan Lysacek (Gold Medal winning figure skater)
• Buzz Aldrin (the second man to walk on the moon...who's also 80 years old)
• Shannen Doherty (of "Beverly Hills 90210" fame)
• Nicole Scherzinger (of the Pussycat Dolls)
• Niecy Nash (host of "Clean House" on Style Network)
• Erin Andrews (the ESPN reporter who was videotaped naked in a hotel through a hotel peephole)
• Chad Ochocinco (Cincinnatti Bengals wide receiver)
• Alden Turner (star of "All My Children")
• and Jake Pavelka (the most recent "Bachelor")

Really? THAT'S the best they could come up with?

Yikes

Jeff @ NOW2K

New HIT MUSIC on NOW2K!!!

Well, now that the Olympics are done and my home country of Canada is done winning MORE GOLD MEDALS THAN EVERY OTHER COUNTRY (congratulations, USA...you're first at coming in Second and Third...we'll gladly take all the gold & glory...ha ha! Just joking...I kid because I care!) it's time to return to the business at hand: Playing HIT MUSIC!!!

I've added a ton of new music to the station...here's some of the HITS you can look forward to hearing:

• Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
• The Script - Breakeven
• Daughtry - Life After You
• New Boyz - Tie Me Down
• Train - Hey, Soul Sister
• Rihanna - Rude Boy
• Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale

Enjoy...and thanks again for listening to NOW2K!!!

Jeff @ NOW2K