Musical Tidbits!

There's a lot going on in music right now! Here are several headlines:

• British boy bands One Direction and The Wanted might consider a collaboration! What a great way to cash in on American musical anglophilia while its still hot. I, personally, think that they should try an NKOTBSB-style tour, minus the decade of irrelevance prior-to. http://perezhilton.com/2012-05-22-the-wanted-want-to-collaborate-with-one-direction-charity-single

• Kelly Clarkson claims that her composing creativity is squashed by her boyfriend! How about writing a sweet song about true love rather than rough-and-tough breakupsong for once, Miss Kelly?

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20597347,00.html

• Jay-Z thought that when his daughter, Blue Ivy, was born, he would be so inspired that he would write new songs all the time. But now that she is here, the last thing he wants to do is spend time away from her composing. We may have to wait until she becomes a bratty pre-teen to get another album out of him. http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice#/column/the-juice/jay-z-puts-new-music-on-hold-to-hang-out-1007050352.story

We all know by now that Mark Zuckerberg got married this weekend, but did you know that Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong sang at the reception? Here are some other celebrity musicians who performed at other celebrities' weddings. Personal favorite? Ellie Goulding at last year's royal wedding. http://music-mix.ew.com/2012/05/21/mark-zuckerberg-wedding-billie-joe-armstrong-green-day/