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Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor, he is an icon, a rock legend (known as the “French Elvis” abroad) and one of France’s biggest stars. For a week now, every eyes in France are focused on the Cedars-Sinai hospital in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Johnny Hallyday‘s hospitalization has gone unnoticed by Americans, and his name may not ring a bell to any of our foreign readers but what’s happening there is something ...

  We love music at the Sama Gazette, and everyday we share together the latest album we bought or the song we listen. Today we are listening to Norah Jones‘ new album: The Fall, and needless to say we all love it. It was released by Blue Note Records on November 17 and it really is a must have; Norah Jones gets more interesting with every record!   We like Light As A Feather a lot, but also I Wouldn’t Need You, You’ve Ruined Me, Back ...

In August, we tried to answer the question in our post: Who is Sliimy? The late answer… For those of you who think Sliimy is the only exportable French singer in the world, let us introduce you Matthieu Chedid, aka ‘M’. He’s almost forty, he writes great songs with sometimes off-beat lyrics, he plays guitar and he’s very creative. Plus, Matthieu Chedid and Max Dana share several common points: they are both called ...

At that time, the video showing Kanye West grabbing the mic as Taylor Swift accepts her award on stage at the MTV’s Video Music Awards this week-end, has been seen worldwide. He obviously drank too much, as we could see him taking swigs from a bottle on the VMAs carpet. Some did enjoy the show, some others say it was a disrespectful act, and some others think the whole thing was a publicity stunt. The Sama Team decided to investigate; read below the ...

Dita Von Teese will be performing in Paris next week.  If you don’t already know the ‘Queen of Burlesque’ , here is what we can read on her officiel website: She is one of a kind. She is the biggest name in Burlesque since Gypsy Rose Lee. She tops international Best Dressed lists. She is a modern day Fashion Icon. She inspires designers from Marc Jacobs and John Galliano to Jean Paul Gaultier and Zac Posen. She is credited for bringing ...

The news was posted last week on CNN: Bob Dylan a complete unknown in New Jersey town and we were stunned when we read it. How comes someone still doesn’t recognize Bob Dylan? The story: ‘The rock legend was stopped in July by police in Long Branch, New Jersey […] Officer Kristie Buble, 24, approached Dylan and asked him for his name…‘ Seriously, Kristie? A few minutes later, everything went back to normal in Long Branch, New ...

Ten days ago, everyone on Twitter was asking: ‘Who is Sliimy?’. Apparently, everything started when Lady Gaga made a Twitter update asking who was Sliimy. Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, DJ AM and many other celebrities also wanted to know, thus making ‘Who is Sliimy?’ a trending topic on Twitter within a few hours… They could easily have found the answer by simply checking Sliimy’s Myspace. Anyway. ...