My Daily Joe

Jasmina Anema, the spunky 6-year-old Manhattan girl who captured the hearts of President Obama, Rihanna and others with her courageous fight against leukemia, has died. “Today, January 27, at 10:55 p.m., Jasmina lost her fight against leukemia,” her grief-stricken mother, Thea Anema, wrote on the Caring Bridge blog she had set up to keep thousands of well-wishers apprised of Jasmina’s progress. The news sent shockwaves throughout the community that had rallied around the little girl who had inspired a worldwide public campaign to find bone-marrow donors. From the White House, President Obama said, Read more »

In a hilariously candid interview in our current issue, Taylor Swift opens up about her Shakira impression and the koi pond she’s building in her new apartment. Here’s more from the Q&A that you won’t find in the magazine: Swift on her love of John Mayer, bling and last-minute song-writing binges.

How did you spend the holidays?
I was back in Nashville, and it was pretty cool — my brother’s leaving for college next year and I’m moving out in a few months, so this was sort of a moment in time for me, I was definitely recording all of it in my mind, the last Christmas with all of us being in the same place. Read more »

Bright lights cascading off countless casinos and luxury hotels lining the strip aren’t the only things lighting up the Vegas skyline lately. Airamis, the hefty R&B recording artist who hails from the city of sin, is creating his own spark as well.

Although temptation surely surrounds him, Airamis — who is signed to Maynea Records out of Sweden — keeps a level head intact as he states, “I’m always true to my core values and I don’t allow any outside influences to alter who I am.” 

It’s with great honor that I introduce you to Airamis, someone you really need to keep an eye, and ear, on. Airamis is part of my special showcase series that I am releasing to the masses called “10 Artists to Watch in 2010″.

CLICK HERE for the 6-Page Airamis: The Red Carpet Interview

A month after Brittany Murphy’s death, her mother and husband say they are convinced the actress died of natural causes, not drugs or an eating disorder. The strain to be perfect under the scrutinizing microscope of Hollywood ultimately lead to her demise, her husband Simon Monjack said on ‘The Today Show.’ Monjack claims Murphy suffered a lot of stress in her career after Warner Brothers pulled back on an original offer to let her do ‘Happy Feet 2′ after rumors surfaced that Murphy was fired from a film. “Hollywood broke her heart,” he said. “They have blood on their hands, and I hope they wash them with very hot water because of the way they treated Brittany Murphy while she was alive,” Monjack said. Read more »