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Opinion: Lily Allen Suing The Sun; Gisele Bundchen Pregnant
Original at Jezebel
• Fri, Jun 19
By Margaret Christine Prody is shopping a tell-all book about her 13-year relationship with O.J. Simpson called Spellbound: My Life With O.J. Simpson. She claims that he forced her to have two abortions, threatened to kill her, and compared her to his murdered ex-wife Nicole. [Newser] Michael Jackson ha...
Opinion: Lily Allen: 'It's Not Me, It's You'
Original at Pioneer Times
• Wed, Apr 22
Alright, Still, Lily Allen has been worldly recognized as a button-nosed Brit with killer style and a venom tongue. Allen has never been one to second-guess her lyrical decisions, whether it's calling out a cheating spouse (“Smile”) or encouraging ... CONCERT REVIEW: Lily Allen AllHipHop
Opinion: Lily throws up after boozy gig
Original at Times of India
• Wed, Mar 18
British singer Lily Allen was recently spotted throwing up after a gig in Scotland, the results of drinking during the show. According to MTV News , Lily, 23, had been drinking a bottle of white wine during her performance at Glasgow's O2 Academy on ...
Opinion: Lily Allen Contemplates Quitting Music, Getting MarriedOriginal at mtv.com
• Fri, Feb 27
s It's Not Me, It's You debuted in the top five of the Billboard albums chart last week, and she also found her way to the top of the British singles, album and radio-play charts too. She's got a U.S. headlining tour scheduled for April, and she totally owned Perez Hilton in a recent Twitter battl...
Opinion: Lilly Allen album in top form
Original at PUC Chronicle
• Mon, Feb 23
In the newest release by Lily Allen, "It's Not Me, it's You", the Mockney-voiced songstress does away with the lighter, less serious impression she has created with her last album, "Alright, Still." The tone for the album is set by the first track, ...
Opinion: Allen’s music “Alright, Still”
Original at Baruch College The Ticker
• Mon, Feb 23
Lily Allen, the glitzy and spunky British pop starlet, has once again made a statement with her latest sophomore album, "It’s Not Me It’s You." Released Feb. 10, the 12-track album explores various dauntingly realistic scenarios relating to sex, ...
MUSIC REVIEW: Lily Allen's new album saucy, darker
Original at Daily News Transcript
• Sun, Feb 22
AP By Solvej Schou/AP AP Two years ago, Lily Allen was a pixie-faced singer whose saucy, reggae-ish pop debut album "Alright, Still" nabbed her fame, fortune and competition with fellow UK rebel Amy Winehouse. Now, following a clothing line, ...
Opinion: "Lily Allen CD Release Party" With DJ Tucker Dawson
Original at Houston Press
• Sat, Feb 21
She re-introduced a new generation to The Specials, worked with Mark Ronson, and even dated a Chemical Brother. Early in her career she was mentored by close family friend and punk legend Joe Strummer, who played her seminal ska and hip-hop singles ...
Opinion: PEREZ TO MEDIA ON LILY ALLEN FEUD: IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU
Original at Oh No They Didn't!
• Thu, Feb 19
I decided to send a reply to Perez and ask him if he's been all pissy toward Lily Allen lately (at least partly) because of her admission to "Playboy" that she prefers reading ONTD to reading his site. (CLICK HERE if you missed that post.) So, I sent this to him:
Opinion: On the Bad-Sex Revenge Fantasies of Lily Allen
Original at Village Voice
• Tue, Feb 17
MTV UK NY - Two years, one harrowing miscarriage, and countless tabloid debacles/petty feuds/inebriated fiascoes/manufactured Web controversies later, on the new It's ... Party's over for pop star Lily Allen Calgary Herald Lily Allen smiling her way to the top The Times
Music Review: Lily Allen's new album saucy, darker
Original at google.com
• Tue, Feb 10
Now, following a clothing line, TV show and tabloid fodder (from drunken episodes to a publicized miscarriage) the 23-year-old Allen is back. ... Lily Allen amazes with sophomore album 'It’s Not Me’ Fort Worth Star Telegram Lily Allen on course for double Number One this week? NME.com
New Reviews: Lily Allen, Van Morrison, Lonely Island, Dan Auerbach
Original at Rolling Stone
• Tue, Feb 10
By Rolling Stone Scandal-prone U.K. pop star Lily Allen returns today with her second album, the cheekily titled It’s Not Me, It’s You. In his three-star review, Rolling Stone critic Jody Rosen writes that the follow-up to 2007’s Alright, Still isn’t perfect, but it still sounds fantastic. Allen attempts t...
Album review: Lily Allen's 'It's Not Me, It's You"
Original at latimesblogs.latimes.com
• Mon, Feb 9
Saucer-eyed provocateur Lily Allen had to impress with her follow-up to "Alright, Still," the 2006 record launched by a few charming, if slight, MySpace demos. Producer Mark Ronson gave her debut its bouncy retro-meets-reggae identity, but she did well ...
Opinion: New Music Report: Lily Allen, Peter Tosh, Plus Top Stories
Original at Rolling Stone
• Wed, Feb 4
By Rolling Stone As for reviews, Hoard spotlights Lily Allen’s It’s Not Me, It’s You. Jody Rosen gave the British pop queen’s second album a three-star review, noting “any of the album’s dozen tracks could be a single.” The problem lies in Allen’s subject matter: “No longer content to be a quirky confession...
Opinion: Lily Allen
Original at EducationGuardian.co.uk
• Thu, Jan 29
Not for her the traditional returning pop star's tactic of slipping the occasional new number in among the hits: LDN gets dashed off at the start of the set ... Kate Moss, Mark Ronson watch Lily Allen's live return NME.com First Night: Lily Allen, Koko, Camden, London Independent
Opinion: Lily Allen in The Word magazine, January 2009
Original at Oh No They Didn't!
• Thu, Jan 8
Money? Drugs? Trousers? What did Lily Allen and Mick Jagger discuss over dinner? So there you go, Lily Allen doesn't suggest you sprinkle crack on your corn flakes after all. Join us next week when Lily apologies for her role in the credit crunch after she's spotting playing the 2p machines...
Lily Allen - ‘The Fear’ Music Video ReviewOriginal at Brit Music Scene
• Thu, Dec 18
By Dave Parrack Lily uses pop culture references well, such as “I look at the sun and I look in the mirror” which are talking about the newspapers rather than the actual sun and mirror. Hopefully, these British references won’t affect Allen’s popularity outside of the UK. Wiki MySpace
Opinion: Lily Loves by Lily Allen
Original at ThisNext
• Tue, Nov 27
By lisaweinberger If you haven't heard Lily Allen's music, then I suggest you go and listen right now! She's awesome and makes you feel oh so good! Lists: A Non-Conformist Approach to Freelancing Tags: iGift, Lily Allen, Music Add to my wish list on ThisNext
Music Review: David Cory - Hole in my Shoe
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jul 31
By Colin Ricketts In the UK Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen and Sandi Thom have all been tagged as Myspace phenomena - although Thom already had management and PR tell the press that she was about to engage on a 21 date MySpace "tour" in her basement, Ms. Allen was also a signed artist and Arctic Monkeys' page was cre...
Music Review: David Cory - Hole in my Shoe
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jul 31
By Colin Ricketts David Cory II has emerged from the MySpace murk. Out there in the ether they lurk - seeming millions of musicians pouring from bedrooms, backrooms and home studios and onto Mr Murdoch's self-promotion platform.In the UK Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen and Sandi Thom have all been tagged as Mysp...
Opinion: Gothamist's Week in Rock, Volume 14Original at Gothamist
• Thu, Apr 12
By Jeff Baum On the night Lily Allen played her first post-bloghype show in New York, the ad wizards at Live Nation decided to officially rename the place The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza and drop some fake pseudo-hippie nostalgia to an already otherwise storied venue. It's an embarrassing and se...
Music Review: Lily Allen - Alright, Still
Original at Blogcritics
• Fri, Feb 16
By Nik Dirga Another one of those British mega-hit imports trying to make it big in the states, Lily Allen is far more Arctic Monkeys than Robbie Robertson. Her singles "Smile" and "LDN" were hits last year in the U.K., and now Alright, Still has gotten a U.S. release. A recent appearance on Saturday Night Liv...
TV Review: Saturday Night Live - Drew Barrymore/Lily Allen
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, Feb 4
By Cameron Archer Drew Barrymore is probably one of the less notable Saturday Night Live hosts to join the mythical Five Timers' Club. Her first hosting stint is infamous for her being the youngest person ever to host Saturday Night Live. Since then, her episodes have been more or less nondescript. It's not li...