Thanks to Daniel for sharing,in a new interview with The Daily Star,singer Katy Perry references Gwen when describing her style of writing and performing:

Reclining on a leather couch with a glass of Chardonnay in hand, Katy tells me: “We took I Kissed A Girl and made it more rock when we’d play shows like at V Festival.

“It’s always been a part of me to have that Shirley Manson or Gwen Stefani style come out.

“Sometimes my only outlet is writing songs. You can find the truth in lyrics.”

Katy of course has expressed her admiration for Gwen in the past,saying last year after opening a show for No Doubt that she wants to be like Gwen ”when she grows up”, and also in interviews like this one:

Thanks to Daniel for sharing the news-from CMUNewsBlog:

No Doubt have signed an administration deal with music publishing types Kobalt which will include the band’s entire back catalogue outside of North America.

Outside the US and Canada, Kobalt will administrate all the publishing rights in songs by the band, and solo work from each band member, including Gwen Stefani (who has worked with Kobalt for a few years now).

They will also represent the band in the non-American syncs domain, while on the outfit’s next album, currently being recorded, Kobalt will look after digital royalties within the US as well.

The second round of nominees for the 2010 Teen Choice Awards were announced yesterday,and Gwen is nominated for Favorite Celebrity Fashion Line for L.A.M.B.! Here’s a direct link to vote for Gwen:http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/vote-fashion.php(you do have to register at the site and technically have to be under 20 years old to vote,but maybe we can fib a little about our age if we need to in order to help Gwen win You can vote every day(and probably more than once a day if you use more than one computer *hint hint*).I’m not sure when the voting ends,but the Teen Choice Awards air on Fox on August 9th at 8PM EST.Gwen has won Teen Choice Awards in the past,let’s help her win again by voting every day and spreading the word to any Gwen fans we know!

**UPDATE**-Just found out we have until the week the award show airs in early August to vote,so let’s try and remember to vote every day for Gwen!!

Slow news week so far,but this seemed kind of interesting:the Vancouver Playhouse is premiering ”a contemporary dance rock concert” called SOLD DOUBT,which uses instrumental versions of No Doubt songs to play on ”public perceptions of the popular music industry”.The show plays July 9th and 10th,and more information is HERE

About “SOLD DOUBT”

MOVE: the company, in association with Dancing on the Edge, presents the Vancouver premiere of SOLD DOUBT, a contemporary dance rock concert, and the newest, exciting, full-length work by Vancouver’s wunderkind of dance – Josh Beamish. Performed to instrumental renditions of iconic rock group No Doubt’s Greatest Hits, SOLD DOUBT blends high-octane physicality with witty theatrics, as it plays on public perceptions of the popular music industry. Making it’s way through the hits, the ballads, the dance remixes and the obscure songs you never knew you loved, SOLD DOUBT blurs the lines between art and entertainment, dance and theatre, and comedy and tragedy. Using No Doubt as a platform to explore our greater addiction to the idols we create – and then dispose of – the work juxtaposes the power of the fans against the power of the suits. The perfume ads, photo shoots, product placements, clothing lines, YouTube homages, lights, costumes and the dance, all come together to reveal a tale of a girl, her band and a shopping cart full of oranges. Featuring six members of MOVE: the company and Special Guest Jesse Tyler of Atlanta Ballet, SOLD DOUBT is a Vancouver performance event you won’t want to miss.

July 9th and 10th, 2010 at the Vancouver Playhouse (Dunsmuir and Hamilton)

ShowTime: 8:00pm

Tickets: www.ticketweb.ca or by calling 1-888-222-6608

$30 Adults, $20 Students/Seniors/CADA,

*SPECIAL EVENT*July 9th – See the Performance and attend our Opening Night Reception!

Tickets: $75 (partial charitable tax receipt given)

Don’t think ”unexpectedly” is quite the right word to use,since it’s really no surprise how successful Gwen’s clothing lines have been,but Huffington Post has included L.A.M.B. and Harajuku Lovers on its list of the most unexpectedly profitable celebrity businesses.

Can’t take celebrity prankster Ashton Kutcher seriously? Think again. The actor’s built something of a mini-media empire is one of a handful of celebs who are making millions in their side jobs.

Sure, there’ve been plenty of celebrity businesses and start-ups over the years — and many don’t get too far once the buzz dies down. Britney Spears opened up the Manhattan eatery NYLA in June 2002. The restaurant received terrible reviews — along with a few lawsuits — and eventually closed, with a $350,000 debt.

But there still are a couple of celebrity businesses from which entrepreneurs could learn a lesson. There are even a couple celebrities who are probably getting to be more well-known as entrepreneurs than as entertainers. The eleven we picked have all been highly involved in their businesses by creating unique ideas and designs (Gwen Stefani) or as USA Today reports, buying out their lawyer’s minority stake in their own company in order to attain full business control (the Olsen twins).

Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. clothing label made a successful debut at New York’s 2005 Fashion Week and now reportedly pulls in about $90 million a year, MSNBC and LeFashionLab noted. She later launched another fashion line— and another winner—called Harajuku Fashion Lovers. Both labels are worn by celebs like Paris Hilton and Nicole Kidman.

Over the years a lot of fans have been wanting No Doubt’s ”Storytellers” episode to be released in HD on an official DVD;thanks to EverythinginTime86 and gwennodoubtrock from the official No Doubt forum for taking action,fans can now do their part to help convince MTV Networks(which holds the rights to the ”Storytellers” episodes) by signing this petition and joining this facebook group devoted to the cause.Please sign and join,and spread the word to fellow ND fans

YAY,we did it!! No Doubt won the final round and has been named Best Band of All Time by KROQ!! Much congratulations to ND on winning-they totally deserved such a title-and much thanks to everyone who kept voting and spreading the word to help ND win!!

**UPDATE** The awesome news has now been posted at KROQ.com!!

We asked and you answered, the best KROQ band of all time is No Doubt. The Orange County band definitely has L.A. roots, giving it the probably edge in the contest, but who were the up against and how did it all pan out?

Keep reading to find out.

With such mega hits as “Just A Girl,” “Don’t Speak” & “Spiderwebs” off their debut album Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt has truly made their mark on the music industry, selling over 15 million copies of the album worldwide.

The MGD64 Best KROQ Band Of All Time contest pinned the best KROQ artists against one another, leaving No Doubt standing in the end. The final battle went down between No Doubt and Sublime, a truly worthy advisory, as the two bands toured together early in their careers.

Fans can vote on which band they feel should have won the Best Band title(No Doubt,of course!) and leave comments on how they feel about the final decision.Congrats again to ND on winning!!

Today marks the one year anniversary of the tragic passing of Michael Jackson,one of the greatest entertainers the world has ever seen-and ever will see.A couple of days after Michael’s passing,ND payed tribute by dedicating ”Hella Good” to him(Steve Bradley has said that ND was inspired by ”Billie Jean” when composing ”Hella Good”.) Here is one video where Gwen says,”This is for Michael” at the beginning of the song:

Another No Doubt/Michael connection is from the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards,when Michael and Britney Spears presented ND with an award-unfortunately,there is no video available of this moment.

YAY,our votes have been working!!! No Doubt has made it to the finals in the KROQ Best Band of All Time vote! They are now up against Sublime-PLEASE keep voting for ND HERE and spread the word!!Let’s help ND win this last round and be named the Best Band of All Time by their hometown station!!

Back at the writing together tonight. Sometimes it’s easier and fun to just hang out, shoot the sh*t and listen to music. -Tom

EDIT- The actual writing heats up as the night gets late. Hours to get comfy and then BOOM! Music happens. -Tom