Posts Tagged ‘Brittany Murphy’

Paul Oakenfold Sings Brittany Murphy’s Praises

Tue Dec 29 2009 by Becky Bain
Now that Brittany Murphy is finally laid to rest, one of her musical collaborators, Paul Oakenfold, reflects on her lost talent. The DJ mastermind spoke with People magazine about working with the aspiring singer and how much potential she had to seriously make it in the music biz. More »

Brittany Murphy’s Music To Finally Be Released?

Wed Dec 23 2009 by Becky Bain
Although authorities have said that actress and budding musician Brittany Murphy died of natural causes, many questions remain: what exactly led to a 32-year old to suffer cardiac arrest? Why did her husband attempt to stop her autopsy? This is surely going to be grist for the tabloid mill well into 2010, but we might get one more chance to see Murphy's talents at work—some of her recorded tracks from her unfinished debut album may finally be released. More »

Brittany Murphy Dead At 32

Sun Dec 20 2009 by Becky Bain

Actress and sometimes-singer Brittany Murphy died this morning after suffering cardiac arrest in her Los Angeles home. According to TMZ, Murphy’s husband Simon Monjack called 911 around 8 a.m., after her mother discovered her lying unconscious in the shower. She was rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Murphy was best known for starring in films such as Clueless, 8 Mile and Girl, Interrupted, but she was also an aspiring singer. Murphy kept a MySpace Music page (last login: June 10), and generated buzz last year when she revealed that she’d been working on her debut album with the help of Max Martin, Timbaland and Paul Oakenfold. (She provided plenty of steam for Oakenfold’s pop-electro hit “Faster Kill Pussycat,” from 2006’s A Lively Mind). More »