Loading ...Self-appointed cupid and tween heartthrob Justin Bieber has seized on a new weapon of choice in his relentless pursuit of global domination: he’s showering fans and pop songstresses alike with flowers. And he’s probably not merely brown-nosing. It certainly looks to us like a not-so-stealthy piece of the promotion for his upcoming 1-800-FLOWERS Valentine’s Day bouquet. On the off chance that it really is just an act of kindness, well there’s no harm in making the world a little less lonely. More »
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PHOTOS: Justin Bieber’s Moonlighting As A Flower Delivery Boy
4:23 PM on Fri Dec 18 2009 by Erika Brooks Adickman
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Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ Gets A Creepy Sims Makeover
3:24 PM on Fri Dec 18 2009 by Robbie Daw
See that look on the face of computer-generated Lady Gaga in the picture? That was pretty much our reaction when the Sims version of the “Bad Romance” video popped up on YouTube.
You gotta hand it to the clip’s creator, Sleepybum682—not only was Gaga’s “Bad Romance” wardrobe re-created with painstaking care in the Sims version, but this new production makes us feel like dashing over to the free clinic even more than the original video did. Brava! Watch below. More »
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Backtracking: Ace Of Base ‘The Bridge’
1:26 PM on Fri Dec 18 2009 by Robbie Daw
Backtracking is our recurring look back at some of pop’s forgotten albums. Because, dammit, Miley Cyrus needs to start respecting her elders.
Ah, Ace Of Base. Only in the reactionary, post-grunge 1990s could Americans have briefly embraced such a pop phenomenon. Something about the reggae-inflected synth hooks and icy detachment of the Swedish quartet—siblings Jonas, Jenny and Malin Berggren, and their pal Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg—had us going bonkers for The Sign (or Happy Nation, as it was titled outside the U.S.).
And yet, when AOB’s sophomore album The Bridge was released in 1995, we tossed these supposed heirs to the ABBA throne out in the cold—despite The Bridge being a set of pop jams far superior to their first offering. More »
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Lady Gaga And Darkchild’s ‘Reloaded’ Leaks
11:55 AM on Fri Dec 18 2009 by Robbie Daw
It turns out that "Telephone" wasn't the only track Lady Gaga cranked out in the studio with producer Rodney Jerkins. Today another song called "Reloaded" popped up, featuring Gaga on vocals and a rap interlude by Darkchild. Have a listen to the moody synth jam below the jump. More »
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PHOTOS: Madonna’s Italiana Dolce & Gabbana Ad
11:18 AM on Fri Dec 18 2009 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Perhaps in an attempt to distract us from her consistently poor impersonation of a British aristocrat, Madonna is getting back to her Italian roots in Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring/Summer 2010 ad campaign. The spread (shot in Manhattan, not Milan) finally proves one of our longstanding theories: that she could make even doing the dishes look sexy. The pics were shot in November by photographer Steven Klein.
This is not the first time Klein has collaborated with the “Queen of Pop”. The two worked together on the photos used as part of her Confessions On A Dance Floor and Hard Candy albums as well as an art installation named X-STaTIC PRO=CeSS. Maybe that’s how Klein was able to get Madonna with in three feet of carbs for this shoot. More »
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Can Joe McElderry Keep Rage At Bay With His Video For ‘The Climb’?
10:31 AM on Fri Dec 18 2009 by Robbie Daw
Despite The X Factor ending last weekend with a victory for Joe McElderry, the 18-year-old British crooner is still facing some stiff competition.
McElderry's by-the-numbers winnner's song, a cover of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb (see the video below in all its slapped-together-in-two-days glory)," should have been a shoe-in for this year's Christmas #1 single in the U.K. However, a massive anti-X Factor campaign to get Rage Against The Machine's "Killing In The Name" to the top kicked off started on Facebook earlier this month, and both singles are now in a neck-and-neck race. More »
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Beyonce’s Mom Tina Knowles Files For Divorce
7:58 AM on Fri Dec 18 2009 by Robbie Daw
Beyonce may have recently garnered the most Grammy nominations of any artist this year, but it looks like the dream team that has shepherded her career since the early days—her parents—are officially over. More »
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Moody And Mulletted, Kristen Stewart Teases ‘The Runaways’
4:53 PM on Thu Dec 17 2009 by Becky Bain
Oh, how we hate ourselves for loving Stew. Yep, here's a teaser trailer for The Runaways, the biopic about the 70s all-female rock band, with Twilight's vampire bait Kristen Stewart decked out in mullety splendor for her portrayal of Joan Jett.
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Rihanna Rolls Out The Big Guns For Her ‘Hard’ Video
4:21 PM on Thu Dec 17 2009 by Robbie Daw
Just in time to pay homage to respected Walt Disney animation patron Roy Disney, who passed away yesterday, Rihanna does the Magic Kingdom proud with her latest music video, "Hard." As tipped here, the pop singer employs some subtlety by throwing on Mickey Mouse ears and straddling the gun turret on a big red tank. Ah, metaphors.
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Kid Cudi No Longer Touring With Lady Gaga
4:09 PM on Thu Dec 17 2009 by Becky Bain
Everyone's bailing on Lady Gaga. First Kanye West backs out of their Fame Kills co-headlining tour, now Kayne's protege Kid Cudi has taken leave of the Monster Ball. Why? For punching a fan during a show.
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