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Madonna To Receive Top Touring Artist Honor At 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Idolator Staff
May 8th, 2013 // 1 Comment
Madonna Performs Her Final Performance Of Her U.S 'MDNA' Tour At The American Airlines Arena

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards will be honoring Madonna with the “Top Touring Artist” award, which recognizes the highest-grossing touring act of the year, for her 2012 MDNA tour. The tour grossed over $305 million, with the Queen of Pop performing 88 sold-out shows in front of an audience of 2.2 million.

No big deal.  More »

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Choreographer Wade Robson Accuses Michael Jackson Of Molestation

Sam Lansky
May 8th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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The late Michael Jackson has been hit with new claims of sexual abuse, as celebrity choreographer Wade Robson has filed a suit against Jackson’s estate over alleged child molestation that occurred when Robson was a child, TMZ reports.

Robson is best known for his MTV show The Wade Robson Project and for his work as a choreographer and creative director with Britney Spears, NSYNC and Demi Lovato. (Pop history trivia: Back in the day, it was rumored that Robson’s relationship with Spears caused her breakup with Justin Timberlake and eventually inspired him to write “Cry Me a River.”) More »

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Selena Gomez Tells ‘In Style’ ‘Stars Dance’ May Be Her Last Album, And It Has A Song About Justin Bieber

Carl Williott
May 8th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Selena Gomez covers the June issue of In Style, and the “Come & Get It” singer sat down for a revealing interview about her album and love life. Gomez says her forthcoming LP, Stars Dance, could be her last, as she hopes to focus on becoming an actress “with serious cred.” Sel also revealed the album includes a song about Justin Bieber — but apparently not of the Taylor Swift/woman-scorned ilk. Nope, Jelena is probably (maybe) back together, so “Love Will Remember” takes a more tactful approach, as a ballad about the end of a relationship. In the song, she sings about “what went wrong.” “That’s the most personal track on the record, for sure,” Gomez said. “I think it’s a sweet way of releasing it. It’s not an aggressive approach to what people are probably expecting. I’m sure he’ll love it too.”

Read on to see what else Selena had to say about Bieber, and for a photo from her In Style spread. More »

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Beyonce Announces “Rise Up” Song For ‘Epic’ Movie Soundtrack

Sam Lansky
May 8th, 2013 // 5 Comments
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There’s a great press release about a new Beyonce song that begins this way: “Beyonce, one of the most widely recognized and highly respected women in pop culture, has created an original song,” which really just says everything you need to know about Beyonce, doesn’t it? One of the most widely recognized and highly respected women in pop culture.

She’s not just a singer, or a recording artist. She’s an empire. A creator. She created that original song. She didn’t write it, or sing it. She willed it into being using the sheer power of her genius, because she is more powerful than her mind can even digest. You know who said that? Beyonce. She created that quote. Just like she created this song. Bow. Down.  More »

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Britney Spears’ ‘Shape’ Cover Marks The Return Of Godney: Morning Mix

Kyle Robertson
May 8th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Britney enlists will.i.am as EP of her next LP. Read More »
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Did You Hear?

:: Britney Spears slays on the cover of Shape‘s June issue. What more can we say? [Twitter]

:: British actor Mark Lester is claiming to be the biological father of Michael Jackson‘s children. Lester says he donated sperm to help Jackson conceive children and was made the Godfather of the children thereafter. No comment from the Jackson family (yet). [NY Daily News]

:: Ja Rule has been released from prison, rejoice! The troubled rapper was sentenced to two years on gun charges and tax evasion. He is said to be returning home to complete work on his memoir (and hopefully do more collaborations with Ashanti). [TMZ]

:: Toni Braxton may not be retiring from music after all. The legendary singer has been garnering support from Missy Elliott, Babyface and Anita Baker, all encouraging her to get back in the game. [Rap-Up]

:: Snapchat what? Snoop Dogg/Lion has unveiled a new photo sharing app, Snoopify, that allows fans to take photos and turn them into “Snoop-themed masterpieces.” [NME]

:: Cher Lloyd is prepping for a busy summer. The British starlet has songs with Demi Lovato (“Really Don’t Care”) and Ne-Yo (“It’s All Good”) on the way. [MTV]

After the jump, find out which music acts you can catch on TV today. More »

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Ed Sheeran Says His Next Album Will Be “More Hip-Hop-Like”

Carl Williott
May 7th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Just as he was prepping for his tour with Taylor Swift, adorable little singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran revealed he had around 26 songs in consideration for his next album, and that he was planning to record some of the record on the road. The British crooner has now given fans a few more details about that + follow-up, telling Billboard the number of tracks in the running has ballooned to 40 — a number he hopes to whittle down to 14.

Sheeran added that he’s trying “to kind of write different songs…that are kind of out of my comfort zone and challenge myself a little bit.” In addition to happier songs, which he said he was going for back in February, that also means beats. “It’s definitely leaning towards more of a beat-heavy thing, definitely more hip-hop-like,” he said. Surprising, but not as surprising as it seems on its face: Sheeran did beatbox on Ellen last year, and he recently mashed up Blackstreet‘s “No Diggity” with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis‘ “Thrift Shop.” So, there’s maybe no need to panic about this latest update. More »

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Adam Lambert To Perform On ‘American Idol’ Finale With Angie Miller

Carl Williott
May 7th, 2013 // 7 Comments

Adam Lambert is scheduled to perform a duet with American Idol finalist Angie Miller on the show’s May 16 finale, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Seems like an unfair advantage, since Lambert is pretty much the greatest. But Kree Harrison and Candice Glover may get some serious star wattage, too. Idol alum Jennifer Hudson has reportedly been asked back but has yet to accept the gig. Also joining in the finale festivities is The Band Perry, who will be performing with the recently eliminated Janelle Arthur, as well as Franki Valli, who will link up with the top five male cast-offs. More »

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Kanye West Debuted New Music At The Met Gala, Including “I Am A God”: Watch

Carl Williott
May 7th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Kanye West performed at the Met Gala in New York City last night (May 6), and in keeping with the event’s punk theme, he unveiled a screamy rendition of new song “I Am a God.” While Vogue is reportedly releasing full, high quality video of the “God” performance on Friday (May 10), for now we’ll have to settle with a handful of Vines grabbed by A-Trak, actress Jaime King and model Coco Rocha, which were compiled by Complex.

As you’ll see below, Yeezy was decked out in his now-standard leather skirt, along with a sparkling shirt and mask — again, solid punk vibes. Obviously, it’s ludicrous to try to judge new music based on a few grainy, looping six-second snippets, but we’ll say this: we like the unhinged emotion in his vocals, and the new beat heard on a mystery song below seems pretty killer. Check out the clips after the jump. More »

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Rihanna Makes Fans Wait For Three Hours In Boston, Remains Unapologetic

Sam Lansky
May 7th, 2013 // 1 Comment
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So Rihanna was three hours late taking the stage at her own concert last night, as the Diamonds World Tour made its stop at Boston’s TD Garden. According to reports, here’s a list of things she did do:

1. Lick her teeth provocatively
2. Thrust her pelvis
3. Sing half-heartedly to a backing track

Here’s a list of things she did not do:

1. Apologize.  More »

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Ed Sheeran Says One Direction’s Next Album Is “Finished”

Sam Lansky
May 7th, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Sad person and singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran wrote a few tracks on One Direction‘s last LP, but don’t expect any heartfelt Sheeran ballads on the next one: The crooner (whose voice sounds like two unicorns giving each other Eskimo kisses) confirmed to MTV that he has not written any songs for the new record: “I’ve actually kind of cut myself from giving any people songs at the moment, because I want to make my album,” he said. “I was approached, and it wasn’t so much a ‘No,’ it was just a ‘I want to write tunes for myself at the moment.’” Fair enough, Ed. Fair enough. More »

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