Archive for the ‘Highlights’ Category

One Direction Fans Hate On Taylor Swift Lookalike: Morning Mix

Christina Lee
April 29th, 2013 // 1 Comment
Taylor Swift Wears A Sweater And Red Skinny Pants

Did You Hear?

:: Xenna Kristian, 19, is about to start working as a professional Taylor Swift impersonator, despite a few memorable encounters with One Direction fans. “At first I was a bit taken aback, but then I realized they were shouting things like, ‘Leave Harry [Styles] alone,’ or ‘Harry is mine,’” Kristian says. [SWNS]

:: Stockholm police says they found a small amount of drugs and a stun gun in Justin Bieber‘s tour bus. “some of the rumors about me….where do people even get this stuff. whatever…back to the music,” Bieber said on Twitter. [AP]

:: Elton John confirms that he has settled his feud against Madonna, and with a simple gesture — he bought her dinner. In August, John had called Madonna a “fairground stripper” and sided with Lady Gaga in a brief spat. [The Hollywood Reporter]

:: Producer RevoLucian says that he is working on a new RuPaul album that is currently “taking shape.” The drag queen fixture’s new music would follow 2011′s Glamazon. [Twitter]

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

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Demi Lovato Reveals Lyrics From Her Album ‘Demi’

Christina Lee
April 27th, 2013 // 4 Comments

Demi Lovato‘s “Heart Attack” video used charcoal paint and a white room to show how her past heartbreak could taint a new relationship. Based on lyrics she revealed from her new album Demi, Lovato fully intends to sing more about loss, feeling lost and moving on.

Lovato teased fans via Twitter with four lyrics total, all from different Demi songs. “Strong enough to leave you, weak enough to need you, cared enough to let you walk away…” she said, before she revealed another. “There’s a boy, lost his way, looking for someone to play.. There’s a girl in the window, tears rolling down her face..”

“We’re only lost children trying to find a friend, trying to find a way back home.. ” she said. “So even if I lose it all, I’ve got so much left to give, I won’t give up. My hearts on the frontline I’m NOT afraid…” Demi is out May 14 — for now, revisit the album’s track listing and try to guess the songs that Lovato was teasing. More »

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Whatcha Say: Lana Del Rey, Demi Lovato & Ke$ha Got Our Readers Talking

Idolator Staff
April 26th, 2013 // Leave a Comment

This week’s Ibrawlator was feisty, to say the least: Soundtrack queens Adele and Lana Del Rey went head-to-head for best soundtrack single. (Have you seen the results?)

The Lovatics were in full force with the release of behind-the-scenes footage from Demi Lovato’s ’Heart Attack’ video, while Beyonce’s ”Back to Black” cover and Ke$ha’s remix track with Pitbull brought out the skeptics. But the release of Janelle Monae‘s new single and a preview of tracks from the upcoming Backstreet Boys album were here to save the day (or the week, in this case).

Check out some of this week’s best comments below!

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It’s The Cody Simpson Twitter Takeover!

Erika Brooks Adickman
April 24th, 2013 // 23 Comments

Yesterday Cody Simpson took off his tank top for his “Pretty Brown Eyes” music video, and now the 16-year-old Aussie sensation is taking over Idolator’s Twitter feed. That’s right, we’re handing over the reins to Cody this afternoon and he’ll personally be answering all your most burning questions. Jump below for details on how to chat directly with the handsome crooner — it will be an afternoon in Paradise. More »

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Madonna’s ‘Hard Candy’ Turns 5: Stan & Deliver

Bradley Stern
April 24th, 2013 // 6 Comments
Ray Of Light Turns 15
A look back at Madonna's spiritual 1998 release. Read More »
Madonna Tops Tour List
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Madge had the top tour of 2012. Get it, girl! Read More »
Erotica At 20
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Looking back at Madonna's saucy fifth album. Read More »
Madonna Tops Elvis
Thanks to MDNA, she broke his UK chart records. Read More »

Stan & Deliver gives fans an opportunity to shake, cry and sing the praises of the albums they love from their faves.

Four years before she was waving her pom-poms onstage next to Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. at the Super Bowl (the most-watched halftime show in history, for the record), Madonna was already working up a sweat (and flaunting her vascularity) in the middle of a boxing ring to the tune of her crunchy, workout-ready collection of electro-pop treats: Hard Candy, originally released in April 2008.

Unlike 2005′s immaculate return-to-roots record, Confessions On A Dance Floor (produced by Stuart Price), Hard Candy saw the Queen of Pop turn away from thundering club anthems and opt for a trendier Top 40 radio troupe to achieve a more modern sound (or as Britney Spears might say, “something more urban”), taking on the cheeky-yet-cringe-inducing moniker “M-Dolla” and enlisting Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West and Timbaland. More »

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Janelle Monae Tells Us About Her “Revealing” New Album & How “Q.U.E.E.N.” Came Together

Carl Williott
April 23rd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Janelle Monae has returned to take the high-concept pop crown with “Q.U.E.E.N.,” her funky-ass collaboration with Erykah Badu, and is prepping her forthcoming album The Electric Lady. (By the way, based on Monae’s recent euphoric Coachella performance, calling her electric is an understatement.)

I sat down with the cool, charismatic and cagey artist for a few minutes ahead of her April 13 set at Indio, and we talked about her more personal new album, the origins of her Badu collaboration and making Jimi Hendrix proud. Check out the Q&A below. More »

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Kid Cudi ‘Indicud’: Review Revue

Robbie Daw
April 23rd, 2013 // 1 Comment
Cudi Leaves Kanye
Gangster Squad' Los Angeles Premiere
Cudder says he's no longer with GOOD Music. Read More »
Cudi Is "Immortal"
Hear his MGMT-sampling song. Read More »
Kid Cudi's Rant
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Yikes! Cudder goes after his label on Twitter. Read More »
Big Boi & Kid Cudi
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Hear them team up on "She Hates Me." Read More »
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Kid Cudi‘s third solo album Indicud doesn’t seem to be winning him any new fans among circles of critics. In fact, most of the online clatter seems to be focused on the facts that, despite the alt-rapper-turned-rocker’s early promise, his latest foray finds him veering off in a head-scratching direction, and his self-production here isn’t quite up to scratch.

Music is, of course, subjective, and at least fans of Cudder seem to be digging the beats found on Indicud. (The album was the top seller on iTunes all last week.) But for those curious about what online scribes were so up in arms about, you can catch our roundup of reviews below. More »

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Will.i.am’s ‘#willpower’: Review Revue

Jillian Pellegrini
April 23rd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
Will.i.am x Bieber's Video
Will.i.am & Justin Bieber #ThatPower
How powerful is "#thatPOWER"? Watch & see. Read More »
"Scream & Shout"
Britney Spears & Will.i.am's "Scream & Shout" Video Preview
Will.i.am & Brit go HAM in their newest video. Read More »
Will.i.am's CLIO
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He's getting an award for what?! Read More »
Will's Legal Woe
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His song with Chris Brown has a copyright claim Read More »
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In the past few years, will.i.am has been in a couple of movies, coached on the UK edition of The Voice and been a creative director at Intel, and premiered a song on Mars (for real). Somehow during all of this, he found the time to make his fourth studio album, #willpower. The album was originally due out last fall, but Will pushed it back after his harddrive was stolen and some of the tracks leaked on the Internet. It got a release date of April 23rd in the US, and last week Will posted the album in its entirety on his YouTube channel for fans to stream early. The reviews are now rolling in; head below to see a roundup of what others on the Internet are saying about #willpower. More »

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Ibrawlator: Lana Del Rey’s “Young & Beautiful” & Adele’s “Skyfall,” Which Song Is Better?

Idolator Staff
April 22nd, 2013 // 30 Comments
Silver Screen Songstresses

In the past few months, two of pop’s most evocative storytellers made their way from the recording studio to the silver screen with two major soundtrack contributions: Adele and Lana Del Rey.

This week, the Born To Die chanteuse premiered her endlessly haunting, cinematic “Young & Beautiful,” the lead single from Baz Luhrmann‘s much-buzzed about Gatsby film adaptation, which has already premiered to rave reviews. And of course, Adele‘s 2012 James Bond epic theme song “Skyfall” was a critical and commercial triumph, winning the young British songstress an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Brit Award for Best British Single.

Now, it’s up to you decide: Which song do you prefer? More »

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Lana Del Rey’s “Young & Beautiful” From ‘The Great Gatsby’ Soundtrack: Review Revue

Robbie Daw
April 22nd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
"Young & Beautiful"
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Hear Lana Del Rey's Gatsby contribution. Read More »
Gatsby Sampler
Great Gatsby Soundtrack Sampler Video
Listen to music from the soundtrack. Read More »
Jay-Z's "100$ Bill"
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Hova talks cash in his Great Gatsby song. Read More »
The "Ride" Video
Lana Del Rey Ride Video
Head out on the highway with Lana in her 10-minute epic. Read More »
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Lana Del Rey‘s sweeping Great Gatsby gem “Young & Beautiful” has cast an immensely gorgeous, moody spell over us, and the song almost makes one forget the fact that other heavyweights like Jay-Z, Beyonce and Florence + The Machine are present on the film’s soundtrack, as well. (Get to know the words to the song inside and out via our friends at DirectLyrics.com.)

Would F. Scott Fitzgerald himself approve of Lana’s mesmerizing number? That’s something we’ll never know. But other, modern-day writers of the online variety sure had some upbeat things to type out regarding “Young & Beautiful.” Head below for our roundup of the Internet’s thoughts on LDR’s latest song. More »

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