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Beyonce Covers Whitney Houston And Lauryn Hill In Atlantic City

X. Alexander
May 26th, 2012 // Leave a Comment
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The pop star pays tribute to the late disco diva. Read More »
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After tributing the recently deceased Robin Gibb and Donna Summer, Beyonce decided to pay homage to both a living legend and another we are still mourning, Lauryn Hill and Whitney Houston. Bey opened “Halo” with her own perfect take on “I Will Always Love You,” and also put her own spin on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill track “The Ex Factor.” The performances came out of Bey’s four-night stint at Revel Resort & Casino in Atlantic City, where fans certainly did revel in the glory that is Beyonce — who, like most new mothers, can rock a barely-there red sequined leotard that might as well be underwear. Did this woman seriously just give birth a few months ago? More »

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One Direction Perform “What Makes You Beautiful” In A Diner For VEVO

Robbie Daw
May 25th, 2012 // Leave a Comment
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Sneaky Brits One Direction pulled quite the trick on an unsuspecting group of female fans who had trekked to Sun Valley, California’s Cadillac Cafe, thinking they were simply in for a screening of the boy band’s Up All Night: The Live Tour DVD (out May 29). Turns out the lads themselves were waiting in the wings — er, make that the kitchen — and, as part of VEVO’s Go Shows series, they walked out and treated the shocked young ladies an acoustic performance of their breakout smash “What Makes You Beautiful”. More »

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One Direction Rap ‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Theme During US Tour Kickoff

Nicole Sia
May 24th, 2012 // Leave a Comment
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Now this is a story all about how British boy band One Direction‘s US invasion has turned upside down, with the fivesome kicking off their first stateside tour Tuesday night (May 22) at Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, CT. To eardrum-bursting shrieks, 1D knocked out the singles from their eponymous debut album, including “What Makes You Beautiful,” then padded the show with a few unexpected covers — notably Will Smith‘s Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme rap, a little ditty that predates One Direction’s oldest member (Louis Tomlinson) by almost two years.

Jump below to see the boys do a roundtable singalong of The Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feelin”, Gym Class Heroes‘ “Stereo Hearts”, Amy Winehouse‘s “Valerie” and Natalie Imbruglia‘s “Torn”. More »

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fun. Cover Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” Live, Endorse Gay Marriage

Idolator Staff
May 22nd, 2012 // 3 Comments
The Gotye Cover
The band takes on "Somebody That I Used To Know". Read More »
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fun. honor late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch with "Sabotage". Read More »
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fun. are taking “We Are Young” global (well, more global, since it was certainly heard by millions worldwide in that Super Bowl commercial). But amid the success of their own song, they still seem to have their ears out for other hits. During a visit to a popular morning show on Dutch radio outlet 3FM, the band busted out a cover of Carly Rae Jepsen‘s surging smash “Call Me Maybe”. Singer Nate Ruess‘ rasp adds a more mature tone to the song, which sits just one spot below fun.’s own hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

During their visit with DJ Giel Beelen, the band also touched on current events, including President Obama’s recent endorsement of marriage rights for same-sex couples. Details below. More »

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Jay-Z And Kanye West Take The Throne To London

X. Alexander
May 19th, 2012 // Leave a Comment
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The hip hop dream team of Kanye West and Jay-Z have hauled The Throne across the pond — which seems fitting, since they’re much more keen on monarchs over there, anyway. The first performance from the European leg of their tour went off at London’s O2 Arena, as it will three more times before moving on to Zurich. Check out “Monster,” “Run This Town,” “New Day,” and “All of the Lights,” then place your bets on how many times they’ll play “N*ggas in Paris” when they actually get to Paris. (In London, it was a mere four.) More »

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Usher Kicks Off ‘Today’ Summer Concert Series: Watch!

Becky Bain
May 18th, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Watch Usher "Climax"
Usher is far from ecstasy in his new video. Read More »
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Usher pops in at David Guetta's Coachella set. Read More »
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The R&B star premieres his new song on MTV. Read More »
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No matter what the weather is like where you are, it’s officially summer, as the Today show has kicked off its Summer Concert Series this morning with a round of performances from Usher. The R&B star hit up Rockefeller Plaza in New York City to perform some of his hits and spout seemingly-deep truisms: “There’s a mantra that I’ve kinda adopted and it is: evolve or evaporate. That is really the meaning of life, if we decide to not allow ourselves to move forward musically, in life, whatever it may be, we’ll never see the beauty in it.”

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Okay, enough talking — we want to see Usher dance. Jump below to see him perform his smash hit “OMG”, his Looking 4 Myself single “climax” and his David Guetta collaboration, “Without You”. More »

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Gossip Perform Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind” For An Awkward Cannes Audience

Becky Bain
May 17th, 2012 // Leave a Comment
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Gossip Takes On An Elton John Classic
"Perfect World"
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Gossip are getting a taste of the Cannes, and it’s pretty bitter. The group performed Elton John‘s “Candle In The Wind” during the opening ceremony of the film festival, though we can’t say they recieved the warmest reception. The crowd stayed mostly silent during the performance, forcing Ditto to ask, “Are you alive?” We can’t particularly blame the audience for their lack of excitement — their arrangement sounded off, and Beth fumbled with the lyrics a bit.

“Tough crowd!” she exclaimed halfway through the song. “You know what they say, you can love it or hate it, I still get paid.” More »

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Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday World Tour Pops Open In Sydney: Concert Review

Mike Wass
May 16th, 2012 // 17 Comments
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Nicki Minaj launched her glitzy Pink Friday world tour on Wednesday (May 16) with a sold-out show at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion in Australia. The set list was heavy on the 29-year-old’s upbeat dance tracks and crossover pop hits at the expense of the Twitter quitter’s early rap anthems; her debut album and mixtapes were almost entirely ignored. The commercialization of Roman was apparent in the show’s surprisingly camp staging: There were mirror balls, gold lamé costumes, shirtless male dancers and a even conga line. It made for a visual feast, but the 65-minute extravaganza needed more of the music — and attitude — that made Nicki famous in the first place. More »

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Adam Lambert Performs ‘Trespassing’ Tracks At MLB Fan Cave

Becky Bain
May 15th, 2012 // 3 Comments
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Adam Lambert Celebrates Album Release!
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Adam Lambert‘s sophomore album Trespassing was finally released today, and the “Never Close Our Eyes” singer can feel completely justified in celebrating, since he currently has the #1 LP on iTunes. “Wow!! #Trespassing is sitting nice and high on the itunes chart! What a great sight to wake-up to! Thank you all for checking it out!!” tweeted the pop star this morning (May 15). Can he sustain this success and keep Garbage‘s Not Your Kind Of People or his fellow Idol alum Carrie Underwood‘s Blown Away from reaching the top spot on the Billboard 200 next week? Fingers crossed, Glamberts!

To ring in his album release, Adam performed several new tunes at the MLB Fan Cave in New York last night. Watch the glam one perform his album’s title track, then head below for a handfull of other Trespassing tunes given the live treatment. More »

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Santigold Brings Out Pharrell And Shy Ronnie For NYC Concert

Becky Bain
May 15th, 2012 // Leave a Comment
Santi Does "Proud Mary"
Listen to Santigold's cover of the classic rock song. Read More »
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Shy Ronnie — Andy Samberg‘s bashful character who haphazardly bursts out with rap stat confidence and swagger — made a welcome return in Saturday Night Live‘s 100th Digital Short on Saturday (May 12). But Samberg wasn’t ready to put away his red wig and goofy striped sweater just yet. During Santigold‘s Samsung Mobile USA’s 5MM Fans Appreciation Performance at Irving Plaza, the Master Of My Make-Believe singer brought out the SNL character for her track “Fame”. “I believe in giving everybody a shot at things,” she said, before Samberg-as-Ronnie appeared on stage. “Be nice, he’s a little shy.” More »

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