Next month will bring American Idol’s called-back hopefuls to Los Angeles for the round of auditions that is known among fans of the show as “Hollywood Week,” and given that Paula Abdul is still adamant about not going back to the people who disrespected her, the producers need an extra body to warm the seat next to Simon Cowell. Who out there is most qualified to judge the voices of this country’s latest crop of televised-singing-competition wannabes? I know! How about two pop stars who are known more for their sartorial schtickiness and fake-edgy “personas” than their severely lacking voices? MORE »
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“American Idol” Trying To Fill Paula Abdul’s Hollywood-Week Seat With The Most Annoying People Possible
Lil Wayne’s Rebirth has been pushed back yet again, this time to July 21. IMPORTANT STYLE GUIDE-RELATED NOTE: The news that Avril Lavigne may make a cameo on this album has resulted in me no longer calling it Lil Wayne’s “Rock” effort. I encourage you to do the same. [Michael Jackson Says No To Auctions, Baby Elephants
Your chance to pick up you very own Michael Jackson-as-Peter Pan golf cart may be in jeopardy, as Jacko has balked at next week’s auction of Neverland Ranch esoterica. The reason? He claims he didn’t get a chance to go through the Neverland collection to weed out personal belongings, even though every single item up for auction feels personal to an insanely creepy degree. MORE »
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This Just In: Artists Who Don’t Sell Many Records Even Less Likely To Sell Lots Of Clothing
Ad Age reports that celebrities trying to earn some extra scratch from their name’s wattage might want to start looking somewhere that isn’t a fashion “partnership” with a retail outlet, what with the economy continuing its long, slow swoon and chains all over the country struggling to keep their lights on. Tough break, musicians who want to avenge those rejected FIT applications! MORE »
Avril Lavigne’s Aug. 29 performance in Kuala Lumpur has been postponed because of her act’s overwhelming “sexiness,” which would apparently have proven overly traumatic to Malaysia’s Aug. 31 celebration of its Independence Day. MORE »
Dear Malaysian Clerics: Avril Lavigne Is Not “Sexy”
Just saying. [MTV] MORE »
Avril Lavigne’s Clothing Line Just As Awkwardly “Punk Rock” As Its Designer
Avril Lavigne’s clothing line for the discount chain Kohl’s, Abbey Jane, has made its way to outlets of the department store, and while I guess it’s nice that not all the clothing lines for juniors these days are automatically going the spendaholic-bimbette-in-training route, the clothes look a bit, well, uninspired. Sure, they’re not exactly designer duds–prices range from $24 for t-shirts to $40 for hoodies–but wouldn’t it have been nice to see some sort of creativity from Lavigne beyond reappropriation of The Best Damn Thing’s imagery? It’s almost as if she was cheating off Pete Wentz on an essay test, but being careful to change just enough details so that she could feel OK about passing off the work as her own. A few sample pieces after the jump. MORE »
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Avril Lavigne Fans Using Their Hero’s Downtime To Engage In Some YouTube Gaming
Avril Lavigne’s video for “Girlfriend” is currently YouTube’s all-time No. 2 clip, having been viewed some 88,739,107 (and counting) times; it’s playing second fiddle by some million views to the “inspirational comedian” Judson Laipply’s “Evolution Of Dance,” a clip that jerks the “OMG, remember this?!?!” chain harder than Girl Talk and is even less enjoyable to experience than Gregg Gillis’ most recent nostalgia trip. (How many people have actually sat through its entire six minutes? Surely it has to be a fraction of the 89 million-plus views it’s garnered.) Well, now that Avril Lavigne’s fanbase is home from school for the summer, its members have started a campaign to oust “Evolution Of Dance” from the top spot–and they’re not above engaging in some HTML trickery to get the result they so desperately need. MORE »
Avril, Keep Your Damn Clothes Away From My Daughter
An open letter to Avril Lavigne and the executives of the Kohl’s Corporation: My daughter was born in December, and like any parent, I’m concerned about what sort of woman my little girl will become. MORE »
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Avril Lavigne Settles Suit, Flings A Pile Of Money At The Rubinoos
Avril Lavigne has reached an “undisclosed settlement” with the ’70s powerpop band the Rubinoos, who sued her over allegations that she was plagiarizing their song “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” in the chorus of her inescapable 2007 hit “Girlfriend.” MORE »
