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videodrone

Hilary Duff Reaches Out, Touches Martin Gore's Wallet

Hilary Duff's holiday cash-in greatest-hits album comes out tomorrow, and one of the two new songs is the above "Reach Out," which reaches Diddyesque heights with its bombastically obvious sample of "Personal Jesus"—right down to the lyrical re-inversion of the original track's spin on Ma Bell's old "reach out and touch someone" slogan. Apparently Ryan "OneRepublic" Tedder thought that his production work was enough for him to garner a co-writing credit on the track, even if said work just involved skipping a virtual needle over the first bit of Depeche Mode's original. And the guest rapper rhymes "fire" with "desire"... sigh. Also of note: The video above is the "director's cut," because it shows the Duffster semi-suggestively sucking her thumb, dry-humping a statue, and trussed up in a mask like Erotica-era Madonna. You've been warned? [YouTube via Velvet Rope]

1:00 PM on Mon Nov 10 2008
By Maura Johnston
856 views, 13 comments

Latest by MrStarhead: Even worse, allmusic says a lot of the old hits are remixed to reflect Duff's new "adult" direction. more »

revolving chairs

"American Idol" Hopefuls To Be Judged By Former Dave Stewart Collaborator

Alas, I'm not talking about Annie Lennox. In an effort to bring what a Fox exec calls more "girl power" to the show, the judges' table for the next season of American Idol will now have a Coke cup for songwriter Kara DioGuardi, who's shared writing credits on songs including Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man" and Kelly Clarkson's "Walk Away" and collaborated with Stewart on the pseudo-retro project Platinum Weird. DioGuardi, who Idol head honcho Simon Fuller called "a smart, sassy lady," is being billed as the show's fourth judge, which I guess means either that the judges' table will be widened or Paula Abdul will get some time off to "rest" now and again. (One producer claims that Idol was always supposed to have four judges, although it seems strange to me that it took the executives this long to find someone who wanted the gig.) A few highlights of DioGuardi's career after the jump. More »

10:30 AM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By Maura Johnston
538 views, 11 comments

Latest by jckrbtslmz: Fully shameless plug here, but I wrote a piece for the Orlando Weekly last year about today's pop music and it features some interesting quotes from Kara. ("Hilary Duff's doing a service for kids") [www.orlandoweekly.com] I can tell you she's an awesome more »

on the shelf

On The Shelf: Tomorrow's New Releases Revealed Today

Welcome to On The Shelf, Idolator's weekly look at the new releases hitting stores on Tuesday. This week sees the deluxe edition of B'Day, which is laden with Shakira cameos and lots of videos, as well as the new album by grillmeister Paul Wall, whose list of cameos is almost as overloaded as his MySpace page. (Warning: If your computer isn't Army-grade, don't click that link, or you'll be doomed to Crash City.) More »

5:30 PM on Mon Apr 2 2007
By mjohnston
1,005 views, 3 comments

liner notes

Liner Notes: Hilary Begins Her Mud-Slinging 2007 Campaign

- Hilary Duff talks smack about Nicole Richie on her new album, which apparently also addresses the time Duff was harassed by "a very frightening pair of Russian stalkers." Come on, now—doesn't she know that the Kaczynski brothers are Polish? [Radar]
- Jimi Hendrix's estate has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Hendrix Electric Vodka, claiming the product is an unauthorized "sick joke." Up next: A civil suit against Lenny Kravitz's entire 1990-1997 output. [Billboard]
- George Michael continues to break the hearts of Idolator editors everywhere by once again refusing to tour the U.S. [Pollstar]

1:00 PM on Wed Mar 7 2007
By Brian Raftery
212 views, 2 comments

Latest by dollywould: You've gotta have some faith in the sound, George. It's the one good thing that you've got. more »

cover-song showcase showdown

The Cover-Song Showcase Showdown: Wrapping Up "Last Christmas"

Now that it's the season for "Last Christmas," the 1984 Yuletide lament by Wham!, to blare from public loudspeakers all over the land, we figured the time was right to stage a Cover-Song Showcase Showdown for the song. There are many covers floating around out there, and we've selected four for you to download and vote on today: they come from, in alphabetical order, Crazy Frog, Hilary Duff, Jimmy Eat World, and Sarge. More »

9:23 AM on Fri Nov 24 2006
By mjohnston
1,638 views, 14 comments

good charlotte

This Way, They're Too Young to Realize Their Dating A Third-Rate Billie Joe Armstrong Wanna-Be

Good Charlotte are making good use of their mall-punk following. From today's Page Six: More »

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