“I’ve actually been making a lot of Yankee analogies in my interviews lately because I get asked, ‘Do you feel pressure? How do you feel when someone says this? Or do you feel like you have to top yourself?’ ” the Yonkers native told MTV News. “I say I do feel like I have to top myself. But I feel like I’m Rivera. I’m a closer.” On the one hand, this statement dovetails nicely with Popjustice’s claim that GaGa is the greatest pop star of this decade, although I’m not sure I’m going to totally co-sign that assertion yet. On the other, man do I hate Yankee fans’ sense of “we got this” entitlement, for real. [MTV] MORE »
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arena rock
Lady GaGa Jumps On The Yankees Bandwagon
everybody's a winner
Eminem And GaGa Are Now On The American Music Awards’ Lineup
Eminem and Lady GaGa have been added to the roster of performers for the American Music Awards, which air on Nov. 22. It’s probably too much to hope that they perform together—and do an updated version of “Stan” that incorporates “Paparazzi.” But come on… that would be awesome, right? [MTV] MORE »
theories
The Lady GaGa-Illuminati Connections: Still Going Strong
Part two of “Lady GaGa, the Illuminati Puppet” has been posted, with much more photographic evidence of her links to the Masons (all taken from a photo shoot that’s a Hello Kitty tie-in… uh oh, am I going to have to rethink my childhood?) and a pretty-well-backed-up assertion that her elaborate outfit changes during the Video Music Awards were actually an extended homage to Alice In Wonderland: “Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz are two of the biggest mind control themes in use, interestingly enough, due to all their ready-made symbolisms, use of ‘inverted reality,’ reality vs. dream and illusion, and word play,” the author helpfully reminds us. [Vigilant Citizen / Previously] MORE »
last night's tv party
Eric Cartman Nearly Redeems “Poker Face”
I am not a fan of Lady GaGa’s ode to keeping her lack of sexual satisfaction secret by any stretch (we all remember Daughtry’s version, yes?) but… this running joke from last night’s South Park made me split my gut and almost like the track. Sadly, searching “cartman poker face” on iTunes brings up a “sorry” screen. Culture industryyyy-yyyy! [YouTube / South Park Studios; thanks for the YouTube link go to Sam Adams] MORE »
(intentional) leak of the day
Lady GaGa Indulges Her Demons
ARTIST: Lady GaGa
TITLE: “Bad Romance”
WEB DEBUT: Oct. 19, 2009 MORE »
upcoming releases
Universal Music Group Really Hoping That People Will Want To Buy Albums This Holiday Season
So apparently that cryptic message about Nov. 23 left on Rihanna’s Web site last night was not about anything egg-related, despite its use of “ova”; instead, it was meant to be a signal that the Barbadian singer’s still-untitled fourth studio album will come out on that day. That’s the Monday before Thanksgiving, and the Monday before the holiday-shopping season kicks in. And to celebrate, Universal Music Group is apparently readying six big-name releases for that day! The list of “Super Monday” albums, via Rap-Up: MORE »
bleepwatch
Tracking The Ever-Shifting Priorities Of MTV Networks’ Standards And Practices Department
Over the weekend, 50 Cent appeared on Vh1’s Top 20 countdown—yes, it is focused on music videos!—and while introducing the No. 6 video of the week, Green Day’s “21 Guns,” Curtis said to host Jim Shearer, “Man, I’d love to be able to have a song called ‘21 Guns’ on VH1.” This isn’t the first time that 50 has (rightly) noted the odd discrepancies in MTV Networks’ lyric-bleeping thresholds, but it is a good moment to maybe do a rundown of what MTV and its matrix of sister networks have censored lately? (Hey, the lousy economy is resulting in all those channels playing more music videos!) A few noticeable omissions and non-omissions from recent tracks after the jump—feel free to add your own! MORE »
a 100 and single special report
Which Song Has The Best Chance To End The Black Eyed Peas’ Reign Of Hot 100 Terror?
Now that the summer has ended, and the Black Eyed Peas have reached the half-year mark at the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100, it’s time to start thinking about who could knock them off. While looking for insight on which artists could achieve this heretofore-impossible feat, I ran across a Newsweek blog post that was seemingly written by someone who hasn’t really looked at a copy of Billboard in months—i.e., a dude who really thinks that Mariah Carey’s D.O.A. cover of Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is” is going to burn up the charts, despite it sounding not so much “radio ready” as it is “ready for a time-travel trip to a 20th-century dentist’s office.” To clear things up a bit, Idolator’s resident chart expert Chris Molanphy and I took some IM time and tried to figure out which artists realistically had a chance of knocking off the Peas. Lady GaGa? Jason DeRulo? Britney? Nobody??? Our thoughts, after the jump. MORE »
last night's tv party
Madonna And Lady GaGa Attempt To Justify Their Love Of Being In The Spotlight
Last night, Madonna continued her recent tradition of passing torches to up-and-coming pop stars via an appearance on Saturday Night Live in which she blessed Lady GaGa with her jealousy and confusion. The two were ostensibly guests on the dance-music-centric Deep House Dish, although mainly having the two of them share a stage was little more than a way to set up a retread of the “Catfight!” episode of Seinfeld, only with more PVC. Also, this reporter felt like the collective listlessness of Madge and GaGa when they first appeared was a weird sort of homage to Britney Spears’ hot mess of a Video Music Awards performance in 2007. (Starting any somewhat-awkward dance-pop performance with a closeup of ratty blonde hair kinda starts things off on a weird foot, no?) Clip after the jump. MORE »
leak of the day
Lady GaGa Still Going Full-Speed Ahead With Her Career
ARTIST: Lady GaGa
TITLE: “Bad Romance”
WEB DEBUT: Oct. 2, 2009 MORE »
