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:: Not everyone tuned into the 2011 MTV VMAs — Maroon 5's Adam Levine continued his anti-VMA rant to E! News: "I remember when I was a kid I worshiped the VMAs," he said. "It was a celebratory day that represented what the channel stood for."And now? "It's sad. It's like seeing Tower Records in L.A. as a clothing store." [E! Online]
:: Aerosmith — yes, Steven Tyler included — is planning to release a new album sometime around May 2012. This would be their first studio album since 2001's Just Push Play. [Spinner]
:: Lil Mama isn't so lil anymore — the 21-year-old rapper has released her new video "Scrawberry". No, that's not a typo, it's really caled "Scrawberry". [Music & Lyrics]
:: Drake talks to Entertainment Weekly about working with Stevie Wonder, challenging himself, and readying a "birthday edition" of his album Take Care. [EW Music Mix]
:: GLBT advocacy groups have commended Lady Gaga — we mean Jo Calderone — for her gender-defying performance at the MTV VMAs. [MTV]
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Posts Tagged ‘Lil Mama’
Lil Mama Sheds Tears On The Radio, Discusses Her Issues With Nicki Minaj
Thu Jul 21 2011 by Idolator Staff
Yesterday Lil Mama stopped by Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club in New York to chat with host Charlamagne, and got unexpectedly emotional during the interview, going so far as to shed a few tears. What made the "NY NY LA LA" rapper break down? No, it wasn't because anyone accused her lip gloss of not being cool or poppin' — it was in response to being told that she didn't seem focused on music anymore, coupled with rising grief about her mother succumbing to cancer. Head below to watch Lil Mama go "On & On & On" about her music, promoting her career, and her beef with Nicki Minaj. (Tears flow near the 20-minute mark.)
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Lil Mama And Snoop Dogg Sing A Tale Of Two Cities In “NY NY LA LA”
Sat Jun 18 2011 by Idolator Staff
East Coast and West Coast anthems often seem at odds with each other — you're either singing the praises of the brightly-lit concrete jungle in Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State Of Mind," or you're basking in the joys of scantily-clad beach-drinking on Katy Perry's "California Gurls." But now Lil Mama and Snoop Dogg have managed to craft a danceable ditty that toasts both coasts in the new track "NY NY LA LA." It's a fitting tribute, given that Snoop joined Katy on her ode to the Golden State, while Lil Mama once crashed a performance of "Empire State" at the MTV Awards. Hear it below. More »
The Morning Mix: Beyonce’s “Pulse” Races For Her New Fragrance
Fri Jun 17 2011 by Becky Bain
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:: After dropping her debut fragrance "Heat" and its olfactory follow-up, "Heat Rush", Beyonce will drop her third fragrance, "Pulse". It reportedly smells like "pear blossom, peony, midnight blooming jasmine, Madagascar vanilla and for the first time in a fragrance, bluebird orchid." And if you don't pick it up when it goes on sale this September, it just may be the best thing you never had. [People]
:: Justin Timberlake defended Britney's dancing to Playboy, saying "If you pulled up a video I did from 2003, I couldn’t do the shit I did then either." PopDust decided to prove this by compiling side-by-side footage of JT then (pop maestro) and now (golfer who appears in bad comedies from time to time). [PopDust]
:: Lil Mama is taking some cues from Lil Kim, and is accusing Nicki Minaj of ripping off her style. Uh huh. [Rap-Radar]
:: Take your "Polka Face" and read a track-by-track review of Weird Al's latest pop star-skewering masterwork, Alpocolypse. [PopCrush]
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Lil Mama Wigs Out At 2011 MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet (PHOTOS)
Sun Jun 5 2011 by Idolator Staff
Lil Mama rocks a lil black dress (tricked out with stones), platform black heels and a slick blonde wig that could’ve come straight out of Nicki Minaj’s wig collection as she walks the 2011 MTV Movie Awards red carpet. The pint-size rap star, who just returned to the scene with “On & On & On”, stole the show among the carpet’s early appearances. While she’s still probably getting over her inclusion on Complex’s list of the biggest hip-hop #fails, she absolutely succeeded with this look. She’s poppin’ — and we’re not just talking about her lip gloss. More »
Lil Mama’s Lip Gloss Pops Once Again In New Song “On & On & On”
Sat May 28 2011 by Idolator Staff
There are plenty of songs out there about all sorts of silly little topics, but Lil Mama's "Lip Gloss" still stands out as one of the catchiest ditties about pretty much the most trivial thing an artist could possibly sing about. Now the America's Best Dance Crew judge who once committed a major Hip-Hop Fail by crashing Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State Of Mind" performance at the VMAs has returned to the hip-hop scene with a new song, "On & On & On." Hear it below, and watch a featurette that takes us behind the scenes with Lil Mama recording the track.
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Nicki Minaj To Appear On ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’ (PHOTOS)
Wed May 18 2011 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Not only will Nicki Minaj make a special guest appearance on America’s Best Dance Crew this Thursday (May 19), the final contenders will be performing to the Maxim Hot 100 vixen’s hits. The Pink Friday rapper has lent “Check It Out” “Massive Attack” “Moment 4 Life” “Did It On’em” and “My Chick Bad” (which, you may recall, also got the Tabitha and Napoleon treatment on Season 7 of SYTYCD) to the IaMmE, ICONIc Boyz, Phunk Phenomenon and Street Kingdom dance crews. What, no “Super Bass”, Nicki?! Check out highlights of the fashionista raptress and Lil’ Mama from the ABDC set. [Rap-Up] More »
Our 5 Favorite Worst Hip-Hop Fails Of All Time
Thu Jun 17 2010 by Becky Bain
Complex released a comprehensive list of the 50 Worst Hip-Hop Fails of All Time, and it's filled with comedy gold—actors trying to rap, rappers trying to act, lame beefs, humiliating performances and a ton of "oops!" moments from hip-hop artists that they probably hoped people would have forgotten by now. No such luck! Our 5 favorites below:
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Taylor Swift Is Sick Of Talking About The Video Music Awards, But Lil Mama Sure Isn’t
Mon Sep 21 2009 by Maura
Unsurprisingly, the news cycle of Kanye West’s interruption of Taylor Swift at the 2009 Video Music Awards stretched into a second week, with some morning-radio DJ pressing and pressing the issue during an interview with Swift while she primly asked him to please talk about something, anything else. He, being of the clueless mook ilk, refused, so finally, instead of letting him finish—during which the DJ was apparently going to ask Swift for a psychological evaluation of the design-conscious MC—she basically handed the phone to her publicist and said “you deal with him, because I sure don’t want to anymore.” This is the same young lady who everyone felt needed rescuing a scant eight days ago? Seems like she has at least some moxie. Clip after the jump. More »
MTV Host Gives MTV News “Exclusive” Scoop On Her Actions At MTV Video Music Awards
Tue Sep 15 2009 by Maura
Meanwhile, the post-Video Music Awards mea culpas continued with pint-sized MC Lil Mama’s statement on her joining Jay-Z and Alicia Keys onstage at the end of Sunday night’s show, which honestly might have been more notable for how many people said “really? huh, I missed that” in its aftermath than for anything that actually happened. “I did not mean any disrespect towards Jay-Z or Alicia Keys,” she said in a statement released to MTV. (Who, by the way, employ her as host of their dance-off show America’s Best Dance Crew.) “I admire them and look up to them as role models. ‘Empire State of Mind’ had my emotions running high. In that moment I came up onstage to celebrate my two icons singing about NY.” Somehow, she didn’t manage to mention that her latest song—which leaked, OMG, yesterday!—is out. And funnily enough for someone who tried to engage in a little spotlight-stealing, it’s called “See Me Everywhere”! I mean, what are the odds? More »
