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cancellations

"Nashville Star" Will Not Let The Clique Girlz Get Shoved Down Its Throat

Yesterday, I wondered why Danity Kane, and not the previously advertised Pussycat Dolls, were the featured group of pop tartlets on Nashville Star's Very Special Country Goes Pop (To Widen Our Demographic) episode. Apparently my initial speculation about there being some sort of feud between Nicole Scherzinger and Jewel was slightly off—TMZ is claiming that any booking-related tussles were actually happening in corporate boardrooms, and the cause of conflict was none other than Idolator's favorite group of Jersey Shore preteens who are aged before their time, The Clique Girlz. More »

11:00 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Maura Johnston
475 views, 2 comments

Latest by Captain Wrong: I was at a bar where this was playing the other night. It was even worse than I could have guessed. Are people actually watching this show? I mean, it wasn't even bad/good. It was just plain bad. more »

substitutions

Danity Kane Slide Right Into The Pussycat Dolls' Spot

Remember last week, when the Pussycat Dolls were supposed to guest on the "Pop Goes Country" episode of Nashville Star? Well, they canceled for unknown reasons (my theories include their label being so cheered by the fact that "When I Go Up" wasn't a flop, they decided the Dolls didn't need to sell out that much, or Nicole Scherzinger and Jewel having some sort of behind-the-scenes tiff) and were replaced by Danity Kane, who performed their deathless track "Damaged" and showed the competitors the advantage of having taped backing vocals at the ready at all times. This is another one of those times that I think the performers on singing-competition shows should be required to meet with the vocal coaches as well, if only for breathing advice. Yeesh. [YouTube via That Grape Juice]

2:45 PM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Maura Johnston
142 views, 3 comments

Latest by ObtuseIntolerant: Well. They can dance? more »

be careful what you wish for

Pussycat Dolls To Act Vaguely Like Southern Belles For An Evening

The latest act to go the "country cash-in" route: The Pussycat Dolls, who are going to strap on some chaps (over something resembling pants, one hopes) and guest on the Billy Ray Cyrus-hosted Nashville Star this coming Monday. (It's apparently in honor of the show's "pop week," although given that recent performances on the show have included "Hey There Delilah" and "Waiting On The World To Change" I'd say that the show was skewing pretty pop already.) At this point, Scherzinger & Those Other Ladies seem so hell-bent on complete cultural saturation that I'm half-expecting them to show up on Good Eats for a Very Special "Watch As Nicole Fries An Egg On Her Midriff, Because She's That Hot" Episode. [NBC via ONTD]

10:00 AM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Maura Johnston
241 views, 6 comments

Latest by Tauwan: "At this point, Scherzinger & Those Other Ladies seem so hell-bent on complete cultural saturation that I'm half-expecting them to show up on Good Eats for a Very Special "Watch As Nicole Fries An Egg On Her Midriff, Because She's That Hot" Episode." That more »

mtv plays music videos, film at 8 et

Pete Wentz Brings Music Back To MTV, Keeps Network's Celebrity Glorification Quotient Intact

After a lot of buildup that stretched all the way to an Idolator reader poll, I watched Pete Wentz's effort to bring videos back to MTV, FNMTV Premieres, on DVR-delay Saturday morning. And it was... OK. Friday night's premiere didn't result in ground-breaking TV by any stretch, but it wasn't completely awful despite the musical presence of both will.i.am and the Pussycat Dolls. The biggest complaint I had, really, was that the show was full of filler; Anthony's prediction last week that the hourlong show would air seven videos in toto was actually over the night's tally by three. (A few older videos got a bit of screen time, but most of the music within was papered over by Wentz's explaining the clips and the collective "whooooo"ing of the well-manicured crowd.) More »

1:00 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Maura Johnston
982 views, 14 comments

Latest by n/a: @Rob Murphy: Meaning she's actually 33-35. more »

collaborations

Britney Spears Gives Nicole Scherzinger And Co. Some Much-Needed Support

Perhaps realizing that their impending sophomore slump might result in them looking all, like, saggy, the Pussycat Dolls have reportedly enlisted Britney Spears to cameo in their video for the absolutely wretched track about their incredible celebrity "When I Grow Up." Which seems sort of like a strange fit, given that the song is all about how awesome it is to be well-known and Brit Brit's past few years have seemed like a cautionary tale about why that fantasy is 100% not true. Maybe this bit of casting is really Nicole Scherzinger's "I just want a normal life again" cry for help? Oh, the humanity! [People via MTV / Photo: WENN]

5:00 PM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Maura Johnston
353 views, 9 comments

Latest by Maura Johnston: Oh, owenmeany. You're so reliable! more »

videodrone

Pussycat Dolls Continue To Force Themselves On World's Populace

At this point, I am car-crash fascinated by Nicole Scherzinger and the rest of the Pussycat Dolls; with every flesh-baring public appearance and "hot" single they seem more and more dissonant and out-of-place, which could be good news for people looking for a respite from the housing-bubble-fueled conspicuous consumption and vapid "sexiness" that defined so much of the new millennium. Watching them during last night's MTV Movie Awards performance of the atrocious "When I Grow Up," a single that's as much a testament to becoming a C-lister through sheer will as it is proof that the winner of The Search For The Next Doll did the right thing by ditching her "prize" for a solo career, made me wonder just how essential these ladies' future recorded-music success is to Interscope's 2008 bottom line, because man, there is just something not right here, and I don't just mean the fact that the other four girls in the group are actually mentioned by name. [YouTube]

9:15 AM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Maura Johnston
443 views, 9 comments

Latest by Tenno: @JZ13: Begs the question: What handmovement WOULD make sense if one 'wanted to have boobies?' I would think something along the line of 'spirit fingers' mixed with 'jazz hands.' And now I need to watch Bring It On. more »

fourth-quarter recovery

Interscope Plans A Hot Winter, "EW" Flatters Keane

The music industry may be shrinking and stumbling, but Interscope's got a bunch of potential fall releases that might make this a decent year for them if not anyone else in major labeldom. Assuming a weak first single doesn't land an act in "Jimmy Jail," U2, Eminem, Dr. Dre, The Pussycat Dolls, the Black Eyed Peas and No Doubt should all be dropping new iPod ads—sorry, I meant albums—later this year. And let's not forget the vague possibility that Chinese Democracy could join this roster. Entertainment Weekly also names Keane in its list of Interscope's "marquee names," but seeing as how that band's last album didn't even go gold, I don't think we'll be so kind. More »

10:30 AM on Wed May 21 2008
By Anthony Miccio
606 views, 8 comments

Latest by blobby: Why do the other ones even bother holding microphones? more »

not-upcoming releases

Nicole Scherzinger's Solo Album Officially Dead (For Now)

From MTV's piece on the upcoming MTV Movie Awards, which will also feature uncool major-label chumps Coldplay: "The Pussycat Dolls... will also hit the stage during the irreverent awards show, broadcast live this year on Sunday, June 1. The girls will grab the mic from host Mike Myers to perform 'When I Grow Up' from their upcoming second album." I'd probably hold off from using words as, um, concrete as "upcoming" when it comes to talking about album releases featuring La Scherz—at least until someone actually pays money for a copy of Her Name Is Nicole. She seems to be a little, shall we say, jinxed in that department. (Maybe Tori Alamaze put a hex on her?) [MTV]

2:45 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Maura Johnston
466 views, 4 comments

Latest by n/a: Perhaps Iovine will realize that the original balance of power in the music video era was correct: talentless but photogenic women posed with power tools or drove shiny red antique cars in clips -- they weren't given recording contracts and more »

videodrone

Nicole Scherzinger Sings National Anthem, Avoids Adding Line About Her Genitalia

Nicole Scherzinger's 45-slowed-down-to-33 performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" not only features her wearing an outfit that covers her midriff (perhaps that's the cause for the boos at the outset?), it's pretty straight-and-narrow—not to mention relatively in key for an a capella performance. But surely I can't be the only one who thinks that this is step one in her efforts to Kristy Lee Cook it up in a final, last-ditch effort to save her solo album from eternal label purgatory? I can't wait until she wears a red, white, and blue jumpsuit for the Macy's July 4 fireworks display and mashes her way through "God Bless The USA," complete with a posse of Statue of Liberty-dressed Pussycat Dolls behind her. After all, nothing can be worse than her Duran Duran cover, right? More »

1:45 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Maura Johnston
238 views, 2 comments

Latest by tigerpop: She can sing, but she's no Maya Rudolph. more »

art?

Pussycat Dolls Spinoff Act Brings Back Doc Martens, Awkward Use Of Photoshop's "Reflection" Tool

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rebrandings

Nicole Scherzinger Gets Another Makeover In The Name Of Saving Her Career

Undaunted by the eternal shelving of her very expensive solo album, lead Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger is still trying every trick in the book to be taken seriously as An Artist. The latest: A promotion for a Brazil-inspired Caress Body Wash (with passion flower cream and acai oil!) that features La Scherz singing lead on the "Caress Brazilian Mix" of Duran Duran's "Rio," a song that really didn't need to be remade and that certainly didn't need to be remade with her thin vocals and a super-cheesy-sounding "Latin" guitar line. Somehow she hasn't realized yet that the American public can't miss her if she hasn't gone away, although judging by her brand-new stage name, maybe the people running her career are figuring that few people realized she was actually out there making music sans backup Dolls in the first place. More »

9:45 AM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Maura Johnston
813 views, 8 comments

Latest by n/a: Why did I automatically see the headline to this post as Nicole Scherzinger Shaves Her Rear? more »

warnings

Lock Up Your Daughters: The Pussycat Dolls Are Coming Back

And this time, led by surgically enhanced founder Robin Antin, the pack of 360-dealed dance-pop singers is going to aggressively market itself to the same preteens who are currently concerning themselves with the doings of the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus: More »

1:15 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Maura Johnston
893 views, 9 comments

this is the post that will make my head explode

Back To The Skanky Dance Troupe With You, Nicole

Even Amazon seems to have given up on Nicole Scherzinger's solo album, but don't you fret over how it's going to affect her career long-term. Because there's no field immune to their mediocrity, there's now lingerie to sell to extend the Pussycat Dolls brand. The entire article is filled with delightful quotes to brighten your Friday, but this one from PCD founder Robin Antin is my favorite. More »

4:15 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Dan Gibson
842 views, 2 comments

hey, hey, pcds/how many boys did you kill today?

Operation MySpace Attempts To Turn Carlos Mencia Into "Bob Hope 2.0"

Because they're the ones out there fighting for our freedom to spend the best years of our lives reordering our Top 8, America's beleaguered troops currently stationed in Kuwait are soon to get a visit from Tom and the rest of the MySpace gang. On March 10, "Operation MySpace," a live concert featuring the hottest stars of a couple years ago, will be broadcast around the world (no guesses as to where you can tune in) starting at 2 p.m. EST. And just how much does MySpace hate the men and women of our Armed Forces? Quite a bit, judging by this lineup. More »

4:50 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Jess Harvell
699 views, 14 comments

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delays

Nicole Scherzinger Gives Up?

Tonight marks the premiere of the CW series Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious, the sequel to The Search For The Next Pussycat Doll that will set out to launch another girl group under the Pussycat Dolls' brand name-slash-marketing deal with Interscope Records. In the New York Daily News' preview of the show, not only do we learn about the Girlicious-branded merchandise that'll soon be lining your local 99-cent stores' aisles (makeup, clothing, a new album incorporating the sounds of TLC and Destiny's Child), we learn that the original Pussycat Doll—Nicole "Her Name Is Nicole" Scherzinger—will be returning to the fishnet-covered arms of the group that spawned her. More »

4:15 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,218 views, 1 comment

Latest by gorillavsmarykate: Her name is NNNNNNIIIIIIII-CCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLEEEEE. Bawitdaba da bang a bang a boogie... more »

year-end analysis that kinda rhymes

A Pussycat Doll Says Goodbye To 2007 In Verse

Despite the fact that her first solo album remains in release-date limbo thanks to every song that Interscope desperately released as a "first" single bouncing right off the charts, possibly ex-Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger still enjoyed 2007, so much so that she has constructed a free associative poem/ransom note out of stuff she once read on inspirational posters that details her awesome year. More »

4:30 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By jharv
381 views, 4 comments

cat scratch fever

Cat Scratch Fever: Your Guide To "The Search For The Next Doll"

Every Tuesday night, starry-eyed young girls and pantless old men settle down for another episode of the CW's latest reality show, Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll. Our guide to last night's finale after the click-through. More »

10:30 AM on Wed Apr 25 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,509 views, 8 comments

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