LIGHTS, who’s currently on tour in her home country of Canada, unleashed the video for new single “Ice” on her MySpace. The clip features her happily jamming on her keytar at home until the Juno Award-winning 22-year-old’s evil doppelgänger appears, threatening to tip over her goldfish bowl! MORE »
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LIGHTS Battles Herself In ‘Ice’
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‘Bad Romance’ Photo Stills
Okay, we’re still obsessing over the “Bad Romance” video. C’mon, admit it, you’re either super freaked out by it, or turned on. Possibly both. But you can’t look away. Anyway, these beautifully shot photo stills from the music video give us another reason to watch it for the zillionth time, so click away and relive your nightmares/fantasies. Our faves: MORE »
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Fergie Calls Kanye West “Gay Friendly” (But Not a Gay Fish)
Not everyone is anti-Kanye West at the moment (and neither am I — he can interrupt all the doe-eyed, angelic teenage singers he wants, I’m still gonna jam out to “Robo Cop” on 808s & Heartbreak). Fergie had an interview with gay mag The Advocate and had wonderful, nice things to say about him that he’ll probably blog-scream about later. MORE »
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Shakira Performs Song, Humps Air, Sports Dreadlocks on Letterman
Another day, another super hot but kind of creepy thing Shakira does with her body. Shaks (we’re on a nickname basis) performed “Give It Up To Me” on Letterman last night, showcasing her usual body contortions, but with one new addition: dreadlocks. Not totally digging the new look, but I bet even her hair is double-jointed, so who am I to judge.
Shakira, unfavorable hairstyle or no, always looks great, but I have to admit, I prefer her much more like this: MORE »
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It’s Westlife’s Icy Rendition Of Daughtry’s ‘What About Now’
While Daughtry’s sophomore album Leave This Town didn’t quite spark a breakout single after its July release, Irish quartet Westlife are keeping the rock band’s back catalog somewhat alive overseas with their cover of “What About Now.” The boy band’s rendition peaked at #2 in the U.K. a couple weeks back, held from the top by Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole, with her debut solo tune, “Fight For This Love.” MORE »
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Eat It, ‘Les Miz’: Pop Music Takes Over Broadway
Britney Spears: The Opera? New Kids on the Block: The Musical? Could these fake jukebox musicals really become a reality? Well, considering how much influence pop music has on Broadway already… MORE »
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Alicia Keys’ ‘Element Of Freedom’ Cover Seems A Tad ‘Queen Of The Night’
Pop piano diva Alicia Keys is wisely steering clear of cluttered release dates November 17 (Kris Allen, Leona Lewis, John Mayer, Katy Perry) and November 24 (Adam Lambert, Rihanna, Shakira, Lady GaGa) for new album The Element Of Freedom. Instead, she’ll go toe-to-toe with Lil Wayne’s Rebirth on December 15.
And while the whole freedom angle with the cover art is pretty evident—Doves in flight! The sky’s the limit!— is Alicia also borrowing from Whitney Houston’s “Queen Of The Night”/Bodyguard schtick, albeit through a shimmery GaGa-ized lens? MORE »
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Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta And Kris Allen Just Might Rock Your Town
With the economy in a crunch, American Idol creator and 19 Recordings bigwig Simon Fuller has dusted off his thinking cap and is sending Kris Allen, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta on the stage together once more. Records don’t just sell themselves these days, after all. MORE »
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Livebloggin’: ‘Kris Allen’
How many spins do you give a record before you decide whether it’s a winner or not? We’re the first to admit, there’ve been times when we fully appreciated a song or album only years after it hit (or missed) the charts. But there’s still something to be said for that first time a new piece of music reaches your eardrums, and that’s what this feature is all about. Every so often we’ll be registering our initial thoughts on a new album in real time (ooh, fancy!) and posting the verdict.
First up: Today we’re geared up to listen to Kris Allen’s debut album (posted on AOL’s listening party), and post our song-by-song thoughts while we listen from start to finish. Let’s get to it! MORE »
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Happy 40th B-Day, Sesame Street!
In honor of Sesame Street’s 40th Anniversary today, here’s the smooth-jazziest rendition of the Sesame Street theme, as sung by Joshua Radin. Can’t you just imagine Oscar the Grouch wearing a beret sipping an espresso while listening to this play in a piano bar in the West Village? Or maybe that’s just us?
Take a jump to check out the PBS show’s top 5 pop-star appearances: MORE »
