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In the video for Lady Gaga's "Judas," Jesus has cornrows. The disciples are a leather-clad motorcycle gang. Gaga wears a bikini top featuring nipple-hiding crosses, and folks are anointed with holy water and beer. But as Gaga tells E!: More »
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DJ Earworm's Ke$ha-heavy abomination, chock-full of Auto-Tune, stutter-beats and repetitive wailing is oddly compelling. But we don't agree with YouTube commenter randomguy734: "PUT THIS SONG IN ITUNES WE WILL ALL BUY IT THUMBS UP IF U WANT IT IN ITUNES!!!!!!!!:)" More »
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Okay, not really. The part of Neil Young is being played by Jimmy Fallon. Still hilarious. More »
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One Call's "BlackLight" stars Kendall Jenner, Kevin McHale (Artie from Glee) and Ashley Benson from Pretty Little Liars. If Kendall's writhing upskirt shots don't make you sad, maybe the Auto-Tune will? A warning: Watching this may make you feel old. More »
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Kanye West's film, Runaway, is 35 minutes of lurid fantasy, complete with a model covered in feathers, a giant papier-maché bust of Michael Jackson, tutu-clad ballet dancers and an inter-species sex scene. What does it all mean? We have answers. More »
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You know how Taylor Swift says that all of her songs are about her relationships? Her new song, "Dear John," seems to detail what went down between Taylor and John Mayer. And it doesn't end well. More »
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Taylor's band, Pretty Reckless, released a new video (the second one) for the song "Make Me Wanna Die." Lingerie, guitars, cemeteries… All the stuff you loved when you were seventeen. More »
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After the VMAs, Gaga sat down with Ellen — who is vegan — and attempted to rationalize why she was wearing a hat, dress and shoes made of meat. More »
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If you don't get a headache from the relentless staccato beat, perhaps Heidi's monotonous, thin-voiced and lifeless robo-whisper will do the trick. More »
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In a new video for "Please Don't Leave Me," (the second clip for the same song), Pink plays a "gorgeous giantess" whose suitors literally don't measure up. They're all small. And worse: Dull. More »
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In Eminem's new video, which depicts a dysfunctional and violent relationship, Rihanna — herself a survivor of domestic violence — sings "I like the way it hurts," as Megan Fox literally plays with fire. More »
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What the fuck. Didn't it occur to Chris Brown — or anyone around him — that the concept behind his short film "12 Strands" is problematic? More »
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Sean Lennon Tweeted: "With gaga at mom's house, she's belting on the white piano..." We'd like to think Yoko Ono joined in for an "Alejandro" duet. More »
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As one ONTD commenter notes, "It sounds like background music to a Japanese workout video." [ONTD, NY Mag] More »
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Being able to pull off some amazing choreography used to be a requirement for pop stars: Michael, Janet, Justin, Britney, Beyonce, and Madonna, all rose to this challenge. But lately it seems like dancing has been replaced by posing: More »
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"Those are definitely not Trolli Gummi bears in the video because Trolli Gummi Bears would never be that rude," says John Leonardo, senior brand manager. Haribo did not responded to a request for comment. [ONTD via MTV News, Related] More »
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Rock music is, for the most part, the domain of men; pop music is female-dominated. What does today's pop music say about women right now? More »
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Janelle Monae's album is getting great reviews, though she is still relatively under the radar. Seems like it's pretty hard being an actual artist these days. More »
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Lee DeWyze has won American Idol and Richard Rushfield points out that he is the third "low-key cute white male rocker" in a row to win. Uh, why do we even need this show? More »
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Some are alarmed that Rihanna's skin is painted black in her new video, "Rockstar 101," but frankly, it doesn't seem like anything to get worked up about. More »
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And: "[It's also a tribute to] my mother, who was a janitor, and my father, who drove trash trucks. It pays homage to how they put on a uniform every day and turned something into nothing." [New York] More »
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1. Thou shalt not see a sexist, misogynistic ad, say "that sucks" and leave it at that. More »
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They wore masks when their father was alive, but now you can see Blanket reenacting a light saber battle, Paris lipsyncing to a rap song, and Paris saying, cryptically, "Monkey, please help," in these short video clips. More below. [E!] More »
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So now we know Katy Perry tops Maxim's Hot 100 list. The wacky singer is an interesting choice, considering past "hotties" include swimsuit models and smoldering actresses — none of whom would wear a light-up dress on the red carpet. More »
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Wait, did she just rhyme "ribbons" with "Richard Simmons"? Whatever, it's all about "Sexy Ugly." And "therapy and valium." [ONTD] More »
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"Why don't you love me?" cries Beyoncé in her new video, which has a retro-Bettie-Page-pin-up look and involves the singer doing "domestic" chores like laundry, floor-scrubbing and baking. Oh wait, It's not Beyoncé. She's playing the part of "BB Homemaker." More »
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M.I.A. has always mixed pop with politics. And her new video, for a track called "Born Free," is a nine-minute, disturbingly graphic film that raises more questions than it answers. More »
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There was a moment during last night's Saturday Night Live when my disdain for Ke$ha morphed into a kind of distanced pity, and that moment, I believe, was the exact moment that Ke$ha herself was questioning her career's direction: More »
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Much of the Lady Gaga cover story in the new New York magazine is familiar territory: A New York childhood; a band that went nowhere. But buried in the piece are some weird, un-Gaga facts: More »
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At least, partly, on the cover of her new album, Bionic. No wonder her makeup is always so flawless. [Marc Malkin's Twitter] More »
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Even if you didn't particularly like "Telephone," you've got to appreciate the thought-provoking discussions, intelligent arguments and fascinating topics the the video has prompted. More »
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After the epic, symbolism-laden video for "Bad Romance," it would be a vast understatement to say that fans were excited for Lady Gaga's next clip — "Telephone," featuring Beyoncé. Anticipation was high. But the video? Ugh, where do we begin? More »
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"I said to her, people are going to be so shocked by us collaborating, we have to do something that will just kill it. She said, 'How about, "Murder My Heart?" …She insisted, ‘Women will love it.'" [In Touch] More »
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Her music career might be up in the air, but Amy Winehouse is launching a clothing collection with Fred Perry — a brand sometimes associated with skinheads. More »
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Someone named Hermione Hoby is "heartbroken" about Lady Gaga's photo shoot for Q magazine. Hoby had previously been won over by Gaga's pro-woman comments. For instance: More »
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She was on the cover of Billboard recently, and in the accompanying story, the reporter trumpets that she co-wrote every song on her album, Animal. The problem? More »
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Rapper Nicki Minaj catapulted to popularity in a matter of months, going from virtual unknown to appearing on tracks alongside Mariah Carey and Ludacris. Sadly, the shelf life for women in the hip-hop limelight is less than two years. More »
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Chalk up one more victory for Lady Gaga: as AdAge points out today, in addition to... everything else, Gaga is demonstrably a savvy, forward-looking businesswoman. More »
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Directing, designing, marriage counseling — is there anything Madonna won't try? More »
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I thought Lady Gaga should have won album of the year at the Grammys. I wrote about it. I received a few responses via email. One read "quit whining," and another was 8 paragraphs In Defense Of Taylor Swift. More »
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