On Tuesday, Rihanna and her perfect ass channeled Josephine Baker at the CFDA awards. And, as these things tend to do, her exposed nearly nude body under her dress (Swarovski crystals held together with magical spider webs and confidence) has renewed yet another round of teen slut panic.
If you have ever doubted the immense talent that Whitney Houston possessed, take a listen to this isolated track of her singing one of her biggest hits, "How Will I Know." Her voice was beyond this realm, no question.
The music industry has changed, but apparently people still buy albums. And Miley's "Bangerz" has officially had the year's biggest sales week for a woman.
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The Chime for Change's Sound of Change concert, which took place in London on Saturday night — and aired on NBC last night in the US — is part of a global campaign to raise funds and awareness for girls' and women's empowerment. Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Rita Ora were among the performers at the event, but some…
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Despite what you may have heard from the Circle Jerks, Rick Ross and the insistent warbling of Ke$ha, not all pop stars live by the motto "die young." But a study looking at the careers of 1,400 rock and pop stars — famous between 1956 and 2006 — found that solo artists were twice as likely to die prematurely when…
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When Madonna accidentally (maybe on purpose) flashed her nipple at the crowd during an Istanbul concert, the world asked Why? Now, it appears, we have answers: Madge's slip was designed to show solidarity with Turkish women as the country's government mulls a very restrictive abortion and C-section ban. Oh, ok. Yeah,…
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If you like Nickelback, and you like dating, it's time to start lying on your profile. One dating site says admitting to a love for the band is a dealbreaker for many daters.
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While perusing images of the recently concluded fashion weeks in Portugal, Thailand, and China (because that's what normal people do in their free time rather than actually interact with other human beings), I came to a startling realization: while it's always been the case that fashion's had a side to it that seems…
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Christina Aguilera has said every album is a 180-degree turn from her last; her songs range from pop to jazz to pulsing club music. She reinvents herself yet again on Bionic, her new album, but what's ultimately missing is humanity.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's third feature, the debut videos of favorite teen pop-stars.
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According to Reuters, 2010 is set to be the year of the female pop star. Not entirely surprising, considering there's also something else that seems to be happening in 2k10: the return of the female pop star rivalry.
