Today, kicking off all 2013 year-end lists to come, MTV has anointed Miley Cyrus as their artist of the year and the new "Queen of Pop." The "Achy Breaky Heart" offspring beat out Lady Gaga, the Queen of the Christmas Tree, and Katy Perry, the Queen of the Jungle, for the title.
I know you have open letter + pumpkin spice fatigue, but hear me out: Did anyone think it was a real gas that when Sinead O'Connor was scolding Miley Cyrus, we learned that Cyrus considered O'Connor a role model herself? I was in junior high when O'Connor made the angels cry for ripping up a picture of the pope live…
I read or hear about beauty and women about every single day. Partly, I'm in it, so to speak — the rabbit hole of things women think and talk about. But also it just comes up a lot in the background of conversations about being alive. And it's always pretty much in the exact same way: Women are supposed to be…
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Music video producer/DJ/remixer Robin Skouteris spliced and chopped Miley's "Wrecking Ball" with O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" and created the ultimate shaved-head crying lady clip. It's called "Nothing Compares to Wrecking Ball," and actually, it really works.
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There's a rumor going 'round this fine morning that Miley Cyrus will use her hosting/musical guest privileges tonight on Saturday Night Live to escalate her feud with Sinéad O'Connor to DEFCON 6. This will most likely entail, explains the magpie contracted to spy on NBC's Studio 8H, a Weekend Update routine and…
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Fleshy sarcophagus in which a sentient tongue is housed Miley Cyrus is up to her old tricks. By "old tricks," I mean "actin' like a big brat who lacks any semblance of self-awareness and scaring me over the Internet." And now, after penning some very rude, horrible and aggressive tweets mocking Sinead O'Connor's…
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In today's Tweet Beat, Miley Cyrus used her favorite medium to respond to Sinead O'Connor's concern, Martha Stewart celebrated October 3rd and Alexa Chung got a little hot.
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Miley Cyrus isn't just a one-woman show: she's a whole movement. That's what she's claiming anyway, according to MTV's documentary about Cyrus entitled Miley: The Movement which aired Tuesday evening and during which the word "movement" was used more than during a beginner's modern dance class.
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Carson Daly, massive tool, has joined The Today Show, ringing in a self-proclaimed "new era" of the program. He will enroll alongside the other mutants in the X-Academy: Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Natalie Morales, Hoda Kotb, Willie Geist and Kathie Lee Gifford. While we plebs associate Daly with…
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Unfortunately, The Year That Love Died appears to be extending into 2013: Actress, vocal feminist and possible Kentucky senatorial candidiate Ashley Judd and her husband, three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti, are divorcing after eleven years of marriage, which is like a golden anniversary in celebrity years.
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Anyone who has been around small kids knows that some of the stuff that comes out of their mouths is hilariously precocious, but it can also take you aback because you didn't expect to hear it for at least another few years. Tina Fey found herself in that predicament when she was watching some 30 Rock with her…
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For reasons which may never be fully understood, Kelly Clarkson took to her Facebook wall earlier today to express her love for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. She pledged her vote to him if he wins the nomination, though she lamented, "Too bad he probably won't."
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[Dublin, June 2. Image via INF]
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