M.I.A. admires Madonna and disses Lady Gaga

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by Beats, Brit Brit Brit • Tags: , , , , , , ,

M.I.A. recently did an interview with the NY Times, and gave her opinion on both Madonna and Lady Gaga.

“Madonna is the one. Madonna did amazing songs. She had an amazing sense of style, without a stylist. And she was flawed, and sometimes she admitted it. I’ll fight the fight for Madonna. I think she should send me some chocolates or something to thank me.”

“With our video, we were really copying ‘Telephone.’ Both our videos are road movies. We kill people, and they kill people. They start out in a prison, and we start out in a squat, hunting people down. I can’t talk about GaGa anymore. All I’ll say is, it’s upsetting when babies say ga-ga now. It used to be innocent. Now, they’re calling her name. You can’t really say that GaGa is culturally a change. Madonna was truly unique.”

Track listing for Will Young’s “Leave Right Now”

by Beats, Brit Brit Brit • Tags: , , , , , , ,

The tracklisting for the hodgepodge of a compilation of Will Young’s career which is supposed to catapult him to US fame is:

• Leave Right Now

• Your Game
• Friday’s Child
• Switch It On
• All Time Love
• Who Am I
• Changes
• Grace

At least they included “Friday’s Child” but other tracks like “Love” and the cover of Luther Vandross’s “Love The One You’re With” (and The Doors’ “Light My Fire”) are absolutely essential in an in any Will Young collection.

Christina Aguilera apologizes to fans for canceling tour

by Beats, Yankee Panky • Tags: , , , , , ,

Dear fans,

I made the decision to move my summer tour and I am truly sorry to those of you who had purchased tickets and have been disappointed by the news. Immediately after wrapping production on Burlesque, I went directly back into the studio and then quickly started the promotional process for Bionic. With both the album press and film press I am booked the entire summer and need time to focus on the work at hand. After reviewing the schedule with my team, I realized there was not enough time to put together and rehearse for a proper show, one that is at the caliber you expect from me or at the level I would present to my fans. In addition, my album has not even been released as yet and I would like for you all to become familiar with the music before you hear it live on tour. Again, I am sorry to have to move the dates but I promise to come see you when the time is right!

I look forward to seeing you all on the road soon enough to get BIONIC…

With love,

C/X