Lady Gaga has announced on the Jay Leno show that she is bringing her tour, The Monster Ball, to TV. She is set to have her first HBO special broadcast sometime this spring. Exciting news for everyone who hasn’t seen her live yet, like us.
Lady Gaga on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2So she partied hard and if there is someone who should, its Esperanza Spalding!
Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 495
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“Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder and lightning.”
- Fredrick Douglass
Exclusive: 5 Questions with Loft965.com: Clare Maguire
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1. Loft965.com picked you as an “Artist to look forward to in 2011.” How do you feel about that and what do you think this year holds for you?
I am so honoured that Loft965.com have picked me as a ‘one to watch for 2011′. It’s a huge confidence boost to know that you believe in what I’m doing. This year will be filled with writing, designing shows, making videos and hopefully a headline tour of my own.
2. We love “Strangest Thing” and “Ain’t Nobody.” What will be your next single?
My next single is ‘The Last Dance’. It’s available in the U.S. on the 22nd of February on iTunes. The video is on youtube now, check it out, I love it!
3. Your single “Last Dance” was written after the death of Michael Jackson. Were you fan of the legendary King Of Pop and how did you feel upon hearing the news?
It was triggered by his death but there were also many things happening in my life at the time that influenced the song. I was a huge Michael Jackson fan and I was devastated when he passed. I thought it was distasteful when I read mean comments about him online, so my anger triggered the need to write the song, I went into the studio and that was it.
4. Your debut album, Light After Dark, is coming out on February 28th. How would you describe it and what sound can we expect?
I would describe it as ‘big, emotive, honest epic pop.’
5. We love quotes, what is your favorite quote or motto?
One of my favourite quotes is ‘imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.’ Marilyn Monroe.
Tracks from SiA Furler’s little-known band Crisp leak!
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Before she was writing songs for Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears, SiA was in a band that never made it called Crisp. Surprisingly, as these tracks show, she wasn’t always the vocalist. Click below to listen to some of the tracks.
Florence + The Machine’s radio interview at the Grammy Awards!
3New Kids On The Block’s Jonathan Knight comes out as gay!
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Update: we just found out he came out two weeks ago when we were disconnected in Rio De Janeiro.
Is it finally time for NKTOB member Jonathan Knight to come out? We saw him all queeny in a Scissor Sisters concert last year and, before that, once partied with him in Ogunquit, Maine. We always knew, but he never came out publicly, could this be this coming out? Jackie from The Eagle in the South End of Boston always told us he was! And who is the guy? So many questions from one tweet. Of course, all of the above is alleged.
Legendary: Madonna’s live performance of “Express Yourself”
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Robyn to continue in mini-album format!
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“The plan is to keep going and recording shorter albums so that I can keep my touring and my recording processes equal,” Robyn, whose single “Dancing On My Own” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, tells Billboard.com. “I just want to keep a flow, just stay inspired and keep working, and it feels like it’s possible with this way of working. I wasn’t sure in the beginning if people would get it, but they did, which is really cool. I’m touring a lot more than I thought I would, so I’m very happy about how I’ve been able to connect to my audience.”
Raja performs “Through The Rain”
2Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” to become Billboard’s 1,000th #1 single!
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So, “Express Yourself“, we mean, “Born This Way” is not only the fastest selling song in iTunes history and landed at #3 in the UK charts based on three day sales, but now Lady Gaga has a big chance of clocking in the 1,000th number one single in Billboard history, miss honey. Deserved?
Video Premiere: “Parachute (Alternate Version)” by Ingrid Michaelson
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Did Lady Gaga steal the egg concept from Bjork?
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Enough about Lady Gaga ripping of Madonna’s “Express Yourself.” “Born This Way will always be in Lady’s Gaga’s oeuvre and it won’t go away. Now. let’s talk about the birth/egg concept Lady Gaga opted for during her Grammy Awards appearance. A few years back, when Bjork was promoting her music Dancer In The Dark along its with its soundtrack, she came down the red carpet wearing a swan dress and laid a couple of eggs along the stroll.
Timaya reviews the Grammy Awards!
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Official cover art of Radiohead’s “The King Of Limbs”
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Radiohead’s new album The King Of Limbs is coming out this Saturday and this is the artwork for it. We don’t know if we like or not. More not.
Legendary: “My Funny Valentine” by Chaka Khan
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Mariah Carey charity single title revealed!
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So, Mariah‘s not just an HSN girl anymore, she’s still dropping dem beats. The diva is set to appear on a Jermaine Dupri-produced charity single to feature her vocals, Taylor Swift, Drake, Mary J. Blige and more to name a few. The single is titled “Save The Day” and it’s supposed to have a Butterfly-era feel to it, apparently.
Video Premiere: “Better Without You” by Rhian Benson
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Lofty Prediction: Lady Gaga’s music video for “Born This Way” will be banned!
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Lady Gaga’s third album is not about to land without a bang. Although many people thought her performance during the Grammy Awards wasn’t that good, Lady Gaga could have something bigger up her sleeve. We think that the egg thing (which was already done by Bjork) wasn’t enough to initiate the launch of the third album. Rumors of the Lady Gaga giving birth in the video for “Born This Way” and/or wearing crucifix stilettos had us thinking that this dame wants to cause more controversy ahead of the release. We have a feeling that the video might be great, but she will push it even further to make headlines. What do you think?
