Monday, January 31, 2011

Janet Jackson's (and Justin Timberlake's) 7th Anniversary of "Nipplegate" Is Today


It's hard to believe that today marks the 7th anniversary of what has become colloquially recognized as "nipplegate," or also known as the Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show, in which Justin Timberlake ripped off a part of Janet Jackson's costume to expose her partially shielded breast. Being that yesterday was the singer's 30th birthday party and Janet Jackson has had record sell-outs at her upcoming concert tour, why not commemorate a date in history that will live in infamy (for the oh-so-prudish).

Lady Gaga Approach Twitter Milestone & Releases "Born This Way" Lyrics


If Howard Stern is the king of all media, Lady Gaga has become the queen of all social media as the number of twitterers following the "Alejandro" singer is rapidly approaching 8 million, a figure no one on twitter has ever approached, let alone pass. She is currently the most followed account on the social networking site after passing the previous leader, Britney Spears last year and is expected to cross the new threshold this week. Add to that, she is the most "liked" fan page on Facebook, and we have ourselves the new queen of all social media.

Read the lyrics to "Born This Way" below:

Raekwon: "RZA Is Not On The Album"


It seemed a little unusual for a Raekwon album to be missing a collaboration with one of the biggest Wu-Tang emcees, but that appeared to be the case when the track list of Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang had no mention of a RZA track. Now Raekwon has confirmed that RZA will not appear on the album, citing RZA's scheduling conflicts and hardcore allegiance to Wu-Tang as reasons for his absence.

Jessie J To Go On Tour


Jessie J is bring her talents on tour throughout the British Isles this April. The seven date tour through the UK and Ireland begins at the Academy in Glasgow on March 31 before making her way southward, ending the UK leg at London's Shepherds Bush Empire on April 5. Afterward, she finishes the tour in Ireland, performing at Dublin and Belfast on Aprlil 7 and 9, respectively.

Check out all of the dates below:

Adele's "21" Dominates UK Albums Chart


Adele's sophomore album 21 has debuted at number one on the UK Albums chart with sales of 208,000 copies. Not only does this mark the singer's second UK number one album, it marks the highest sales week for an January release in five years. The album, which unseated Bruno Mars's Doo-Wops and Hooligans at the top, has received rave reviews.