Friday, April 15, 2011

SINGLE REVIEW - "Judas" by Lady Gaga


In biblical terms, Judas is the Benedict Arnold of the New Testament and one of the most vile perpetrators of betrayal history has ever known. But in the pop world, Judas takes on a more positive, upbeat, dancetastic meaning in the form of another guaranteed hit from Gaga's upcoming LP. Accidently leaked onto the internet this morning (a week before Good Friday coincidentally?), Interscope Records made a split-second decision to release the song to iTunes and now eager monsters sit with there fingers pressed on the refresh button to see in realtime its rapid ascent up the charts.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Katy Perry Covers Gaga "Born This Way"


Katy Perry is one of those performers whose voice works best against stripped acoustic instrumentals. This is no more evident than with her recent performance of Lady Gaga's number one hit, "Born This Way."

Thursday, March 3, 2011

VIDEO PREMIERE: "On The Floor" by Jennifer Lopez


Some might think a female in their forties with two children would all but eliminate the possibility of capture the pop audiences of today. In most scenarios, that would sadly be the case. But Jennifer Lopez seems to see those qualities as nowhere near impeding as the 41-year-old is staging quite the surprising comeback in pop music. As you can see in the video below, the singer is defiantly proving the old adage, "Age is nothing but a number."

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Aguilera Arrested; Pink Weighs In (On Twitter)


Christina, Christina, Christina! Shame, shame, shame! As you all are very much aware of, Christina Aguilera has encountered some legal trouble in the wee-hours of this morning when she was arrested for public intoxication and her new hubby, Matthew Rutler, was arrested for DUI at 2:45AM in Los Angeles. But this is not a laughing matter.

Adele Scores Biggest Sales Week of 2011 in US


Adele's early success may have been a product of serendipity when her first SNL performance coincided with a cameo by Sarah Palin during the height of the 2008 Presidential Election, but there's no denying that her success today is purely her own doing. The London crooner has not only secured herself a top spot on the U.S. albums chart, she has also secured herself the best sales week of the year in the ninth week of 2011, according to Hits Daily Double.

Louis Farrakhan Bashes Rihanna? The Pot Calling the Kettle Insane!


Louis Farrakhan is not one to shy away from controversy. In fact, most of his ramblings are steeped in yards of controversy for the sake of garnering attention. So does it come to anyone's surprise that the leader of the Nation of Islam has emerged to call gays, lesbians, and Rihanna fans swine? I guess not but that's exactly what the Gaddafi supporter told his supporters at a speech recently.

Monday, February 28, 2011

VIDEO PREMIERE: "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga


In the 1980s, Michael Jackson and Madonna were in a league of their own in the soaring depths of the pop world. The release of their music and accompanying videos were not simply radio and music television programming dates, they were major events of pop cultural significance, marking new breakthroughs and new topics of conversation that transcended generational and gender divides.