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Lady Gaga Is Dreaming of a 'White Christmas'
James Apsimon · 11/23/11 03:48PMAll of a sudden, Lady Gaga is in full-on holiday mode. The singer just released "A Very Gaga Holiday," a four-song EP of tunes recorded live during her ABC special "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving," airing tomorrow night at 9:30 pm ET. Above, Gaga's traditional, Bing Crosby-esque cover of "White Christmas" – that is, until the pounding drums and laser synths come in at the 1-minute mark (no, that never happens, but she does come up with a new verse).
Michele Bachmann's Late Night Intro Music: 'Lyin' Ass Bitch'
Hamilton Nolan · 11/22/11 02:29PMJay-Z Becomes Symbol of the 1% in Awesome Scrooge McDuck Totem Pole Sculpture
James Apsimon · 11/22/11 01:29PMJay-Z's Man of the Year profile in the latest GQ extols the rapper's appreciation for art. Still, he probably won't want to add sculptor Daniel Edwards' latest work to his collection. As a response to Hova's recent Occupy Wall Street Rocawear T-shirt debacle, Edwards has created this rendering of Jay-Z with a big dollar-sign medallion around his neck and the heads of Mr. Burns, Scrooge McDuck, and Richie Rich stacked on top of him.
Ancient 'Sex-Pistol Man' Culture Being Studied by Archaeologists
Lauri Apple · 11/22/11 10:25AMJennifer Lopez Upstages Marc Anthony, Everyone, at American Music Awards
James Apsimon · 11/21/11 10:37AMSay what you want about Jennifer Lopez—go ahead, we'll wait until you're done saying those things. Finished? OK, cool—but there's no denying that she can obliterate the stage at a televised event. Her relentless medley of "Until It Beats No More," "Papi," and "On The Floor" at last night's inconsequential American Music Awards took advantage of every award show performance convention ever: the ballad-as-intro, the choreographed dance breakdown, the rap cameo (by Pitbull), the gradual costume strip show. She even managed to squeeze a Fiat commercial into the middle of it.
Presenting the Official Occupy Wall Street Anthem... by Third Eye Blind?
James Apsimon · 11/18/11 02:36PMRebecca Black's Latest Music Video Has Arrived
Matt Cherette · 11/16/11 03:08AMAfter her unintentionally horrible music video for "Friday" gripped the nation, Rebecca Black attempted to go legit with "This Is My Moment." Now we have "Person of Interest," Black's inane new teen pop pseudo-love anthem, which is set in an arcade and features the line, "Can't deny you're implicated in a mayhem in my mind." Pure poetry!
Courtney Love Goes Ballistic at Sight of Cobain Picture
James Apsimon · 11/15/11 11:28AMRapper Lil B 'Got AIDS'
James Apsimon · 11/14/11 05:09PMThe 'Chocolate Rain' Guy Sings About Our Screwy Economy
Lauri Apple · 11/14/11 05:56AMYou might remember Tay Zonday as the bespectacled, baritone-voiced young man behind "Chocolate Rain"—the repetitive YouTube song-meme that, at first, intrigued you with its sincerity and yellow-tinted charm until it wouldn't stop popping into your head and nearly driving you insane. He's got a new song! It's an anthem for the 99 percent.
After Assaulting Your Girlfriend With a Guitar, Don't Say This Thing
Lauri Apple · 11/13/11 05:58PMAfter allegedly smacking his girlfriend upside the head with his guitar, dedicated axeman Edwin Summers offered this explanation: "When a woman messes with my guitar, she messes with my world." Did somebody celebrate Nigel Tufnel Day a bit too strenuously? Because that shit sounds straight out of This Is Spinal Tap.
Katy Perry Plays Regretful Old Spinster in New Video
James Apsimon · 11/11/11 03:57PMRonnie Wood's New 25-Year-Old Girlfriend Loves Hoobastank
James Apsimon · 11/10/11 03:18PM64-year-old Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones has a new girlfriend, 25-year-old Nicola Sargent of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Their relationship arrives shortly after Wood's breakup with decrepit Brazilian model Ana Araújo, 30 (gross!). In 2008, the musician left his wife of 23 years for waitress Ekaterina Ivanova, who was 18 at the time.
There's Nothing Wrong With the Ridiculous Title of R. Kelly's New Memoir
James Apsimon · 11/09/11 04:30PMAll the Cliquey Tumblr Girls Are Bullying Drake
Leah Beckmann · 11/08/11 06:02PMLet's Hope This Awesome Song Is Really Madonna's New Single
Brian Moylan · 11/08/11 05:52PMElderly Chinese Choir Covers 'Bad Romance'
James Apsimon · 11/08/11 02:12PMContinued proof of Lady Gaga's transcendence: a choir of senior citizens recently performed a spirited rendition of her 2009 hit "Bad Romance" on China's Hunan TV.
Drake's Take Care Leaks
James Apsimon · 11/07/11 05:13PMMinor chords, broken hearts, and half-sung complaints about success from a dark corner of the party—yes, unibrow-slash-rapper Drake is back with Take Care.
Watch a Streaker Upstage Hayden Panettiere at the MTV EMAs
Matt Cherette · 11/06/11 07:16PMThe MTV Europe Music Awards (aka the VMAs but with cooler accents) took place today in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Major winners included Lady Gaga, who came dressed up as several versions of the Pixar lamp, and alleged teen mom Justin Bieber. How predictable! One thing EMA viewers didn't see coming, however, was the completely naked man who rushed the stage during a presentation by Hayden Panettiere, who managed to appear shocked despite the fact she probably knew it was going to happen. The NSFW video is above.