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Lady Gaga Is Dreaming of a 'White Christmas'

James Apsimon · 11/23/11 03:48PM

All 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).

Jay-Z Becomes Symbol of the 1% in Awesome Scrooge McDuck Totem Pole Sculpture

James Apsimon · 11/22/11 01:29PM

Jay-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 10:25AM

Long, long ago (the 1970s), in a faraway and strange land (the 1970s), there existed a tiny anarchistic tribe called the Sex Pistols. Though noted mainly for their music, they also dabbled in the visual arts—decorating their London cave dwellings with whimsical pictures called "graffiti."

Jennifer Lopez Upstages Marc Anthony, Everyone, at American Music Awards

James Apsimon · 11/21/11 10:37AM

Say 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.

Courtney Love Goes Ballistic at Sight of Cobain Picture

James Apsimon · 11/15/11 11:28AM

Courtney Love's band Hole was in the middle of a performance at the SWU Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday when she saw someone in the crowd holding up a photo of her late husband Kurt Cobain. That's a no-no. She lost it.

Rapper Lil B 'Got AIDS'

James Apsimon · 11/14/11 05:09PM

You may have noticed that "Got AIDS" is now trending on Twitter. That's because Berkeley rapper Lil B—who is either the Wesley Willis or the Andy Kaufman of hip-hop—just released a track called "I Got AIDS (AIDS Awareness Song)."

The 'Chocolate Rain' Guy Sings About Our Screwy Economy

Lauri Apple · 11/14/11 05:56AM

You 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.

Elderly Chinese Choir Covers 'Bad Romance'

James Apsimon · 11/08/11 02:12PM

Continued 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 05:13PM

Minor 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 07:16PM

The 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.