This Week In Fabulous 11/20: Big Butts, Big Muscles and Plenty of Shirtless Men!
Just a little preview of the hotness in this week's post!
--By Cory Stottlemyer
In honor of Levi Johnston's upcoming Playgirl editorial, this week's post is dedicated to hunky men! I'd say that's a pretty fabulous week.
5. Oprah's Nate gets his own show!
Gosh darn, he's adorable!
The ever so cuddly-looking Nate Berkus is getting his own show! I think we all knew it was just a matter of time before the magic power of Oprah spread to her favorite designer. Let's hope he's far more endearing than Oprah's past spin-offs (*cough* Dr. Phil *cough* Rachael Ray *cough*).
Bootylicious reality stars, hot mythical creatures and sexy males models after the jump!
RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 2!!! Get an Absolut First Look Now! Vrooommm!!!!
Oh, hell... It begins again. Today it's time to get a sneak peek at the hot, delicious, steaming tranny glamazons hurtling your way in spike heels for the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race.
This time around there are 12 girls scratching for the crown; and they look pretty twisted and amazing. In the Absolut First Look clip above (cheers!) you also get a quick glimpse of some of Season 2's guest hosts which include Kathy Griffin, Dita Von Teese, Debbie Reynolds, Cloris Leachman and Henry Rollins, for starters. And judges Santino Rice and fashion journalist Meryl Ginsberg are both back too.
From the looks of the clip above, it looks like we're getting more gloss, more acrobatics (splits!), messy drama, maybe a medical emergency and some bitch-slappery!
2009 Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide: Books by Funny Women like Kathy, Chelsea, Lisa... And Sarah.
By Selena Watkins
Welcome back to our Thanksgifting holiday gift guide. Yes, turkey day is less than a week away. EEEK! And to get your holiday shopping started, we've got more fun ideas for stuff to buy. This time, books! (Yes, people still read them. Or at least they give them to each other.)
Obviously, a good book is a classic necessity for train rides and plane rides, when there's nothing on TV, when you can't fall sleep or when you want to ignore the people around you. Soooooo handy!
And because of technology, you don't have to carry around a whole book shelf every time you hit the road. Well, that is, whoever you are buying for this holiday season won't have to...
If you have no idea what the Kindle is, you’re out of the loop. It’s like an iPod, for your books.
Basically, you don’t have to turn the page anymore, at least not physically. You can purchase books for a cheaper price than you would in a bookstore, download them to your Kindle and Voila! Every book you buy is right there on your hand held device.
I know, I almost peed myself when I first heard about it too. I don’t know if this makes us lazier than ever as a society, or extremely cool...
Majority rules. It’s cool. And whoever you buy it for will be too.
And if digital books are a little bogus to you, a regular book with real pages is always a great gift. Check out some of these funny ladies, after the jump (Hint: Kathy! Chelsea! Lisa! Sarah???):
Joey McIntyre Joins Fight Club? Gets Shirtless, Brawls in New Video for "Here We Go Again"
Here's a screengrab of Joey's new aggro look. Somebody's been working out, eh?
Just in case you want to be consoled by not getting to see Levi Johnston's full wiener shots in the coming Playgirl shoot, maybe you'll settle for seeing ex-New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre in a shirtless Fight-Clubby brawl in the video for his new single, "Here We Go Again."
People.com has the video. Kind of random, maybe? Apparently, this tune (which goes full-frontal on the vocoder over Joey's chorus) is on a forthcoming EP Litle Joe has coming our way soon.
I think it sort of sounds like a castaway tune from a Pink album. In fact, swap out Pink for Joey in this video and it makes more sense, maybe. You know she'd be all into some shirtless brawling.
Levi Johnston Keeps It Covered; No Full Frontal Shots for Playgirl. Hmph.
Levi Johnston: Close, but no banana.
The fact that I'm annoyed that after all the hype, we apparently don't get to see Levi Johnson's schlong full-on in the Playgirl spread shot last week, is silly, of course. Did it really ever seem likely we would? Is that really something a fully functional adult should care about? Probably not.
But, come on! They said we'd get to see it!!!! Or, um... They made us think we would! So, like a kid promised a toy only then to have a fickle parent yank it away, there'll be no Levi wang to play with, folks.
Playgirl's Daniel Nardicio told the NY Daily News: "He did not give 'full frontal' as his manager Tank (Jones) reported he would. We're thrilled with the photos we got, and are confident people will love them, but although there may be glimpses, we did not get full on frontal nudity."
So, cue the big Debbie-Downer-ish "Waaah-waaaaahhhhhh."
Meanwhile, babymama-in-law Sarah Palin commented on Levi's almost-nude spread while on Oprah Monday, mocking Johnston's newfound fame and referring to his Playgirl photo shoot as a "kind of heartbreaking" venture into "porn." Hmph. If only!
Keeping the exchange sassy, Johnston fired back on Palin's comments on Oprah: "You could tell by her laugh she was full of it," Johnston said.
Maybe Johnston's Playgirl pics will still be hot? Just not as meaty as we thought. They're supposedly due out this coming Saturday... We'll see.
Bebe Zahara Benet Takes You Behind the Scenes of her "I'm the Sh*t" Video Shoot! Intense!!!!
After Bebe Zahara Benet won RuPaul’s Drag Race this past spring she took to the road, performed at clubs from coast to coast, and then... Well, we all wondered, “What’s next?”
Turns out that the glorious creature went to work on recording a single, entitled delicately, “I’m the Sh*t” (this profanity from the cleanest, sweetest draglet of the whole entire Drag Race cast?). And as you can tell from the “behind-the-scenes” clip above, then she went to work putting together a big-ass production for the music video of the same tune...
This ain’t no homemade drag video. There’s choreographers, teams of dancers, makeup, wardrobe... It’s major!
To celebrate, we sent Bebe some questions about the video, the song, and life in general. Read her sass after the jump!
"Face, face, face..." Bebe's giving you face. And some feathers. And a new single.
Outspoken Adam Lambert Leads the OUT 100! Plus, Wanda Sykes, Cyndi Lauper, Will Young, Ongina & More!
The heads of the big gay "Class of 2009."
The annual roll call of the queer who's-who and who's been sassy beyond belief in 2009 known as the OUT 100 has been unleashed on the public, officially. Ready?
Gracing the cover of OUT Magazine for this annual celebrity handjob/tribute is... Adam Lambert, Wanda Sykes, movie director Rob Marshall, legend Cyndi Lauper and "Don't Ask Don't Tell" warrior Lt. Dan Choi.
And f-word happy Adam Lambert has some great quotes in his profile...
Glambert on fame & pleasing gays:
“I’m doing the best I f*cking can, you know?” Adam Lambert asks, as if there’s any way to satisfy all his critics or fans, none of whom even knew his name a year ago.
On his American Idol performance:
“It’s about making a good TV show. I just wanted to be really careful that it didn’t turn into a f*cking pageant. I can sing my face off. All this other stuff is part of a personality, a persona.”
On coming out:
“I didn’t want to acknowledge [being gay] as a mistake or something I was ashamed of — I’m not. It’s part of who I am, but because our nation is the way it is, it’s an announcement. If I lose some fans, f*ck it. I need to be happy too.”
On sexuality:
“To some people, me being sexual is really offensive because I’m gay. They’re like, ‘He’s being really gay.’ And I’m like, actually, ‘No, I’m just being sexual.’ Male sexuality is frightening to America [but] female sexuality is all over the place.”
Adam Lambert: Breaking out, breaking it down...
You can view all of the fab photos and read the profiles on Out.com. It's got a big high-school superlative theme. Cute. But I know you just wanna see some visuals, so scroll down and peek after the jump for more fab pics of Wanda Sykes, Cyndi Lauper, Will Young, Bebe Zahara Benet and more!
Today's Lady Gaga News: Beyonce Duets! Gossip Girl! Her New MakeUp Guy! Christian Siriano! Lindsay Lohan!
Lady Gaga rocks Gossip Girl, duets with Beyonce, inspires Lindsay, and now gets made up by this guy, Billy B!
Another day, another massive onslaught of Lady Gaga news... Here's what I've got for you right now:
1.Gaga's duets with Beyonce are yours for the listening! You can hear their pile-up on “Telephone” (which will be on Gaga’s The Fame Monster) and on “Video Phone” (on Beyonker's big, fat re-release of I Am… Sasha Fierce). Idolator's got 'em. Enjoy!!!
3.Lindsay Lohan is saying she's dying to work with Gaga as she starts studio work on her third album. LiLo tweeted: "I want to do a mini-movie music video with Lady GaGa in L.A., NYC, and all over Europe." Hmmmm... Think Gaga would go for it?
4. The cool gays at World of Wonder have a dishy interview with Gaga's new makeup maven, Billy B, who's the silver fox responsible for her new, improved, outrageously glam looks as seen (so far) in "Bad Romance."
5. And below, fab design elf Christian Siriano recounts for MTV News his experience of dressing Gaga for her first Today show gig way back when. Meaning, last year!
Levi Johnston Playgirl Shoot Updates: He's Got a Smooth Butt! And We Have Hockey Stick Action!!!
OK, I admit it. Levi looks darn good at the Fleshbot Awards in NYC last night.
Right now at the Eagle Studios in NYC, over at 30th Street and 8th Avenue, Levi Johnston is airing out his man-parts for Playgirl photographer Greg Weiner, and soon, for all of the free world to enjoy. It's happening!!!
I'm getting reports from Playgirl's Daniel Nardicio that Johnston is doing great. And here are few more tidbits:
I made a joke yesterday about Johnston's "hairy butt." But I've gotten updated text messages from Nardicio stating to the contrary, that Johnston's backside is "smooth, like a Sade song." Amazing.
When I asked how the now-much-questioned Johnston weiner is looking, Nardicio gallantly responded: "They partitioned it off. The nude part [of the photo shoot]. Not his wiener."
And then this update: "WE GOT HOCKEY SHOTS! NAKED WITH THE STICK!"
This is beyond silly and insane... More after the jump!!!
2009 Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide: Who Wants to Smell Like Diddy? Plus, Other Celeb Fragrances...
Seasons Greetings!
Hopefully we've already gotten your brains stirring with some crazy gift ideas. If you're still simmering though, it's okay, we've got more...
It’s crazy to think that celebrities make mondo bucks off of their fragrance lines, but they really do. And you’re probably wondering who really buys this stuff. We’ve all wondered too, and then we all purchased some as gifts.
In most cases, we are soooooo not trying to give someone that hint that they smell. You just pick up the biggest fragrance kit ever at the last minute and wrap it in pretty paper, right?
Well, that’s why celebrity fragrances are handy presents. Who does wanna smell like the hot primal essence (or torso or armpit) of your loved one’s favorite celebrity?
This year, pick up Justin Timberlake’s new scent. He is the face of luxe label Givenchy’s newest masculine fragrance “Play.” It’s kind of amusing because the discrete bottle resembles an mp3 player. It’s perfect if he (or she) is a music lover. Or if they don't have an iPod and they think you gave them one. Ha-har! Joke's on them!
Adam Lambert: Serving slow jams channeling Shirley, Freddie and cooked up by Muse. Yum.
RollingStone.com has a good interview with Adam Lambert, delving in to all the stuff behind the music of his album, For Your Entertainment, that explodes all over your face next Monday, November 23rd. (It's already #1 on iTunes. Oy!) Love Lambert? Then, it's worth a look.
I was struck by the way Lambert describes his ballads on the album:
There's three songs that are really emotional, a little bit slower, softer. One of them is a song that Muse wrote, "Soaked." That opens up with a real soft vocal, it's very tender, the lyrics are very vulnerable, then it goes into a soaring ballad-type feel.
That was another example — we got the song from Muse>, and I was sh*tting myself, I couldn't believe it, I thought, "This is incredible, I can't believe they're giving me a song." I'm a huge fan, and it, too, like the rest of the three that I'm talking about, have this real retro feel to it, melodically and even in the style of the production, very Seventies, at times very Sixties, almost like a Shirley Bassey song mixed with a Queen record.
"Broken Open" you could put it in the same category as a downtempo Goldfrapp song or even like Radiohead, there's shades of that in there, very electronic but mellow, very ethereal.
But Page Six whipped up a bit of gossip today saying that the Playgirl folks had wanted to shoot some nudie shots of Johnston's johnson at the allegedly upscale Hotel on Rivington (that gleaming beacon of nouveau Lower East Side swank-ish-ness downtown) but couldn't afford to pay for the space. Ya think?
Well, Playgirl's PR-gun, and the maestro helping organize Levi's full-monty moment is saying otherwise, also responding to a Gawker post about it. In an email Nardicio explains that yes, they tried to bargain with the Hotel on Rivington folks, and it went something like this:
"The reason we offered them below market is because i saw the space and it was banged up looking," says Nardicio. "They wanted an outrageous amount of money for a space that I thought would be nice but was, during daylight hours when we planned on using it, looking pretty used."
"So I figured we could photoshop out the smudged windows and scuffed floors and make it look nice, but I'm not paying top dollar for it. As per usual, Page Six was wrong and the Rivington was trying to get a little press out of it."
But where will Levi's wang get its big close-up? One commenter on Gawker suggested: The Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" set is now unoccupied... I'm sayin, there's already deer heads on the wall and a giant bed and everything!
Point well taken!
Some glossy Hotel on Rivington pics after the jump. Look for smudges!
While the song itself may not be thrilling, the video makes it so. It's creepy, bonkers, lavish, bizarre, gorgeous and full of 9,924 costume changes and more f**ked-up outfits than ever. And yes, Gaga has some weird spinal spokes in her back, scary-big eyes, and she serves up an homage to Farrah Fawcett's Burning Bed by the video's end.
Watch it above. Then watch it again. It's not until about halfway through that you realize there's some real genius ludicrous-ness going on. And when you watch it again it just gets better...
2009 Thanksgifting Holiday Gift Guide: Things That Sparkle, Dazzle & Shine
The holidays are coming! Rather than bore you with a typical holiday list that mentions items you’re bound to buy anyway, we've compiled a small list of four items we found online that were just too-cool-to-be true.
Vintage Lady Gaga Poker Face Just Dance Sunglasses
As pictured above, these glasses exude hot-pink savvyness with a tidy mix of sharp, too-cool-for-school brashness: the equivalent of wearing a neon sign on your face that advertises how awesome you are. Also comes in Black and White.
Rave Disco Neon Pink Light-Up Poker Sunglasses
A company called Atomic (proper name) actually sells these neon light-up poker sunglasses in a variety of colors. But pink's where it’s at! And besides sporting a long, bizarre title that reads like a horrendous Japanese translation of a product that shouldn't exist, these glasses are simply the shiznit (and for some weird reason, they remind me of slap bracelets).
Kris Allen's "Live Like We're Dying" Video Is Cute and Sincere. Like Kris Allen. Swoon.
Seen adorable Kris Allen's new video for his first official single "Live Like We're Dying"?? I think he's so darn cute I could watch him eat a bowl of sticks. And he's obviously talented and knows his way around a good song. But this one's kind of generic... Zzzzz. I don't hate it; just think he deserves better. And I wish it were a little more risky somehow, or drama-fueled. But maybe that's one thing Mr. Allen isn't?
And I know it's comparing apples and big fierce eye-lined gay oranges, but the tune is no "Time for Miracles." All I'm sayin'...
Allen's album got previewed on AOL if you want a listen, or a review. And below, MTV's rock and pop culture mavens James Montgomery and Jim Cantiello break it down and analyze it. They like that the video appears to have been shot with a real budget. Ka-ching!
Leona Lewis Wants to Make You "Happy" and Make You Cry. Watch the Video!
You've probably heard Leona Lewis' newest tune, "Happy" already. It's getting play all over the place, and is used in the TV commercials for the gut-punching/heart-wrenching new film Precious (which broke a ton of indie box-office records this past weekend). And now here's the "Happy" video, which also premieres today on Logo's NewNowNext PopLab.
Given the Precious assocation, and the song's booming, melodramatic, angsty ballad-ness, I expected a darker video. But this one's got gorgeous Leona meeting some cute guy in some sexy-looking Cuban village. It's hot; I soooo wanna go.
But keep watching the video... This is a Leona ballad, so as gorgeous as it all is (and as SHE is; I die), it's not gonna end too cutely.
Photos: Levi Johnston Arrives in NYC; All Aboard the Playgirl Bait Bus!
Levi Johnston arrives at Newark airport on Saturday night (via Alaska Airlines, of course); his big Playgirl photo shoot is set for this coming Friday. All photos by Todd Kancar.
Here are some entertaining pics of political prodigal man-child Levi Johnston arriving in NYC (via Newark airport) this past Saturday night. The shade-sporting, soon-to-bare-all hockey-pup was accompanied by his rather large manager Tank Jones, and greeted upon arrival by Playgirl magazine spokesperson and NYC nightlife impresario Daniel Nardicio. And, a few reporter types from TMZ, Entertainment Tonight, Life & Style, etc.
Nardicio brought his notorious Playgirl van (which has its own stories to tell) to squire Johnston into the city, where no doubt the Palin nemesis will continue his serious workout regime before baring his junk for the Playgirl cameras this coming Friday. Which begs the question: Can this gig actually live up to the hype? And how long will Johnston's comfort level with this d*ck-dangling circus last, do you think?
Here's some more info from the airport press frenzy: Evidently, the FIRST question Levi got from the press in the airport was from Life & Style Magazine, and the reporter asked, "Levi, how do you feel about Playgirl being for gay men?" Levi's answer was a drama-free "Whatever." And his manager Tank Jones responded: "WHO THE F**K CARES? We're all the same underneath!"
Maybe I've not sipped enough of my giant McCafe this morning (think if I write that McDonald's will send me freebies?), but I can't for the life of me figure out what the hell Lady Gaga is talking about when she describes what her music performance is gonna be like on Gossip Girl on November 19th. Can someone help me translate this? A 35-foot-long dress? Chuck Bass will be totes jealous.
In more Lady Gaga interviews, she also tells MTV's Sway all about her big Monster Ball tour (which sounds amazingly bonkers), her collabo w/Adam Lambert, her rise to fame, the Haus of Gaga, and lots of other batty sh*t. Enjoy, Pumpkins!!!
This Week In Fabulous 11/6: Comedians Turned Models, Justice Being Served and Gays In Charge!
The Fierce One himself hopes you had a fabulous week!
--By Cory Stottlemyer
Well, it's been a sort of eventful week in regards to gay politics this week. I'm making sure that we focus on everything fabulous and awesome that happened this week!
5. Joel McHale gets his model on in GQ.
Zoolander much?
I've always thought funny man Joel McHale is not only hilarious but quite cute as well. The host of E!'s The Soup and the star of the new NBC show Community appeared in a spread in the recent issue of GQ and is looking quite dapper. More of this McHale.
Fierce Halloween outfits, sexy A-list stars and amazing gay politicians after the jump!
Levi Johnston's Playgirl Shoot Just 8 Days Away! Plus, Classic Playgirl Covers: Travolta! Gere! Duchovny!
This just in: After getting his fake Twitter tweets mocked on The Tonight Show last night, Levi Johnston is moving forward and getting all set to drop trou and wave his babymaker at all of gaydom (and presumably a handful of interested straight females) in about 8 days! Yep, Levi's gonna whip it out for the Playgirl magazine cameras at a photo shoot slated to occur in NYC on either November 13th, 14th or 15th, says Playgirl spokesman (and NYC party-meister) Daniel Nardicio.
“We’ve finally finished working out the details, and we’re very excited to have Levi in NYC for a series of shoots- some nude, some semi nude.” Says Nardicio. “I’ve been scouting locations for the shoot, and have found some unique and exciting spots. And to the question of whether or not there will be nudity, we have been assured that yes, there will be nudity.”
Earlier today, Nardicio sent out an email also stating: "As to locations, Playgirl will remain mum, so as not to cause any problems during the shoot." And as to the report in today's Page Six about Johnston speaking to the magazine about the size of his penis, Nardicio waves that off as "rubbish." "We've never spoken to Levi about the size of his penis and trust me, we have no concerns as to whether it's big enough and if we did, we wouldn't be telling Page Six about it," says Nardicio.
Handy factoid: Levi's spread (ahem) will be shot by esteemed photographer Greg Weiner. Yes, Weiner.
Levi's got some big yellow thongs to fill if he's gonna measure up to hairy-lipped Playgirl studs of yesteryear... Classic!
After the jump, a ridiculous trip down memory lane of past Playgirl covers. Stallone! Travolta! Streep! Fonda! Duchovny! And lots of Lorenzo Lamas.
Fergie's "Be Italian" Gives You "Nine" the Hard Way. Can You Take It?
Okay, not sure exactly what that title means, but hopefully it got your attention. The deal is that you can hear Miss Fergie-Ferg singing her tune from the coming movie musical Ninein the trailer above. It's "Be Italian" and it's show-tuney beyond belief which I loooooove.
Of course, I'm super-excited about this diva-laden film anyway... Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, the legendary and waxen Sophia Loren, Dame Judi Dench and others I can't even remember, all singing and dancing up a storm with lots of heels and hair and shmacting! AND Daniel Day-Lewis.
You can also hear the full-on 5-minute version of the "Be Italian" action after the jump.
The "Glee" Cast Plays Musical Chairs! (And Release a Blockbuster Soundtrack) Watch!!!
Hey, that wheelchair guy is totes cute in real life!!! (Photo credit: Michele Crowe, MTV)
There's no fighting the gay-tastic musical/TV juggernaut that is Glee. That is, unless you're MTV's daytime show host Alexa Chung who corrals the entire, supple cast of the show into a rousing game of musical chairs! Who would have thunk that edibly hot Mark Saling would be the first to get bumped? (No worries. I'll comfort him gladly.)
Watch the juvenile fun below!
And yes, the Glee Soundtrack, Volume 1 was released yesterday and is officially HUGE. Er, you're surprised? (Probably not, since you own it already.)
Check out another cute cast pic (courtesy of the always scrumptious Buzzworthy blog) and another Alexa/Glee video clip after the jump!
For once Michael Kors can't complain about someone's look being too costumey! Broadway Speaks OUT's Marti Cummings hobnobbed with all flavors of celebs at Bette Midler's big annual Hulaween bash this past weekend. It's a big costume klatsch wherein fancy folks dress up to raise money for Midler's amazing NY Restoration Project.
Did you know that over the years Midler and her crew of green do-gooders have picked up over 2,000 tons of trash (insert your own "picking up trash" joke here; she'd approve) and they've helped create over 55 community gardens all over NYC! So nice.
In the video Martha Stewart threatens to ruin Halloween for kids everywhere, Michael Kors serves us a very gay Gregg Allman look, and Crosby Stills & Nash even puff through. Madness! And the towering out comic Judy Gold makes a rather convincing Abe Lincoln. Shocker.
"Precious" Hits Theaters on Friday! Watch the Trailer Here!
By Selena Watkins
Looking forward to Mariah Carey's first serious movie role? Or better yet are you looking forward to her first good role? I sure am.
She appears in the new movie, Precious, which hits theaters on Friday.
Stars gathered yesterday in Hollywood for the American Film Institute's screening of Precious at AFI Fest 2009.
Mariah and Hubby, Nick, on the red carpet
Precious is based on the 1996 novel Push, by Sapphire.
I read the book years ago at a time in my life when urban romance novels with streaks of danger were top priority on my reading list.
Anyhow, this novel had neither romance nor street life, but it had drama and reality. The main character, Clareece Precious Jones, lives in Harlem with her mother who verbally and sexually abuses her and she has two children by her father. She is obese, she lives in poverty and she is illiterate at the age of 16.
Britney Spears' New Music Video for "3" Premieres! Watch It Now!
It looks like the Princess of Pop, Britney Spears has decided to send a treat out to the gays on this Hallow's eve. Yes, boys, girls, vamps, werewolves and trans-fabulous people, we have a new video to drool over. I won't keep you any longer; watch the video for the new single "3" above! What do you think?
This Week In Fabulous 10/30: Naked Comedians, Obnoxiously Cute Gay Boys and a Benevolent Bea Arthur!
Bea Arthur is the definition of class (and sometimes crass). This week's post is for you my dear!
--By Cory Stottlemyer
This week, there's a lot of pretty going on. For all the women and men who love Chelsea Handler, you'll get a kick out of her news!
5. Meet White Collar hottie Matt Bomer.
All I can say is: swoon. Seriously, those eyes! Is he single? Because I doubt he will be for long!
Blah blah blah, USA has a new show called White Collar, blah blah blah, it's about an ex-con who is now working for the FBI or something to catch criminals, blah blah blah. All you need to know is that Matt Bomer is the star and he is gorgeous. And he's openly gay (says Wikipedia)! Does Neil Patrick Harris have some newfound competition for hottest out gay actor?
Sexy comedians, cute gay boys and singing celebrities after the jump!
Weezer + Lil Wayne = “Can’t Stop Partying”! Whattya Think?
As you’ve already heard by now, Weezer’s collaboration with Lil Wayneleaked into the blogosphere yesterday afternoon, and it’s…interesting.
In time for Weezer’s seventh album, Raditude, out next week, the unlikely collaboration, on a song aptly titled “Can’t Stop Partying,” signals an interesting move forward musically for both Weezer and Lil Wayne (who pled guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon last week and faces a year in jail).
Jeffree Star Interview Exclusive: Talking Lady Gaga, Halloween, Sex & His "Beauty Killer" Album
Media glamazon Jeffree Star is busy these days. Touring and appearing to promote his debut Beauty Killer album, and just basically continue his flame-haired world domination, he cruised through NYC recently, and we stalked him at his record label's office and chatted him up!
The gender-f**ker pop starlet was as outspoken and fabulous as ever (and really nice, too)! Watch our little video chat above as he dished about his love of rough boys, his Halloween plans (catch him at the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval this Saturday night), his thoughts about what Lady Gaga's got between her legs, and how he uses his media fame for good. For now.
Is Jeffree a drag queen? Is he trans? Just an extra-sparkly boy? We'll let him do the talking, thanks. He's best it at, after all.
Attention "Sexy People": Meet Lolene & Her Disco Vagina! An Exclusive Interview! Watch the Video!
Signature big curly hair.
by Selena Watkins
She emerges onto the pop music stage courtesy of a giant disco vagina.
Lolene that is, a new, sassy gay-loving pop artist from England who you're likely to hear more of very, very soon. The "disco vagina" is her own creation; it's her own theoretic vessel that's gonna spew her out into the realm of pop music domination. In the next five years, she said she sees herself ruling the charts.
Now racking up club appearances from Vegas to NYC, Lolene is serving up her music, which she dubs as "Universal Awkward Pop." She declared: “It’s flamboyant. It’s extroverted. It’s colorful. It’s brave. It’s unrestrained.”
Her style is very "Joan Collins, Dynasty, Studio 54," she says, but for the 19-year-old who hasn't slightest idea what that means, “It’s definitely super-pop, but with jagged, edgy elements that are a little bit spiky and a little bit hard to swallow sometimes.”
Lolene hails from Bristol, England, ditching home to seek out the big lights of Hollywood, California to be a songwriter. She began writing songs for other artists because it allowed her to keenly develop her skills while playing different roles and becoming different characters.
And yes, she knows the big move to Hollywood sounds cliché. “You know, everyone moves there with stars in their eyes,” she said. “But for me it was something that I knew I had to do.”
It's all a frolicsome way to hype up Archuleta's just released Xmas album, Christmas from the Heart. And God bless the little sugar plum. He seems about up for anything!
The video also shows just how many gay (or gay-ish?) Idol fans there are in the MTV offices. Can you spot 'em???
Whoa. Is this CD cover a bit freaky looking? Is Archuleta serving us Cindy Lou Who realness? Am I being Grinchy?
This new video for "I Don't Believe You" is some gorgeous stuff, courtesy of everyone's favorite butch/femme/amazing pop star P!nk and her Funhousealbum. I'm so loving her. And I'm mildly obsessed with Pink's Twitter feed these days, @Pink. She's constantly gabbing back and forth with Sandra Bernhard (who's a big fan), and sending trippy/twisted updates from her world tour.
Last night @SandraBernhard tweeted to Pink: "Where are you now Gypsy Woman? Right behind Cher and Stevie Nicks you are our heir apparent to the gypsy crown. Wagons moving out!"
Kristen Bell of Veronica Mars, Heroes and Gossip Girl fame, will be playing the role of a cabaret singer in the new Cher/Christina Aguilera flick, Burlesque. Cher plays the owner of a struggling cabaret, and Kristen will be playing her number one girl. If you have never heard Kristen sing, then have a listen above. Christina has some competition!
Man Man's "Rabbit Habits" Brings You Werewolves for Halloween! And Free Music Downloads!
Taylor Lautner isn't the only werewolf we're jonesing to ogle these days. Check out the latest video from Philly's experimental rock-ists Man Man, "Rabbit Habits." Yes, that's Charlene Yi and SNL's Fred Armisen all blind-datey and dorky/cute. But things get a bit hairy... Charlene puts the grrrrrr into grrl power. Look out Shakira; Char's got some She-Wolf mojo of her own.
Also, right now you can download "Rabbit Habits" as well as a mess of other hot emerging indie and pop tunes from our very own NewNowNext playlist download. Get free singles from the likes of Peaches, LMFAO, Sick of Sarah, Howling Bells, Sleepthief, Band of Skulls, The Cliks, The Fire and Reason and more. Get the full skinny at our NewNowNext Concert Series page -- then download away!!!
Me? I'll be listening and trying to score some chocolates from she-wolves. Or watching Taylor do his big fuzzy werewolf transformation after the jump.
Do You Like Rihanna's New Single, "Russian Roulette?"
Always fierce.
by Selena Watkins
Rihanna digitally delivered her new single "Russian Roulette" to us yesterday morning at 11:23am Eastern (how exact.)
Everybody’s been talking about it, and twittering it up, but I don’t exactly love it. I expected something a little feistier for a first single. No?
The song is very dramatic with lyrics like, "As my life flashes before my eyes, I'm wondering will I ever see another sunrise," and "Know that I must pass this test, so just pull the trigger."
It's really moving and powerful, so don't get me wrong it is a great song. (Bravo to the songwriters and Ri-Ri for maturing as a vocalist.) I just really expected something up-tempo for her first single.
The video for “Russian Roulette” will air on ABC sometime soon. No date or time has been specified yet. So far, all we’ve seen is the feisty cover shot for the single where she wears nothing but barbed wire. How risqué.
I think this video just made me cry. Or explode. Or die in a tsunami. Watch the big insane apocalyptic schmaltzy brilliance that is Adam Lambert's "Time for Miracles" video (which premiered on MySpace this morning). His voice makes freeways crumble, flameballs fall from the sky, buildings topple and tidal waves ravage the earth. Woo-hoo! Attagrrrrl!
Okay, maybe that's all just cheezy CGI footage from the forthcoming disaster flick 2012, but it's amazing. Mr. Lambert acts his pants off (only figuratively kids) and wails like a softer, younger, Steven Tyler (but less screechy; and sounding a little Richard Marx-y, frankly). And wears a serious black helmet of hair. And he's sooty. Anybody got a Wet-Nap?
And yes, I'll imagine Lambert is singing to me. If the world is ending, I want a power ballad to distract me please.
Adam Lambert Gropes, Suckles Naked Lady Model for Details! See the Hot Pics! And the Photo Shoot Video!
Um, Adam... That's not her head. You might wanna turn her... Oh, never mind.
Oh hell... Not sure if fussy gay purists are gonna get their knickers twisted over this, BUT I for one am loooving the smutty/arty pics of Adam Lambert getting all smoochy/sucky/gropey with a pretty lady model in the pages of the new Details magazine.
"Wha...? We have our one big new gay pop Idol and they have to make him conform to some hetero-cheeseball rock 'n' roll frat-boy fantasy???" Whatevs. I'm happy that Lambert can have some fun with his image. And he looks hot as hell in the pics. Plus, in the behind-the-scenes video, you can see him having a good laugh at the silliness of it all. How does he describe the shoot? In a word: "Heterosexual..." he laughs. Go Adam!
Check out the video and all the pics... Awww, isn't media riciculous-ness fun?
In the video, Lambert discusses early crushes on Madonna & Paula Abdul, but fear not gays: the openly Jewish star also openly encourages male fans to toss their jock straps on stage. F*ck, yeah!!!!
Dig all the foxy NSFW photos after the jump! And goodness, I haven't even read the cover story yet. Probably oughtta do that.
Adam Lambert & Lady Gaga Record a Song for Lambert's New Album! Yay! Excited Much?
Gaga + Glambert = Not a Bad Romance Whatsoever!
Yup, Adam Lambert and Lady Gaga got together yesterday to record a song that Ms. G wrote for the Idol runner-up. MTV News' crafty Jim Cantiello (aka @JambaJim) has been Tweeting about the news all morning, and he's got the full story!
Lambert tweeted a confirmation early today: "Yes it's true: I spent yesterday in the studio w the insanely talented and creative Lady Gaga recording a song that she wrote! I love her," Lambert tweeted. He soon added: "GaGa just gets it, ya know?"
It's not yet certain if the tune (not a duet, just a hot new Gaga-penned tune for Glambert) will be on Lambert's debut post-Idol release, For Your Entertainment, slated to drop on November 23rd. But why the hell not? Crank it out, kids!
This news makes me happy, even if we all saw it coming a mile away. Wasn't it inevitable that Lambert would be riding on Gaga's disco stick sooner or later? Yee-haw!
Sounds very "Poker Face"; and I'm not sure about all the "rah-rah, ga-ga" chanting. And also not sure about the "Walk, walk, fashion baby" rappy stuff. Er, sounds a bit dumb. BUT, I've also already listened to it twice and it's stuck madly in my head. Damn you, Gaga!!!!
Tween Idol Mika's New "Rain" Video Premieres Online! Plus, His "Poker Face" Cover!
Mika: Sweet as candy and beloved by kids just as much.
I had the good fortune of catching Mika in concert in NYC on Friday night. Yee-haw, that lanky Lebanese-born pop-star puts on a good show! Marionettes, giant inflatable balls, day-glo outfits, zingy pop music and a house-full of screaming gays and 13-year-old girls.
Did you know Mika had such a crrrraazzy rabid tween fan-base? Seriously, it seemed like over half the crowd was comprised of 7th-grade girls, their bffs, and their parents. It certainly made for an enthusiastic crowd! They sang along (loudly!), screamed, danced in the aisles and gushed effusively. (Ok, so did the gays, too.)
Below, check out the spooky/sassy video for "Rain" which hit the 'net today! And the "Rain" CD single (out Nov. 23rd) will feature "Rain" remixes and a Mika cover of "Poker Face," which is pretty hot. He did it for a BBC Radio1 Live Lounge show.
And in case you missed it, below is a somewhat grainy clip of the "Blame It On the Girls" video which popped up online recently, too. CUTE!
Exclusive: Little Boots Interview & "Earthquake" Video! Watch!
British electro-pop artist Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) made a splash this year with her first single "New in Town," followed it with the hot tune "Remedy" and the UK has just seen the release of her latest video "Earthquake." Have a look below!
She also popped by to visit with MTV and Logo recently, so we chatted her up the self-proclaimed gizmo-obsessed geek girl! Watch above as she talks about her name, her spunky style and getting all rainbow-hued for her big show at Manchester Pride earlier a couple of months ago. Love her!
A new full-on Little Boots album will get released in the US next year. It'll have a ton of new songs just for us Yanks!
After the jump, watch her brand new video for "Earthquake," and a classic homemade one of her covering the amazing "Overload" by Sugababes. Fab!
X Factor's Leading Men: Danyl Johnson & Joe McElderry. Got a Favorite?
X Factor's Top Men: Danyl Johnson & Joe McElderry (right).
The UK's X Factor talent competition show is going strong. Whitney Houston performed on it this past Saturday (her dress was a mess; as many say her performance was). And then the show's judge Dannii Minogue got in trouble for joking on-air about contestant Danyl Johnson's bisexuality.
But Danyl Johnson needn't apparently worry. He's one of the front-runners to win the competition. And yes, he has come out as bisexual; he's apparently hosted a long-running karaoke show at London's gay Ku Bar for awhile. Meanwhile, other contestants say Danyl's an arrogant bully. Eh? Below is his performance of Whitney Houston's "I Didn't Know My Own Strength." Whattya think?
And then there's cute-as-a-Disney-chipmunk Joe McElderry. I'm not finding published evidence of Joe's gayness; but apparently in a back-story profile, as a kid Joe dabbled in transvestitism (but what kid doesn't)? For what it's worth, Boy George tweeted this past weekend: "I think Joe McElderry should win X Factor, he has great soul and a gorgeous smile." Does Joe have your Gaydar buzzing?
Watch performances by both Danyl and Joe below. You like? In that way?
Recovering Divas: Whitney on X Factor; Boy George Talks Rehab. Are They Back for Good?
Whitney on TV in Germany this past week; Boy George hits a London fashion show last month.
This weekend two 80s divas hit the UK media circuit in a big way. Whitney Houston did a guest performance on Simon Cowell's X Factor talent parade (the Idol-esque show which gave the world Leona Lewis). The show's contestants all sang songs by divas, with Whitney's hits getting peformed by a bunch of them. You can watch her performance of "Million Dollar Bill" on the show below.
How do you think Whitney did? Some of the UK press have been critical about it. Yes, she was a little messy. She might wanna stay away from dancing, frankly. Her begrudging attempts at choreography were sort of amusingly weak; but you could tell she didn't care. And besides, her dress was nearly falling off! And, the gown was all wrong anyway; way too matronly diva. She should be in a shorter, more contemporary dress. That big droopy sequined number was weighing her down, she had to drag it all over the stage.
But she's still fascinating to watch. Of course, Boy George sniped via his @theBoyGeorge Twitter account: "Whitney was messy on X-Factor, it's not right and it's far from ok!" Such a bitch (I sort of love it.) Though maybe he was commenting on the way her performance was handled or conceived, rather than Whitney's own responsibility for it? Who can say?
Ke$ha used to sing back-up for Britney, she appeared in Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" video, and her whole Nashville family was featured in an episode of The Simple Life. And now, she may just be the next pop-princess/bad-girl-you-should-know.
Her single "Tik Tok" is busting out all over radio nationwide, and chances are you're gonna hear it if you go out to dance around a bit this weekend. And in addition to have those good Britney/Katy connections, Ke$ha is also ever-so-resourceful. Here's how this plucky 22-year-old is coping with hard times these days through her music:
"I just really wanted to embody the lifestyle that I live," Ke$ha told PopEater about the song, "Tik Tok." "We're all young and broke and it doesn't matter. We can find clothes on the side of the street and go out and look fantastic, and kill it. If we don't have a car that doesn't stop us, because we'll take the bus. If we can't afford drinks, we'll bring a bottle in our purse. It's just about not letting anything bring you down."
Attagirl! Also, Ke$ha likes beer and behaving badly. And taking pictures of such exploits. Her MySpace photo albums are fun treasure trove of drunky pics and snarky captions. Enjoy!
Ke$ha: "Charm School, here I come!!!!
And watch out for her full-length album coming in 2010. Cheers!
Beyonce & Lady Gaga Team Up for B's "Video Phone!" Expect Mad Fashions! Freaky Dancing!
Lady Gaga & Beyonce and the child-labor dancers they had shipped in for their shoot. And the kids' broker!
When divas collide: Beyonce and Lady Gaga have apparently collaborated on the new music video from the I Am... Sasha Fierce hit factory. Turns our that Beyonkers shot the video for "Video Phone" in Brooklyn's fab hipster ghetto Greenpoint last week, and Ms. Gaga showed up to dance and donate some vocal doo-dads, too!
MTV.com talked to the clip's director, Hype Williams who confirmed that the two divas do appear together. And Life & Style mag reports that "security on set was extremely tight, and the video is shaping up to be a fashion bonanza, with Beyoncé wearing 'a feathered dress' and Gaga sporting 'something wild ... the fashion is sick and insane.'"
MTV also reports: "The clip features 'lots of choreography' and 'more dancers than the two girls [Beyoncé is] always with.'"
Give "Video Phone" a preview listen... Click through for the whole tune. AND, how do you think Gaga will fit into the mix?
Mika Does Letterman; Arjan's Got a Free "Rain" Remix for You! Download Away!
Mika arrives the Letterman studio on Wednesday. Cute, much?
Lovely Brit-boy pop star Mika is making the rounds for his new album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much. Tonight he hits NYC with a sure-to-be sparkly good show way uptown at the gilded and ornate United Palace Theatre. I'm going! I'll serve up a report on Monday.
Fittingly, given the completely cold and messy weather we're having, Arjan at Arjanwrites has a hot mp3 download of the new Magistrates remix of "Rain" which can be yours for free right now. The track (which Mika wrote about a big breakup) was produced by Stuart Price, and the result is a sleek pop confection that's also kind of gorgeously angsty. The official "Rain" single gets released on November 23rd.
Your Lady Gaga Halloween Costume Problem Solved! Check It Out!
New York Magazine has a big Halloween special thing going on right now, with suggestions for how to enjoy the spooky/drunky occasion. And yes, they have some suggestions on how to put together your own Lady Gaga look (and face it: we all know this year every queen is gonna be getting their Gaga on).
So to make things simple, go to Etsy and order your own wiggy Gaga hair bow (see above) now; then go steal your granny's wheelchair or your gimpy cousin's crutches. Toss some on some shades, a metal bustier or some tights and you're good to go!
The glam/injured look can be rocked by young and old alike!
Now you just need to find some voguing queens in tuxes to back you up. And a hot Nordic stud/TV-vampire to toss you off a balcony. Trick or treat!
Lady Gaga Announces "Monster Ball" Dates; Tour Kicks Off November 27th; Kid Cudi's Opening!
These kids are taking it on the road, monstrously.
If Freddie Mercury were alive, he'd be Lady Gaga. Or that what's I'm thinking as I heard that Miss G has announced details for her "Monster Ball" tour, which is gonna kick off in Montreal on November 27th and spook its way (voguing throughout, I'm sure) across North America before it wraps up in the singers hometown of NYC with dates at Radio City Music Hall on January 20th and 21st.
Kid Cudi is going to opening for Gaga (and Kanye West can just sit at home and pick at scabs).
Says Lady Gaga of this gay-tastic event: "The Haus of Gaga had been designing 'The Monster Ball' for premiere in 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, but due to diligent work and preparation, 'The Monster Ball' will begin on November 27 in Montreal. 'The Monster Ball' is a multimedia artistic experience in the style of the first-ever 'pop electro opera.'" I'm gagging already.
On November 23rd, Lady Gaga will serve up the release of The Fame Monster, a revamp of The Fame album, with eight entirely new songs, including the already leaked "Bad Romance." And here's another instructional quote from the singer: "A message to all my little monsters: 'The Fame Monster' will come out four days before the first live show. You have exactly 96 hours to learn all of the lyrics so you can sing along. Dress accordingly."
Get all The Monster Ball show dates and more info at LadyGaga.com.
Katy Perry is only one-step behind Lady Gaga (okay, maybe a few steps) in the whole sort of "just a year or so ago I was nobody and now I'm a global pop icon" realm, so you know what that means? Time for chance at an MTV Unplugged special. Get a preview of what Miss P will serve up on November 16th above.
Are you feeling the pink and purple Victoria's Secret chill-out lounge look for the set? How about the jazzy/cabaret take on "I Kissed a Girl"? Katy says the look she's going for is "Stevie-Nicks-meets-fairy" but if that's the case, she better go shawl-shopping and round up a top hat and some tambourines pronto!
P.S. Katy, if you need some help with that shopping list, I can hook you up.
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