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  • Katy Perry Is the First to Hit 50M Twitter Followers

    Katy Perry Is the First to Hit 50M Twitter Followers

    29-year-old singer Katy Perry is officially the first user in the history of Twitter to hit 50 million followers.

    According to data on Twitter Counter’s top 100, Perry currently sits at 50,022,000+ followers. By contrast, she’s only following 130 people.

    Up until recently, the battle for Twitter supremacy was usually one between Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. The latter was the first to hit 10 million followers, and she also won the race to 20 million. At that time, Justin Bieber began to overtake Mother Monster and became the first to hit both 30 million and 40 million.

    But 50 million just seems like such a more significant milestone – and it belongs to Katy Perry.

    Perry has yet to acknowledge her feat on Twitter, instead tweeting out the news that she just hit #1 on the Billboard charts with the song “Dark Horse.”

    The rest of the top ten Twitter users, in terms of follower count, are as follows:

    Justin Bieber (49.2 million), Barack Obama (41.2 million), Lady Gaga (41 million), YouTube (38.9 million), Taylor Swift (38.7 million), Britney Spears (35.6 million), Rihanna (33.8 million), Instagram (30.5 million), and Justin Timberlake (30.2 million).

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  • Taylor Kinney and Lady Gaga: PDA at Golden Globes

    Taylor Kinney and girlfriend Lady Gaga weren’t afraid at all to show their PDA at the Golden Globes on Sunday. And while they didn’t get carried away, it is certainly a far cry from how the Chicago Fire star typically behaves when in public with his girl. The couple–who has broken up on more than one occasion–seemed perfectly at ease with one another. And they definitely are an intriguing duo.

    The Applause singer and Kinney engaged in a rather passionate kiss upon entering the Beverly Hilton prior to the show. Lady Gaga didn’t wear anything particularly outlandish either, instead opting for a very pretty gold one-sleeved gown over a jewel-encrusted bustier. Taylor Kinney was drop dead gorgeous in his tuxedo–but then of course he is hot in dirty sweats after a workout.

    Taylor Kinney actually spoke recently about how he and Lady Gaga make their relationship work. It’s interesting to hear him talk because the last time the couple split it was due to her crazy tour schedule combined with him now being a huge hit on Chicago Fire.

    Lady Gaga even admitted recently during an interview with Fashion magazine that she has “found love” with Taylor Kinney–something she hasn’t publicly admitted to before.

    “When you meet someone that’s not intimidated by the amazing people that are around you [or] by the love that you receive—that’s love,” she told the magazine. “Men weren’t always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.”

    Taylor Kinney is no doubt very happy for Lady Gaga and hopefully that sentiment goes both ways. Even though he hasn’t risen to the kind of fame that she enjoys, he has indeed climbed the ladder to success as one of the best looking and more popular guys of night time television–oh, how he makes that 10:00 hour sizzle!

    Hopefully the two will sizzle together–and for a long time, too. They appear to complement one another nicely. Could he be the reason she no longer wears meat?

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  • Miley Cyrus Tells Fans to Stop Calling Her Ugly

    You can call Miley Cyrus anything you want, but don’t call her ugly, she says.

    In a Twitter post, the “Bangerz” singer fought off trolls and mean folks who love calling her ugly, among other things, but Cyrus, who often times brushes off such negative feedback chose to speak out this time. “I get called an ugly lesbian a lot more than one would think,” she wrote. “Or maybe not. Can u at least call me an interesting lesbian. I hate the U word.” And apparently many of her followers supported the tweet, as it got 22,273 retweets as of today and 41,160 favorites.

    Like many of today’s stars, Twitter and Cyrus’ level of celebrity go hand-in-hand, because if you think about it, she’s almost just as famous for her tweets as she is for her songs, which is why her messages and personal mantras turn into instant news. There aren’t too many celebrities who have that same kind of Twitter power. Possibly, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, but not too many more.

    One of Cyrus’ recent messages was about gay equal rights, as she posted a photo of herself wearing a t-shirt with the words “I pay my taxes. I want my rights.” The words are accompanied by a drawing of a lesbian couple holding a small child.

    Jacobs and Cyrus teamed up for another t-shirt as well. This one shows a naked Cyrus standing up, and the words read “Protect the skin you’re in,” which is a reference to skin cancer, as the proceeds for the shirt will be donated to the NYU Skin Cancer Institute.

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  • Christina Aguilera Spotted Makeup Free

    Christina Aguilera Spotted Makeup Free

    Christina Aguilera was all dolled up for the Peoples Choice Awards on Wednesday, but was seen earlier that day sans any makeup at all. The Voice coach and longtime boyfriend Matt Rutler were spotted out and about in L.A. and Aguilera wore no makeup–sporting a fresh faced look that was natural and pretty. Christina previously recorded her appearance at the Peoples Choice Awards, and in it she made reference to her recent weight loss, which looks pretty spectacular, too.

    Even without makeup Aguilera has a beautiful complexion. She hid behind big sunglasses and wore a beanie in an effort to hide her identity, but there’s no mistaking the 33-year-old singer. Even though she keeps a low profile on the streets of L.A., she’s had no problem showing off her new svelte body on The Voice. Her weight loss has certainly upped her confidence and she has shown off that new confidence lately in a number of racy outfits.

    Christina Aguilera will skip the upcoming season of The Voice, giving Shakira yet another season to fill her spot. Usher will once again fill in for Cee Lo Green. Both Christina and Cee Lo will return for the following season. On this past season of The Voice, Christina showed off both her fit form and her singing voice in a duet with Lady Gaga.

    Do you prefer Christina Aguilera with or without her makeup? One look at her newly defined body and a good listen to those healthy vocal cords and no one will care whether she’s wearing makeup or not!

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  • Lady Gaga Speaks Out About Betrayal

    Lady Gaga Speaks Out About Betrayal

    Lady Gaga took some time recently to address the rumors that her latest album, ARTPOP, isn’t doing so well, and in doing so also spoke up about the friends who have disappointed her lately.

    “I have lost love [sic] ones to the greed of money [but] it is not Interscope. They in fact love me very much and will see ‘ARTPOP’ to the end,” she said, adding that there is “no truth to many of your comments, including the 25 million dollars deficit. These are rumors that are being repeated and spread. They are completely untrue.”

    Gaga went on to talk about the friends who let her down, especially when she was in the hospital last year for surgery.

    “My heart breaks from the people I have trusted and loved who I’ve worked so closely with, who have used me, lied to me, worked me into the ground for the personal gain,” she wrote. “When I woke up in the hospital after my surgery there were many people that were not there. My health did not matter. I did not matter unless I could perform. This is a very hard lesson.”

    While Gaga didn’t name names, there’s speculation that she might be including Perez Hilton in that statement; the former friends had a public feud last year that played out after Gaga allegedly called Hilton a “fake friend”.

    “She said in an interview recently that I was a ‘fake friend’. Now if you know anything, or one thing about Perez Hilton, I think, is that I am not fake and I keep it real,” he said in a recent interview with Wendy Williams. “And, I viewed her as an IRL friend – in real life friend. I viewed her as more than just a friend. I jokingly nicknamed her ‘my wifey’. To me she was that kind of friend…She got really upset because I asked her about her boyfriend. And I’m like, I didn’t ask anything inappropriate. Just me even bringing her boyfriend up set her off. But you know, when people are on drugs and alcohol, they behave irrationally, erratically and are mean to those they love.”

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  • Christina Aguilera & Lady Gaga Join for ‘The Voice’

    Fans of The Voice were in for a treat during Tuesday’s Season 5 finale when Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga performed together.

    During the show, Lady Gaga took a moment to share her excitement about the opportunity to collaborate with Aguilera. “I was really excited because The Voice called and wanted me to perform on the finale, and I obviously can’t refuse such an amazing show. And I said, ‘I’ll do it, but I want to know if Christina wants to do it with me,’” Lady Gaga said.

    The desire was mutual as Christina wasted no time in speaking about her admiration for the Born This Way singer. “This is the first time we’ve ever met, and I have to say, when I heard she wanted to collaborate, I said, of course, Lady Gaga. I’ve been waiting to meet her. She’s such an innovative artist and a risk taker, and as a fellow female, I have so much respect for that. And I just have to say, guys, she’s, like, the most down-to-earth, real person that I’ve met in this business. And female to female in this industry, it’s really hard to find that kind of a person. So I love you, girl, and you deserve everything you’ve earned,” Aguilera said.

    The mutual respect did not come as a surprise to fans of the show. Lady Gaga had already taken to Twitter in order to vocalize her support for Team Christina’s Jacquie Lee as well as encourage her supporters to also vote for Christina’s talented protégé.

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  • Christina Aguilera Perfoms With Lady Gaga

    There has long been talk of an ongoing feud between Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga. However, whatever beef the two had for each other, if any, is apparently long gone after their performance on The Voice last night.

    For the very first time on Tuesday, December 17, the two powerhouse singers took to the stage together to perform Gaga’s hit Do What U Want. When the producers of The Voice called Gaga and asked her to perform during the season five finale, Gaga said she couldn’t turn the opportunity down, but wanted Aguilera to join her on stage. “I was really excited because The Voice called and wanted me to perform on the finale and I obviously can’t refuse,” said Gaga, 27. “It’s such an amazing show and I said, ‘I’ll do it, but I want to know if Christina will do it with me.”

    When the producers confronted Aguilera about the possible collaboration, Aguilera said she instantly said yes, and that she had been dying to meet her. “This is the first time we’ve ever met and I have to say, when I heard she wanted to collaborate I said, ‘Of course! Lady Gaga!’ I’ve been waiting to meet her. She’s such an innovative artist and a risk taker and as a fellow female, I have so much respect for that,” Aguilera said. “She’s the most down to earth real person that I’ve ever met in this business. Female to female in this industry, it’s really hard to find that kind of a person. I love you girl, and you deserve everything that you’ve earned.”

    During an interview in September, Gaga shared her mutual feelings for Aguilera. “I’m a very big fan of Christina Aguilera,” Gaga said during an interview on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live. “From the very beginning of when my career started, there was all this controversy about the two of us. I always felt that it was very unfair. Christina is an incredible vocalist and an incredible artist,” she continued.

    “From me to her, I’m so sorry for anything that anyone ever said to her because of my existence. And I hope that she never felt any way about it, because when I was 15, I was singing ‘I Turn to You’ at the top of my lungs trying to hit all her notes. So she was an inspiration to me to have a wider vocal range, and I just think it’s all total nonsense the way that they do that.”

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  • Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga Sing on ‘The Voice’

    Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga sang together for the first time ever on The Voice finale Tuesday night, and in addition to treating fans to a dazzling performance, likely helped to squelch rumors about a feud between the two.

    “I was really excited because The Voice called and wanted me to perform on the finale and I obviously can’t refuse,” Lady Gaga said following the show. “It’s such an amazing show and I said, ‘I’ll do it, but I want to know if Christina will do it with me.”

    The two ladies wore shiny, sparkling outfits as they sang Lady Gaga’s ArtPop track, Do What U Want.

    Christina Aguilera was thrilled with Lady Gaga’s suggestion they collaborate.

    “This is the first time we’ve ever met and I have to say, when I heard she wanted to collaborate I said, ‘Of course! Lady Gaga!’ I’ve been waiting to meet her. She’s such an innovative artist and a risk taker and as a fellow female, I have so much respect for that,” she said. “She’s the most down to earth real person that I’ve ever met in this business. Female to female in this industry, it’s really hard to find that kind of a person.”

    She then said to Lady Gaga, “I love you girl, and you deserve everything that you’ve earned.”

    Lady Gaga spent some time getting to know a little something about Christina Aguilera’s The Voice contestant Jacquie Lee prior to the show. Lee, who came in as runner-up to winner Tessanne Chin, is a vocal powerhouse at just 16 years old.

    She tweeted about the young singer prior to the show’s finale.

    Aguilera immediately responded.

    It certainly looks like everything is beyond cool between Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga, and after hearing them perform together on The Voice Tuesday night, fans must be hoping for the opportunity of a redo. Their styles and strong voices definitely made them a dynamic duo on the stage–and their outfits and bleached blonde hair were simply the icing on the cake

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  • Madonna and Lady Gaga Earn Big Bucks This Year

    It’s no secret that Madonna works hard. She’s got a killer body, amazing musical career as well as a handful of successful business ventures. So it’s no doubt the 55-year-old diva has a pretty hefty bank account.

    Madonna has topped Forbes‘ 2013 list of the top-earning women in music making a whopping $125 million this year. While the majority of the money came from the last bit of her MDNA Tour, grossing 305 million overall, she did well with her merchandise sales of her clothing line and fragrance.

    In November, the star claimed the title of highest paid musician, beating out Lady Gaga who made an estimated 80 million.

    So who follows Madonna and Gaga?

    Bon Jovi, Toby Keith and Coldplay came next, bringing in the majority of their money from their tour gigs. After the boys, Justin Bieber follows making $58 million, Taylor Swift ($55 million), Elton John ($54 million), Beyoncé ($53 million) and Kenny Chesney ($53 million.)

    Hey guys, that’s not too shabby!

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  • Grammy Nominees 2014: Kendrick Lamar And Macklemore Stand Out

    This year’s Grammy nominations were announced on Friday night during the Grammy Nominations Concert Live. Among the expected names were, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Lorde, Taylor Swift and Daft Punk — all of whom dominated the radio waves this year. However, this year’s nominations came with its fair share of surprises as well as shocking omissions. From Justin Timberlake’s head scratching miss to Kendrick Lamar’s surprising triumph.

    Justin Timberlake was locked out of the top awards categories (Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year) despite his seven nominations in other categories. JT’s “20/20 Experience” was considered a heavy favorite for Album of the Year. The single “Mirrors” looked like it might win both Record of the Year and Song of the Year awards but somehow did not get nominated. Timberlake’s past albums “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” and “Justified” were both nominated for Album of the Year in past years. This year, his epic “20/20 Experience” received very positive reviews, tons of radio play, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and went just short of platinum in it’s first week of sales. Despite all this, Justin was shockingly left out.

    Some are still scratching their heads as to why Lady Gaga is conspicuously missing in the big list. Turns out she didn’t make the cut because “ARTPOP” missed the eligibility period and her single “Applause” didn’t get enough time to build up steam before eligibility ended. Chances are she’ll be named for a number of awards come next year.

    Kendrick Lamar managed a massive seven nominations, topped only by Jay-Z’s nine nods, for his debut “Good kid, m.A.A.d city” album. Among Lamar’s nominations is the nod for the coveted Album of the Year award. Could this be the year rap music takes the top honor? A rap album hasn’t won Album of the Year since 2004, when ‘Outkast’ walked away with the award.

    Newcomers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are also in the mix with seven nominations of their own. This year they are contenders for Album of  the Year for their rap album, “The Heist” and Song of the Year for “Same Love”. The duo from Seattle also opened the Grammy Nominations Concert Live with their hit song, “Thrift Shop”.

    2014 Grammy Nominees:

     

    Record Of The Year

    Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
    Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
    Lorde – “Royals”
    Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
    Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”

    Album Of The Year

    Sara Bareilles – “The Blessed Unrest”
    Daft Punk – “Random Access Memories”
    Kendrick Lamar – “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City”
    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “The Heist”
    Taylor Swift – “Red”

    Song Of The Year

    Pink Featuring Nate Ruess  – “Just Give Me A Reason”
    Bruno Mars – “Locked Out Of Heaven”
    Katy Perry – “Roar”
    Lorde – “Royals”
    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert – “Same Love”

    Best New Artist

    James Blake
    Kendrick Lamar
    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
    Kacey Musgraves
    Ed Sheeran

    Kendrick Lamar On Getting Grammy Nomination

    Kendrick Lamar On Tupac And Dr. Dre

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  • Lady Gaga and The Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular: Flop

    The much-talked about Lady Gaga & the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular finally aired and well, it flopped. According to TV by the Numbers, the Thanksgiving special garnered a paltry 0.9 viewer rating with adults 18-49. This means that a large number of U.S. viewers did not tune in and comments such as these from those who did:

    didn’t help at all.

    As earlier reported by us, the show featured Lady Gaga performing with acts intriguing in their own way– RuPaul, Elton John, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and of course, the Muppets. Even with their help, it didn’t do well with television viewers. Maybe a little behind-the-scenes tension between Gaga and Miss Piggy would have helped, or maybe this one will take a while for America to appreciate.

    We’ll see if it becomes a cult hit in the future.

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  • Lady Gaga and The Muppets Enjoy Mutual Promotion

    Lady Gaga and the Muppets entertained TV fans on Thanksgiving night, in a special aptly named Lady Gaga & the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular. If you’re a fan of one or the other, the show was no doubt well received and probably even enjoyed. And if not, it was likely passed over for a football game or a rerun on TNT. Entertainment Weekly makes an excellent observation about the show, however–pointing out that both Lady Gaga and the Muppets received mutual promotion for performing together.

    You see, Lady Gaga–a.k.a. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta–has a new album out. Artpop was released earlier in November and includes her hit song Applause. The Muppets have a new film that debuts in theaters in March of 2014. Muppets Most Wanted is the first film the stuffed characters have done since 2011. They’ve been playing this game for decades, and that means they’re old. They need all the promo they can get. EW claims the show was akin to watching a Black Friday ad that encompassed the entire holiday season–and they make a valid point.

    Artpop isn’t going the way of other Lady Gaga albums. In fact, sales have dropped significantly in the past week alone. Will her Thanksgiving night performance send Black Friday shoppers out to buy Artpop?

    While the Muppets and their upcoming Muppets Most Wanted can’t exactly materialize in a Black Friday shopping bag–they can in fact breed hype in the minds of millions of children who love the fuzzy critters, as well as their parents, who have probably watched their earlier films since childhood. Plus, where there’s a kid’s movie, there are accoutrements to accompany it. There are dozens of options in retails stores already–sticker books, games and stuffed animals–that promote the March release.

    This Twitter follower didn’t really know what to think about the Thanksgiving TV special.

    How about you? Did you catch Lady Gaga & the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacularon Thanksgiving night? The show did feature top notch guests like Elton John, RuPaul and Joseph Gordon Leavitt. But was the blatant promotion something you recognized before it was brought to your attention? If not, then kudos to the producers. And best of luck to both Lady Gaga and the Muppets. Hopefully her album sales will skyrocket (probably not happening, though) and box office sales will break the bank for the Muppets in March.

    Now that this concept of Black Friday-type promotional TV specials has been outed, how many other holiday TV specials might have planned similar promotional strategies? EW might have unwittingly changed the way holiday TV viewers watch these shows. Maybe viewers will start watching them the way shoppers watch infomercials or ‘not available in stores’ advertisements.

    But wait! Buy now and receive two gadgety gizmos for the price of one!

    Happy holidays?

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  • Perez Hilton Defends Himself In Gaga Feud

    Perez Hilton Defends Himself In Gaga Feud

    Perez Hilton and Lady Gaga had quite a falling out a couple of years ago, and while the reasons have been very vague, Hilton now says it’s because his former “wifey” was upset that he asked her about his boyfriend and that drugs and alcohol made her act irrationally.

    “She said in an interview recently that I was a ‘fake friend’. Now if you know anything, or one thing about Perez Hilton, I think, is that I am not fake and I keep it real,” he said in a recent interview with Wendy Williams. “And, I viewed her as an IRL friend – in real life friend. I viewed her as more than just a friend. I jokingly nicknamed her ‘my wifey’. To me she was that kind of friend…She got really upset because I asked her about her boyfriend. And I’m like, I didn’t ask anything inappropriate. Just me even bringing her boyfriend up set her off. But you know, when people are on drugs and alcohol, they behave irrationally, erratically and are mean to those they love.”

    Gaga, on the other hand, says that Hilton was drinking during an interview with her and began saying rude things about her album, which upset her to the point of tears.

    “What happened was we were doing an interview … and in the middle of the interview he started asking me really terrible questions. He was being very negative about Born This Way and we had had a lot to drink. He was supposed to be my friend and I felt betrayed, so I started crying. My friend had to come in and pull the camera out, they wouldn’t turn the cameras off,” she told Howard Stern earlier this year.

    Hilton told Wendy Williams that in reality, Gaga is just a user who tosses friends aside when she’s done with them.

    “She globs onto people, uses them and once they’re no longer of use to her, will just throw them aside. That is what I’ve observed.”

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  • Ariana Grande American Music Awards Performance Earns High Praise

    Ariana Grande might have been the woman of the night at the 2013 American Music Awards last night.

    Grande followed One Direction onto stage at the Nokia Theatre Sunday night to perform selections from her Yours Truly album. She started with a very short a cappella taste of “Baby I” then led immediately into “Tattooed Heart.” The performance was stripped down and minimalist, effectively showcasing Grande’s extraordinary voice.

    The performance earned her enthusiastic praise from the audience, including standing ovations from Lady Gaga and Ciara.

    Grande’s dress garnered nearly as much attention as her performance itself. The simple, curve-hugging strapless red sequined Dolce and Gabbana gown earned a few Jessica Rabbit references.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPWr2U6VXxQ

    Grande topped off her night by nabbing the coveted New Artist of the Year Award. Other nominees for the award included Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Phillip Phillips.

    She pulled her acceptance speech out of her bodice, explaining that her mother had written the script: “My mom made me this thing and I have it in here so that I don’t forget anybody.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p73YCgWB9VQ

    Grande gushed to fans on Twitter:

    Grande’s fans celebrated with her via Twitter, and are rallying around the performer now in hopes that she’ll win the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Breakout Artist.

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  • Ariana Grande Wows AMAs | Gives Quickest Speech Ever

    You may be wondering who was that fresh-faced singer who skittered onto the stage in the sparkling long dress to accept the Best New Artist award tonight at the American Music Awards. The answer is Ariana Grande, a 20-year-old with a voice far bigger than her 5’0 stature.

    During her acceptance speech (that she pulled out of her bra), she valiantly attempted to thank everyone that she could in 10 seconds, and Nickelodeon was one of those named. You may remember her as Cat Valentine in the network’s show Victorious that centered around a performing arts school. The show released several soundtracks and music videos performed by the Victorious cast, and performances often found their way into an episode.

    Tonight, however, Grande made a giant impression at the AMAs with a performance that included an acappella rendition of her song The Wayand closed with a Motown rendition of Tattooed Heart that brought even Lady Gaga to her feet.

    There will be more opportunities to see Ariana Grande in the upcoming months; she will be touring for the remainder of this year.

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  • Andy Cohen Is Turning Lady Gaga’s Pee Into Perfume

    Obsession is a light word went defining the idea sparked by a man to scoop up Lady Gaga’s tinkle puddles for the sake of transforming it into perfume. After a recent visit to Andy Cohen’s talk show, Watch What Happens Live, the American pop superstar had to urinate really badly, so she went in her dressing room’s trash can. After Gaga exited her room, she apologized to Cohen, as it was an emergency to quickly go without having to rush immediately to the bathroom. Instead of being upset, Cohen saw the disaster as a rare opportunity; he had now, in his possession, fresh celebrity urine, and he wasn’t going to miss his chance; Cohen had an assistant collect the pee before it went bad, and had it turned into a perfume.

    The fiasco was first reported by Lady Gaga on twitter a month after visiting the show:

    On Tuesday, Cohen broke his pee collecting tale, and told late night TV host Jimmy Fallon confirming Lady Gaga’s tweet that it did happen.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0f2EUd-IU4

    Cohen said, “Lady Gaga peed in a trash can in her dressing room. It’s a long story, but she did. She said on her way out, ‘Look, I couldn’t get my way to the bathroom, I’m sorry’ – she’s a superstar, she’s Lady Gaga, she can pee wherever she wants as far as I’m concerned.”

    “And so I said to our PAs (Production Assistants), ‘You guys, we gotta do something with Gaga’s pee. That’s a pop culture artifact. We could bottle that up and put it somewhere in the [set].’”

    “I have a PA named Ryan and he emailed me and goes, ‘Look, Gaga’s pee is going to go toxic.’ Not because it’s Gaga’s pee, but just pee goes toxic, apparently. But he found a recipe online where you can make it into something else using alcohol and stuff. He made it into perfume.”

    “So, we have it in a pretty bottle. I know, it’s kind of gross, but that is a pop culture artifact, if you ask me. That is going to be worth something.”

    So there you have it, pop star pee is pop culture artifact certified. Vincent Gallo sells his own sperm for $1,000,000, Britney Spears’ hair gets sold on E-Bay, and Cohen makes Ryan collect the tinkle liquid of Gaga.

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  • Highest Paid Musician Is Madonna?

    Well, Forbes just released their annual list of highest paid musicians. While the female pop sensation who came in second place should be no surprise with Lady Gaga, it might seem a bit odd to some that in 2013, Madonna is the highest paid musician.

    Madonna has been ranked as the #1 highest paid musician, and has clearly come out on top this year, despite Lady Gaga’s immense popularity. Lady Gaga has been giving the Material Girl competition in the pop star world ever since she burst on to the scene five years ago, with her similarities to Madonna in her outrageous younger years.

    The honor of highest paid musician went to Madonna, who made $125 million in the past year. The bulk of that had come from the end of her MDNA tour, which grossed a total of $305 million, and Lady Gaga came in second place with $80 million.

    Madonna’s MDNA world tour ended on December 22, 2012, and the Forbes list accounts for all earnings between June 1st, 2012, and June 1st, 2013.

    Forbes takes a lot of different factors into account when declaring the highest paid musician of the year including Pollstar, the RIAA, Nielsen SoundScan, managers, lawyers and many of the artists themselves. It also took into account concert ticket sales, royalties for recorded music and publishing, merchandise sales, endorsement deals and other business ventures.

    The magazine also only accounts for living artists, which can be important in some cases, because over the past year, Michael Jackson has made $160 million, and would have been the highest paid musician, if he were still alive. Diddy was the highest paid hip hop artist, and not as much for his music, as the large amount of business projects that the hip hop mogul has started.

    Lady Gaga’s latest album, ARTPOP, was released after the magazine’s scoring period, but the sales of the album should give her a boost for next year, and with a successful tour, she would likely be headed to the top as the highest paid musician, and beat out her competition in the “Like A Virgin” singer.

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  • Highest-Paid Musician List Released By Forbes

    Forbes has released the 2013 list of highest paid musicians where the top contenders made the list not solely for the music produced. Madonna’s fruitful year of $125 million placed her in the top spot; however, she is not necessarily the Queen of Music but more likely the Queen of Merchandise and Touring. Her annual income was a culmination of revenue from her MDNA Tour and subsequent merchandise from the tour (current estimates claim the amount is $305 million), sales from her Truth or Dare fragrance, and the rising popularity of her Material Girl clothing line.

    Kevin Liles, who is the founder of KWL Enterprises, explained how capitalizing on money-making avenues beyond producing music will help place artists on this list. “With touring being the biggest revenue stream, if there’s an opportunity for an artist to go out, if there’s an opportunity for a promoter to curate a festival, people are doing it,” Liles said.

    Lady Gaga, the infamous rumored rival to Madonna, placed second on the list with $80 million where she had grossed $160 million through touring before cancelling due to a hip injury. Bon Jovi was third on the list thanks to annual earnings of $79 million, which was partially the result of the Because We Can tour. Toby Keith ($65 million) placed fourth barely etching out the fifth spot, where Coldplay placed due to earnings of $64 million.

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    Though some may wonder if an artist typically places at the top from year-to-year, the list for 2012 composed different artists where many of the performers were from the UK. However, the list for last year as well as the list for this year shows that having a top album is not the main factor for grossing the highest revenue. Most importantly, artists must maintain active tour schedules.

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  • Lady Gaga Would Forfeit Glamour Cover To Malala Yousafzai

    Lady Gaga is featured on the December cover of Glamour Magazine as one of their Women of the Year, looking impossibly thin and perfect like all celebrities do. But the singer says she takes issue with the way she is portrayed, not only because of the way she looks, but because she thinks the real cover girl was another honoree: Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year old Pakistani activist who was shot in the head by members of the Taliban last year because she was fighting for the education of females in her country.

    “Who really belongs on the cover is not me. If I could forfeit my Glamour cover, I would give it to Malala,” she said at the awards ceremony in New York on Monday night. “You’re so inspiring, so young and so brilliant. Malala used her voice, so I’m going to use mine … The picture, which I’m very grateful for and very happy to be on this cover, I felt it was too beautiful. I felt my skin looked too perfect, and my hair looked too soft. This is not usually how I dress or how I carry myself.”

    Gaga said she wanted to stress to her fans–especially impressionable young girls–that the magazine covers they see every day are not representational of real life.

    “I believe my true mission is to inspire young people to fight back against forces that make them feel like they’re not beautiful or important,” she said. “I do not look like this when I wake up in the morning…It is fair to write about the change in your magazines. But what I want to see is the change on your covers … When the covers change, that’s when culture changes.”

    Gaga’s words weren’t taken as an insult by the magazine, which issued a statement about her speech.

    “We love the cover — which captures exactly the way Gaga looked at our shoot — but we think her bigger point, that women like Malala Yousafzai are also cover-worthy, is RIGHT ON, and we couldn’t agree more. We’re proud of the diversity of women we show on our pages, and the diversity of opinions they represent — frankly, Gaga’s willingness to challenge how American institutions think is a major reason we honored her to begin with.”

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  • Lady Gaga Wants Kids And Is Obsessed With Pizza

    Who would have thought that the incredibly unique, Lady Gaga, would someday want “tons of kids”? During a recent interview with SiriusXM, she talked about her future children and her new obsession with Chicago pizza.

    Gaga has been called everything from a misfit to a freak show, but that does not stop her from wanting some sense of normalcy in her life, and that includes children. “I want to have tons of kids, actually…I think at least three,” she said. “I really want to have a family and I really want to nurture my children and inspire them. To be honest, having my own kids will be like having three little monsters with me all the time. They probably won’t be fans. They’ll probably like hate my music who knows,” she continued. “I want to live a family life. I grew up with a very strong family and I just cannot imagine not having a normal nuclear family.”

    The 27-year-old, pop superstar, did not clarify on who she would be having her “little monsters” with, but it might just be her boyfriend, Taylor Kinney. The couple met in July 2011 when Kinney starred in the her “You And I” music video. Since then, they have maintained an on-again-off-again relationship. Kinney says he is very happy being in a relationship with Gaga. “For whatever reason it works,” he said. “I’m a happy guy, I’m a lucky guy.”

    Kinney, who plays a lead role on “Chicago Fire”, has been spending most of his time with Gaga in Chicago, which has led to her new obsession with Chicago’s Pizza.

    “I love ordering Chicago pizza,” she said. “My boyfriend caught me once eating it in the bathroom in the middle of the night. I woke up in the middle of the night, and I walked it into the bathroom and I was eating it. I heard the door opening – I had the pizza in my mouth and he just shook his head at me and he was like, ‘That is just shameful’.”

    Her interview with SiriusXM was to promote her new ARTPOP app, that is scheduled for release today. The app is interactive and lets her fans interact while they listen to her new album.

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  • Lady Gaga Space Performance in 2015

    Lady Gaga Space Performance in 2015

    Lady Gaga is well known for being out of the box, but it’s possible in 2015 for her to perform out of this world, literally. US Weekly revealed that in early 2015 Lady Gaga is set to the perform in space, making her the first artist to do so.

    Gaga plans to perform this gig during the three day, Zero G Colony music festival at the Spaceport America in New Mexico. The 27-year-old artist will undergo special vocal training because of the changes in the atmosphere according to a source.

    For now, Lady Gaga will be performing on earth and releasing her newest album ‘ARTPOP on November 11. Gaga has already released four tracks from ARTPOP, “Applause,” “Venus,” “Dope,” and “Do What U Want” featuring R. Kelly.


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