On #FreshPressLive, Jordan talks about Adele flipping the bird during the Brit awards, Chris Brown picking a fight on Twitter and Obama Singing.
Today Brittany talks about Zac and Taylor dating rumors, belligerent drunks at Disneyland and a new Hollywood videogram for Carly Rae Jepsen
Most people tweet at their favorite bands hoping they’ll get a response but acknowledge the reality that they probably won’t. The Fray is an exception. They keep a close watch on the internet and like connecting with their fans. In this casual interview the guys told us about a special digital connection they made over a game of pool.
Today Brittany discusses the evolution of Skrillex, old grannies dancing and inter-office babies.
Brittany talks about the Purity Bear’s new PSA, cat tattoos and why you shouldn’t text and walk.
Watch the video as Daniel explains there’s no better feeling than getting one up on the stalk-a-razzi.
Paul Murphy asked regular people to make a very difficult decision. Unsuspecting students had to pick a Disney princess to take to bed, another to marry and lastly one to kill.
In our very first episode of The World Wide World, Paul Murphy takes to the streets to investigate the controversy following Super Bowl XLVI.
We talk about a Jay-Z “mashup”, Justin Bieber signing a Carly Rae Jepsen, and Lindsay Lohan’s provocative pictures.
Brittany talks Valentine’s Day today including a video from Team Coco called Celebrity Flirt Roulette.
In his latest movie, The Woman In Black, Dan traded his Hogwarts uniform for a totally new role as a Dad.
Natalia brings you the latest news on Adele’s interview with Anderson Cooper, Kristen Bell’s interview on Ellen is auto tuned, Ladyhawke’s latest music video and much more!
Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!
Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.
When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.
The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.
Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.
Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.
Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.
David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.
People keep pushing Lil’ Kim to say something — anything — bad about Nick Minaj. On an appearance of “Watch What Happens Live” with Andy Cohen, the rapper admitted a few things about the “Super Bass” singer, with whom she has an ongoing feud.
First she said she didn’t know who Minaj is, then she said her controversial Grammy performance just “slipped past me.” Then she responded to Minaj’s new song “Stupid Hoe,” which is speculated to be a direct insult at Lil’ Kim after her track “Black Friday” poked fun at the singer last year.
Lil’ Kim said about the song: “If you have to make a song called stupid hoe, you must be a stupid hoe.” Ouch!
The Grammys are known for outlandish “I can’t believe you went there fashions” and this year was no disappointment. These head-scratchers are among the best-worst fashions of the night, though their artistic message is up to you.
1) Sasha Gradiva wore a weapon-sleeve with her pink strapless dress. On Twitter, she said the look was meant to remind people to stand up for world peace and use weapons for artistic purposes only — ie her dress.
2) Nicki Minaj was escorted to the Grammys by a Pope impostor and dressed as a Cardinal-esque Little Red Riding Hood. Clearly, the Versace outfit was the only fitting option to prepare us for her later exorcism, which was successfully completed during her performance of “Roman Holiday.” What else would she wear for the occasion? (more…)
Sadly, Kanye is not on this year’s WTF Grammy list, which has us wondering, is he taming down or saving his energy for something doubly shocking? Only time will tell. In the meantime, there were plenty of bewildering/confusing/awkward moments to tide us over.
1) No one knows who Bon Iver is. Really? This is like last year’s who the f**k is Arcade Fire moment. Bon Iver won best new artist, though he’s not exactly new on the scene. A new Twitter account has been created in recognition, called Who Is Bonnie Bear?
2) Nicki Minaj’s Grammy ensemble made her usual skin-bearing outfits look conservative. Minaj channeled her religious side, donning a red Versace Catholic-inspired robe. She had a Pope look-a-like escort her and later performed an exorcism on herself — not sure how her date felt about that part. We’re comparing this to Lady Gaga’s egg moment of last year.
3) The most ironic moment of the night goes to the Foo Fighter’s walking off the stage to LMFAO’s “Party Rock” after winning best rock performance. Grohl shouted “long live rock ‘n’ roll” as the electro pop song negated their point.
4) Coldplay got slack for his cracking voice. We all thought Adele was the one to worry about, what with her throat surgery and all, but apparently Chris Martin and Rihanna’s performance was not a favourite. Strangely, a Chipotle commercial aired right after the performance, featuring Coldplay’s music, prompting many to say the commercial represented an actual Coldplay performance. I don’t see the big deal! I don’t think his voice was that bad. Just me? Okay.
5) The Beach Boys reunion underwhelmed audiences. I hate to say it, but it kind of felt like a performance for a Florida retirement home. The California boys shared the stage with Maroon 5 and Foster the People. Foster the People has my vote as best of the three, though the band looked scared out of their minds.
The 54th Grammys are on tomorrow night and is hosted by none-other than hip-hop legend LL Cool J – and if you can’t be there, might as well stalk those who are via Twitter.
We pulled together a little list of musicians, music critics, comedians and other accounts that are essential to give an inside look at music’s biggest night. Check them out below:
THE MUSICIANS:
@AdamLevine: Maroon 5′s frontman and The Voice judge is performing with the freakin’ Beach Boys and Foster The People.
@BlobTower: Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon – a Twitterholic and up for two major awards.
@BrunoMars: He’d catch a grenade for you and he snagged a few nods.
@CoryMonteith: That Canadian dude from Glee tweets as much as sings.
@Deadmau5: Toronto’s DJ with a nod and a performance this weekend.
@Drake: Stay tuned for lonely thoughts at the after parties.
@JustinBieber: An up-and-coming tween sensation that has some potential.
@KanyeWest: He’s up for seven awards and he likes to talk. A lot.
@KatyPerry: She’s performing, up for a few awards – and she’s Katy Perry.
@LadyGaga: Mother Monster is performing, up for a few awards.
@LLCoolJ: Host for the evening; stay tuned for a snapshot or two from behind the scenes.
@TheLonelyIsland: Everyone’s favourite SNL-group headed by Andy Samberg.
@LupeFiasco: Nominated for Best Rap Performance.
@MileyCyrus: She will be in attendance.
@NickiMinaj: She’ll be performing, nods for her collab with Drake and Best New Artist.
@Questlove: The Roots’ drummer that is “your favourite twitterer’s music critic.”
@Rihanna: She likes to Tweet That Tweet – let’s see what she has to say about Chris Brown’s performance.
@Skrillex: 24-year-old producer is up for Best New Artist.
@TaylorSwift13: No doubt this nominee will be Instagraming all night long.
@WizardCud: Kid Cudi might not be as philosophical since quitting weed, but remains vocal.
@ZooeyDeschenel: Fresh from her SNL-hosting gig Saturday, she’ll be all adorkable at the award show.
THE MUSIC CRITICS:
@AlanCross: Canadian music-history icon will keep us confirmed.
@GerrickKennedy: Music writer for the Los Angeles Times likes to tweeter.
@JianGhomeshi: Canadian radio personality loves his music.
@RobSheff: Rolling Stone’s resident music critic – knows a thing or two about the industry.
@RyanSeacrest: This guy is so addicted to hosting things that he’ll likely tweet as if he is hosting the damn show.
THE COMEDIANS:
@JimmyFallon: The Late Night host that’s a fan of everything – especially music.
@NealBrennan: New York comedian that is worth following year-round.
@RobDelaney: He tweets like breathing – why aren’t you following him already?
THE OTHERS:
@TheGrammys: Pretty self-explanatory
@Fave: One of the official Grammy bloggers.
@KickKickSnare: An official blogger for the Grammys – been snapping a lot of candid pics of the parties thus far.
@RedCarpet: E! Channel’s official red carpet twitter account with photos and commentary for every major red carpet event.
When Nicki raps she spits out a hundred words per minute. She’s one of the fastest talkers out there in the industry.
But what would she sound like if she was played in super slow motion? The answer: Jay-Z.
One YouTube user uploaded a sluggish version of her popular music video “Super Bass”. The normally 3 minute long song is now an extended 4:52. You even get to see Nicki dance at the speed of a snail, which is pretty amusing.
Nicki sounds so much like Hova it’s a bit frightening. Check it out:
When Madonna agreed to perform at the half-time show last night, she promised fans “the greatest show on earth in the middle of the greatest show on earth”.
Not that many people knew what to expect, other than a medley of her old, classic songs and a performance with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj.
She began her set with “Vogue”, as she was being carried by an army of gladiators to the stage. She sang (or rather, lip synced) “Express Yourself”, “Like a Prayer” with Cee Lo Green and “Music” with LMFAO.
When it was time to perform her newest, “Give Me All Your Luvin’”, Nicki and M.I.A. joined her on stage, dressed as some sort of Egyptian cheerleaders.
My favourite performance has to be her duet with Cee Lo, which was saved for last. A choir of a hundred people joined the two on stage and when the song finished, “WORLD PEACE” was seen lit on the stadium. Aw, shucks!
Watch the 13-minute long set below.
Damn! M.I.A. is on a roll today. Her other music video featuring Madonna and Nicki Minaj has also been released today.
M.I.A. and Nicki act as Madonna’s cheerleaders in her comeback song. All three look amazing — Madonna more so when she’s fully clothes — as they are roaming the streets, being carried off by football players.
This is a great lead up to their Superbowl performance this Sunday night.
The song itself is very corny and playful. It could easily be placed in an iPod commercial. It’s that catchy. See for yourself.
Compared to Celine Dion or Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj isn’t as big of a diva while on tour. She doesn’t particularly request a white dressing room with white doves or a chocolate fountain or anything ridiculous like that.
According to Buzzfeed, her tour demands are pretty normal. Here’s a small fraction of her list.
- Two dozen pink or white roses
- Three scented candles
- Belgian waffles
- Cool mist humidifier and a space heater
- 12 bottles of Martinelli’s apple juice
- Egg whites, turkey bacon, & white toast
- 3 packs of Thayers Slippery Elm lozenges
- Large cheese platter
- 12 cans of Red Bull
- Singer’s Saving Grace throat spray
- 3 buckets of KFC
If you thought Nicki Minaj’s video for “Stupid Hoe” was really weird, wait until you see her latest featuring David Guetta.
While David Guetta’s songs and beats are generic, his videos prove to be the opposite.
The Frankenstein-esque video for “Turn Me On” has the DJ clipping away in his dungeon to create the ultimate female pop star, Nicki Minaj. The pink-haired rebel spends half the video an actual plastic doll – freaky!
We’ve never seen the two über cool performers in a dingy, medieval setting before so this is kind of a treat, albeit a pretty disturbing one.
Before Nicki Minaj’s sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman’s Revenge is out on Valentine’s Day next year, she’s giving fans a free listen to her track “Stupid Hoe”.
In this song, the Grammy-nominated artist does an excellent job at rapping with her usual snarky attitude. She even drops lines about Angelina Jolie vs. Jennifer Aniston. It’s hard to tell exactly who she’s referring to when she sings about stupid hoes.
Nicki sounds more confident in her lyrics than ever. She declares herself “the female Weezy” and confirms her Super Bowl appearance for next year. She’ll be performing a song with Madonna during the biggest televised football game in the world.
Listen to “Stupid Hoe” below.
In a recent interview with Glamour UK, Nicki Minaj said that she’s a low key girl. Really? This is the same girl who wears crazy and outlandish outfits, and once even had her tit slip on live TV.
She said that at home, she wears very conservative clothing and doesn’t wear any makeup. ”In my downtime I am the most low-key person in the world.”
And although she’s very beautiful, she admits she has some insecurities. ”We all have insecurities, but you have to know you’re beautiful,” she exclaimed.
“I’m comfortable in my skin, and I don’t feel the need to change for anyone.”
Britney Spears wouldn’t dare miss her former concert opener’s birthday, today!
Nicki Minaj turns 29 today and Britney appears to be the first celeb to send out a video message to the chart-topping rapper.
Britney says she misses having Nicki on tour and wishes her good luck at the Grammys. Nicki’s nominated for many awards including Best New Artist.
Knowing how outrageous and wild Nicki can be, I’m sure she’s throwing a fierce birthday bash today. I can’t tell if it’ll feature her infamous impersonator, as seen at Miley’s 19th birthday party. I do have a feeling that a lot of things will be painted pink. Now, if only her faux-lover Drake could pop out of a cake…
Check out Britney’s heartwarming video below.
Willow Smith, the young and rising star, known for whipping her hair back and forth, is making a hot comeback with “Fireball”.
The 11-year-old daughter of Will Smith released the song as a single back in October and fans have been dying to see a video with the young star and sassy collaborator, Nicki Minaj.
Finally, we can get a glimpse of what to expect with this 30 second teaser. A lot of wild, colourful outfits, crazy dance moves and a lot of Nicki! Can’t wait to see the final results. In the meantime, you can download “Fireball” on iTunes right now.
The deluxe version of the rapper’s debut album is set to be released in February. Until then, Nicki and all of her split personalities are heading to Russia for a little inspiration.
One of her alter egos, Roman, gets to host an entire track, titled “Roman in Moscow” (a bonus track in the “Pink Friday” deluxe CD). In it, you can expect a ton of angsty drum beats, rapid-fire spitting and a lot of sass. Idolator jokes the rapper belts out the word “bitch” 800 times.
Nicki just got nominated for a Grammy in the Best New Artist category. The award ceremony will air February 12, just two days before the deluxe album comes out. If Nicki were to win any of the three awards she’s nominated for, I guarantee the album will go straight to number one – again!
The people that brought us Barbies for the past 50 years, are the same people who will soon bring Nicki Minaj to toy shelves across the world.
Mattell has announced they will create a one-of-a-kind replica of the pink haired rapper for charity. The Hollywood Reporter says that starting next Wednesday, bidding for the doll will begin at $1,000.
The proceeds will all go towards Project Angel Food, an organization that provides food for people affected by HIV and AIDS. This isn’t the first time the charity has auctioned off famous dolls. Janet Jackson and Rachel Zoe are stars that have turned into one-of-a-kind Barbies.
It will be really exciting to see what kind of eccentric outfit the Nicki doll will wear. Billboard claims they will post a photo of the doll sometime later today.
The nominees were announced last night at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. It was a great way to wrap up a stellar year in music. The nominations were followed by a spectacular concert featuring Lady Gaga and Usher.
The awards don’t get handed out until February 12 but if you want to start picking your winners now, here’s a look at the popular nods (those with an * are the one’s I except to see up at the podium):
Record of the Year:
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele *
“Holocene” – Bon Iver
“Grenade” – Bruno Mars
“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
“Firework” – Katy Perry
Album of the Year:
“21″ – Adele *
“Wasting Light” – Foo Fighters
“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga
“Doo-Wops & Hooligans” – Bruno Mars
“Loud” Rihanna
Best New Artist
The Band Perry
Bon Iver *
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skillex
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Body and Soul” - Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
“Dearest” - The Black Keys
“Paradise” – Coldplay
“Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster the People *
“Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera
Best Dance Recording
“Raise Your Weapon” - deadmau5 and Greta Svabo Bech
“Barbra Streisand” – Duck Sauce
“Sunshine” – David Guetta and Avicii
“Call Your Girlfriend” – Robyn *
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” – Skrillex
“Save The World” - Swedish House Mafia
Best Rock Album
“Rock ‘N’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul” – Jeff Beck
“Wasting Light” – Foo Fighters
“Come Around Sundown” – Kings of Leon
“The Whole Love” – Wilco *
“I’m With You” – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Best Rap Album
“Watch the Throne” – Kanye West and Jay-Z *
“Tha Carter IV” - Lil Wayne
“Lasers” – Lupe Fiasco
“Pink Friday” – Nicki Minaj
“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” – Kanye West
Kanye West leads with seven nominations and Adele comes in second place with six. I wouldn’t be surprised if she wins them all! For a look at all the nominees, go to the official Grammy website.
Over 100 million people watch the Superbowl every year and when it comes to the lingerie of superbowls, over ten million people tune in to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Last night’s show raked in the highest ratings since 2002, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show certainly got some help from the hottest rappers around the most expensive bra ever (Miranda Kerr rocked a $2.5 million dollar bra).
Jay-Z and Kanye performed “N*ggas in Paris” while a a pregnant Beyonce got to throw her diamond-filled hands in the air, waving them around like she just didn’t care. Check out the video below.
Kanye later performed his 2007 hit “Stronger”.
Nicki Minaj brightened up the stage by popping by to sing “Super Bass”.
Last but not least, Maroon 5 performed “Moves Like Jagger” without Christina Aguilera. Lead singer Adam Levine certainly didn’t miss her since he seemed incredibly distracted by his girlfriend, Victoria’s Secret model Anne Vyalitsyna. He even escorted her down the runway and planted a big kiss on her. It’s so cute, I want to throw up.
In this week’s “Twitter Fight: Celebrity Edition”, it’s hip-hop star Nicki Minaj versus pop icon Cher.
It all started when Nicki allegedly disses Cher in her song “Did It On Em”. She sings “If you could turn back time, Cher/You used to be here but now you gone, Nair,” which doesn’t really make sense but I assume she’s making fun of Cher’s body hair.
Perez Hilton says a fan brought this to the 65-year-old performer’s attention.
Cher replied to the nameless fan saying: “I’ve seen lots of people come & go! No biggie!”
Then Nicki’s boyfriend Safaree Samuels has to stick his nose in someone elses’ business and tweeted to Cher, “listen to the words b4 you say dumb sh-t on twitter. do you know what a rap metaphore is??? TM is a cult you dont want it with!!” …Whatever that means!
None of this would have happened if random people weren’t going to Cher wanting to start another Chris Brown Twitter meltdown. Let this to a lesson to everybody: mind your own business. These people have real work to do.
As mentioned yesterday, Miley Cyrus celebrated her 19th birthday surrounded by all her family, friends, midgets and unicorns.
The lavish bash, put together by close friend Kelly Osbourne, had everyone partying at the Roosevelt Hotel until the sun came up. Now, we finally have a few photos of the big event to share with you, thanks to Miley Gallery.
Miley danced (and drank) the night away with some very colourful guests including a mini Nicki Minaj impersonator, the Cookie Monster and a giant panda.
There certainly weren’t any high requirements for Miley’s birthday party.
Remember how Miley said a unicorn greeted her at the front lobby? Well, this is it! I’ll be patiently waiting for my invitation to her 20th birthday next year.
I couldn’t think of anyone who deserves it more!
After the immense success Nicki Minaj’s album, Pink Friday has seen since its release in November 2010, Billboard has decided to honor the “Super Bass” rapper with the title of “Rising Star of the Year” at ther Women in Music event on December 2. Last year the award was received by Jazmine Sullivan, proceeding Lady Gaga in 2009 and Colbie Caillat in 2008.
“I am deeply honored to be recognized by Billboard,” Minaj says. “My nation of Barbz and I have come a mighty long way; yet we are nowhere close to where God will take us. Sit back and enjoy the ride.”
“Nicki Minaj has established herself as a force in hip-hop and pop music, and we’re thrilled to recognize her accomplishments over the past year by honoring her as this year’s Rising Star,” says Billboard‘s editorial director, Bill Werde. “Her unique style and powerful sound will undoubtedly lead to a long and lustrous career, and we look forward to seeing where she goes and what she does next.”
Minaj has also just announced that she will be releasing an album entitled, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, this coming Valentines Day.
Nicki, all I can say is that I’m so proud of you!
