Did you see them?  The AMAs (American Music Awards) were on last night and as didn’t fail to make a spectacle of themselves.  Biggest thing to get on my nerves though, was the constant use of the mute button throughout various performances, Eminem’s duet with Fifty Cent in particular. Protecting people from what?  Language that third graders even use on occasion when parents and teachers aren’t around?  Change the lyrics or pick a different song to perform if the FCC is determined to act prudish.  Cripes.

Janet Jackson started the proceedings with a pretty good medley of some of her biggest hits (her No 1′s album is soon to be released).  Lady GaGa was her usual over the top self, performing Bad Romance and a new ballad while playing on a burning piano.  Looks like it’s also still “on” between her and Rihanna in terms of trying to outdo each other.  Strong performances were also given by Kelly Clarkson singing her hit Already Gone, as well as Alicia Keys and Keith Urban.

Whitney Houston performed for the first time on live TV in the States in years with I Didn’t Know My Own Strength, although her voice is definitely not what it used to be.  Jennifer Lopez, singing her new song Louboutins (fail) landed on her rear when she jumped off a dancer (the whole over blown dance number was supposed to look like a boxing ring match).  The choreographer responsible for it is probably already in the witness protection program as we speak.  To her credit, J-lo just continued on singing as if it didn’t happen.  Would have loved to have been backstage after she was done though.

Timbaland performing his new song along with Too Shy and Nelly Furtado was also imprssive, but vampires?  Again???  Even I’m starting to get sick of them, and I like the genre.

Adam Lambert closed the show with his song For Your Entertainment.  Although he wasn’t dressed in leather and chains, a male back-up dancer was whom Adam simulated oral sex with.  The singer then went on to French Kiss the (I think) female keyboardest of his backup band.  Regardless, take that, Out, AFA and PTC!  Cue the Lambert backlash from them in 5, 4, 3…

Surprisngly, Taylor Swift beat out Michael Jackson for top honors at the end of the night.  Frankly, I was a little relieved, I read somewhere that one person was concerened it could become an evening of “Sorry we made fun of you and that your dead.  Here’s a bunch of awards”. 

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Ok, not really.  Lady GaGa performed at the LA Museum of Contemporary Art‘s 30th Anniversary Gala over the weekend, so naturally (or at least naturally for her), she showed up looking like something artists Salvador Dali and John Cocteau would have cooked up.  It must be difficult being this fashion forward all the time. I’d be shocked if she showed up anywear in simple LBD (little black dress). 

Meanwhile, Bad Romance, GaGa’s new single continues to climb up the charts and be played in heavy routation on the radio.

Two duets the singer has recorded with Beyonce are also about to be released.  Video Phone is a remix that will appear on the deluxe version of B’s I Am Sasha Fierce, while Telephone is said to be the next single from The Fame Monster, Lady GaGa’s re-release of her debut album with an 8 additional tracks.  

And here I thought for sure that Bad Romance would be the only single off the re-release.

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Well you can if you want, just don’t go outside.  This isn’t an escaped mental patient (my first thought) or someone who lost a bet.  The Hot Tranny Mess above is Lady GaGa at the ACE Awards last night in New York City, there to accept her Style Maker Award.  You just have to wonder if the people that choose her for that particular honor are questioning their sanity this morning and contemplating leaving the fashion industry altogether. 

My biggest concern is if this “look” somehow takes off.  A celebrity who shows up on a red carpet in a limo (as I assume GaGa did) will get away with it.  Anyone else will likely be bundled off for a two week involuntary stay at the local funny farm for psychiatric evaluation.  Can’t wait to see how Rihanna responds to this outfit either, she and GaGa seem to have a game of one-up-man-ship going on.

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I’m sure after this she’ll tone it down a notch or two.  Don’t you? Lady GaGa, she of the outfit made of dead Kermit the Frogs and other head scratching ensembles, will reieve the Stylemaker Award from Marc Jacobs next Monday at the 13th Annual Ace Awards (Accessories Council Excellence).  The ceremony will be held in New York City at Cirpriani on 42nd Street.    

I get a kick out of Lady GaGa’s outfits, and I’m sure they serve as an inspiration to drag queens and performance artists everywhere, but I have to wonder, how long now before she tries to launch her own line and who will carry it?  Dresses made entirely of bubbles are just screaming to be burst.

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WTF?  This may explain the wigs.  Because they apparently demanded it, fans and collectors that go ga-ga for GaGa can now pre-order the Lady Gaga Super Deluxe The Fame Monster Pack.  Among some of the items included (besides music) are the “Book of GaGa”, whatever that is, paper dolls, posters, and a lock of the singer’s hair.

How very serial killer-ish. What happens when she runs out of hair?  Or has she been collecting hair clippings for a while just in case a marketing gimmick like this came up?  That GaGa is a shrewed marketer.  The possibilities are endless to what can potentially be included in the Super, Super Deluxe Pack, and you know one will eventually be offered.  Nothing need go to waste while there are collectors literally willing to pay for a piece of the singer. Eyelashes, dandruff flakes, pedicure shavings, saliva samples, used cotton swabs with ear wax….

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Lady Gaga is about to release her second album, sort of.  The singer with the surreal fashion sense will release The Fame Whore Monster on November 24th, just over 15 months after her debut.  In other words, it’s The Fame with eight bonus tracks.

Gaga told Rolling Stone that she felt re-releases were “unfair”  and that the trend is basically a form of manipulating the public interest in a previous effort “It’s artists sneaking singles onto an already finished piece of work in an effort to keep the album afloat.”

While I agree with her sentiment, I also think she’s throwing stones in a glass house (only with her it would be Dead Kermits) with eight new songs  being released she pretty much had a new albums worth of material.  Why not work on a couple of more songs (even if they’re just filler/”crap”) and release a entirely new album?  Looks like her record company Interscope wants to add to the overall sales figures of the original album, but changed the name slightly to mollify their investment.

Lady Gaga has said the new material covers some of the more negative aspects that come with celeberity that weren’t touched upon on The Fame. The first single, Bad Romance, which was already leaked, will be “offically” released early next month.

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