Looking like the ring master of Cirque du Soleil, The Killers (ex?) frontman brings us the second video/single from his solo effort Flamingo.
Kind of makes sense, Brandon is from Las Vegas and the video was actually filmed on location at the Wynn Hotel and Resort at a show called Le Reve, which was created by an ex-Cirque member.
A metaphor perhaps?
Seen yesterday in the Lower East Side in New York, what was originally thought to be the unfortunate result of a misguided pairing between Ronald McDonald and Pippy Longstocking street walking turned out to be Rihanna filming a video for her next single, Whats My Name?
She’s been a busy little bee, filming videos for Whos That Chick? (single number three) two weeks ago, and another last week for her current single, Only Girl (In The World) from her forth-coming album, Loud.
With the hair and that outfit, Rhianna seems to be immersing herself in the album’s title just a little too much. If those colours and patterns were any louder, she’d trigger seizures in those around her.
Wheebles wobble, but they don’t do fall down.
Like the graceful, magical, and dainty butterfly we all know she is, Mariah Carey took a stumble on stage over the weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix. After she was helped up, she had a minion come out on stage while she continued to sing, to remove her stilettos for her (the show must go on).
Now that’s a diva.
BTW - Mariah has yet to confirm she’s preganant, but I’d say she’s at least half way along.
I’m assuming Katy has a clause in her rider that states that her boobs must be the focal point for all her costumes.
While some will question the appropriateness of her outfit, given the average age of your typical Sesame Street viewer, they’re probably just going to be all, ”I’m hungry, MOMMY!”
In other Katy news, she hit Vegas over the weekend with her BFF Rihanna for her bachelorette party. Word is they tore up the town in style. Katy will be marrying Russell Brand later this year or early next (I’m too lazy to look it up and they’ve been known to throw misinformation out to the masses).
Guess the cops found something on the prolific singer/songwriter (real name Peter Hernandez) who’s penned and performed hits this year with B.o.B (Nothing On You), and Travis McCoy (Billionaire) as well as his own hit with Just The Way You Are
Few details about his arrest are available, other than he was caught early Sunday morning with some naughty-bad-wrong substance in the washroom of the Hard Rock Las Vegas Hotel, where he had been performing the night before.
Bruno’s already made bail, he’s currently in Dallas, TX today doing radio interviews. Right after an arrest? Awkward.
What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas after all.
And apparently knows how to hold a grudge.
While performing at her old high school near Santa Barbara (10 year reunion?) the singer spotted a guy who was the object of her unrequitted affections back in the day and dedicated her gay baiting song “Ur So Gay” to him.
“Is that Shane Lopes? You were the most popular kid in my class! But you never wanted to date me, it was always Amanda Wayne. Oh yeah, you really chose right honey. What’s up. What’s up now, player. I’m going to dedicate this next one to Shane Lopes everyone!”
Hysterical.
Shane didn’t seem to mind the attention or take it too personally. I would have been angry only because the song is so bad. Don’t believe me? Have a listen by taking a look at the video below. I made it to 1:13 then started to lose the will to live.
Granted, there’s probably more Poly-fil, Scotch Tape, and fishing line holding her together than actual flesh, but you gotta give the old broad credit. She looks good.
Cher came out amid a standing ovation to present Video of the Year(which went to Gaga’s Bad Romance) and wryly noted that twenty-some odd years ago when she wore the exact same outfit for If I Could Turn Back Time, it was considered scandalous.
Turn back time? Cher’s frozen it (along with most of her facial expressions).
Cringe worthy pretty much sums it up. I wasn’t sure who to feel more embarrased for, as I was too busy feeling sorry for myself having to watch it.
Anyway.
There’s a non scandal/controversy that people are talking about this morning. Surprisingly, it’s not Nikki Minaj’s apparent lack of skill lip-synching (did Britney Spears teach a course?), it’s Black Eyed Pea will.i.am’s choice of costume when he performed with her.
Apparently, a black man wearing black makeup with an all black outfit constitutes black-face in some circles. According to UsWeekly, the singer got called everything from a “racist” to someone saying that he set the human race “back 1000 years” on Twitter.
will.i.am took to his Twitter, asking the bitchers and whiners if they were being serious (a sense of humour isn’t their strong point – just sayin’) adding that they should chose things that they “bark about” a little more carefully with there being far more relevant things to get offended by.
Like the overall mediocraty of the pre-show, perhaps?
Anyone else find it kind of ironic that a network that barley plays music videos anymore in favor of crap-tastic reality TV programming still has an wards show dedicated to the medium?
Anyway, at this point it’s a foregone conclusion that Chelsea Handler won’t be back to host next year’s awards show, or any other for that matter. Granted, she wasn’t given much to work with fresh out of jail rehab Lindsay Lohan in a pre-taped skit for example, but when your so-so opening is the best part of your hosting duties, your in trouble.
Usher and his little protege the Bieb showed up on the red carpet together (creepy dynamic) and both performed separate numbers during the show. Usher blew the crowd away singing OMG and his new single, DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love Again (great tune), while the Bieb, who’s voice is starting to change, relied on canned music and vocals, even though he had a “drum solo” in which he lost one of the drum sticks several seconds into his performance. No matter though, his followers on Twitter all gave him props for his “amazing performance”. Snort.
Speaking of the Bieb, he also won for Best New Artist for the video Baby, and had trouble finding the stage when he went to accept the award. Cripes, this kid is stupid.
Since the Bieb won for Best New Artist about a year and change after appearing out of nowhere, I’m betting rapper Drake wins it next, even though by that point his album will have been out for over a year and he’ll have been making music for almost two. Such is the time delayed pop-culture relevance of award shows.
Other winners include Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, who’s video Empire State of Mind won for Best Cinematography, Jared Leto’s band 30 Seconds To Mars video Kings and Queens was named for Best Rock Video, and the Black Keys won Breakout Video for Tighten Up.
Innocent?
Meh. Boring is more like it. Granted, I didn’t expect Taylor to storm out on stage and be all, “Is that asshole here?” (although it would have been fun to watch).
Had Taylor gone along the lines of Monologue Song, from when she hosted SNL last year, it would have been far better (not to mention shorter).
Once agian, she got upstaged by her nemisis Kanye West.
