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Patrice Wilson, CEO of Ark Music Factory and the man responsible for Rebecca Black, has had a busy week: He just premiered the music video of his newest artist, Lexi St. George, on Good Morning America. We spoke to him about the surprising success that's come from "Friday," the most-hated YouTube video of all time. More »
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I am old, crotchety, and weary of the complexities of modern life. So I am not a trustworthy judge of kids these days. But when one of the best-selling bands in America is just the imaginary band starring in a Disney made-for-TV movie...that's messed up, right? More »
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William (put the periods in yourself if you want) of stink-pop band the Black Eyed Peas says the group doesn't perform their hit "My Humps" in concert anymore because they think it's silly. "It wasn't lyrical miracles," William said. Luckily "Don't Phunk With My Heart" remains in rotation. [NYM, photo via Getty] More »
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It's been a big week for pop divas! First, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. And now, Britney Spears has released the music video for "Hold It Against Me." Here it is. More »
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The oldest soul in show business and inadvertent comedienne Taylor Momsen gave an interview to Spin in which she ridicules Rihanna for confusing "pop" with "rock." Highlights from the Gossip Girl star turned jailbait rocker's wonderfully funny interview below. More »
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How many chords do you think every pop song ever has used? Did you say four? Yes. Check out this hilarious performance from Australian comedy group Axis of Awesome in which they skewer pop music. More »
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The former American Idol judge's job offer, Jessica Simpson's training for Hell Week. Bloomberg likes Shiksas, Gerard Butler likes dumb chicks. Paris Jackson's biological father? Lady Gaga: still ridiculous, no word on her penis. Presenting your Sunday Morning Gossip Roundup: More »
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In other Elvis news, the Elvis that is Costello is, for some reason, going to make a guest appearance on Fall Out Boy's new album. Statement from band front-boy Pete Wentz, and a question from your humble editor, after the jump. More »
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Hey everyone, IvyGate would love to introduce you to a charming new member of Princeton's incoming class, one "Stephany Her RoyalHighness" of Facebook. Probably DYING to escape the sweltering heat and unwashed rubes of Plano, Texas, Stephany has penned something of a manifesto for her freshman year, and posted it to the Princeton 2012 Facebook Group. Sure, it's a wildly elitist piece of work, starting with "do not let ANYONE tell you that you are not better than them, because you are," and continuing on to, "You have deserved this. You are Hitler the fourth, Alexander the Great the Second, Napoleon the Fifth, here to destroy the world we know." But also, and perhaps more importantly, it's a sort of cartoon Ivy League elitism as plausibly imagined by someone from a politically conservative Republican family in a place like, say, Plano, Texas. So maybe the post is a mocking satire? Or an escapist fantasy? You try figuring it out: More »
]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5036818&view=rss&microfeed=true Julia Allison posted the first new, original, non-intro video to her website venture Non Society! It's decently edited and more entertaining than a lip dub, if blatantly commercial. But that's not what this video is. It's a new parody of the lifecasting startup, albeit harrier, nuttier and significantly more disturbing than the last. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. You might recognize some of the cast! [NomSociety] More »
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In a bizarre mash-up of some of our pop culture touchstones, professional opinion-haver Keith Olbermann made a cameo appearance on The Soup this weekend. Olbermann popped up on E!'s pop garbage digest hosted by the lovable Joel McHale to introduce a clip of noted idiot Brooke Hogan (daughter of Mr. Nanny) saying that she doesn't really do the whole voting thing because she doesn't think it's appropriate for women to run for president. Because who trusts anything that bleeds for a week and doesn't die?? Is she right or is she right? Anyway, Olbermann made a Gary Busey joke and the world felt just a little bit more snug. In kind of a too-tight way. Clip after the jump. More »
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Singer and sensitive blogger John Mayer has been trying to get this t-shirt for seven years. Now he has it and wrote a positively orgasmic blog post about it, even though it doesn't. Even. Fit. Why? Because it is a hipster holy grail, basically: More »
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Just in time for Mother's Day, a collection of paintings by pop-art psychopants Michael Pucciarelli is available for your viewing pleasure. What's it have to do with Mother's Day? I dunno, ask my shrink. Oh, wait, I don't have one! Some faves after the jump. More »
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In an obvious publicity stunt, comedienne Kathy Griffin recently stepped out with Britney Spears' former gentleman caller, Adnan Ghalib. The two drove around in his silver convertible, had lunch and shopped at Victoria's Secret. We sense the dark hand of Pop Fiction, Ashton Kutcher's new reality show that sends celebrities out in fake bumps and bald caps and chronicles which gossip outlets pick it up. So sorry Ash! There will be no zooming in on this blog post while trumpeting, "The blogosphere FALLS FOR IT AGAIN!" But feel free to go on over and screengrab Entertainment Tonight. They seem to have bought it. More »
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Good god, ScarJo is not the only one. Zooey Deschanel, the HIP young "Almost Famous" actress (ha), has just released an album with M. Ward under the name "She & Him." Distressingly, it has already been called "one of the flat-out best pop records of the year" [VSL]. What shall we expect next, a Juliette Lewis duet with Joshua Redman for "best jazz combo of the year?" Chloe Sevigny teaming up with Smuckers to create the "best jam of the year?" It's all very disconcerting. Of course, no pop album will ever surpass Zooey's most famous musical work: her duets with Will Ferrell in "Elf." Stay in your lane, Hollywood! Highlight clips of her elfish singing, which we can only hope will thwart her musical ambitions, below. More »
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