EXCLUSIVE: GAGA TALKS ABOUT BEING BULLIED IN NEW MTV DOCUMENTARY
In honor of her new album, Born This Way, which is out on Monday, MTV is airing a special one-hour documentary about Lady Gaga’s rise to stardom. Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside premieres on Thursday, May 26th and gives an intimate look at the pop star when she was still Stefani Germanotta. In the special, Gaga opens up about being bullied when she was in high school, and here’s a sneak preview of what you can expect from the documentary (See Related Cut #1). Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside airs Thursday, May 26th at 9 PM Eastern on MTV. For more head to MTVNews.com.
HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR LADY GAGA’S BORN THIS WAY
Hits Daily Double is reporting reports that Lady Gaga’s label, Interscope Records, has shipped a whopping two-million copies of Born This Way to retail outlets. Outside of normal record stores and online retailers, the CD — in both a standard and deluxe edition — will be available at 21-thousand non-traditional stores including CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Whole Foods, Costco, Nordstrom, Hot Topic, Radio Shack, Guitar Center, Starbucks and more. Gaga will also perform at American Idol’s finale on May 26th and will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live with host Justin Timberlake this weekend.
CLARENCE CLEMONS ON WORKING WITH GAGA
The E Street Band’s saxophonist, Clarence Clemons, is featured on Lady Gaga’s forthcoming new album, Born This Way. He plays on a number of tracks, including the song “The Edge of Glory,” which features an impressive sax solo. He told us how pleased he was to get hooked up with Gaga (See Related Cut #7). Listen to “The Edge of Glory” now at GagaDaily.com.
GAGA TOPS OPRAH ON FORBES CELEBRITY LIST
Sorry Oprah — you’re been replaced by Lady Gaga. Forbes recently released their Celebrity 100 List, and while the talk-show queen is usually at the top, this time, Gaga is reigning supreme. Gaga was named Forbes’ most powerful celeb because of the money she earned on her tour, her many endorsements and because of her following on Facebook and Twitter. Read more at Forbes.com.
BUY GAGA’S ALBUM, HELP A GOOD CAUSE
Looking for an excuse to get the deluxe edition of Lady Gaga’s forthcoming album Born This Way? Well PerezHilton.com is reporting that if you do, one dollar from every album sold will go to the MAC AIDS Fund, which helps people who are affected by HIV and AIDS. The deluxe edition of Born This Way costs just under 16-bucks.
GAGA WANTS TO BE BACK ON THE ROAD
Lady Gaga just recently wrapped up her Monster Ball tour, but apparently, she’s already wanting to get back out on the road. The pop star told British paper the Daily Star that she’s “itching like a heroin addict trying to get back on stage,” and that she’s “planning on launching a new tour by the end of this year, if not, the beginning of next.”
CEE-LO AND X-TINA RECORD TOGETHER
Cee-Lo Green and Christina Aguilera have recorded a tune together. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon on his late-night talk show, Cee-Lo said that The Voice co-stars “did a song” that was supposed to be on the Burlesque soundtrack but didn’t make the cut. He said that he guessed it might be released sometime in the near future.
JASON DERULO TALKS NEW VIDEO!
Jason Derulo has released his new single, “Don’t Wanna Go Home.” The 21-year-old singer told us what we can expect from the video for the club-banging track.
You can hear Derulo’s new single here: http://www.youtube.com/user/JasonDerulo?blend=1&ob=5
ADELE WISHES SHE NEVER HAD TO WRITE 21
Adele’s number one album, 21, is written about one particular boyfriend with whom she had a bad break-up. And apparently, she wishes that the relationship worked out, even if it meant never having written the record. The singer told Out magazine that her ex was the love of life, and that she doesn’t think she’ll “ever forgive” herself for not making it work. Seems like the millions of people buying 21 think quite the opposite.
ADELE’S 21 IS STILL ON TOP
Adele is still the queen of the Billboard album chart. The singer’s latest, 21, sold another 150-thousand copies to keep her at the summit for yet another week, and her domestic total has now surpassed 1.7-million units sold. And if all that weren’t enough, her debut album, 19, has now moved into the top 15 as well.
2011 BET AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
During BET’s 106 & Park show on Tuesday night, the nominations for the 2011 BET Awards were announced. Chris Brown leads the pack with six nominations, including for Video of the Year for “Look at Me Now” and for Best Male R&B Artist. Lil Wayne scored five nods and Rihanna, Drake and Kanye West each received four. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by comedian Kevin Hart and airs live from Los Angeles on June 26th.
AND THE 2011 BET AWARD NOMINEES ARE…
Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Bruno Mars
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Female R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Marsha Ambrosius
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Rihanna
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
B.o.B
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj
Diamond
Cymphonique
LoLa Monroe
Best Group
Diddy-Dirty Money
Cali Swag District
N.E.R.D.
New Boyz
Travis Porter
Best New Artist
J. Cole
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Willow Smith
Wiz Khalifa
Best Collaboration
B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams — “Airplanes”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes — “Look at Me Now”
Chris Brown f/ Tyga & Kevin McCall — “Deuces”
Waka Flocka Flame f/ Roscoe Dash & Wale — “No Hands”
Rihanna f/ Drake — “What’s My Name?”
Kanye West f/ Rihanna — “All of the Lights”
Video of the Year
Marsha Ambrosius — “Far Away”
B.o.B f/ Hayley Williams of Paramore — “Airplanes”
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes — “Look at Me Now”
Keri Hilson — “Pretty Girl Rock”
Willow Smith — “Whip My Hair”
Kanye West f/ Pusha T — “Runaway”
Viewers’ Choice Award
Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes — “Look at Me Now”
Lil Wayne f/ Cory Gunz — “6 Foot 7 Foot”
Mindless Behavior — “My Girl”
Nicki Minaj f/ Drake — “Moment 4 Life”
Rihanna f/ Drake — “What’s My Name?”
Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj — “Bottoms Up”
Centric Award
Marsha Ambrosius
Eric Benet
Cee-Lo Green
R. Kelly
Kem
TRINA, KEYSHIA COLE UPSET BY BET SNUBS
Ever wonder how artists feel when they aren’t nominated for music awards? Well, Keyshia Cole and Trina have tweeted their feelings about not receiving nods for the 2011 BET Awards:
Keyshia wrote, “It’s like this. Been on the scene seven years. I was 21 when I got signed. Seven # 1 records. No awards for none of them/still touring. It is What it is,” She adds, “These types of thing are the way they are. I’m not upset about any of it in any way. I hope everyone that goes has a wonderful time.”
After being left out of the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist category, which includes Nicki Minaj, Cymphonique, LoLa Monroe and Diamond, Trina simply wrote, “f**k BET…”
SWIFT COVERS INSTYLE MAGAZINE, TALKS “LOVE”
Taylor Swift is featured on the cover of the June issue of InStyle magazine and inside she talks love, success and more. Taylor told InStyle, “There are no rules when it comes to love. I just try to let love surprise me because you never know who you’re going to fall in love with.” Being in her own home has brought about a different kind of love for Taylor, who explained to the magazine how she loves to bake and cook and has been doing it for her friends “all the time.”
DETAILS ON ALICIA COLLECTOR’S EDITION OF DEBUT
The official track list for Alicia Keys’ upcoming deluxe and collector’s edition of her debut album, songs in A minor, has surfaced online. To celebrate the 10th anniversary since its release, the disc will include bonus tracks, demos, live performances and two previously unreleased songs. Visit her official website to learn more about the project and be sure to get passes for the Piano & I: A One Night Only Event with Alicia Keys on June 30th at New York’s Beacon Theatre.
SOULJA BOY FACES MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT
Facing a lawsuit is almost a rite of passage for most artists these days. So it comes as no surprise that Soulja Boy has been hit with a million dollar suit for allegedly cancelling a concert in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A promoter from TrinCity Entertainment claims SB was supposed to take stage on December 10th and was given an advance fee of 16-thousand, only to leave the promoter hanging when the rapper bailed so he could play a show in Hawaii instead. AllHipHop.com reports TrinCity is seeking a million in damages for breach of contract.
JAMIE FOXX REVIVES SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO
According to Deadline.com, Jamie Foxx has signed on to help revive the popular talent show, Showtime at the Apollo. The GRAMMY-winning singer is reportedly executive producing the music series, which ended in 2008 after 21 successful seasons. Interestingly enough, Foxx was actually booed off the Apollo stage back when he was an up and coming comedian.
NAUGHTY BY NATURE CELEBRATE 20 YEARS
It’s hard to believe Naughty by Nature have been in the game for two decades now and are looking to celebrate their 20th anniversary by embarking on a global tour. The trek begins Friday in Rochester, New York and hit countries like Australia, France, England, Russia, Belgium, Germany before wrapping July 31st in Tullamore, Ireland. The rap crew, which consists of Vin Rock, Treach and Kay Gee, will also travel to big events like the Essence Music Festival and Montreux Jazz Festival.
50 CENT LANDS NEW MOVIE ROLE
According to Variety, 50 Cent will portray a blind DJ in the upcoming film, Odd Thomas. The mogul will join William Defoe, Anton Yelchin and Addison Timlin in the movie adaptation of Dean Koontz’s novel. 50’s character reportedly helps uncover a Satanic cult in the supernatural thriller.
