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There have been many huge guests on It's On With Alexa Chung, but possibly no one as internationally massive, iconic, or sought-after as the inimitable Lady Gaga who appeared live on It's On With Alexa Chung on MTV today.
Missed the show? Watch Lady Gaga discuss her upcoming "Bad Romance" video, guesting on Beyonce's upcoming "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" video, her upcoming The Fame Monster release and all of its amazing collectible contents, and see why Lady Gaga doesn't think she's "made it." Seriously. Plus, see what Lady Gaga has to say about Miley Cyrus, what she thinks of the red no-pants outfit she wore on TRL, what she likes to eat late at night, the Hitchcock references in "Bad Romance," and how she's liberating her fans -- her "little monsters" -- though her music.
+ Check out even more photos of Lady Gaga on MTV's It's On With Alexa Chung after the jump!
Well, this is absolutely ridiculous, unsettling and insane. Many people were disappointed by Miley Cyrus' decision to delete her Twitter account. While some may have understood her reason (she wanted to live in the moment rather than Tweeting about living in the moment), some may have still felt like they were being deprived of a frequently-updated look into the life of one of pop's biggest stars.
Now, one of those unhappy ex-@MILEYCYRUS followers has taken matters, and the life of a cat, into his own hands.
Behold the latest sign of the apocalypse: the Save Fuzzy movement.
Somewhere in this forsaken world a man has decided that if Miley Cyrus does not return to Twitter by November 16th, he will not only end his cat Fuzzy's life, he will also make his cat into meal. Fluffy's owner specifically states:
"I do not consider myself a cruel person and I do love my cat. Fuzzy will receive quick and swift death and I'll try to minimize his suffering. As a disclaimer I must say that most recipes require to behead or suffocate the cat and then rapidly pluck and dress it. Unfortunately I have no experience with that so I really hope I won't hurt Fuzzy too much... but I'm sure eventually everything will be okay! As soon as the meal is prepared and eaten, I will update the Pictures section with photos of the resulting meal, as well as some notes and impressions from someone who had his first cat-based meal in life."
Read that a couple of times to let it sink in.
The moral, ethical and sanity questions are legion here. Should Miley Cyrus be bullied into social networking by someone willing to kill their cat for someone else's killed-off Twitter account? Should this person even be allowed to OWN a cat? And WHERE is PETA when you NEED them?
Sadly, we will be keeping an eye on this developing situation. If you need more of Fuzzy's possibly tragic tale, follow the fiasco on Twitter at @mileysavefuzzy. And Miley, SAVE THIS CAT!
Just because you LOVE Lil Wayne does NOT mean you need a cake in the likeness of his visage. While this Lil Wayne cake does have a proper iced-out (GET IT?) grill (and LICORICE for hair -- should I be offended?) they missed the tatted-on tear drops. Boo. No Lil Wayne cake's complete without tat drops.
And who is the lucky recipient of the Lil Wayne cake? Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger's daughter, Ireland, the subject of that nasty "rude, thoughtless little pig" voicemail message from doting dad Alec Baldwin. Because nothing says "I'm sorry" like an edible version of Lil Wayne's head!
Still, the Lil Wayne cake is far superior to this half-assed Miley Cyrus/ Hannah Montana cake. You can just tell that Miley's Hannah Montana icing wig tastes like glue. Party in the USA, guys!
Young St. Lunatic (holler at Nelly), Josh Golden might look like a Tiger Beat pinup (crossed with Adam Lambert and Kevin Jonas), but beneath that perfectly messy mop is a genuine singer-songwriter threat.
Golden, who earlier this year released his self-titled debut at the ripe ol' age of 14, makes sugar-rush power pop with an edge that belies his years and genre: His songs are far more dynamic than what you usually get from a lot of teen rookies and helps dispel the stereotype that teen pop is all cheese, no meat. Plus, Josh Golden's got a great sense of humor as evidenced by his musical plea for Miley Cyrus to come back to Twitter. Watch it below, and check out songs from his debut album streaming at Josh Golden's MySpace. And follow him on Twitter at @Joshgoldenmusic.
Okay, first of all, I hope everyone feels better (and stops interrupting Taylor Swift or whatever). But all of these concert cancellations JUST SO HAPPENED to occur the same week as the International Olympic Committee decided which city would host the 2016 Summer Olympics. And if you read between the lines, you'll discover the REAL reason why Gaga and Kanye and Miley and Paramore and The All-American Rejects' shows were canceled! Don't believe the hype! It's all just a big conspiracy theory!
OBVIOUSLY Lady Gaga, Kanye, Miley Cyrus, Paramore, and The All-American Rejects are trying out for the Space Olympics... which have ALSO BEEN canceled. No idea what I'm talking about?
Now that you've had time to watch... and re-watch Miley Cyrus' latest video, "Party In The U.S.A," here are five things -- from Britney Spears in school to Rihanna to Lenny Kravitz -- you might not know about the addictive track.
1.) The video was directed by Chris Applebaum, which you probably know, but Chris Applebaum also directed Rihanna's legendary "Umbrella" video, Paris Hilton's spooftastic Carl's Junior commercial -- which got banned after being called too porny -- as well as Britney Spears' "Overprotected" and "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" videos. Unsurprisingly, Miley shouts out Britney in the lyrics of "Party In The U.S.A," celebrates her Southern heritage, and took to Twitter to thank her fans for the Britney comparisons when they came pouring in after her pole-tastic performance at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.
2.) Miley's "Party In The U.S.A" video isn't the first video to use a dusty road the American flag as a backdrop. Lenny Kravitz did it exactly 10 years ago in the 1999 video for his Grammy-winning single, "American Woman."
3.) Miley's "Party In The U.S.A." video was inspired by the movie Grease. Grease, which is one of Miley's favorite movies, starred John Travolta, with whom Miley worked with in the movie Bolt 20 years after Grease's release. The Grease song "Hopelessly Devoted to You" was nominated for a 1979 Academy Award for Best Music - Original Song. Bolt was nominated for a 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature but lost to WALL•E.
4.) The party in "Party In The U.S.A." takes place in Hollywood, and while the Grease-inspired "Party In The U.S.A." video is set in the South of Miley's upbringing, one of the high schools where the movie Grease was filmed was Venice High School in Los Angeles. Not only were the movies Pretty In Pink and Heathers filmed there, but Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" video was filmed there too.
5.) Miley's "Party In The U.S.A." video is also centered around a drive-in movie, if you can believe such a concept ACTUALLY existed. (No, they didn't just exist in the movie Grease.) Apparently when they were first dating, Miley's parents, Billy Ray and Tish, frequented a drive-in theater in Kentucky. To date, there are approximately 11 drive-in theaters in Kentucky and about 15 in Miley's home state of Tennessee.
Fefe Dobson -- the Canadian rock singer-songwriter who's toured with Justin Timberlake, written for Miley Cyrus and Jordin Sparks, counts Demi Lovato as a fan, and earned herself two Juno Award nominations -- is a style chameleon whose ever-evolving sense of fashion is clearly reflected in her musical tastes, which range from the White Stripes to Kurt Cobain to the Vines to Britney Spears, and her and collaborators, which include Cyndi Lauper, and Cobra Starship, who she'll be performing live with at the The 2009 Video Music Awards Battle for the Best Breakout NYC Artist this Friday, September 10 in New York.
Fefe's new album, Joy, is coming out soon, and we'll see if her style continues to evolve as her music does too. But first, she's going shopping with MTV's Kim Stolz for something to wear to the 2009 VMAs this Sunday, September 13.
Check out a few of Fefe Dobson's looks to get a feel for her style, and stay tuned for an inside look at what goes into celebrity shopping for the VMAs!
Like Britney Spears, one of her many musical influences, Fefe Dobson rocks a faux fur jacket at Lauren Conrad's "Head for the Hills" party in Toronto in March 2008. And those glasses? Gabe Saporta and Justin Timberlake would be proud.
Fefe goes glam -- think a cross between Vanessa Hudgens and Rihanna (who Fefe's accused of stealing her style) -- without shedding her rocker-girl edge at an entertainment event in Toronto in September 2006.
At a June 2009 party thrown by wil.i.Am in Toronto, Fefe pulls off a classic Joan Jett rocker-girl look in cut-offs and lots of leather.
+ Watch Fefe Dobson's "I Want You (Remix)" video after the jump! Read more...
If you're wondering where the rest of A Fine Frenzy is... you're looking at it. Though EMI signed Ali Sudol on her own merits -- and those of the demo she mailed in -- A Fine Frenzy does not her own name bear. Instead, she let The Bard do the work for her; The phrase "A Fine Frenzy" is from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, referencing a poet's moment of inspiration.
Watch Ali's "The 5" interview to find out more about her sophomore album, Bomb in a Birdcage, and to get some insight into this offbeat, soft-spoken redhead who counts Miley Cyrus as a fan. Plus, see why she faked poor vision back in the day. I'll try not to hold her dislike of the color purple against her, but never seeing Star Wars? That sounds like a full-time job of avoidance, though she did teach herself to play the piano and I didn't...
And when you're done watching her The 5 interview, watch A Fine Frenzy's latest single, "Blow Away." It's what all those lilt-y, chirpy alt-pop singers should sound like. And make sure you're following @afinefrenzy on Twitter. Although you probably already are -- A Fine Frenzy has over 1 million followers and counting.
+ Watch A Fine Frenzy's "Blow Away" video after the jump. Read more...
+ Sad news at this hour: DJ AM was found dead in his NYC apartment this afternoon, apparently of a drug overdose. From everything we've heard, he was a really nice guy all around and will be sorely missed. (MTV News)
+ Country music darling Carrie Underwood reminded us all why we like her so much, donating hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of instruments to her high school alma mater. (People)
+ Pop star Miley Cyrus performed her new single "Party In The U.S.A." to a max-capacity crowd at the TODAY show in NYC this morning, holdin' on to those high notes for dear life (but managing to let go of the stripper pole this time around). (E! Online)
+ Weezer's Rivers Cuomo admitted to Rolling Stone this week that their debut single "Undone - The Sweater Song" was a complete rip-off (intentionally or otherwise) of a Metallica song. (Rolling Stone)
+ For those of us longing for the old Mariah Carey and wondering why she's been peddling s%*# for the last few years, lady is BACK with her new cover of Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is." (Neon Limelight)
+ What do you do if you're Lindsay Lohan and a store who loaned you two million dollars worth of jewelry comes a'knockin' for it? You say your safe was STOLEN, of course. HEY! It's a recession!! Gotta be frugal! (The Superficial)
+ Noel Gallagher quit Oasis last night? Via his blog? (NME)
+ Miley Cyrus had quite the party at last night's Teen Choice Awards. Not only did she get to present Britney Spears with a lifetime achievement award, but she also closed out the show with her new single, "Party In The U.S.A.," which featured a stripper pole routine that was supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek throwback to her hometown roots. Daddy must be so proud!! (MTV News)
+ The Disney Channel, however (home to her popular <children's>show Hannah Montana), wanted no part of the step-and-twirl and chose to distance itself from the performance. (MTV News)
+ Congrats to Jennifer Hudson for having a baby boy late Monday, who weighed in at a healthy 7 lbs, 14 oz. (E! Online)
+ America's "pocket K-Fed" Aaron Carter is going to be on Dancing With The Stars! You can even watch the workout video he's posted to his Facebook page as he's gearing up for the show. i think I just threw up a little bit. (Zack Taylor)
+ Amerie is looking mighty fine in these latest promo pics for her forthcoming album "In Love & War." (Rap-Up)
