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From Lea Michele's Bike To Lady Gaga's New Friend: This Week In Instagrams

Posted 8/20/12 8:43 pm EST by in Celebrity, Gabby Douglas, Karmin, Kendall Jenner, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, lea michele, trey songz

By Cory Midgarden

What caused this birthday cake to go from Karmin's plate to all over their faces?

"This is a series of two pictures: The first one is of us about to eat the cake and then this is the aftermath," Karmin's Nick Noonan told MTV News. "You notice, somehow, my shirt became unbuttoned between two pictures; I don't remember how that happened."

Check out Karmin's frosting-filled Instagram!

Although we don't know the full story behind these next five Instagrams, they're the MTV News team's favorite of the week:


"Glee" star Lea Michele — who recently opened her Instagram account, introduced us to her new bike via the photo-sharing site. The picture rolled its way right into the hearts of her more than 61,000 followers with 14,583 likes and 583 comments and counting.


Also traveling on two wheels this week is Kendall Jenner. Who's that riding tandem on the "Keeping up with the Kardashians" starlet's bike? The kid sister of Kim, Khloé and Kourtney claimed the oversized stuffed bear just happens to be her "new boy toy."


Lady Gaga dropped some big news this week when she uploaded this photograph of her with Kendrick Lamar. In the caption, Mother Monster announced a collaboration between the pair, which is scheduled to drop September 6. The track is from his new album and is titled "PARTYNAUSEOUS."


Trey Songz is (crowd) surfin' USA! This particular post comes to you from Detroit and features Songz aboard a hoard of female fans. We'd say watch your hands, ladies, but we're pretty certain the "Bottoms Up" singer can handle himself in this situation.


After taking Olympic gold, Gabby Douglas is back at home and spending a little quality time with Oprah Winfrey in this Instagram. Winfrey snapped the pic in the gymnast's backyard in West Des Moines, Iowa, while taping "Oprah's Next Chapter." The episode will air this Sunday on OWN.

What was your favorite Instagram pic of the week? Share your choices in the comments!

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Lady Gaga Unveils New Tattoo (Pic)

Posted 8/3/12 10:03 am EST by in Lady Gaga, Tweet Beat

Lady Gaga is touring the world on her "Born This Way Ball" tour, but she's already thinking about what's next. Hard at work on her hotly anticipated new album, Gaga tweeted a link to her littlemonsters.com social networking website with the caption "new ink new album." At the link, fans were greeted by a pic of the glamorous singer's new tattoo.

Situated on her right arm, the ink reads "ARTPOP" in simple black ink. Check it out:

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Given the message in her tweet, some are speculating that the tattoo may have something to do with the title of her new album. Gaga has not revealed the name of the set, though she has performed a new song on her "BTW Ball" that may appear on the album and has been talking up the new record during her concerts.

"Let's just say I feel, I feel that when I wrote Born This Way, I demonstrated a sense of maturity. And I feel that, on the next album, there's a lack of maturity, it's a tremendous lack of maturity or sense of responsibility," Gaga told concertgoers in Perth, Australia.

She also announced that she will unveil the album title in September. She's had the name picked out for a while, as she revealed to MTV News in December. Watch:

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Lady Gaga's Caught Up In A Twitter Lovefest With US Olympic Gymnast

Posted 8/1/12 11:07 am EST by in Lady Gaga, olympics, Tweet Beat

Lady Gaga has been on a brief break from her "Born This Way Ball," having concluded the Australian leg of the tour on July 8 in Perth before storming Europe beginning August 14 in Sofia, Bulgaria. So what's she been up to? Well, we know she filmed a small part in director Robert Rodriguez's "Machete Kills," but lately it seems she's been busying herself the way many of us have – by watching the Olympics.

Yesterday, she revealed on Twitter that the Games are making her emotional, saying, "The Olympics is the best ever. But I went through a whole pack of tissues last night. Watching hard working athletes achieve their dreams."

She seems to have a particular affinity for women's gymnastics, cheering on Team USA with some encouraging words: "Those girls are tearing the floor up for the USA! #Olympics." She continued, "Woohoo! Gold for the ladies! Just want to squeeze them! So much talent and beauty. Did u seem all holding hands? There's no 'I' in team."

One of the members of the home team, 16-year-old McKayla Maroney, caught wind of Gaga's support and fangirl-ed out a little bit, responding to Mother Monster, "Thanks for watching @ladygaga!! <3 This team loves you & your music!! I also heard you were a gymnast??"

The pop diva seemed as excited by the back-and-forth as the teenage athlete.

"@mckaylamaroney tweeted at me! Why didn't anybody tell me!!! DEAD. You were brilliant give all the girls a kiss for me," Gaga tweeted this morning (August 1), continuing, "And no I did gymnastics for like a weeks and then dropped out for ballet!"

For her part, the talented Maroney thinks Gaga still has a shot. "Aww I will<3 Oh very cool!! Your so amazing I bet you still have a shot at gymnastics! 2016 maybe," she responded.

And so our two favorite national pastimes – celebrities and sports – collided spectacularly, and in the spirit of the Olympic games it was nothing but love!

Are you watching the Olympics? Let us know in the comments below!

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Looks Like We'll Get To Hear That Lady Gaga Duet Soon: Cher Confirms Album Release

Posted 7/30/12 11:28 am EST by in Lady Gaga, Music

Cher has been working on her new album for a very long time. It's been a year since we learned that she and Lady Gaga had recorded the Red One-produced duet "The Greatest Thing" for the record. The song was supposed to drop in the fall of last year, but has yet to see the light of day. Despite some strange back-and-forth over the song, Cher has insisted it will appear on her forthcoming album – her first since 2001's Living Proof – and if that's the case, we now know when we'll finally get a taste of the anticipated track.

The music legend took to Twitter late last night (July 29) to reveal that the still-untitled set should hit stores "near Xmas" and that the first single drops in October.

"The Greatest Thing" is not expected to be the first single off the album. Instead, Cher has been singing the praises of an as-yet-unnamed track that is "as good as 'Believe,'" the Euro dance-pop smash that dominated the singles charts in 1999.

She also tweeted several pictures of the ongoing recording sessions for the album. Check them out below!

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Lady Gaga On The Big Screen As Amy Winehouse? For A Price

Posted 7/26/12 11:56 am EST by in Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga

By Cristina Recino

Little Monsters wanting to see Lady Gaga take to the silver screen sometime soon may be in luck. That’s right, Gaga recently tweeted an on-the-nose request to Disney after some fan art inspired the pop star. The buzz comes just as Mitch Winehouse gave his blessing (well, kind of) to a biopic of his late daughter, Amy Winehouse, starring the "Born This Way" singer … for a price.

With her new littlemonsters.com in full swing, Gaga posted a fan-made picture (below) that shows her as a Disney-esque cartoon character. "This is my favorite thing in life. Just putting it out there Disney can we make this happen?" she tweeted.

Gaga has also reportedly expressed interest in playing Amy Winehouse in a biopic, should one ever be made, and now, in an interview with the Daily Star, Mitch Winehouse has weighed in, saying that while he thinks a British actress might be better suited to the role, Gaga has the right look, and he'd consider a biopic for the right price. “If Gaga gives me £10m I will consider it," Winehouse said. "I think it might be advisable to get an English actress, although Gaga has got the look about her. It is something which we might think about."

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Madonna Burns Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Again: 'I’m Glad That I Helped Gaga Write It'

Posted 7/24/12 1:30 pm EST by in Lady Gaga, Madonna

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By Meredith Goldberg-Morse

We’re beginning to think Madonna may have a bit of a problem with Lady Gaga.

The Queen of Pop, who is clearly no stranger to controversy, first commented on similarities between Gaga’s anthem "Born This Way" and her own 1989 single "Express Yourself" earlier this year, famously calling "Born This Way" "reductive" during an interview with ABC News. She now performs a mash-up of the two songs on her current world tour, ending the medley with the chorus to her song "She’s Not Me," about an inferior woman trying to steal her style. Hey, no one ever accused her of being subtle.

In case we didn’t already get the message, Madonna recently joked in an interview with a Brazilian TV show, “I’m a really big fan of [‘Born This Way’]. I’m glad that I helped Gaga write it.”

Lady Gaga, however, isn’t laughing. Though she has yet to respond to this latest dig, she addressed Madonna’s initial criticism at a June performance, explaining, "It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves to put other people down or make fun of them or maybe make a mockery of their work, and that doesn’t make me feel good at all. That just makes me feel like I’m not being a good human being."

Come on, ladies—this isn’t a monarchy. Can’t the world of pop music have more than one ruler?

Listen to both songs after the jump and decide for yourself!

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New Pals? Lady Gaga Hung Out With Lindsay Lohan At The Chateau Marmont

Posted 7/12/12 10:41 am EST by in Lady Gaga, Lindsay Lohan, Tweet Beat

Lindsay Lohan is on the road to redemption, and now she's been blessed by one of pop's biggest deities: Lady Gaga.

LiLo got Gaga's unofficial thumbs up earlier this week when the pair hung out at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles. Yesterday (July 11), in a series of tweets that Gaga has for some reason since deleted (but which the pop savants at ONTD captured first), the pop star joked with the actress about ordering a cucumber and knife at the famed hotel.

"When you ordered a cucumber and a knife to the bar last night I thought you were gonna perform a vasectomy #justaskinnyb**ch," Gaga tweeted at Lohan.

Lohan responded with, "#skinnysnack1 @ladygaga hahaha."

Gaga's decision to ditch the tweets* but leave the image up on her Instagram account may have something to do with the hashtag she chose. The pop diva got flack earlier this year when she tweeted about eating a salad while craving a cheeseburger with the hashtage #PopStarsDontEat.

The tweet upset fans who thought Gaga was making light of a serious issue and even inspired a response from the National Eating Disorder Association, who hit their own Twitter account to respond, saying, "Huh? This is the same person who recently implored girls to stop dieting?"

We will say that as long-time fans hoping that Lohan keeps it together and gets her career back on track, we are happy to see that she's hanging around a put-together star like Gaga instead of the crew she used to roll with!

*Ed note: Thank you to eagle-eyed commentor gagaloola who let us know that Twitter made some recent changes to celeb accounts, so while Gaga's tweets with Lohan do not appear in her feed when you visit her Twitter, a simple click on "All" reveals they have not been deleted. Carry on!

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Lady Gaga As Amped As We Are For The New No Doubt Album, Push And Shove

Posted 7/6/12 2:20 pm EST by in Lady Gaga, no doubt, Tweet Beat

By Zachary Swickey

We’re not the only ones excited about the new No Doubt record (their first in 11 years) – Lady Gaga reveals that she is “freaking out” about the new album.

Gwent Stefani and Co. are currently putting the finishing touches on their upcoming sixth studio album, Push and Shove, which is bound to fly off shelves just like No Doubt’s last effort, ‘01’s Rocksteady.

Lady Gaga hit up her Twitter account today (July 6) to reveal her excitement about the upcoming effort, writing, “Is anyone else freaking out about No Doubt putting out a new album. I can’t wait!”

Gaga will get her first taste of some new ND material soon enough; the band releases their new single, “Settle Down,” on July 16. No Doubt has already wrapped the track's video and recently posted a behind-the-scenes making-of featurette (below), which sadly doesn't give us even a tease of the new song and is set to their hit "Underneath it All," on their Facebook page.

No Doubt will perform the live debut of “Settle Down” July 22 at Nickelodeon’s Teen Choice Awards, which will be the band’s first official performance since their reunion tour back in ’09. They’re also set for appearances on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on July 26 and a “Good Morning America” on July 27.

Push and Shove is largely produced by Mike “Spike” Stent (Madonna, Lady Gaga, U2), but ND also hooked up with Diplo and Switch (collectively known as Major Lazer), who contributed to the album’s title track.

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Lady Gaga Announces Born This Way Foundation Youth-Led Initiative

Posted 6/29/12 8:00 am EST by in Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga is making good on her promise to empower youth through her Born This Way Foundation.

The pop superstar has announced that the BTWF is preparing to launch an unprecedented youth-led initiative that will be dedicated to affecting change in homes, schools and communities. Beginning later this summer as students prepare to return to school, the BTWF will begin to supply toolkits outlining activities and events to help provide a foundation for the groups to build upon to help identify and tackle issues that are unique to their localized communities while exemplifying the foundation's pillars of “safety, skills and opportunity.”

More information on the specifics of the project will be announced throughout the summer.

“Through these youth-driven organizations, we can continue building the kind of world my daughter and I dreamed of when we started Born This Way Foundation, and we are excited to continue to engage youth to help shape their movement,” Cynthia Germanotta, president and co-founder of the BTWF (and you know who’s mom), said in a statement. “Together, with our youth, we can create a kinder, braver world where everyone is accepted for the person they were born to be.”

While we wait for more information about the planned initiative, the BTWF is asking supporters to help decide on a name for the groups by voting online for one of the following names or suggesting their own:

>> Born Brave Hubs – Because groups are youth-led with youth at the center of each “Hub.”
>> Born Brave Nation – According to BTWF, “This name reflects the fact that we are creating a brand new, borderless nation that celebrates kindness and bravery.”
>> Born Brave [City]: [personalization] (e.g. Born Brave Chicago: Superstars)
Allows groups to personalize their name to make it their own.
>> Born Brave ______ – This one, it seems, is up to you!

Don’t like the above suggestions? Think you have a better idea that is in line with BTWF’s mission? Join the movement and make your voice heard. To sign up to become a founding member of a group in your area, visit http://bornthiswayfoundation.org/namethatclub.

Are you going to join Lady Gaga's exciting new initiative? Let us know in the comments below!

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Lady Gaga Debuts New Song At Australian Concert

Posted 6/27/12 10:41 am EST by in Lady Gaga, Tour Dates

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Lady Gaga debuted a new song during her "Born This Way Ball" concert last night in Melbourne, Australia that she says may appear on her new album. The track is a somber piano balled called "Princess Die."

"So this song may or may not be on my next album. I wrote it a little while ago and I've never ever played it for anyone," Gaga told the screaming audience. "I'm going to play it because, actually, I've been really excited and impressed with how many super fans have been at every show. I truly feel it would be a disservice to all of you to not play it before I leave."

The pop superstar's co-manager Vincent Herbert told the website That Grape Juice that the new album will be as boundary-pushing as ever and that it is being worked on concurrently with her current tour (as Born This Way was with her "Monster Ball" roadshow).

Gaga has said she will announce the title of her new album in September. On Twitter, Gaga added that she has already played some songs for her label.

She described "Princess Die" as "a little bit sad," but said it "is in no way reflective of the rest of the music on the album … but it's about some of the most deep and personal thoughts I've ever had."

"Leave the coffin open when I go / And leave my pearls and lipstick on so everybody knows," the song begins before taking an even sadder turn, as the thematic focus shifts to suicide:

"I wish that I could cope, but I took pills and left a note / I'm hungry from an anorexic heart / I've been trying to tell you how I feel, but was never very smart / I'm wrapped in silks made for Egyptian queens / I'll do it in the swimming pool so everybody sees."

It's heavy stuff. Listen below! Read More...

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