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Saluting Music's Hottest Fashionistas As NYC Fashion Week Kicks Off

Posted 9/8/11 12:11 pm EST by in Adele, Beyonce, Fashion, Fashion Week, Lady Gaga


Fashion Week kicks off today in New York City and we are excited. We're not big fashionistas or anything – we are currently rocking the stylings of the Gap and H&M … jealous? – but we love seeing people decked out in their craziest couture hitting the streets of NYC to check out shows by the biggest names in the fashion game.

Fashion Week also reminds us to show a little love to our fave sartorial superstars. Music's biggest and boldest are always setting the trends in the fashion world, so we decided to give our favorite trendsetters a shout out on this holiest of holy weeks.

Lady Gaga – Who needs pants?
Mother Monster has had a massive influence on fashion – so much so that her stylist/fashion director Nicola Formichetti has himself become a huge name in the clothes game. Formichetti is the creative director for French fashion house Mugler and is opening a pop up shop in NYC's Soho neighborhood where he will sell limited-edition pieces from Mugler, Uniqlo and Haus of Gaga. But Gaga's most obvious contribution to the fashion game can be seen in the abundance of leg that has overtaken America. While donning a leotard for work probably violates most people's office dress codes, the pop star's propensity for going pantless made short shorts a must have for ladies (and many urban gentlemen) this summer. With cooler weather approaching, we're thinking the trend will fade out soon … and probably be replaced with the bare-faced thing she's been rocking lately.

Adele – The return of the little black dress
From her soaring voice to her 60s-inspired, ginger biscuit-colored locks, everything about Adele is classic – right down to her preference for rocking simple black dresses like the one she wore to perform her latest No. 1 hit, "Someone Like You," at the VMAs (check it out above). Some may complain that she doesn't change it up enough, but we say phooey to all that. What's the number one rule in fashion? Stick to what works. And when it comes to Adele, the classic black dress works like gangbusters.

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Lady Gaga's Harper’s Bazaar Cover: Where Does It Rank?

Posted 9/7/11 1:30 pm EST by in Lady Gaga


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Lady Gaga's bare-faced Harper’s Bazaar cover certainly is making headlines, mostly because the singer appears fresh-faced and makeup-less on the fashion magazine's cover. For someone as stylized as Gaga, it feels like a whole new look for the always-evolving pop superstar.

Gaga always appears as a new version of herself on every magazine she graces. She's been Goth, ethereal, hyper-feminine, hyper-masculine and everything in between. It seems that she's always willing to experiment with her look and with the norms people expect from her. But this new look is perhaps her most unexpected: It's just her, as herself.

It's a look she touched on for her Vanity Fair cover back in August 2010. For that cover she appeared in just a long, gray wig wearing only a choker and some black eyeliner. She certainly stripped down her usually over-the-top look for the magazine.

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Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake Are Part Of 'New Establishment' Elite

Posted 9/7/11 11:00 am EST by in Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga


By Sterling Wong

By now, it’s really not that surprising to find Lady Gaga making the Top 10 of some list magazines always come up with: She was the top artist in Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010, No. 1 in Forbes annual list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world, and, once again, No. 1 in DoSomething’s "Celebs Gone Good" list for her strong advocacy for social causes. But the latest list that Gaga makes is a little more unexpected: The 25-year-old is No. 9 in Vanity Fair's 2011 New Establishment list.

According to a press release from the esteemed magazine, the New Establishment list represents an "innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries, engineering prodigies and entrepreneurs, who quite often sport hoodies, floppy hair and backpacks.” Gaga sporting a hoodie and a backpack? Wash your mouth out! Actually, Gaga joins the much-more-likely-to-be-wearing-hoodies billionaires Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Jack Dorsey of Twitter on the list because of her budding entrepreneurial efforts in the world of technology.

Yes, somehow despite her busy schedule of being an international pop superstar and fashion icon, Gaga manages to squeeze some time in her day to do business. Gaga the businesswoman (Boss Monster?) has no less than four concurrent business deals: She’s an investor in Blackplane, a social network for celebrities, creative director of Polaroid, and has partnered with Zynga to create a “GagaVille” videogame and with Monster to produce her own line of to-die-for headphones that were showcased in the "Bad Romance" video. To sum up: Gaga rules us all. Read More...

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Poll Results: Favorite 2011 VMA Performance

Posted 8/30/11 4:11 pm EST by in Lady Gaga, VMAs


You sure did love Jo Calderone Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars!

We asked which 2011 MTV Video Music Awards performance was your favorite and, as usual, you responded like gangbusters. We received 286,579 votes in just 27 hours (it was originally supposed to be 24 on the nose, but you guys were still voting so we didn’t want to screw up the fun), and while everyone got a little love, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga accounted for just over 94 percent of the total tally. BOOM!

While we’re not surprised that Gaga and Mars dominated (there’s no denying that both performances was fantastic), we are a little shocked that our girl Beyonce didn’t snag a little more attention. Baby bump reveal aside, she sounded amazing during her simple-but-lively take on the amazing 4 album track “Love on Top.”

Maybe next time, Bey. For now, things are coming up Mars and Gaga. Check out who took the crown as well as the final breakdown of all voting results, after the jump. Read More...

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Lil Kim's Pasty Bests Lady Gaga's Meat Dress To Take Wildest VMA Outfit Poll

Posted 8/28/11 10:47 am EST by in Lady Gaga, lil-kim, VMAs


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Listen, we’re just as surprised as you are!

Given all the hype, we thought Lady Gaga had this category hands down. We mean seriously, Mother Monster’s meat dress is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for goodness sake. And she was in the lead here for a good bit of the polling period, but a late in the game push from Lil Kim’s side of the line helped the tiny MC take the Wildest MTV Video Music Award Outfit Ever crown in our Ultimate VMA Showdown.

Guess she really is the Queen Bee. (Not to be confused with Queen King B – that’s our girl Beyonce!)
Kim’s exposed her breast at the 1999 VMAs is obviously still turning heads over a decade later. Wearing just a pasty, the rapper famously presented alongside Diana Ross, who seemed both shocked and amused and gave Kim’s boob a lil feel. The crowd went wild and a VMA moment for the history books was born.

Kim’s pasty didn’t beat Gaga’s meat dress from last year’s awards by much – just eight percentage points (amounting to a little over 35,000 votes) separated the two. The only other famed ensemb to even really get in the game was Britney Spears’ sexy leather biker outfit from the 2002 awards. Brit grabbed 101,378 votes, taking 22.5 percent of the total. For a while, Spears and Gaga were in a bit of a heated contest for the top spot, but as votes started going Lil Kim’s way, Britney fell out of the race and will have to settle for third place. (She took the Wildest VMA Moment category with Madonna and Christina Aguilera for the kiss heard round the world, so we don’t think she’ll mind too much.)

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What Will Lady Gaga Wear To The VMAs? Hit Twitter To Get In On The Fun

Posted 8/26/11 11:00 am EST by in Lady Gaga, VMAs


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One of the big mysteries surrounding Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards is just what in the holy hell will Lady Gaga wear. The Haus of Gaga stole the show with last year’s sweaty meat dress. In 2009, Lady G rocked a fluffy bird’s nest head wrap, a red lace Alexander McQueen show stopper and enough blood packets for a dozen horror movies.

When I snooped around the Nokia Theater yesterday, I spied a pile of burlap sacks next to Gaga’s assigned seat. While I doubt this is related to what Lady Gaga has planned for Sunday night’s show, it got me thinking about how fierce it would be if she actually showed up wearing a potato sack.

This seems like an awesome opportunity for some Twitter fun, so let’s get the hash-tag #GagasWearing up and running. Check out some of my examples…

“#GagasWearing A burlap sack???”

Or

“#GagasWearing a dress made out of Bette Midler’s ‘Beaches’ hair.”

Or

“#GagasWearing something Grace Jones rocked thirty years ago.”

The power’s now in your hands, Twitter-verse. Don’t let me down! Tweet using the hashtag #GagasWearing and my favorites will air on MTV this weekend.????

Just like Gaga herself, the crazier your tweets are, the more I'll love 'em. Plus, you’ll definitely want to follow me @jambajim for tons of VMA insider scoop and secrets. Read More...

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Lady Gaga Lives To Give And Other Artists Should Be Very Thankful

Posted 8/25/11 9:02 am EST by in Lady Gaga


By James Dinh

Just about a year ago, Lady Gaga walked up to the podium at the 2010 Video Music Awards to accept her Video of the Year Moonman for "Bad Romance" from the one and only Cher. Not only was it an evening highlight because Mother Monster was decked in her meat dress when she gave fans a quick listen to her then-unheard "Born This Way," but also because the stage was graced by two of the biggest pop icons around. Fast-forward roughly a year later and it's been confirmed that the duo hit the studio together to duet on a song called "The Greatest Thing" for Cher's upcoming album.

While the collabo remains highly-anticipated, Little Monsters have already gotten a taste of the track as it's a song Gaga recorded a few years back, which ended up on the Internet. "I wrote that song a long time ago, and I've never put it on one of my own albums for, really, no particular reason," the pop star recently told MTV News. "I always write these concept records, and it just didn't fit in. But it's always been, like, this big, massive, beautiful hit record and everyone always says, 'Why don't you put that on your album?' And I said, 'I don't know, it just doesn't fit with everything else.'"

With "The Greatest Thing" now in Cher's hands, this marks just another Gaga-penned tune that has made its way to other artists. The duet is expected to be released in September, so in anticipation of its release, we here at the MTV Newsroom have decided to take a look back at some of the other songs that Gaga has passed along. Read More...

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Lady Gaga Joins A Long List Of Musical Icons To Appear On 'The Simpsons'

Posted 8/24/11 2:45 pm EST by in Lady Gaga, Television


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By Zachary Swickey

Sure, Lady Gaga may have plenty of Grammy Awards, number one hits and a Weird Al parody to boot, but there is one pivotal milestone that she has yet to achieve – a voice appearance on Fox’s “The Simpsons." Well, that’s finally about to change – this week, Mother Monster recorded her lines for an episode titled “Lisa Goes Gaga” that is set to air next spring.

Gaga talked with Entertainment Weekly about how excited she was to be a part of the iconic show, saying, “I make music, but I don’t do voice-overs every day of the week, and their characters are so awesomely convincing and sincere and wild and funny, I had to remind myself constantly of the sincerity of the humor.”

Series creator Matt Groening had nothing but praise for Gaga. “Since the very beginning, I’ve always wanted to have the most iconic personalities of our time, and she’s it.” He continued, “It’s very hard to top reality with her, but I’m sure we’ll come up with something that is going to be as improbable as her usual wardrobe.”

If you aren’t aware how big a deal it is to appear on the classic animated show (currently in its astounding 23rd season), then take a gander at this list and see what other musicians have stopped by Springfield.

Paul McCartney
The living legend appeared alongside his wife Linda (three years before her death in 1998) in an episode appropriately titled “Lisa the Vegetarian.” It was the perfect vehicle for the Beatle – for those unaware, McCartney is a vegetarian and staunch animal rights activist. The star’s condition for appearing was that Lisa remain a vegetarian for the rest of the season, and the show obliged. (Seriously though, who would say no to Paul freaking McCartney?)

Britney Spears
At the peak of her early career, Spears appeared on the program in 2000 during the 11th season in an episode titled “The Mansion Family.” Her likeness – donning classic pigtails and a tube top – hosts the Springfield Pride Awards, and after awarding a character the title of “Oldest Man in Springfield,” the star accidently kills him with her “kiss of death” when she presents the award.

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Lady Gaga's 2010 VMA Meat Dress Moment Revisited ... By Adorable Puppies

Posted 8/23/11 2:55 pm EST by in Lady Gaga, VMAs


It was one of the most outrageous moments in MTV Video Music Awards history. Lady Gaga had already won a boat load of awards by the time the evening’s final prize for Video of the Year was handed out. So it was no surprise when Cher, looking unnaturally fit and fantastic at 63 in her “If I Could Turn Back Time” bodysuit, announced “Bad Romance” as the winner.

What was surprising, however, was Gaga’s outfit. As she ascended to the stage to claim her prize, the world finally got a clear look at the pop star’s third outfit of the evening … a dress made entirely of raw meat. But before she could take hold of the Moonman and give her acceptance speech, Gaga had to hand off her purse, which was also made of meat. “I never thought I’d be asking Cher to hold my meat purse,” Gaga said, and with that, a legendary VMA moment was born.

To celebrate this and other historic VMA moments, our friends at Buzzworthy decided to have a little fun. A team of impossibly creative funny people decided to reenact some of the most memorable VMA moments … using adorable little dogs as stand-ins for some of the world’s most famous musicians. Above, you’ll find the first of these – an homage to the meat purse-holding diva fun from last year’s awards.

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Paul McCartney: Unabashed Pop Diva Fan

Posted 8/22/11 12:30 pm EST by in Beyonce, Concerts, Lady Gaga


On Friday night, Beyonce headlined the final of four sold-out dates at New York’s Roseland Ballroom. The intimate shows were by all accounts a huge hit, giving fans exactly what they wanted – a nice mix of old hits and new favorites (after running through tunes from her Destiny’s Child days, she moved on to her solo smashes before performing the entirety of her acclaimed new album, 4).

One fan who was in the audience Friday night has become something of a fixture at major pop events recently: Paul McCartney. The Beatle has revealed himself to be quite the fan of contemporary pop; in addition to Beyonce on Friday, McCartney was spotted getting down at Lady Gaga’s “Monster Ball” show at Madison Square Garden earlier this year (check out video of McCartney at Gaga’s show here).

Seems Macca likes pop divas almost as much as we do!

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