Posted 5/6/09 1:42 pm EST by Eric Ditzian in Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga
Hey, Lady Gaga — you're confusing me! MTV News loves you. You're on the top of the world right now, with two #1 Billboard singles this year. Madonna just boogied down at your show on Monday. And then you go ahead and say something that leaves me scratching my head: The Jonas Brothers are the new Beatles.
How can I put this gently? No! Hells to the no!
In an interview with British tabloid the Daily Star, Gaga revealed that the inspiration for her album, The Fame, was the Fab Four. Read More...
Posted 3/11/08 2:59 pm EST by MTV News in American Idol
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So our boss, Jim Fraenkel, totally has this theory that the deal between The Beatles catalog and Apple's iTunes that's been long-rumored and recently buzzed about will somehow be announced tonight, in conjunction with American Idol (or as my dad says, "The America Idol"), using the Lennon/McCartney songbook as part of its daily karaoke-fest television show.
Now, "Idol" fans know this has been coming for a while, and well, they've been talking about it on the show, so that's always a good clue. Funnyman and astute "re-capper," Jim Cantiello, notes that Idol has only done The Beatles twice before: once in Season 2 when Clay Aiken sang, "Here, There & Everywhere" in the finale showdown with Mr. Studdard (Ruben sang, Lennon's "Imagine"), and last year (Season 6), when they did the Idol-studded medley of Sgt. Pepper's.
So, anyway, Fraenkel thinks that the Idol/Beatles news-cycle and the Beatles/iTunes rumor-cycle is just way too in-sync for this Beatles pop-culture orgy not too take place. So there. Also, if this happens, all the televisions and iPods and computers on the planet will explode simultaneously to the tune of "Helter Skelter." And we will tell you that we told you so.
In the meantime, here's more from our boy Sanjaya on the Beatles and American Idol and why it was such a bummer not to be able to sing any Lennon/McCartney when Idol did British Invasion week last year.
Posted 3/10/08 10:36 am EST by MTV News in For The Record
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· And here we thought that all along, Courtney Love was just a paranoid poor-speller. Turns out some identity thieves allegedly managed to loot about $72 million from the Kurt Cobain estate, including a Jersey mansion. [via The Daily Swarm]
· The Game is out after 8 days in jail, according to our friends at TMZ.
· We were devastated to learn that Carmit Bachar has quit the Pussycat Dolls. No! Not Carmit Bachar! (If anyone knows which one she is, please let us know).
· The Beatles catalog will be coming to iTunes soon. [UPDATED: Apple (um, iTunes Apple, not Beatles' Apple) is downplaying the whole thing. He said, she said, apparently.
· Also, that's probably the only time you'll see those four artists listed together. Ever.