Last night, we watched a group of young women get down to Missy Elliott’s music as they waited for a newer rap diva to appear. Nicki Minaj, fresh off a not-widely-appreciated exorcism/performance at the Grammys, and Ricky Martin, fresh off something, were to appear in order to promote MAC’s “Viva Glam” line of cosmetics, which Read More
March 2012: “Chris Brown Meets With Nelson Mandela, Who Thanks Him for Service to Mankind”
April 2012: “Nicki Minaj To Record Note-for-Note Cover of ‘Like a Prayer’ Featuring Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne”
August 2012: “Rihanna Releases Seventh Album”
September 2012: “Lady Gaga To Release Album of Standards Sung A Capella, No Longer Wear High Read More
Tonight’s Grammys are to feature a tribute to Whitney Houston and a comeback-from-surgery performance by heavily-favored multiple nominee Adele. We’ll be watching closely to see if the British chanteuse can claim Record, Song, and Album of the Year–or if other big nominees like Bon Iver (for the song “Holocene”) and Foo Fighters (for the album Read More
It turns out the New York Giants were prescient when they briefly put their website on a championship footing Saturday: in spite of a strong effort by the Patriots in the 4th quarter including a failed Tom Brady Hail Mary pass, the Giants won their Super Bowl match-up against the New England Patriots, 21-17. The Giants profited as much off Patriot foul-ups as they did from quarterback Eli Manning‘s efficient move into high gear in the fourth quarter, when Mr. Manning led what would ultimately be the game-winning drive, culminating in a touchdown by Ahmad Bradshaw with less than a minute left in the game. The AP reports as many as 100 million viewers may have tuned into the game on NBC. Read More
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“Stars With the Most Forgiving Fan Bases”
“Top 5 References to Better, Older Music Video”
“Top 10 Misuses of the Read More
Earlier this month Victoria Secret held its fashion show at the Lexington Avenue Armory. Oh sure, there were the bejeweled bras and angel wings that one has come to expect from seeing Heidi Klum-cum-Miranda Kerr-inspired 18-year-olds with ungodly long legs, but did you know that there was also Nicki Minaj performing her new single “SuperBass”? Or that some of the angels dressed up like Julie Brown on acid to stalk down the runway during the song? Read More
Nicki Minaj made her first appearance during Fashion Week at the Prabal Gurung show, and when her massive pink wig floated down the runway the three-row-deep block of Vogue editors could only watch. She took her seat across from Anna Wintour and her gang and the mob of men with cameras followed, their backs Read More
“It’s Lady Gaga!” Anna Dello Russo, the editor of Vogue Nippon, exclaimed as a woman dressed like a cartoon candy-cane walked onto the runway at the Prabal Gurung show. But it wasn’t Lady Gaga, who hasn’t made a Fashion Week appearance in a few seasons (despite popping up on tip sheets from time to Read More
Prabal Gurung’s show had everything going for it, from the deep purple hues that popped off long rippling dresses to the sun-drenched opulence of Frank Gehry’s IAC building. It’s surprising, then, that the whole thing was a bit upstaged by a single front row occupant.
Or maybe not so surprising when that attendee is Nicki Read More
Nicki Minaj was that rare thing on this week’s Saturday Night Live – a musical guest who overwhelmed the show’s host. With the milquetoast Jesse Eisenberg hosting, Minaj not only rapped/sang/posed to “Right Thru Me” and “Moment 4 Life,” two treacly singles, but also appeared in a sketch and a digital short.
While musical guests Read More
