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Lap dances, dubstep and extreme hair, oh my! A look back at the trends that made up 2011.
The production team behind Rebecca Black's “Friday” have done it again! I'm extremely ashamed to say that I'll be listening to Madison Bray's late entry in the Song of the Summer contest at least 10 more times today. (via nymag.com)
The video for Japanese pop artist Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's first single, Pon Pon Pon is really bizarre. Can you figure out what the song is about? I sure can't. (via crunchyroll)
It's also a great way to get your Monday started off on the right foot. Bubble pop! [Ed. note: With nearly 9 million views in the last 2 weeks, this is essentially the biggest thing in South Korea right now. So you should probably check it out if you don't want look like a total South Korea ignoramus in front of your friends.]
Rye Rye must have known that Robyn and her dress were going to own this video.
Thanks to a couple saxy singles from Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, some media outlets are predicting that this summer will herald the return of the saxophone to pop charts and beer commercials everywhere. Let this collection of cheesy sax solos from days passed be a reminder that you must always be careful what you wish for.
Culture Buzz In an attempt to make history more accessible to students, the group behind Youtube channel historyteachers has remade a number of popular songs into history lessons. You can decide for yourself if the videos help you to remember the facts, but you know you needed to hear about the French Revolution to the tune Lady Gaga's Bad Romance today.
This baby just can't help but to dance along to this feel good song. Who can blame her, it's just so damn catchy. (Via)
So you didn't grow up to be President, like you'd hoped. But that doesn't mean your boyfriend can't be one! Let this amazing J-Pop ode to our Heads of State be your guide. After watching this I'm kind of hot on Putin, not gonna lie.
Music Buzz Unless you were introduced to this baby popstar in your middle school French class like I was, you might not know of Jordy Lemoine — the world's youngest singer ever to have a #1 single. At four, his song 'Dur Dur D'etre un Bébé' ('It's Hard Being a Baby') hit the charts, leading not only to charges child exploitation, but some of the most incredible live performances of all time.
Lady GaGa's got competition in the cute department. Ever thought you'd see an adorable little British kid sing about “bluffin' with her muffin?” These are how culture wars are started!!!!1!!!!!!1! More Baby Gaga here.
Celebrity Buzz The British bopper has encountered a whirlwind of controversy regarding an interview in which she commented on the media's sensationalism of drug use, claiming that she knows “lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem at all.” In response, cokeheads everywhere rejoiced, giving two trembling thumbs up before furiously searching for the drum 'n bass remix to “Smile.”
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McSweeney's shortens 50 years of popular songs into single sentences. My favorite is Carly Simon's “You're So Vain”: “We used to do it, but then you did it with someone else, and now I'm not going to do it with you, although I wish we were still doing it.”
Music Buzz The Indiana-bred crooner’s star is on the rise, and not just because of his Abercrombie-good looks (although that can’t hurt, either). Has pop found its next John Mayer, but not a douche?
Music Buzz Britney Spears’s new single (currently #1 on iTunes) is getting the remix treatment all over the place. First she swept the VMA’s, and now her new single is feeling the love. Do we smell a comeback or is that just Cheetos residue?
TV Buzz The MTV show — which has suffered increasingly sagging ratings — will end its 10-year-run in November, when it will air a two-hour special on a Saturday afternoon. Now where will screaming teenage girls catch a glimpse of The Jonas Brothers? Oh, right — everywhere.
Director David LaChappelle has given Rihanna’s pop ditty a dark, macabre treatment in the new video. Impressive, yes, but even a Rihanna without eyeballs is a pretty Rihanna.
Music Buzz Daryl Hall (the half of Hall & Oates without the mustache) has a web series on which he invites contemporary pop artists like Gym Class Heroes and KT Tunstall to jam at his in-home studio. Leave your sense of ironic appreciation at the door. This guy proves that rock gods not only exist, but that they can come with a gorgeous head of hair.
Music Buzz Auto-tune is the reason why the vocals on pop songs sound so fake. This list of top 10 songs that exemplify auto-tune abuse has been circulating on the web. Do you believe in life after love? We have a harder time believing that the vocal effect that makes us think of Cher in a slutty unitard has made its way into gangsta rap.
