Taylor Momsen Doesn’t Use Her Sexuality to Shock
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Taylor Momsen insists she doesn't use her sexuality to shock.
The 20-year-old singer posed naked for the front cover of her band The Pretty Reckless' upcoming album Going To Hell record, causing a storm on social media when she posted the artwork. On the LP sleeve Taylor is seen showing off her back which has a giant cross emblazoned on it with an arrow pointing to her bare bottom, but she is adamant the risque pose is artistically motivated.
"Everyone was like, 'Woah, she's naked.' But everything I do has an artistic purpose behind it, from clothing to my new record cover. I don't set out to shock - I've definitely matured and evolved. I'm just a person, I make art. My sexuality is there for a reason it's not just about lewdness," she said.
The former Gossip Girl actress admits she was perplexed by her sexuality in her teens but used clothes and fashion to learn about herself. "In the beginning it was me in corsets and stripper heels and all that - I was a kid, everyone thought it was so shocking because I was young and you have to be older to wear that stuff. I was a kid confused about sexuality and all of that and expressing that confusion in all of it. I think all teenagers express themselves in that way, I was just being very overt about it," she explained.
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Quote of the Day: Lily Allen on Fame
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Music, Rants,
"I feel like when I was growing up and dreaming of being a pop star, it was the days of Britpop when things felt authentic and anarchic and people were taking drugs and having a lot of fun and having sex with each other. So excuse me if I found it a bit disappointing when I arrived and it was a bunch of sterile f***ing Botoxed idiots that stank of desperation."
- Pop star Lily Allen reflects on the kind of people she used to be friends with before she married and became a mother.
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Adam Levine Defends Christina Aguilera
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Adam Levine has defended Christina Aguilera against jibes about her weight.
While The Voice co-stars may bicker on-screen, Adam insisted they have a close relationship and he won't let anyone say anything bad about the singer, who has recently come under fire for her fuller figure: "It's not cool. I've never liked it. I think it's horrible and I'll totally defend [Christina] when people say things like that because it's no one's business. The one thing about the culture right now, celebrity culture particularly, is people feel like they can just say nasty things about other people whether it's Christina or whether it's me. Of course I have her back and of course I defend her."
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Lady Gaga Professes Her Love of Pot
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Lady Gaga praised marijuana as she lit up on stage in Amsterdam.
The 26-year-old singer told her fans she had cut down on drinking alcohol because she prefers smoking the drug and revealed it had been hugely beneficial to her music. According to The Sun newspaper, she said, "I want you to know it has totally changed my life and I've really cut down on drinking. It has been a totally spiritual experience for me with my music. It's like saying everybody needs to take a breath and it's going to be OK."
She also joked she was going to talk to President Barack Obama in a bid to make marijuana legal in America.
The eccentric singer recently had a tattoo inked into her newly-shaved head in front of a live audience as part of the launch for her new perfume Fame. Gaga had an image of a cherub wearing a crown etched into the back of her head at New York's Solomon R Guggenheim Museum and tattooist Mark Mahoney said the design is a nod to her Italian roots. The singer - whose real name is Stefani Germanotta - put on a number of live art installation features during the evening to launch the scent, which included the singer arriving at the venue inside a replica of her perfume bottle, inside which she was asleep on a bed.
Demi Lovato is ‘Lucky’ to Have Selena
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Demi Lovato feels "very lucky" to have Selena Gomez as a best friend. The "Skyscraper" hitmaker considers the singer to be one of her closest friends but rarely gets to see her because they both work so much.
"I'm very lucky to have someone like her in my life. Selena and I have been friends for a long time, but because of our schedules we don't get to see each other very often. Sometimes, we call each other and arrange to meet so we can catch up," she said.
However, the pair have not always been so close - Selena previously said she did not believe in giving "third of fourth chances" to people when discussing her friendship with Demi, although did profess she loved her no matter what: "I believe in second chances, but I don't believe in third or fourth chances. I love talking through things, and I always want to make things work, if I really love someone, but eventually, if they can't fix whatever is wrong, or if they've done something and then they continue to do it, they're probably not going to change for anybody. You can't change a person."
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Is Katy Perry Dating Florence + the Machine Guitarist?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Dating, Rumors,
Katy Perry is reportedly dating Florence + the Machine guitarist Robert Ackroyd.
The 27-year-old "Firework" singer was apparently overheard referring to Robert as her "boyfriend" at California's Coachella festival earlier this month.
"Backstage at the Artist Lounge at Coachella last weekend, Katy kept saying her boyfriend was the guitar player for Florence + the Machine. She and a bunch of friends were supposed to go see Dr. Dre together, but Katy said she was waiting to watch her boyfriend perform," a source told Life & Style.
The pair were photographed holding hands whilst watching Rihanna perform with Calvin Harris, and Robert later appeared to refer to Katy by her initials on Twitter. "Best Coachella ever. Scratch that, best weekend ever. Dre, Snoop, Pac, Nate, Fiddy & KP," he wrote.
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Heidi Klum’s Marriage Creakdown a ‘Curveball’
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Heidi Klum describes the end of her marriage as a "curveball."
The supermodel and singer Seal split in January after seven years of marriage, and Heidi is still figuring out how to adjust to the changes in her life.
"Sometimes life throws you a curveball, and then you just figure it out and deal with it, but my dream always was that - to have the perfect family and have lots of children and a beautiful garden and trampolines and swings and things. I had dreams of how I wanted things to be and planned for things and, as we all know today, they don't always turn out as you dreamt them in your head," she told Allure.
Heidi - who raises children Leni, seven, Henry, six, Johan, five, and two-year-old Lou with Seal - added she doesn't feel any resent about the split, which her former husband has said was caused by them growing apart: "I don't resent anything that ever happened. Things just turn out the way they turn out."
Baptiste Giabiconi Has a Huge ‘Crush’ on Katy Perry
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French model Baptiste Giabiconi has admitted he has a "big crush" on Katy Perry, but claims they are not dating.
The pair have been rumored to be in a relationship after they were spotted together in Paris, France, in March but although the 22-year-old hunk thinks Katy is "smart, sexy and beautiful, he is adamant they are just friends because he is too busy for love at the moment.
"Katy is smart, sexy, beautiful and talented - and she understands me. I have always had a big crush on her ... But Katy and I are just good friends. I'm single. My main focus now is to finish my album. I'm in rehearsals and working daily, so there is no room to have a relationship at this time," he said.
Baptiste met Katy at Paris Fashion Week and they have struck up a close bond, and the catwalk star has revealed he and the 27-year-old singer have lots in common: "We talk a lot about music and fashion, because we both live for the two. Katy's very religious like me and was raised to be very respectful and loving of other people. She's one of the nicest people I've met."
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Adele is UK’s Richest Young Musician
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Adele's wealth has risen by $22 million in the last 12 months, making her the richest young musician in Britain.
The 23-year-old "Someone Like You" hitmaker has risen to the top of the Sunday Times Rich List thanks to the huge success of her album 21, which sold in excess of 20 million copies worldwide.
"Adele's been the success story of the past year by a mile. You only get an Adele once every ten years. It's success on a ginormous scale," Steve Redmond, of the Entertainment Retailers Association, told The Sun.
Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis and Katie Melua are all in second place with an impressive $19 million, while Adele's fellow Brit School alum Jessie J has made her debut appearance on the list for those aged 30 and under, with a fortune of $8 million.
Katherine Jenkins: I Don’t Want to Lose More Weight
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Katherine Jenkins doesn't want to lose any more weight after dropping 21lbs. The 31-year-old classical singer admits the weight has just fallen off during her current stint on Dancing With The Stars.
"I've lost a stone and a half. I'm burning so much energy now that it's hard to put the weight back on. But I like to be curvy so I'm trying not to lose any more. But I do want to be healthy, too - there are so many skimpy costumes to wear. That scares me," she told The Daily Mail.
When she isn't dancing, Katherine relies on jogging and Bikram yoga to burn off the extra calories: "I'm not naturally a person that wants to exercise, but I find running is something I can do wherever I am in the world. I think Bikram is a really good thing, I think everyone should do it."
However, pre-weight loss, the self-confessed foodie insisted she had grown to accept her famous curves. "I love my food, believe me. I'm just never going to be that skinny girl - I've come to terms with it now. I have curves and that's the way it's going to be - you'd better get used to it!"
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