Makeup Lovers REJOICE!

How exciting is it that Katy Perry has joined the COVER GIRL family, as the new face for the brand? VERY EXCITING if I say so myself!

COVER GIRL just knows who the right women for the line are; from Queen Latifah, to Ellen DeGeneres, Janelle Monáe, NERVO, Becky G, P!nk, Sofia Vergara and now Ms. Katy Perry.

I personally cannot wait to see what new products will launch during her campaign; I foresee some 90’s inspired colors, and I would LOVE to see a vampy plum lipstick.  

 

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The Battle Of The Pop Divas is ON!

There are rumors and craziness surrounding Katy Perry’s new single “Roar.” On one hand, she is being accused of ripping off the song from Sara Barelleis’ “Brave.” There is also the showdown between her single and Lady Gaga’s “Applause”….. Which one is better? Which one is selling more copies? Blah, blah, blah!

Personally I’ve been a fan of both, well, more of Lady Gaga than of Katy Perry. At one point, I considered myself to be a “little monster,” to the point of standing outside a venue to catch a glimpse of her (which I did.) But then, she got a little too weird for me, and I didn’t care about her music all that much. I was also a fan of Katy Perry. I remember the first performance I ever saw of her. It was back in 2008, at Warped Tour, she was still dating Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, and there were about 30 of us who knew who she was, and watched her performed… but then she got on the "demanding-diva-cloud," and I stopped caring about her music as well.

To be fair and square, when both singles were released (earlier than expected since both were leaked); I gave both of them a chance. I heard them both, and to my surprise, “Roar” came on top, not only to my ears delight, but the success also reflected on the numbers. In its first full week of sales, “Roar” has sold an impressive over 557,000 copies, while Lady Gaga’s “Applause” has only sold a bit over 200,000.

And, while Katy Perry has done her share of promotion with teaser videos, big rigs traveling around the country, and the oh-so-cute emojis lyric video, the song has sold itself. Lady Gaga has gone on crazy-mode! Not only did she start a feud with Perez Hilton, she has gone on a twitter rampage, asking her fans to buy multiple copies of the single, promising a meet-and-greet to the fan who buys the most copies. She also posted a tweet (which has been deleted) with a link to the video where fans can watch it over and over. This desperate antic caught the eye of Billboard’s Bill Werde, who, on a series of tweets essentially said that purposely inflated video views were not the way to go about it… "I just hate to see anyone try to game the charts, be it fans or artists. It's not in the spirit of what we do, celebrating success."

Why is Lady Gaga doing this? If she is so certain of how musically magnificent “Applause” and consequently the album ArtPop is, why try to inflate the sales of her song and the views of her video? Clearly, Katy Perry is quite confident, and she is going about her business.

And, on the Pop Diva news… Britney Spears (The Princess Of Pop), added an encrypted message on her website with the following: “ALL EYES ON ME.. 26 DAYS….”

Ultimately, the fans will have the final say…. The question remains, who will come out on top? Take the poll below to cast your vote.

It’s GRAMMYS TIME! OH YEAAAAHHH! (re-read this blog on 2/13/11, don’t forget)

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The awaited nominations for the Grammys were announced “live” earlier today (the whole internet blew it for all of us West Coast peeps, what is up with that???) The academy decided to have an hour long show with special performances as the nominations were announced. Among the performers were Bruno Mars, B.O.B, Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert, Justin Bieber & Train. And it was sexy LL Cool J who was in charge of hosting the show.

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Katy Perry opened the show with a dreadful performance of California Gurls (can someone explain to me how does she go from giving a terrific performance at the Victoria Secret Fashion’s Show to a lackluster and quite disastrous performance tonight??)

Bruno Mars gave a superb acoustic version of his hit Just The Way You Are, it is no surprise that his CD has been doing quite good. He is indeed a very talented song-writer.

Photo: Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

Train also came on board and performed the hit Hey Soul Sister ( I must admit that I like Glee’s version with Darren Criss a lot better.)

Country called my name! it was my first time listening to Miranda Lambert’s song Only Prettier and I was hooked! “ I got a mouth like a sailor and yours is more like a Hallmark card. If you wanna pick a fight, well, I'm gonna have to say good night. I don't have to be hateful, I can just say, "Bless your heart"

Justin Bieber performed from London an acoustic version of his song Only Girl (personally, you will know who a real artist is if they can pull off a magnificent acoustic set.) I didn’t get Bieber Fever but I do think that this kid is talented and I can see a bit of a future Justin Timberlake in him.

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Bruno Mars returned to the stage to perform with B.O.B the song Nothin’ On You (if it wasn’t part of your itunes library, then you were in another planet.) When they perform together, they just click and they never disappoint. 

And to close off the Grammy Nominations Special, B.O.B came on stage yet again to perform Don’t Let Me Fall (my favorite song from his CD.)

Well, I am anxious to share with you the nominees for the 53^rd Annual Grammy Awards which will air on 2/13/2011 on CBS. Check out the list below and who I think will win in each category. I shall come back to this blog and see if my predictions were right. Who do you want to win?

Song Of The Year:
Ray Montagne- Beg Steal Or Borrow
Cee Lo Green- Forget You
Miranda Lambert- House That Built Me
Eminem Feat. Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now

Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber (will most likely win)
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Suns
Esperanza Spalding

Album Of The Year:
Arcade Fire- Suburbs
Eminem- Recovery (will most likely win)
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now
Lady GaGa- The Fame Monster
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream

Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
Jewel- Satisfy Me
Miranda Lambert- House That Built Me
LeAnn Rimes- Swingin' (wow! homewreckers get rewarded?? Ridiculous!)
Carrie Underwood- Temporary Home
Gretchen Wilson- I'd Love..

Record of The Year:
B.O.B. Feat Bruno Mars- Nothin' On You
Eminem Feat. Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie
Cee Lo Green- Forget You
Jay Z & Alicia Keys- Empire State Of Mind (will most likely win)
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
KING OF ANYTHING - Sara Bareilles
HALO (LIVE) - Beyoncé
CHASING PIRATES - Norah Jones
BAD ROMANCE - Lady Gaga
TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry (I’ve heard her live and it’s not pretty)

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
HAVEN'T MET YOU YET - Michael Bublé (will most likely win)
THIS IS IT - Michael Jackson
WHATAYA WANT FROM ME - Adam Lambert
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - Bruno Mars
HALF OF MY HEART - John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' (REGIONALS VERSION) - Glee Cast
MISERY - Maroon 5
THE ONLY EXCEPTION - Paramore
BABYFATHER - Sade
HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) – Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
AIRPLANES, PART II - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
IMAGINE - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
IF IT WASN'T FOR BAD - Elton John & Leon Russell

TELEPHONE - Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
CALIFORNIA GURLS - Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
FLOW - Laurie Anderson
NESSUN DORMA - Jeff Beck
NO MYSTERY - Stanley Clarke
ORCHESTRAL INTRO - Gorillaz
SLEEPWALK - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Vocal Album
MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber
I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle
THE FAME MONSTER - Lady Gaga
BATTLE STUDIES - John Mayer
TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Dance Recording
ROCKET - Goldfrapp
IN FOR THE KILL - La Roux
DANCE IN THE DARK - Lady Gaga
ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) - Rihanna
DANCING ON MY OWN – Robyn

Best Electronic/Dance Album
THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES - BT
FURTHER - The Chemical Brothers
HEAD FIRST - Goldfrapp
BLACK LIGHT - Groove Armada
LA ROUX - La Roux

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
CRAZY LOVE - Michael Bublé
THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME - Barry Manilow
LET IT BE ME: MATHIS IN NASHVILLE - Johnny Mathis
FLY ME TO THE MOON…THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: VOLUME V - Rod Stewart
LOVE IS THE ANSWER - Barbra Streisand

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
RUN BACK TO YOUR SIDE - Eric Clapton
CROSSROADS - John Mayer
HELTER SKELTER - Paul McCartney
SILVER RIDER - Robert Plant
ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
READY TO START - Arcade Fire
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
TIGHTEN UP - The Black Keys
RADIOACTIVE - Kings Of Leon
RESISTANCE - Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance
A LOOKING IN VIEW - Alice In Chains
LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM - Ozzy Osbourne
BLACK RAIN - Soundgarden
BETWEEN THE LINES - Stone Temple Pilots
NEW FANG - Them Crooked Vultures

Best Metal Performance
EL DORADO - Iron Maiden
LET THE GUILT GO - Korn
IN YOUR WORDS - Lamb Of God
SUDDEN DEATH - Megadeth
WORLD PAINTED BLOOD – Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
HAMMERHEAD - Jeff Beck
BLACK MUD - The Black Keys
DO THE MURRAY - Los Lobos
KUNDALINI BONFIRE - Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
THE DEATHLESS HORSIE - Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song
ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
LITTLE LION MAN - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
RADIOACTIVE - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
RESISTANCE - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
TIGHTEN UP - Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album
EMOTION & COMMOTION - Jeff Beck
THE RESISTANCE - Muse
BACKSPACER - Pearl Jam
MOJO - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
LE NOISE - Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album
THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire
INFINITE ARMS - Band Of Horses
BROTHERS - The Black Keys
BROKEN BELLS - Broken Bells
CONTRA - Vampire Weekend

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
GONE ALREADY - Faith Evans
BITTERSWEET - Fantasia
EVERYTHING TO ME - Monica
TIRED - Kelly Price
HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
SECOND CHANCE - El DeBarge
FINDING MY WAY BACK - Jaheim
WHY WOULD YOU STAY - Kem
WE'RE STILL FRIENDS - (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild

THERE GOES MY BABY - Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
LOVE - Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
TAKE MY TIME - Chris Brown & Tank
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND - Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
SHINE - John Legend & The Roots
SOLDIER OF LOVE – Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
WHEN A WOMAN LOVES - R. Kelly
HANG ON IN THERE - John Legend & The Roots
YOU'RE SO AMAZING - Calvin Richardson
IN BETWEEN - Ryan Shaw
GO [LIVE] - Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
LITTLE ONE - Bilal
F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green
ORION - Carolyn Malachi
TIGHTROPE - Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
STILL - Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song
BITTERSWEET - Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
FINDING MY WAY BACK - Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
SECOND CHANCE - E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
SHINE - John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
WHY WOULD YOU STAY - K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album
THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE - Raheem DeVaughn
BACK TO ME - Fantasia
ANOTHER ROUND - Jaheim
WAKE UP! - John Legend & The Roots
STILL STANDING – Monica

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
NOTHIN' ON YOU - B.o.B & Bruno Mars
DEUCES - Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem & Rihanna
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
WAKE UP! EVERYBODY - John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys)
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
NOT AFRAID - M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
NOTHIN' ON YOU - Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album
THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY - B.o.B
THANK ME LATER - Drake
RECOVERY - Eminem
THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z (will most likely win)
HOW I GOT OVER - The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album
GRAFFITI - Chris Brown
UNTITLED - R. Kelly
TRANSITION - Ryan Leslie
THE ARCHANDROID - Janelle Monáe
RAYMOND V RAYMOND - Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance
OVER - Drake
NOT AFRAID - Eminem
HOW LOW - Ludacris
I'M BACK - T.I.
POWER - Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
SHUTTERBUGG - Big Boi & Cutty
FANCY - Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
MY CHICK BAD - Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
LOSE MY MIND - Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
SATISFIED - Jewel
THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME - Miranda Lambert
SWINGIN' - LeAnn Rimes
TEMPORARY HOME - Carrie Underwood
I'D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST - Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
MACON - Jamey Johnson
CRYIN' FOR ME (WAYMAN'S SONG) - Toby Keith
TURNING HOME - David Nail
'TIL SUMMER COMES AROUND - Keith Urban
GETTIN' YOU HOME - Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
FREE - Zac Brown Band
ELIZABETH - Dailey & Vincent
NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum
LITTLE WHITE CHURCH - Little Big Town
WHERE RAINBOWS NEVER DIE - The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
BAD ANGEL - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
AS SHE'S WALKING AWAY - Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
HILLBILLY BONE - Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I RUN TO YOU - Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best County Instrumental Performance
TATTOO OF A SMUDGE - Cherryholmes
MAGIC #9 - The Infamous Stringdusters
NEW CHANCE BLUES - Punch Brothers
WILLOW CREEK - Darrell Scott
HUMMINGBYRD - Marty Stuart

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album Vocal or Instrumental.

Oro - ChocQuibTown

Amor Vincit Omnia- Draco

El Existential- Grupo Fantasma

Bulevar 2000 - Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible

1977 - Ana Tijoux

Best Tropical Latin Album Vocal or Instrumental.

Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso- El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico

A son de guerra- Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Irrepetible- Gilberto Santa Rosa

Viva La Tradición - Spanish Harlem Orchestra

100 Sones Cubanos(Various Artists) Edesio Alejandro, Nelson Estevez & Juan Hidalgo, producers

Best Norteño Album Vocal or Instrumental.

Indispensable - Angel Fresnillo

Classic - Intocable

Ni Hoy Ni Mañana - Gerardo Ortiz

Desde La Cantina Volumen 1 - Pesado

Intensamente - Principez De La Musica Norteña

Best Banda Album Vocal or Instrumental.

Ando Bien Pedo - Banda Los Recoditos

Caricias Compradas... - Cuisillos

Con La Fuerza Del Corrido - El Chapo

Enamórate De Mí - El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

Todo Depende De Ti - La Arrolladora Banda El Limon

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When Lingerie Met the Firework

I love fashion as much as I love music, anytime that the two meet my heart clearly skips beats of joy. Every year I look forward to the Victoria's Secret Fashion show and although the lingerie is primarily for the runway, the show always brings amazing musical guests.

This year the execs from the show decided to have newlywed Katy Perry who has had a pretty successful year with the release of her sophomore CD Teenage Dream, accompanying Katy Perry was Akon who performed his new single Angel from his up-coming album titled Stadium.

But, before the angels graced their super skinny and toned bodies down the glittery runway we have to look into how lingerie and music (and fashion) often come hand in hand. During the telecast one can spot several celebrities be front and center for the show but the most notorious ones were Maroon 5’s front man Adam Levine who is currently dating VS Angel Anne Vyalitsyna, also in attendance was Caleb Followill from Kings Of Leon, who in September got engaged to another Angel Lily Aldridge. Another honorable mention is Debbie Harry (Blondie) who was spotted walking the pink carpet.

Katy Perry rocked the glittery runway with two pretty awesome performances; the first one was with the single called Firework which she is currently promoting. (I am not a great fan of hers anymore but I am utterly in love with this song.) She dazzled with a faboosh outfit designed by Todd Thomas. For her second performance (which was a mix of Teenage Dream, Hot & Cold and California Gurls.) She wore a yellow latex corset dress also designed by Todd Thomas.

Akon flirted with the angels while performing his new single appropriately titled Angel, during his (Heavenly Bodies segment) performance and it was during this segment that VS Angel Chanel walked down the runway with her desired pair of angel wings.

Another part of the show that I always look forward to is the music that plays during each segment. So, for you my readers I was determined to list the songs featured during the show, ENJOY!


Plan B - Stay Too Long (Pendulum Remix) (Tough Love segment)
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out/Lady GaGa - Bad Romance/ Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (Game On segment)
Jewel - What You Are (Country Girls segment)
30 Seconds To Mars - Vox Populi (Wild Things segment)
Blondie - Call Me/ Muse – Uprising ( Finale)






Photo Credits: zimbio.com
Credits: Victoria's Secret youtube page