Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" criticized for racist lyrics

"Pop icon Lady Gaga can`t seem to catch a break with her recently released song "Born This Way". First she was accused of sounding too much like Christina Aguilera`s in `Beautiful` and then of borrowing the idea and lyrics from Carl Bean`s `Born this Way` and now some Arizona Latino groups are chiming in with their opinion.

Organizations like Chicanos Unidos Arizona and MEChA do not like Lady Gaga`s use of the words `Chola` and `Orient` in her lyrics, viewing both as being racist and derogatory.

The word chola according to the critics refers to Latina girls in gangs, Latinas from the barrio who have a certain look about them and conjure very negative stereotypes."

"No matter gay, straight or bi
Lesbian, transgendered life
I`m on the right track, baby
I was born to survive
No matter black, white or beige
Chola or orient made
I`m on the right track, baby
I was born to be brave"

As an Hispanic liberal who has been writing essays supporting gay rights for twelve years, I agree with the pro-gay sentiments of this song. But just because a song has life-affirming lyrics it doesn`t necessarily means it`s a great work of art. Lady Gaga`s new single has no subtlety or nuance, it sounds like something that a beauty queen who yearns for world peace would write.

Are Latinos supposed to be grateful that a white superstar, born of privilege, included a racist shout out to our community? Not all Latino ladies are "cholas" in the barrio, some of them are teachers, writers, engineers and nurses and doctors.

Don`t waste your hard-earned money downloading "Born This Way", if you want to hear a great song with great lyrics give Christina Aguilera`s "Beautiful" a spin.

Lady Gaga should apologize to Hispanics, Christina Aguilera, Carl Bean and pop music fans for her execrable song, and she should immediately pull her song from the market.

"Born This Way" makes Debby Boone`s "You Light Up My Life" seem like the greatest song in the history of pop music.

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New information on Britney Spears' music video and promo

Fans can finally breathe. Perez Hilton spoke with Britney's managers about her upcoming music video.

Recent reports from TMZ claimed Britney used a body-double for the hardcore dancing in the Hold It Against Me vid. "There is one scene in the video where Britney is fighting against herself and a lookalike had to be used for that scene to film the fighting," says Perez. "But Spears did ALL of her own dancing in the video."

Fans also have a TV performance, magazine covers, interviews and lots of promo to look forward to!

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Muse reportedly planning live duet with Lady Gaga at Grammys

British rock band Muse are reportedly planning a live duet with Lady Gaga at the Grammy Awards.

The 53rd Grammy Awards will take place later this month in Los Angeles and a number of exciting duets have been planned for the bash.

Rihanna, 22, will reportedly be performing with Drake while actress Gwyneth Paltrow will be singing with Cee Lo Green as well as some of the Muppets.

According to the Daily Star, rock band Muse will be playing with Gaga at the event in an unusual collaboration.

Last year saw Gaga take to the stage with Elton John for a mash-up of her tracks Poker Face, Speechless and John's infamous Your Song.

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"Women Who Rock" to be Featured in Rock Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is opening the world's first exhibit devoted to rock's most influential female artists.

"Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power" will feature artists ranging from Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin to Melissa Etheridge and Lady Gaga. The exhibit is intended to feature women who "moved rock and roll music and the American culture forward," according to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website.

The show, set to open on May 13 in Cleveland, will spotlight more than 50 female artists and fill two floors of the giant hall. Artifacts and videos will tell the story of these legendary females and how they shaped the history of popular music.

The exhibit highlights eight different eras in music history, spanning from the 1920s to the new millennium. Throughout the year, the museum will offer educational programming on the role women have played in rock and roll.

A benefit concert is planned for May 14, with performances by Cyndi Lauper and Wanda Jackson.

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Lady Gaga’s newest single “Born This Way” is causing madness on Twitter

Lady Gaga will be releasing the single Born This Way on February 13th. Gaga fans have become restless as they have gotten GagaSingleCover to trend on Twitter. The Little Monsters cult following hopes that by getting the phrase to trend, Lady Gaga will release the cover art for her newest single. What do you think; will Gaga give in and release the cover?

Something tell me that with this Twitter craze happening right now, Lady Gaga might release the Born This Way single cover art sooner than February 13th. Keep in mind this is going to be the first single off her highly anticipated album, also entitled “Born This Way” which has a March release date.

Are you a Lady GaGa fan eagerly awaiting the Born This Way single and cover art for the single? Head on over to Twitter and tweet GagaSingleCover to keep the trend alive.

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Jessie J Moves Up Album Release Date

The demand for Jessie J’s album is so strong that her label is doing something seldomly done in today’s industry—pushing up her release date by a whole month.

The British songbird’s debut Who You Are is now set to arrive in the U.K. on February 28. It was originally due March 28. “Due to my amazing #heartbeats showing so much love and support, myself @islandrecordsuk and @RepublicRecords have decided that you deserve the album EARLY!!!!” she tweeted. “The NEW DATE for #WHOYOUARE my debut album has been bought forward to… 28th FEBRUARY!!! That’s 4 weeks early! That’s like soooon! That’s in like 25 days!!!”

The U.S. release date is currently slated for April 12. The album features the singles “Do It Like a Dude” and B.o.B-assisted “Price Tag,” for which a video was released this week.

Jessie will launch her “Stand Up” tour overseas, beginning March 31 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Mick Jagger to perform live on Grammy Awards

Mick Jagger, both a Grammy Award winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient with the Rolling Stones, will perform live and without the Stones on the upcoming Grammy Awards in a memorial tribute to singer Solomon Burke, it was announced today.

Jagger will be accompanied by fellow Grammy winner Raphael Saadiq and his band as part of the telecast's annual "In Memoriam" tribute, which pays homage to members of the music community who have passed away in the previous year. They will pay tribute to singer Solomon Burke, who died in October. Burke was a major influence on the Rolling Stones, who covered his songs "Cry to Me" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love."  

It will mark the first time Jagger has ever performed on the Grammy Awards show. He has appeared only once before on the Grammys. It was with the Rolling Stones via satellite from London in 1986 when Eric Clapton presented the Stones with the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.

 Jagger and Saadiq join previously announced performers and nominees including Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Muse and Katy Perry. Also appearing will be Justin Bieber, Usher, Jaden Smith; Drake, Rihanna, Gwyneth Paltrow, the Jim Henson Company Puppets, Norah Jones, LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj. 

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (www.grammy.com) will take place live on Feb. 13, 2011 from Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at Grammy.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. 

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Rihanna's New Video too Racy for TV--Banned in 11 Countries

Rihanna is one sexy bitch, but apparently she's too sexy to be on TV.

RiRi's new music video S&M has been axed from the BBC's daytime radio playlist in Britain and the video is banned in 11 countries!

And get this, BBC bosses in the U.K. have refused to allow DJs on its flagship station Radio 1 to play the song before 7pm!

A spokesman tells the publication, "We are waiting for an edited version before deciding whether it will be played in the daytime."

Most countries (including the US) are now asking you to verify that you're over 18 years old just to watch the clip on YouTube.

So what does this mean for Rihanna? More press of course! You know what they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity!

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Rihanna, Drake, Cee-Lo Green, and Gwyneth Paltrow to perform at Grammys

New Grammy performers have been announced.