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Singer is also set to appear as guest judge on show later in season. By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Sabrina Rojas Weiss Lady Gaga Photo: Getty Images Lady Gaga is ready to take fans to the “Edge of Glory.” The singer confirmed that she will debut the music video for the clip on Thursday on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Little is known about the Joseph Kahn-directed clip , but all will be revealed in good time, it seems. The news comes just as executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe announced he was getting Gaga to join celebrity judges like will.i.am on the show this season. “Yes, I asked her when she performed on the ‘American Idol’ finale if she would come on, and she said yes,” Lythgoe . “She is on tour so they said it would probably be later in the season. She is an amazing dancer and performer.” He tossed around a few other names of celebs who might be guest judges, including Neil Patrick Harris, Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen DeGeneres and Megan Mullally. “We have a lot of people who want to help the kids become unique. The biggest thing is standing out from the crowd,” he said. “The kids have to find something that makes them unique and these performers know how to do that.” When Lythgoe and judge Mary Murphy sat down with MTV News recently, they said they wanted to make sure that celebs who come on the show are the right fit. “I think [celebrity judges] make it exciting for sure,” Murphy said. “I’ll never forget when Ellen sat next to me. But it made it a little bit difficult for me because I think she’s so funny. … Then I had to focus.” Lythgoe added that his wish is to have celebrity judges who aren’t just famous faces but who know about dancing. “The sad thing for me is when some celebrity judges come on, they just want to be liked, so they’re not going to give a good critique,” he said. “Just ‘you were wonderful, you were wonderful.’ … Then again there’s a whole raft of judges, particularly in dance — Shirley MacLaine, Mitzi Gaynor, Debbie Reynolds — that could be called upon to judge, that have been there, done it through the ’40s and ’50s that are stunning, were stunning dancers. “I’m going to be talking to Fox about it, but I know in my heart that Fox will say, ‘Well, we don’t really know them, can you get Lady Gaga?’ … She was excellent on ‘Idol,’ ” he added. “A little naughty!” Related Videos Lady Gaga: Inside The Outside Related Artists Lady Gaga
‘The ones that believe we manipulate everything, it drives me crazy sometimes,’ he says of vocal fans. By Sabrina Rojas Weiss Nigel Lythgoe Photo: MTV News As executive producer of “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” as well as a judge on the latter — and maybe even back in the day as the choreographer of “The Apple” — Nigel Lythgoe is well versed at taking jabs from angry fans. But that doesn’t mean he’s not tempted to strike back now and again at the viewers who are convinced the producers of the shows arrange things so that their favorites will win. “Thanks for all the personal abuse from the usual morons out there in Twitterland,” he tweeted after last Wednesday night’s “Idol.” “I personally feel Haley is the most improved contestant.” MTV News “Idol” expert Jim Cantiello was sure Nigel was partly responding to his joking tweet , “@dizzyfeet Whew! Looks like you have a lot of Haley votes to delete tonight! ;)” So, when Lythgoe stopped by the newsroom on Monday with “So You Think You Can Dance” judge Mary Murphy, we had to ask about his online interactions with fans. “The ones that believe we manipulate everything, it drives me crazy sometimes,” he said of the Twitter comments he receives. ” ‘How dare you let James go from “Idol”!’ ‘We know that you hate Haley!’ This is just crazy. I always end up having to go, ‘You morons out there …’ or something like that, and realize that I’m arguing with 7- or 8-year-olds from Wisconsin. “It’s annoying, because ‘Idol’ of all shows, really goes with what the public demands, whether we like it or not,” he insisted. “And of course we didn’t like to see Casey going. We didn’t like to see Pia going. We didn’t like to see James going. But someone has to go, by the very nature of it being a competition.” That said, the producers do control certain aspects of the show, such as performance order. But while some fans (Cantiello included) complained about the way the top four were shuffled around for their second performances last week, Lythgoe explained that there was a very logical reason behind having James Durbin sing both first and last. “James opened the week before,” he said. “He opened it again [last] week, which is not the great spot to be in, and then we changed him to the last [for the second song], so it was fairer. So when Standards and Practices said to us, ‘Why is he opening twice?’ Well he’s opening twice because there are four songs in that first genre, he’s the uptempo one. You don’t want to open the show with a ballad, so you start with an uptempo song. And he’s last because he’s due to be last, because he’s opened the show for two weeks now. “That was all it was,” he continued. “God forbid logic comes into a megalomaniac fan that just wants their #1 to win and everything else is: The world’s against them!” Don’t miss “Idol Party Live” every Thursday at noon on MTV.com for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.
‘I just don’t think she’s taking it that serious,’ ‘Hills’ co-star says. thanks! By Jocelyn Vena Audrina Patridge Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage Heidi Montag may have debuted her “Body Language” at the Miss Universe pageant last month, but her “Hills” co-star Audrina Patridge isn’t buying what Mrs.
Invited to Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ to talk about sex education, the singer wound up defending the Cuban leader. By Jocelyn Vena and Sabrina Rojas Weiss Aubrey O’day appears on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Monday Photo: Fox Aubrey O’Day made an appearance on Monday night on the Fox News show “Hannity,” where the former Danity Kane singer eventually found herself in a theoretical conversation about Fidel Castro and Adolf Hitler. The singer appeared on the show as a guest on Hannity’s “Great American Panel,” where she was invited to share her opinion on a recent U.N.
Jay opens his set with Beasties’ classic ‘No Sleep Till Brooklyn.’ By Jem Aswad, with additional reporting by Sabrina Rojas Weiss Jay-Z performs at All Points West on Friday Photo: Rob Loud/FilmMagic Jay-Z , who replaced the Beastie Boys in the All Points West festival lineup after the group’s Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with cancer last month, paid tribute to the Beasties and the MC during his performance at the fest on Friday night.
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