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Lady Gaga Pre-Tapes ‘American Idol’ Performance

‘You’re my little monsters, and you’re the reason we all work so hard for our dreams,’ Gaga said from the stage at the Nokia Theatre. By Eric Ditzian Lady Gaga (file) Photo: Kevork Djansezian/ Getty Images While the viewing public tuning in to “American Idol” on Wednesday night caught Siobhan Magnus getting the ol’ heave-ho and Rascal Flatts, Shakira and Lady Antebellum taking the stage, one performance at the Nokia Theatre didn’t make it on to the small screen: Lady Gaga’s . After Wednesday evening’s elimination show wrapped, Gaga took over the Nokia to pre-tape an “Idol” performance set to air at a later date. But audience members were still holding steady in their seats, and many have since committed their thoughts and reporting to the Web (stop reading now if you want to experience the Gaga-tude spoiler-free whenever the perf hits the airwaves). By all accounts, it was a predictably massive undertaking, requiring an hour to re-set the stage, the introduction of a giant fire-spewing angel and three full performances of a “Bad Romance”/”Alejandro” medley. “I just want to say thank you,” Gaga told the crowd before launching into the number a third time, according to a write-up on EW.com’s PopWatch blog. “You’re my little monsters, and you’re the reason we all work so hard for our dreams.” The taping got started directly after the end of the live show. The “Idol” crew wheeled on that huge metallic angel, two black metal trees and a few park benches built of bloody razor blades. “[T]he entire set looked like the S&M version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ meets the cemetery scene from ‘Phantom of the Opera’ populated by half-naked nymphs from ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ” reported Zap2It.com . The first run-through was Gaga-free — just the band and her backup dancers. Gaga joined in for the second go. “There were eight hard-bodied male dancers scantily clad in what looked to be black Spanx — each guy wore a black glove as well,

Christina Aguilera Gets Her Dominatrix On For ‘Not Myself Tonight’ Video

The Hype Williams-directed video debuts Friday. By Jocelyn Vena Christina Aguilera in the “Not Myself Tonight” video preview Photo: RCA Records Although sneak peeks of Christina Aguilera’s new video for “Not Myself Tonight” have been available online, fans will have to wait until 12:01 a.m. Friday to see the complete video. And it appears the blonde pop star is embracing her inner dominatrix diva in the clip. The song is the first release from Aguilera’s album Bionic , out June 8. The video was shot by Hype Williams, who also directed Lady Gaga and Beyonc