She may have teased us with various snippets over the last few weeks, but it’s official: The wait for Christina Aguilera’s new music video has been worth it. Featuring bold colors and bolder outfits, the singer is one naughty young lady in the official video for “Your Body,” directed by Melina Matsoukas, a favorite of Rihanna and Madonna’s. Put the women and children to bed, fellas, and take a look at The Voice artist in her sexy element right now: Christina Aguilera – “Your Body” (Music Video)
James Franco is still channeling all those Renaissance Men from – well, the Renaissance. The actor, director, artist, student, musician, model, writer (have I forgotten anything?) hit the Toronto International Film Festival last month promoting his latest in Spring Breakers by director Harmony Korine , in which he plays a low-brow thug . But now it’s late September and it’s time to roll out with something else. This time, it’s a music video with his newly launched musical project, Daddy, with artist Tim O’Keefe. Motown superstar Smokey Robinson joins in on vocals in the sultry single, Crime , which debuted today via Spin Magazine . Franco met the singer in a perfect alignment of coincidences that only a man with outsized good karma can have. He told Spin : “I had been listening to Motown everyday, talking to Tim O’Keefe about our project. He recommended a documentary about the history of Motown. So I watched the doc in the car on the way to the airport in RI one night, most of the doc was about Smokey. [Then] on the plane to L.A. I slept the whole way and when we landed I woke up with a smiling face standing over me. He said, ‘Hey, I’m a big fan.’ I just stared. ‘It’s Smokey,’ he said. If Smokey Robinson was a fan of mine I wasn’t going to let him get away. Six months later after Tim and I had written the songs I called Smokey from Detroit and asked him to sing on one of the songs and he said sure.” Franco said that his experience in Spring Breakers , which also stars Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine, influenced his Daddy project. His co-stars are featured on the cover art of the Daddy EP. And in one scene in the feature, his character, Dangeruss, sings to hundreds of people on the beach.”That showed me how different singing to an audience is than acting in a scene before an audience,” he said. “When you sing you are connecting directly to the audience; when you act in a scene you are engulfed in the imaginary world and you are connected to the other performers.” [ Source: Spin ]
Soli says she is not the leader of the natural hair movement Solange Knowles Ends Relationship With Carol’s Daughter Via Essence Solange Knowles was the face of hair care brand Carol’s Daughter’s Transitioning Movement from April 2011 until recently. The 26-year-old revealed in a recent interview with Lurve magazine the true reason why she parted ways with the company, saying it was a constant battle to get a certain message across. “I’m actually no longer a part of Carol’s Daughter, but throughout my entire time working with them, I was constantly fighting for the right message to be heard,” she said. “The message that, the way we wear our hair is a personal choice, there’s no right or wrong way; one way doesn’t make us more intelligent, or more superficial, and everyone makes that choice for very different reasons.” Against some adversity, Knowles has stood by her decision to wear her natural hair and has even shot back at critics that she refers to as the “natural hair police.” After a blog called her hair “unkept,” the singer and model responded via Twitter saying, “I don’t want to talk about no damn hair… no mo. I never painted myself as the team natural vice president.” Translation: “Deez ninjas tryna hold me back!” In a statement to the Huffington Post, Steve Stoute, the chairman and lead investor of Carol’s Daughter, responded to Knowles’ departure by saying, “Carol’s Daughter celebrates women who embody beauty by nature such as Solange. We value our relationship with her and the women we were able to empower by partnering with such an authentic spirit.” What do you think of Solange’s decision? Should she be more outspoken about the natural hair movement when so many women look to her for inspiration? Image via Tumblr
The Fiona Apple arrest story continues to get better and better. First, the singer was booked on charges of hashish possession in Texas last week. Not a huge deal, right? But then she went off on a bizarre public rant regarding the incident (below), telling concert goers she’ll make the arresting officers “f-cking famous” as a punishment for their actions. Fiona Apple Rants About Drug Arrest Now Rusty Fleming – the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer – has penned a letter to Apple in which he absolutely, positively lays into the artist. “First, Honey, I’m already more famous than you, I don’t need your help. However, it would appear that you need mine,” Fleming writes , adding: “Two weeks ago nobody in the country cared about what you had to say… now that you’ve been arrested it appears your entire career has been jump-started. Don’t worry Sweetie, I won’t bill you. “Next, have you ever heard of Snoop, Willie or Armand Hammer? Maybe if you would read something besides your own press releases, you would have known BEFORE you got here, that if you come to Texas with dope, the cops will take your DOPE away and put YOU in jail. “Even though you and I only met briefly in the hallway, I don’t know you but I’m sure you’re an awesome and talented young woman and even though I’m not a fan of yours, I am sure there are thousands of them out there, and I’m sure that they would just as soon you get this all behind you and let you go back to what you do best… “So my last piece of advice is simple: just shut-up and sing.” Fiona Apple? OWNED.
Singer is taken into custody after authorities find hashish and marijuana on her tour bus. By James Montgomery Fiona Apple Photo: C Flanigan/ WireImage
An audio recording of President Obama speaking at Chicago’s Loyola University in 1998 has surfaced. In it, Obama outlines his belief in the redistribution of wealth. Then-Illinois State Senator Obama spoke out against “propaganda” that said government doesn’t work and the need to use its means to help the less fortunate. Obama discussed the need to “pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution because I actually believe in redistribution.” Take a listen below …
Lady Gaga definitely checked all the potentially offensive boxes with this getup: One sufficiently blinged-out burqa. 3-4 dead raccoons (or so it appears). Clutch bedazzled with an the word c–t. Good times. While leaving the Philip Treacy fashion show in London, the singer donned a getup so ridiculous, it’s almost as if it were specifically designed to beg for controversy. Actually, that’s probably a fairly realistic assessment. Lady Gaga slammed PETA in August after being called out by the animal rights group. It looks like she’s sticking to her guns (furs) with this patently absurd ensemble. She and Girls ‘ Lena Dunham should get together. [Photos: Pacific Coast News]
Singer hitchhikes through the desert and embraces her inner pyromaniac in the clip for her lead Lotus single. By Jocelyn Vena Christina Aguilera’s ‘Your Body” cover art Photo: Enrique Badulescu/ Art Partner
Singer opens up on ‘Oprah’s Next Chatper’ about the loss of his stepson, Kile Glover, and the custody battle with his ex-wife, Tameka Foster. By Jocelyn Vena Usher on “Oprah’s Next Chapter” Photo: OWN
