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Lady Gaga Reveals Her Fashion Inspirations
May 14, 2011 | 
Author John, who recently named Mother Monster thegodmother of his baby son Zachary, quizzed the shape-shifting, style-savvy singer about her favorite wardrobe items as she put posed for an avant garde photo shoot to accompany the editorial piece.
Gaga tells John, “I’m mostly inspired by shapes, and using the body to create iconography. Leather culture and high-street punk fashion. I would say perfecto jackets occupy most of my fashion thoughts.”
Not surprisingly, the superstar claims that “there are no rules” when it comes to picking out her outrageous outfits and freaky fashions. The girl knows and loves the major designers, but also likes vintage and lesser known labels.
She explains her wardrobe selection for her runway show of a music video for ‘Judas’ saying, “We were laughing on the set of the ‘Judas’ video. We had 50 racks of couture and I wore leather, Motorhead panties made of a vintage T-shirt, custom from young designers who are my friends, my own creations, and archive Christian Lacroix from a museum.”
Ke$ha Blasts Conan With Her Infamous Glitter Gun
Party-girl pop star Ke$ha made a wild and crazy appearance on ‘Conan’ last night (May 11), during which she made out withConan O’Brien’s fake beard, talked about her bizarre obsession with quarters and showered the late-night talk show host with some glitter love.
A super bronzed-up and disco glam-looking Ke$ha sat down for an interview with the funnyman and discussed, what else, glitter. The ‘Blow’ singer proceeded to fire a confetti gun, which she jokingly claimed she carries around in her purse, in Conan’s face.
The singer went on to express her disappointment in Conan for shaving his beard, admitting, “I love putting beards in my face and in my mouth.” Ke$ha, known for her high comfort level with all things sexy, continued to reveal her intimate fantasies to the host before she eventually slipped in the subject of her music, and showed Conan how to play her favorite instrument.
Heather Mills in Ski Accident While Training for Paralympics
The former model and prosthetic leg user sustained a fractured right shoulder blade in the accident and was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in the southern city of Lienz, a hospital spokesman said.
Local broadcaster ORF spoke to Mills, who said she crashed into a plastic pole that had apparently turned rock-hard because of the cold conditions.
“That’s skiing, you know,” she said.
According to the AP, Mills was released Thursday morning and is expected to make a full recovery. It’s not clear if she’s still in Austria or is heading back to her native Britain.
Mills recently bought a house in southern Austria and is reportedly training to compete in the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
It was reported earlier this week that Mills’ ex-husband, Paul McCartney, had become engaged to marry a third time, to businesswoman Nancy Shevell. The Macca-Mills union ended very very badly and cost him about $48.6 million in the divorce settlement.
Nick Cannon Surprises Mariah Carey With New Mom Bling
The necklace features Moroccan’s name spelled white diamonds and baby girl Monroe’s name in pink sapphires — boasting more than four carats. Ringing in at $12,000, the bling was the least Cannon could do for his wife who carried their two bundles of joy for nine months.
“Nick was really excited about the babies’ names and wanted to do a piece with them for Mariah’s first Mother’s Day,” jeweler, Jason Arasheben told People. “Pink sapphires are bright and bold and diamonds are always so classic.”
But Cannon didn’t take the easy way out when it came to designing the bauble.
“He was bleary eyed, looking so tired but so happy — all smiles, saying he wanted to design something special for Mariah’s first Mother’s day,” Arasheben said.
This new dad is definitely making the grade.
American Idol’ Censors Lady Gaga’s Provocative Footwear
The shoes, by London brand Void of Course featured a clear Lucite heel molded in the shape of a penis. According to TMZ, producers had to cover the explicit shoes, which run for over $4,500 a pair, with an ‘Idol’ logo.
Gaga appeared on last night’s ‘American Idol’ as a mentor to the remaining contestants, and while most of the hopefuls were excited to get pointers from the megastar, there was at least one who was less than thrilled. Lady Gaga had the ultra conservative Scotty McCreery squirming with some of her comments, including likening his microphone to a girlfriend who wants him to stick his “tongue down [her] throat.”
Madonna Appoints Rihanna as the New Face of Vita Coco
The singer joins investors Madonna and Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, both of whom are staunch advocates of the brand.
Beginning this summer, the red-coiffed ‘California King Bed’ singer will take part in a national advertising campaign for the product — also noted as a hangover helper — of which she claims to be quite a fan.
“I love Vita Coco! It’s real coconut water from hand-picked coconuts,” Rihanna said in a press releaseannouncing the partnership. “It’s delicious and so good for you!”
“Rihanna is a natural fit for the Vita Coco brand and I’m so happy to have her on the team,” Madonna said of her endorsement.
Founded in 2004, and based in New York City, Vita Coco is the best-selling fresh coconut water brand, sold by over 20,000 retailers across the country.
Madonna and Kiedis were announced as minority investors in the product in early 2010, alongside actors Matthew McConaughey and Demi Moore.
Kesha and Nicki Minaj Talk Fame, Groupies, Acting
The issue, which is only available to Billboard subscribers, features the up-and-coming stars sharing their experiences of sudden fame. Ke$ha told the magazine she only experienced her first groupie recently.
Looking back at her incredible year, Ke$ha still can’t believe her good fortune. “Are you kidding?” she says, when asked if she’s come to terms with her newfound superstardom. “I’m not used to any of this yet.” Then, for effect, she adds, “I just had my first groupie last night!” Okay, so don’t forget everything you think you know about Ke$ha.
Read more on Ke$ha and Nicki, plus check out their Billboard photo spreads.
Ke$ha opens up about how intimate she gets with fans a during her tours.
At a recent show, she pulled a boy onto the stage-something she does midway through each performance-but it was Ke$ha who was left speechless. “He started crying and he told me that the only reason he was alive was because of my music,” she says. “He’d never felt accepted for who he was, and through my songs he realized that there are people out there who will love him for exactly who he is, and so he decided to come out of the closet.” It was this interaction, however brief, that convinced Ke$ha (born Kesha Rose Sebert) to ignore the critics and focus on her fans. “I’m doing this to make people happy,” she says, “and that’s translating. Quite frankly, that’s the reason I think I was put on the planet this lifetime. I’m here to make music, so the fact that it’s resulting in a positive change is the ultimate payoff for me.”
Minaj talks about acting as her first love, and how it influenced her to bring more characters to her songs and performances.
What alchemy has positioned Minaj so neatly at the heart of the zeitgeist? Her prodigious musical and performance skills are crucial, of course, as is her imaginative glamour. “Acting was my first love,” Minaj says, and the former drama student inhabits her characters, from alter egos Roman Zolanski and his mother, Martha, to her turn as a creepy schoolgirl on Saturday Night Live. Whether she’s a vampire, a jungle guerilla fighter, or a sultry Cleopatra in her videos, Minaj sends a message: women don’t need to be sold by tired sexual clichés.
Even more up-and-coming artists have a chance to grace the BIllboard stage thanks to Cruze-ing to Vegas Battle of the Bands hosted by Mark McGrath May 18 at the Fremont Experience in Las Vegas. The winner will get to perform at the Billboard Music Awards. For more visit Billboard Magazine.
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