Blog: Idolator

Though Chris Brown is the one with a featured guest verse, it's Nas who plays Nicki Minaj 's love interest in the video for her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded single "Right By Your Side". (Don't worry, Team Breezy members, Brown appears in the clip as well, though he's given much less to do.) Nicki and Nas kick off the Benny Boom-directed clip all lovey-dovey — he buys her a new car, takes her shopping, and enjoys a mid-day meal with his [...]

Kelly Clarkson appeared to be having a ball at Tuesday night's (May 15) Entertainment Weekly and ABC Upfront VIP Party. The American Idol alum wore a big grin (along with a fantastic dress) on the red carpet as she laughed and hammed it up with her fellow Duets judge Robin Thicke. Perhaps it was just the excitement at her upcoming reality show (debuting May 24 8pm EST) or that 30 looks darn good on the "Stronger" siren, but Kelly looked simply radiant. Tell [...]

Chuck Brown , the musician affectionately known as the "Godfather of Go-Go", passed away at the age of 75 on Wednesday (May 16). Brown has been hospitalized with pneumonia for the last two months, and died of multiorgan failure due to sepsis. Brown's career kicked off in the 1960s, and became one of the pioneers of go-go music, a subgenre of funk. His 1970 single, "Bustin' Loose," was one of his biggest hits, and was later sampled by Nelly in his 2000 Grammy-winning dancefloor staple, "Hot in Herre." [Via ABC News ]

Mick Jagger will make his way to 30 Rockefeller this weekend to host Saturday Night Live 's 37th season finale. (37 seasons? Why, that's still thirteen years less than the existence of The Rolling Stones , who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year.) Though Jagger has clearly influenced countless other artists over the years, SNL cast member Kristen Wiig shares how she, too, was deeply affected by the iconic rocker. "I grew up on you," she tells him in a promo for [...]

Jennifer Lopez has got the power. The singer, dancer, fashionista and reality show judge has topped Forbes ' annual Celebrity 100 list , unseating last year's power player, Lady Gaga . Though many other entertainers raked in more money than her — runner-up Oprah Winfrey boasts earnings of $165 million, triple of Lopez's $52 million — Forbes compiled their rankings by looking at other factors, such as social media; TV, film and radio presence; endorsement deals; and branding. And boy, does J.Lo have a whole lot [...]

Justin Bieber is legally an adult, but GQ set out to determine whether the pop sensation is a man. From writer Drew Magary's tale of his time in Los Angeles with the "Boyfriend" crooner, it's pretty clear he's not a Belieber. And JB comes off like a carefully-managed, ADD-prone, talented, excitable, polite, kindhearted boy complete with the occasional curse word-filled outburst. Which, to be fair, is probably the best you can hope for from an 18-year-old male dealing with fame and fortune beyond what most people could ever [...]

Well, it only took three full seasons (almost), but — spoiler alert for those who've yet to sit down and click "play" on their DVR list — New Directions finally won at nationals on Glee . The episode, aptly-titled "Nationals", was notable for two particular performances during the staged competition in Chicago — William McKinley High's brightest voices tackling Meat Loaf's rock classic "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" and cross-dressing newcomer Unique belting out Elton John 's Tommy jam "Pinball Wizard" along with the rest of Vocal Adrenaline. [...]

Our neighbors to the north have released the nominations for the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards, Canada's equivalent of the MTV Video Music Awards. Of course, the country's own Drake , Justin Bieber and pop newbie Carly Rae Jepsen have score noms, so call them to congratulate them, maybe? American pop gals Katy Perry , Lady Gaga and Kelly Clarkson are three of the 10 solo performers up for "International Video — [...]

The 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards took place last night (May 15) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, and though the night's big winners were Ester Dean , Benny Blanco and Pitbull — all three earned the title of BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year — it was Ke$ha who wowed us on the carpet. The typically sleazy-dressed singer (whose Blanco-penned songs "We R Who We R" and "Blow" were recognized during the event) got all dolled up in 1920s garb, [...]

Nicki Minaj launched her glitzy Pink Friday world tour on Wednesday (May 16) with a sold-out show at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion in Australia. The set list was heavy on the 29-year-old's upbeat dance tracks and crossover pop hits at the expense of the Twitter quitter's early rap anthems; her debut album and mixtapes were almost entirely ignored. The commercialization of Roman was apparent in the show's surprisingly camp staging: There were mirror balls, gold lamé costumes, shirtless male dancers and a even conga line. It made for a visual feast, but the 65-minute extravaganza needed more of the [...]

We hope you're readying your multiple outfits for any potential viewing parties of Lady Gaga 's episode of The Simpsons , which airs this Sunday May 20 at 8 p.m. on Fox. Entertainment Tonight takes us behind-the-scenes of the Born This Way singer's episode, showing footage of Gaga recording the episode with the rest of the cast and crew. "Sometimes it was very endearing, other times they were making fun of me," says the pop star with a smile. "And I'm making fun of everybody else. [...]

The guitars are loud and the hair is high in upcoming movie musical Rock Of Ages (out June 15), which features Tom Cruise as fictional '80s metal god Stacee Jaxx and Mary J. Blige as Venus Club owner Justice Charlier. A video for Mary J., Constantine Maroulis and Julianne Hough's cover of Journey 's 1980 hit "Any Way You Want It" highlights some of the head-banging action we'll see in the flick. (Blige also performed the song on Dancing With The Stars last night). [...]

Kid Cudi , Wiz Khalifa and Missy Elliott & Timbaland (in a joint special appearance) are some of the big names slated to perform at annual hip-hop fest Rock The Bells 2012. Also on the lineup are J. Cole , Nas , Kendrick Lamar , Lupe Fiasco , A$AP Rocky and Mac Miller [...]

Three years after Adam Lambert 's stint on American Idol — and two-and-a-half since the release of debut LP For Your Entertainment —his long-awaited (and slightly delayed) sophomore offering Trespassing is finally out. Some critics seem to agree that the first half of the album is a glitter-drenched pop-dance workout, while the latter half is a bit ballad-heavy. Read what the Internet at large had to say about Adam's new record below, then let us know your own thoughts on [...]

Idolator, and the rest of music lovers and celeb-mongers of BuzzMedia, celebrated its Sounds Of Spring party at The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood last night (May 15). At the poolside bash, you could get your nails done, enjoy an ice cream sandwich, or sip on a Buzz-specific cocktail. (As good as an "Idolator Tonic" sounded, we had to go with a "Celebuzz Raspberry Mojito". What can we say, we support our sister sites!) The real pleasure of the evening, though, came from a performance from adorable pop couple Karmin , who celebrated [...]

Carrie Underwood 's fourth LP Blown Away manages to cling to the peak position on Billboard 's Top 200 for a second week, after music buyers grabbed another 120,000 copies. Both that album and Adele 's 21 (101,000), which is back up to #2, sold well in the lead-up to Mother's Day this past Sunday. Guess it's safe to say that, when it comes to music, Mom is into good girls and heartache? [...]

Bobby Brown has followed up his sitdown with Matt Lauer on the Today Show with the news that The Masterpiece , his first album in 15 years, will arrive this summer. Naturally, this provides a great opportunity for other talks shows to invite Brown on to talk about his late ex-wife, Whitney Houston . For instance, Bobby chatted with Ellen DeGeneres today about the fact that he chose to go on with a scheduled New [...]

Carrie Underwood isn't just blowing the competition away on the album chart , she's also been hitting the TV show circuit for the past two weeks and performing her latest single to cheering crowds. Yes, we know — you've seen one performance of "Good Girl" with Carrie wearing a skintight dress and heels, you've seen them all. But when she hit up Dancing With The Stars last night, there was extra electricity in the air. Maybe it was the crew of DWTS [...]

With Gotye 's unstoppable "Somebody That I Used To Know" sitting pretty at #1, and Adelaide-born singer Sia in close pursuit with her Flo Rida collaboration "Wild Ones" , the Billboard Hot 100 has a distinctly Australian flavor these days. If you scan even farther down the list you'll also find model-turned-DJ-turned-dance diva Havana Brown making a rapid ascent with her catchy club anthem "We Run The Night" . Not since the 1980s have Australian bands had such [...]

This is a special week for Carrie Underwood . The Oklahoma-born beauty has the #1 album in the country — her third in a row — and the 20122s second-highest first week sales total. Not bad for a small town girl who had pretty much given up on music before auditioning for American Idol in 2004. No doubt the success tastes even sweeter due to the risks America's favorite "Good Girl" took on Blown Away . [...]