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Earlier this week, I wrote about rising pop songstress Tinashe 's debut mixtape In Case We Die , a seriously amazing deep dive into spooked-out R&B production, swaggering hip-hop beats and haunting coos (which, for the record, you can still get entirely for free. ) But you know I always like to provide that something a lil' extra special, so... MuuMuse is proud to be giving away 10 signed copies of Tinashe's In Case We Die . To enter to [...]

"King of Hearts" has been a long time coming-from leaked demos , to video previews , to grainy fan videos sent in from Kanye West 's DJ sets overseas, to official remixes -but now, Cassie 's major comeback single has finally been unleashed. And the verdict? It's one of my very favorite songs of 2012 so far. Easily. From the opening drippy electro-blips, to the hand claps, to the ghostly moans echoing in the distance, to the stomping four-to-the-floor beat, the J2 -produced club banger [...]

The lovely Miss Marina And The Diamonds just announced on Twitter that the first official single from her upcoming album will be called "Prima Donna," due out on April 16. *Checks watch.* Is it April yet? No? Okay. Let's pass the time then... Last year, the "Obsessions" chanteuse grabbed for a blonde wig and introduced us to Electra Heart , the tragic protagonist of a mini-epic that explored the notion of the American Dream. (God, she just loves dealing with that subject!) [...]

Calling all Lana Del Rey lovers! Last week, my good friend Jonny of LoveJonny Designs (he's the one who created that "Cupid Boy" tee for me when I was going to see Kylie !) tweeted a photo of an adorable Lana Del Rey tote that he'd recently crafted. Given that MuuMuse has been so Lana Del Loco lately, I asked Jonny if wanted to design something special for MuuMuse readers...and so he did! Check out the tote above, inspired by "National Anthem" and "Born To Die." [...]

"Body Work," Morgan Page 's sensational new club anthem recorded alongside Canadian alt-pop crooners Tegan & Sara , has been a steady favorite on my iPod ever since the Club Mix of the song first premiered back in December. And judging by the newest versions that just cropped up this week, it's unlikely that the song will be leaving my playlists anytime soon. Yesterday, the acclaimed DJ released the Album Mix of "Body Work," which replaces the scorching electronica of the Club Mix with lush, trance-like beats, as well as gorgeous new vocals in [...]

What doesn't kill you makes you...WIN! Kelegendary Clarkson just hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her second single and title track from Stronger : "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)." From Billboard : In what an RCA Records representative terms a "perfect storm" of radio airplay, digital sales and pop culture prominence, Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" rises from No. 2 to No. 1 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The uptempo pop anthem becomes the original "American Idol" champion's [...]

Earlier today, I featured this track as one of my Top 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week for MTV Buzzworthy . Now, I've got to show it some love on MuuMuse as well! UK DJ Gareth Emery has been a fixture on the trance scene for well over a decade at this point, but has only recently begun making a serious splash in the mainstream, having whipped out remixes for the likes of Above & Beyond , dance floor queen Nadia Ali and the legendary Miss Britney Spears (remember [...]

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for: The official announcement of Madonna 's 2012 World Tour ! From Billboard : Fresh of her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI (which was viewed by a record 114 million people) comes details of the Madonna 2012 World Tour. The trek will begin May 29 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and will be her most extensive tour ever in terms of number of dates, according to Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring, worldwide producers of the tour. The tour will take [...]

One of MuuMuse's favorite up-and-coming acts, Tinashe , has done a lot of growing up these days. After separating from short-lived girl group The Stunners in 2010 and releasing "Artificial People," her collaboration with OFM back in September of 2011, the blossoming 19-year-old singer-songwriter has just released In Case We Die on February 1, a conceptual mixtape (yes, that means free!) that serves up an unexpectedly more mature, introspective sound than any of her dance-pop productions of the past. "I was very inspired by the thought of [...]

Before Madonna set the arena ablaze during her half time performance at last night's Super Bowl XLVI , Queen Kelly Clarkson took to the field to kick off the game with a performance of the national anthem. Backed by a massive children's choir, the powerhouse chanteuse absolutely knocked it out of the park-err, arena. Not only did she look gorgeous, but she sounded incredible, delivering a thoroughly melodic, controlled performance of the song. Then again: Who's surprised? She always nails it. As for something slightly more out of left [...]

Last night, Madonna performed at Super Bowl XLVI . It was, according to my calculations, quite literally everything. There was an almighty entrance, flips in bleachers, head straddling, a weird acrobatic Grecian (or something), pom poms, a marching band, millions of dancers, insane floor projeftctions, glamorous Givenchy costumes, Cee-Lo Green , LMFAO , Nicki Minaj , M.I.A -even God made a brief cameo at some point. While there were countless amazing moments during Madonna's performance last night, I selected 12 of my favorites to highlight. Luckily, [...]

Photo credits: Elvis Di Fazio, Marco Ovando After charming our pants off with heartbreaking New Wave synth-pop demos like "Maybe Tonight" and "Take Me Out" back in December of 2010, followed by the delightfully camp video for "Stay In Touch" last October, the Aussie-bred electro-pop duo known as Garçon Garçon are finally unleashing their debut EP on February 14, entitled-well EP . To preview the collection, the boys have been premiering snippets all across the blogosphere, including "Save Our Souls" at It's The Money Shot , [...]

The impossibly amazing Kristen Wiig donned a long blonde wig and lacy white dress to play the role of the divisive Miss Lana Del Rey during the Weekend Update segment on this evening's Saturday Night Live . The result? A smart, hysterical middle finger back to the general public for the unnecessarily critical onslaught following her nerve-filled Saturday Night Live debut last month. "In this age of dangerous school bullying, you have set an important message: If you think someone is weird, [...]

Live fast, die young, bad girls do it well... The magnificent M.I.A. comes guns blazin' back onto the scene in 2012 with the Danja -produced "Bad Girls," a track originally featured on her off-the-charts brilliant 2011 mixtape, Vicki Leekx . The accompanying Romain Gavras -directed video, which was released earlier today on Pitchfork , finds the genre-smashing British femcee getting flossy and flying free in the desert, racing dusty cars and pulling some rather insane stunts along the way. Oh...just chilling sideways on top of a [...]

You probably weren't aware of this, but Madonna has a new song and video out called "Give Me All Your Luvin (feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj .)" It's really one of the best things you'll see all day (if not all month, if not all year, if not ever in your life), so I've decided to break it down into small segments of flawlessness to get a better understanding of the inner workings of this stunning Megaforce -directed production. And away we go... [...]

Watch the video for Madonna 's "Give Me All Your Luvin" (feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj )" now-full review to come later today! "Give Me All Your Luvin" was released on February 3. ( iTunes )

All's not what it seems in the mind of Adam Lambert . The Ray Kay -directed clip for "Better Than I Know Myself," the lead single off of Lambert's upcoming sophomore record Trespassing , takes us on a split-screen tour of Lambert's psyche, revealing a fiery duel of emotions: A little bit of darkness, a little bit of light. Some angel, some devil. The good and the bad. One can't exist without the other-it's the yin and the yang, ya dig? Gorgeously shot, brilliantly acted (the liquor-guzzling shots of Lambert are particularly [...]

Earlier this evening, Lana Del Rey made her much-buzzed about (what does she do that isn't buzzed about?) appearance on Late Show with David Letterman following the fall-out from her performance on Saturday Night Live (which, as I maintain , wasn't bad to begin with). But this time around, she objectively nailed it. Backed by a piano player and a small string section, the ever-enchanting songstress delivered a studio-perfect rendition of her lead single off of Born To Die , "Video Games." Really...just mesmerizing vocals! [...]

Oh, you thought you were going to bed? Hold, please. Madonna 's official website was just updated with the tracklisting for the standard edition of MDMA . The titles are as follows: - Girls Gone Wild - Gang Bang - I'm Addicted - Some Girls - I Don't Give A - Turn Up the Radio - Give Me All Your Luvin' - B-day Song - Superstar - I'm a Sinner - Masterpiece - Falling Free - Love [...]

Courtesy of Madonnarama. I hope I'm not being hyperbolic when I say... EVERY SINGLE FUCKING MILLISECOND OF THIS PREVIEW IS ICONIC AND AMAZINGLY FUN, CAMPY BRILLIANCE AND LITERALLY NO OTHER POP STAR COULD POSSIBLY DO BETTER ASIDE FROM BRITNEY BECAUSE SHE'S ON THE SAME LEVEL FOR ME AND IS MY FAVORITE, SO BYE. (A more thoughtful, nuanced review of the video to follow upon its release tomorrow, February 3.) "Give Me All Your Luvin" will be [...]