Sam Lansky
Beyonce Misses Top 10 in 2011 for the First Time Since 1998
Bad news for Beyonce: The R&B queen failed to chart within the Top 10 this year, for the first time since Destiny’s Child began racking up hits in 1998. Then again, she shouldn’t feel too bummed about it — she’s been charting in Billboard’s upper echelons for an incredible 12 consecutive years, and with her Bey-by on the way, she has much to celebrate. And, as Yahoo! notes, this is merely an i
Bill O’Reilly Says Lady Gaga Is ‘Over’
FOX news pundit Bill O’Reilly has strong opinions on many issues, but it’s usually pretty easy to ignore him — that is, until he moves in on a target that hits close to home, like the Mother Monster herself. In a recent post, O’Reilly took Lady Gaga to task for reportedly “jumping the shark” — that’s code for declining in relevance — with her “middle class mainstream” projects.
Rihanna Rides the London Tube to Her Own Concert in New Webisode
Despite slaying the charts with her 11th No. 1 single, Rihanna has managed to stay grounded as the dollars roll in. The latest evidence? In a charming show of humility (not to mention a brilliant PR move), Queen RiRi rode the tube to her own concert in London at the O2 Arena — and though we saw pictures of the results a few weeks back, seeing the video in full as part of her ‘Talk That Talk’ webis