"Telephone" Lady Gaga Ft. Beyonce

I know I am rather late with posting this video, but it is still worth seeing. Hopefully, Gaga begins to receive the accolades she deserves for her work. For those of you who haven't seen this racey video, or if you loved it so much you want to see it again... here it is!

Salt N Pepa - "Push It"

Long before their reality show, they were a powerful rap trio straight out of Queens, NY in the 1980's. The following song helped propel them to star status. Notice the asymetrical hairdos... gotta love the 80s.


"Push It"

Best 2010 Grammy Performances

Here are my picks for the best performances of the evening during this year's Grammy Awards.

LADY GAGA (w/Elton John) Best Performance of the Night.

Her performances never fail to impress. Too bad she has been consistently cheated out of awards that she deserves.

PINK

Another amazing acrobatic performance!

Andrea Bocelli and Mary J. Blige (Haiti - Bridge Over Troubled Water)

This was a fantastic pairing for this song. Excellent.

Michael Jackson Tribute (Earth Song)

This was really a beautiful tribute and they all sounded amazing... especially my girls Celine Dion and Jennifer Hudson.

Best Dressed
Worst Dressed

Happy New Year!!!

This year I intend to re-group, re-think, re-imagine, and most importantly re-invent.  Talk is cheap! Thus, I'm just going to work on me. Others will only know what I am doing once it is done. I certainly believe that given the opportunity people will try to drag you down (like crabs in a barrel)... even if not consciously. 

The power of the mind is a great force. It is essential to free yourself of toxicity which may come in the form of friends, family, foes, or those unknown. Oprah says it best..."Surround yourself with people who can lift you higher."

We only have one life to live, so live out loud. Live your life for you and no one else. Allowing others to influence the way we live our lives will render us powerless.

"They can say, anything they want to say. Try to bring me down, but I will not allow anyone to succeed hanging clouds over me... I refuse to falter in what I believe or lose faith in my dreams" ~ Mariah Carey

The following song is going to serve as my theme for this new year and new decade:

"Free your mind and the rest will follow" ~ En Vogue

Merry Christmas to all of my readers.

The following is probably my favorite Christmas carol and probably the two BEST renditions I have ever heard. So in the spirit of the holiday, I would like to share both of them with you.  The song is O' Holy Night and the following are two distinctly different performances by two of the greatest living singers/divas of all time.

O' Holy Night ~ Patti LaBelle *sung live and primarily acapella (Album: The Best of Patti LaBelle, The Christmas Collection)


O' Holy Night ~ Celine Dion *sung live (Album: These Are Special Times)


I hope you enjoyed! Again, Merry Christmas to you and all of yours and best wishes for a Happy New Year.

La Isla Bonita - Madonna

The Real MTV VMA of the Year!!!

While checking out music videos on YouTube, I came across a treasure from Lady Gaga. She has an interesting video for her song, "Paparazzi." I am not much of a fan when it comes to music videos, because very few artists rarely step outside of the box and give us something different. Hell, Beyonce won Video of the Year Award for gyrating her hips, thrusting her pelvis and shaking her ass; much like she does in each of her narcissistic videos. Anyway, back on to Gaga...

Sex, fame, revenge, and murder make for one intriguing and visually stimulating video. Take a look:

On it's face, Gaga's video depicts a stalker, vying for the attention of a star, in hopes of latching onto their fame. However, in my opinion, "Paparazzi" (both the video and the lyrics) takes us through a narrative portrayal of the price of fame by illustrating the intrusive and often damaging nature of the media.

Well, done Ms. Gaga. You're crazy as all hell, but you surely demonstrate what artistic expression is all about.