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Rebecca Black is asking for it now

All right, when this whole Rebecca Black "Friday" thing exploded, I vowed not to post about her because I didn't want to legitimize her attempt at a music career and I didn't want to be mean to a then-13-year-old.

But, she's back. With a new song called "My Moment" and the gloves have to come off.

First of all, this song is bad. Where "Friday" at least had a cheesy, it's so bad it's good, ironic kinda vibe, this song is horrible. It's not catchy. Her voice is amazingly flat. And the production is subpar.

Secondly, the lyrics have this sense of entitlement that I can't stand when it's sung by someone who hasn't earned our respect. She talks about how all the haters are going to be laughing now cuz she's making paper and she's now having her moment. Really??? Last time I checked, your 15 minutes were up. And only extended to 16 minutes because of Katy Perry

And, finally, the video is so overblown with her own ego, it's sickening. The shots of her hard at work in the studio, learning a dance routine and walking a red carpet? Is she really that delusional to think we buy any of this garbage?

Rebecca Black, you need to fade into the Internet Meme Hall of Fame and just stop trying. Or, at least take some vocal lessons first.

Beyoncé resorts to the oldest trick in the book

So, what do you do when your latest album is struggling to sell. You show some skin in your music video.

That's what Beyoncé did for her second single off 4, "The Best Thing I Never Had".

The kiss-off song about a past love who brushed her off, much to his regret, obvis. And it features her in lingerie for the first half of the song, before she gets ready for her wedding. Intercut with that yawnfest are shots of her prom where her jerk boyfriend cheats on her. That was actually pretty cool. 

But, everything else, snooooooze.

Coldplay is lazy

So, what happens when you release a tired, clichéd song as a lead single for your upcoming album?

You make a tired, clichéd video that rips off visual ideas that have been done before by cooler, younger bands - including yourself when you were younger and cooler.

Check out "Strawberry Swing" "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" by Coldplay.

Cody Simpson is a stalker

How to woo a girl, acoording to Cody Simpson (Australia's answer to Justin Bieber).

1) Find a picture of a random girl in the mall.

2) Hunt her down in the whole mall, interrogate anyone you can find.

3) Hack into the mall's video system to broadcast your intentions.

4) Offer to meet her at the theatre at 9:30.

If this was an episode of CSI, right after the video ends would be the part where the girl's body is found in a swamp. Didn't her mother ever tell her not to talk to strangers, let alone meet them? The cute ones are always the ones to watch out for. 

Lady Gaga fails to take me to the edge

I'm so conflicted.

What happens when you make a mediocre video for the best single you've released so far?

"The Edge Of Glory" is the answer to that question. Lady Gaga's anthem about life and death is a standout track on her latest album Born This Way, and it seems while "Judas" has been floundering on the charts, the Haus of Gaga decided to rush this video out.

On the plus side, it looks like it's straight out from the 80s. The set, the smoke, the lights and effects, the costumes... even Clarence Clemons from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band shows up for his saxophone solo. For an album that is so set in that time period, this video is perfect. And she looks friggin' amazing.

However, it's also pretty simple. There's barely any choreography. There's not even a trace of a storyline, which is rare in Gaga videos. And it's just... average.

So, here's the paradox. Is this video amazing in it's ability to recapture the essense of all 80s pop/rock videos? Or is it sloppy and lazy for Gaga? After all, her critics always think she should scale back on the theatrics... but if this is the result, I say that's a big mistake.

Or maybe all those stories about how she'd gone bankrupt spending all her money on her music are true...

Eminem really likes his penis

I never heard of Bad Meets Evil before. The rap duo that is made up of Eminem and Royce da 5'9 apparently had a song on Em's first album, and then broke up after Royce had a falling out with Eminem's group, D12. And now they're back with a new EP coming out called Hell: The Sequel. 

The lead single "Fast Lane" is classic Eminem - fast spitting rhymes a clever wordplay. And the video is pretty cool, with animated lyrics acting as props and visual gags throughout the video.

Here's my beef. I'm sick of all the homophobic and misogynistic talk. I know that's a hip hop standard and it's all just posturing. And usually, I turn a blind eye to it.

But, then when the whole last half of the song is them talking about the penises, masturbating and ejaculating - it all starts to sound really gay. And, suddenly, all that posturing seems like a front for what's really going on.

Kelly Rowland is really vying for the position of gay dance diva

Two years ago, Kelly Rowland had a rebirth as a dance diva when she worked with David Guetta and released that HORRIBLE, INCESSANT, TRIVIAL song "When Love Takes Over", which much to my dismay became one of the biggest gay anthems last year. Everyone loved it. And I hated it. To the point when I just stop dancing whenever it came on in a club. 

Well, it seems that she's really working hard on earning her place as a disco dance diva, because now she's the featured artist on some DJ named Alex Gaudino and, yep, it's another throwaway dance song about love and the video looks like it was shot in about one hour.

Ugh, I know i'm gonig to hear this everywhere this summer.

Annnnnd Katy Perry is back to annoying me

I knew that my mild admiration for Katy Perry after her stellar video for "E.T." would be shortlived.

She's gone back to being annoying and desperate in her latest video "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)".

The video is an homage to 80's movies and finds Katy Perry as Kathy Beth Terry, a stereotypical geek with coke glasses, braces and headgear, who wakes up after a night fo partying to find a hot guy in her bed and her room a disaster. 

We flashback to the night before and learn that Kathy Beth was doing her homework while the party next door, hosted by Friday lover Rebecca Black (which I have to admit was a pretty cute cameo), was raging. Kathy Beth goes over to give them a piece of her mind and the typical 80s hilarity ensues. 

And, like most 80s teen flicks, it's pretty lame.

In addition to the Rebecca Black cameo, we have Cory Feldman, Debbie Gibson, Hanson (they're not 80s!), the cute guy from Glee, and Kenny G, helping with the saxophone renaissance

Does anyone else think that Katy Perry was that girl in high school who was always desperate for attention from the cool kids? Also, I had braces and headgear. And I never talked like I had a brain injury. Way to offend, Katy.

Jason DeRulo should just go home

Personally, I've never minded Jason DeRulo. I thought he was the perfect replacement for Chris Brown, after Rhianna-gate. And not nearly as annoying.

But, somehow, Chris Brown is still around. Which means Jason needs to work a little harder.

But, his single "Don't Want To Go Home" from his upcoming sophomore release Future History, isn't exactly winning me over.

First of all, he's riffing off Harry Belafonte's "The Banana Boat Song", then wedging it with "Show Me Love", the 90s house hit by Robyn S. It's a mess.

Thankfully, the video showcases Jason's phenomenal dance moves. That's one thing he can't screw up.