I've already discussed Enrique Iglesias' collaboration with Usher and Lil Wayne "Dirty Dancer".

And now we have a video. And of course, it would be a video that features the boys ordering holographic strippers. Is this the future of online porn? I'm... curious.

Diddy-Dirty Money have release yet another video for yet another single for "Looking for Love", this time enlisting the help of Usher.

Normally, I would think the barrage of singles would mean there was a high demand for all things Diddy. But, considering that their recent stop in Toronto was struggling so badly for an audience - to the point where they gave a promoter friend of mine 250 tickets to hand out for free - I realize that they're desperate for a hit and they're just throwing everything to the wall to see what will stick.

And this mid-tempo jam, which features the guys partying in a vault and watching over the city like a swagged out Batman and Robin, is just not sticking.

When I heard that Enrique Iglesias' next single was called "Dirty Dancer" and featured Usher and Lil Wayne, my instinct was to hate it.

But, damned if this isn't one well-crafted pop song! Even Lil Wayne's rap doesn't annoy me as much as they usually do. Fellas, I think we have the official summer anthem for dudes.

Usher's video for "More" has got to be the laziest thing I've ever seen him do.

Here we have a high energy dance song, and the video is all concert footage and backstage scenes, that seem to try to mirror the hype around his little nugget, Justin Bieber. And intercut with that are shots of Usher in an extreme close-up, mugging to the camera. I can't help but think that he's been watching those videos by that kids who lip syncs to pop songs. You know, this guy.

Anyway, I just think the video is lazy for a song that's so high engery.

Let's flashback to Summer of 2009. Madonna was prepping her third greatest hits album Celebration and I, along with many of my friends, was really excited.

Then, the title single was released. And we were all either puzzled, disappointed or outraged. Produced by Paul Oakenfold (and the remix used in the video by Benny Benassi), I remember comments ranging from "This sounds so dated" to "Are we back in 1997?"

Personally, I hated the original Oakenfold mix, but the Benassi mix holds up. But, either way, I was let down because I thought that Madonna, the Queen of musical innovation, was simply lazy and had dialed this song in.

Now, a year and a half later, I must apologize. Because it seems M was onto something. Whether it was her idea or the idea of her producers and team, it doesn't matter. Because, once again, Madonna had predicated what the new sound was going to be and she was ahead of the times.

Need proof? How about Black Eyed Peas? Usher? Swedish House Mafia? David Guetta and friends? Rihanna? Lady Gaga? Even Justin Bieber???

All of these artists have topped the charts internationally. And all of them have released songs that sound just like "Celebration". They're dance tracks, filled with synthesizers and swirling effects and thumping bass, that sound like they were directly lifted from 90s dance clubs.

This is the pattern I have with Madonna's music. When she releases a new album, I hate the first single. And it takes me a while to actually catch up to what is going on. In this case, a year and half later.

So, sorry M. Next time, I won't be so quick to judge.

A Mississippi radio DJ has made a funny comparison between Usher's "OMG" and a song Homer Simpson sang about Christmas in a 2003 episode of The Simpsons.

Some people are going so far to say this is plagiarism, but those people need to schedule a colonic pronto. It's just a coincidence. And it's goddamn funny.

It seems that DJ Earworm is making a bit of a New Year's tradition by releasing amazing mega mash-ups of the year's biggest pop hits. And this year, he doesn't disappoint.

Relive some of the biggest chart movers in one fun and easily-digestible track, including hits from Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Rihanna, Taio Cruz, Enrique, Eminem, Gaga and many many more. So well done!

You may or may not know that last week, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian and a bunch of other celebrities "digitally died" in honour of World Aids Day. That is, they vowed to cease and desist all tweets on Twitter and status updates on Facebook and wouldn't return online until $1 million dollars was raised.

As someone pointed out to me "Wouldn't people not pay just so Kim Kardashian can go away?" Touché

And over the next couple of days, the cause ground to a halt, at less than $300,000. Wow, embarrassing.

It wasn't until today, almost a week later, that some idiot with clearly too much money, donated a huge sum of money to hit that million-dollar goal. So, the world is right again. 

I can only imagine all the celebrities nervously fidgeting their fingers because they just could not tweet! Well, except Usher, who broke his vow of silence over the weekend. Loser.

Now, I'm all for celebrities doing a good deed and, as a advocate for funding Aids Research, this is all quite noble. If a little misguided.

This only proves how egocentric and detached these celebrities are. I mean, this was the rationale behind this campaign: "OMG, guys, if we just like, STOPPED tweeting and stuff, all of our fans will go CRAZY because they don't know what we're up to at EVERY MINUTE of EVERY DAY! So, they'll all donate and we'll be back online in no time! It can't take more than a day before we hit a million. So, it's like a Twitter vacation! We should all get mani-pedis, now that we'll have like a day of free time!"

And then, it failed. Talk about a harsh reality check.

And really, I'm sure all these people have a spare million lying around. Instead of this half-assed masturbatory charity event, they should have all donated their own money, quietly and with class, and at least $10 million would have been raised.

Sigh. Celebrity FAIL! 

When I was younger, probably around 13 through high school, I was heavily into alternative rock music. But, every now and then, a catchy pop song or dance track would be a hit and I would love it. But, I'd keep quiet about it.

See, at the time I didn't know I was gay. (WHAAAAA?!?!?!) But, I also didn't want to risk being perceived as gay for liking Madonna or a new song by Janet or a really Euro sounding song by Ace of Base.

In high school, if you were a GUY, you listened to hard music. Hip hop, traditional R&B, or straight ahead rock. There was no real room for a guy to admit to liking the Backstreet Boys or Culture Beat's "Mr. Vain". Somehow, the ginos were able to get away with liking dance music while they were tooling around with their cars. But, since I wasn't white, I couldn't quite pass for a gino.

I admit that my memory is very, very faulty. Thus, I cannot recall if there was a specific incident of me begin teased for liking a particular song. All I know is there was a feeling that I had of keeping my guilty pleasures under wraps. Therefore, my binder was covered with lyrics by the Smashing Pumpkins (who, in hindsight, is pretty gay) and my locker had pictures of whoever was the cool alternative band of the moment. 

For shame, my love for Madonna was my big gay secret. Though, to this day, I could never figure out how Notorious B.I.G's hit "Mo Money Mo Problems" was acceptable among my straight peers, considering the sample was Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out"...

The point of this post, though, is that I find it very interesting that today, many urban acts are now basing their sound on the same Euro dance beats that I secretly liked as a teen. Usher, Black Eyed Peas, Flo Rida, even Eminem, are drawing on dance elements for their new sound. 

So, the music that I enjoyed every now and then as a teen, but kept hidden for fear of being teased in high school, is now the music that is openly embraced and enjoyed by the masses.

The macho hip hop world that intimidated me as a teen is coming out of the closet, so to speak. 

And on the flipside, we have openly gay rapper Cazwell, becoming a bit of a cult phenomenon for marrying solid hip hop beats and rhymes with very homosexual content. 

I wonder what my 15-year-old self would have to say about this. Something tells me he'd breathe a sigh of relief. And maybe he'd include a picture of Madonna among his locker collage.