Starpulse — Cyndi Lauper has praised President Barack Obama for pushing through a bill to prevent hate crimes - insisting the new law will protect her fans from discrimination.[...] Read more! more info

CMT — One of the most pleasant surprises I've had this fall is hearing Caroline Herring's encouraging rendition of "True Colors." I've never thought of it as a folk song, since I've only heard Cyndi Lauper's version, but it works beautifully in this contex... more info

Mjsbigblog — The Track list for Glee Music, Volume 2 has leaked, via Tommy2net. Volume 2 is not to be confused with Volume 1, available everywhere on November 3rd (Pre-Order at Amazon). The second volume covers the final 3 episodes of the first half of season ... more info

Topix — Cyndi Lauper says that professional wrestler "Captain" Lou Albano took her up the music charts. more info

Perez Hilton — Continuing to pollute the TV airwaves with yet another season of his crappy show, Donald Trump had some of his new contestants of Celebrity Apprentice shoot a promo for the ninth season in NYC on Wednesday. Among the familiar famous faces starring in... more info

Rolling Stone — We were saddened this week by the news that WWE wrestler Captain Lou Albano, a familiar face to music fans thanks to his appearances in Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “The Goonies R’ Good Enough” videos, passed away at t... more info

VH1 Blog — Bret Michaels and Sharon Osbourne were spotted shooting the intro for the third season of The Celebrity Apprentice, set to air on NBC in the spring. The network has made no official announcement regarding the cast, but, uh, yeah: looks like the VH1 v... more info

Dlisted — Cyndi Lauper had the frowns in NYC the other day for two reasons: a) Captain Lou went off to heaven and b) Cyndi has to look at Donald Trump's hairy hemorrhoid head for the next few weeks. You see, Cyndi is part of the cast of Celebrity Apprenti... more info

AllHipHop — Wyclef Jean has revealed details surrounding an upcoming EP with DJ Drama titled From The Hut To The Projects To The Mansion.   The rapper/singer’s new album features a number of high profile appearances from artists like Cyndi Lauper, Eve, ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — LOS ANGELES -- Captain Lou Albano, the charismatic professional wrestler who appeared in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" video, has died. He was 76. more info