VH1 Blog — Although Amy Winehouse‘s struggles with substance abuse had become arguably just as well known as her music over the last few years, no one expected to hear the tragic news that she passed away at age 27 today. Understandably, hundreds of thousands... more info

ContactMusic — Katy Perry, Coldplay and Rob Lowe are among the stars who have reached out to the people of Norway following a killing spree at a youth camp and a deadly bombing in the capital. At least seven people died after an explosion ripped through Oslo on Fri... more info

ContactMusic — Katy Perry has completed the transition from jet black to blonde, after she got over her difficult, albeit short-lived, 'ginger phase'. Katy Perry had recently labelled her month-long experiment with ginger hair an #epicfail on Twitter, according to ... more info

Perez Hilton — Such a hot mashup! Check out Raging Levels by Mochi Beats (above), featuring the music of GaGa, Beyonce, Britney, Kanye, Katy Perry and Natalia Kills! more info

People.com — The singer transitions from her signature black hair - and temporary red hue - to blonde more info

ContactMusic — Katy Perry was "speechless" after discovering she had received nine MTV Video Music Awards nominations. The 26-year-old singer is up for the most prizes at the prestigious event in Los Angeles next month - including Best Pop Video for 'Last Friday Ni... more info

Pop Justice — » Pixie Lott has signed up with model agency Select, claiming she's "always been surrounded by clothes." (Vogue) (http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/07/20/pixie-lott-signed-by-select-models) » Kelly Clarkson announced her new single will finally be... more info

Mercury News, California — Also: Chris Brown to star in romantic comedy; Katy Perry nominated for nine VMAs; Schwarzenegger says no spousal support; judge scolds Lindsay Lohan. more info

Perez Hilton — We're sure she got the part based on more than just the opportunity to make a tongue-in-cheek shout-out to her own song! LOLz! As we've reported, Katy Perry will be providing the voice of Smurfette in the upcoming movie adaptation of the cartoon The... more info

Pop Crunch — The Year of Perry? Quite possibly. Singer Katy Perry notched a leading nine nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, reducing eccentric superstar Lady Gaga to just [...] more info