ContactMusic — Pop star KE$HA has taken up a saucy new hobby to keep her amused on tour - naked painting. The TiK ToK hitmaker is currently on the road in the U. S. and the monotony of touring has inspired her to seek new ways of staving off... more info

VH1 Blog — Last week, Jennifer Hudson’s sophomore LP, I Remember Me, hit the streets and moved an impressive 165,000 copies, good for second place on the Billboard 200. If it has been awhile since you last laid eyes on J-Hud, yes, that’s really her there on... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Staples Center 102.7 KIIS Wango Tango, May 14 (Sat.); Sade, Aug. 21 (Mon.) Honda Center Sade, Aug. 31 (Mon.) The Wiltern Sleep, June 26 (Thurs.); Ballet Folklorico,.... more info

White Folks Get Crunk — New dubstep joint I just scoped on the dj site from Crackle! Ke$ha – We R Who We R (Crackle’s TURN IT UP Bootleg) by DJ Crackle more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, Kesha News of Ke$ha postponing her upcoming Japanese tour doesn't come as much of a surprise. Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the country and left the looming threat of a nuclear crisis, travel i... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Ke$ha is the latest western musical act to cancel or postpone her upcoming tour of Japan citing the devastating earthquake and tsunami. more info

ContactMusic — KE$HA has become the latest pop star to scrap dates in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami disasters earlier this month (Mar11). The TiK ToK hitmaker has released a statement insisting she feels it would be inappropriate to perform as plann... more info

Guardian Music — O2 Arena; Hammersmith Apollo, both LondonIt's been a strange week for pop music. The deeply unconvincing Ke$ha was reduced to drinking fake blood from a heart onstage in Australia in a bid for some edge. A 13-year-old girl called Rebecca Black became... more info

VH1 Blog — There are a whopping 2,000 or so acts performing at South By Southwest in Austin this year. A few are household names (Duran Duran, Erykah Badu, The Strokes), some are respected indie veterans (Low, Hieroglyphics) and others feel like they’re about... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Nobody in Hollywood has their work cut out for them more than Ke$ha's makeup artist, who must regularly transform the singer's face into a work of something kinda resembling art. Neon stripes, silver stars and lipstick embellishments -- they're all h... more info