Big Apple Music Scene — No Camp Week is complete without the summer camp staple that is the color war, and we've decided to let famous people do our fighting for us. Playing for the blue team, we've got Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Avril Lavigne, along with other celebs who h... more info

CNN Showbiz — Lady Gaga announced tonight that she will be opening the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre August 28. more info

Pop Justice — » Hurts celebrated their final festival appearance of the year at V by getting really drunk. (The Sun) (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3766279/Its-gonna-Hurts-in-the-morning.html) » Fairly popular songwriter for hire Ester D... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Lady GaGa has opened up about some of the more unusual scenes in her new video for You And I, including where, as a topless mermaid, she attempts to have sex with her mad scientist lover.... more info

Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonFor further proof that pop is now dominated by female artists, see last week's album chart. Eight of the 10 bestsellers are by women. All are solo performers, among them the late Amy Winehouse and her equally forthright, con... more info

Perez Hilton — THIS IS FIRE! Check out the just-released, official remix of Lady GaGa's Yoü and I, done by Mark Taylor (below)! We didn't think anything could top the original, but hot damn, this puts up a good fight! Obsessed! RIDE RIDE, PONY, RIDE RIDE!! more info

NME — Star says the scenes are a metaphor for love more info

ContactMusic — Lady Gaga fans swamped Time Square on Thursday, as they were treated to the television premiere for her new You & I video, which was followed by a live Q & A session with Mtv's SWAY CALLOWAY. She confirmed in the interview that she will be performing... more info

ContactMusic — British soul star Joss Stone has urged Lady Gaga to ditch her outlandish stage outfits because her wacky costumes draw attention away from her musical talent. Gaga is known for her crazy wardrobe choices and famously wore a meat dress to the 2010 Mtv... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — As you may know by now, Lady Gaga's music video for the unnecessarily umlautted "Yoü And I" has arrived, and it supports my theory that the blander and more generic her music gets, the weirder she is obligated to look. Did an evil witch cast a spell... more info