CNN Showbiz — What better way to kick off this year's host-less MTV Video Music Awards than Lady Gaga's tough-guy alter-ego: pompadour-sporting, cigarette-smoking, beer-swilling Joe Calderone opening the show with a monologue and performance of Gaga's latest singl... more info

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NME — A few aren’t so keen on Brian May stepping out with the band, though more info

Perez Hilton — Solid. In 1927, this cool German dude Fritz Lang directed the most expensive picture of day. If you're a kid from the 80s, you've actually probably seen the flick as it was re-released in theaters in 1984 with a whole rock score. Performances by Pa... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. Lady Gaga - 'Yoü & I' (Wild Beasts remix) “It’s like the bohemian going to a porn movie!” jokes Wild Beasts’ silky throated singer Hayden Thorpe of his unlikely union with Lady Gaga – or “sleeping with the enemy”, as he puts it. Aft... more info

Guardian Music — (Fontana)As house guitarist with Stax records in the 1960s, Cropper was one of the architects of southern soul, a moving force behind Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and more. Dedicated salutes one source of Cropper's terse but slinky style, the half-fo... more info

Altsounds — *Lady Gaga, The Rolling Stones, Eminem, Jay Z, Coldplay, U2, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Muse, Elton John, Black Eye Peas, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Robert Plant, Kanye West, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Ricky Martin, Brian May, Sting, Rihann... more info

VH1 Blog — Adam Levine graces the cover of the August 2011 issue Out, and shoots from the hip throughout his interview. The Maroon 5 singer talks about the importance of queerness in rock frontmen (“Look at the best ones, guys whose sexuality was always quest... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Singer Robbie Williams is considering adding to his tattoo collection with an inking in memory of his idol Freddie Mercury. more info

ContactMusic — British singer Robbie Williams is considering adding to his tattoo collection with an inking in memory of his idol Freddie Mercury. The Angels hitmaker has several pieces of body art, including a 'B' behind his left ear in honour of his late grandma ... more info