Guardian Music — Three activists protesting in support of jailed feminist punk band Pussy Riot detained ahead of trial verdictThree activists protesting in support of jailed feminist punk band Pussy Riot were detained on Wednesday as tensions in the Russian capital h... more info

Perez Hilton — We don't know Shaun Sperling … but we really wish we did! We have just stumbled upon possibly the greatest video on the Internet. That's right, we said it: THE GREATEST VIDEO ON THE INTERNET! Feast your eyes upon Shaun, as he celebrates becoming a ... more info

ContactMusic — Madonna has urged people to support jailed former Ukrainian leader Yulia Tymoshenko The Girls Gone Wild singer engaged with the small crowd who were watching her rehearsals ahead of a show in the countrys capital Kiev last Saturday 04 08 12 t... more info

Guardian Music — The credibility of a woman's voice is often undermined by sexual slurs – as rape victims, Madonna and Pussy Riot well knowEvery now and again the rhetoric of patriarchal power reveals itself in a way that – were it not so pernicious – one would... more info

Dlisted — What do you expect from a state that drove the "Excuse My Beauty" transflower to go and hook in Albuquerque? "The Pregnant Dude" (Thomas Beatie) has run into a slight hitch in his Arizona divorce proceedings from his laptop-drowning wife. The judge w... more info

Guardian Music — So she bares her bottom on stage. What a shame her critics don't get her messageWhen Madonna got her bum out on stage in Rome in June, I was delighted. I don't know why anyone complained. Have you seen the footage? It's pure, old-fashioned, summer en... more info

Starpulse — A Russian city official in St. Petersburg has launched a campaign calling for Madonna's prosecution following her controversial gay rights stance at a concert there this week. more info

411 Mania — Another political statement by the Material Girl... more info

Guardian Music — He sings about castration and goats, and is prone to a meltdown, but LA's Ariel Pink is vital in today's anodyne indie scene, argues Ben HomewoodAriel Pink stands alone like an ice-cream van in winter. He's a hyper-intelligent, pot-bellied, beady-eye... more info

ContactMusic — A Russian city official in St Petersburg has launched a campaign calling for Madonnas prosecution following her controversial gay rights stance at a concert there this week 09Aug12 The pop superstar handed out pink bracelets and spoke out aga... more info