The reigning queen of the toxic talk-sing is back, and she’s brought her signature sleazy steeze with her. “Die Young” doesn’t have the bombastic hair-metal infusion that Ke$ha promised us, but it might be safe to assume the label is hoping to pay some bills with this electro-pop hit, before unleashing Ke$ha’s fully-engorged inner rock demon.

In what seems like a bizarre publicist-planned photo op gone awry, Flava Flav and Miley Cyrus crossed paths backstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival this past weekend, giving way to case of mistaken identity.

You’ve probably already heard that Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, either because he was given a one-minute warning to end his set or as a publicity stunt, lost it onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. So who didn’t lose their S at the iHeartRadio Music Festival?

Welcome back to The Parody OD, a monthly roundup of YouTube’s burgeoning pop parodists! This time around, we see what the “Weird” Als of the digital generation have on Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”

In news that will be celebrated by those who dislike LMFAO, and disappoint those who believe nothing could be more outrageous and hilarious than wearing zebra-print pants, the duo has decided to take an indefinite hiatus, during which they’ll work separately.

Lana Del Rey has been called a mannequin more than once in her career, and H&M decided there was no one more qualified to model their new fall line. The clothier just released a trippy-as-all-get-out commercial set to the singer’s atmospheric cover of Bobby Vinton’s “Blue Velvet.”

There aren’t too many couples who the First Family of Hip-Hop, Jay-Z and Beyonce, are outshone by when they enter a party. But the First Family of the United States of America is one of them. Jay-Z and Obama’s burgeoning bromance continued at a fundraiser thrown by Z at his 40/40 Club in Manhattan. So much for the separation of Hova and state.

SAMPLED is a column that examines the skeletal production of a contemporary Rap/R&B/Hip-Hop or Pop song. From what song did the loop, sample, or chopped up vocal providing the backbone for a new interpretation originate? This week, the sample is taken from James Brown’s 1969 song “Funky President (People It’s Bad)”.

Lady Gaga, having run out of original ways to cement her rebel status, like wearing a meat dress or urinating into a champagne bucket onstage, has reverted to a more conventional method: smoking pot.

Taylor Swift is a little bit country. Actually, she’s a lot bit country. Yes, with her glittery guitar and Southern “aw, shucks!” charms, she’s managed to unite the worlds of pop and country to become a massive megastar. And now we have data to back it up: despite it being heavier on the pop side, her new single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is the most dominant country song on the Hot 100 in 32 years.