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International superstar Rihanna returns to the dance floor with her brand-new seventh album
Unapologetic
featuring the smash hit "Diamonds"
Available now from Def Jam Recordings
Enjoy this trip-dych
Quinn Jaxon, underwear godling, spills his guts.
Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez: Liz & Prick.
You Better Re-Work: RuPaul releases a slew of remixes.
Don't Like It, Like It: Rihanna's outfit resembles Webster S/M chic.
Damiana does Thanksgiving.
Is Truvada effective in preventing HIV?
Anti-Planned Parenthood Komen ex-exec eyes Senate bid.
U.N. pushing for gender-ID protection.
Pulling Some Strings: Neil Patrick Harris's new Nerdist puppet series.
And they call it puppet love
Longtime readers of Boy Culture may be surprised that I made it out to Rihanna's 777 gig last night
at Webster Hall; I haven't exactly written of my undying affection for the Barbadian bad girl.
But while I haven't been able to relate to her reaction to her Chris Brown beat-down, I have to admit she has a string of hit songs, many of which feel like indelible classics. Is it really so hard to imagine people listening to and loving "Only Girl (In the World)", "Don't Stop the Music", "We Found Love" or "Umbrella" decades from now? Speaking of which, with her new single "Diamonds" hitting #1, she ties Madonna and The Supremes with 12 pole-positioners, putting her behind only Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and The Beatles for most #1 hits. And she's only 24...the same age Madonna was when she released her very first single. (Yes, yes, I know—Rihanna has had guests, Rihanna has benefited from iTunes. But it's still fucking impressive.
The gimmick of Rihanna's (tumultuous!) 777 is that the surprise gigs are free and first-come-first-served. She was traveling with press and superfans to complete 7 gigs in 7 countries in 7 days. With New York the last stop, I felt lucky to be invited so showed up at 7:30. Doors were at 7, my contact told me she was expected at 9. Famous last words.
Inside, I was three to four people back from the stage. The gatekeepers made sure that the venue was only about 1/4 full until 9...people seemed to be trickling in. As soon as I found my spot, a brassy twentysomething girl, hanging on her hot boyfriend, asked me to take their picture, which I happily did. Much to my dismay, she became my arch-nemesis, pushing hard against me as she danced wildly to the endless warm-up music, hours before Rihanna graced us with her presence. Finally, she asked if I could move over slightly. I did so. She took up that space and continued. I was at a loss...we really weren't even packed in yet.
Blowing his cover
Shirtless photo of agent in Petraeus scandal not so inappropriate.
John McCain is still an ornery old coot.
Equality that's music to your ears: "Same Love".
Japanese fat-blocking soda pop???
No offense to One Direction, but Twinkies might be scarce soon.
Andrew Christian boys get "Wet".
Glow Magazine's latest is sexy "To the Max."
James Franco is Oz: The Great and Powerful.
Hey, Rihanna: If it's "Nobody's Business", don't call the cops.
Keira Knightly's Anna Karenina inspiration: The Whore of Babylon.
Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen share double-headed...gummy snake???
Anti-equality Tea Partier turns out to be a serial adulterer.
Did gays push Obama to victory in Ohio and Florida?
Georgia GOPers concerned Obama practicing mind control.
Obama nominates out black judge for fed bench.
Out's Out100 cover stars revealed.
Out now!
Golden throat
Fab "Stand By Your Man" rendition by Drake Jensen (feat. Willam Belli).
Simon Doonan thinks Gay Men Don't Get Fat. Uh...?
Male models revive the '90s.
Naked (Work Unfriendly) nutjob from American Horror Story.
Hillary will not be too old in '16 to win.
NOM spokesman: Obama a "Terrorist-in-Chief."
Romney "shellshocked" that he actually lost.
Who will you "Kill, Fuck, Marry"?
Ex-gay minister administered handsy blessings.
Rihanna: "Madonna's still the shit."
Ass-draggin' "Madonna" strips for Obama.
UnbeLIEVably stupid driver.
Ann Romney abandons Facebook—nary a post-election word.
Key & Peele cook up the best anti-bullying video EVER.
Peele-ing back the layers
A Chris before dying
New trailer for Chris Colfer's Struck By Lightning.
Al Gore on Sandy: "Toldja!"
President Obama: "Streamlined"assistance to Sandy victims.
Mitt Romney not a fan of flood prep.
Romney surrogate lies: Roe v. Wade would be safe under Romney.
Bill Clinton gives out lesbian Tammy Baldwin an assist in her Senate race.
Poll guru Nate Silver mocked, called "effeminate."
Polling may be affected by Sandy; just vote in a week.
Clueless Stacey Dash still LOVES Romney/Ryan.
Britney Spears fans—sticklers for keepin' it real—hated Lucky's fakey cover.
Damiana & Barbara are a fright.
Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show canceled.
Madonna teases on Gaga.
Jeff Stryker's penis does Vaudeville (Work Unfriendly) in Florida.
Can I have its autograph?
Clean-up on aisle take the fifth
Paul Ryan's fake photo op angers charity prez.
If Jude Law is fat, am I morbidly obese?
Morgan Freeman narrates new Obama ad.
Robin Thicke hangs out, his trunks hang low.
"I have too many vaginas around me at this point."—Rihanna
Lindsay Lohan voting for Romney because of "jobs." Barbara Walters to fire questions at her.
Team Romney says Latino voters crave "macho bravado." Pendejos.
Mitt Romney too scared of the "sharp-tongued" View ladies, but debates himself. Twice:
Via Billboard: Quirkiest-seeming charts of all time have to be the Mainstream Top 40 song chart for 1992-2012 and its corresponding ranking of the top Mainstream Top 40 artists of the past 20 years. Apparently, the ranking is weighted in order to "ensure equitable representation," but some things that jump right out as mind-blowing:
"Another Night" by Real McCoy is the #2 song of that entire era?
Rihanna—the #1 artist of the past 20 years in this field—has no songs in the Top 10, and Kelly Clarkson is the only solo female with a song in the Top 10 ("Since U Been Gone").
In spite of Clarkson being the only female with a song in the Top 10, the Top 40 artists of the era are headed up by an entirely female Top 6
Madonna is at #10 in spite of radio's chilly feelings toward her during that era (notable exceptions including "Take a Bow" and "Music")
Janet Jackson is higher than Madonna
Lady Gaga, with only a few years under her belt, is just outside the Top 10
Pink is the #2 artist for this era
Britney Spears is #3 with only one song in the Top 40
I used to be obsessed with charts. I guess by "used to be" I mean "still am" whenever the opportunity arises!
