Taylor Swift, Rihanna Dress To Impress At Billboard Awards

Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Selena Gomez also make fashion splash on red carpet, as showgirl style rules at the Las Vegas event on Sunday night.
By Jocelyn Vena


Taylor Swift at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards
Photo: Jordan Strauss/ Getty Images

On Sunday night, some of the biggest names in the music industry hit up the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas and decided that sparkles and sequins make for the perfect additions to any red carpet get-up. Well, it is Sin City after all.

Taylor Swift always seems to bring some of that Nashville sparkle to any red carpet. She arrived at the show in a pale-hued, sequined Elie Saab gown. Nicki Minaj showed off her signature sense of style in her baby-blue, body-hugging spandex Mark Fast catsuit.

Selena Gomez turned up the style dial in a sexy, cut-out black Dolce & Gabbana gown that she paired with red strappy sandals with sparkly bow detailing. Like Gomez, Ke$ha opted for some cut-out detailing in her sparkly, slate-gray dress with tulle skirt. Rihanna looked white hot in her men's tailored Max Azria suit, which she kept sexy and feminine by not buttoning her shirt all the way.

Fergie went S&M chic in her little black bandage-type dress by Hervé Léger. Nicole Kidman also wore black. She paired a casual braid hairstyle with a long black gown and Keith Urban. British pop cutie Kyle Minogue looked funky in her little black lacey dress. Inside the show, Britney Spears sat in the audience wearing a skimpy black dress of her own, her hair in loose curls, with little-to-no accessories.

While some stars kept the color scheme low-key, Keri Hilson decided to stand out in her billowy little yellow dress paired with a turquoise-colored belt. Kelly Rowland showed off some of her best assets in a body-hugging, bright pink bandage dress.

The fellas also looked tight on the carpet. Joe Jonas wore all black with white sneakers, Ne-Yo paired his periwinkle suit with a Yankees cap and Justin Bieber wore black tuxedo pants with a gold-lamé tuxedo jacket.

Which stars' styles caught your eye at the Billboard Music Awards? Tell us in the comments.

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664386/billboard-music-awards-taylor-swift-rihanna.jhtml

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Ryan Phillippe Explains Working Hard to Win His Part in ?The Lincoln Lawyer? Exclusive Clip

Ryan Phillippe had to work really hard to get his role in The Lincoln Lawyer. So hard, that he says he actually had to audition for it! OK! GALLERY: MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY & RYAN PHILLIPPE PROMOTE THE LINCOLN LAWYER IN BERLIN Lionsgate is releasing the crime thriller The Lincoln Lawyer on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD [...]

Source: http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/06/ryan-phillippe-explains-working-hard-to-win-his-part-in-the-lincoln-lawyer-exclusive-clip/

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Rihanna Gets Groped ... by Rihanna

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Rihanna knows a good thing when she sees it ... and grabbed her own ass while performing at Staples Center in L.A. last night.

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She's a very hands on artist.

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/29/rihanna-gets-groped-by-rihanna-grab-butt-ass-concert/

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Beyonce's 4: Early Reviews Are In!

'It's very much the sort of album a pop star makes when she doesn't feel like she has anything to prove,' one critic writes.
By Jocelyn Vena


Beyonce's <i>4</i>
Photo: Columbia

Although Beyoncé's latest album, 4, was still weeks from its official release date, on Wednesday it was leaked and quickly caused a stir on the Internet, prompting fans and critics to weigh in on the singer's first new album in nearly three years.

So far, B's promo for 4 has been fueled by the release of tracks like the snarling "Run the World (Girls)", the track "Best Thing I Never Had," and the emotional "1+1." But now that all of the tracks are out there on the Net, Beyoncé's album is up for debate.

The Atlantic compares her latest to her last album: "In between, there's an unmistakable, if gradual, turn from melancholic top 40 ballads to the confrontational snap of military drums and giddy proclamations of love. Is this I Am ... Sasha Fierce part 2? Not quite. The course of 4 documents a progression, a maturation, of Beyoncé's worldview."

Rolling Stone observes, "Beyoncé's new album, 4, is a change of pace for the R&B queen ... 4 is a more relaxed, personal set that emphasizes ballads over bangers and showcases the singer's nuances; it's very much the sort of album a pop star makes when she doesn't feel like she has anything to prove."

Ology.com gives Beyoncé credit for working with so many producers on the album, but making it all sound "cohesive." "It stands quite easily as Knowles' most vibrant album; not saying it's her best (B'Day still holds that title), but it begs to be performed live in front of hundreds of thousands of screaming fans unlike anything else she's released yet."

Fans seem equally opinionated — and enthusiastic — about the album, which officially drops on June 28.

"This album is so not her, she took chances, went off in a new direction as far as sound, her vocal techniques are off the charts on this album," Lee Joseph Chaisson wrote on MTV.com. "She brought it vocally; the sounds are so uniquely different, her whole approach."

"I've heard the Album...The **** it BANGIN!" Oren Acquirestino added. "Beyonce's really really singing on this album."

B's most devoted also took to her Facebook page to put their two cents in. Tatyana Krasko wrote, "Beyonce thanks for great work...Album '4' it's amazing... I love Beyonce."

Another fan, Sunny Lochab, gave the singer props and said he was buying the album regardless of the leak. "I downloaded it. I couldn't help it - everyone was talking about it! and I completely love it - I'll be buying it too to show love! you show true growth on this album...it's ALL love."

Have you heard Beyoncé's album? Tell us in the comments!

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665460/beyonce-4-reviews.jhtml

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Coldplay Music Video Release: "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall"


Coldplay is back!

With an untitled album set for a fall release, the band has released a music video for the first track off this CD. It's titled "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" and we've got your first look at it here:


Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall (Music Video)

Chris Martin and company performed at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in England last week, something the band Tweeted felt "like a dream." It was a "good happy magical dream," they said.

What do you think of the video?

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/06/coldplay-music-video-release-every-teardrop-is-a-waterfall/

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TMZ's Beachin' Body Contest!

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Break out your swim suits ... it's time for TMZ's 53rd annual Beachin' Body Photo Contest!!!! So if you've got a BODACIOUS beach bod ... email in a picture and you could win big!

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**CLICK HERE for contest rules and regulations!**

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Source: http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/28/tmz-hot-body-swimsuit-bikini-picture-contest-prize-winner-vote/

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