We're totally revamping our blog!

Hey Valentines, I'm so excited to really get this blog started and running! It's been a little over a week since I've made this and already I've got over 10,000 views! CRAZY!

As my brand continues to grow and expand, I just want you all to know how much I appreciate you reading, supporting, and sharing my opinions. Without you and your help, I'd be no where and I'd have nothing.

Some of you may have noticed I say "we're" and "us" throughout my writing, it's a typical writing stance I take.. but for so many of you asking, this blog is run strictly by myself, Kydd Valentine, and these posts and opinions are mine and mine alone. Just thought I needed to clear that up!

As for the future.. be ready to see a lot more fashion and music incorporated into my posts as they are my biggest passions in life-- also look out for more celebrity interviews and style tips from me and the people I admire.

I'm looking forward to what 2013 can bring all of us! Until then, take care and know I'm sending you all much love! 

Our interview with celebrity photographer, Max Thompson!

Taking a first glance at Celebrity Photographer, Max Thompson, you see his boyish good looks and his love of art displayed all over his body. (We are such suckers for tattoos! Ha!) We recently were able to talk with him and really get to know the amazing, creative genius that he is!

Tell us some background info.. Age, home town, what you were like as a kid.

I'm 28 years old and I'm from the north SF Bay Area. I was a little trouble maker when I was a kid.

Was photography always a love for you and how did you get into it?

I've always appreciated photography as a craft but getting into it hadn't crossed my mind originally. It was my friends who suggested I buy a camera after they saw some Instagram photos I was goofing around with. I bought my first camera and couldn't put it down.

Did you think you could make a career out of it?

It hadn't occurred to me in the first month or so of owning a camera. I was shooting long exposures of San Francisco and Los Angeles for fun and posting them on Facebook. More and more friends quickly took notice and started asking me to shoot photos of them modeling. It was around that time when I realized where I could go with this.

Who are some of your inspirations? 

Michel Gondry, Andy Warhol, Terry Richardson, to name a few. I get inspired by artists that change the way I look at something.

What was your first big break? What did you learn from it?

It was more like a lot of opportunities growing and leading to bigger ones through networking.  I've learned to keep shooting things when I have ideas, keeping a consistent workflow.

We see you've worked with some pretty big people.. What was it like to work with Jeffree Star? Who was your favorite person to work with?

Jeffree was great to work with. I just recently shot for his clothing line and plan to work with him again soon. As far as favorites go, it's hard to choose. I've met so many rad people.

What is it about photography that captivates your attention so much?

Initially it was how different of an outlet it was from music. I used to play acoustic guitar,  singing at dive bars and coffee shops. In comparison to music, I loved the idea that a camera allowed me to move the spotlight from myself and place it on someone else, but still express my ideas and visions.

Walk us through your creative process.. How do you create such a strong message with such a simple image?

Usually I'll have a vision pop in my head, and I'll call someone up to see if they'd be interested in modeling for it. Ill buy whatever props or clothes needed to bring it to life. If it's a shoot that's more on the fashion end, Ill bounce ideas back and forth with the model on what would look edgy and simple.

Any advice for aspiring artists and photographers out there? 

Shoot what you think looks good. I've learned technique along the way, but it's always instinct that has given me results.
 

We absolutely appreciate Max taking the time out for this interview.. Kydd's prediction is that you'll be hearing a lot of Max Thompson soon!

We wish you continued success, Max! We're HUGE fans! 

JT's "Suit & Tie" is Number One in 31 countries!

Timberlake fans do not fear.. Justin has made a comeback, and an amazing one at that!

After releasing his first single in six years, “Suit & Tie” featuring Jay-Z, last Monday at midnight, the song has soared to the top spot on iTunes charts in 31 different countries, including United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden, France, and Brazil. In another 54, it is sitting pretty in the Top 10. That’s beyond mind-blowing considering that JT only told the world he was “ready” to release new music just three days before he dropped the single!

“Suit & Tie,” which first earned him mixed reviews from fans, also went on to break U.S. radio airplay records: biggest song debut, airplay increase, and the biggest audience increase for a solo artist ever.

And if all that wasn’t enough, the track also gave the singer/songwriter/actor his best first week sales of his career, beating out “SexyBack” with 310,078 digital downloads.

We are so happy to have him back.. he was a huge part to the soundtrack of our childhood! 

Our hottie of the day is Tyler Carter!

The former Woe, Is Me frontman, Tyler Carter is more than just a pretty face..

With his overwhelming R&B vocals (he has vocal qualities that Michael Jackson had) and his amazing creativity.. he had us falling head over heels!

The hottie is about to embark on a country-wide tour with his band Issues (who just happens to be one our favorites as well.)

Perhaps the biggest reason we love him is his balls to the wall attitude, and how he tells it like it is. Regarding an issue that happened at a venue in Nashville over a worker being fired for wearing an "I Support Gay Rights" shirt, Tyler took to Twitter to address it.

The openly bisexual singer/songwriter had this to say..

Tyler, we absolutely love you and what you stand for! Keep making amazing music, you inspire us and so many alike!

Much love and continued success!

The Jonas Brothers-- Not so fan friendly anymore?

We were just like every other teenage girl a few years ago when The Jonas Brothers were the top selling, and most gorgeous boy band around. We absolutely were in love with them! Although lately there's been a couple reports that the boys aren't that fan friendly anymore and Joe, the middle brother, even was reported as being beyond rude!

College student and super Jonas fan, Andy Hertfeld, was with a group of friends late one night in the city when they saw Joe Jonas and some of his close friends. 

Andy claims, "As we were walking closer we saw that he was smoking a cigarette with Blanda, and the minute he saw us walking closer he threw it down. After we approached him, he shook his head no. It was late, which we understood, but my friend asked for a picture anyway. That’s when Joe flipped out on us he said, 'We do so much for you. We do everything and you want a picture? Get out of here.'"

Also Andy's friend took the incident to heart..

"My friend was in tears. One of his friends, a tall girl with short brown hair, started making fun of us. She was going on and on about my friend saying, 'Is he going to cry now?' and Joe just laughed right in our faces." 

Aww.. as upsetting as this whole story is.. Joe needs to wake up and realize it's people like Andy who put him where he is. We understand celebs need space-- but there's a difference between space and being ungrateful. Where is The Biebs when we need him?

Kelly Clarkson and Beyonce hanging out at the Inauguration!

After the two incredible performances these divas put on during Obama's inauguration, it was so cool to see a picture of them hanging out after, congratulating each other on a job well done!

In all the ceremonies we've seen, the music this year was the best. Kelly made Obama tear up and even had the speaker saying "Wow."

Queen Bey had 800,000 people on their feet singing during her rendition of "The National Anthem." Which was soo inspiring!

We want to wish Obama an amazing next 4 years! You've done an incredible job so far, we're looking forward to seeing what you do in this term!

Jay-Z & Beyonce are in the building!

Powerhouse couple Jay-Z and Beyonce just arrived at the President's Inauguration.

The entertainment moguls have been a key power player in the President's reelection!

They look so dapper and sophisticated!

Thome Browne.. A day to remember in fashion and presidential history!

Thom Browne landed a spot in fashion history this morning as the designer of Michelle Obama’s inaugural morning outfit, a beautiful navy silk jacquard coat and dress in a checked pattern that he said was based on a men’s necktie fabric.

Mr. Browne found out that Mrs. Obama had selected his outfit about a half-hour after television viewers, who first saw the Obama family shortly before 9 a.m. He was in Paris, on his way to a sales meeting the day after his men’s wear fashion show, when he began seeing messages. “It’s overwhelming,” he said in a telephone interview. “It is one of those rare moments in someone’s career that you will always remember. There¹s not a word that can really describe it. It’s just amazing.”

Mr. Browne is most famous for his 12-year-old men’s wear business, specializing in tightly tailored suits. His signature design is an ankle-baring gray suit. He also designs collections for Brooks Brothers and Moncler, and his women’s collection, introduced in 2010, is slowly expanding. Mrs. Obama wore one of his dresses at the Democratic National Convention and again during one of the presidential debates last year.

The designer was introduced to Mrs. Obama at a White House event when he received a National Design Award for fashion design in 2012. "She has been so supportive ever since then," Mr. Browne said. Mr. Browne designed the outfit specifically for Mrs. Obama after her office invited him to submit an idea several months ago, but he was not told in advance whether she would wear it. The coat and dress each have a fitted bodice and a slight flare below the waist. “She’s such a strong woman,” Mr. Browne said. “I wanted her to feel good in it and to feel comfortable, strong, feminine and beautiful.” The outfit represents something of a departure from the lemongrass yellow coat and dress designed by Isabel Toledo that Mrs. Obama wore at the first inauguration, both for its form-fitting tailoring and a notable absence of bright color. The fabric, taken from men’s neckwear, suggests a first lady who may be comfortable in designer fashion, but is also ready to get down to serious business. There has been enormous interest inside the fashion industry in dressing Mrs. Obama and, increasingly, her daughters, who appeared this morning wearing bright purplish blue coats of similar shapes. Malia Obama’s coat was from J.Crew, and Sasha Obama wore a coat and a dress from Kate Spade. According to a White House pool report, the first lady is also wearing earrings by Cathy Waterman and J.Crew pumps.

[SOURCE: NEW YORK TIMES]

We're in love with Diamond Rings!

We're absolutely in love with this 27 year old Canadian singer, Diamond Rings.

The singer, who started in 2009, released his latest album "Free Dimensional" in October and even appeared on the David Letterman Show to promote it!

Check out the single "Runaway Love" above! It's our favorite song of his and we promise it will make you dance!

We love, love, love him and his style!

Photo of the Day!

The ever sexy Adam Levine was seen running around dressed up as a homeless man in downtown Los Angeles.

Now Adam is known for pulling on the street stunts-- he's done it in the past for both gay rights and for animals..

Only time will tell what activism Adam is performing currently! No matter what it is, we love his bravery and courage to do what a celebrity has never done before!

Quote of the Day!

"I'm the type who’d be happy not going anywhere as long as I was sure I knew exactly what was happening at the places I wasn’t going to. I'm the type who’d like to sit home and watch every party that I’m invited to on a monitor in my bedroom." -Andy Warhol

Warhol is one of our icons here at Kydd Valentine.. his art changed the face of pop culture, and we hope one day our blog can do the same.

As for this quote.. we can relate.. being a homebody is nice sometimes! We love to unplug!

Alexander McQueen kills it at Paris Fashion Week!

The menswear collection from McQueen for the 2013 fall/winter seasons is absolutely insane.

The late designer's collections have launched us into creative freedom for years.. and even left us fangirling over his dark use of textures and story telling mended into materials.

One of the reasons we're absolutely obsessed with everything Alexander McQueen is the use of color and cuts.

McQueen's suits this season have such a rich texture with the color blocking of different shades. The geometrical color placement is genius and gives that "pop out" look.  The trench coats with button detailing and colored sleeves absolutely make this collection wearable for the everyday fashion forward male.

Blacks, silvers, and reds are so in style this year. We're in love with this trend!

The use of coral for the look on the left above is so effortless and versatile. The choice of color is very rich and romantic, absolutely love the collared shirt underneath.. adds a professional/sexy edge.

One of our favorite looks from the entire collection is the maroon color chic pajama look.. It's very Hugh Hefner and is totally something we'd love to rock. The colors are deep and look absolutely stunning on this model.

Overall, McQueen delivered a solid Menswear presentation.. we can't wait to see what's in-store for the spring!

Selena Gomez sings "Cry Me a River..."

Selena Gomez killed it last night at her charity concert in New York City.

She was seen singing some of her original songs and some covers.

Her rendition of "Cry Me a River" (made famous by Justin Timberlake)left us reeling our heads in confusion wondering if she's trying to giver her ex, Justin Bieber, a message?

Whether that song was aimed at The Biebs or not, Sel looked flawless and sounded so beautiful!

Barbara Walters-- Hospitalized after fall!

Barbara Walters was taken to a hospital Saturday night after cutting her head after she had a fall, but is alert and doing well according to sources!

Walters was visiting the British Ambassador’s residence when she fell on a stair and cut her forehead.

Jeffrey W. Schneider, senior vice president of ABC News, tells POLITICO, "Out of an abundance of caution, she went to the hospital to have her cut tended to, have a full examination and remains there for observation. Barbara is alert (and telling everyone what to do), which we all take as a very positive sign."

Aww.. we hope the TV legend makes a full recovery! We love Barbara to pieces!

Daniel Radcliffe finds new love in Co-star?

Those chilly temperatures at Sundance must be making Daniel Radcliffe look for a cuddle buddy!

Daniel is in town for his Sundance Film Festival premiere of "Kill Your Darlings."

Erin Darke (pictured about looking gorgeous) was reportedly seen "arm in arm" and kissing Radcliffe according to People Magazine.

A source confirms they were being affectionate but "not too crazy," and that Daniel was in a very happy mood.

The source also said "He was the last to leave, and so happy."

Aww.. we're so happy Daniel is finding love! After dedicating most of his life and childhood in front of the cameras for the whole world to see, it thrills us to see him find some personal happiness!!

We wish you continued success and love for 2013, Daniel!

Our Fall/Winter 2013 Valentino Runway review coming soon!

Until we post our review of the Valentino Fall/Winter 2013 Runway Collection.. here are some our favorite looks from the show! Let's just say, we're obsessed with these men's clutches and trenches.. You always impress us, Valentino!

Lumberjack plaid... so.. excited.. ahh!

These clutches.. so chic.. especially in camo!

Look forward for our review to drop later this week for Valentino! It will be a fabulous read!

We can't stop playing Chelsea Wolfe..

The "Grime and Glow" singer known as Chelsea Wolfe has captivated us with her dark, indie sound.

Signed to Sargent House Records her latest album "Unknown Rooms: A Collection Of Acoustic Songs" was released on October 16th, 2012.

We are absolutely blown away with her ghostly vocals and insane lyrics..

Check out one of our favorite Chelsea Wolfe songs above titled "Halfsleeper."

We can't take our eyes off of Dave Franco!

You might recognize the last name.. but Dave Franco is so much more than just James Franco's little brother.

The 27 year old actor has appeared on television shows such as Scrubs and in movies such as 21 Jump Street, Fright Night and the new movie out February 1st, Warm Bodies!

Not only is he beyond easy on the eyes, he's also an advocate for gay rights! He tells The Huffington Post, "I know a huge audience is going to think that I am gay. I'm just trying to blur the lines, I guess. I'm not consciously trying to do that, but it's not something I think about. Like with my friends who are gay, it's not like that's the first thing I associate with them. They're just another friend, and they just happen to like guys."

Aww.. nothing makes us happier than to see an actor in the spotlight support and treat gays just like they would everyone else. It's so refreshing!

We love you, Dave!! We wish you continued success and happiness!

Justin Biber-- Our Photo of the Day!

We love us some Justin Bieber here at Kydd Valentine and we laughed out loud when we saw this photo of the most famous ass in America posted on Instagram last night!

With the hashtag "#moon" underneath the picture, it showed us a clear humorous side to the Biebs we already knew he had! 

Shortly after uploading then deleting the photo, the singer/songwriter took to his Twitter page and posted...

Probably the best description you can come up with! We love you, Justin! Congrats on the new acoustic album out January 29th! And thanks for that #halfmoon.

Meredith Vieira to have her own talk show?

Now that the beloved talk show host and television personality has stepped down from her duties on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" The TV legend is reportedly in talks to have her own talk show "no earlier than September 2014" according to a NBC insider.

Meredith said publicly that she was about to "embark on a new adventure" with NBC!

The insider thinks she could land during the same time slot as "The View," her previous television home for 9 years before leaving the program for "The Today Show."

We love us some Meredith and we love us some Barbara.. we guess time will tell what is play out! We wish Meredith continued happiness and success!

Celebrity Rumor Mill Time!

Jessica Biel hates Anne Hathaway, reveals Star. The magazine says Biel is "seething" over Hathaway's "hot career" and has been "trashing" her ever since she lost out to Hathaway on roles in "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Les Miserables."

**After doing our research, a source close to Biel says these accusations are "completely ridiculous."

Angelina Jolie is going to "produce a documentary on her own life," OK! says. The magazine notes the "tell-all" movie will cover Jolie's "two marriages, a lesbian affair, substance use and self-mutilation." 

**After doing our research, a source close to Jolie says this documentary is "not happening" and these claims are "100% false."

Taylor Swift "desperately wants to date" Bradley Cooper, but "he's just not that into her," reveals RadarOnline. The site says that Swift asked Jennifer Lawrence to set her up with Cooper, but the actor "said he wasn't interested." 

**After doing our research a rep for both Cooper and Swift say this story is "completely false."

Justin Bieber's mom wants to "get him into rehab," reveals the National Enquirer. The magazine says that after photos emerged showing the singer allegedly smoking pot, his mother "demanded a secret meeting" with Bieber's team of handlers and "insisted they take action."

**After doing our a research, a source close to Mallette (Bieber's mom) say it's "100% UNTRUE" that she wants her son in rehab.

Lindsay Lohan is now working as a "professional escort," reports RadarOnline. The site says the actress is "getting paid to date rich man" and "the guys pay for everything — hotel, travel costs, food" as well as "jewelry and other gifts."

**After doing our research, her father said "She would NEVER do that and it NEVER happened."

Khloe Kardashian is paying a surrogate carrier "half a million dollars" to have her baby, reveals Star. The mag reports that Khloe's "jealous" of sister Kim's pregnancy, so she decided to "go the surrogate route so she can have a baby as soon as possible."

**After doing our research a Kardashian family insider says that the tabloid’s surrogate tale is "100 percent b.s." Khloe herself slammed the mag's "blatant lies" on her blog, writing, "We'll have a baby when God wants us to and when the time is right."

[SOURCE:YAHOO]

Glee's Mark Salling sued for Sexual Battery?

Glee always gets us up and dancing, reeling in emotions with their covers of ballads, and is always full of amazing story lines with good messages.. but one of their main characters accused of something so horrible such as sexual battery? Ouch!

Glee's bad boy has been slapped with a damaging lawsuit claiming he forced a girl to have sex with him WITHOUT a condom!

In the lawsuit filed by Roxanne Gorzela's attorney, the victim claims the two began dating back in September of 2010.

And in March 2011, they got together for a hook-up session when he allegedly gave no care to her demands of condom protection and then proceeded to "insert his penis into [her] vagina without a condom."

Reportedly, she continued protesting during intercourse which did lead to him pulling out… but he didn't wrap up and decided to re-engage despite her pleas.

Later the same month, she says she went to his house with her mind set on confronting him. Planning to tell him all about her emotional distress and health concerns after she claims that she found him fooling around with another woman.

Quickly she demanded proof that he was free of STDs, but he allegedly responded by grabbing her in an angry reaction and pushing her to the ground.

She claims a police report was filed the very same day. And there is a photo of what appears to be her legs covered in bruises.

Mark's publicist has responded by scoffing at the suit, saying, "There is no truth to this. It's the textbook case of a disgruntled girl looking to cash in on a TV star's success. We turn the rest over to Mark's attorneys and have no further comment."

I guess we will just have to wait and see the outcome of this lawsuit.. but if it's anything like Justin Bieber's baby scandal... we bet that it's just someone trying to get money from a hot TV star!

Quote of the Day!

"A lot of people don't want to make their own decisions. They're too scared. It's much easier to be told what to do." -Marilyn Manson

Marilyn is such a hero to us here at Kydd Valentine.. and this quote embraces individuality, something we want all our readers to experience.

Be yourself and don't make apologies for it! Plain and simple!

Pretty Little Liars fans-- Tuesday is an episode you don't want to miss!

Pretty Little Liars has been one of the shows we can't stop watching.. for years now we've grown with the characters, got hurt with the characters, and even fell in love with the characters.

The summer finale was such a shock to all of us when we found out that Spencer's (played by Troian Bellsario) boyfriend (played by Keegan Allen) was part of the A Team that has been terrorizing the girls since the first episode.

According to the cast, and the creator Marlene King, Spencer gets to make the shocking discovery on Tuesday night's episode!

Above are some of the Tweets giving us hints as to what is to happen on Tuesday..

As much as we were wishing Toby was good.. apparently he's the opposite..

Ahhh.. heartbreaking! Our hearts can only imagine what Spencer will feel after she finds out!

Between all of Aria's (played by Lucy Hale) drama with her Dad (played by Chad Lowe) after discovering that her father was the last person to see their friend, Ali, alive... and now add Toby getting found out.. It makes us so nervous yet excited! We can't wait for Tuesday night!

Pretty Little Liars airs Tuesday night at 8pm on ABC Family.

Nicki Minaj and Adam Levine to team up with K-MART for clothing lines!

It's not uncommon to hear about another celebrity launching a clothing line.. sometimes we're worried, and sometimes we're confident in the product! We couldn't be more excited to see two of the most stylish and beautiful people team up with K-MART to launch their own clothing lines/accessory lines.

Each line will be available online and in stores later this year according to a recent press release.

Following in the footsteps of Selena Gomez and Sofia Vergara who have already very successful lines with the nationwide chain.. Nicki said, "I am so excited to work with this iconic, mass retailer and to bring affordable fashion to my beautiful barbz all across the U.S."

The very dapper, gorgeous front man of Maroon 5 had this to say, "Partnering with Shop Your Way to develop this line was an exciting opportunity for me and I am really looking forward to diving into the process of designing an apparel and accessory collection."

Rocker chic and hip-hop glam? Count us in!

To get your Nicki fix until then check her out on American Idol Wednesday and Thursdays, and look for Adam to start The Voice again on March 25th!

Kardashian's are the latest vitcitms to get Swatted!

With all these pointless celebrity swatting incidents, it's really starting to scare us if police wouldn't take a call seriously if something really tragic did happen!

The Kardashian's are television royalty at this point.. and we love them all so much. But after hearing and seeing on the news that they were another "swatting" victim, it really started to anger us.

Police swarmed the beautiful Kardashian Mansion in Calabasas, California yesterday afternoon after receiving a 911 call from an unidentified woman who gave them The Kardashian's address and said that the suspects were still inside.

"It came out as a very serious call of possibly someone shot inside the home out here in the Hidden Hills area,” said CBS2’s Stu Mundel. "The Malibu sheriff's' took this very very seriously as they do any call of that type of caliber and they came out here in force."

Police arrived to the estate only to find Kris, Bruce, Kendall and Kylie inside. Several police helicopters circled the home and at least 15 police officers with machine guns locked down their street.

The cops ordered Bruce, Kris, Kylie and Kendall out of the house while they searched, according to TMZ. The 911 caller supposedly said she was hiding in a closet.

When Kim got word of the hoax, she took to Twitter in a statement:

We couldn't agree with Kim more.. these stupid, pointless, and harmful pranks NEED to end!

We hear more and more stories of "swatting" almost daily.. someone could get seriously hurt!

We hope they catch the person who committed this horrible prank!

Are Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa already secretly married?

Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa are one of our favorite celebrity couples.. and Amber is one of the secccxiest women on this planet so we don't blame Wiz if he already did tie the knot with her!

A very beautiful and pregnant Amber was running errands around Los Angeles on Tuesday when TMZ caught up to her. The TMZ camera man reportedly handed her a Ninja Turtles ice cream bar and then the model replied "my husband loves Ninja Turtles."

Remember how Wiz said during a radio interview back in November that he and Amber were going to get a "licensed marriage" in a "couple of weeks?"

Wiz also told the press that Amber was in her third trimester and while they planed to get married before the birth of their child, they would have their ceremony after.

"When you have the ceremony that's when you can invite the family," Wiz said. "She can fit into a dress and then if we have a daughter one day, she might wanna give the dress to our daughter, but if she's pregnant then she can't do that."

Aww!! Whether they're married or not right now.. we wish the happy couple even more love and success in the future.

We can't wait to see Baby Khalifa!!

Chelsea Handler VS Matt Lauer!

Comedy is Chelsea Handler's thing, and she believes "shitting" on Ann Curry was Matt's.

According to several reports, The Chelsea Lately host got a slap on the wrist after insinuating Matt Lauer had something to do with Ann Curry's departure from The Today Show on her late night talk show.

While Al Roker recently admitted that he "pooped his pants" during a press event at the White House, Chelsea lashed out by saying, "This isn’t the first time a 'Today' show cast member was in the news about this sensitive subject. For years it was common knowledge that Matt Lauer spent every morning shitting all over Ann Curry.”

While we laughed and applauded Chelsea for taking a stance in support of our beloved, Ann, both Lauer and Comcast (Comcast owns both NBC and E!) were not as humored or thrilled. They told both Handler and her writers to "lay off" Matt Lauer because they didn't want anyone else "making more fun of the situation" right now.

Chelsea always knows how to create controversy.. and we absolutely love her for it!

Music Stars and Their Real Names!

M.I.A.
The English performer's real name is Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam. M.I.A. plays on her name and the abbreviation for "missing in action." M.I.A. performed at last year's Super Bowl (and was reprimanded by Madonna for flipping off cameras during the halftime show).

SLASH
The long-haired-guitarist accompanied Fergie for the 2011 halftime show. His real name? Saul Hudson. A family friend gave him the nickname "Slash," because he was "always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another."

Nelly
Nelly, who performed at the 2001 Super Bowl, was once known as Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.

Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah performed at the 1998 Super Bowl in San Diego. Her real name is Dana Elaine Owens, but she found "Latifah" (which means "delicate" and "very kind") in an Islamic book of names when she was 8 years old.

Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj is the real name of the rapper, who said she had many alter egos to avoid a chaotic home life. "I would imagine being a new person. 'Cookie' was my first identity -- that stayed with me for a while. I went on to 'Harajuku Barbie,' then 'Nicki Minaj.' Fantasy was my reality." Minaj is one of the most successful female rappers of all time, being the only female in history to have 7 songs/features in the top 10 at the same time!

[SOURCE:YAHOO]

Bang, bang.. bangs?

To start off 2013, it seems there is an overwhelming new hair trend, BANGS!

The First Lady (who looks absolutely gorgeous) took to Twitter on her 49th birthday to show of her new locks!

What a perfect new look to kick off The President's inauguration and their families start of 4 more years in the White House!

We love you, Michelle!

Then shortly after Michelle went public with bangs, we saw Beyonce look stunning at a Net's game with Jay-Z!

With numerous other female celebrities rocking bangs now such as Jennifer Lopez. Keri Washington, and Kate Middleton.. we bet we will see a lot more trying the look! We love this trend!

We applaud you, Bey! You look flawless! We can't wait to hear new tunes from you this year!

Andy Cohen turning straight for Jenny McCarthy?

Creator of our guilty pleasure, The Real Housewives franchise, Andy Cohen, says he thought Jenny McCarthy could turn him straight!

Andy being one of our favorite and most loved personalities on television, we couldn't agree with him more about Jenny being a bombshell!

Bravo's head honcho had this to say about it "Jenny McCarthy was the one I thought could turn me straight. I thought that if I could just get my shot with her, it could happen."

With all the attention Cohen's network is receiving and the success of most of his reality shows, it made us happy to find out he has a pretty solid straight fan base as well!

"I volunteered at Cantor Fitzgerald, did this 9/11 charity day. And I walked onto the trading floor, which is like being in the locker room of a football team or something—there’s a lot of testosterone. And every one of those guys knew who I was and had watched my show" proclaimed the late night host.

He says the reason people love The Housewives are because "I show a bunch of boobs and asses and good-looking women. I get your wives and girlfriends playing drinking games. I get 'em wound up, I get 'em drunk."

Rock on, Andy! We love you and what you bring to television even without the boobs and asses!  

Blackbear-- one of MTV's most "Criminally Overlooked Artists"

If you know anything about Kydd Valentine, you know how obsessed we are with beautiful guys with tattoos...

As some of you may recognize the name, we posted a blurb a few days ago about the 22 year old badass, Blackbear, and even picked one of his songs, "Secret Valentine" to be our blog theme song!

Being one of the most talented, secccxxxy, and romantic guys in our industry.. we're BEYOND in love!

When we saw this, we were soo excited to see he joined the list with some of our other favorites such as Charli XCX, DIIV, Angel Haze, Diamond Rings, and Cris Cab!

Above is the blurb MTV wrote about Blackbear! We can't help but be even more pumped knowing we were a part of his career by buying his music and supporting him for all these years!

To all our Valentines, get on over to MTV and download his mixtape, "Sex" and then head to iTunes to purchase his EP, "Foreplay."

Click here to go to his official website for even more about Blackbear!

Bear, if you read this.. let's set up an interview!

Lady Gaga-- The "Born This Way Ball" hits North America!

The 26 year old mega star known as Lady Gaga kicked off her 39 city adventure, the "Born This Way Ball" tour!

The first stop on her North American voyage is Vancouver.

On Gaga's official Twitter page she wrote, “In the dressing room getting ready for show! I can’t wait, saw some monsters outside, you look so rad! I really missed performing, I'm nervous.”

Aww.. it makes us really see how normal the Mother Monster really is! Still getting nervous while being arguably the biggest star on the planet? Makes us love Gaga even more for showing us her vulnerability!

Hopefully she put the feud with Sharon and Kelly Osbourne to bed so she can give her all this leg of the tour!

We wish you a happy and successful run, Gaga! We might even be seeing you at a stop in NYC!