Shakira

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Radio Hits One: The Elusive Superstar Duet (Or Three-Way)

​ In last week's breakdown of Lil Wayne's chart ubiquity, I noted that while Lady Gaga's Born This Way and its singles seemed to be everywhere, she hasn't staked out much additional Billboard territory with collaborations. Her only charting collab of late is "3-Way (The Golden Rule)," a little ... More >>

Will An Army Of Beyoncés Save "Run The World (Girls)" From Chart Oblivion?

​Last night's Billboard Music Awards handed out popularity-contest trophies to the likes of Eminem, Justin Bieber, and Katy Perry, all of whom were rewarded for the copious amounts of radio play and sales they racked up in recent months. But the evening's real winner was probably Beyoncé, who ... More >>

Q&A: Sir Mix-a-Lot Talks "Baby Got Back," Big Butts, and Big Women

In 1992, the Seattle rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot mounted a deeply dented half-peach hill and boasted proudly, defiantly, ravenously: I Like. Big. Butts! And I cannot lie! Nearly 20 years later, "Baby Got Back" still reigns as the big-booty anthem of the 20th century. Although the archetype of feminine pu ... More >>

David Letterman Checking Out His Female Musical Guests: A Brief History

​David Letterman is no stranger to lust: This is a man who had so much sex with his female employees that people once held a rally to get him fired for being a pervert. And though he remains a national treasure, his eyes do tend to wander, even today. On Monday night, British songstress Adele ... More >>

SHE-WOLF SOUNDS OUT

Shakira brings heat to MSG

SOUNDTRACK FOR THE APOCALYPSE

The xx put their rain cloud over Central Park

Will "The Ultimate Chart" Change The Way We Quantify The Ubiquity Of Eminem, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, And Justin Bieber?

​A common complaint about music charts in the post-sales age is that, with their reliance on SoundScan data and airplay numbers, they miss other avenues for popular consumption, from YouTube streams to--shh!--free downloads. BigChampagne, which started off as a service charting the popularity ... More >>

The Long and Ambivalent Genesis of "Waka Waka," the Cameroonian Military Theme Song Shakira Pilfered for Her World Cup Anthem

Note the chanting. Ace critic Jeff Chang points us to the never-less-than-prescient blog of local freeform radio titans WFMU, where one intrepid writer traces the origins of "Waka Waka"--the song now famous for providing the base text for Shakira's official/abysmal World Cup anthem "Waka Waka (Thi ... More >>

Week in Review: Sign of Victory

One of these dudes is noticeably less enthusiastic than all the other dudes. Photo by Nate "Igor" Smith​In the week we interviewed an actual fitness instructor about the theoretical plausibility of exercising to Sleigh Bells, we also penned a Twitter-based ode to Erykah Badu's habitual latenes ... More >>

On Christina Aguilera's "Woohoo," Featuring A Particularly Agitated Nicki Minaj

It's true that Christina was a bit more interesting back when everyone thought this was her, but to be fair, this tune, pledged to her upcoming Bionic, is better than the last track to surface, though no less libidinous: "Woohoo" refers to a part of the female anatomy, you see. ("You don't even ne ... More >>

Getting Child-Murdered In An M.I.A. Video May Not Be the Best Career Decision, It Turns Out

This image brought to you by Hipster Runoff--who else?​And the award for best coverage of red-headed actors who are executed at close range in M.I.A. videos goes to TMZ, who not only tracked down and interviewed the burgeoning Ian Hamrick last week ("he sounds like a 50-year-old philosopher as ... More >>

American Idol Season 9: Live-Blogging the Top 6 Results

Frank Micelotta / FOXShakira goes country, kind of​"Picture this:" says Ryan Seacrest. "Rascal Flatts and Shakira." I'm picturing it, I'm getting up, I'm turning off my TV. Sigh. If only that were an option. Instead, I can't actually look away from the trainwreck that is another results show ... More >>

Listen To Hot Chip And Scritti Politti's Green Gartside Covering Shakira's "She Wolf," Which You Have To Admit Makes A Lot Of Sense

​Well this is just delightful. (Site's a little screwy -- click under "Latest Tracks" on the right.) Pretty wan "A-Wooooo!" howls, it must be said, though perhaps that's part of the point. It's frankly nice just to hear this song without having to watch Shakira hump an amp, which you think wou ... More >>

Hope for Haiti raises $58 million

HeraldScotland​Friday's telethon for disaster relief in Haiti raised $58 million dollars as of Saturday, according to organizers, who say that they haven't counted all the donations yet. The total also doesn't include money from iTunes sales of the concert ($2.99, by the way, and totally worth ... More >>

HIPS DON’T LIE

Leave the shaking to the experts

This Week's Voice: The Pixies, R. Kelly and Devendra Banhart, Victim in Pain at 25, Up In the Air, and More

The Pixies, their generation's nostalgia-pimping gold standard. Photo by Jared Gruenwald​In this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla goes in for some belated nostalgia with the Pixies and Doolittle, Drew Hinshaw compares sexual pervert artistes R. Kelly and Devendra Banhart, Jason Buhrmester re ... More >>

The Decapitator Beheaded DJ AM in a Rather Ill-Advised NYC Adbust

The Decapitator's Flickr stream The impish genius of the Decapitator, an anonymous street artist who's captured imaginations by skillfully beheading smug advertisements in major metropolitan areas, has been that the objects of his scorn seemed to deserve it. (Metaphorically speaking, of course.) Ca ... More >>

In Praise of Shakira's Mesmerizingly Goofy She Wolf

The Decapitator's Flickr stream The impish genius of the Decapitator, an anonymous street artist who's captured imaginations by skillfully beheading smug advertisements in major metropolitan areas, has been that the objects of his scorn seemed to deserve it. (Metaphorically speaking, of course.) Ca ... More >>

Thank You, LDM Readers!

You've entertained me so heartily with your wit, your homilies, and your down-to-the-gut class, and as a treat, I'm giving you a week off! Yes, I'm taking a vacation week, kids, so I can build up to the turkey club sandwich I'm planning for Thursday, and then I can have all day Friday to expel it f ... More >>

Contest: Find the Decapitated Shakira in a Union Square Bookstore

Image via the decapitator's photostream​The mysterious street artist known only as the Decapitator is in town, decapitating things. The culture jammer caused a huge stir in London last year, after Carrie Bradsaw was seen carrying her own head in a detourned version of a Sex and the City advert ... More >>

We Found That Decapitated Shakira Rolling Stone. (Hint: Try the Magazine-Rack Art Section.)

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

Free Will Astrology: September 30 through October 6

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

Why?+Owen Weaver+Flexible Trio

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

Why Would Musicians Use Steroids?

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

The VMAs: A Running Diary

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

Status Ain't Hood's Quarterly Report: The Year's Best Singles

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

More Melting-Pot Jams From Jovial L.A. Hip-Churners

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

Beyonce: Back to Pop Stardom

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

L-Bars

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

Music Videos: Epic Once Again

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

The MTV Video Music Awards: A Running Diary

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

Slightly Grey Feisty Females Strut Their Sassiest Stuff

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

Dean's List

Quick refresher: the Decapitator, the street artist lauded for lopping the heads off actresses, Disney kids, rappers in glibly depicted advertisements, is currently in New York City. (Think Poster Boy with frequent-flyer miles and a dark wit.) Already from this visit, a headless Shakira has been s ... More >>

A Hot Little Weirdo

Spunky, brainy Colombian sexpot rides her bicycle down the cobblestone street of your mind

Eddytor's Dozen

Spunky, brainy Colombian sexpot rides her bicycle down the cobblestone street of your mind

The American Music Awards: A Running Diary

Spunky, brainy Colombian sexpot rides her bicycle down the cobblestone street of your mind

Golden Oldies

Retracing life's journeys, proving youth ain't everything

Burning Bush

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Music

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Guadalajara Won't Do

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Listings

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Popstakes

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Letters

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River Deep, Freckle High

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