All Things Music

A MAN REALLY, REALLY WANTS TO LOOK LIKE GAGA

One man may be taking his love of Lady Gaga a little too far. According to www.RadarOnline.com, a Bulgarian man is planning to undergo a sex-change in an attempt to look like the “Bad Romance” singer. The website reports that the 24-year-old is planning on launching a music career after the operation, and has contacted Gaga’s management team about a possible collaboration. Apparently, he’s yet to hear back.

GAGA’S FORMER TOUR MANAGER SPEAKS

Lady Gaga’s former tour manager is making the claim that the pop star was hospitalized six times in 2009 because of her eating habits. In his book, Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga, David Ciemny says that the “Alejandro” singer would not eat for weeks to fit into her costumes, and that she was “physically and mentally” sick. Learn more at www.ContactMusic.com.

LADY GAGA PREPARES FOR THE VMAS

Lady Gaga will head to Los Angeles for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards following her show tomorrow night in Charlottesville, Virginia. She’ll be back out on the road with her Monsters Ball Tour next week with a two-night stand in Philadelphia starting Tuesday. Gaga is nominated for 13 Moon Men at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, which air live on Sunday from the Nokia Theater at 8 PM on MTV.

KATY PERRY WANTS TO BECOME AN ENGLISH CITIZEN

What’s the first thing that Katy Perry is going to do after marrying comedian Russell Brand? The pop star told U-K talk show host Alan Carr that she is going to “apply for dual citizenship.” She said she doesn’t know if she needs to “take a test,” but that she’s sure she could pass because England is like her “second home.”

BONO COULD HAVE BEEN PRIME MINISTER

In his new memoir, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair claims that U2 frontman Bono could have been PM himself. Blair says if Bono had really focused on a political campaign, rather than pop music, he could have been elected. Read more at www.Guardian.co.uk.

KINGS OF LEON ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE & TRACK LISTING!

Get pumped Kings of Leon fans! The band has just announced their new single. It’s called “Radioactive” and is off their forthcoming album, Come Around Sundown, which hits stores on October 19th. There will be 13 tracks on the Come Around Sundown and a deluxe edition of the album will also be available, which will include live songs from the band’s show at London’s Hyde Park back in June. Check out more over at www.KingsofLeon.com.

GET BRANDON FLOWERS ALBUM IN ONE WEEK

One week left until fans of The Killers can pick up frontman Brandon Flowers’ solo album. It’s titled Flamingo and the 10 track record comes out on September 14th. Fans of Flowers should be sure to check out the video for “Crossfire” now at www.BrandonFlowersMusic.com.

LISTEN TO LINKIN PARK’S NEW SONG

Linkin Park’s album A Thousand Suns comes out September 14th, but to satisfy your hunger until then, head over to www.NoiseCreep.com to check out their tune “Wretches and Kings.” The song starts off with a speech about living outside the box. You can get a free download of “Wretches and Kings” by pre-ordering LP’s new disc over at www.LinkinPark.com.

SNOOP DOGG TO TEAM UP WITH KATY PERRY AGAIN

Snoop Dogg has announced plans to work with Katy Perry again after the pair's "California Gurls" collaboration clocked in with six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart earlier this summer. According to OK! magazine, Snoop said the two are trying to get together for a track on his new album and that he has definitely been in contact with her. Snoop’s new record is titled Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary. In a video message sent over producer Swizz Beatz's Twitter account, Snoop announced he's revisiting his classic debut album.