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Grammys Nominees: Gayer Than Ever

From Gay Icons Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga & Katy Perry, Diva of all Divas & Gay Icon Cher, Comedienne Kathy Griffin, Straight Ally Adam Levine, to British superstar Adele. It sure seems like Music’s Greatest Day is gonna be so Gay (not that award shows aren’t full of glitter, hot dancers, gay writers, etc).

• Adele is up with 6 Nominations this year: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album & Best Short Form Music Video.
• Lady Gaga is up with 3 Nominations: Album Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance & Best Pop Vocal Album.
• Katy Perry is up with 2 Nominations: Record Of The Year & Best Pop Solo Performance.
• Pink is up with 1 Nomination: Best Pop Solo Performance.
• Barbra Streisand is up with 2 Nominations: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album & Best Instrumental Arrangement.

• Cher is up with 1 Nomination: Best Song Written For Visual Media.
• Kathy Griffin is up with 1 Nomination: Best Comedy Album.
• The Glee Cast is up for 1 Nomination: Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media.
• Christina Aguilera is up for 2 Nomination: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (alongside with Maroon 5) & Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media.
• The Broadway hit show “The Book Of Mormon” is up with 1 Nomination: Best Musical Theater Album.
• Betty White is up with 1 Nomination: Best Spoken Word Album.
• Swedish Superstar Robyn is up with 1 Nomination: Best Dance/Electronica Album.

• Maroon 5 is up with 1 Nomination: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (with Christina Aguilera).
• Latin Supestar (and Straight Ally) René Pérez Joglar’s (aka “Residente”) Band “Calle 13” is up with 1 Nomination: Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album.
• Gregg Allman (Ex-member of The Allman Brothers Band, and Cher’s ex-husband) is up with 1 Nomination: Best Blues Album.

For the complete list of Nominees, click here.

Song Of The Day: Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me

Song Of The Day: Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera -Moves Like Jagger

I know, I know. It’s been all about Adam Levine today. So what?

Meet The Voice’s Gay Contestants

The Advocate reports:

For 10 seasons of American Idol, fans in search of a gay superstar have almost always had to wait until a contestant was kicked off for him to come out — even when the guyliner, teased hair, and viral videos of same-sex lip locks made it pretty obvious.
There’s no need to wait on NBC’s new vocal competition, The Voice. The show boasts four gay contestants — two men and two women — heading into the battle round, where they will be coached by the likes of Blake Shelton, Cee Lo, Christina Aguilera, and Adam Levine. And while a couple of them might be eliminated in the next few weeks (in the battle round, teams of eight are whittled down to four when teammates face each other in a sing-off), chances that there will be a lesbian or gay singer competing to become the first “Voice” are strong.
Meet Vicci Martinez, Nakia, Tyler Robinson, and Beverly McClellan.

Gay Mormon Contestant Comes Out To Father On The Voice

Aguilera Honored by Weho Gay Bar 

The Advocate reports:

Christina Aguilera is the first to be honored on the Gay Walk of Fame at the West Hollywood gay bar, The Abbey.
PerezHilton.com reports on the honor for theBurlesque star and Dave Cooley for contributions to gay culture.
“Tonight, her hand and foot prints will be put into cement, where she’ll be immortalized during the world famous gay bar’s West Hollywood Premiere Party,” according to the blog.

Gay Walk Of Fame? Ok. Well, not saying she’s not deserving or anything , I love her, but aren’t there a few Gay Icons to be considered first? Cher, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross, Sir Elton John, Tina Turner & Dolly Parton are just a few names that come to my mind. But whatever.

Song Of The Day: Christina Aguilera - Beautiful

Queerty reports:

Christiana Aguilera’s 2004 Linda Perry-penned single “Beautiful,” which features a couple homos kissing and a man putting on women’s clothing, is the most “empowering” song of the last decade, according to a survey from the British advocacy group Stonewall. In second was Boyzone’s “Better,” which had the late member Stephen Gately appearing with another man. Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” came in third. Funny how Xtina’s brand of freaks resonated more than Gaga’s little monsters, ey?

Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Shine in ‘The Voice’ Promo

Billboard reports:

With “American Idol” getting down to its top 10 contestants later this week, NBC has unveiled the first promo for its own vocal talent competition, “The Voice.” The Carson Daly-hosted show, which features Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and Blake Shelton as “coaches,” premieres April 26.
“I love that it’s based purely on their voice,” Aguilera gushes in the commercial, which shows the four judges sitting in the red chairs with their backs to the auditioning singers. Shelton explains that the gimmick allows the coaches to not worry about the appearance of the contestants, while Levine counters, “Remember the 70s? There was some sketchy-looking people with some gorgeous voices.”
 
While “The Voice’s” blindfolded auditions switches up the “Idol” blueprint, a familiar face from the hit Fox show will be showing up on NBC: Frenchie Davis, the “Idol” season two star who was disqualified early in the final round. According to EW, Davis auditioned during a taping last Thursday (Mar. 17) while singing Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” and while Green, Levine and Shelton rejected the singer, Aguilera passed her through to the next round.

This sounds different, in a good way. I’d watch it.

Aguilera Arrested for Public Intoxication 

The Advocate reports:

Christina Aguilera was arrested in West Hollywood Tuesday morning for public intoxication, according to TMZ.
The singer was riding in the car with her boyfriend Matthew Rutler, who was arrested with a DUI. According to law enforcement sources, Aguilera appeared to be “extremely intoxicated” and was “unable to take care of herself.”
Tabloids have reported friends of the “Beautiful” singer have been trying to get her to check into a rehab facility for months. According to reports, Aguilera would not have been arrested if her driver hadn’t been drunk.
According to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, Rutler’s bail was set at $30,000.
Aguilera was arrested at 2:45 AM and booked at the West Hollywood Sheriff’s substation on a misdemeanor charge.

Oh my… I hope she doesn’t shave her head anytime soon. Flashback? Anyone?

Aretha Franklin Tribute (Live at Grammy Awards 2011)

Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Florence Welch, Yolonda Adams & Martina McBride

Song Of The Day: Christina Aguilera &

Tony Bennett - Stepping Out

Burlesque Bloopers

Golden Globes

Burlesque has been nominated for three Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, and two nominations for Best Original Song for “Bound to You” and “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me.” Click the link to see the full list of nominations.

cherlism:

Cher Dares To Bare As Demure Christina Aguilera Laughs Off Nude Photo Scandal

Only Cher can get away with it. Flawless.