The Crazy Continues...

 Yes, I am going to blog about Lady Gaga. And no, I will not be talking about her awkward sometimes refreshing wardrobe choices.

1.  Lady Gaga’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. She was born in New York City, New York.
2.  Lady Gaga’s inspirations as a singer include Madonna, Michael Jackson, the Queen and David Bowie.
3.  This controversial and intriguing pop star is “left-handed”.
4.  She is unique especially when it comes to fashion where she stated fashion as a source of inspiration for her songwriting and performances.
5.  Lady Gaga was ranked the 73rd Artist of the 2000–2010 decade by Billboard.
6. For the record, as of August 2010, Gaga has sold more than 15 million albums and 51 million singles worldwide.
7.  Time magazine included Lady Gaga in its annual Time 100 list of the most influential people and in the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world.
8. Forbes placed Lady Gaga at number seven on their annual list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
9.  She is of Italian-American descent and the eldest child of Joseph Germanotta, internet entrepreneur, and Cynthia (née Bisset).
10.  At a very tender age of 4, she already knew how to play the piano 
12. When she was 14, she began performing at open mic nights.
13.  Lady gaga is an avid thespian in high school musicals and portrayed lead roles as Philia in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and Adelaide in “Guys and Dolls”.
14.  During her academic life in high school she was "very dedicated, very studious, and much disciplined" and admitted to be "a bit insecure".
15.  This American pop singer was born March 28, 1986 and started performing in the rock music scene of Lower East Side in New York City.
16.  At 17, she enrolled at Tisch School of the Arts New York University and later signed with Streamline Records.
17.  A songwriter herself, her exceptional talent was noticed by another song-writer Akon who recognized her vocal abilities and signed her to his own label, Kon Live Distribution.
18.  Lady Gaga’s debut album is “The Fame”. It was released on August 19, 2008 and reached number one in the UK, Canada, Austria, Germany and Ireland.
19.  The Fame’s first two singles, “Poker Face” and “Just Dance” became international number-one hits, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States as well as the charts of other countries.
20. “The Fame” earned 6 Grammy Award nominations and won the awards for Best Dance Recording and Best Electronic Dance Album for "Poker Face".

'Yonce

 Yo, it's Queen Bey time. Married to Jay-Z with an adorable baby girl, Blue Ivy; this woman is paving ways for strong women everywhere.

1. Her full name is Beyoncé Giselle Carter-Knowles
2. Beyoncé was born in Houston, Texas
3. Her mother Tina is Louisiana Creole, meaning her heritage is French, Irish, African and Native American, she is the direct descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard
4. Beyoncé was named after he mother's maiden name
5. At 8 she also met her future Destiny's child band mates Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Robertson in an audition, they were placed with three other girls as part of the all-girl group Girl's Tyme
6. She was an ambassador for World Humanitarian Day in 2012
7. She starred in MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera - based on the French opera Carmen
8. She played Foxxy Cleopatra, a 70s bombshell, in Austin Powers in Goldmember
9. On April 4th, 2008 she married her rapper/record producer boyfriend Jay-Z
10. Her first solo album was Dangerously in Love
11. Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement earned the Guinness World Book of Records title for most tweets per second
12. Her daughter Blue Ivy Carter was born January 7th 2012
13.  Beyoncé and Jay-Z are friends with President Barack Obama
14. In September 2010 she was named The World's Most Beautiful Woman by People magazine
15. As a solo artist she has sold over 13 million albums in the US
16. Beyoncé is the face of H&M for summer 2013
17. She plays the voice of Queen Tara in the new animated film Epic. 

Started from the Bottom Now We're Here

 You guessed it correctly. The next post is about Drake, or as I like to call him the man who won't hit Rhianna.

1. Drake is just his stage name, his full name is Aubrey Drake Graham.
2. Born October 24, 1986.
3. Drake’s dad is an African American from Memphis, Tennessee while his mom is a Jewish Canadian.
4. He was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.
5. In 2001 Drake began his acting career playing the wheelchair-bound former basketball star Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation, a Canadian TV show about students at a high school.
6. He released his first mixtape Room for Improvement in 2006.
7. In 2007 Drake was the first unsigned Canadian rapper to have a music video featured as BET’s “Joint of the Day” with his first single “Replacement Girl” featuring his friend R&B crooner Trey Songz!
8. When Lil Wayne heard a mixtape of Drake’s he immediately flew him out to Houston to go on tour with the Young Money Crew, but didn’t sign him right away
9. According to the Billboard charts in 2010 Drake sold the most records for any hip hop artist in one week.
10. His First EP So Far Gone peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Chart
11. He’s featured in fellow Canadian hip hop artist K’naan’s “Waving Flag” as part of Young Artists for Haiti.
12. Drake’s latest song Take Care features British musician and DJ Jamie XX from The XX and American beat poet Gil Scott-Heron.
13. There are recent rumors that he’s been spotted out and about romancing former supermodel Tyra Banks. The two were seen spending the day together at an amusement park in California.

  So I'll leave you to decide whether or not to check out the rapper's latest hits. For now, Asian Out!!!

It's Iggy Iz....

 This woman is taking the world by storm. Hailing from Austrailia, the world's best new female rapper, Iggy Azalea.

1. Birth Name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly
2. Date Of Birth: 7 June 1990
3. Nationality: Australian
4. Born: Sydney
5. Raised: Mullumbimby, New South Wales
6. Height: 5′ 10″
7. Occupation: Rapper, songwriter, artist, model
8. Labels: Island Def Jam (US), Virgin EMI (UK), Universal Music Group
9. Agencies: Wilhelmina Models (modeling), Turn First Artists (management), Purple (PR)
10. Siblings: sister Emerald and brother Mathias
11. Favourite Color: Purple
12. Favourite Artists: Tupac, Missy Elliott, Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Redman, Andre 3000, David Bowie, Pink Floyd
13. Fashion Icons: Grace Kelly, Gwen Stefani, Spice Girls, Fran Drescher
14. Claim To Fame: Iggy first gained recognition after the respective music videos for her promotional songs “Pu$$y” and “My World” went viral on YouTube in late 2011.

    This is another added artist to my "Ones to Watch" list. This Austrailia born girl is making waves and taking names. For now, Asian Out!!

Ariana Grande

  This is the newest pop princess to take the scene. She is known for her roles on the Nickeloadean show, Victorious, and Sam and Cat. Here go with another page of facts about the newest teenage craze.

1.  Her name was inspired by Princess Oriana from Felix the Cat.
2. She has a big brother named Frankie James Grande. He is also a performer and producer and went on tour with her as one of her dancers.
3. Her fashion icons are Marylin Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.
4. Her favorite cereal is Cocoa Puffs.
5. She’s allergic to cats (ironically, her character on Victorious loves them and is called Cat). She is also allergic to bananas.
6. She joined Youtube on 1/21/07
7. Her most watched Youtube video is her cover of Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” with over 28,000,000 (28 million) views.
8. She loves Celine Dion and Imogen Heap.
9. She’s a huge techno-junkie and uses Garage Band to create remixes of her favorite songs using an Apple computer, a LOOP keyboard, and a home studio, seen on this video.
10. She’s a fan of the Harry Potter series. Coincidentally, there’s a character named Ariana (Ariana Dumbledore) in the books.
11. Her favorite character in Harry Potter is Luna Lovegood and Draco Malfoy.
12. She loves swimming.
13. She used to collect stuffed animals, hockey pucks, and Halloween masks.
14. Her favorite colors are periwinkle blue, marshmallow white, sea foam green, and coral/pale pink.
15. She is studying Spanish.
16. She is quite famous for her secret talent of impersonations.
17. She currently lives in L.A. 
18. Ariana enjoys watching the hit TV show Gossip Girl.
19. Her first crush was Justin Timberlake (she was three).
20. She has a dog named Coco.
21. She went to her first concert, a Katy Perry concert, in the summer of 2011.
22. She is hypoglycemic (her blood sugar gets low).
23. Ariana put her hands in cement at Planet Hollywood, New York, on December 22th, 2011.
24. Ariana wrote a news article about bullying.
25. Her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate.
26. Her favourite topping is rainbow sprinkles.
27. She thinks penguins are cute.
28. Her favourite subject is science.
29. Her favourite candies are Smarties and Razzles.
30. Her favourite fruit is strawberry.
31. Her favourite types of movies are romance and comedy.

Justin's Gal Pal: Selena Gomez

   The newest rumor about Selena is that she is pregnant. Let's hope the rumors aren't true, but first let's learn a little about Justin's favorite girl.

1. Birth name: Selena Marie Gomez
2. Birthday: July 22nd, 1992(almost 22)
3. Parents: Mandy Teefy (mother) & Brian Teefy (step-father)
4. Nicknames: Sel, Selly
5. Quoted: “Be yourself always, there’s no one better!”
6. Selena’s favourite colour is green.
7. Debuted in Barney & Friends at age 7.
8. Discovered by Disney in a nationwide talent search when she was 10.
9. Appeared in an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and in two episodes of Hannah Montana before landing her own show, The Wizards of Waverly Place.
10. Sings the theme song for The Wizards of Waverly Place, “Everything Is Not What It Seems” & the theme song for Disney’s “Shake It Up!”
11. She has 4 dogs
12. Her favorite candies are Snickers and Good n’ Plenty but she also luvs chocolate.
13. Selena likes hip-hop and punk music.
14. Remains close to her childhood friend and fellow Disney star – Demi Lovato.
15. Selena is of Mexican and Italian decent.
16. She Rescued Her Dog Named Chip From An Animal Shelter.
17. She Enjoys Cheerleading, Surfing And Skateboarding.
18.  Her Favorite Subject Is Science.
19. Her Favorite Sport Is Basketball.
20. Her Role Model And Favorite Actress is Rachel McAdams.
21. While Filming The Animated Movie ‘Horton Hears A Who!’ (2008), She Played Steve Carrell’s Daughter But She Never Got To Meet Him.
22. Before Landing The Role Of Alex Russo in “Wizards Of Waverly Place” (2007), Selena wasn’t a Fan Of Neither Magic Or The Harry Potter Franchise.
23. In The Movie ‘Horton Hears A Who!’ (2008) Selena Played All 90 Of The Mayor’s Daughters.
24. Her Favorite Band Is Paramore.

The Billboard Music Awards

        The BBMAs were on last night and I just wanted to write about some facts about the artist that were featured there so here we go. Starting at first is the teen favorite, Justin Bieber. 

1. Justin Bieber full name is Justin Drew Bieber
2. He was born March 1st, 1994 (17 years old).
3. His nicknames: J-Beebs, Justin, JB, Biebs, Bieber, Beebs
4. His mother name is Pattie Mallette
5. His father name is Jeremy Bieber
6. His dad plays guitar, and his mom sings.
7. He wanted to buy a house for his mom when he first earned $1,000,000.
8. His favorite TV show is smallville..
9. His favorite colors are blue and purple
10. His favorite food is spaghetti
11. He speaks fluent French
12. He is claustrophobic – fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces, eg: closet, elevators ;)
13. He prefers Macs over PCs
14. His favorite music is R&B and Pop
15. His favorite artists; Usher, Michael Jackson, BoysIImen, Stevie Wonder.
16. His celebrity crush is Beyonce.
17. His favorite drink is orange juice
18. He has a half sister named Jazmine/jazzy & brother names jaxon
19. He is a lefty
20. He likes captain crunch (with berries)
21. He can count to ten in German
22. His shoe size is 7 and a half
23. He likes sporty, active, nice, down to earth girls.
24. He likes sour patch kids
25. He grew up in Canada (Stratford Ontario)
26. He is signed by Usher. Justin Timberlake was reportedly in the running to sign Bieber.
27. His label is Island def jam.
28. He likes playing soccer.
29. He likes to skateboard
30. His first CD came out in Novemeber 17th 2009
31. He would date anyone he falls in love with.
32. He plays four instruments; guitar, piano, drums and trumpet
33. He raised 150,000 lbs of food for food Bank, with the help of his fans.

Foster the People

        Supermodel is the name of the game and Foster the People play this game well. Coming off of their debut very well. Their first album titled, Torches, had hits such as Pumped Up Kicks and Don't Stop, was a success in its own. Recently hitting Platinum on the music charts, the group had to find a strong way to follow up their first success. After Pumped Up Kicks, the band became famous very quickly and found themselves needing a manager and a label.
        Mark Foster, the front man for the group, decided to manage the band's affairs in North America but signed a record deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing for affairs outside of North America. Their new managers at Sony wanted to push for a tour to get the group exposed and out in the open. Little did they know it would be a struggle because the band had little to non with their experience in performing in a tour setting. This brings us to the point, what type of music are they?
        Foster the People are classified as Rock/Alternative known as Alt/Rock. They have been nominated for several awards and have even won a few. Their biggest award was at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards where they won Top Rock Song with Pumped Up Kicks.
        This group is dynamic so I suggest you keep your eyes on them. I recommend that you take notice because soon this group will be taking over. For now, Asian out!!!