Katy Perry is enjoying her new found success so much, that she plans to never ditch her pop sound and move in a different musical direction.
Previously, the singer released a Christian album back in 2001, but after scoring a worldwide hit in the form of I Kissed A Girl, she intends to never change style.
"I love pop music," Perry is quoted as saying. "I've been around kids that hate selling records and enjoy being the starving artist."
"But I want to play stadiums. I want to sell records. I want to be a pop girl!"
Katy recently revealed that she is now bombarded by kiss requests from female fans, because of the lyrics to her hit single.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Parsippany hip hop dancer staging show with MTV
But when he was away from the rink, East, now 21, practiced his footwork in another area, honing his growing skills as a break dancer at clubs and studios in central New Jersey.
It was more or less a hobby, which a lot of people knew me for, the township resident said. It wasn't as serious until my senior year.
Three years removed from his high school graduation, East, a college student in Baltimore,, got the chance of a lifetime for a young dancer and the thrill of performing for a national televised audience.
As a member of a hip hop dance troupe that recently vied to be America's Best Dance Crew on MTV, East strutted his stuff with his five-member group, the Boogie Bots, while millions across the country tuned in.
The Washington, D.C.-based group was eliminated from the competition in the seventh episode, but East found the experience -- which taped on a Los Angeles soundstage over the past two months -- to be amazing and humbling.
It really was probably the biggest learning experience of my life, said East. We grew a lot as a group together; individually we matured a lot more and learned a lot about Hollywood ... everything that goes along with the entertainment industry, the good and the bad. We definitely had to deal with it.
The Boogie Bots' growth included enduring weekly criticism from the judges of the show -- hip hop choreographer Shane Sparks, rapper L'il Mama and pop star J.C. Chasez of 'N Sync -- as well as coping with their newfound fame.
We were the youngest group on the show and had the least amount of people, explained East. All the other groups had more members, and a lot of dancers were more established, in terms of their experience and training.
The format of the show, which airs on Thursday nights and is hosted by Dancing With the Stars alum Mario Lopez, allows viewers to vote for their favorite street dance crew.
The show, now in its second season, is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson. It began in June with 10 dance troupes who were chosen out of thousands who auditioned nationwide. The competition currently is down to the final two groups.
During the Boogie Bots' final week, the group performed with guest rapper Missy Elliott, but were physically and mentally spent by the grueling schedule, East said.
America's Best Dance Crew tapes two days before the show airs on MTV, and the time before and after the shoot is spent choreographing new routines to music selected by the producers for each weekly challenge, East said.
Depending on the challenge and the music and the story we were trying to tell, (choreographing) could take one night or a whole week, East said. It was 14-hour days and maybe four or five hours of sleep every night. You'd wake up and go back to dancing.
Each member of the all-male Boogie Bots brings his own specialty of hip hop to the group. For East, who was known as Boogiemind on the show, his forte is locking, a highly energetic technique that has its roots in Soul Train. Hip hop music in MTV
Boogie Bots member Miguel J Migs Almario said East has an innate sense for the music.
It was more or less a hobby, which a lot of people knew me for, the township resident said. It wasn't as serious until my senior year.
Three years removed from his high school graduation, East, a college student in Baltimore,, got the chance of a lifetime for a young dancer and the thrill of performing for a national televised audience.
As a member of a hip hop dance troupe that recently vied to be America's Best Dance Crew on MTV, East strutted his stuff with his five-member group, the Boogie Bots, while millions across the country tuned in.
The Washington, D.C.-based group was eliminated from the competition in the seventh episode, but East found the experience -- which taped on a Los Angeles soundstage over the past two months -- to be amazing and humbling.
It really was probably the biggest learning experience of my life, said East. We grew a lot as a group together; individually we matured a lot more and learned a lot about Hollywood ... everything that goes along with the entertainment industry, the good and the bad. We definitely had to deal with it.
The Boogie Bots' growth included enduring weekly criticism from the judges of the show -- hip hop choreographer Shane Sparks, rapper L'il Mama and pop star J.C. Chasez of 'N Sync -- as well as coping with their newfound fame.
We were the youngest group on the show and had the least amount of people, explained East. All the other groups had more members, and a lot of dancers were more established, in terms of their experience and training.
The format of the show, which airs on Thursday nights and is hosted by Dancing With the Stars alum Mario Lopez, allows viewers to vote for their favorite street dance crew.
The show, now in its second season, is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson. It began in June with 10 dance troupes who were chosen out of thousands who auditioned nationwide. The competition currently is down to the final two groups.
During the Boogie Bots' final week, the group performed with guest rapper Missy Elliott, but were physically and mentally spent by the grueling schedule, East said.
America's Best Dance Crew tapes two days before the show airs on MTV, and the time before and after the shoot is spent choreographing new routines to music selected by the producers for each weekly challenge, East said.
Depending on the challenge and the music and the story we were trying to tell, (choreographing) could take one night or a whole week, East said. It was 14-hour days and maybe four or five hours of sleep every night. You'd wake up and go back to dancing.
Each member of the all-male Boogie Bots brings his own specialty of hip hop to the group. For East, who was known as Boogiemind on the show, his forte is locking, a highly energetic technique that has its roots in Soul Train. Hip hop music in MTV
Boogie Bots member Miguel J Migs Almario said East has an innate sense for the music.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Pop music star Seo Tai-ji and his new album
“When asked about Seo Tai-ji, teens say, ‘Who is that guy?’ The name represents an icon for Korean teens… That means I’ve gotten old enough; still, I should know better.”
Korean pop music icon Seo Tai-ji held a news conference at a Seoul hotel yesterday morning to promote his eighth album ”Atomos Part Moai” released July 29.
As part of Seo Taiji and Boys, the singer enjoyed monster popularity in Korea in the 1990s. The progressive group was a pioneer of Korean hip hop, and its influence on the Korean pop scene is still felt today.
Seo, 36, has held two concerts despite his aversion to the public eye unless he releases an album. Thus speculation is growing over whether his lifestyle is a staged part of his “mysticism marketing.”
“When I got the spotlight, I was young and not prepared to face the public,” he said. “I chose not to hang out and stayed home instead. This has become part of my personality. It has nothing to do with marketing strategy. These days, I can hang around without getting much attention. I like it.” Seo Tai-ji is a leading pop music star today.
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