Katy Perry

Mugshots Friday: The Ol' Purple Eyebrow

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that ... More >>

Ten Reasons the Grammys Actually Didn't Suck

We're experiencing a lot of weird feelings right now. We're not exactly sure how to cope with these emotions. But they say the first step to getting over your problem is admitting you have one. So deep breath ... Here we go. We actually enjoyed the 55th annual Grammy Awards. OMG, please don't ju ... More >>

The XX at Fillmore Miami Beach February 5

Top Ten Pop Twitter Twats: From Bruno to Britney and Bieber

The battle of the mindless pop star drones is real and gory, and the bloody fields of war are found on constantly refreshing Twitter feeds. Lady Gaga and her little monsters have just been unseated as the most obnoxious and numerous fans on the planet. Justin Bieber and his army of Beliebers have s ... More >>

Dumbest Shit in Music 2012!

Let's face it. The world of music is a really dumb place, and we should know. Here at Crossfade, we spend the majority of our time sifting through the deserted wasteland of pop culture, and it ain't lookin' too good out there. This year felt like a particularly dumb year too. Maybe it was all this ... More >>

Six Richest Ladies in the Music Business: From Katy Perry to Rihanna and Britney Spears

Who's that get-it girl rakin' in all those millions? Forbes just released its list of filthiest rich bitches, counting down the leading ladies with the most cake. No surprise, Oprah tops the chart. But six musically inclined females nestled up behind her. Well, about $100 million behind. So which ... More >>

MTV Video Music Awards 2012's Big Winners and Even Bigger Losers

If, last night, you shouted, "Screw crappy pop!" and chose Barack, then you've probably got no effing idea who won and lost at the MTV Video Music Awards. Luckily, we here at Crossfade own a DVR. So while watching Obama goin' hard at the Democratic National Convention, we were also keeping track of ... More >>

Beacon at Bardot Miami September 8

Beacon on Covering Katy Perry: "We Came to Know Nothing of Her From the Music"

Katy Perry sings catchy songs, likes candy, wears fun outfits, and will cure your acne via mail order. But if Katy Perry is the one thing keeping you from enjoying Katy Perry's music, Beacon's got the solution for you. The Brooklyn-based duo's Thomas Mullarney and Jacob Gossett are picking up a l ... More >>

MTV Announces Video Music Awards Nominees, Snub Rick Ross

Like the History Channel, MTV is lying about itself. Despite their respective names, programming is anything but historical or musical. For example, Teen Mom and Snooki and JWoww are reality-ish shows, and they're light-years away from MTV's traditional business model built around a 24-hour music ... More >>

Is John Mayer Making His Weird Faces in Katy Perry's Bedroom?

It's on! Guitar-slingin' Petri dish John Mayer is supposedly dating Katy Perry. Hearing about this combination of America's favorite sugar-frosted singer and Mayer is about as appetizing as munching on a strawberry Pop Tart that's been used as a urinal cake. According to femalefirst.co.uk, Mayer ha ... More >>

Eight Richest Musicians in Their Teens and 20s

See also "The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre." Just two months after naming "World's Most Powerful Celebrities," Forbes is back on the arbitrary list beat and ranking the "Highest-Paid Stars under 30." Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber made a combined $122 mi ... More >>

Cookie Monster Sings "Share It Maybe" (Video)

Carly Rae Jepsen's ode to romance-novel covers features the singer fantasizing about her buff, tattooed gardener. The song was Katy Perry-cute and pretty forgettable once you were out of the car.We guess, however, the tune got trapped inside the small one-track mind of a certain sweets-loving monste ... More >>

The 15 Richest Musicians: From Jay-Z to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Dr. Dre

Forbes just released its list of the "World's Most Powerful Celebrities," a somewhat arbitrary compilation that ranks everyone from athletes to movie stars to radio personalities "based on entertainment-related earnings plus media visibility (exposure in print, television, radio and online)." Acco ... More >>

Odd Future at the Fillmore Miami Beach March 17

Architecture in Helsinki at Grand Central November 11

Ten Pop Topics That Need a Beavis and Butt-Head Bunghole Ripping

MTV.comYou might remember Beavis and Butt-Head as the greatest minds of Generation X. The adolescent twosome took a hard look at '90s music videos. They were thoughtful cultural commentators who said "huh, huh, huh" a bunch.The goofy duo are returning to television this October. And creator Mike Jud ... More >>

Ten Reasons the MTV Video Music Awards Are a Total Joke

​The MTV Video Music Awards are a sham. Every year, the network interrupts its regularly scheduled scraping-the-barrel reality television programming to pretend that there are people over at MTV who actually listen to music. To soften the blow of turning its focus away from pregnant teens and p ... More >>

Six Greatest Weirdo Pop Queens of All Time

Last.fmRolling Stone created a Queen of Pop Index, ranking the top 16 female pop recording artists of the last two years by examining, according to them, "album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards, and ... More >>

Katy Perry at the BankAtlantic Center June 11

Tiny Pop Star Terra Jole is Mini-Gaga and Mini-Britney! And Wait, She's Mini-Katy Too!

Karl Giant​At four feet, two inches tall, Terra Jole is definitely one of the tinier pop stars in the game. Though she makes her living impersonating big names like Gaga, Britney, and now Katy Perry, she's a true talent, performing all of these pop goddesses' songs live onstage. When Jole's not ... More >>

Pop Goes the Crunk

Caligula Brings the Wobble for The Corruption Mixtape

​The wobbly bass line is just as important to dupstep as analog sounds were to French electro-house. So you can't fault Caligula, the local dynamic duo of Obi Tawil and Mike Larson, for always featuring it prominently. However, with The Rise EP, which was released in March, Tawil and Larson ... More >>

The Overthrow's Ivory Tower at the 1111 Building, March 23

​After this initially funny article in the New York Times, parties continue to roll on in South Beach at World's Fanciest Parking Garage -- i.e. the Herzog & de Meuron-designed 1111 building at the corner of Lincoln and Alton Roads. To be fair, for a parking garage, it's pretty beautiful.Yeste ... More >>

Five Crap Pop Hits Worse Than Rebecca Black's "Friday"

Is Rebecca Black really pop music's worst offender?​Six million of you have already endured it. Gawker asked if it was "the worst music video ever." Meanwhile, foreign press like The Sydney Morning Herald wonders why it has overtaken the Japanese earthquake and tsunami devastation on Twitter.Of co ... More >>

Who Wants a Free CD Full of Katy Perry, Pitbull, and Wacka Flocka Flame Hits?

NOW That's What I Call Pop Appeal!​If you're the kind of weirdo who still owns a "compact disc player," then you're probably also the kind of weirdo who still listens to "commercial pop radio." Well, amazing news for you! We're giving away two new CDs from the ubiquitous NOW compilation series. ... More >>

Miami DJ Josh LeCash Takes on Tacos, Mexican Tweens, and Katy Perry

It's Le'Cash ... say it right!​Miami isn't a city in need of superstar DJs. On any given night in any given nightclub, big-shot disc jocks flock to this Magic City for hot chicks, endless bottle service, and the best nightlife this side of Ibiza. So what's stopping a 24-year-old Florida native wi ... More >>

IDMA 2011 Nominees Announced and Crossfade Picks the Winners

James Murphy deserves an IDMA or two.​Every year, coinciding with Winter Music Conference, the International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) recognizes those who make electronic music great. Sure, it's not exactly the Grammys or MTV's Video Music Awards. But dammit, it's a homegrown awards show and tha ... More >>

Jingle Ball 2010 Gets Katy Perry, Enrique Iglesias, B.O.B. Together for the Holidays

Photo by Sayre BermanKaty Perry is a naughty Santa.​Miami seemed to be in a post-Basel slump this weekend. Things were eerily quiet. Still, there was the Y100 Jingle Ball at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. The annual holiday concert brought together a who's who of chart-toppers including Kat ... More >>

Katy Perry and the Y100 Jingle Ball at BankAtlantic Center December 11

Eminem and Bruno Mars Lead the Grammy Nominations, While Miami Gets No Love

via eminem.com​Eminem was the name on everyone's lips during last night's Grammy nominations special. The Detroit rapper stole the show with ten nominations. They included nods for Record of the Year (for "Love the Way You Lie"), Album of the Year (for Recovery), Best Rap Solo Performance (for ... More >>

Ten More Killer Halloween Parties: Greasers, Lingerie, Ciara, Teairra Mari, and Casual Sax

Image via mptvimages.com Get down like a greaser. ​If our first list of Halloween shindigs wasn't enough to satisfy that party craving, check out ten more gatherings that may do the trick. It's Crossfade's treat. Halloween at Buck15. Sunday, October 31, at 10 p.m. The best costume of the nigh ... More >>

Dancey Dance Time

Producer Greg Wells Says New Rachel Goodrich Album Finished

Rachel Goodrich​Last year, we told you how music producer Greg Wells (Katy Perry, Mika, Pink, Rufus Wainwright, Deftones, and more) had been working with local musician Rachel Goodrich on her follow-up to Tinker Toys. Recent, Wells tweeted an update saying, "The new @Rachel_Goodrich record is done ... More >>

Dolphins to Hold Practice Tonight at Sun Life Stadium (Update: No They Won't)

The Robot Chad Henne​If this past Saturday's seven-on-seven scrimmage is any indication, the Miami Dolphins will go 0-16 and then explode. In a nutshell, the new-look offense starring wide receiver Brandon Marshall was atrocious. Even though Marshall has been dominant during practices, he finished ... More >>

Video: Katy Perry's "California Gurls," Done South Florida Style

We still prefer our South Florida sunshine, Ms. Perry.​You've probably heard -- no, you have heard -- Katy Perry's inescapable new collaboration with Snoop Dogg, the catchy, Dr. Luke-created "California Gurls." And though Floridians can relate a lot to some of Perry's lyrics about sunny weather an ... More >>

Creepy Old Men Star in Most Disturbing "California Gurls" Parody Ever

​Normally, we wouldn't endorse a viral video that includes lyrics like "Sipping gin and prunes/Constipated by the palm trees (can't dump)," but this parody of Katy Perry's "California Gurls" goes beyond the base lyrics into some sort of surreal and deeply disturbing world that'll probably haunt yo ... More >>

Travie McCoy Added to Rihanna Tour; Miami Date at American Airlines Arena July 31

via his MySpace​We're not sure exactly what it is, but there's something about Travie McCoy's comical lyrical stylings that just draws us in. He had us at pancakes when the video for "Cupid's Chokehold" first came out in '06 -- and the Katy Perry cameo didn't hurt, either. (As everyone knows, they ... More >>

Cobra Starship

From the Basement to the Vag

Dear Russian Red, I Love You...

​Dear Russian Red,I want to take this opportunity to proclaim my love for you. I want to shout it from the digital mountaintops, Russian Red, for all the Internet to know. No, not in that pervy admiring you from the cybernetic afar sort of way. Nor in that cute infatuation befitting of a teenager ... More >>

Lady Gaga Celebrating New Year's Eve at James L. Knight Center

​Pop-singer and fashionista Lady Gaga will be coming to the James L. Knight Center in Miami December 31. The diva's recent tour with Kanye West fell through because West "needed a break." Can West just drop out of the limelight for a few months? Get his ego in check?She counts Madonna and Marilyn ... More >>

The Grammy Celebration Tour

Last Night: Katy Perry at Revolution Live

Logan FazioKaty Perry performing at Revolution in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday night. Click here to view the full slide show.Katy PerryWednesday, April 29, 2009Revoluton, Fort LauderdaleKaty Perry is annoying. There's no getting around it. I went to her sold-out show at Revolution Wednesday night with ... More >>

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Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Katy Perry Concert Date at Revolution Changed

(Insert bad joke about Katy Perry being "hot and cold" about when she wants to play Ft. Lauderdale. )Whatever; the basic facts are thus: Katy Perry was originally scheduled to play Revolution as part of her debut headlining tour on Monday, April 27. That date has now been moved two days later, to W ... More >>

Worst Lyrics of 2008

And now it's time for the "I love you like a fat kid loves cake" memorial Worst Lyrics of 2008, March Madness-style tournament, this year a terrifying mélange of appalling oral-sex requests, bargain-bin philosophies, grammatical atrocities, and cringe-inducing pillow talk. To elevate the drama, I ... More >>

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One of the Boys (Capitol)