Kid Cudi Drops Out of Gaga’s ‘Monster Ball’ Tour

Once again, Lady Gaga will have to find another touring partner amidst controversy.

You may recall that Gaga was originally going to co-headline a tour with Kanye West, but that came to an end following Kanye’s outburst against Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs.

Now, Kid Cudi, Gaga’s opening act, has dropped out of the tour following an incident in which he punched a fan in the face during a recent concert in Vancouver, although his reps released a statement suggesting the incident has nothing to do with Cudi’s departure.

The statement says –

“Kid Cudi has decided to take an early leave of absence from Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball tour, in order to balance his schedule surrounding the recording of his next album and acting commitments…Cudi does not want to disappoint his fans and will move forward with his individual show dates in December and throughout the month of January.”

What do you think? Was Cudi cut from the tour because of his violent outburst?

Kid Cudi Punches Fan During Show

Things got a little heated during a Kid Cudi show this past weekend in Vancouver.

After a fan began throwing garbage onto the stage, Cudi did his best Chris Brown impression and punched the fan in the face! How many times do we have to say that violence is not the answer?

Rumor has it that Cudi punched the wrong fan!

I smell a lawsuit…

Check out the punch –

Lady Gaga And Beyoncé Team Up Again!

More details of Lady Gaga’s upcoming re-release of her album The Fame Monster have emerged and the new tracklist includes a track with Beyoncé!

Check out the new tracklist:

1. Bad Romance 04:55
2. Alejandro 04:37
3. Monster 04:09
4. Speechless 04:30
5. Dance In The Dark 04:48
6. Telephone (Featuring Beyoncé) 03:40
7. So Happy I Could Die 03:55
8. Teeth 03:40

Also, Gaga’s new smash hit single ‘Bad Romance’ is officially available on iTunes today! Click HERE to download it!

New Details On Lady Gaga’s Upcoming Tour ‘The Monster Ball’

Lady Gaga revealed new details on her upcoming tour entitled The Monster Ball to Rolling Stone. She also discussed the re-release of her debut album The Fame Monster.

Can you talk about the songs on The Fame Monster?
This is a new album. It’s eight songs, I could have put more songs on it, but I just decided not to because I thought they fit beautifully together. I’m really excited about all my new work, and I’ve been going through some really wonderful times and some really rough times all at once, so it’s been really good for my artistry. On the re-release, I wrote this song called “Speechless,”which I think is the best song I’ve ever written. It’s about my dad, it’s a really beautiful ballad. It’s piano-driven, and there’s no beat on it, it’s all live instruments. I produced it with Ron Fair, so we did a full live orchestra, recorded everything with live drums, live guitar and bass with me playing piano. We got that really organic, delicious feeling.

What was the thinking behind The Monster Ball?
I wanted to really put together a show that would be the most beautiful, expensive-looking, delicious show, but that my fans wouldn’t have to pay a ton of money to come see. So we’re playing a few nights in a row. I’ve got super loyal fans, so I feel this tremendous obligation to take care of them.

You said it was a pop-electro opera.
Yeah. It’s the first ever, so it’s really whatever I want it to be. The theatrics and story elements are in the style of an opera. Imagine if you could take the sets of an opera, which are very grand and very beautiful, and put them through a pop-electro lens. The design of the show is very, very forward, very, very innovative. I’ve been thinking about ways to play with the shape of this stage and change the way that we watch things. So what I’ve done is I’ve designed a stage with Haus of Gaga that is essentially a frame with forced perspective, and the frame is put inside the stage. It’s got kind of a triangular inset, like a diamond, and everywhere we’re playing, the dimensions fit this box that I’m bringing, so it’s this giant box that fits into every show. So no matter where I go, my fans get the same experience. So often you go into theaters and there’s ambient light flying in from all sorts of places, and the audience is in different spots, and the stage is in different shapes and lengths and widths and depths, so this is a way for me to control all the light and all of the different elements of the show. The theme of the show is evolution.

Were there elements of the Fame Kills Tour with Kanye West that were going to be in The Monster Ball?
I’m certainly inspired by what we were doing, but I made a decision based on integrity not to use any of the things that we had designed together.

New Music: Lady Gaga ‘Bad Romance’

Lady Gaga’s latest single ‘Bad Romance’ off of her upcoming re-released album The Fame Monster is on the fast track to topping the charts.

Before it’s official release, there were several bad versions of the track leaked online, but now that the official release is taking over the radio, fans are going crazy for the Princess of Pop’s new music.

Check out ‘Bad Romance’ –

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New Music: Lady Gaga ‘Alejandro’

As reported, Lady Gaga will be re-releasing her debut album with 8 completely new tracks for fans to enjoy.

Even though Gaga’s The Fame Monster won’t be out until November 24th, we’ve got one of her brand new tracks ‘Alejandro’ for you to check out.

Listen to ‘Alejandro’ –

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Lady Gaga Announces New Tour

From the Lady’s official website:

“International pop superstar Lady Gaga today announced plans for her next North American tour, entitled “The Monster Ball.” The tour will begin on November 27 in Montreal, and will wind up on January 21, 2010 in Gaga’s hometown, New York City. Kid Cudi will be the supporting act for the entire tour.

Says Lady Gaga, “The Haus of Gaga had been designing ‘The Monster Ball’ for premiere in 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, but due to diligent work and preparation, ‘The Monster Ball’ will begin on November 27 in Montreal. ‘The Monster Ball’ is a multimedia artistic experience in the style of the first-ever ‘pop electro opera.’”

Lady Gaga will release a re-package of her breakthrough album, The Fame, called The Fame Monster, earlier that week, on November 23. The re-package will include eight brand new songs, including the club-banging first single “Bad Romance.” Continues Lady Gaga, “A message to all my little monsters: The Fame Monster will come out four days before the first live show. You have exactly 96 hours to learn all of the lyrics so you can sing along. Dress accordingly.”

The dates for “The Monster Ball” are:

November 27 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada – The Bell Center
November 28 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Air Canada Center
November 29 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – Scotiabank Place
December 01 – Boston, MA – Wang Center
December 02 – Boston, MA – Wang Center
December 03 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna
December 09 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
December 10 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
December 13 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic
December 18 – Las Vegas, NV – TBD
December 19 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Sports Arena
December 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre
December 29 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theater
December 31 – Miami, FL – Knight Center
January 03 – Orlando, FL – The Hard Rock
January 07 – St. Louis, MO – The Fox
January 08 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
January 09 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
January 12 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theater
January 16 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata
January 20 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
January 21 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall”

Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 Track List Unveiled

Looks like Jay-Z’s got an incredible list of collaborations on his upcoming album, Blueprint 3.

We’ve already heard ‘Run This Town’ which features Rihanna and Kanye West, but this is just the beginning. Upcoming tracks include “Empire State of Mind” with Alicia Keys, “Real As It Gets” with Young Jeezy, “On to the Next One” with Swizz Beatz and “Off That” with Drake. Pharrell (“So Ambitious”) and ‘Ye (“Hate”) also make appearances, Jay-Z also has a lot of new talent as well, from Kid Cudi (“Already Home”) to Mr Hudson (“Young Forever”) and rapper J. Cole (“A Star Is Born”).

Jay-Z’s album drops September 11th.

Lollapalooza kicks of with a Downpour

Today was day one of the annual Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, and it started off with some massive rain. Can anybody say mudslide?!

Some of the big acts today were Ben Folds, The Decemberists, Kings of Leon, Bon Iver (AMAZING), KiD CuDi, Thievery Corporation, and Depeche Mode. That’s a pretty strong first day!

The rest of the weekend is looking pretty strong as well, with sunny weather in the forecast. On Saturday you are looking at some great energetic shows like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, and Bassnectar (one of the best live shows you will ever see). Bassnectar plays Saturday night from 8:30 to 10:00 – that will be a night to remember!

Sunday will be pretty epic with Janes Addiction, Ra Ra Riot, Snoop Dogg, and the Killers.

We can’t wait to hear how the festival goes from all you lollapaloozas out there. If you weren’t able to make it, watch the live Lollapalooza podcast here: http://tinyurl.com/mnljeq.