Rumors flew around the InterWebs last month that Lady Gaga, that freaky lady who is most definitely a little gaga, is either a man or a hermaphrodite (someone born with the genitalia of both sexes).
The speculation started after Gaga herself made a joke about it, and then footage of her performing at the Glastonbury Festival (video embedded below) surfaced which showed a suspect package in her pants.

However, Lady Gaga has denied the claims, and now her close friend Mika has backed her up. He told Heat magazine:
“She doesn’t have a penis. She came to my house in her underwear …read more

After the highly controversial MTV VMAs over in the States, which saw Russel Brand’s aggressive presenting style completely overshadowed by Kanye West’s show of douchebaggery, comes the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards.
Let’s hope Kanye doesn’t show up for this one, although seeing as no one in Europe had heard of Taylor Swift until she came face to face with him there’s unlikely to be a repeat of the incident.

Rather than focus on European acts, the MTV Europe Music Awards seems to be full of U.S. acts, which kind of makes me wonder why MTV bother having a separate awards …read more

The annual Q Awards celebrate the best in popular music with a focus on rock, indie, and alternative music. This year’s ceremony will be held on October 26 at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.

The Arctic Monkeys are leading this year’s nominations as they’re up for best live act, best single, best album, and best act in the world today. Oasis are up for two awards despite Noel having left the band and the rest failing to signal their intentions yet as to whether they will carry on as Oasis. So if Liam turns up to accept an award it could …read more

The UK music charts may mean less now than they used to but they’re still an indicator of what’s hot on the popular British music scene right now. This week’s Top 10 singles and Top 10 albums are listed below.

The singles chart sees Pixie Lott hit the top spot with Boys and Girls, giving her two consecutive number ones. Last week’s number one, Run This Town by Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West, falls to number three. Mika’s We Are Golden debuts at number 4, while Muse make the top 10 with Uprising. Not bad for an albums band.
The albums …read more

Wow. One watch of this video is enough to declare Mika is back with a vengeance, more camp, extravagant, and out there than ever. Whether Mika’s return is a good thing depends on whether you’re one of the people who loves him or whether you’re one of the people who hates him. Because this is a man who splits opinion right down the center.

I’m personally split on Mika myself because I’ve liked a lot of his stuff while hating certain tracks, mainly because they were played too often upon release. Maybe a little of the novelty factor has now worn …read more

It seems like ages has passed since Mika took the world by storm with his debut album Life In Cartoon Motion, and to be fair it has been two years since it was released. 2007 was a huge year for Mika, with success on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, but then it all came to an abrupt end when the last single from the album, the double A-side of Relax, Take It Easy/Lollipop, was released in December of that year.

Since then, Mika has been very quiet. But now he’s back, and preparing to release his as-yet-untitled second album. …read more

The Ivor Novello Awards are an annual celebration of the best displays of song writing over the past twelve months. It’s British biased, but also highlights songs from abroad which sold particularly well.
This year’s nominations have been revealed, and there is one woman head and shoulders above the rest. Amy Winehouse has managed to secure three nominations, two of which are in one category. All despite Back To Black, the album that the songs come from, having been out for over two years.
Winehouse has Love is A Losing Game and You Know I’m No Good both up for best song …read more

Some of the bloggers here on the b5 music channel decided to record our Soundtrack For A Day yesterday. This could take different forms, be it all the songs you listened to on that day, a selection from certain moments, or a particular album.
I decided to stick my media player on random and note down the first 50 songs it played, and here is the result.
As a full time blogger who works from home, music is very important to me as it can change the mood of my day. Pressing the random button is therefore a bit of a gamble …read more

8pm – Mika opens the show with his distinct brand of high pitched camp goodness. There’s no flashy backgrounds or staging, with the focus seeming to be on his actual singing, and stage presence instead. Which is a refreshing change.
Beth Ditto arrives on stage, and the two of them embark on a duet combining Love Today and Standing In The Way Of Control. Once she’s disappeared behind the curtain, Mika goes in to a bit of Grace Kelly.
Already I can see that the crowd is the combination of enthusiastic fans, and industry types who are just there to get drunk …read more

The Brit Awards are being held tonight at Earl’s Court in London between 8pm and 10pm GMT. They will be presented by Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, and while Brit Music Scene won’t actually be present at the event, we will be live blogging it all from the comfort of our armchair.
The nominations were announced back in January, and you can check them out in full here, and then decide who you think deserves to win an award for their efforts over the past year.
I personally hope Mark Ronson, Mika, Take That, Arctic Monkeys and Muse all walk away as winners, …read more