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January 22, 2013

GSN asks if girl-on-girl action and celebrity lesbian publicity stunts have lost their ability to shock and titilate

It used to feel impossible to open a paper without seeing color photos of the latest 'lesbian' stunt.

When Madonna and Britney Spears locked lips at MTV's 20th Video Awards, a small library could have been filled with the public reaction.

Today, in contrast, brief reports on how pop group The Saturdays like to 'perve on girls' go largely unnoticed.

It seems that everybody has moved on.

Perhaps the existence of 'celesbians' - or more accurately, 'celebicurious women' - has got old enough that it is no longer news.

October 19, 2012

PSY’s infectious Korean pop video, spoofing horse-riding and the fashionable Gangnam district of Seoul inspires US military tribute acts

Gangnam Style is already one of the most popular music videos on YouTube with over 497 million positive reactions from YouTube viewers since it was unleased on 15 July.

For those who have somehow missed it, it’s an infectious, satirical Korean pop song by rapper PSY (Park Jae-sang) – an ode to invisible horse riding.

September 19, 2012

N*SYNC member says the problem with the gay community is they cannot plan for the future

There is something about pop princess Britney Spears which makes gay people come out to her, whether it is a former duet partner on her new show X Factor, or a former boy band member.

A member of N*SYNC, the pop group which launched the career of Justin Timberlake, Bass has shared how he came out to Spears two years before he came out publicly in 2004.

September 19, 2012

N*SYNC member says the problem with the gay community is they cannot plan for the future

There is something about pop princess Britney Spears which makes gay people come out to her, whether it is a former duet partner on her new show X Factor, or a former boy band member.

A member of N*SYNC, the pop group which launched the career of Justin Timberlake, Bass has shared how he came out to Spears two years before he came out publicly in 2004.

September 14, 2012

Don Philip's voice no longer what it was when he sang with Spears

When Don Philip faced Britney Spears on this week's season premiere on Fox's The X Factor, he was asked what had happened to him in the 12 years since he has recorded a duet with the pop star and now TV show judge.

'At the time I didn't think I was worthy,’ Philip said of when he last saw Spears.

That's the part that TV viewers saw. What they didn't see was the rest of what he said: ‘I didn't think you thought it was okay that I am gay.’

Spears then said: ‘I think it is fine you are gay.’

September 14, 2012

Don Philip's voice no longer what it was when he sang with Spears

When Don Philip faced Britney Spears on this week's season premiere on Fox's The X Factor, he was asked what had happened to him in the 12 years since he has recorded a duet with the pop star and now TV show judge.

'At the time I didn't think I was worthy,’ Philip said of when he last saw Spears.

That's the part that TV viewers saw. What they didn't see was the rest of what he said: ‘I didn't think you thought it was okay that I am gay.’

Spears then said: ‘I think it is fine you are gay.’

September 14, 2012

Britney Spears' former duet partner says the omission sends wrong message

Viewers of Fox's X Factor saw an emotional Don Philip break down this week after his disastrous audition in front of former duet partner Britney Spears and millions of television viewers.

September 14, 2012

Britney Spears' former duet partner says the omission sends wrong message

Viewers of Fox's X Factor saw an emotional Don Philip break down this week after his disastrous audition in front of former duet partner Britney Spears and millions of television viewers.

August 24, 2012

Dirrty singer's new track leaked online after weeks of speculation

Christina Aguilera’s long-awaited new single has been leaked online, and it seems the Dirrty singer has gone back to her old ways.

The single, Your Body, sees the Genie in a Bottle singer go for a club-inspired number with plenty of synth and steamy lyrics.

Posting the leaked demo version on his website, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton said: ‘WHOAHHH GIRL!!! There are some SEXplicit lyrics in this song…if we are hearing correctly!’

August 17, 2012

Barbie doll given make-over by New York designer

The world’s favourite doll has been given a dazzling drag-queen make-over by New York designers The Blonds.

The design duo, made up of gay couple David and Phillipe Blond, have previously created dresses for Britney Spears, Katy Perry and the Sex & the City girls, and have expressed a desire to work with Mattel - the creators of Barbie - for a number of years.

The duo also took part in Barbie’s 50th birthday celebrations in 2009.

August 6, 2012

'I think people get too caught up in it. I don't stress about it'

Guillermo Diaz is one of the busiest openly gay actor in Hollywood but he goes about his work without any of the attention that accompanies every career move of Neil Patrick Harris or Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

But that seems to suit this 37-year-old just fine as he takes on roles both gay and straight in television and film. He currently plays the role of Huck, an ex-CIA agent turned computer hacker, on the ABC series Scandal which will return for a second season this fall.

July 26, 2012

Britney fan says she fooled Hollywood paparrazzi with her Womanizer look, claiming the star's music helped her through depression

A transgender woman from the US spent $70,000 to look like her idol Britney Spears, claiming the Toxic singer's music helped her through depression.

Kara Nicole Hays told New York Daily that she forked out around $30,000 for surgery and $40,000 on hormones, therapy, clothes and cosmetics to achieve her pop princess transformation.

July 26, 2012

Britney fan says she fooled Hollywood paparrazzi with her Womanizer look, claiming the star's music helped her through depression

A transgender woman from the US spent $70,000 to look like her idol Britney Spears, claiming the Toxic singer's music helped her through depression.

Kara Nicole Hays told New York Daily that she forked out around $30,000 for surgery and $40,000 on hormones, therapy, clothes and cosmetics to achieve her pop princess transformation.

June 19, 2012

Tearful reunion for Spears and former duet partner, as he tells her he’s gay

The new face of American X Factor Britney Spears had an emotional moment on Sunday when an old friend auditioned for the talent show in San Francisco.

Don Philip, who duetted with Spears 10 years ago, announced in front of thousands at the Oracle Arena that he is gay.

‘At the time I didn't think I was worthy,’ Philip said of when he last new Spears. ‘I didn't think you thought it was okay that I am gay.’

June 19, 2012

Tearful reunion for Spears and former duet partner, as he tells her he’s gay

The new face of American X Factor Britney Spears had an emotional moment on Sunday when an old friend auditioned for the talent show in San Francisco.

Don Philip, who duetted with Spears 10 years ago, announced in front of thousands at the Oracle Arena that he is gay.

‘At the time I didn't think I was worthy,’ Philip said of when he last new Spears. ‘I didn't think you thought it was okay that I am gay.’

February 21, 2012

Gay Taiwanese chatshow host has more microblog followers than Rihanna, Britney and Obama

Openly gay Tiawanese chatshow host Kevin Tsai has gone over the 14 million follwers mark with 14,095,863 fans on Sina Weibo, the Chinese Twitter. This means he has more followers that Rihanna (13,706,466), Britney Spears (13,274,225) and President Barack Obama (12,607,579) do on Twitter.

Tsai, whose Chinese name is Cai Kangyong hosts Kangxi Lai Le (Here Comes Kangxi), a late night comedy talk show that has run since 2004. The show is broadcast from Taiwan but popular with Chinese audiences all over because of its relaxed and open approach to discussing taboo subjects.

January 31, 2012

Material Girl's MDNA to be released on March 26

Madonna's latest album, MDNA, won't be out for nearly two more months but the pre-release hype is already in full gear.

Earlier today, the Material Girl unveiled the album's colorful cover featuring a deconstructed photo of the star wearing bright red lipstick and heavy mascara.

The album's first single, Give Me All Your Luvin, comes out on Friday (3 February), two days before Madonna's Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday in Indianapolis.

January 16, 2012

Pair create video for the classic 90s pop song in YouTube post

A video of two unnamed soldiers dancing and lip-syncing to Barbie Girl in their army barrack has been taking the internet by storm.

The video shows the two soldiers busting out their best moves to the 1997 hit single by Danish-Norwegian pop group Aqua.

December 23, 2011

Sean McGhee and Richard Oakes join forces in new ‘post-punk, melancholic pop’ group

A gay vocalist and producer, Sean McGhee, has teamed up with Suede’s guitarist and songwriter Richard Oakes to form a new group, Artmagic.

Suede, a UK alternative rock band, had massive success from the 80s onwards.

McGhee – who has sung with Alanis Morissette and worked with Britney Spears, Robyn and the Sugababes – told Gay Star News how the musical project first came about.