Category — Contest

Full disclosure: From what I’ve seen, I don’t care much for Katy Perry as a human being. In every moment in which I’ve seen her speak (or roll her eyes sarcastically from the seats of an awards show), she’s always come off as a complete and utter bitch. And not in the fierce-and-fabulous way.

THAT BEING SAID, her new tunes lately are proving–dare I say it–quite good.

So much so that I am going to give a proper listening to Teenage Dream, her upcoming sophomore studio effort due for release on August 24. The ban has effectively been lifted! (Unless, of course, it sucks.)

To celebrate, I’m giving away ONE PAIR of tickets to see Katy Perry performing a special “Live on Letterman” concert that will air LIVE at 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday.

You must be 18 years old or over and capable of getting yourself to the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City on Tuesday evening between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.

To enter to win, send me an e-mail with the subject line “KATY.” A winner will be randomly selected and notified this Saturday (August 21).

Katy Perry’s sophomore studio album, Teenage Dream, will be released on August 24. The album will be streamed in full beginning on Sunday, August 22 at 9 p.m. PST on Katy’s Facebook page.

GOOD LUCK!

Lolene‘s debut single, “Rich (Fake It ‘Til You Make It)” has truly become my life’s anthem.

No money? No problem! Just fake it ’til you make it, darling.

For one lucky Muuser however, those dreams of free flowing bubbly and Gucci shoes just got a teensy bit more tangible.

MuuMuse is proud to be giving away a $50 American Express gift card, plus ONE copy of Lolene’s debut single, “Rich (Fake It ‘Til You Make It).”

To win, send me an e-mail with the subject line “LOLENE” telling me what you’d do if you struck it rich! Make it real. Make it silly. Make it clever–whatever! Just live it up to the fullest.

A winner will be selected and notified on August 23.

Good luck. Now pop the Ciroc, bitches!

Click here to preview and purchase Lolene’s debut single, “Rich (Fake It ‘Til You Make It).” Haven’t seen the fab video yet? Click here!

Lolene’s smashing debut, The Electrick Hotel, is due to be released later this year.

OH HAI THERE.

Have you guys heard of Lady Gaga? No? Me either.

Nonetheless, she’s got a remix compilation coming out tomorrow (August 3) called The Remix.

It was originally released in Japan earlier this year. Then it went the way of Europe. Now, it’s hit stateside.

The Remix is a convenient package in that it happens to feature LITERALLY THE BEST remixes from each one of her singles. This is not an exaggeration.

The Stuart Price mix of “Paparazzi”? Check. The Richard Vission mix of “Just Dance” with that epic breakdown first featured on the NewNowNext Awards from ’08? Yep. The Chew Fu mix of “LoveGame” with Marilyn Manson used for the song’s KILLER breakdown during the Monster Ball Tour? Got it.

MuuMuse is proud to be giving away EIGHT COPIES of Lady Gaga’s new remix compilation, The Remix.

To enter to win a copy, send me an e-mail with subject line “GAGAMIX” telling me YOUR favorite Mademoiselle Gaga mix, or twat me with the following phrase: “Hey @MuuMuse, I want to shake my disco stick to @LadyGaga’s #theremix!”

Winners will be selected and notified on August 9. Good luck!

For all things Gagalicious, check out her official website. Click here to preview and purchase all of her music from iTunes.

xXbradaloo

Next week, I’ll be heading to Kelis and Robyn‘s All Hearts Tour in New York City, which I fully expect to BLOW MY MIND.

You know, like Inception.

While I was sitting around one night thinking about the show, I said to myself: “Self, why not hold a very special Robyn related contest for all of my fellow Muusers who are loving Robyn as much as I am right now?”

AND SO IT SHALL BE DONE.

To enter to win one of TWO SIGNED COPIES of Robyn’s first EP of the year, Body Talk. Pt. 1, send me an e-mail with the subject line “BODYTALK” telling me why YOU ♥ Robyn, or tweet me with the following phrase: “Hi–@MuuMuse? This signed Robyn CD contest is #killingme!”

Two winners shall be selected and notified on August 2. Good luck!

Body Talk Pt. 2 will be released on September 7 in the US.

For tickets to the All Hearts Tour, click here.

On June 28, following a four year hiatus, the Scissor Sisters unveiled their third studio effort, Night Work.

Darker and more cohesive than either of the Scissors’ past two efforts, Night Work is a masterfully executed, sleekly polished glimpse into the excess and depravity of 1970′s disco nightlife–all without ever hazarding the treacherous territory of homage.

Produced by Stuart Price, Night Work also doubles as the perfect disco-laden compliment to the summer’s best album: Kylie Minogue‘s Aphrodite (which just happens to be produced by Mr. Price as well–I bet someone’s having a good summer!)

The album largely revels in a barrage of dirty bass lines and guitar riffs from Babydaddy and Del Marquis, glitchy synthesizers and front-man Jake Shears‘ pitch-perfect falsetto, which provides the vocal backing behind the album’s massive glam-rock anthems (“Fire With Fire”) and dark disco haunts (“Night Work”).

Though the album dives into darker territory, there’s plenty of the Scissor Sisters’ signature camp style buried within the record.

Take for instance “Any Which Way,” a glee-filled romp that finds Ana Matronic playing the sex-starved temptress mid-way through and cooing about finding a man that smells like “cocoa butter and cash.” “Take me anyway you like it / In front of the fireplace, in front of your yacht, in front of my parents / I don’t give a damn, baby–just take me!” she shrieks. It’s silly, it’s naughty, and above all, it’s irresistible.

Don’t believe me? Just try to watch their Glastonbury performance of the track (with a special cameo by a certain pop princess). I defy you not to crack a smile.

Songs like the slinky “Skin This Cat” operate as further evidence that the Sisters have evolved their sound. The melodies here are vastly sexier than previous efforts, even if the lyrics provide enough of a knowing wink wink, nudge nudge to keep you giggling: “You’re not the first tom to walk my floor / So get around the block a few times more / And keep scratch scratchin’ at my back door / And I will show you.”

Further on, several cuts show off Shears’ darker side, including the stomping “Harder You Get” and “Sex & Violence,” which burns with an icy intensity and deranged flares of old school synthesizers: “Oh, I need a witness, to see the mess I’ve made,” Shears devilishly purrs. “Where do you live? What do you give? Who are you with? And how you getting home?” Glam, sex, and murderous intent…a personal favorite, for sure.

But perhaps no track best embodies the album’s true essence than with its final moment: “Invisible Light,” an immense, wildly celebratory six-minute opus of dark disco euphoria.

By the time Ian McKellan delivers his spot-on spoken word about “sexual gladiators” and “fiercely old party children,” the track is already bursting at the seams, at last unleashing wave upon wave of sublime coos and pulsating, tribal beats that come together in one gorgeous moment of frantic bliss.

If there’s any word to describe the Sisters’ latest output, it’s evocative: Of Grace Jones, of bell bottoms and gold chains, of the sweat and grime and filth of a dirty New York City disco.

And that’s what I call a proper night out.

To celebrate the album’s release, MuuMuse is proud to be giving away SIX COPIES of Night Work. send me an e-mail with the subject line “NIGHTWORK” or tweet me with the following phrase: “I found a whole new way to love @MuuMuse! #NightWork”

Six winners will be randomly selected and notified on Tuesday, July 27. Good luck!

To preview and purchase Night Work, click here.

As you may or may not have heard, a lot of people are getting all butt-hurt about M.I.A.‘s ‘Internet-inspired’ new record because it is a very noisy, very obvious rebel-against-the-rebels reactionary piece.

It is also kind of bad.

The album’s heavy reliance upon noisy sirens and over-driven guitar licks means that sometimes the songs will literally hurt your ears. She intentionally sings badly.The songs are not very danceable. And bad news for hipster douches: You’re not going to find a “Paper Planes” sequel here.

Nonetheless, there’s something sort of charming to me about this release.

I enjoy the tribal flow and lyrics of “Lovalot,” the anti-club banging, machine gun blaring appeal of “Steppin’ Up,” and I’m utterly obsessed with the carnal, pumping energy of “Meds & Feds.” I even kind of love “Born Free,” the Sri Lankan singer’s moderately successful attempt at producing her own punk anthem.

Sure, it’s no Arular–but it’s still got its perks here and there.

To celebrate the release, MuuMuse is proud to be giving away ONE VINYL COPY of M.I.A.’s new record, / \ / \ / \ Y / \.

To enter to win, send me an e-mail with the subject line “XXXO” telling me your favorite M.I.A. track, or tweet me with the following phrase: “I want to take a shot of TEQKILLA with @MuuMuse!”

A winner will be notified and selected on Friday, July 23. Good luck!

XXXO, B.

HAY LAYYYYYDIES (and Ladyboys)…

Do you like music by women? Dos the idea of ladies making music together excite you? Well then–I’ve got a competition for you!

MuuMuse is proud to be giving away TWO PAIRS of tickets to see the Lillith Tour at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.

Headlining acts include the Indigo Girls, Cat Power, Sara Bareilles, Carly Simon, Selena Gomez and many more!

To enter to win, send an e-mail to me with the subject line “LILLITH” or tweet me with the phrase “I want to see the Lillith Tour with @muumuse!” to enter to win.

Didn’t win the tickets? That’s okay–I’m also giving away FIVE COPIES of the accompanying 2010 Lillith Tour compilation CD to five runner-up entrants.

To see the full tracklisting of the compilation, click “Read More…” below.

SO STOP LOLLYGAGGING AND ENTER NOW–winners will be selected and notified on Tuesday, July 20.

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Last month, MuuMuse hosted the Photographs: Rihanna’s Last Girl On Earth Tour Photo Contest to celebrate the European leg of Rihanna’s latest tour.

Now, Riri’s back in the States.

For a complete list of tour dates for the American leg of the Last Girl on Earth Tour, click here.

For one lucky Muuser and a friend however, the wait is already over.

MuuMuse is proud to be giving away ONE PAIR of tickets to attend Rihanna’s concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 21st, courtesy of LiveNation.

This time, I don’t want to see photos–I want to hear directly from YOU!

To enter to win, send me an e-mail with the subject line “RIRI” telling me why you deserve these tickets.

Do you have a physical copy of every one of her singles in chronological format framed on your wall? Do you make your mother listen to Rated R everyday? Have you made your own homemade “Rude Boy” tee? (Oh, wait…)

Convince me and these tickets are yours.

One lucky winner will be selected and notified at 12 p.m. EST on July 15.

That’s only one week, so enter now!

Calling all Sia mega fans!

Are you loving all over her brand new album, We Are Born? So are we! (In case you haven’t already, check out the MuuMuse album review now.)

To celebrate the release, MuuMuse is proud to be giving away ONE SIGNED COPY of Sia’s new album, We Are Born.

To enter to win, send me an e-mail with the subject line “SIA” telling me why you deserve to win.

Has her music affected your life in a special way? Are you one of the nut-jobs who comes to her concerts with loads of gifts to give her? Tell me everything. I want to hear about it!

Be creative. I accept pictures, videos, audio–anything! Just have fun with it. You know…like Sia would.

One very special winner will be selected and notified on July 1.

Good luck!

We here at MuuMuse like to party. We like, we like to party!*

*That is, in controlled, non-spontaneous environments with ample cell phone reception, a can of mace strapped to my thigh, and at least three or more close friends in tow with enough body mass to successfully drag my body away to a safe location if I were to be roofied at some point during the night.

As a result, club music is sort of in our blood.

Next week, the popular UK club music series, Clubland, is unveiling its seventeenth edition.

The tracklisting is essentially amazing (there’s Kelis, Gaga, and Agnes, for starters) but don’t take my word for it–click here to see the full list of songs (and while you’re at it, pre-order the album!)

MuuMuse is proud to be giving away THREE COPIES of the new Clubland 17 compilation.

If you’d like to win, send me an e-mail with the subject line “CLUBLAND,” or tweet me with the following phrase: “I want to go to CLUBLAND with @muumuse!”

Three winners will be selected and notified on Monday, June 28.

Good luck!