Did it just get a shade shady in here?

Hot off the (high) heels of the ghoulishly delightful Miss Sharon Needles‘ crowning as this year’s winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race comes a runway-ready new drag anthem from the Scissor Sisters‘ upcoming record, Magic Hour: “Let’s Have A Kiki.”

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When in the plains, do as the horsies do: Pull on ropes attached to plugs on an Illuminati pyramid until mufti-colored paint comes spraying out like a geyser!

Wait, what? Just go with it.

The Scissor Sisters have unveiled the video for “Only The Horses,” the Calvin Harris-produced lead single from their upcoming album, Magic Hour. Taking a cue from Godney‘s “Neighdar,” the gorgeous new video features a few fine stallions (oh, and also some horses too.)

If you were starting to grow concerned after watching for over a minute that there’s only the horses in “Only The Horses,” you’d be wrong: The boys (and mega-fierce girl!) come into play–or should I say paint–about midway through the clip.

Sure, the video for “Only The Horses” is no dance-a-thon, but it’s visually scrumptious, artsy and well-executed. Plus, who doesn’t want to see Jake Shears and Del Marquis covered in goo? I’ve gone too far.

“Only The Horses” will be released on May 20. (iTunes)

Three months ago, the boys (and über-fierce girl!) of Scissor Sisters unveiled “Shady Love”, their swaggerific electro-disco smut strut featuring Azealia Banks. Now, the troupe returns with their first official single off of their upcoming fourth studio album Magic Hour: “Only The Horses.”

Produced by Calvin Harris and Boys Noize, “Only the Horses” is essentially the Scissor Sisters’ own version of “We Found Love”: From the verses, to the soaring chorus, to the Ibiza-ready beat breakdown.

“Only the horses can bring us back home tonight,” Shears yelps during the chorus before the euphoric House synthesizers come blaring into the speakers.

On the one hand, it’s amazing: “Horses” might be the Sisters’ most mainstream-friendly effort yet, which could make for major chart success abroad (and perhaps even stateside). On the other, it demonstrates the slightly troubling fact that Calvin’s stuck on a template–and he’s not budging anytime soon. His new-ish song with Ne-Yo, “Let’s Go,” is almost exactly identical to this, which is already identical to Rihanna‘s 2011 smash.

Still, even if “Horses” may not be quite as innovative as “Shady Love, it’s still a smashing surge of energy. Just don’t yell too much when you’re sing-shouting that chorus–you might get a little hoarse. (See what I did there? AHAHA!!1!!!1)

“Only the Horses” will be released on May 13. (iTunes)

Shady Love (Clean) by Scissor Sisters Official

Ladies and ladyboys: It’s time to get a little shady!

Just minutes ago, disco-pop dance outfit Scissor Sisters premiered their brand new track on BBC’s Radio 1: “Shady Love” featuring Krystal Pepsy–otherwise known as the DJ duo between Sisters frontman Jake Shears & Jeremy Lingvall–and Azealia Banks, a rising 20-year-old NYC rapper (and one of the BBC Sound of 2012‘s more exciting shortlist picks.)

In true SS fashion, the boys (and girl!) have gone and tweaked their sound ever-so-slightly again. Most notably? There’s rapping! That’s right–Jake Shears is spittin’ it quick in the verses (who thought he’d ever be a spitter?), sounding like a cross between Cazwell and Justin Timberlake: “She gon’ vote for Obama and she likes to dance to Madonna/Chops it like Benihana, so mm mmm, mm mmm!” Shears freestyles alongside Banks.

The Boyz Noise-produced song also sees the group moving away from the ’70′s-encrusted Studio 54 stomp of their 2010 studio masterpiece Night Work and moving into the 21st century with thick, gritty House synthesizers and frantic electronica. Fear not: The glittering melodies are still pure disco realness, but the sound is something much more eclectically electric. Oh, and that mini sitar breakdown about 3 minutes in? Just wicked!

Just as quickly, the group also premiered the official video for the track on NME this morning, which is more or less the kind of fierce performance piece I used to dream about staging as a wee gay boy in middle school–flashing lights, confetti and all. Get it!

What a way to kick off 2012! I’m loving the new sound so far. Now bring on the fourth Sisters effort!

“Shady Love” premiered on Radio 1 on January 2. (iTunes)

The Scissor Sisters, Sky Ferreira and Keri Hilson are just a few of the artists who will be representing H&M’s annual Fashion against AIDS! campaign this year, an exclusive fashion line and artist collaboration to help spread HIV/AIDS awareness and raise money for several charities and organizations, including Designers Against AIDS.

From H&M’s official site:

Selma Blair, Penn Badgley, Keri Hilson, Sky Ferreira, Akon, Nikki Reed, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scissor Sisters, Shiloh Fernandez and The Misshapes are among the celebrities involved in this year’s FAA collection, which for 2011 is a unisex range. The collection is available in H&M’s Divided department and online from April 26, with 25% of sales donated to the charity Designers Against AIDS (DAA) and various other international HIV/AIDS prevention projects. The FAA campaigns have so far raised more than 41 million Swedish krona.

“Artists are an essential part of our campaigns, as they are role models for so many young people. Celebrities help to spread the message by speaking out about HIV/AIDS prevention. We’re asking them to help spread the safe sex message on social media: Twitter, Facebook, their own websites and at their concerts too.” Ninette Murk, founder and creative director, DAA.

To learn more, please check out the campaign website, and please help to support the cause when the line rolls out in H&M stores later this month!

How ’bout a slice of disco to kick start your Monday morning?

After the release of his debut single “Die On The Dance Floor” in February, London-based artist Tyson returns with his second single: “Out Of My Mind.”

“Out Of My Mind” plays like its been scrapped up from the Studio 54 dance floor in 1978 and nursed back to health with a few new bangin’ beats (much like Scissor Sisters recent disco-era revitalization project, Night Work), resulting in an utterly infectious modern disco stomper.

“I wanted to make something horrible and very, very nasty, so when people heard it they would say ‘urgh’ but in a good way,” Tyson says of his new single.

Well, mission complete: This one had me moaning for all the right reasons.

“Out Of My Mind” was released on March 21. (iTunes)

Here we go again: The end of another year in music!

2010 may well be remembered as the Year of the Future (if not the Year of All Hearts–hint hint!): A year of fembots, androids, bionic women and time-traveling adventures deep into the 22nd century.

Space-age love stories and robo-dramatics colored a large portion of the year’s biggest releases in pop, no doubt a response to the reign of the machine on the pop charts as synth-pop productions continued to dominate the digital airwaves in 2010.

Below is the list of MuuMuse’s Top Albums of 2010, which was based on a variety of factors–from individual song and single goodness, to the complete album experience, to overall artistic integrity, to an album’s ability to ‘stick’ as the year progressed. Basically I’m trying to say that it’s a bit of a hot mess, but I tried my very best.

There’s also a rather controversial dishonorable mention prior to the Top 40 list that will likely blow my chances for that much coveted position as editor of Rolling Stone. DAMN IT.

Now…LET’S DO THIS.

Without further ado…the list!

On Friday night, Kylie Minogue performed “Get Outta My Way” on The Paul O’Grady Show.

Much as with any of her other performances during the Aphrodite era, Kylie has reduced me to little more than a puddle of hearts and glitter while watching. Literally. I’m incapable of withholding a grin when I’m watching her perform…it’s cute overload!

As with the latest string of “Get Outta My Way” performances, Mizz Minogue kept it classy with her chair routine and a boatload of vogue-rrific hand moves and poses. It seems she’s switched up some of the moves ever so slightly again, which is nice because each performance of the song thus far has had its own special little moments.

You’ll also need to watch this brief clip of Kylie being interviewed by O’Grady–and being introduced to an aged version of herself, played by none other than her twinkle-toed bestie, Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears. It’s a must see!

Please, remember everyone–”Get Outta My Way” is being released TOMORROW in the UK. Let’s do one of the greatest singles of 2010 proper justice and give it its rightful #1 debut, okay?

Click here to order the single in various formats on Kylie’s website. (The 3-piece bundle is headed to my doorstep as we e-speak!)