…OH WAIT, BUT ACTUALLY IT IS.

Yay! I’m 23! And…look! All of my bestest friends came together to surprise me with birthday cake and balloons!

There’s Godney (obviously), The Holy Madge and Queen Kylie–even Miss Keri Baby and Goddesses Heidi Montag and Courtney Stodden showed up! What an iconic, glamorous and star-studded event!

Thank you all so much for the birthday love!

And while we’re here: Thank you to every single reader/Muuser/MuuStan for visiting, reading, sharing, loving, and yelling at me in the comments every day to help make MuuMuse so utterly free of all flaws for over four years running. It’s my baybeh, and I’m so, so completely and utterly grateful for the wonderful people I’ve met along the way and the amazing opportunities I’ve had–from the minor (being featured in the New York Times) to the major (my tweet was read aloud on The Voice.)

Now then…

LET’S DANCE.

Earlier this evening, Godney did so tweet:

Found a xmas gift for my sister in Peru – so I can cross her off my list!  Not the best weather where I’m at today…

The photo finds Queen B’s hand lifting a window curtain to reveal the maybe-not-so-good weather of Bogotá (not that we’d ever be able to tell because of the blue Instagram tint, but let’s just go with it). On her hand? This Illuminati-esque triangle tattoo, which most fans (including me) are still puzzled by to this day. When did that even happen? She did get that star tattoo on the same hand with Jamie-Lynn back in December of ’06. Is that the star? Why’s it different?

Also: Has anyone else noticed “Britney” has stopped tweeting with “-Brit” at the end? Has she taken full control of her Twitter account?

God, I so love this. It kind of reminds me of 2006/2007 Rebellionney, when our beloved Godney used to write long poems like “Remembrance of Who I Am” and create insane fan polls for her fans to decide the title for her upcoming studio album. (I myself continue to pray for the day Omg is Like Lindsay Lohan Like Okay Like is finally released.)

My princess is such a mystery. One day, she’ll write us a good book one day. A good, mysterious book.

VIVA LA BRIT BRIT!

I’ve been keeping my lips zipped on this one for some time now, so it brings me GREAT pleasure to finally announce…

MuuMuse, along with GUMBO NYC, will be presenting GUMBO POP at The Canal Room in New York City on Friday, September 16, featuring performances by Chris Salvatore, Neon Hitch and Girls Aloud‘s Nadine Coyle.

AAAHHHHHHH!!!!

Yes, Muusers–it’s true! MuuMuse’s very first showcase!

New York, NY – GUMBO NYC and MuuMuse.com present the official launch of GUMBO POP on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Canal Room in NYC. GUMBO POP is a live musical showcase and dance party designed for passionate music fans in the LGBT (and supporting) community. Doors for the concert open at 10:30 p.m. and will be followed by the signature GUMBO dance party with guest DJ Justin Dawson.

Bradley Stern, founder and editor of MuuMuse.com joins GUMBO NYC, one of New York City’s leading LGBT event production groups, to bring GUMBO POP to Canal Room. GUMBO NYC presented a sold-out Canal Room show in July featuring performances by Billboard charting artist Shontelle and 21st Century Girl.

The launch of GUMBO POP will feature an exciting blend of new and celebrated pop artists from across the globe. Singer-songwriters Nadine Coyle, Neon Hitch, and Chris Salvatore will take the Canal Room stage for the premiere of this event.

GUMBO NYC and MuuMuse.com present GUMBO POP on Friday, September 16
Canal Room, 285 West Broadway, at Canal Street, Manhattan, NYC, 10013
Phone: (212) 941-8100; Subways: A,C,E,1,N,R to Canal Street
Doors open at 10:30 p.m.
Followed by the GUMBO dance party
Pre-sale tickets $10, at door $15 [21+] via Ticketweb

If you’re going to be in NYC on September 16, PLEASE come down and join me and the boys of GUMBO at GUMBO POP at The Canal Room in Manhattan! It’s going to be absolutely M-A-Y-J-A-H!

Pre-order your tickets now!

2011: YEAR OF THE MUUSE (AND SPEARS).

Ellie Goulding is an unlikely pop star.

Her public image is subdued, even self-effacing; her voice is a gorgeous, fragile wisp that would sound more at home at a coffee shop than layered over a bouncing synth track; her lyrics are imbued with an aching vulnerability that most singer-songwriters would kill for. But like some other sonic greats who have paired distinctive vocals with dance beats — like Björk or Siobhan Donaghy — Ellie’s music derives much of its power from its pop sound. Likable, accessible, and danceable, her work with producers like Starsmith, Biff Stannard, and Frankmusik makes her poetry radio-friendly.

Since bursting onto the scene with her debut single, “Under the Sheets” — released via uber-hip singles label Neon Gold — Ellie was the top breakthrough act in the BBC’s Sound of 2010 poll and won the Critics’ Choice Award at the BRITs, a feat previously managed only by Adele. Her debut album, Lights, was released to commercial and critical acclaim, cementing Ellie’s position in the English cultural consciousness. But the re-release, Bright Lights, was even better, containing her sharpest work to date — collaborations with Fred Falke and Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons took her glistening folk-dance to dramatic extremes.

Ellie has toured in the U.S. more than most English artists — we don’t usually get so lucky here in the States — and she’s just kicked off her latest stateside tour. Her evolution as a live artist has been an exhilarating thing to watch, as she’s become the kind of pop performer who genuinely lights up the stage with a rare ferocity. If she’s coming to your town, don’t miss her.

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BadMediaKarma strikes again!

Check out a brand new 45-second clip of “Scary,” the Japanese bonus track from Femme Fatale produced by Fraser T. Smith (“Trouble For Me”), and the last track left to leak from the album!

Um…AMAZING! “Scary” sounds like it’s going to be a massive, surging synth-pop track, along with some shades of Michael Jackson‘s “Smooth Criminal” thrown into the chorus. (Annie, are you okay?!)

Relegated to bonus track status? Simply CRIMINAL!

“I just want your body, and I only need a little time…”

IT’S RULL SCURRY, Y’ALL!

As the legendary Madonna once said during The Confessions Tour, “Earlier in the show I sing a song, and at the very end I sing ‘I can make it alone, I can make it alone’…but it’s a lie, because I can’t really make it alone.”

She was onto something with that (isn’t she always?), because I can’t make it alone either.

It’s recently come to my attention that I simply cannot cover everything at MuuMuse–not alone, anyway.

MuuMuse is looking for a few good contributors who can help cover news, reviews, interviews, features and the like.

I’m looking for writers with a strong point of view and a taste that extends far beyond the American Top 40 (yet never too proud to wholeheartedly love the artists within that list!) Writers that can expose readers to artists from different countries. But most importantly, writers that truly ‘get’ and love pop music–because that’s what matters most.

So how ’bout it? Can we get together? I really, I really want to Muuse with you.

If you’d like to contribute to MuuMuse, please send me an e-mail. A writing sample or two is preferred.

Stay classy, slut bags.