Taylor Swift whips herself into a frenzy on stage

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Hair raising: Taylor Swift whips her hair during a concert in Hong Kong last night


With a successful Asian leg of her world tour coming to a close, Taylor Swift was clearly in the mood for some energetic celebration.

And during her last performance yesterday evening, she took the opportunity to let her hair down - energetically whipping her long blonde locks around on the Hong Kong stage.

Looking striking in a gold fringed dress and black boots, the 21-year-old country star looked like she was having a great time as she performed songs from her latest album Speak Now.

Hong Kong is the last stop in Asia for Swift, who has also performed in Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines.

She has revealed vis her Twitter account that she has been filming the tour as part of her video blog.

The singer even posted a picture of she and her band mates dressed up as traditional Japanese Geisha Girls on Twitter during the Japan leg of the tour last week.

Before going on stage, Swift last night described her success in Asia as 'the most beautiful and pleasant surprise.'


Letting her hair down: The singer rocks out with her tour guitarists on stage


Star power: Swift was performing the last night of the Asian leg of her world tour


'Being welcomed by countries that speak a different language from the language I speak is an honour,' she said.

'It really touches me every time I look down and I see all the fans singing the words to my songs, having written the lyrics, knowing that they connect in countries where English really isn't spoken by everyone. It means the world to me.'

The star will take her tour to Europe in March before hitting the U.S. in May and then Australia and New Zealand later in the year.


Japanese spirit: The singer posted a photograph of herself and band mates dressed in traditional Japanese costume, with Taylor standing at the back in red


Talking to the crowd! - Taylor Swift Live in Hong Kong!



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Video: Rihanna, Drake and Kanye Rock NBA All-Star Game

After having a playful set with Drizzy in 'What's My Name?', RiRi closes the medley performance with Kanye West in 'All of the Lights'.

A week after hitting the stage of Los Angeles' Staples Center for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awardsperformances, Rihanna came back on Sunday, February 20 to the venue for another live performance. This time, the Def Jam artist rocked the house for the NBA All-Star Game.

RiRi kicked off the set with her popular single "Umbrella" with an orchestra backing her up. She later moved on to more uplifting track "Only Girl (In the World)" before proceeding with "Rude Boy" and "What's My Name?". Her featured guest Drake showed up to deliver his flirty rap lines.

The couple, who was briefly linked in 2009 after her ill-fated romance with Chris Brown, got playful and ground on each other on stage. "I switch it up cause I got something to say. We gon have some fun tonight and baby, happy birthday," he said in the middle of his rapping lines, causing RiRi to grin. The Bajan singer turned 23 that night.

When confetti was thrown into the air, people expected the show was over, but it's not. Kanye West showed up in his all-red outfit, bling-bling and shades, throwing his "All of the Lights" verses with RiRi tackling the chorus.


NBA 2011 All Star-Game Halftime Show; Rihanna, Drake and Kanye West Perform (FULL)


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The Game and Snoop Dogg's 'Purp & Yellow' Music Video

The Cali Hip-Hop duo reps for their hometown along with L.A. Lakers' Ron Artest, Matt Barnes and Shannon Brown.

Just in time for NBA All-Star Game, Los Angeles duo The Game and Snoop Dogg debuted a music video for the Skeetox remix of Wiz Khalifa's breakout single "Black & Yellow". While the Lil Wayne remix is to salute the Green Bay Packers, this re-recorded track is titled "Purp & Yellow" to represent the signature colors of L.A. Lakers.

Other than The Game and Snoop, NBA players like Ron Artest, Matt Barnes and Shannon Brown also make appearances in this Matt Alonzo-directed clip. They invade a warehouse, bringing a live band and DJ to rock the building.

During the filming last month, Game accidentally cut his finger after a stunt that involved him smashing a guitar went horribly wrong. As the rapper smashed it to smithereens, the impact from the stunt caused a shard of plastic to embed itself into his finger, which meant he had to go to hospital for several stitches.

The song remix is listed in The Game's latest mixtape "Purp & Patron".


Snoop Dogg & Game "Purp & Yellow LA Leakers SKEETOX Remix" Music Video OFFICIAL Lakers Wiz



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Back to bad: Rihanna smoulders in barely-there outfit for Kanye West's new video All Of The Lights

By ANDREA MAGRATH

Provocative: The 22-year-old's own lyrics and performances are so steamy she was ordered to tone it down during her Brit Awards appearance last week


For a brief moment it almost looked as though notoriously risqué Rihanna was about to tone down her increasingly provocative antics.

The singer, who was ordered to tone down her Brit Awards performance of her song S&M last week, made a demure - by her standards, anyway - instore appearance on Friday to launch her fragrance.

But true to form, the 22-year-old is back to her eyebrow-raising style in the just-released video for Kanye West's new single All Of The Lights.

Rihanna wears a black top in the cameo appearance which barely covers her breasts as she writhes and pouts for the camera.

The video for the single, from West's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was released yesterday with just one hour's prior notice.

Kid Cudi also appears as a cameo in the clip and the song features guest vocals by Alicia Keys, Fergi, John Legend, The-Dream and La Roux.


Colourful: Rapper Kanye West puts on a stellar performance in the bright video


The first minute of the video is a black and white scene of the camera following a little girl, before neon lyrics are flashed hyperactively across the screen - understood to be a homage to 2009 French film Enter the Void by Gaspar Noé.

The video is directed by Hype Williams, who has previously collaborated with 33-year-old West on the videos for Stronger, Can't Tell Me Nothing, Amazing and Diamonds From Sierra Leone.

Kanye and Rihanna are rumoured to be performing the single together at halftime at tonight's NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.


Ensemble: The single also features guest vocals by Alicia Keys, Fergie, John Legend, La Roux and Kid Cudi


In another collaboration for the Bajan singer, Rihanna has just announced that Cee Lo Green will be joining her on the North American leg of her Loud tour.

The Forget You singer, who just picked up the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist, said in a statement: 'I want to thank Rihanna for inviting me on our version of 50 First Dates, only difference is she's unforgettably fine. Don't tell her I have a crush on her, don't wanna mess everything up.

He continued: 'But honestly, it's an honour and a blessing to be able to go out with a talent such as hers. I look forward to doing my part to make the tour unforgettable for the fans that come out and see us.'


Good girl: Rihanna put in a demure - by her standards - appearance at an instore appearance on Friday to promote her perfume Reb'l Fleur at Macy's in Lakewood


Rihanna added: 'I'm a huge fan of Cee Lo since his days with Goodie Mob and with Gnarls Barkley.

'He's a musical genius, continually reinventing himself and I'm thrilled to have him join me on tour.'

Rihanna's Loud tour will arrive in Europe in September, kicking off in Belfast on the 28th.

The What's My Name hitmaker will play a staggering 53 dates before ending in Lisbon on December 17.

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Back to bad: Rihanna smoulders in barely-there outfit for Kanye West's new video All Of The Lights

By ANDREA MAGRATH

Provocative: The 22-year-old's own lyrics and performances are so steamy she was ordered to tone it down during her Brit Awards appearance last week


For a brief moment it almost looked as though notoriously risqué Rihanna was about to tone down her increasingly provocative antics.

The singer, who was ordered to tone down her Brit Awards performance of her song S&M last week, made a demure - by her standards, anyway - instore appearance on Friday to launch her fragrance.

But true to form, the 22-year-old is back to her eyebrow-raising style in the just-released video for Kanye West's new single All Of The Lights.

Rihanna wears a black top in the cameo appearance which barely covers her breasts as she writhes and pouts for the camera.

The video for the single, from West's album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was released yesterday with just one hour's prior notice.

Kid Cudi also appears as a cameo in the clip and the song features guest vocals by Alicia Keys, Fergi, John Legend, The-Dream and La Roux.


Colourful: Rapper Kanye West puts on a stellar performance in the bright video


The first minute of the video is a black and white scene of the camera following a little girl, before neon lyrics are flashed hyperactively across the screen - understood to be a homage to 2009 French film Enter the Void by Gaspar Noé.

The video is directed by Hype Williams, who has previously collaborated with 33-year-old West on the videos for Stronger, Can't Tell Me Nothing, Amazing and Diamonds From Sierra Leone.

Kanye and Rihanna are rumoured to be performing the single together at halftime at tonight's NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.


Ensemble: The single also features guest vocals by Alicia Keys, Fergie, John Legend, La Roux and Kid Cudi


In another collaboration for the Bajan singer, Rihanna has just announced that Cee Lo Green will be joining her on the North American leg of her Loud tour.

The Forget You singer, who just picked up the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist, said in a statement: 'I want to thank Rihanna for inviting me on our version of 50 First Dates, only difference is she's unforgettably fine. Don't tell her I have a crush on her, don't wanna mess everything up.

He continued: 'But honestly, it's an honour and a blessing to be able to go out with a talent such as hers. I look forward to doing my part to make the tour unforgettable for the fans that come out and see us.'


Good girl: Rihanna put in a demure - by her standards - appearance at an instore appearance on Friday to promote her perfume Reb'l Fleur at Macy's in Lakewood


Rihanna added: 'I'm a huge fan of Cee Lo since his days with Goodie Mob and with Gnarls Barkley.

'He's a musical genius, continually reinventing himself and I'm thrilled to have him join me on tour.'

Rihanna's Loud tour will arrive in Europe in September, kicking off in Belfast on the 28th.

The What's My Name hitmaker will play a staggering 53 dates before ending in Lisbon on December 17.

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Video: Lady GaGa Makes a Duet With 'Born This Way' Cover Star Maria Aragon

Serving as a back-up singer for Maria over the phone, GaGa has invited the little girl to follow up their duet in her concert next month.

Lady GaGa called a local Toronto radio station earlier this week to talk with a 10-year-old Maria Aragon. The Grade 5 student at Isaac Brock School made GaGa cry when she listened to her rendition of "Born This Way". "[I] Can't stop crying watching this. This is why I make music. She is the future," she said.

"Not only do you have such a beautiful voice and you are so joyful to watch, but every once in a while, whether people believe it or not, I have a very bad day," GaGa continued. "I was not having such a good day, and when (blogger Perez Hilton) sent me the video of you singing Born This Way, I was so overjoyed that I began to cry."

The Mother Monster who will have a concert at Air Canada Center in Toronto on March 3 said, "Maybe you're just going to have to come on stage with me and sing that song." As a warm-up, GaGa then happily backed Maria up when the little girl sang chorus lines in "Born This Way".

Footage of Maria Aragon singing "Born This Way" has so far drawn more than 3 million views on YouTube in around two days. It has reportedly become YouTube's most viewed video in the music category on mid-morning, February 18. "(Music is) my passion," she said. "I've made 72 videos already, so it's kinda obvious I like music."

Lady GaGa's chat with Maria Aragon:





LADY GAGA - Born This Way (Cover)



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