LADY GAGA'S JUDAS VIDEO IS THE HOTTEST THING SINCE ICE CREAM!

The Lady Gaga camp is definitely our family and the video Judas has to be the coolest and shortest way to turn a portion of the bible into a music video. Talk about being talented. Kudos to Michelle Fleishman at the Gaga team who always send us cool new Gagalicious things first in Canada. Now how do we decipher this video? We let the folks at MuchMusic to the hard work. Now read......

" MMVA performer Lady Gaga’s eagerly anticipated video for her religious love song Judas has arrived and is the most comprehensive and interesting video Gaga has made to date. Starring Gaga as Mary Magdalene and Norman Reedus as Judas, the video, which was co-directed by Gaga and her creative director Laurieann Gibson, is rumoured to have surpassed Michael and Janet Jackson’s 1995 Scream as the most expensive video ever made.

In the video we see Mary with Jesus and his disciples riding into town on their motorcycles on Palm Sunday to be greeted by the townspeople, who are waiting in eager anticipation over Jesus’ arrival. In addition to Mary Magdalene, Jesus’ close friend and rumoured prostitute, Gaga also dresses as Pontius Pilate and depicts the betrayal of Jesus by Judas.While many of the details aren’t accurate (but really, think of how much shorter the Bible would have been if everyone had been able to get around on motorcycles?), Gaga and her co-director Laurieann Gibson stayed true to their word that Judas would not be blasphemous.

This, of course, is not the first time that the story of Jesus and his crucifixion have been given a musical spin, with films like Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell depicting the life of Christ, with some added singing and dancing. Still, I’m sure the Catholic Church will have a field day with this one."

Ha! Ha! Allison blogged this one. Ditto on the points here... That Mary Magdalene Gaga was sure sexy. Waiting for the Church of England to start bitching!

The eccentric songstress incurred the wrath of religious figures after releasing the track, which they say features blasphemous undertones. Gaga has laughed off the outrage, insisting the only worries she had was about her wardrobe."In my opinion, the only controversial thing about this video is that I'm wearing Christian Lacroix and Chanel in the same frame," she said in an interview with E! Online.

I am working on my own video with KJ on the portion of the bible called ....what else? Joshua!! KJ's middle name. lol.. Who cares about the church rite now? As long as that SONG is performed at the MMVA's! Check out the picture frames of the video here.

WHITNEY HOUSTON BACK IN REHAB!

Superstar Whitney Houston has enrolled in an out-patient rehabilitation program to seek treatment for substance abuse.The singer/actress, 47, has long battled addiction issues and TMZ.com reports she checked into a California clinic to seek help from professionals around 10 days ago.Her representative has now confirmed the news to People.com.

In a statement, her spokesperson says, "Whitney Houston is currently in an out-patient rehab program for drug and alcohol treatment."Whitney voluntarily entered the program to support her long-standing recovery process."

DEJA VU BROADCASTING: PAULA ABDUL REJOINS SIMON COWELL AS A JUDGE ON "THE X FACTOR."

Paula Abdul will be back at the judging table with Simon Cowell, this time on Fox's "The X Factor," a person familiar with the negotiations said Saturday.

Though widely expected, confirmation of Abdul's joining the new singing contest was held up as negotiations continued until the eve of the show's first taping, according to the person familiar with the talks. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because Fox and the show's producers had not authorized public comment.

Representatives for Abdul did not respond to requests for comment.

Abdul will be on hand for Sunday's taping in Los Angeles of the first judging session for "The X Factor." This will reunite her with fellow judge Cowell, her former sparring partner on the "American Idol" judging panel. Other previously announced judges include British pop superstar Cheryl Cole and Grammy-winning producer Antonio "L.A." Reid.

"The X Factor," based on Cowell's hit British show, will debut this fall on Fox. More here

TORONTO RAPPER CHURCH CHIZZLE WINS RAP CITY FREESTYLE DESPITE SOME ODDS.

Toronto Rapper Church Chizzle and KJ at a community center he visited for Black History Month

On my personal twitter, @snitchlady, I posted the victory last nite on MuchMusic's rap city. Congratulations does go to Church Chizzle, the new winner of The Rap City Freestyle on MuchMusic. We believed in Church and even when things were about to go sour on the show because of one word "missing" STACKS, the freaks came out at nite and the control room was on red alert...so there was a rematch! The audience decided and CHURCH CHIZZLE WON!

I like the way he used the "Remix" word as the Remix Project helped him in his music career. Ironically, On Sunday, April 17th, at 99 Sudbury’s glass factory, the Remix project will play host to the merge of media, celebrities and philanthropists all in one location. The First Annual ‘Stack Chips for Remix’ Texas Hold’em Charity Poker Tournament, proceeds at 1:00pm for media and players registration, with a 2:00pm start time and a $50 initial buy-in. Stack and Remix were in the freestyle...lol. God makes things happen!





I think it was fair and square as KJ was already up past his bedtime and the temperature in my living room was high! Not everyone was happy. BUT...you can't please everyone. Next week tune in again to Rap City to see if Church will win again or just a one hit wonder. I say WINNER! Below is his latest video we bought you first..."I'm Coming."



Below is the REMATCH!

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: MEET VITAL! THE NEW CANADIAN RAP TEEN HEARTTHROB. RELEASES NEW VIDEO TODAY ON HIPHOSSIP.

No doubt, I see Drizzy and Chris Brown having some kinda rough competition here coming their way. Vital is a dynamic 16-year-old Torontonian rapper born right here in Canada. He is the BIGGEST young rapper buzzing in T-Dot right now after performing at the Faboulous afterparty during the Canadian Music Awards aka the JUNOS. Vital is a normal every day Toronto kid who attends a public high school for the arts and he is so humble and cute. Geez, we got Tyler Mederios, Justin Bieber and now Vital. One in every ethnic group? That's what Canada prides itself in. Multiethnicity rocks here!

Gosh I wish I was 16 again. All these young men are Canadian and spell one word T-A-L E-N-T-E-D! I got to sit down with him at CMW (Canadian Music Week) and that interview is coming. He is very popular with the young ladies.

Vital is also planning to speak out against gun crimes and gang violence in Toronto for Toronto Crime Stoppers during National Crime Victims Awareness Week in Toronto, Canada and is also planning some anti-crime mall appearances and performances the week of April 10th-17th 2011. With a 15-year-old murder school shooting trial going on right now in Toronto (R.I.P Jordan Manners) and another 16-year-old firing shots 2 weeks ago in a parking lot, he wants to get this message out to his peers. Better join his pages to know his movement cos it's all about the fans for Vital. He's the BIGGEST teen Rapper out of Canada now...PERIOD!"

Vital is signed to King Alexander Entertainment and Keminications PR. He has newly revived his social media with a brand new Twitter, FB page and YouTube account. Join them now. He will be available for interviews beginning next week. Contact Keminications@yahoo.ca

https://twitter.com/VITALWORLD: Twitter
http://www.youtube.com/user/VitalMusiic: YouTube
http://www.facebook.com/vitalworld: Facebook fan page
Everyone on the group is asked to pls move to the fan page.

TECHNOLOGY RULES AT CTV: THE 40TH JUNO AWARDS DIGITAL MEDIA ROOM AND RED CARPET SHOW.

Above and below are the workings of the CTV Digital Press Room. Our intern Sasha aka Kalmplex ran the show this time around. Click screen shots to enlarge.

Deadmau5 being viewed LIVE by the use of the digital press room

2010 Junos with Music Director KJ and I in the press room. Now a reporter can simply stream the action in here with CTV digital technology

2011 40th JUNO awards at the ACC

With Artist of the Year Neil Young

With dance artist Chach and E-Talk's Lainey

This year I was not available for all segments of the JUNOS broadcast day. I attended the red carpet show with a music PR client and nominee and left later to cover the press room in the digital world. The digital media room is a relatively new technology CTV began using in 2010. It was first used at the 39th JUNOS in St John, New Foundland and is designed for Journalists who could not travel to the venue or get a media pass in time for the rush. Everyone is accomodated.

My first experience using it was during the 2010 MMVA's (MuchMusic Video Awards) where I wanted to "watch" the show live outside and blog the press room at the same time. The MMVA's as most of you know are an outdoors award show. CTV issues the media outlet a username and password and the reporter logs in the instance the first celebrity comes back there with a trophy and address the media. With a good clean high speed internet connection you can see the whole press room aka "backstage" streamed LIVE. A reporter can then file their stories without even physically being there.

Our intern at HipHossip who worked with me this year, Sasha aka "Kalmplex" said

"Covering the 2011 Junos this year for the first time in the digital media room was quite an enjoyable experience. Getting to hear Arcade Fire, Neil Young, Robbie Robertson, K'naan and Shania Twain talk about their wins and upcoming projects was great. Shania gave us some zingers with "Canada I love our bush", to Deadmau5 talking about how he's already remixed Rebecca Black's song "Friday". Randy Bachman talked about how being in Canada could benefit other countries like holding a Canada Day concert and splitting the proceeds between Haiti and Japan. It was an insightful look at what's next in store for Canadian music and maybe even a comedy circuit if they got bored with their music careers."

Kalmplex for HipHossip.com

The MMVA's 2011 is next and knowing that the Video Music awards are outdoors, I plan to be in the press room in and out and Kalmplex outside with the digital room connection at the pub across the street while blogging some of the action outside. Technology is awesome today and CTV sure uses it well. We are the leading music blog in Canada according to VH1, MTV USA and BET and we roll with CTV technology. HipHossip since it's inception in October 2007 has covered 3 JUNOS, and 3 MMVA's.

THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE JUNO AWARDS.

Saturday March 26th 2011 was the gala at the Allstream Center where 32 of the awards were given out and the rest televised on Sunday 27th March 2011. I attended the gala as a CARAS member. Below are the full list of winners.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Neil Young

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Meaghan Smith

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
My World 2.0, Justin Bieber

JUNO FAN CHOICE AWARD
Justin Bieber

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
TSOL, Shad

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR
Said The Whale, Hidden Pony

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A Place Called Love, Johnny Reid

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Le Noise, Neil Young

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Vancouver, Matthew Good

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Nina, Kellylee Evans

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Treelines, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra

TRADITIONAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Our First Set, John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Continent & Western, Fond of Tigers

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Les chemins de verre, Karkwa

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Proud Like a Mountain, Peter Lenton

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO OR CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Beethoven: Piano Trios Op. 70 No. 1, Ghost & No. 2: Op 11, Gryphon Trio

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LARGE ENSEMBLE OR SOLOIST(S) WITH LARGE ENSEMBLE ACCOMPANIMENT
Mozart, Scott and Lara St. John/The Knights Lara St. John

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: VOCAL OR CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Great Operatic Arias, Gerald Finley

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Duo For Violin And Piano, R. Murray Schafer

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Sofi Needs a Ladder, Deadmau5

R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Stars, Quanteisha

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Likkle But Mi Tallawah, Elaine Lil’Bit Shepherd D’Maestro

ABORIGINAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
CerAmony, CerAmony

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs, Old Man Luedecke

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
La part du feu, Le Vent du Nord

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Everywhere West, Jim Byrnes

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Love & the Lack Thereof, Greg Sczebel

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Aksil, Élage Diouf

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Daniel Lanois for Hitchhiker (Le Noise, Neil Young) / I Believe in You (Black Dub, Black Dub)

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Churko for Let It Die / Life Won’t Wait (Scream, Ozzy Osbourne)

RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Robyn Kotyk & Joe McKay (Art Directors/Designers); Jimmy Collins & Elisabeth Chicoine (Photographers), Forgiveness Rock Record Vinyl Box Set (Broken Social Scene)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Perfect, Kyle Davison (Hedley)

MUSIC DVD OF THE YEAR
Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage, Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Pegi Cecconi, Noah Segal, Shelley Nott, John Virant

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Swim, Caribou

JOIN OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ALL JUNO AWARDS COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND.

Eternia, Tonya P, Toya Alexis and me

Rap icons Michie Mee, Maestro Fresh and me

Kardinal Offishall and me

The dynamic Canadian Tenors

We are celebrating BIG in Canada as this weekend is the 40th JUNO awards and it's a one week event ending with one hell of a 3 day weekend. Concerts, receptions, today the 30 day award gala and tommorow the red carpet with the rest 10 televised awards with lots of performances all hosted by DRAKE.

As you already know I am also a Music Publicist and one of my client is a nominee. Tonya P, Best Reggae recording so I am on location tweeting on her page and on our FB page which is where to be for all pictures LIVE. Go there now!!!

Special thanks to everyone at CARAS and CTV. Go to our FB page and read Drake's exclusive interview about his 2.5 hour hosting duties...Also join us on Twitter...

The 2011 JUNO AWARD WELCOME RECEPTION 3/25/11 AT THE FAIRMONT HOTEL.

WIN A CHANCE TO BE AT THE LIVE TAPING OF THE CELEBRATION OF HIP-HOP IN CANADA WITH ALL THE LEGENDS!!

Win one pair of tickets to CBC’s Hip Hop Summit exclusive live taped performance Tuesday 3/29/11, including : k-os, Kardinal Offishall, SHAD, Saukrates, Classified, Maestro, Michie Mee, Red1 of The Rascalz, Choclair, Ghetto Concept, Reema Major, Cadence Weapon, Skratch Bastid and many more.

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Location: Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West
Exclusive Taping Event: 7:45 pm

The question is as follows: What are the names of the 4 women who introduced themselves as "Baby mamas" in Fantasia's "Baby Mama" hit track?

Email your answers to hiphossip@yahoo.ca by this midnight Tuesday 22nd March 2011. If there is more than a winner, then we do a drawing. Two tickets, Two winners! Good luck everybody!