http://music.ninemsn.com.au en-au Copyright(c) 2005 Ninemsn All rights reserved. 5 http://ninemsn.com.au/share/img/nh_logo.gif http://music.ninemsn.com.au 142 40 http://music.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogid=2023&showcomments=true&blogentryid=529567&rss=yes Now we know who to blame for Lady GaGa: the pop tart told MTV host Alexa Chung that David Bowie is a major influence on her, um, unusual image. "I used to sit in my apartment for hours and do his make-up on myself over and over again," GaGa revealed. This revelation shouldn't surprise anyone who's familiar with Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" years, when he gallivanted around in strange costumes and bizarre hairstyles saying weird and unusual things — much http://music.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogid=2023&showcomments=true&blogentryid=529171&rss=yes Robbie Williams has confirmed that Take That will be the next '90s pop supergroup to stage a reunion. He appeared on British chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and revealed that he and the other members of Take That — Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen — have been in the studio recording "bits and bobs", and that all five of them might appear onstage together soon. Of course, Take That have technically already r http://music.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogid=2023&showcomments=true&blogentryid=527869&rss=yes It's rare that a day goes by and I don't wish that I'm back in New York City (it really is the greatest city in the world). So I simultaneously love and hate Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' new track 'Empire State of Mind'. I love it because it's a reminder what a glamorous, incredible, super-cool place New York is. (That, and it's a catchy song.) I hate it because it makes me want to go there right now. (Would anyone like to volunt http://music.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogid=2023&showcomments=true&blogentryid=527855&rss=yes Rihanna is finally speaking out about her assault earlier this year by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. While Chris has issued several apologies and given numerous remorseful interviews about the incident, Rihanna has never made a public comment about the violent attack. America's ABC has announced that as well as performing on Good Morning America this Thursday, Rihanna will also sit down to tell her side of the story. The tell-all interview wil http://music.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogid=2023&showcomments=true&blogentryid=527279&rss=yes This episode kicks off with a shocking moment, which is itself shocking in a season that's generally been pretty ho-hum: Toby has decided to pull out of the competition! Because he's more passionate about schoolteaching than he is about a career in the music industry. I suspect the real reason he's dropped out is because he's run out of a droopy British ballads to sing. Andrew G reveals that, had Toby not departed, James wo http://music.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogid=2023&showcomments=true&blogentryid=526444&rss=yes Katy Perry + uber-catchy song = irresistible. The pop princess teams up with 3OH!3 in the clip for their latest track 'Starstrukk', cavorting in a fountain with Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. Jealous — I want to cavort in a fountain with Katy Perry! (And let's face it, who doesn't.) Check out the clip here: var msn_IP_uniqueName = "KatyPerry_Starstrukk"; var msn_IP_GUID = http://music.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogid=2023&showcomments=true&blogentryid=526006&rss=yes There's probably a song featuring the musical talents of Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion on your MP3 player — you just don't know it. "Um, who the hell are those guys?" you might be asking. Well, they're the non-Chris Martin members of Coldplay, and despite being part of one of the biggest bands on the planet you likely wouldn't recognise them if you passed them in the street. (Unless, of course, you're some sort of Cold