Cheryl Cole Faces Competition For U.S. ‘X Factor’ Job

Posted on January 24, 2011 by popdirt
Cheryl Cole

Despite Simon Cowell’s efforts to get to join him on the U.S. version of ‘The X Factor’, producers are turning their eyes towards pop stars who are more well known in America – and Rihanna. “Everyone thinks Cheryl has the judging job on US X Factor in the bag,” a friend of the Girls Aloud star’s rumored boyfriend Derek Hough told The Sun. “The truth is, nothing has been signed and the producers still aren’t convinced. They are more keen to get a big US star like Katy or Rihanna on the panel – someone who will bring credibility to the show and who is already popular in the US.”

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Samuel L. Jackson Narates The Story Of Katy Perry

Posted on January 23, 2011 by popdirt

A promo spot for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards features Samuel L. Jackson narrating the story of . Tune in to the Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 13th at 8/7c on CBS. “Music is her mind opening up as her world goes to color of cupcakes and this cotton candy angel takes us all to heaven,” Jackson says in the promo. Watch it via YouTube below.

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Katy Perry California Dreams 2011 Tour Dates

Posted on January 21, 2011 by popdirt
Katy Perry Facebook

announced during a live appearance on Facebook that her California Dreams 2011 world tour is coming to North America this summer. The North American leg of the tour sponsored by Schick Quattro for Women will start on June 7th in Atlanta, Georgia and will run through August 14th with two hometown shows in Katy’s hometown Santa Barbara, California. To support her sophomore album ‘Teenage Dream’, Katy will kick off the California Dreams tour on February 20th in Lisbon, Portugal, traveling throughout Europe, the UK, Australia and Japan before hitting stateside in June.

Katy is planning on interacting with fans through social media networks throughout the California Dreams tour. Using Facebook Places/Deals, fans will be able to check into the venues each night to receive special treats. Fans will also be able to submit their own photos of the show via Twitter which will be incorporated into the live show and also live on katyperry.com. In addition, Katy has also partnered with I Love All Access to provide a variety of VIP ticket packages, including premium seats, meet and greets, photo ops, pre-show parties and more.

California Dreams Tour Dates
June 7 Atlanta, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center
June 9 Orlando, FL UCF Arena
June 10 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
June 11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
June 14 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
June 15 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 17 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 18 Boston, MA TD Garden
June 19 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
June 22 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
June 23 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
June 24 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
June 28 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
June 30 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
July 2 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
July 3 Ottawa, ONT ScotiaBank Place
July 5 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
July 7 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater – Milwaukee Summerfest
July 8 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
July 9 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
July 13 Regina, SK Brandt Centre
July 14 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
July 16 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary Stampede
July 17 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
July 19 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
July 20 Seattle, WA KeyArena at Seattle Center
July 22 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
July 23 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
July 25 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
July 26 Denver, CO 1stBank Center
July 28 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
July 29 Houston, TX Toyota Center
July 30 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
August 3 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
August 5 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA Live
August 12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
August 13 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
August 14 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl

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Will Katy Perry Become The Next Jocelyn Wildenstein?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by popdirt
Katy Perry Ask Katy

tells The Mirror she’d like the career longevity that Madonna has enjoyed, but wants to do it looking like Jocelyn Wildenstein. “Well Madonna’s 50 or so and she still puts on really great shows. I’d like to be like that,” the 26-year-old explained. “Ageing isn’t such a major issue for me now as I’m 26, but I am in no doubt it will and I’m sure I’ll deal with it by getting surgery that makes me look like a cat.”

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Katy Perry Doesn’t Care About Designers Or Fashion Trends

Posted on December 24, 2010 by popdirt

The TV Guide Fashion Team spent some quality time with , where she talked about fashion, her new fragrance, her own personal style sense, music and more. “It’s funny, sometimes I go into shoots and they say, ‘Oh, you have to wear this because it’s the new whatever,’ and I’m like well it doesn’t really fit me. It’s not my shape. It’s not my color,” Perry explained. “I don’t care who makes it or why it’s so trendy. It’s really about what looks good on me.”

The comments at YouTube have since been removed.

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Katy Perry Walmart Soundcheck At LA’s Music Box

Posted on December 22, 2010 by popdirt
Katy Perry flashes the peace sign at Walmart Soundcheck

did a live set at the Music Box in Los Angeles for Walmart Soundcheck. Watch an interview and performances of ‘Hot and Cold’, ‘Teenage Dream’, ‘Thinking of You’, ‘Firework’, ‘Not Like The Movies’ and ‘California Gurls’ at soundcheck.walmart.com. View additional photos from the show below the cut. Continue reading →

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Katy Perry Is Very Happy She Still Exists

Posted on December 18, 2010 by popdirt
Katy Perry with purple hair

spoke with KISS 108′s Billy Costa backstage at Jingle Ball 2010 in Boston after her live set earlier this month. The pop singer talked about the difficulties getting her stage outfit on, being a fan of the holidays, why she chose India to have her marriage to Russell Brand, the new issue of Maxim she graces the cover of (photos), having a string of #1 singles off ‘Teenage Dream’, how she chooses her projects, how she’ll be celebrating the New Year, and more. “I feel very blessed,” Perry said about the last few years. “I feel very excited that I still exist. Whenever people get tattoos of my signature or an album cover or whatever, I get a little bit scared, because I’m like, ‘What if I don’t exist in two years?’ I’m very happy I’m still around.”

The interview audio at kiss108.com has since been removed.

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Christina Perri Gets Mistaken For Katy Perry

Posted on December 18, 2010 by popdirt
Christina Perri

talked with FOX All Access about her favorite fan interaction story, which involved a couple intoxicated people mistaking her for after watching her entire live set and posing with her for a photo. “I was just giggling because I’m like, these people are gonna wake up tomorrow having bought my EP and look and it’s like, ‘We can’t believe you’re here.’ I was just laughing because I didn’t perform any of my big hits if I’m . It just cracked me up.” Listen to the comments at Fox.com.

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Tricky Stewart Not Surprised By Katy Perry’s Album Of The Year Grammy Nomination

Posted on December 18, 2010 by popdirt
Katy Perry in the studio

Tricky Stewart tells MTV News that he’s not surprised ’s latest album ‘Teenage Dream’ received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. “You know, I did four songs on that record, so I’m really proud of it,” Stewart explained. “And not just because it’s [nominated in] the Album of the Year category, but because Dr. Luke did an amazing job on the singles and Stargate did an amazing job on the singles … but all of us together, we put that album together, and I think it’s pretty flawless.” Asked about Katy’s chances against the likes of Eminem and Lady Gaga, Stewart said, “Being nominated is great, but winning is even better. I hope we win … we’ll see what happens.”

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Katy Perry Embraces Her Curves

Posted on December 13, 2010 by popdirt

embraces her shapely figure as she tops the “Hot 100″ list for Maxim magazine. “My body began to take shape,” Katy tells the publication. “I started to grow into a young woman, and I said, ‘Okay, I can use this. I think my curves are something to be proud of.” Watch a report featuring Perry’s wild photo spread from E! below.

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