NEW YORK You might say that Lady Gagas year really began in an egg. Thats how she arrived at the Grammys in February, encased in a large, translucent pod carried by scantily clad dancers. When she hatched onstage, she effectively gave birth to Born This Way, performing the eponymous lead single of her second studio album and anthem to self-acceptance. In 2011, the album would carry her around the world, where she rarely went unnoticed. After a year of extravagant globe-trotting and relentless advocacy of tolerance, Lady Gaga has been voted Entertainer of the Year by members of The Associated Press. There were 135 ballots submitted by U.S. news organizations that make up the APs membership. Editors and broadcasters were asked to cast their ballots for who had the most influence on entertainment and culture in 2011. Lady Gaga narrowly edged out the late Apple founder Steve Jobs by three votes. Many others received numerous votes, including Taylor Swift, Charlie Sheen, Adele and the cast

Lady Gaga is set to ring in the New Year in Times Square with an estimated crowd of one million people. Photos: Lady Gaga unveils 'Gaga's Workshop' Stories: Lady Gaga, rumored boyfriend Taylor Kinney step out together Lady Gaga voted AP 'Entertainer of the Year' Justin Bieber to perform live on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve' It was announced that the pop star will perform live just before the ball drops on December 31 in her hometown of New York City for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2012" on ABC. The show is also set to feature performances from music artists such as Justin Bieber, LMFAO, Florence + The Machine, Nicki Minaj, Blink-182 and Pitbull. The night's festivities begin at 8 p.m. with a two-hour special called "New Year's Rockin' Eve: The 40th Anniversary Party" to m! ark the 40th anniversary of the annual New Year's Eve show which began with Dick Clark in

. On Wednesday Lady Gaga Nude For Charity was a top story. Here is the recap: (popmusiclife) Tony Bennett's nude sketch of Lady Gaga has raised some big money for charity. The Financial Express reports the sketch fetched $30,000 at an eBay Celebrity auction. They hooked up in person at Gaga's Vanity Fair photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz, where Tony, a renowned artist in his own right, sketched the pop icon. - more on this story popmusiclife is an official news provider for the antiMusic.com.Copyright popmusiclife - Excerpted here with permission. Lady Gaga Tour Dates/Tickets Lady Gaga CDs, DVDs and MP3s Lady Gaga T-shirts and Posters Lady Gaga CDs, vinyl and rarities antiMUSIC News featured on RockNews.info and Yahoo News . ...end

December 31, 2011, 12:29 AM EST Elevator Firm in Fatal N.Y. Accident Sued Over Plaza Injury New Jersey Toll-Road Drivers Face Higher Charges Starting Jan. 1 New York City Traffic Deaths This Year Hit Record Low of 237 NYC Life Expectancy Is Seen Linked to Anti-Smoking Policy NYC Records Third-Fewest Homicides in 2011, Bloomberg Says By Henry Goldman Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Pop stars Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber may help draw an estimated 1 million revelers to Times Square as New York City rings in the New Year with the ceremonial dropping of a 12-foot, illuminated crystal ball. Event planners at the Times Square Alliance say crowds may fill avenues north to Central Park and south to 38th Street. At midnight, Lady Gaga, at Mayor Michael Bloombergs invitation, will press a button triggering the ball-drop, the focus of New York Citys year-end ritual since 1904. Lady Gaga is a great entertainer, Bloomberg said yesterday in an interview on WOR radio. I saw her perform once. She is a New York

Small Text Medium Text Large Text Town abuzz over Lady Gaga possibly moving in MANHEIM TWP., Pa. - Lady Gaga may be coming to Amish country. A town in Lancaster County is abuzz over rumors that Gaga is looking to move in, but just how real are those rumors? Lady Gaga is the most talked about artist on the planet. Her music and fashion sense have been stirring quite the buzz over the years. Now, her personal life is, too. It has been rumored that the superstar was looking at mansions in Lancaster County, more specifically, a mansion in the Bent Creek Community in Manheim Twp. being sold by real estate agent Anne Lusk. "People were calling me and congratulating me about working with Lady Gaga," said Lusk. Why Lancaster? The superstar's boyfriend, Taylor Kinney, is from Lititz. Lusk said she was stunned that such talk about one of her homes was even occurring. The $1.6 million dollar home, Lusk said, has not been looked at by Gaga or any of her representatives. Lusk said it

December 30, 2011, 2:30 PM EST Elevator Firm in Fatal N.Y. Accident Sued Over Plaza Injury New Jersey Toll-Road Drivers Face Higher Charges Starting Jan. 1 New York City Traffic Deaths This Year Hit Record Low of 237 NYC Life Expectancy Is Seen Linked to Anti-Smoking Policy NYC Records Third-Fewest Homicides in 2011, Bloomberg Says By Henry Goldman Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Pop stars Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber may help draw more than 1 million revelers to Times Square tomorrow as New York City rings in the New Year with the ceremonial dropping of a 12-foot, illuminated crystal ball. Event planners at the Times Square Alliance say crowds may fill avenues north to Central Park and south to 38th Street. At midnight, Lady Gaga, at Mayor Michael Bloombergs invitation, will press a button triggering the ball drop, the focus of New York Citys year-end ritual since 1904. The weathers supposed to be great, Bloomberg said today during his weekly appearance on WOR radio. Lady Gaga is a great entert

Photos of Lady Gaga and her new boyfriend Taylor Kinney surfaced for the first time yesterday and, by the looks of it, this is certainly not a "Bad Romance." Gaga and Kinney were photographed arm-in-arm on Dec. 11 in California . Gaga looked biker-chic in a long black leather jacket, dark sunglasses and bright red lipstick. Kinney complimented her dark colors with shades of black and gray himself. He sported a black baseball cap and sunglasses as well. Onlookers who spotted them together in September said they looked just giddy. "She and Taylor were flirting all night and kept smacking each other's butts," a source told Star magazine . "She was grinning from ear to ear." Like us on Facebook Kinney, an actor in the CW show "The Vampire Diaries," is from Neffvilla, Pennsylvania . The 25-year-old pop sensation is reportedly looking to purchase a house in Kinney's home state. However, the realtor selling the $1.7 million home in the gated co

Forty years ago, Dick Clark's New Year's Eve special was created to give young people an alternative to a seasonal institution, bandleader Guy Lombardo. Now Clark's annual show is the institution. "New Year's Rockin' Eve," with Clark and Ryan Seacrest, pays tribute to its own history during a sprawling, nearly six-hour program Saturday night. The celebration takes up all of prime time on ABC, breaks for a half-hour of local news, then comes back on the air for 2 1/4 hours that include the ball dropping in New York City's Times Square to mark the beginning of 2012. Clark's special shows no sign of slippage, after collecting its biggest audience in five years last year. The 18.8 million people who were watching ABC during the last half-hour of 2010 and first half-hour of 2011 were more than NBC and Fox's audiences combined, the Nielsen ratings company said. The show isn't designed to be a recap of the year in music, but that's almost what

December 30, 2011 01:54:05 GMT Wearing a little black dress, leather jacket and a pair of knee high black boots, the 'You and I' singer is photographed taking a romantic stroll with the 'Vampire Diaries' hunk in California. has finally been spotted in public with boyfriend Taylor Kinney. The "Marry the Night" singer was caught on camera taking a romantic stroll with the Mason Lockwood of "" near his beachfront pad on December 11, and photos of the outing have just surfaced. In the shots, GaGa and Kinney are both clad in dark colors and have their sunglasses on. The "Born This Way" hitmaker wears a little black dress that she pairs with knee high black boots and leather jacket, while her actor boyfriend dons a black Ducati T-shirt, matching hat and gray pants. Kinney also has his arm draped around GaGa. GaGa and Kinney first met on the set of the music video for her hit song, "You and I", back in July. Words that the two are datin

New candid photos of Lady Gaga appearing cozy with her rumored love interest Taylor Kinney have emerged, but the two are keeping mum about the nature of their relationship. Photos: Lady Gaga unveils 'Gaga's Workshop' Celebs who have appeared in music videos Stories: Lady Gaga sued by ex-assistant for $380,000 of unpaid overtime Lady Gaga posed nude for Tony Bennett, singer says on 'A Very Gaga Thanksgiving' Lady Gaga voted AP 'Entertainer of the Year' The 30-year-old actor starred in the pop singer's 2011 music video "You and I" and plays Mason Lockwood on the CW series "The Vampire Diaries." He was recently photographed walking with Lady Gaga, with his arm around her, in southern California. The two have not commented about the candid! picture s, which were posted on websites such as TMZ.com . They are the clearest images of the two, who has been romantically linked since September, when they were videotaped watching a baseball gam

Back in May, ahead of the release of her Born This Way album, Lady Gaga described her hometown of New York City as her "husband," and now, she's been tapped to help her spouse ring in the New Year in the most traditional of ways: by dropping the ball in Times Square. Yes, according to The New York Post, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has named Gaga as his special guest at the City's annual New Year's Eve celebration, where she'll ceremoniously push a Waterford Crystal button at 11:59 p.m., officially beginning the famed crystal ball's descent over the raucous Times Square crowd. Shortly after the official announcement was made, Gaga took to her to express her excitement, writing "I'm so looking forward to ... dropping the Ball with Mayor Bloomberg! What an honor as a New Yorker!" Each year, Bloomberg chooses a guest to drop the ball and help usher in the New Year ... though, to date, Gaga is his most, uh, unique pick: previous honorary button-m

Published Thursday, December 29, 2011 12:00 AM By JAKE COYLEAssociated Press APPhoto Lady Gaga signs autographs for fans upon arrival last week at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo. The singer has been voted Entertainer of the Year by The Associated Press. NEW YORK -- You might say that Lady Gaga's year really began in an egg. That's how she arrived at the Grammys in February, encased in a large, translucent pod carried by scantily clad dancers. When she "hatched" onstage, she effectively gave birth to Born This Way , performing the eponymous lead single of her second studio album and anthem to self-acceptance. In 2011, the album would carry her around the world, where she rarely went unnoticed. After a year of extravagant globe-trotting and relentless advocacy of tolerance, Lady Gaga has been voted Entertainer of the Year by members of The Associated Press. There were 135 ballots submitted by U.S. news organizations that make up the AP's memb

(credit: Dave Hogan/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Its going to be a very Gaga New Year in the Big Apple. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has selected pop superstar Lady Gaga to push the crystal button that will help drop the famed New Years Eve ball and ring in 2012. Lady Gaga will also be performing for the crowd of 1 million in Times Square. I have never met Lady Gaga . I saw her once perform at the Metropolitan Museum, Bloomberg said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, workers installed the world-famous ball complete with 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles. The crystal triangles were placed in a new design titled Let There Be Friendship. It is meant to represent friends holding hands around the globe. You walk in and you see people from all around the world, and I think thats what [is] awesome about Times Square, Jawad Alkowaitz said. Meanwhile, Gaga said that she has never met the mayor, who called her a great entertainer. What do you think of Bloombergs pick? Share your thoughts in the co

Lady Gaga was hit with a lawsuit last week by an ex-assistant who claims the singing superstar owes her $380,000 in unpaid overtime. Photos: Lady Gaga unveils 'Gaga's Workshop' Stories: Lady Gaga voted AP 'Entertainer of the Year' Lady Gaga nude sketch by Tony Bennett to be auctioned off for charity Lady Gaga speaks to Obama about bullying Jennifer O'Neill, who worked for Lady Gaga as a personal assistant, filed a lawsuit against Lady Gaga's touring company in Manhattan federal court for 7,168 hours of unpaid overtime, according to The New York Post . The time comes from when O'Neill served as the entertainer's assistant from late 2009 to 2010 while she was on the Monster Ball world tour. O'Neill, ! 41, repo rtedly claims her duties included everything from "ensuring the promptness of a towel following a shower" to "serving as a personal alarm clock" to the singer. She also claims that her job required her to be on hand at La

Lady Gaga may sing about being one of the "Bad Kids" on her chart-topping album "Born This Way," but the pop star is undoubtedly good when it comes to charity. For the second consecutive year, Gaga tops the Celebs Gone Good Top 20 list, courtesy of DoSomething.org. Hot on her heels is another pop superstar, Justin Bieber , who jumps to the No. 2 spot from last year's position at No. 10, with George Clooney rounding out the top 3. Known for supporting gay rights, AIDS and poverty, Gaga focused much of her effort in 2011 on putting an end to bullying, even bringing her fight to the White House. This year, she also set up the Born This Way Foundation, which aims to empower youth. Known for supporting gay rights, AIDS and poverty, Gaga focused much of her effort in 2011 on putting an end to bullying, even bringing her fight to the White House. This year, she also set up the Born This Way Foundation, which aims to empower youth. Bieber continued his admirable work w

TOKYO -- Lady Gaga has announced she will appear on Japanese national broadcaster NHK's four-hour plus year-end music extravaganza special called Kohaku Uta Gassen, or the Red and White Singing Contest. Kohaku is broadcast every year in Japan from 7:15pm to 11:45pm on Dec. 31. PHOTOS: The Top 25 Concert Tours of 2011: THR Year in Review The show is considered one of the leading musical platforms in the country and garnered an average 37.4 percent viewership last year according to Japan's ratings tracker Video Research. This will be the 62nd edition of Kohaku Uta Gassen , which rounds up the most popular Japanese domestic musical acts every year for a good-natured New Year's Eve singing contest in which the women (red) compete against the men (white). There is usually one international artist selected to perform every year but this time no one had been chosen until now. Lady Gaga is currently in Japan for an appearance on Friday Dec. 23 on the leading weekly music show Mu

This would sure liven up Lancaster County! Ach! There goes the neighborhood! Mega-selling chanteuse Lady Gaga , 25, is looking for a comfortable manse to buy in Lancaster County, Pa., reports Harrisburg TV station , CBS 21 (WHP-TV). No, the Government Hooker and " Scheie " singer isnt turning in her mic to begin a new career as a dairy farmer. She wants to be closer to her beau, Vampire Diaries actor Taylor Kinney , who hails from the fine city of Lancaster. Recent reports indicate the couple have frequented various local bars and restaurants. Various named and unnamed sources tell CBS 21 that Her GagaShip was spied taking a peak at a $1.7-million 6,000-square-foot house in the exclusive gated Bent Creek Community in Manheim Township . A young man named Tyler Nehlig lives next door to the blessed house. I think it would be really interesting, Nehlig tells CBS 21. I think they might have to step up front gate security a little bit to slow down paparazzi maybe, I dont know.

Lady Gaga's former assistant sues her tour company [newKerala.com News # 134680] Home News RSS Feeds Photo Gallery Home > News > hollywood-news London, Dec 27 : Lady Gaga's former assistant Jennifer O'Neill is suing the pop star's touring company over allegations of unpaid dues. O'Neill was employed as Gaga's aide for 13 months and worked with her during odd hours, reports contactmusic.com. In her legal papers, O'Neill alleges she had to make herself available to the singer in "stadiums, private jets, fine hotel suites, yachts, ferries, trains and tour buses", with her tasks including "ensuring the promptness of a towel following a shower and serving as a personal alarm clock to keep (Gaga) on schedule". But instead of suing Gaga, 25, O'Neill has filed suit against the Mermaid Touring Company. Now she is demanding an amount of $380,000 as she spent 7,168 hours of overtime during the 13 months of her employment. However, a spok

Lady Gaga is a hit with the fans, but apparently the pop icon isn't much to work for. Or so claims a former personal assistant, who said in a new lawsuit she was overworked and underpaid. Jennifer O'Neill, 41, alleges that Lady Gaga , 25, owes her hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay. Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, apparently employed O'Neill for 13 months in 2010 as her personal assistant during the pop icon's 2010 Monster Ball world tour. According to the New York Post, court papers filed in Manhattan federal court say O'Neil's duties for Lady Gaga included "ensuring the promptness of a towel following a shower and serving as a personal alarm clock to keep [Gaga] on schedule." Like us on Facebook O'Neill said she did her job according to the demands well, serving her needs in Lady Gaga's home on New York 's Upper West Side, in "stadiums, private jets, fine hotel suites, yachts, ferries, trains and tour bu

By Radar Staff After spending more and more time in boyfriend Taylor Kinney s home town in central Pennsylvania, Lady Gaga is apparently looking to buy a mansion there. The pop superstar has been seen around Lancaster County with locals buzzing that Gaga is looking at a $1.7 million property in the gated community of Bent Creek, CBS21 is exclusively reporting. The estate is a spacious 6,000 square feet with a three car garage. PHOTOS: Take A Peek Inside Lady Gagas Former New York Apartment Gaga has been dating The Vampire Diaries actor for a few months with the relationship said to be getting serious. The couple has been seen at local bars and restaurants and even grocery shopping in the city just 70 miles from Philadelphia. Tyler Nehlig , whose parents own the house next to Gagas possible new residence, said that the Born This Way star would be welcomed to the neighborhood. PHOTOS: Lady Gagas Photo Shoot With Annie Leibovitz Ive heard shes very low key and normal despite all of he

Rex Features / Masatoshi Okauchi/Rex Features Lady GaGa has been named in a $380,000 (243,000) lawsuit launched by a former assistant. Jennifer O'Neill claimed that she is owed for 7,168 hours of overtime she completed during her 13-month employment with the 'You & I' singer. O'Neill said that her duties included "ensuring the promptness of a towel following a shower and serving as a personal alarm clock to keep [GaGa] on schedule". In legal papers obtained by TMZ , she alleged that GaGa expected her duties to extend to "stadiums, private jets, fine hotel suites, yachts, ferries, trains and tour buses", resulting in her often having no chance for breaks "or at times even sleep" as she reported to the 25-year-old from her "earliest waking hour". A representative for GaGa has claimed that O'Neill's allegations are "completely without merit". The legal challenge has been brought against the Mermaid Touring Com

Jennifer O'Neill , Lady Gaga 's former personal assistant has filed suit against her former employer, alleging that she was overworked and underpaid. PHOTOS: 54th Annual Grammy Nominees The 41-year-old worked for Lady Gaga for 13 months, accompanying the 25-year-old singer on her 2010 Monster Ball world tour. O'Neillalleges that she put in 7,168 hours of unpaid overtime and is owed more than $380,000, according to New York Post. O'Neill says she catered to the singer's eccentric whims and demands around the clock.She insists she had to ensure 'the promptness of a towel following a shower" and acted as a" personal alarm clock to keep [Gaga] on schedule." STORY: Lady Gaga Reveals 'Dream' Working With Woody Allen on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' She earned decent money -- $75,000 a year-- but alleges that she got no breaks for meals or sleep and had to constantly make sure that Gaga had 'the availability of chosen outfits'. The

Published: Dec. 25, 2011 at 1:44 PM NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- A former personal assistant of Lady Gaga is suing the U.S. pop star, claiming she's owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay. Jennifer O'Neill, 41, of Long Island, N.Y., alleges she was required to be available to Gaga at all hours of the day and night during the singer's 2010 Monster Ball world tour, court papers show. Gaga was so demanding, she says in her lawsuit, she had no time to eat and at times even sleep, the newspaper reported exclusively Sunday. O'Neill was paid $75,000 a year but in her lawsuit filed against Gaga's Mermaid Touring Co. last week in U.S. District Court in New York, she seeks $380,000 for 7,168 hours of overtime for which she says she was never paid. She also seeks other, unspecified damages. O'Neill did not respond to requests for comment, the Post said. A spokeswoman for Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, called the lawsuit "completely without merit." T

Los Angeles: Pop star Lady Gaga's nude sketch made by Tony Bennett went under the hammer online and fetched USD 30,000. The sketch was done as part of a cover story and layout of Vanity Fair's January issue. Signed as Bennett's real last name 'Benedetto', the piece depicts Gaga's pose when she did a photo shoot with famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, reported Aceshowbiz. "I walked in and said, 'Well, Tony, here we are,' and I dropped my robe and I got into position. I felt shy and thought, 'It's Tony Bennett. Why am I naked?," Gaga said in a TV interview. Lady Gaga The charcoal-on-paper artwork was one of the items related to Gaga that were sold on eBay charity auction. Other items put up for auction was an autographed poster of the Vanity Fair cover featuring Gaga and some of the accessories she wore during the shoot. Bennett's organization Exploring the Arts and Gaga's Born This Way Foundation would benefit from the auction.