Tuned In: Lady Gaga Isn't Happy Her Littlest Monsters Can't See Her in South Korea

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The crowd at Lady Gaga's upcoming concert in South Korea is going to be a little bit more mature than most, now that one of the nation's government agencies has banned children under the age of 18 from attending the Born This Way Ball on April 27 in Seoul. Of course, Gaga's steamed, but she's handling it with grace.

In other music news, Drake's hinting there's something in the works with Aaliyah, Madonna's kids can't stand their mom's music, Alabama Shakes (otherwise known as your favorite band six months from now) are streaming their new album online, and Miley Cyrus is maybe the last person in the world who still thinks those shape-up shoes work.

Last week, the Korea Media Rating Board announced that Korea's Littlest Monsters would have to miss out on Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball, which kicks off April 27 at Seoul's Olympic Stadium. The concert's promoter has been forced to offer refunds to teenagers who bought ticketsless than 1% of the ticket-buyers, if you believe local media.

Gaga reacted to the decision on Twitter Monday, writing, "Thanku to all the adults in Korea who are speaking out for underaged who want to come to the BTW Ball. Maybe the gov. will change their mind."

The pop superstar was quick to note that she'll be fine: "Although not affecting ticketsales in Seoul, parents should be given more credit to determine whats good for their children. I love my fans."

Imagine what would happen were the Korean government to interfere with a Justin Bieber show. International crisis.

Bieber's new single "Boyfriend" debuted at No. 20 on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart, breaking a record for the most first-week plays for a song by a male artist in the chart's history. This bodes well for Justin, who despite having dominated the dreams of millions of 13-year-olds for years now has yet to score a huge radio hit.

Guns N' Roses will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later in less than two weeks, but it's unclear how celebratory the band will be feeling on that special night. The band's former guitarist Slash told Rolling Stone, "Everyone has been asking me what's going to happen, and they know as much as I do. I feel you're totally obligated to be present and I would love to f**king play, but it's just something that's not gonna happen for whatever reason."

Whatever reason being Axl Rose, of course. "He hates my guts," Slash admitted. "It's over a lot of different stuff; I don't even know. There's just no communication between us. I talk to Duff and Steven, but when it comes to old Guns N' Roses, there really isn't anybody that makes decisions."

Anyone who's taken a good, hard look at Axl's Cheeto-hued facial hair can understand why the other band members might not be down with his decision-making skills.

Drake might be planning to give the late Aaliyah the Tupac treatment, as he's been hinting at a posthumous collaboration. He told the UK's Tim Westwood, "I have some great Aaliyah news coming soon." Asked to elaborate, Drake refused to give anything away, promising only "Some special things. Great things, man. Great things for music, period."

Drake is an Aaliyah superfan: He has her face tattooed to his back and posted an open letter! in her memory on the ninth anniversary of her death.

Madonna's kids tell it like it is aren't her biggest fans. She recently admitted to a UK tabloid, "My kids are brutally honest when it comes to what they don't like. They have no tact whatsoever. They'll just say, 'Mom, get that song off' even when [its] mine. It's hurtful but at least they're honest."

Hopefully Madge hasn't subjected her tots to any listening parties for her new album MDNA, which features delightful tracks like "Gang Bang."

Alabama Shakes' full-length debut Boys & Girls will be one of your favorite albums of 2012, so you might as well start listening to it now. It doesn't officially drop until next week, but NPR has the entire album streaming in full. It's epic.

Patti Smith will release her first album of original material in eight years this summer. "April Fool," the lead single off Banga, is now available on iTunes.

Miley Cyrus doesn't give a lick about all those reports that Shape-Up shoes are totally useless:

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