Pop Corner

AILBHE MALONE prefers her heroes to have a bit of meat on them

TRACK OF THE WEEK

I Whip My Hairby Willow Smith. The fact that the imaginatively named daughter of Will Smith (yes, the actor) is only nine years old, makes this Rihanna-alike even more astounding. Yes, she's got an undercut and edgy sense of style. And did we mention that we've been singing I Whip My Hairevery five minutes since we first heard it? We're officially obsessed.

N-DUBZ WATCH

Tulisa has managed to find something new to be annoyed about. The Dubz’s label in the US want her to switch from brunette to blonde again. “They said, ‘we want you as a blonde, like, bombshell’. I’m sticking to brunette.” Def Jam or not, they’d do well to learn not to mess with Tulz.

- Lily Allen’s been carrying a baby inside her for almost four months now (it’s a boy, FYI). Naturally, here at Pop Corner, we’re very excited about this. However, we’re worried how Lil’s coping with morning sickness and all the rest. Says Lily: “the past few months have been a bit tough, because I’ve been sick and stuff, but now everything’s fine, because I’ve discovered soups are the cure to my morning sickness”. Soup, you say? Perhaps she should rename her new vintage clothing shop Lucy in dis-Heinz. On second thoughts, perhaps not.

- Anyone who’s got a pair of eyes has noticed the ensemble that Lady Gaga wore to the MTV VMAs last week. Yes, we know. Gaga in ludicrous outfit shocker! But really, this one took the biscuit. Or should we say the brisket? Gaga wore a dress made entirely of raw meat (accessorised with a meat hat and handbag). It was all a bit abstract, but luckily she issued an explanation, aligning her situation to that of others with compromised human rights. Or something. Quoth she: “If we don’t stand up for what we believe in and fight for our rights pretty soon, we’re going to have as much rights as the meat on our bones. And I am not a piece of meat.”