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Dooo It!
"Dooo It!" is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus from her fifth studio album ''Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz'' (2015). It was premiered on August 30, 2015, with a live performance during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, which Cyrus hosted, and was made available free online without prior announcement alongside the parent album. It serves to promote the project. Composition Lyrically, "Dooo It!" is "primarily about yrus'love of marijuana and peace". ''NY Daily News'' said the song "hits some new sweet spot between loopy R&B and the more drug-friendly forms of Southern hip hop". Live performances Cyrus first performed the song as a collaborative effort with The Flaming Lips and dozens of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants in haute couture designs for the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, which she hosted. ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants, including Courtney Act, Willam Belli, Pandora Boxx, Tammie Brown, Carmen Carrera, Violet Chachki, Alyssa Edwards, Monica Beverly Hillz, Laganja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip hop, and experimental music. She has attained the most US ''Billboard'' 200 top-five albums in the 21st century by a female artist, with a total of thirteen entries. Cyrus, a daughter of country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, emerged as a teen idol while portraying the title character of the Disney Channel television series '' Hannah Montana'' (2006–2011). As Hannah Montana, she attained two number-one and three top-five soundtracks on the US ''Billboard'' 200, including the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten single " He Could Be the One". Cyrus's own discography includes the US number-one albums '' Meet Miley Cyrus'' (2007), '' Breakout'' (2008), and '' Bangerz'' (2013); the top-five releases '' Can't Be Tamed'' (2010), '' Younger Now'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyssa Edwards
Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson (born January 16, 1980), best known by the stage name Alyssa Edwards, is an American drag performer, choreographer, and businessperson. Edwards was known for competing in drag pageantry (notably Miss Gay America 2010) before rising to international attention as a contestant on the fifth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', becoming a fan favorite during and after her time on the show. Edwards subsequently appeared on the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' and starred in her own web series, ''Alyssa's Secret''. Johnson lives in Mesquite, Texas, where he owns and operates a dance studio, Beyond Belief Dance Company. Johnson and his dance studio are the centerpieces of a docuseries, ''Dancing Queen'', produced by RuPaul and World of Wonder that premiered on October 5, 2018 on Netflix. Career Johnson performs under the stage name Alyssa Edwards. She chose her name in homage to Alyssa Milano and to her drag mother Laken Edwards, a former drag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jezebel (website)
''Jezebel'' is a US-based website featuring news and cultural commentary geared towards women. It was launched in 2007 by Gawker Media under the editorship of Anna Holmes as a feminist counterpoint to traditional women's magazines. After the breakup of Gawker Media, the site was purchased by Univision Communications and later acquired by G/O Media. History ''Jezebel'' was launched on May 21, 2007, as the 14th Gawker Media blog.Stephanie D. Smith, Irin Carmon. "Memo Pad." ''Women's Wear Daily'', May 21, 2007. According to founding editor Anna Holmes, who had previously worked at '' Glamour'', '' Star'', and ''InStyle'', the site stemmed from the desire to better serve Gawker.com's female readers, who made up 70% of the site's readership at the time. At the site's launch, the editorial staff included Holmes; editor Moe Tkacik, a former ''Wall Street Journal'' reporter; and associate editor Jennifer Gerson, a former assistant to ''Elle'' editor-in-chief Roberta Myers. Gerson le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Performance Art
Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants. It may be witnessed live or through documentation, spontaneously developed or written, and is traditionally presented to a public in a fine art context in an interdisciplinary mode. Also known as ''artistic action'', it has been developed through the years as a genre of its own in which art is presented live. It had an important and fundamental role in 20th century avant-garde art. It involves four basic elements: time, space, body, and presence of the artist, and the relation between the creator and the public. The actions, generally developed in art galleries and museums, can take place in the street, any kind of setting or space and during any time period. Its goal is to generate a reaction, sometimes with the support of improvisation and a sense of aesthetics. The themes are commonly linked to life experiences of the artist themselves, or the need of denun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short films that first appeared, they again came into prominence when Paramount Global's MTV based its format around the medium. These kinds of videos were described by various terms including " illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip", "film clip" or simply "video". Music videos use a wide range of styles and contemporary video-making techniques, including animation, live-action, documentary, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Combining these styles and techniques has become more popular due to the variety for the aud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Coyne
Wayne Michael Coyne (born January 13, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead singer, guitarist, keyboardist, theremin player and songwriter for the band the Flaming Lips. Early life Coyne was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, the son of Thomas Coyne and Dolores "Dolly" Jackson. The fifth of six children of an Irish Catholic family, Coyne moved with his family from Pittsburgh's Troy Hill neighborhood to Oklahoma in early 1961. Coyne grew up in Oklahoma City. Coyne preferred listening to music and playing pickup football. He, his sister, and his brothers dubbed themselves "The Fearless Freaks" for their brutal backyard football games. Tommy Coyne, Coyne's older brother, described the games as a "semi-civilized gang fight."The Fearless Freaks. Dir. Beesely, Bradley. Perfs. Wayne Coyne. Shout Factory, 2005. In 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Wild
José David Sierra, better known as Jessica Wild (born June 10, 1980), is a Puerto Rican drag queen, professional make-up artist, and reality television personality, best known as a contestant on the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Biography Wild was born in San Juan but raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He is the youngest of three siblings. He started his drag career in 1998 at local San Juan gay venues such as ''Krash'' (also known as ''Eros'') and ''Starz''. His drag name comes from a girl whom he dated as a teenager and "Wild" comes from an adjective he used to describe his dance performances. He cites his inspirations as Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Olga Tañón, Gloria Trevi, Mónica Naranjo, and Thalía. Television Wild won an online vote to become a cast member of the second season of Logo's popular reality series, ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', which premiered on the network in February 2010. He was eliminated in the seventh episode of the season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangela Laquifa Wadley
Chantize Darius Jeremy Pierce, better known as Shangela Laquifa Wadley or mononymously as Shangela (born November 22, 1980), is an American drag queen, reality television personality and actor best known for competing on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Shangela was the first contestant eliminated in season two, and returned as a surprise contestant in the series' third season, placing fifth. She returned once again for the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' where she finished in joint-third/fourth place alongside winner of the first season, BeBe Zahara Benet. Shangela has also made several television appearances and regularly performs across the United States and Canada. After ''Drag Race'', Shangela appeared in numerous television series, including ''Community'' (2011), ''2 Broke Girls'' (2012), '' Glee'' (2012), ''Bones'' (2014), ''The X-Files'' (2016), and ''Broad City'' (2019). She also appeared in the comedy film '' Hurricane Bianca'' (2016), its sequel '' Hurricane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl (drag Queen)
Pearl, occasionally known as Pearl Liaison, is the stage name of American drag performer and record producer Matthew James Lent, who came to international attention on the seventh season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', finishing joint runner-up. Early life Lent grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida with his mother and two sisters. He spent time drawing "rich old ladies with big diamond rings and furs", which eventually morphed into his drag persona. Drag career After moving to Chicago, Lent began performing in drag in 2012, alongside Kim Chi and Trixie Mattel, using the stage name Pearl. He has described Pearl's persona as a "Stepford wife robot bitch". Lent initially only planned to use drag as a hobby, but quickly began booking gigs at increasing frequency. He later moved to Brooklyn, New York. In December 2014, Pearl was announced to be a participant on the seventh season of the Logo TV reality television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Despite a slow start to the competition, Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Fame
Miss Fame (born March 30, 1985) is the stage name of Kurtis Frank Dam-Mikkelsen, an American model, makeup artist, drag queen, recording artist and reality television personality best known as a contestant on season 7 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. After appearing on the show, Miss Fame launched a music career, releasing her debut single, "Rubber Doll" on April 28, 2015. Her debut album, '' Beauty Marked'', was released on June 9, 2015. Career Dam-Mikkelsen worked as an editorial model in California before moving to New York in 2011, following the advice of fashion photographer Mike Ruiz. They then started working as a makeup artist, while at the same time modeling and performing in drag as "Miss Fame." Miss Fame was noticed by photographer Mary McCartney who featured her in her book ''Devoted''. She has also appeared in ''Half-Drag'', a photo series by Leland Bobbé which attracted international attention and was featured in ''Vogue Italia''. Miss Fame was also photographed for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gia Gunn
Gia Gunn is the stage name of American drag performer Gia Keitaro Ichikawa (born May 10, 1990). She is known for competing on the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', the second season of ''The Switch Drag Race'', and '' RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars'' season four. Early life Gunn began performing Japanese traditional dance and kabuki in onnagata roles when she was five years old. She graduated from Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois. She won the drag pageants Miss Roscoe's 2013 and Miss Diosa 2013. Her drag mother is trans drag performer Aly Gunn. Their last name inspired by Tim Gunn; Gia's first name came from Gia Carangi. Career ''Drag Race'' and ''The Switch'' Gunn was announced as one of fourteen contestants for the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' on February 24, 2014. She covered RuPaul's song " Ladyboy" for RuPaul's album '' RuPaul Presents: The CoverGurlz'' to promote the season. On the show, she was known for her voguing, off-the-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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