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Lip Sync Lalaparuza Smackdown (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17)
"Lip Sync Lalaparuza Smackdown" is the fifteenth episode of the RuPaul's Drag Race season 17, seventeenth season of the American television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. It originally aired on April 11, 2025. Ahead of the season finale, the eliminated contestants compete in a tournament of Lip sync, lip-sync contests for a prize of $50,000. Episode The final four contestants enter the Werk Room, followed by the eliminated contestants. The group have a discussion, then start to prepare for the Lip sync, lip-sync tournament. Kori King and Lydia B Kollins confirm they are in a relationship. Arrietty (drag queen), Arrietty apologizes to Onya Nurve. On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow panelists Michelle Visage and Ts Madison, as well as Bruno from the Pit Crew (Drag Race), Pit Crew. The season's contestants gather on the main stage and RuPaul explains the rules. The final four contestants return to the Werk Room to watch the performances. For the tournament, contests who are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag queen, drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges (Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Ts Madison, or Law Roach), as well as one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme. ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' has aired for seventeen seasons and inspired the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joella (drag Queen)
Joella is the stage name of Joey (born November 16, 1999), an American drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She finished in thirteenth place. Biography Joella was raised in Corona, California. Career Joella is a drag performer also known as Joella Perry. The first drag performance she saw was Frank Marino's celebrity impersonation show in Las Vegas, Nevada. She decided to start performing after being shown clips of Alyssa Edwards, Tatianna, and Sasha Velour competing on ''Drag Race'' by her friend. She began performing at 340 Nightclub in Pomona where she met her "drag mother", Reina. In 2021, she performed alongside Katy Perry for the opening night of her Play concert residency at Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. In 2023, Joella appeared in the music video for Baby Tate's song "Wig". The first name of Joella's drag persona came from a friend from high school. On the seventeenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', Joella was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
360 (song)
"360" is a song by English singer Charli XCX. It was released on 10 May 2024 through Atlantic Records as the second single from her sixth studio album, ''Brat (album), Brat'', wherein it was included as the opening track. Featuring minimalist electropop and hyperpop production by A. G. Cook and Cirkut and deadpan singing by Charli XCX, its boastful, tongue-in-cheek lyrics make references to her musical career, her reverence in the music industry, and her friends Julia Fox and Gabbriette. Its Aidan Zamiri-directed music video stars an ensemble cast of online "it girl" influencers, models, and actresses, including Fox, Gabbriette, Rachel Sennott, and Chloë Sevigny, and begins with a skit in which they meet at dinner to find a "new hot Internet girl". "360" was critically lauded for its catchiness and memorable lyrical catchphrases—the latter of which, particularly "I'm so Julia", were the subjects of Internet memes, merchandising, and critical analysis—and nominated for the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Harris
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris (and sometimes under the stage name Love Regenerator), is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'' (2007) was preceded by the singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls (Calvin Harris song), The Girls", both of which achieved commercial success in Europe, as well as in Australia. His second album, ''Ready for the Weekend (album), Ready for the Weekend'' (2009), debuted atop the official albums charts in his native Scotland, as well as in the United Kingdom, and its lead single, "I'm Not Alone (song), I'm Not Alone", became his first song to reach number one in the UK Singles Charts. In 2012, Harris rose to international prominence with the release of his third studio album, ''18 Months'', which topped the UK Albums Chart and became his first album to chart on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 19. In 2014, he rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Found Love
"We Found Love" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna released as the lead single from her sixth studio album, '' Talk That Talk'' (2011). The song features Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, whose 2012 album '' 18 Months'' also includes the track. Produced and written by Harris, "We Found Love" premiered on September 22, 2011, on the Capital FM radio station in the United Kingdom, and was made available to download on the same day as the lead single from ''Talk That Talk''. "We Found Love" is an uptempo EDM song, with elements of electro, house, dance-pop, techno and Europop. The song's lyrics speak of a couple who "found love in a hopeless place". The song was a major worldwide success. It topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for ten non-consecutive weeks, becoming the longest running number-one single of 2011. The single also surpassed "Umbrella" and became Rihanna's longest running number one single. It was the singer's eleventh song to top the Hot 100, placing her in third place a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester (singer)
Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947December 16, 1988), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s. Born in Watts, Los Angeles, to a middle-class African-American family, Sylvester developed a love of singing through the gospel choir of his Pentecostal church. Leaving the church after the congregation expressed disapproval of his homosexuality, he found friendship among a group of Black cross-dressers and transgender women who called themselves the Disquotays. Moving to San Francisco in 1970 at the age of 22, Sylvester embraced the counterculture and joined the avant-garde drag troupe the Cockettes, producing solo segments of their shows, which were heavily influenced by female blues and jazz singers such as Billie Holiday and Josephine Baker. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" is a song by American disco/ R&B singer Sylvester. It was written by James Wirrick and Sylvester, produced by Harvey Fuqua and Sylvester, and released by Fantasy Records as the second single from the singer's fourth album, '' Step II'' (1978). The song was already a largely popular dance club hit in 1977, as the B-side of his previous single " Dance (Disco Heat)", before it was officially being released in December. It rose to the number one position on the US ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart. Music critic Robert Christgau has said the song is "one of those surges of sustained, stylized energy that is disco's great gift to pop music". In 2003, ''Q Magazine'' included "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" in their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever". In 2019, the song was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2023 and 2025, ''Billbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana Ja'Rae
Braylon Ja'Rae Jackson, known professionally as Lana Ja'Rae (born May 7, 2002), is an American drag queen who competed on the seventeenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2025), where she finished in sixth place. Early life Braylon Ja'Rae Jackson was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. They first performed in drag while living in Oklahoma. While in high school, Jackson portrayed Miss Trunchbull in a production of ''Matilda the Musical''. Career In 2022, Ja'Rae appeared out of drag in a photography editorial for ''L'Officiel Baltic''. Lana Ja'Rae later appeared in a Pride campaign for British cosmetics company The Body Shop to involve customers to support the Equality Act for the United States. This promotional campaign featured two other drag performers, Angel Au and Makayla Couture. On ''Drag Race'', Lana Ja'Rae placed in the bottom two of the episode with the Snatch Game challenge. She defeated Crystal Envy in a lip-sync contest to remain in the competition. Her Inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Envy
Crystal Envy is the stage name of Christopher Cianci (born February 8, 1997), an American drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and received the title of Miss Congeniality for the season. Early life and education Cianci was born in Staten Island, New York, and moved to New Jersey at the age of 7. He grew up in Jackson, New Jersey. He began doing makeup at the age of 14, met his "drag mother" Jade Embers on Tumblr in 2011, and started doing drag in high school as Crystal Envy Embers until stopping at the age of 18. He resumed doing drag in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Career Crystal Envy is a drag performer who competed on the seventeenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Placing eleventh overall, she was sent home after losing a lip-sync contest against Lana Ja'Rae on the Snatch Game episode ( of the same name). During the finale, she was crowned Miss Congeniality. She additionally works full-time as a bridal and celebrity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore-Hart (Birth name, née Moore; born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as ), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her acrobatic stage presence and activism. At the age of 15, Pink formed the short-lived girl group Choice, who signed with LaFace Records in 1995, although they disbanded without any major releases. Her first solo studio album, ''Can't Take Me Home'' (2000), was released to commercial success and received RIAA certification, double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Produced by label boss Babyface (musician), Babyface and influenced by contemporary R&B, the album spawned two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top ten singles: "There You Go" and "Most Girls (Pink song), Most Girls". Pink gained further recognition for her 2001 collaborative single "Lady Marmalade#Moulin Rouge! version, Lady Marmalade" from the Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
"Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Pink (singer), Pink from her sixth studio album, ''The Truth About Love (Pink album), The Truth About Love'' (2012). Pink wrote the song with its producer Greg Kurstin. The song was released as the lead single from the album on July 2, 2012, by RCA Records, shortly after a demo version leaked on to the internet. It is an uptempo electropop song with synthesizers, Keyboard instrument, keyboards, and bass drums as part of the instrumentation. Lyrically, it finds Pink reflecting on past relationships and life situations. The song received generally positive reviews from Music journalism, music critics, who praised the production. Some complimented its lyrics and anthemic nature, with comparisons being drawn to Kelly Clarkson's music. Commercially, "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" attained success, peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and becoming Pink's 12th top-10 single on the chart. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, model, and philanthropist. Commonly referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, the Voice", she is List of awards and nominations received by Whitney Houston, one of the most awarded performers of all time. As Cultural impact of Whitney Houston, a cultural icon, her List of Whitney Houston records and achievements, chart achievements and Whitney Houston videography, music videos influenced the breaking down of Gender inequality, gender and Racial segregation, racial barriers. Known for Cultural impact of Whitney Houston#Impact on vocal style in popular music, her vocal delivery and List of Whitney Houston live performances, live performances, Houston was ranked second on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time#2023 list, greatest singers of all time in 2023. Houston signed to Arista Records at the age of 19. Her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
