POP UNCULTURED: A roundup of weird music news for the week ending March 30

by Anne T. Donahue

March 30, 2012

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Since it’s impossible to address the total madness of the music industry in only five days, Pop Unculturedsaves some of the week’s strangest stories for Friday afternoon. Enjoy?

A drunk man was arrested and then sang “Bohemian Rhapsody” in the back of a police car [FULL STORY]

Because just had to get out, just had to get RIGHT OUTTA THEEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEEE.

Nothing really matters.

Adam Levine to release his own fragrance

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Adam Levine will be releasing a fragrance called 222, which we can assume represents the number of times he takes off his shirt in front of an audience within a seven-day period.

Deadmau5 has started beef with Madonna [FULL STORY]

After Madonna’s on-stage reference to MDMA at Ultra last weekend, Deadmau5 called her out via Twitter, saying he couldn’t “smack his head hard enough” in response to her “HIP AND TRENDY” cool ‘tude. Defending herself, Madonna filmed and released a personalized message:

Megan Hilty has signed with Columbia Records

For those of us who worship at Smash‘s melodramatic alter, it’s time to wrap a scarf around ourselves and dress up like Marilyn in celebration. According to Billboard, Megan Hilty has signed a deal with Columbia Records, and is currently working on demos for her upcoming debut. Said Anjelica Huston and I in beautiful unison:

Drake admits to having taken drugs to “cope with being famous”

It wouldn’t be Pop Uncultured without another Drake story, but this time NME reports that Drake has “smoked weed” and “sipped codeine . . . in moderation” to cope with being famous. Not to get real, but I think it’s time for an intervention:

98 Degrees are reuniting

Uncover those armband tattoos and bust out your tank tops because 98 Degrees are returning to remind us why iced tips were a thing to begin with. I knew they meant it when they made that promise to me:

Snoop Dogg and Diplo are releasing an album together

NME reports that Snoop Dogg is “singing and doing a fucking awesome job” on the reggae LP the two are apparently working on. Looks like SOMEONE’s finally wearing his reggae hat:

Justin Bieber finally (FINALLY!) released “Boyfriend”

And Justin Bieber heard what he had made, and behold, it was very good.

Bobby Brown was arrested for drunk driving

According to TMZ, Bobby Brown was arrested for a DUI earlier this week, leaving his legal team to admit they’re “not saying he wasn’t drinking” in response to the claims. Said the world, “Please replace ‘grad students’ with the words ‘Bobby Brown.'”

And now here is a video of Barack Obama singing Lady Gaga [FULL STORY]

Because it’s Friday and you should treat yourself.

Tags: Music, News, 98 Degrees, Adam Levine, Barack Obama, Deadmau5, Diplo, Drake, Justin Bieber, lady gaga, Madonna, Maroon 5

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