From men in ruffled shirts to women in no shirts at all, Blender presents its annual survey of the latest and greatest in music and more. / Blender, September 2006
From men in ruffled shirts to women in no shirts at all, Blender presents its annual survey of the latest and greatest in music and more. / Blender, Septembe... more
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Paris Hilton
She’s a paparazzi magnet, amateur-porn icon and self-proclaimed all-around “sexy blonde bitch” — but all Paris wants to be is an honest-to-god pop star.
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2
YouTube
The Internet’s answer to TiVo continues its domination.
Want to watch the concert Radiohead played in Copenhagen last week? Connie Chung’s ear-splitting retirement song? Your college roommate lip-syncing “Hips Don’t Lie” in drag? It’s all on this sprawling video database, which launched in 2005 and quickly became the place to catch something you missed. Incorporating viewer-made content from sitcom pilots to amateur shorts, YouTube is ensuring that ephemera need never be ephemeral again.
2/1/2007
3
Christina Aguilera
Former teen queen grows up and cleans up.
While arch rival Britney’s home birthin’ (and occasionally droppin’) babies, fellow Mouseketeer Xtina isn’t letting her recent marriage keep her from working. Downplaying the “Dirrty” image that ended her “squeaky-teen-pop” phase, the new album and its brassy first single are more about honoring soul legends like Etta James than about showcasing chain-mail lingerie.
5/8/2015
4
Beyoncé
The hottest chick in the game, still not cooling off.
A year after shuttering her star-making girl group, Young B is doing just fine on her own. She’s already got one of 2006’s bumpin’-est songs (“Déjà Vu,” on which she and Jay-Z get crazy in love all over again); now, with a new album, B’Day, set to drop in September, and a starring role alongside Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx in Dreamgirls (based on the hit Broadway musical) due in December, pretty soon every day will be b’day. Note to Jay: Marry her already!
4/26/2019
5
The Killers
Brandon Flowers on gypsies and the hot eyeliner for dudes.
6
Celebrity Superspawn
Hot gene pool.
Over the Fourth of July weekend, the boy spawn of Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale and the girl spawn of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a Santa Barbara play date. While their genetically perfect fathers rode ATVs on the beach, the babies — born less than 24 hours apart, both via C-section — got to know each other under shady palm trees. Even the remote possibility of Kingston James McGregor Rossdale breeding with Shiloh Nouvel (New Messiah) may send eugenicists into spasms of delight.
7
My Chemical Romance
Rock’s hottest pallbearers return with a bigger death obsession — and a bigger budget.
How do you follow an epic, hyper-theatrical smash debut? If you’re these New Jersey comic-book geeks turned punk heartthrobs, you hire the guy who produced Green Day’s American Idiot and make an even more epic, more theatrical sophomore set. The Rise and Fall of My Chemical Romance is due out later this year; this summer, the group takes its notoriously sweaty live show on the road. Make sure the kohl is run-proof, dudes!
8/4/2010
8
Jay-Z
Enough with the (ahem) retirement — get back to work, already!
While his tenure as Def Jam’s head suit has had its hits (Young Jeezy, Ne-Yo) and misses (Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz), Jay-Z’s willingness to put biz above beef and quash his long-standing feud with Nas bodes well for his corporate future. But Jigga seems more likely than ever to go back to his old job: Two sick verses on Beyoncé’s single and a short fall U.K. tour are fueling the persistent rumor that there’s a new album on the way to complete his un-retirement.
3/28/2012
9
Stephen Colbert
The only TV news pundit with balls of steel and a wit to match.
Stephen Colbert isn’t a “brainiac” on the “nerd patrol.” He’s not a member of the “factinista.” He speaks straight from the gut — you know, down where the truth is. Which is exactly what makes him so brilliant, whether he’s skewering right-wing blowhards on his Daily Show spin-off The Colbert Report or skewering President Bush right to his face. In an impressive display of range, he’s also the only person to make both this year’s Time 100 and the Blender Hot Report. (Sorry, Archbishop Peter Akinola — there’s always next year.)
1/20/2009
10
T.I.
ATL’s answer to Jay-Z — what you know about that?
T.I. has called himself King of the South since 2001 — but this year, it seems like he’s king of everything. His fourth album debuted at No. 1 in March and has sold over 1.3 million copies to date. He’s got guest spots on forthcoming albums by Beyoncé, Young Jeezy and Justin Timberlake. Two of his Grand Hustle protégés, Yung Joc and Young Dro, have hits of their own (“It’s Goin’ Down” and “Shoulder Lean,” respectively). And we haven’t even mentioned mixtape king DJ Drama, new music from Big Kuntry and Yola Da Great or Tip’s acting career.
9/14/2009
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