Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Calls Adam Lambert's Voice 'Amazing'
Frontman talks about lending 'Pick U Up' to 'American Idol' runner-up's debut album. By Kyle Anderson There's no mistaking a Weezer song: the faux-metal riffs, big hooks, infectious choruses and Rivers Cuomo's sweet, slightly nasal croon. Cuomo has spent a career crafting these quirky pop songs that leap across genre boundaries, which is why it makes perfect sense that he would collaborate with "American Idol" runner-up and erstwhile glam rocker Adam Lambert . Cuomo wrote a song for Lambert for...

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Explains 'Spontaneous' Leighton Meester Duet
On Saturday night, Weezer celebrated Halloween with a concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. It was your typical Weezer show, full of big hooks and lung-busting sing-alongs, but when it came time for the group to play new single "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To," they welcomed a special guest onstage: "Gossip Girl" star and "Good Girls Go Bad" singer Leighton Meester. She stormed the stage and duetted with Cuomo on the song, which sounded...

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Explains 'Spontaneous' Leighton Meester Duet
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo explained his "spontaneous" duet with Leighton Meester. The frontman said the band was inspired by Hootenanny Tour to work with other artists like Lil Wayne and Katy Perry.

Adam Lambert: Rivers Cuomo Track”Pick U Up” Added to For Your Entertainment
The Rivers Cuomo/Greg Wells penned track “Pick U Up” has been added as a last minute addition to Adam Lambert’s upcoming album, For Your Entertainment . Rivers Cuomo is the front man for the popular rock band Weezer. The song and is listed at Walmart as track #9. This confirms a rumor that had been going around the internets the last couple of days. In the current issue of Rolling Stone , there’s a story about Cuomo, and “Pick U Up” is mentioned: Some of...

Taylor Swift Wants That Old Time Rock & Roll: PHOTO
Taylor Swift rocks out for the new commercial for the Band Hero video game in Los Angeles on Sunday (October 25). The 19-year-old songstress shared the stage with Rivers Cuomo from Weezer, Pete Wentz and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker . The shoot, directed by Brett Ratner , shows the Risky Business -inspired slide into the living room by the musicians, like other Guitar Hero commercials. People said Taylor will be singing “Love Story” and showing off her rock-and-roll side later on...

Taylor Swift: Band Hero Hottie
It's a good time to be Taylor Swift . The music superstar continues to break sales records; she's hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend; and she's involved romantically with Twilight Saga stud Taylor Lautner . The 19-year-old beauty is also the new face/voice of Band Hero, the latest game in the Guitar Hero franchise. In a new, adorable commercial, she shares a stage with Rivers Cuomo from Weezer, Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy and Travis Barker from Blink-182. Swift, of course, is the main...

VIDEO: Taylor Swift's -Band Hero' Commercial Revealed!
Taylor Swift’s new commercial for the “Band Hero” vdeo game has been released! Watch Taylor rock out alongside Rivers Cuomo from Weezer, Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy and Travis Barker from Blink-182.

VIDEO: 'Gossip Girl' Leighton Meester rocks out with Weezer! Encore or no more?
  "Gossip Girl" Leighton Meeste r helped Weezer sing their new single, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To."  At an All Hallow's Eve performance in New York, aspiring pop princess Meester -- wearing colored tights, a black scuba top and a modified B-52 beehive -- joined lead singer Rivers Cuomo in a duet.  He told  MTV News how it all happened. "We invited her down, and she was in rehearsal -- wait, did she even come to...

Album review: Weezer's 'Raditude'
To those taken aback by Rivers Cuomo's newfound embrace of songs about slaying honeys in the club while downing Patron shots on "Raditude," he has this to say to you -- "If you was me honey, you would do it too." Grammar aside, there's a real kernel of truth to this lyric. Name any neurotic, lovelorn bedroom rocker who, upon achieving unlikely arena-filling status, wouldn't take full advantage of having Lil Wayne on speed dial, as evidenced by the rapper's...

Taylor Swift -Band Hero' Commercial Premiere: VIDEO
Check out Taylor Swift's latest commercial for the Band Hero video game, which was shot last week in Los Angeles by director Brett Ratner. Taylor shares the stage with Rivers Cuomo from Weezer, Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy and Travis Barker from Blink-182. Band Hero, which is the latest game in the Guitar Hero franchise, is in stores now! Too cute!

Swift, Wentz, Cuomo, and Barker Appear in New Band Hero Ad: VIDEO
Continuing with its string of Risky Business -inspired commercials, Activision’s latest TV spot stars Taylor Swift , Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, and Blink-182’s Travis Barker. With a quartet like that, how could any marketing exec not feel accomplished at what she does? Shot last week in Los Angeles by director Brett Ratner , the four musicians rock out to Taylor’s song, “Love Story” (seen after the jump). It’s cute how the...

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Explains 'Spontaneous' Leighton Meester Duet
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Adam Lambert: Ready to Date!: PHOTO
Gentlemen, start your flirting engines! On the heels of his break-up with Drake LaBry, Adam Lambert says he's ready to test the single scene. "I will date on tour," he said simply at the world premiere of 2012 in Los Angeles yesterday, though no tour has actually be announced yet for the singer. His much-hyped debut album comes out on November 23. You can listen to songs from it NOW ! Stylish as always, Adam Lambert is ready to date. [Photos: Splash News] What kind of man is Lambert looking...

Adam Lambert Thinks '2012' Is A 'Time For Miracles': PHOTO
Adam Lambert celebrates the 2012 premiere because his single, Time For Miracles, will be featured in the soundtrack for the film.

Adam Lambert: I'm "Cool" Being Single: PHOTO
Entry tags: American Idol Adam Lambert: I'm "Cool" Being Single Adam Lambert is already on the rebound! Three days after Usmagazine.com reported that the American Idol runner-up, 27, split from interior designer boyfriend Drake LaBry, 24, he told Us he's "cool" being single. In fact, when his debut album, For Your Entertainment , comes out on Nov. 23, he plans to promote not only his music, but also himself . "I will date on tour," Lambert told Us at the 2012 premiere in...

Adam Lambert and His Sexy Guyliner: PHOTO
Adam Lambert showed up at the premiere of the new holiday epic disaster movie 2012 (don't you love the idea of holiday and disaster movie going

Adam Lambert: Studded 2012 Premiere!: PHOTO
Adam Lambert is shiny shiny shiny with a fully studded jacket at the premiere of Columbia Pictures’ 2012 at the Regal Cinemas LA live on Tuesday (November 3) in Los Angeles. The 27-year-old newly single singer has the song“Time for Miracles” featured in the movie. If you missed it, check out the catastrophic music video for it! Who stars in the movie? John Cusack , Amanda Peet , Thandie Newton , Danny Glober and Woody Harrelson ! 10+ Pictures inside of Adam Lambert ’s studded...

Adam Lambert: I'm "Cool" Being Single: PHOTO
Adam Lambert is already on the rebound! Three days after Usmagazine.com reported that the American Idol runner-up, 27, split from interior designer boyfriend Drake LaBry, 24, he told Us he's "cool" being single. See photos of Hollywood's ugliest splits In fact, when his debut album, For Your Entertainment , comes out on Nov. 23, he plans to promote not only his music, but also himself. "I will date on tour," Lambert told Us at the 2012 premiere in L.A. Tuesday.  The singer -- who came out...

Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment (Album Sampler): PHOTO
Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment (Album Sampler) I dol runner-up Adam Lambert is looking to release his debut album "For Your Entertainment" on November 23rd!! He has recently released single of the same title to radio and will be digitally released next week! Here we have the album sampler that includes 30 second clips of each track on the album. I like what I hear so far and I'm looking forward to listening to the album in full. Check this out, Enjoy!! DL: Adam Lambert - For Your...

Tokio Hotel Talks New Album, L.A., Adam Lambert & More: PHOTO
Starpulse recently had the chance to chat with Tokio Hotel band members Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing, and Gustav Schafer. The German pop quartet emerged on the American music radar

Adam Lambert Glams Up “2012” Premiere: PHOTO
He’s always a fan of swanky shindigs, and last night (November 3) Adam Lambert was spotted attending the Los Angeles premiere of “2012.” The “American Idol” alum looked fantastic in a studded jacket with a black t-shirt, grey trousers, and shiny black leather shoes.

Adam Lambert Attends Press Conference For Film “2012″: PHOTO
Glam rocker Adam Lambert had a busy night helping to promote the doomsday flick 2012 in Los Angeles. The film, which Adam sings the epic theme song, Time

Weezer Recruits Stars For AOL Spinner Session: PHOTO
 Weezer's been all about the collaborations as of late with the release of their latest album, Raditude, but the band's AOL Spinner session takes things to a whole new level.  In the first of three videos we've got for your rockin' pleasure, soprano sax of Kenny G steps in for a cameo player role in "I'm Your Daddy". It's hard to tell who's spoofing who at this point, but Rivers seems batshit excited about it. In the second clip, Chamillionaire replaces the...

30 Seconds to Gay Mars: Adam Lambert's Album Preview is Here: VIDEO
OK ladies and gentlemen (you know who you are). Big. Big . Day. 30 second previews of each song off of Adam Lambert’s upcoming “For Your Entertainment” album are upon us. And while 30 seconds is not nearly enough time for us to fully fuse our flesh and brains with Lambert’s debut album, it’s a nice amuse bouche for the fun that is yet to come. Feel free to listen along to the songs (conveniently threaded together in this vid courtesy of ONTD ) while reading our...

Chris Brown vs Adam Lambert: The Battle of the '80s-inspired, Terrible CD Covers!
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