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Millie Brown may not have become a household name last week when she performed at South By Southwest with Lady Gaga. Then the 27-year-old "vomit artist" showed off her gag reflex March 13 by puking numerous times all over Gaga during the singer's performance of "Swine.” "I wasn't expecting so many reactions from it," Brown tells elle.com . "It was quite a powerful performance. " And messy. But it fits in Brown's oeuvre . Her puke paintings - that's right, she regurgitates colorfully on canvas - sell for about $20,000 each, she tells Elle.

Millie Brown may not have become a household name last week when she performed at South By Southwest with Lady Gaga. Then the 27-year-old "vomit artist" showed off her gag reflex March 13 by puking numerous times all over Gaga during the singer's performance of "Swine.” "I wasn't expecting so many reactions from it," Brown tells elle.com . "It was quite a powerful performance. " And messy. But it fits in Brown's oeuvre . Her puke paintings - that's right, she regurgitates colorfully on canvas - sell for about $20,000 each, she tells Elle.

There's a saying in journalism called, "The Breakfast Test. " Basically, it means if an image would nauseate a reader as they eat the first meal of the day, perhaps that image shouldn't be circulated.  This does not pass the breakfast test.  At SXSW in Austin Thursday night, Lady Gaga took the Doritos #BOLDSTAGE (which is a real thing that exists) to perform "Swine. " About halfway through the song, a woman in a mesh shirt began gagging herself. She then proceeded to vomit colorful liquid all over Gaga, who seemed completely unphased.  Of course it was all part of the act. ...

There's a saying in journalism called, "The Breakfast Test. " Basically, it means if an image would nauseate a reader as they eat the first meal of the day, perhaps that image shouldn't be circulated.  This does not pass the breakfast test.  At SXSW in Austin Thursday night, Lady Gaga took the Doritos #BOLDSTAGE (which is a real thing that exists) to perform "Swine. " About halfway through the song, a woman in a mesh shirt began gagging herself. She then proceeded to vomit colorful liquid all over Gaga, who seemed completely unphased.  Of course it was all part of the act. ...

While Justin Bieber sits atop the Twitter throne with 42 million misguided followers, the race for second is heating up. Katy Perry recently passed Lady Gaga to take over the second spot and become the social media service's most-followed woman, billboard.com reports . So which of these hyper-successful women should you follow? Let's find out.   The stats @katyperry: She boasts 39.9 million followers , and she follows 122 accounts. @ladygaga: She has 39.2 million followers and follows 135,247 accounts.

I'm not a Lady Gaga fan. Let's just put that on the record. Lately, though, it doesn't seem like many Little Monsters care much about the pop star's new “ArtPop” either, if the album's apparent lack of buzz is any indication. Maybe people have tired of the intense message-peddling that makes Gaga seem like a product rather than a sincere icon for self-esteem and community. Maybe even fans have finally agreed that the gimmicky nature of an artist who, say, plans to perform in space in 2015 is all a big ruse to distract from the weakness of the material.

No matter how famous, rich or adored you become, apparently you can still be insecure. Just ask Lady Gaga. The "Born This Way" singer confirmed to Ellen DeGeneres that in her upcoming HBO special, "Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour" airing May 7, she did indeed call herself a loser. "Well, in that moment I was very excited and nervous," Gaga said. "That is a huge benchmark moment in my life. I'm 25 years old [and] I was asked to play Madison Square Garden. Sold out five nights and, quite frankly, it's very overwhelming.

 On sale 10 a.m. Friday   Journey, Steve Miller Band, Tower of Power, Saturday, July 12 ($36-$156, all ages) at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre.   On sale noon Friday   Andrew Belle, Diane Birch, Wednesday, March 5 ($15, 21+) at Lincoln Hall.   Com Truise, Friday, Feb. 14 ($13, 18+) at Lincoln Hall.   Andy Daly, Saturday, March 8 ($15, 21+) at Schubas.   Lily and Madeleine, Saturday, Jan. 26 ($12, all ages) at Schubas.   Andrew Ripp, Judah the Lion, Thursday, Feb. 13 ($12, all ages)

New York Magazine's The Cut reports: Lady Gaga made an entrance at her ArtRAVE album party and performance Sunday night for her new album "ArtPop. " The copter-dress, the world's first, is named Volanti and took two years to create. Get the full story: The Cut Want more? Discuss this article and others on RedEye's Facebook page . 

She's provocative, edgy and innovative. So wouldn't Lady Gaga fans expect that from her signature fragrance? Her perfume Fame is launching at Macy's on State Street (111 N. State St.) on Thursday--one of only seven stores that get the fragrance a week before it's available nationwide Aug. 22. Of course, Lady Gaga has put her own unique, creative stamp on it, like she does with everything from music to fashion. Little monsters will find her first fragrance to appear black in color in the bottle "like...

After both attending Wednesday's Kanye West show at United Center, we decided to do a written version of "Good or what?" Here's the email conversation that ensued. MP: Ernest, I feel like every show I attend lately has a Nickelodeon “GUTS”-style mountain and women in body stockings elevating the artist toward the sky. I mean, do something different, people.   OK, no. Wednesday's Kanye West show at United Center was unusual, strange, fun, unsettling, captivating and challenging all at once.

DJ Earworm stuck Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and most everyone in the recording industry in a blender for his annual wrap of a year in music.  "The United State of Pop 2013 (Living the Fantasy)" is this year's mix of all hits, and  is  "a little darker-themed" this year, the DJ told Billboard.   The DJ, whose real name is  Jordan Roseman, has released "United State of Pop" mashups since 2007.  Not to be outdone, Pop Danthology's mix of 2013 has also been released,...

 On sale 10 a.m. Friday   Journey, Steve Miller Band, Tower of Power, Saturday, July 12 ($36-$156, all ages) at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre.   On sale noon Friday   Andrew Belle, Diane Birch, Wednesday, March 5 ($15, 21+) at Lincoln Hall.   Com Truise, Friday, Feb. 14 ($13, 18+) at Lincoln Hall.   Andy Daly, Saturday, March 8 ($15, 21+) at Schubas.   Lily and Madeleine, Saturday, Jan. 26 ($12, all ages) at Schubas.   Andrew Ripp, Judah the Lion, Thursday, Feb. 13 ($12, all ages)

Holiday specials and special holiday episodes are all the rage this week on TV, but that's not all. Here are some highlights from the TV schedule for the week of Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. Monday, Nov. 25 Major Crimes 8 p.m. Monday, TNT The squad searches for the drug dealer who sold two brothers the doses that killed them. Monday premieres 8 p.m. "Christmas with Tucker," Hallmark Movie Channel 9 p.m. "Independent Lens: Young Lakota," PBS Tuesday, Nov. 26 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fox ...

Lady Gaga likes to be naughty, and she was Sunday, revealing to Music Choice that she and R. Kelly will perform together during the 2013 American Music Awards. "I'm not supposed to say that. Oh, I said it anyway," Gaga says in the interview recorded at her ArtRAVE album party and performance for her new album "ArtPop. " "Oh well, sorry Robert. " Gaga and Kelly will sing "Do What U Want" during the annual awards show, which will be broadcast at 7 p.m. CST Nov. 24 on ABC. "We have a great chemistry when we perform together.

New York Magazine's The Cut reports: Lady Gaga made an entrance at her ArtRAVE album party and performance Sunday night for her new album "ArtPop. " The copter-dress, the world's first, is named Volanti and took two years to create. Get the full story: The Cut Want more? Discuss this article and others on RedEye's Facebook page . 

 *** = Recommended shows On sale 10 a.m. Friday ***Common, Friday, Nov. 30 ($30-$150, 21+) at the Venue. Lady Gaga, Madeon, Lady Starlight, Wednesday, Feb. 13 ($49.50-$175, all ages) at United Center. ***Of Monsters and Men, Sunday, Dec. 16 ($25, all ages) at Riviera Theatre. On sale noon Friday The Blakes, Young Evils, Wednesday, Oct. 31 ($10-$12, 21+) at Schubas. Cold Specks, Thursday, Nov. 29 ($12, 21+) at Schubas. Lee DeWyze, Monday, Nov. 5 ($20, all ages)

Holiday specials and special holiday episodes are all the rage this week on TV, but that's not all. Here are some highlights from the TV schedule for the week of Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. Monday, Nov. 25 Major Crimes 8 p.m. Monday, TNT The squad searches for the drug dealer who sold two brothers the doses that killed them. Monday premieres 8 p.m. "Christmas with Tucker," Hallmark Movie Channel 9 p.m. "Independent Lens: Young Lakota," PBS Tuesday, Nov. 26 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fox ...

I'm not a Lady Gaga fan. Let's just put that on the record. Lately, though, it doesn't seem like many Little Monsters care much about the pop star's new “ArtPop” either, if the album's apparent lack of buzz is any indication. Maybe people have tired of the intense message-peddling that makes Gaga seem like a product rather than a sincere icon for self-esteem and community. Maybe even fans have finally agreed that the gimmicky nature of an artist who, say, plans to perform in space in 2015 is all a big ruse to distract from the weakness of the material.

Remember the duet all pop stars used to have back in the '90s? You know, the one where you would have two world-class talented singers just belting “WHOOOOOAAAAAYEAAAHHH” at each other for four minutes? Then it immediately sold 2 million copies and got nominated for a bunch of Grammys they'd lose to Celine Dion? The new Lady Gaga single “What Do U Want” (featuring R. Kelly) reminds me of those. Matter of fact, the song is so '90s that I had the following thoughts, in order: ”Damn, this sounds like the video would cost a lot of money.