Divas Gettin' Money

I like Lily Allen a lot. I get very defensive when people talk smack about her because deep down inside I wish she was my BFF. She's back with a new album next month, It's Not Me, It's You, but the first single, "The Fear," which has been floating around on her MySpace for quite sometime, is enough to keep me busy until then. I have to say, Lily kinda works it in this video like Wednesday Adams at a gay bar, with a lit bit of Veruca Salt from Willy Wonka thrown in for good measure. It doesn't get much better than that. And look at those bangs! You could cut your hand on them, that's how sharp they are.



Sasha Fierce could kick Beyoncé's ass in a second. Beyoncé doesn't have shades like these -- I wonder, when Sasha turns her head too fast, does she poke her eyes?. I should probably wonder if she can even really see through them. Anyways, "Diva" doesn't have the massive coordinated dance routine that "Single Ladies" did, nor will it spawn probably as many spin-offs, but it does have two faceless back-up dancers straight out of Santogold video. Of course, I can't help but remember that Lady Gaga did the no-pants cat-suit and the shoulder pads way before Ms. Fierce forced herself out of Beyoncé's ego, but who's keeping score?