Rihanna and Eminem Tour

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Rihanna and Eminem have announced a short tour for this summer. The talented duo will be playing in New York, LA, and Detroit.

-Hayley

Further Proof that Beyoncé is Incredible

...as if any of us still need to be convinced. Beyoncé recently penned an essay for the Shriver Report entitled "Gender Equality is a Myth!" This is a complete 180 from her "girl power" persona that we sometimes see (think "Who Run the World (Girls)"). The essay demonstrates a viewpoint that is more realistic than saying that women run the world.

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Beyoncé uses two interesting figures to back up her argument.

1. Women make up half the workforce, yet earn only 77 percent of what men earn. 
2. If women were paid equal wages to men, household income in the U.S. would increase by $447.6 billion. 

After reading these two facts alone, it's difficult to argue against Beyoncé's point that gender equality is not yet reality. But that is not all she is trying to prove through this article; she wants to address the systems that keep women in a disadvantaged position. Beyoncé moves past the economical and straight to the social causes of this inequality:

"These old attitudes are drilled into us from the very beginning. We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up, gender equality becomes a natural way of life. And we have to teach our girls that they can reach as high as humanly possible."

Maybe she's right; maybe if every parent teaches their child that gender equality is a reality, it will become one. But perhaps gender inequality is too much a part of our culture to be taken down by good parenting. I know that my parents told me the sky was the limit, yet I still may not earn the wages I deserve simply because I'm a woman. 

Of course, the question of how to end gender inequality hasn't been answered yet, and it would be unfair to expect Beyoncé to answer it for us. Although she may have not given us the solution, Beyoncé does take a stand through her article. She sees this injustice, and is announcing to the world that she is not okay with it. Through the article, Beyoncé continues her great work as a female role model. 

You can read the full article here.

Ariana Grande Dazzles on the Cover of Teen Vogue Febuary 2014!

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     Ariana, the 20-year old emerging pop-sensation talks about her "break-out year" in this issue of Teen Vogue. Ariana's hit single "Yours Truly" from her debut album opened at #1 on Billboard. That hasn't been accomplished by an female artist since Ke$ha's 2010 album Animal! And if that isn't impressive enough Katy Perry recently described Ariana as "the best female vocal in pop music today."

In Case You MIssed It...

...here's Lea Michele's new video for her single "Cannonball". This emotional ballad has helped the single to cope with the loss of her boyfriend, Cory Monteith.

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Check out the video here!

Lucy Hale's single is #88 on Billboard!

 via: E! Online

Lucy Hale, a star of the hit TV show Pretty Little Liars, released her debut single "You Sound Good to Me" on January 7th, 2014. Hale told Billboard: "You hear the story, 'Another actress does music,' but that just pumps me up and just makes me want to prove people wrong."

-Olivia O

Lorde lands the cover of Rolling Stone!

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Seventeen year old singer/song-writer from the U.K., Lorde, is the cover star of the current issue of Rolling Stone (January 2014). Her feature is titled "Lorde: The Girl Who Broke the Rules." Pretty fierce!