H'wood hair chameleons

Some stars are hitting the (dye) bottle, others are chopping it off. Check out the range of looks for these celebrity hair chameleons ... Katy Perry is lightening up for the holidays. After months of hair-dye experimentation, the 'California Gurls' singer debuted a chic new bob. Perry traded the bright pink locks she's been sporting for a short, blond 'do with soft lavender highlights. Within the past year, Perry, a natural blond, has become a hair chameleon. In June, she began to make her drastic transformation by changing the jet-black hair she wore for most of her career to red, a color she said resulted from a botched dye job
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Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame taps Beastie Boys, Guns N Roses, Laura Nyro and Red Hot Chili Peppers for newest class

Two classic voices of New York music will take their place in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame this year.

They include The Beastie Boys, who brought a rock-tinged, snot-nosed, Lower East Side, sensibility to Bronx hip-hop, helping it cross-over to the mainstream in the '80s.

Then there's Laura Nyro, who employed an unprecedented mix of Spanish Harlem soul and Broadway sophistication to create some of the most indelible pop songs of the '60s, from "Wedding Bell Blues" to "Stoney End."

At the same time, Hall voters honored two prime examples of California guitar-music: Guns N Roses, who turned gritty, Sunset Strip-centric heavy metal into a world wide phenomena, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who matched L.A. pan-sexuality to a newly muscular brand of funk and rock.

The HOF made a significant nod to the U.K. as well for 2012, ushering in Donovan, the first poster child for English flower power who also provided a key link between the early ’60s British folk revival and the decade's later advances into psychedelia.

The final inductee for 2012 also epitomizes British music, but in two key guises — the classic mod-era group Small Faces and that band’s later incarnation as The Faces.

The earlier “Small” group featured soulful lead singer Steve Marriott, while the latter Faces coalesced around an ever better-known, scratchy-voiced frontman: Rod Stewart.

The class of 2012 will also boast blues guitarist Freddie King (in the category of “Early Influences”), and impresario Don Kirshner (in the non-performer slot). In the category of “musical excellence,” the hall will induct engineer supreme Tom Dowd (best known for his soulful Atlantic recordings of the late ’60s), New Orleans R&B engineer Cosimo Matassa and classic-rock producer Glyn Johns, who oversaw iconic works from “Who’s Next” to The Stones’ “Sticky Fingers.”

Artists nominated this year who got left out in the cold, include The Cure, Eric B. & Rakim, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Rufus with Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, The Spinners and War.

The latest list of inductees shows a marked bent towards rock of a more recent era. Guns N Roses get in with their very first nomination, the Chili Peppers with their second. Artists have to have a discography dating back 25 years to be eligible.

The induction ceremony April 14 will be in Cleveland, just the third time this 27-year-old event has taken place in the museum's home city instead of New York.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/rock-n-roll-hall-fame-taps-beastie-boys-guns-n-roses-laura-nyro-red-hot-chilli-peppers-newest-class-article-1.987915#ixzz1fs83GTN8

Justin Bieber tells eliminated US X Factor star Drew Ryniewicz to keep her head up Read more: JUSTIN BIEBER TELLS ELIMINATED US X FACTOR STAR DREW RYNIEWICZ TO KEEP HER HEAD UP

Teen pop star Justin Bieber has told Drew Ryniewicz to keep her head up following her elimination from the US X Factor. Drew was sent home last night after a sing-off with Marcus Canty, following Astro's departure in the double elimination. After the show, Justin, 17, tweeted to her: "Keep your head up. I lost my first competition too. this is just the beginning for u. never say never. best wishes." Ryniewicz has admitted to being a big fan of the Canadian pop star, and wowed the judges with her twist on his Baby track in her first audition. The remaining acts fighting for the X Factor prize of a $5 million recording contract are Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik, Rachel Crow, Marcus Canty and Chris Rene.

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