THE #1 SONG TODAY IN 1994 WAS.....

.....The Sign by Ace of Base. Looking back, maybe Ace of Base was a total cheeseball, but you gotta admit they had some catchy-ass songs. The Sign hit #1 on March 12, 1994, knocking Celine Dion's Because You Loved Me off the top spot, spent four weeks at the top, lost the position to Bump n' Grind by R. Kelly for two weeks and then took #1 again for an additional two weeks. People REALLY liked this song, you guys. You know, not me. But OTHER people. The Sign went on to become the #1 single of 1994, the #11 single of the decade, and when Billboard released their top 100 songs of their first 50 years, The Sign was #51 of all the songs in Hot 100 history. Dayum! Not to shabby for a band that is basically an imitation, up-to-date ABBA. Anyway, sit back, relax and try not to bob your head along to this 90s gem. Here is the #1 song from 21 years ago today, The Sign by Ace of Base.

NEW LADY GAGA VIDEO AND SINGLE COMING IN "3.5" DAYS

Lady Gaga has announced via her twitter that she has a new single/video coming out soon. There was no video ever released for second single Do What U Want. Reports surfaced that the video for that song was so disturbing that her label refused to release it. One thing that is reported to be part of the video is R. Kelly grabbing a bottle of ARTPOP bbq sauce and pretending to pee on Gaga. I mean, I would like to see that. Sounds fun......ish. Anyhoo!!! We know from early ARTPOP interviews that Gaga already had a video ready for Venus, so it could be that song and video which would sit well with me. I love that song. Looking over fan reaction on twitter it looks like most want Gypsy or G.U.Y. which are both amahzing. I would love for it to be the title track. Either way, I hope Gaga can pull it together a bit after her letting that chick vomit on her at SXSW and before the ARTPOP Ball kicks off.

I'm so excited for you to see the new video! 3.5 days! Can anyone guess the #NextARTPOPSingle
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) March 19, 2014

NEW LADY GAGA: DO WHAT U WANT (FT. R. KELLY)

Okay, the full song is out and you can get it on iTunes right now when you pre-order ARTPOP. Do What U Want (ft. R. Kelly) has arrived, and I have to admit, I'm a little obsessed. This is much more R&B than Gaga is usually serving and I even like R. Kelly on this track. One thing though, in R. Kelly's verse does he say I can be the "cream in your butt"? Ha. I don't think so, but I am curious as to what that lyric actually is. (UPDATE: A friend has informed me it is "green in your blunt". Charming) Anyway, here is Lady Gaga's new song featuring R. Kelly, Do What U Want and the dainty artwork that goes along with the single. Enjoy! ARTPOP is out November 11th. 21 DAYS!!!

LADY GAGA PREVIEWS TRACK WITH R. KELLY, DO WHAT U WANT

Lady Gaga, for better or worse, is doing a duet on her new album ARTPOP with infamous (alleged) pedophile and golden shower aficionado R. Kelly called Do What U Want. A 30 second snippet of the track is featured in a new ad for Best Buy and Beat by Dre. The track sounds like it might be pretty good, but I've just never been a big fan of R. Kelly. Being above the age of 14, I'm not really his demographic though. Take a listen below. DWUW has a very mellow, R&B vibe to it that sounds groovy enough. Reminds me a little bit of So Happy I Could Die from The Fame Monster.  From the sound of things, ARTPOP is going to be quite eclectic.

LADY GAGA ANNOUNCES TRACK LISTING & COLLABORATORS FOR ARTPOP

Lady Gaga is gearing up for the release of her next pop opus, ARTPOP. She's already shown us the Jeff Koons cover artwork, and now she's revealed the full track listing and some of the peeps collaborating on the album. I am very excited to hear new music from Gaga, but R. FU*KING KELLY???? Seriously? C'mon now. NO! Just...NO! Who knows, maybe Gaga can bring something out of him.....and no, I don't mean more urine. Ew. Some of these songs were performed in Gaga's semi-successful iTunes Festival performance like Aura, Sexxx Dreams, Swine and MANiCURE, and the title track and I like them. I don't know if they were final versions or not though. There are lots of stylized titles on the album (triple Xs, weird caps, exclamation points) so I'm loosening up my fingers to type them in the upcoming months. All we can do now is wait patiently for ARTPOP to be released on November 11th. Pre-order HERE. Until then, here is the tracklisting. And HERE is audio of Lady Gaga's performance of the fantastic title song, ARTPOP.

1. Aura
2. Venus
3. G.U.Y.
4. Sexxx Dreams
5. Jewels N' Drugs (ft. T.I., Too $hort and Twista)
6. MANiCURE
7. Do What U Want (ft. R. Kelly)
8. ARTPOP
9. Swine
10. Donatella
11. Fashion!
12. Mary Jane Holland
13. Dope
14. Gypsy
15. Applause