The G.O.O.D.S. Magazine October 2013 | Page 15

Lady Gaga & Miley Cyrus at VMAs Lady Gaga has taken the MTV Video Music Awards stage covered in (fake) blood; wearing a dress made of meat and as her male alter-ego, Jo Calderone. But at the 2013 MTV VMAs, Miley Cyrus stole Gaga’s outrageous performance crown. While Gaga came equipped with multiple costume- and wig-changes on her side, Cyrus took over the stage with gigantic, dancing bears and more twerking than viewers at home probably knew what to do with. Miss America crowns 1st winner of Indian descent She’s the second consecutive New York beauty queen to take the Miss America title, but she’s the first Indian-American to wear the national crown atop her perfectly coiffed head. “I was the first Indian Miss New York, and I’m so proud to be the first Indian Miss America,” Nina Davuluri said after she won. Davuluri’s resume goes considerably deeper than her heritage, however. The 24-year-old Fayetteville, New York, native was on the dean’s list and earned the Michigan Merit Award and National Honor Society nods while studying at the University of Michigan, where she graduated with a degree in brain behavior and cognitive science. Britney Spears takes up residency in Las Vegas Britney Spears is about to hit the Strip. The singer has announced that she will do a two-year residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas with a show titled “Britney: Piece of Me.” According to the resort’s website, the show will be “a celebration of one of the most illustrious careers in music history, featuring 20 worldwide smashes from one of the most iconic artists ever to grace the stage. Audiences of all ages will be thrilled as Britney re-imagines her greatest past performances and offers a glimpse of brand new material from her highly-anticipated eighth studio album.” Michael Jackson’s Court Battle Jurors in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial have one less question to decide after the judge issued a partial directed verdict in favor of Jackson’s mother. Katherine Jackson has standing to seek damages against concert promoter AEG Live in the pop icon’s death because evidence proved her son provided for “everything,” including her household expenses and food, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos said in a ruling. Lawyers for AEG Live unsuccessfully argued that Jackson’s elderly mother could not sue because she was also supported by daughter Janet Jackson. www.thegoodsmag.co 15