The problem with this Katy Perry album cover is...

It's such a great picture of Katy, but all the rubbish around it kind of takes the attention away from it.

I get that it's called "The Complete Confection" and that she really likes candy and all that, but it could have been done classier, like this:

but that's just a thought.

All of those colors are really stunning, but in a bad way. In my opinion the album cover should have looked like this:



You see, this cover, is actually perfect. There are roses and an old-timey phone and a hair straightener (even though her hair is wavy in the picture) so it all looks very teenager-y but the dress she's wearing makes her look like a mature woman.

But if you're really caught up with using the official cover photo, you might fancy this:

You'll notice it's not perfect, but it's quite nice, yes?

Also, can we take a moment to admire the beauty of the cover art of "Part of Me"?

I like blonde Katy. I like the pose. I like the font. I like the dress. I like the way they put those pink stripes (that kinda remind me of a cat) in a way to make an "A." I love how the ends of the letters look like ripped ticket stubs, or a "part" of a ticket stub if you will. Why couldn't the same people that came up with this masterpiece have made the album cover? Why?

"Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection" will be released on March 27th. What do you think of the album cover? How does it measure up to the fanmade ones? Comments greatly appreciated!

Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul are out of US "X Factor," here's who should go replace them

They're both out, let's not beat around the bush. It doesn't really matter why, what does matter, however, is who replaces Paula "disco goddess" Abdul and Nicole "I still haven't broken the US even though I'm from here" Scherzinger.

Here are my rather far-fetched ideas for who would make great replacements for these two judges. 

Let the record show that I love Paula Abdul, but hate Nicole Scherzinger.

Option 1: Cheryl Cole

Why: face of an angel, free of all flaws, already has X Factor experience, is part of the mighty Girls Aloud.

Option 2: Kylie Minogue

Why: pop goddess, beautiful, just because I want an Aussie on American TV.

Option 3: Lady GaGa

Why: not?

Option 4: Nadine Coyle

Why: that accent! Ay weyd layk tew sei they Uhmayrekins trey ta feyguoore hir oiut!

Option 5: Rihanna

Why: she's a current superstar, who has better advice? No one, that's who.

Option 6: Vincent Frank aka Frankmusik aka Vincent Did It

Why: a real artist could really help this competition. His rather bitter take on things could be interesting...

Option 7: Lukasz Gottwalk aka Dr. Luke

Why: this man wrote "Hold It Against Me." Enough said.

Option 8: Kathie Lee Gifford

Why: oh c'mon how funny would that be?!

Option 9: Lindsay Lohan

Why: what else is she doing nowadays?

Option 10: Robyn

Why: She's Robyn.

I feel I've been generous in the options I gave, I hope the X Factor reads this and chooses accordingly.

Who would you have put on this list? Write it in the comments, if there's really good ones I'll add them here later!

Since Rihanna's label can't make good decisions I guess I'll have to

Above is the shoddy artwork for the below-mediocre third single from Rihanna's above-fantastic album Talk That Talk. The single might not be that bad if only Jay-Z hadn't butted himself into it. It was alright in "Umbrella," but it just doesn't work here.

So as Def Jam can't seem to choose good singles (apart from the pre-album singles of course, I live for "We Found Love" and "You Da One") I've taken the liberty of outlining what the album campaign should look like. Enjoy, and post your comments and opinions below.

Fourth Single: "Where Have You Been" - March 2012

This singles campaign has been great so far, but this song would just take this album's appeal to a whole new level. Surprised this hasn't already been released! I also love this fanmade artwork, so classic Rih!

Fifth Single: "Birthday Cake" - late June/early July 2012

While she has yet to release a full version, this one-minute-and-a-half track is amazing. Rihanna at her best. Not typical radio tunes, but then again is Rihanna typical? No.

Sixth Single: "Red Lipstick" - December 2012

Who says bonus tracks can't be singles? Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj did it! This dubstep-y track would be perfect later in the year when dubstep has become more prominent in the airwaves. Not to mention the lyrics!

Seventh Single: "Roc Me Out" - February/March 2013

I'm a firm believer in leaving the rest for last, thus this song will be the last single. You wanna go out with a bang (get it?) and "Roc Me Out" will give it to you. By far one of the highlights of the album, this track simply   must be a single. It's begging!

As you can see, I'm going for a long single run. Seven singles is a lot, but look at the single run for Good Girl Gone Bad. Hopefully we'll get a RihRelease! Maybe not though...

But if we did get one, what do you predict it would be called? I'm putting my money on Talk That Talk: All  Night Edition.

Fan art courtesy of coverlandia.net

Please post your thoughts and comments on this post in the comments below, they;re greatly appreciated! Rihanna Navy, get this article everywhere, maybe our voice will be heard and this plan will be followed!

Coldplay release Rihanna-assisted single "Princess Of China," remain legendary while doing so

As you may have recently noticed, radio listeners, Coldplay's latest album "Mylo Xyloto" has become quite the hit spawner. "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" did really good, but "Paradise" is doing even better. Wanna know why? Because the boys finally went pop.

Their newest record features their most radio-friendly tunes ever.Among them the beautiful "Princess of China" featuring vocals by none other than Rihanna herself. (That Rihanna reign just won't let up).

"Princes of China" is scheduled for release on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day. Quite tragic, when you really think of it. The song features Rihanna and Chris Martin reflecting over a love that could have been so great, but something along the way changed that, and everything went awry.

"Could've been a princess, you'd be the king / Could've had a castle and worn a ring / but no / you let me go" Rihanna aka the Princess of China (Don't ask me why in the world it's China) sings in the song's nostalgic chorus.

This song has about as many synthesizers as Demi Lovato's standout track "Unbroken" and that's saying something for anybody, but especially for an alt-rock band.

The amazing song closes with a hurt-sounding Chris Martin and Rihanna repeating "'Cause you really hurt me / Yeah, you really hurt me."

The best part of the song, though, might even be the delicious, anthemic "oh oh oh ohhhhhs" found in the son'g intro. Just. So. Good!

"Paradise" was amazing and all but this song is just next level ish!

What do you think of Coldplay's latest single? Comments greatly appreciated!

"Princess of China" will be released on Feb. 14 for radio airplay.

Chris Brown releases amazing house-pop single "Turn Up The Music," almost forgiven for idiocy

Chris Brown is undoubtedly the biggest idiot of this generation. Yes, not even Charlie Sheen is that bad. But when he does things like release such music perfection as his latest single "Turn The Music Up" it's almost easier to forgive him for all he's done.

"Turn Up The Music" is the second single from Brown's upcoming album Fortune. The song veers away from the more R&B-influenced techno-pop of "Yeah x3" and goes more into the grimy, clubby synthesizers of a deadmau5 remix.

 "Turn up the music 'cuz I'm trying to hear the speakers blow," he sings over the winding house beats that veer on dubstep at some points of the song. Although the backbeat of this song could be a lot stronger, the beat is already extremely well put together.

The best part of the song, though, is the post-chorus bit where the son's producers really go bananas. The synthesizers begin escalating in pitch as Brown sings "turn it up, just dance" repeatedly until the instrumentation just reaches about as high as it could possibly go.

While this song is far from the amazing heights of amazing his songs "Kiss Kiss" and "Forever," there's no doubt that this song will get pretty high up in the charts, maybe even to No. 1.

Although that's unlikely. I mean, he beat her.