Paparazzi!: Trendy Girls!

Lady Gaga (in a pearl-encrusted outfit and face!) and fellow M.A.C. Viva Glam spokesmodel Cyndi Lauper (in neon yellow leggings!) steal the spotlight Wednesday as the duo walk the red carpet for amfAR's New York Gala.

MAC Unveils New Viva Glam Ad

MAC has unveiled the new Viva Glam Spring 2010 ad campaign featuring Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper. Set to debut in February, the music artists will be sporting their own shades of lipstick, Viva Glam Gaga and Viva Glam Cyndi.

Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper join previous spokesmodels Fergie, Chloe Sevigny, Missy Elliot, Christina Aguilera and Pamela Anderson, as the new faces of the MAC AIDS fund.

The new lip shades will hit stores March 18th.

OUT Magazine Introduces the Class of 2009

In it’s 16th annual Out 100 issue, Out magazine anoints Adam Lambert breakout star after the musician catapulted from Wicked chorus boy to American Idol cover boy earlier this year.

In an extended online interview, the star candidly discusses his sexuality, his newfound fame, and why he finds it hard to sustain a relationship: “Being in the gay community, we don’t grow up with any role models for that. We don’t know what we’re supposed to be.”

This year’s portfolio of 100 gay men, lesbians and transgender people, plus ally Cyndi Lauper, was shot entirely by award-winning photographer Jason Bell, and is the largest annual magazine portfolio in the world. Bell’s portraits draw inspiration from the classroom and the schoolyard as the unifying theme for this year’s portfolio. Actor Neil Patrick Harris smokes in the bleachers, director Pedro Almodovar sports a hickey, Top Gun icon Kelly McGillis stares moodily from a school bus, and playwright Tony Kushner coyly aims a slingshot at an unsuspecting target.

Here’s what Adam Lambert had to share with Out…

On Sexuality: “To some people, me being sexual is really offensive because I’m gay. They’re like, ‘He’s being really gay.’ And I’m like, actually, ‘No, I’m just being sexual.’ Male sexuality is frightening to America [but] female sexuality is all over the place.”

On Fame: “Fame doesn’t freak me out, and I can handle it. But sometimes out in public there are people that just are so rude.

“Like, people are really cool about it and they’ll come up to you and they’re just like, “Oh hey man, I really liked you.” It’s brief, it’s sweet, it’s genuine. But some people freak out. And I’m like, why are you freaking out? I don’t get that mentality. I’ve never felt like that about a celebrity before — except maybe Madonna.

“When I met Madonna my heart was racing. That’s my one experience being star-struck. And I told her, ‘I’m freaking out.’ And she said, ‘Why?’ And I said, ‘Because you’re f—ing Madonna.’”

Featured among the other major honorees:

Wanda Sykes: Entertainer of the Year
The comedian emceed Barack Obama’s first White House Correspondent’s dinner earlier this year, and landed her own nighttime talk show on Fox that premiered this month.

Cyndi Lauper: Ally of the Year
No pop diva has flexed her muscles for gay equality as much as Cyndi Lauper. Among her most laudable achievement is the True Colors Residence in Harlem—the first permanent supportive housing facility for LGBT youth in New York State. “Kids are coming out in greater numbers as they see themselves accepted and represented on TV and in movies,” says Lauper. “But they’re still being kicked out of their homes or running away and living on the streets. We need to make sure we’re taking care of them.”

Rob Marshall: Artist of the Year
The six-time Tony-nominated choreographer and director follows up his Oscar-winning Chicago with another movie musical, Nine, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, and Sophia Loren, among others.

Dan Choi: Newsmaker of the Year
After making waves in March when he appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show as a spokesperson for Knights Out, a group for gay West Point students and alumni, Choi was notified that he’d be investigated for breaching Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. In spite of a petition in his support, with some 162,000 signatures, Choi was discharged, and has since taken a leading role in the fight to end DADT.

Christopher Bailey: Stylemaker of the Year
The 38-year-old Creative Director of Burberry who draws inspiration from the such sources as cult gay British director Derek Jarman and artist David Hockney, has been responsible for turning the label into a multibillion-dollar powerhouse.

The latest edition of OUT goes on sale on November 24th. For the complete Out 100 go to www.out.com/Out100.

Video Flashback: "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper

From all of Cyndi Lauper’s songs, "True Colors" has always been the one I have loved the most. It's lyrics resonate with any person who is struggling (or has every struggled) to live an authentic life.

Here is a video of Cyndi's 2007 appearance on "The View" where she was promoting her "True Colors" tour:



...and if you feel like singing-a-long, here are the lyrics to this beautiful song:

True Colors

You with the sad eyes
don’t be discouraged
oh I realize
it’s hard to take courage
in a world full of people
you can lose sight of it all
and the darkness inside you
can make you fell so small

But I see your true colors
shining through
I see your true colors
and that’s why I love you
so don’t be afraid to let them show
your true colors
true colors are beautiful
like a rainbow

Show me a smile then
don’t be unhappy, can’t remember
when I last saw you laughing
if this world makes you crazy
and you’ve taken all you can bear
you call me up
because you know I’ll be there

And I’ll see your true colors
shining through
I see your true colors
and that’s why I love you
so don’t be afraid to let them show
your true colors
true colors are beautiful
like a rainbow

VH1 Divas Live Concert - Leona Lewis &Cyndi Lauper

Last night we had the pleasure of listening to a new generation of "Divas" at the resurrected VH1 Divas Live concert.

Here is Leona Lewis & Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" performance:

VH1 Divas Divas Video

Cyndi Lauper Applauds Madonna’s Boy Toy

Cyndi Lauper recently told a reporter that she applauds Madonna picking up a younger boy toy.

Cyndi doesn’t understand what the big deal is, afterall how many Donald Trumps do you see with women much younger and hotter than them?

Cyndi herself is, no doubt, another aging 80s pop star who probably has a 20-something stashed in her bed sheets.

She told a reporter from New York magazine:

The other night, nubile young New York intern Ross Urken asked Cyndi Lauper what she thought about Madonna’s post-divorce flings with youthful boy toys like A-Rod and Jesus Luz, and Cyndi, who takes equal rights extremely seriously, set him straight. “What’s your issue?” she demanded. “You know how many old geezers do you see with young women. What’s the double standard? Who cares? You know, they’re both adults. Who cares? What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.”