It's empirically true that everyone on the Internet (which is everyone I know) loves a good photobombing. And it's also widely agreed upon that celebrities photobombing is even more fun than regular photobombing. (Jennifer Lawrence, you have my utmost respect!) But if you wanna know what the most fun thing of all is? Trolling the beautiful beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama with Vinny Guadagnino of "The Jersey Shore" and "The Show With Vinny" (some choice "Show With Vinny" quotes here at Remote Control, by the way) at Hangout Fest, asking the extremely kind festivalgoers (Seriously, the Hangout Fest's "Be nice or go home" motto is the truth -- people here are ultra nice, and it's starting to rub off on me) if I could take their picture, and then having Vinny pull a Kanye in front of the camera. (read more...)

Twenty One Pilots bring the backflips to you at Hangout Fest.

The heat here on the beautiful sandy beaches of Gulf Shores is so intense that it's caused me to sweat in dark and impressive places, but this beach is so beautiful that I don't even care. (Thank GOD for those frozen lemonades -- I think they're saving lives out here.) Not to put too fine a point on it, but the sun really loves Alabama and live music so much that I’m pretty sure it’s elected to vacation here at Hangout Fest. (read more...)

You know you're doing it right when your audience brings fur coats to your show on a blazing-hot Alabama day, and one of your many crowd surfing excursions involves a giant inflatable killer whale.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis did a lot of things right during their hour-long headlining set at the Hangout Fest on Friday, including rocking fur in oppressively hot hot heat and preaching the gospel of marriage equality at a beach party amongst beer, bikinis, and shirtless boys. (read more...)

Yes, that's Bruno Mars posing with a black panther. We're nervous, too.

We never intended to start a fight with Bruno Mars, but seeing him pose with an EFFING BLACK PANTHER on the cover of Entertainment Weekly's "Summer Music Preview" issue is just another reminder why we will NEVER start beef with the singer. We repeat: Bruno is chilling with an IRL wild animal like NBD, which obviously means he has proudly joined Rick Ross and Michael Jackson in the ranks of musicians who do not fear wildcats. (read more...)

Britney debuts "Ooh La La" from the "The Smurfs 2" soundtrack.

We already knew that Britney Spears was going to record her upcoming eighth album with will.i.am and was prepping to take over Las Vegas, but apparently Brit was hiding something CRUCIAL from us! And when we say "something crucial," we're obviously talking about Brit's brand-new jam, "Ooh La La," from the upcoming film "The Smurfs 2." Tailor-made for summer, "Ooh La La"'s got the perfect warm-weather elements: easy, breezy acoustic guitar, a simple-to-learn sing-along chorus, a major dance breakdown -- just what you need for those sunny days at the beach. (read more...)

News flash: TGT LOVES SEX!

Look out, "Package Tour," here comes TGT! Fine, technically TGT (the R&B supergroup made of Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank) has been around for much longer than the "Package Tour," but we just felt it was appropriate to say the word "package" in a post about a video called "Sex Never Felt Better." If you catch my drift. (read more...)

Happy Friday! Beyonce MIGHT be pregnant again!

We've been hearing a billion Beyoncé-themed "is she or isn't she" rumors lately, and hey, it looks like those rumors are starting to grow... into the shape of a baby bump! We know, that's a strong statement about our favorite "Independent Woman," but bear with us. (read more...)

Hoodie Allen gets sentimental on the Kina Grannis-assisted "Make It Home."

Hoodie Allen has worked his butt off in the past year (not that we were checking it out or anything...), and now he's FINALLY got some time to reflect. His self-released EP, All American, hit No. 1 on the iTunes charts, he werqued it and twerked it all up on some hot chicks in a baked goods food truck in "Cake Boy," and he partnered with Chiddy Bang on the tell-off "Fame Is For A******s. (read more...)

The Weeknd has some issues to work out on his jarring double release, "Kiss Land/John Carpenter."

We've been falling for the slow jams of Canadian crooner Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, as much as anyone over the past year; you'd have to have no heart, or ears, or, uh, pants-parts not to. But on this new one-two punch from his upcoming LP, Kiss Land, the already hyper-sexualized R&B crooner digs even deeper, if you know what we mean, into the lover-man-on-the-road down-and-dirty details, and it's giving us a funny feeling. (read more...)

Lady Gaga's up and at 'em...and back to posting cryptic photos!

It feels like it's been a hot FOREVER since we last heard from Lady Gaga, who recently disappeared from her "Born This Way Ball" tour to heal from her hip surgery. Well, PUH-RAISE the 'net, 'cause it looks like GAGALOO has officially left her 24-karat golden wheelchair and is back to stumping the world with cryptic/artistic/metaphorical/what-the-eff-does-it-all-MEAN photos. (read more...)