Music
Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West became the butt of jokes for his stupid comment at the MTV Video Music Awards. The singer punctured country sensation Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech by blabbering how R&B diva Beyonce Knowles deserved the award. West also made a quick trip to an Indian ashram in a bid to sober down.
Touted as one of the biggest Indo-Western collaborations till date, Kylie Minogue’s Chiggy Wiggy from Blue, fell flat in the face. The song, which lacked Rahman’s finesse and Minogue’s seductive charm, got mixed reviews. Partially due to Sonu Niigaam’s bhangra explosion midway!
Art & books
Though there were rumours that the organisers of the annual Jaipur Literary Festival managed the impossible — getting JK Rowling to be a part of the fest. But as expected, she didn’t show up.
Despite petitioning for police protection, the organisers of the Art Summit opted not to showcase the works of artist MF Husain. Art lovers took umbrage to his exclusion, saying it went against the freedom of expression.
At an SH Raza retrospective, the artist walked in to realise all the works were fakes! The matter led to a huge controversy, with fingers pointing at Raza’s nephew, Zafari.