"Boom Boom Pow" is a song by The Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. The song uses the auto-tune vocal effect, and blends the genres of dance-pop, electro and hip hop.

"Boom Boom Pow" topped the Billboard Hot 100, making it the group's first U.S. number one single. It is the second longest-running single to stay atop the Hot 100 in 2009, beaten only by The Black Eyed Peas' second single from The E.N.D., "I Gotta Feeling", which held the top spot for 14 consecutive weeks. It has also topped the Australian, Canadian and UK singles charts as well as reaching the top 10 in more than 20 countries. The song was named 7th on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.^[2]

The single has since sold 6,000,000 copies in the U.S. "Boom Boom Pow" was ranked as the number four song and number two digital song at the Billboard Year End Chart of 2009. The song was nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording and won Best Short Form Music Video. Rolling Stone ranked the song number 14 on their Best 25 Songs of 2009 list.^[3] As of June 2011 the music video of the song scored 100,000,000 views on YouTube and became the group's second most viewed video, first being "The Time (Dirty Bit)".

Song context and formation[link]

The song opens with will.i.am meditating on and affirming a new, futuristic sound for himself and the rest of the Peas: "I got that rock-and-roll, that future flow". Fergie, Taboo, and apl.de.ap each offer a variation on this theme, after which Will.i.am (introduced by Fergie) demonstrates the theme at work in a series of rapid-fire raps, punctuated with digital effects. The song concludes with Fergie repeating her initial verse, forming an outro of sorts and taking the listener more or less full-circle. The song was originally written by Mordechai Weines. Fergie has commented on the unusual structure of the song, stating:

The song also attempts a futuristic quality, with Fergie rapping the lyric "I'm so three thousand and eight, you so two thousand and late." The song's beat is influenced by 1980's electro song "Planet Rock". Will.i.am stated that the lyric helped inspire the futuristic concept of the video. Will.i.am also stated on the Merrick and Rosso breakfast radio show that the song was heavily influenced by the electro sounds he heard in the nightclubs in Sydney, Australia, during the filming of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and his visit to Australia.^[5] Following the band's record breaking success with "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling", will.i.am commented in a video on Billboard on the song's success, saying:

The song received criticism for the use of the word "shit" in Will.i.am, Fergie and Taboo verses. The word was censored in the music video for the song.

Release[link]

"Boom Boom Pow" was released to U.S. mainstream radio on March 13, 2009. It was released officially on iTunes in the U.S. on March 30, 2009. It was scheduled to be released in the UK on May 25, 2009, however due to three alternative versions of the song entering the UK iTunes Top 50 songs, The Black Eyed Peas version was released two weeks early, on Sunday, May 10. One of their full performances took place at the American Idol Finale of 2009, during which the Top 13 girls sang "Glamorous", and then Fergie came out and sang a small part of "Big Girls Don't Cry", eventually switching to "Boom Boom Pow". As of June 2009, an unknown number of North American radio stations have elected to censor the song's reference to satellite radio.^[7] Most UK radio stations have also been found to distort the word satellite radio, and this is the version that appears on the UK CD single.

Remixes[link]

The official remix of the song is entitled "Let The Beat Rock - Boys Noize Remix". The track is produced by Boys Noize and there are a total of five versions of the song. These remixes credit recording to Pardraic Kerin and mixing to Dylan "3-D" Dresdow. The official remix features 50 Cent, and is structured like so: 50 Cent's verse goes first, then will.i.am's first new verse, then Fergie, later the chorus, Fergie's first verse is repeated, then will.i.am's second verse, later the chorus, Fergie's first verse is repeated, apl.de.ap and Taboo's verse from the original were used, then Fergie's second verse, later the chorus, and the song ends with will.i.am saying "POW". The song only lasts 4:30.

A "Megamix" version was also very popular, and is structured like so: will.i.am's verse from the first version goes first, then 50's verse, later the chorus, then Fergie's, then will.i.am's new second verse, later the chorus, Fergie's first verse is repeated, later the chorus, and the song ends. The song only lasts 3:29. The megamix version features Gucci Mane. A third version features Flo Rida, a fourth version is a mash-up of the 50 Cent Remix and the Gucci Mane Remix, and a fifth version is remixed by Busta Rhymes and Fatman Scoop. A remix by DJ Ammo and A Poet Named Life is played in the ending credits of the 2009 Summer blockbuster film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. At the 2009 American Music Awards, the guitar riff of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana was played after the performance of this song. On the fourth season of America's Best Dance Crew, a District 78 remix of the song was used for the sudden death challenge on the first episode, in the dance-off between Beat Ya Feet Kings, Southern Movement, and Fr3sh. Fr3sh was eliminated. In 2009 Jeffree Star created a remix with more explicit lyrics, that was originally available as a free download.^[8] The original download link no longer works. However, many videos of live performances are available.^[9]

Critical reception[link]

Nick Levine from Digital Spy gave "Boom Boom Pow" four out of five stars, saying that "it's a fairly ridiculous robopop stomper featuring no real chorus, 808s & Heartbreak-style beats, lashings of Auto-Tune, techno synths that arrive half-way through and this vintage diss from Fergie: 'I'm so 3008, you're so 2000 and late.' It may well become grating, but frankly who cares? Right now this just sounds cracking."^[10] Billboard gave the song a positive review, stating that the song "shows The Black Eyed Peas in fine form" and that it was "a knockout".^[11]

• Boston Globe: Dealt with individually, substance-free, grammatically suspect dance-floor jams like current monster hit "Boom Boom Pow," the slinky "Imma Be," or the fuzzy "Missing You" could be booty-shaking guilty pleasures.^[12]
• Dot Music: E.N.D. opener "Boom Boom Boom" has a long way to go before it even tickles the room, mid-tempo beats cushioning a Fergie vocal that an autotune stuck on override can't sort out.^[13]

• Entertainment Weekly: Indeed, indefatigable Auto-Tune anthems like The E.N.D.'s propulsive lead single, "Boom Boom Pow" (already the band's most successful to date), seem fueled by some mysterious slurry of dance-floor plutonium and diet Red Bull.^[14]

• Vibe magazine: However, the intergalactic punch of “Boom Boom Pow”–BEP’s first ever Billboard chart-topper–has stimulated a slew of cosigns from the likes of 50 Cent, Gucci Mane, and Kid Cudi.^[15]

• The Guardian: As on their recent No 1 single, "Boom Boom Pow", electronic clicks and buzzes are used lavishly, and the mood is as positive as ever. Just don't expect to love it immediately.^[16]

• Los Angeles Times: The titles of the Peas' biggest hits tell the story: the giggle-inducing pun of "Don't Phunk With My Heart," the cheerily crude anatomical gesture of "My Humps" and now the Imax-ready sound effects burst of the chart-topping "Boom Boom Pow."^[17]

• Rolling Stone: Whereupon the record segues into the Number One hit "Boom Boom Pow," and all hell breaks loose. There are Auto-Tune vocal trills, eerie synth chords, screechy disco-diva wailing, 808 thuds, raps about 808 thuds and a dizzying barrage of doggerel: "I got that . . . digital spit/Next-level visual shit." It is an assault on the senses, and on good taste. And it's the best thing The Black Eyed Peas have ever recorded.^[18]

• The Independent: Contrary to Fergie's claim on "Boom Boom Pow" that "I'm so 3008, you so 2000-and-late", their supposedly innovative electro-beat stylings are tired.^[19]

Chart performance[link]

In Australia, "Boom Boom Pow" was released on March 30, 2009, and debuted on the ARIA Charts on April 6. It reached number one, staying there for six weeks. It spent 27 weeks in the Top 20. Australia is the first country in which the song was released. As of May 2011, the song has sold 6,000,000 million downloads in the US^[20] and was certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA. This amount of singles sold, makes The Black Eyed Peas only the second artist to have 2 singles each selling 6 million copies or more, following Lady Gaga.^[20]

The song debuted at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 after garnering heavy airplay. The song rocketed from number 39 to number one in its fourth week on the chart. The single sold 465,000 downloads in its first week of digital release, the third-largest number of download sales in a single week overall, and the largest single-week and debut-download totals by a group in the history of digital-download sales tracking, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Pop 100. It became the group's first U.S. number one, holding the spot for twelve consecutive weeks.^[21] Having been dethroned to number two by other Black Eyed Peas' song, "I Gotta Feeling", it is the second longest running number one song of 2009 to date on the chart, behind "I Gotta Feeling", and the first song to spend at least twelve weeks at number one since Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" in 2005. The chart week of May 30, 2009 "Boom Boom Pow" became only the fifth song to top both Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 and Rhythmic Top 40 charts in the same week, reaching an estimated audience of 99 million on U.S. radio that week.^[22]

It was the fourth song of the decade of the 2000s to spend at least twelve weeks at number one, and only the twelfth song in the chart's history to spend at least twelve weeks at the top. It is the band's first Rhythmic number one, and their second Mainstream Top 40 number one. "Boom Boom Pow" became the first song in digital history to spend its first twelve weeks of release as the most-downloaded song in America, selling at least 200,000 copies a week for eleven straight weeks.^[23][24] It has also topped the charts on the Canadian Hot 100 the same week as on the Hot 100 and on the Australian ARIA Charts. On the New Zealand RIANZ chart, the song has so far peaked at number two. Moreover, it has charted within the top 10 in more than ten countries.^[25]

On May 17, 2009, it entered the UK Singles Chart at number one based on almost 75,000 downloads alone. It is the band's second number one in the UK (the other being "Where Is the Love?" which also reached the top of the chart six years prior). It has also reached number three so far in Ireland. After being knocked off the number one spot in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2009 by "Bonkers" by Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden, the song remained at the number two slot for 2 weeks before returning to number one on June 7, 2009. "Bonkers" had meanwhile swapped places with "Boom Boom Pow" and took the number two slot. This subsequently marks the first time a song has had two separate runs at the summit of the chart since Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" in July 2006. Their follow up single in the UK "I Gotta Feeling" also peaked at number one and managed the same feat of having two separate runs at number one on the UK Singles Chart. With sales of over 600,000, the single is currently the sixth best selling of 2009 in the UK. "Boom Boom Pow" is also the 13th best selling R&B song of the 21st century in the UK.

Music video[link]

Fergie had stated at an interview on The Insider that the music video would be shooting the week of March 8, 2009.^[26] The making of the video was released by MTV on April 8.^[27] In an interview to MTV, it was said that "... the concept of the video is the Peas' birth into the digital afterlife," Fergie said. "So the transformation is us going into a sort of birth or cocoon and coming out the other end as forms of energy. It's a parallel to the music industry. Now everything is downloaded." Group member will.i.am stated the video was inspired by how digital the world has become and hopes the video portrays "what it would be like if we were actually in the computer, if art was fused in it," he said. "[It's] analog life from a digital perspective. Becoming technology."^[28] The music video was directed by Mathew Cullen and Mark Kudsi. The video premiered on Dipdive on April 18, 2009 and was released on iTunes on April 24, 2009.^[29] The video is set in the year of 3008, portraying "how it would be like if we actually lived in computers". This concept was based in a line of the song, in which singer Fergie states "I'm so 3008 / You so 2000 and late". The video starts with Taboo flicking through pictures on a HP TouchSmart, he selects the image of a mushroom cloud. As the singing starts, images of computer icons and random computer code and some ASCII art of "THE END" are flashing in the background. The Black Eyed Peas are then seen singing their verses of the song. While this is happening, dancers are seen in striped zentai suits, dancing to the song, and negative images are turned into positive images. e.g. the mushroom cloud turns into a tree swing, the grenade into a microphone, a gun into a trumpet and a nuclear barrel played as a drum. The video also features the face used on the album cover miming along to various lyrics; the face was designed as an amalgam of all four band members' facial features. Much of the imagery in the video is a homage to Rebecca Allen's 1986 video for the Kraftwerk song Musique Non Stop.^[30] The video was meant to go the full song but they cut it to 3:28. The video won a Grammy at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the category of Best Short Form Music Video.As of June 2011 the music video of the song scored 100,000,000 views on YouTube and became the group's second most viewed video,first being "The Time (Dirty Bit)"

Alleged copyright infringement[link]

In January 2010, Chicago artist Ebony Latrice Batts, better known by her stage name Phoenix Phenom, alleged the song is simply a copy of her track, "Boom Dynamite". It was written by Manfred Mohr and conceived in a music studio in Chicago. The duo sent a demo tape to Interscope Records because the record company was interested in their material. They are suing The Black Eyed Peas.^[31]

Track listing[link]

UK CD Single

1. "Boom Boom Pow" (Radio Edit) - 3:38
2. "Boom Boom Pow" (Wow (D.J. will.i.am Megamix) - 4:12

Digital Download E.P.^[32]

1. "Boom Boom Pow" (Let The Beat Rock Boys Noize Megamix) (Feat. 50 Cent) — 3:29
2. "Boom Boom Pow" (Let The Beat Rock Boys Noize Megamix) (Feat. Gucci Mane) — 3:09
3. "Boom Boom Pow" (Style Zuper Blahq Megamix) (Feat. Kid Cudi) — 3:37
4. "Boom Boom Pow" (Guetta Electro Hop Remix) (Feat. David Guetta) — 4:01
5. "Boom Boom Pow" (Wow D.J. will.i.am Megamix) — 4:12
6. "Boom Boom Pow" (Boom D.J. Ammo & A Poet Name Life Megamix) — 5:48

Charts and certifications[link]

Release history[link]

See also[link]

• List of number-one singles in Australia in 2009
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (Canada)
• List of European number-one hits of 2009
• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
• List of number-one R&B hits of 2009 (UK)
• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (U.S.)
• List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2009 (U.S.)
• Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2009
• Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2009

References[link]

Boom Boom may refer to:

People[link]

• Shahid Afridi (born 1980), Pakistani cricketer
• Rey Bautista (born 1986), Philippine boxer
• Scott Beaumont (born 1978), English mountain bike racer
• Boris Becker (born 1967), German tennis player
• Bernie Geoffrion (1931–2006), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ray Mancini (born 1961), American boxer
• Alan Minter (born 1951), English boxer
• Fred Couples (born 1959), American golfer
• Freddy Cannon (born 1939), American rock and roller

Music[link]

• "Boom Boom" (John Lee Hooker song), a 1961 song by John Lee Hooker made famous by The Animals in 1965
• "Boom Boom" (Mabel song), a 1978 song by Danish group Mabel
• "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)", a 1987 song by Paul Lekakis
• "Boom Boom" (Cham song), a 2005 song by Jamaican artist, Cham
• "Boom Boom" (Emmy song), a 2011 song by Armenian singer Emmy
• "Boom Boom My Heart", a song by the band W.A.S.P.
• Boom Boom, its Basil Brush, two 1970s albums recorded by Basil Brush
• Boom Boom, an album and a tune by Norwegian/Swedish jazz group Atomic
• Boom Boom, a type of caribbean drum used in the music of the Virgin Islands
• "Boom Boom Pow", a 2009 song by the Black Eyed Peas
• "Boom Boom", a song by Nazia and Zoheb from the album Star/Boom Boom
• "Boom Boom (Rye Rye song)", a 2012 song by Rye Rye

Media[link]

• Boom Boom (1928 film), a Cary Grant film
• Boom Boom (1936 cartoon), a Looney Tunes short film
• Boom boom (1990 film), a Fernando Guillén Cuervo film
• Boom! Boom!, an Irish television series
• Tabitha Smith or Boom Boom, a Marvel comic book superheroine
• Boom Boom, a boss monster in the video game Super Mario Bros. 3
• Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington, a character played by Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs in the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter
• Luther "Boom Boom" Jackson, a character in the film The Fortune Cookie
• Basil Brush often used to say "Boom Boom!" after telling a (usually bad) joke, to the point of it being somewhat of a catchphrase.

See also[link]

• Boom (disambiguation)
• "Boom Boom Boom", a dance song by The Outhere Brothers
• "Boom Boom Boom Boom", a song by the Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys
• Boom Boom Room, the place where character Cha Cha O'Brien performs in the TV series Surfside 6

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Jeffree Star (born Jeffrey Lynn Steininger on November 15, 1985)^[5] is an American model, fashion designer, makeup artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in Beverly Hills, California.^[6][7] He started his music career from being known for his popularity on MySpace with over 100 million plays on his self released music, as well as his fashion line and from his transgressive, gender-bending appearance and persona while calling himself "Queen of the Internet" and "Cunt".^{[8][8][9][10][11]} Star has leveraged his fame as an androgynous model and aesthetic talents to launch his own clothing line and forays into acting and DJing.

Early Life[link]

Jeffree Star was born in Los Angeles County, California.^[12] His father died when he was 6 years old; subsequently, he was raised solely by his alcoholic mother, a model who frequently went on assignments. As a child, Star regularly began experimenting with his mother's makeup, leading to an obsessive compulsive interest,^[13] and convinced her to let him wear makeup to school when he was in junior high.^[14] At the age of fifteen, Star became a make-up artist. During this time, he wore makeup, dyed his hair with day-glo colors and began cross dressing which in turn led to receiving large amounts of attention and popularity from both fellow students and strangers.^{[3][14][14][13]} Following his graduation from high school, Star moved to Los Angeles and began supporting himself with various makeup, modeling, and music jobs.^[15][16] He later recalled spending his time on weekends "using a fake ID to attend Hollywood clubs dressed in mini dresses and nine inch high heels where celebrities would contract [Star] for makeup work at their homes", or "hiring [Star] as a model."^[13] Star reports that his weekend socializing at clubs and the makeup advice he offered eventually led to his modeling career.^[13]

Career[link]

2006–2008: Internet popularity and musical beginnings[link]

Star attending a tribute to Anna Nicole Smith in 2007.

Jeffree Star used popular social networking website MySpace to further both his music as well as fashion design career. Star also used MySpace for blogging about his life while making social commentary on "self-image and confidence",^[4] fame, beauty and life. Star had built up a fan base on several websites but convinced many to join him on MySpace, giving his MySpace profile a large number of "friends" from the beginning.^[14] His MySpace photo shoots would frequently get over 50,000 comments when posted,^[14] and by November 2006, he was recognized as MySpace's most connected profile personality.^[17] Star also gained fame as one of the most popular unsigned artists with the daily rankings placing him in the top tier^[18] on MySpace. On March 28, 2007 at Project Runway's Jeffrey Sebelia fashion show Star was a front row "celebutante" where he revealed details of Buzznet.com’s “Queen Needs a Princess Contest” which had "a day of femme-licious fun with Star" as the grand prize.^[19] The social-networking, music-news site specializes in new-media (integrated photoblog and videoblog capabilities) which Star has capitalized on to dovetail his modeling and music interests.^[20] Stars' social trendsetting participation at Buzznet and his success at growing online fan-base was noted in Buzznet's six million financing in May 2007.^[21] Star regularly uploads video-blog segments including music reviews, event reports as well as posting news about his upcoming music release.

Star's music career as an electronica and pop vocalist began when he befriended Peaches' drummer who encouraged him to make music.^[14] Star was then asked by Deuce of Hollywood Undead to rap on their song "Turn off the Lights" for their debut album.^[22] However, the track did not make it onto the disc. Deuce was recently evicted from Hollywood Undead and has produced a mixtape ("Break Them Wallz") with Jeffree and another song titled "Freaky Now" (alongside friend "Truth"), in which Jeffree raps extremely explicit lyrics. His first two solo tracks "We Want Cunt", named in tribute to his former screen name Cunt: Queen of the Beautifuls, and "Straight Boys" were co-written with Hole and one time Mötley Crüe drummer, Samantha Maloney and singer Jessicka from Scarling..^[23] Star asked MySpace co-founder Tom to convert his MySpace profile into a music page so he could showcase his music.^[14] On the 13 March 2007, Star released his debut extended play Plastic Surgery Slumber Party which was produced by Ultraviolet Sound.^[24] The record topped at number one on the iTunes’s dance charts and "has consistently topped the iTunes dance charts at #1, hovering high above household names such as Justin Timberlake and Cascada."^[6][25] Separately, Star's MySpace page has 25 million listens to Plastic Surgery Slumber Party as of July 2007.^[26]

During the summer of 2007, Star was advertised as a part of the True Colors Tour 2007,^[27] which traveled through 15 cities in the United States and Canada.^[28] The tour, sponsored by the LGBT Logo channel, began on June 8, 2007 to coincide with Pride month.^[28] Profits from the tour benefited the Human Rights Campaign as well as PFLAG and The Matthew Shepard Foundation. Though he was advertised as a special guest to perform on several West Coast dates, Star did not appear.^{[citation needed]} Star's song "Plastic Surgery Slumber Party" appeared on the August 2007 Tommy Boy release of Cyndi Lauper's True Colors tour compilation. Featuring ten tracks from ten of the artists, the compilation benefits the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that fights for civil rights for LGBT people.^[28] Throughout 2006 and 2007, Star appeared in music videos by various artist, including Godhead, Good Charlotte, The Autumns, Aiden, and Amy Winehouse.^[29][30][31]

Star waving to the crowd at Warped Tour 2009.

Following the success of Plastic Surgery Slumber Party, Star embarked on his Jeffree Star Will Steal Your Man tour, which had several North American and European dates. Prior to the release of his second extended play, Star released his debut promotional single "Heart Surgery Isn't That Bad..." on February 14, 2008. Star later released the single's b-side, "I Hate Music", on April 17, 2008.^[32] Star later recorded and released "Starstruck" featuring Danger Radio - his first single available for free download as a "thank you" to fans.^[33][34] Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso from Metro Station^[35] originally provided vocals for the song, however, due to a feud between the band and Star,^[36][37] they were ultimately replaced with Andrew de Torres from Danger Radio. In late 2007, following the success of his first EP, Star announced he was working on his debut studio album, set for release in 2008. Despite Star claiming the album would be released in 2008, he later announced that it had been pushed back to 2009, as he had to complete community service. After Star pushed back the release date of his debut album, he announced his upcoming extended play, which he hoped to release by late 2008. He released his official debut single, "Lollipop Luxury", as the lead single from the album on November 18, 2008. Cupcakes Taste Like Violence, Star's second EP, was released on December 9, 2008.^[38] This is his first record to be available as a CD as well as digital download.^[38] This is also Star's debut record to be released under Popsicle Records through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. Star said the extended play "reminds me of myself. I may look sweet, but I'm really scary and violent on the inside."^[39] Cupcakes Taste Like Violence peaked at number six on the Billboard Top Electronic Albums^[40] and at number eight on the Billboard Top Heatseekers.^[41]

[edit] 2009 - present: Beauty Killer and continued success

Star at the Vans Warped Tour in 2009.

When speaking of the new album, Star stated that the new songs "are more sexy, some are more "guy"ish and some are me screaming my heart out. I'm still finding what "Jeffree Star" really is. And I think I'm almost there..."^[42] To "tide fans over" until the first single from the album was released, on April 21, 2009, Star released a remix cover of Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" which was made available for free download.^[43] Morgan Page's radio edit mix of "Prisoner" was released for free download by Star on December 18, 2009. He worked with producers such as Lester Mendez, 3OH!3's Nathaniel Motte, God's Paparazzi^[44] and more. Star performed at Warped Tour 2009 to promote some of the music from his album.^[44][45] The first single from the album, "Prisoner", was released for digital download on May 2, 2009.^[44] The track received two million plays on MySpace at the end of its second week being available for stream. "Love Rhymes With Fuck You" was released as a promotional single from the album, and was released for digital download on June 30, 2009.^[46] Star's debut studio album, Beauty Killer, was released on September 22, 2009.^[47] The album debuted at number 122 in the US Billboard 200 Chart. It also debuted at #7 in the US Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart and fell to #12 on its second week.^[48] Shortly after the album was released, Star announced a two week winter "I'm Cold, Keep Me Warm... Bitch!" tour in North America. However, due to "personal things [that] have gotten out of hand in [his] family" the tour was cancelled. Star embarked on his "2 DRUNK 2 FUCK" 2010 world tour, in which he stated he would "be going everywhere...and yes that means Europe and Australia". It was his first headlining tour to promote Beauty Killer. It featured BrokeNCYDE and Blood On the Dancefloor as the opening acts for various North American dates, while BrokeNCYDE was a co-headlining act for the European legs. He also headlined the "Lookin' Hot and Dangerous tour throughout 2010, which featured mainly North American shows, though four where outside of the US. Throughout late 2010 and early 2011, Star toured with pop-singer Dev on his Fresh Meat tour, named after the song from the album. The tour only featured North American dates, going through the United States, Canada, and Mexico. "A music video for "Prisoner" was originally planned in September 2009, though it was later replaced with "Get Away With Murder" which was filmed on November 7, 2009. The video premiered on the front page of MySpace on January 23, 2010.^[49] A music video for the title track, "Beauty Killer", was filmed in May 2010. The video premiered on Star's YouTube channel on June 19, 2010. Following the album's commercial success, Star released the song "Blush", an outtake from the original track listing. The song was released for digital download on February 16, 2010.^[50] A sixth promotional single, "Size of Your Boat", featured Muffy and was released for digital download on June 29, 2010.^[51]

In the Fall of 2010, Star was signed by R&B singer/producer Akon to his imprint Kon Live Distribution and did a joint venture with Star's own imprint Popsicle Music. In a recent interview with VLADTV Akon stated this about Star: "Jeffree is a male superstar... he's very creative on a whole other level. What inspired me to sign Jeffree was how far he's willing to take his vision, there's no limit. I love artists like that 'cause the sky is the limit. He's one of those guys who has a future of how he sees himself and how he wants to be perceived. With music you have to be able to raise some eyebrows..."^[52][53][54] On October 10, 2010 Star released a new promotional single "I'm In Love (With a Killer) for digital download.^[55] Star began working on his then second studio album in 2010, but he later revealed that he would be releasing an extended play, rather than his second studio album. The EP, titled Virginity, was initially slated for a February 14, 2012 release date, but has since been pushed back to an unannounced date. The lead single from this extended play, "Prom Night", was released for radio airplay and digital download on March 3, 2012.^[56] "Prom Night" is Star's third official single, and major label debut single. "Prom Night" is produced by Akon & written by Star, Kelly Sheehan, and Heather Bright. Los Angeles radio station 102.7 KIIS FM debuted the single and Star hosted the "Weekend Mixtape" show to promote it with DJ Skee and music director Julie Pilat. The music video was directed by Robby Starbuck, and was released on Star's personal YouTube account on May 11, 2012.^[57]

Other endeavors[link]

Star was referred to celebrities including Kelly Osbourne, AFI frontman Davey Havok and Jessicka from the band Scarling.^[14][58] He is a former make-up artist for porn company, Hustler. Star gained a cult following from posting outrageous photographs of himself on Internet forums and later MySpace, who began sending him gifts including expensive cameras to take more pictures.^[14] On August 1, 2006, Los Angeles' LGBT magazine Frontiers featured Star on its cover. On November 17, 2006 Star and several contestants from "America's Next Top Model" were a part of Black Chandelier's "Fall 2006 Runway Show" at Salt Lake City's Union Pacific Depot. Star was also a guest on "America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7".^[58] On March 16, 2007, Star was one of the featured runway models for BOXeight's production of designer Jared Gold’s flamboyant "Quiet Army show", regarded as "the wildest front row in all of Fashion Week." The shows 2007 theme was "Mormon chic", effectively using the Los Angeles Theater as a backdrop during L.A. Fashion Week.^[59] He has appeared in several music videos including Good Charlotte's "The River",^[60] Godhead's "Push", Aiden's "One Love", Metro Station's "Shake It"^[61] and Ke$ha's "Take It Off (K$ n' Friends Version)"^[62]

Star's T-shirts, hoodies and accessories were ranked #1 on Hottopic.com. He has been developing a fragrance since 2008, which he says will smell like "vanilla and cotton candy."^[63]

Discography[link]

• Beauty Killer (2009)

References[link]