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Perez Hilton Talks Ida Maria, Perezcious Label on Eve of Tour

9/9/09, 3:06 pm EST

Photo: Graves/Getty

Starting tomorrow, Perez Hilton will step out from behind his keyboard and into a crowd of screaming fans. Not his fans, necessarily, but lovers of Norwegian singer Ida Maria, New Zealand chanteuse Ladyhawke and New York glam rockers Semi Precious Weapons. The artists — plus four Sliimy, Julian Perretta, FrankMusik and Eric Hutchinson — are on the bill for Perez Hilton Presents, the first-ever tour that the blogger has curated. “It’s taking the concept of a mini-festival and opening it up to everyone,” says Hilton, who has hosted invite-only showcases at SXSW and CMJ. (The 17-date trek kicks off September 10th in Atlanta and wraps October 3rd in Los Angeles.) “It’s a dream of mine to expose the masses to music I love.”

Selecting the lineup was simple: Hilton just went after artists he digs. “Ida Maria is such a ferocious, raw performer,” he says of the indie rocker, who’s been known to bust out stripteases onstage while singing her cheeky punk-rock tune “I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked.” “Live, she kind of scares me,” he admits. (Watch Ida Maria’s exclusive RS acoustic set here.)

Hilton — who grew up blasting Madonna and Gloria Estefan songs — picked Ladyhawke for her “dancier, bit more nostalgic vibe” (she’s one of the indie-electro stars collaborating with Christina Aguilera on her forthcoming disc). Semi Precious Weapons got points for being Lady Gaga’s favorite band. “They have one of the best lyrics of all time: ‘I can’t pay my rent but I’m fucking gorgeous,’ ” he says. “I can’t wait to take them to middle America.” (The tour — which mostly rolls through blue states — hits Kansas City, Missouri and Salt Lake City, Utah.)

Hilton is a known music lover — he frequently posts tracks from unknown artists on his site and gushes about his meetings with Madonna and Gaga. He was also an early champion of French pop singer (and Presents tour artist) Sliimy, who snagged attention with his cover of Britney Spears’ “Womanizer.” Now, he’s the debut signing on Hilton’s Perezcious Music label. “I get at least 30 emails a day saying, ‘Check out this band!’ ” says Hilton, who discovers new artists through his readers. “The majority is crap, but once in a while you find something really good.”

While tickets are selling well, Hilton says that music fans might not be taking Perez the promoter seriously. “Some people are saying, ‘Uch, I don’t want to go because Perez Hilton put this together,’ ” he says. “Yes, I did, but who cares? It’s going to be fun, fresh, experimental, and a great evening of music. Don’t not come because my name is attached to it.”


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Sheep | 9/9/2009, 3:42 pm EST

“Invite only”. The only way to ensure excuses for a minimal, disinterested crowd.

LOLA | 9/9/2009, 4:40 pm EST

Agreed, Perez isn’t succesful, he’s a nobody and his tour WILL fail.

Why do people humour this loser?

gboo | 9/9/2009, 4:43 pm EST

“the majority is cramp” OH PLEASE! HAVE A SLICE OF HUMBLE PIE!

Adris | 9/9/2009, 4:49 pm EST

He is an ass. I think many people won’t pay a ticket that makes him any richer

mike killmon | 9/9/2009, 4:49 pm EST

mya and i are huge fans of Perez!! Your negative comments are so silly- lol- who are you? haha ANWAY Sliimy is a favorite of ours. Much love to our fav unedited diva bitch media whore galore- xoxoxoxox mike n mya.

Fin. | 9/9/2009, 4:51 pm EST

“They have one of the best lyrics of all time: ‘I can’t pay my rent but I’m fucking gorgeous,’ ”

That should tell us all we need to know about Perez’ music judging skills. Semi Precious Weapons should be a joke band.

Anastasia | 9/9/2009, 4:52 pm EST

Lola and Sheep… You read the article and commented on it, so you’re just fueling the fire. As for Perez, he is BRILLIANT. He took gossip and found a way to make tons of money on it, apparently something that neither of you have done. Also, the “Invite Only” had to be that way because the tickets were selling out too fast, so do your research before you put your sheepy hoof in your sheepy mouth.

Not a Complete A-Hole | 9/9/2009, 4:54 pm EST

Not sure why people have to be so hateful. Like him or not, many of his music choices end up being big hits, be it indie or major labels. Loser? I think not. Keep up the good work, Perez. Whether or not people agree with all, or any, of your opinions, I think it’s awesome that you’re turning into a multi-interest business man. People who hate you should take more time to hone his/her own dreams, and spend a little less time clicking links they probably saw on your site, just so they can bash you. If Perez is an “unsuccessful loser,” I’d venture the majority of us are.

ToLOLA | 9/9/2009, 4:54 pm EST

Im actually quite excited for this.
Dont be hating on perez because u sit at home reading his site.. wishing for a bite of fame, he has it all, hate him, love him, he’s not going anywhere!

soo looking forward to the tour!

Jess | 9/9/2009, 4:55 pm EST

promoting new artist should be recognized, even if you hate the guts of this guy… anyway, should be always about the music not the promoters… if you like the bands why not to go??

think about it people… you’re just giving him extra atention by forgeting about the artist

Maggie | 9/9/2009, 4:56 pm EST

Perez is great. He IS successful, that’s just a fact. He’s made a hobby into a lucrative venture…we should all be so smart.

susan | 9/9/2009, 4:57 pm EST

He’s just about having to give tickets away. Why anyone, especially Rolling Stone would promote this spawn of satan is beyond me. I won’t listen any musicians he either promotes or that suck up to him so he won’t write anything bad about them.

GO PEREZ!! | 9/9/2009, 4:58 pm EST

What if he actually DOES succeed..won’t you feel stupid. Stop being so judgmental.

lIZA | 9/9/2009, 4:59 pm EST

HELL YEA PEREZ rOCKS yOU GO BOY YOU ARE ASWOME

NonHater | 9/9/2009, 5:00 pm EST

I am sorry only nobodies call Perez Hilton a nobody. He is in fact very successful and has created a very strong brand (believe me create strong brands is what I do for a living) you may not like what he does, but you cannot call somebody that has created his own version of a little empire a nobody and much less not successful. I sense LOLA may be the loser in all this, given the fact that you have decided to be a HATER!

gabe | 9/9/2009, 5:01 pm EST

Specifically NOT going because perez put it together. When you support crappy people, crappy people prosper..i’d rather donate to the money mongers of AIG and Bank of America than support perez!

yap | 9/9/2009, 5:09 pm EST

i personally would not support any artist or band associated with mario , his racist , nasty , bullying , negative website , says everything you ever need to know about the desperate singers and record labels sucking up to him for attention . anybody with class would stay well away from him .
shame on you Ladyhawke , i thought you represented something positive i bought your album but i wont buy anything else , good luck with your new fans . as for the rest of them , who cares

ME | 9/9/2009, 5:14 pm EST

would you go to an event promoted by Bush or Hitler

Ty | 9/9/2009, 5:27 pm EST

listen people…hate all you want. Perez is great. He just does what other people have done for YEARS, which is talk shit about celebrities… he’s just the only one who has become as successful as he is.

Dark | 9/9/2009, 5:29 pm EST

Go Perez AND Check out Gram Rabbit ..
Jes and Gaga .. could be sisters .. Gram Rabbit Lives What they do .. Do what they Live .. Hit me for more info ;)

Dark

TinaM | 9/9/2009, 5:32 pm EST

If Perez is such a loser, why does his website get millions of hits a day? Why does he make 6 figures off blogging? If hes such a loser, why does everyone know his name? Do you think you are better than Perez? If you are, how many hits is YOUR blog getting? Could you put together a multi city tour? Probably not. If you dont like him, dont go to his website, dont read his blog, dont buy tickets. Keep his name out of your mouth and off your keyboard if you hate him so much. I think people who sit online all day and hate on him and his website when they should be working are the true losers. Its sad how jealous and judgemental some people are.

Isabella | 9/9/2009, 5:43 pm EST

I hope perez is successful with his tour. I don’t always agree with what he blogs, but he is very smart and has built a name for himself. Good luck perez!

tara | 9/9/2009, 5:43 pm EST

Hitler was successful as well, as german unemployment was 0% under his regime during world war 2, it doesn’t mean it’s good. He’s made money from tearing down others, that’s NOT something to be proud of! Vh1 t.v. series fail! – clothing line fail! – book fail!, he’s been successful at a FREE celebrity blog site, if people had to paid for it, it too would fail. “Perez hilton” is useless.

Jay | 9/9/2009, 5:47 pm EST

What no blackeyed peas? lol!

Sombre | 9/9/2009, 6:16 pm EST

Perez is a bottom feeder who has made a name for himself by tearing others down. Anyone who defends or promotes this scumbag must have rocks in their heads. Shame that these bands/performers have opted to align themselves with him – an association with Perez will do their careers no good.

Amy | 9/9/2009, 6:22 pm EST

I’m not the biggest Perez fan. Regardless, my curiosity gets the best of me and I check out his site.

You may not like him and you may not like a lot of the music he posts (mostly upbeat, dance tunes) but he does have a pretty good ear when it comes to music.

Probably my favorite artist that I discovered because of Perez is Florence and The Machine. I cannot stop listening to her. If it had not been for Perez, I would have never heard of her.

madelaine99 | 9/9/2009, 6:33 pm EST

Don’t always agree with Perez on his blog… but can’t help but appreciate his taste in music. Introduced me to Bat for Lashes, Gossip, La Roux, etc. Just wish his tour came to Vancouver.

JP | 9/9/2009, 7:07 pm EST

I know who Perez Hilton is. I don’t follow what he does. However, I am a big fan of Ida Maria. So, I’m hoping this tour will help her reach more fans. “Fortress ‘Round My Heart” is one of my favorite album this year.

Olivier | 9/9/2009, 7:07 pm EST

I’m cancelling my RS subscribtion right now.

Stacy | 9/9/2009, 7:16 pm EST

Rolling Stone, how can you give this guy any attention???

Lots of people have a good ear for music!!!

This guy is the worst of humanity. He ridicules babies for G sake!!!

Resistance | 9/9/2009, 9:00 pm EST

There are no words to describe how AWFUL Perez is. He is a failure as a human being. He is trash and anyone that associates themselves with him is just setting themselves up for trouble. And why would I be jealous of him? What’s to be jealous of? Because he’s had great success at turning celebrity-trashing into an art? How is that innovative or brilliant? How is that contributing to society or making the world a better place? If anything, he has contributed to the DUMBING DOWN of our society. He has made it cool to mercilessly tear down others who are more successful. Is that a good thing? And everyone speaks of him as though he’s introduced the world to new things they would’ve otherwise never known. I discovered Florence + The Machine by reading a blog alright, but NOT Perez’s blog. I discovered her through an actual music blog. As a matter of fact I discovered a ton of acts that Perez’s sheep fans love to credit Perez with knowing, but that I and a load of other people found through other means: TV, radio, magazines, friends, music blogs, online forums, fortunate accidents. Fact is, if you have a computer with internet access, then you can discover a plethora of unknown bands and artists on various websites, and Perez Hilton shouldn’t have to be one of them. It’s people who have shit for brains that want to put Perez on an undeserved pedestal, practically crediting him with inventing the wheel or discovering fire. Hell, even as a gossiper he’s not doing anything new. Louella Parsons and Heda Hopper have been dishing dirt on celebs and kissing their asses simultaneously, long before Perez’s grandparents were even born. And they did it with more class. The only thing he’s doing differently is with the help of technology, he can also behave like a 12-year-old and draw bodily fluids on the pictures of those he hates. His life basically consists of spewing hate with his keyboard and hobnobbing with fellow parasites like his namesake Paris Hilton. Oh yeah, who WOULDN’T want to be like him? Yeah I’m green with envy.

Theresa | 9/9/2009, 9:44 pm EST

Perez Hilton: Either you love him, or you hate him. Period. Personally, I love him. But I’m just saying that it’s kind of 50/50 with the amount of people liking him vs. the ones who do not.

kendra bethune | 9/9/2009, 10:56 pm EST

hey perez been sleep all day just woke up to listen to a jonas brothers speech on bop and tiger beat i like madonna and the jonas brothers hope your tour goes well
i check your site sometimes twice

LU to the LO...305! | 9/9/2009, 11:26 pm EST

Perez…he’s just being Perez. ((as Miley would sing it))

to_sombre | 9/10/2009, 1:53 am EST

Sounds like Sombre might be John Mayer? LOL

enka | 9/10/2009, 6:51 am EST

yer, yer, he’s very unsuccessful piece of crap. and that’s why dozens and dozens of haters bother every day to go to his website and remind him about it.
poor things. so where do his statistics (and money) come from? isn’t it by any chance from good ratings and heaps of advertisements?
brilliant business: making money on your haters, isn’t it?

grr8xtc | 9/10/2009, 8:31 am EST

wow!! one of the, if not the, most famous magazines dedicated to music lovers does an article on perez and his music tour, all these haters come out of the woodwork. so i can assume that everyone that says that they cant believe rolling stone did this article, must run their own successful music magazine that has been around for a very very long time. if you hate someone so much, why do you even bother posting a comment, or even reading the article for that matter? and to those that said they are canceling their subscription, who are you trying to kid? you know you wont. would you cancel your newsweekly subscription beacuse you didnt like what it said about the economy? i think not….

Sheep | 9/10/2009, 10:59 am EST

Anastasia, so they took away the “fast-selling tickets” that were already sold and made it invite only? That makes no sense. It’s OK, you can be a hag all you want, it don’t change facts. Perez will be like a fart in the wind very shortly.

Schultz | 9/10/2009, 11:52 am EST

Taking douche baggery to new heights – I gotta hand it to him; he is making money with zero talent or relevance. Good work if you can get it.

Still doesn’t absolve him of being a complete a-hole!

BOYCOTT MARIO aka PEREZ | 9/10/2009, 12:03 pm EST

The LOSER tries to hide behind the name PEREZ HILTON so when he wishes somone dead of cancer and gets called on it he says IT’S NOT ME IT’S PEREZ wht a low like hijo de puta COWARD he is

Jon | 9/10/2009, 12:04 pm EST

ONLY scum like Perez. He is lower than a parasite.

To All Perez Hilton Fans | 9/10/2009, 12:41 pm EST

What exactly are you fans of? What is his talent? How does he inspire you? What does he do?

hypocrites are funny | 9/10/2009, 12:57 pm EST

Hilarious how many of you sit here doing the very thing you hate Perez for… tearing down someone you don’t know personlly based on their public merits. Congrats, you’re a hypocrite! I sure hope none of you have ever engaged in gossip, *God forbid* called somebody’s baby ugly, laughed at a co-worker’s drunk escapades and possibly repeated them to someone else. Not blogging it doesn’t make you better. I have news for you. Gossip is human nature. Its how we compare and contrast and gauge behavior, its how we relate to one another and EVERYONE does it. Anyone who tells you they don’t gossip is a liar plain and simple. Not all gossip is with malice, but lets not pretend we don’t do that too. All Perez does is say publically what many of you say privately, and unfortunately for you, that doesn’t make you better than him- so again, congrats, you’re a hypocrite! =)

Perez Fan | 9/10/2009, 5:29 pm EST

Hey RS readers, I know why RS did a story on PH. So that all of you music lovers would go and check out some new music.

jacie | 9/10/2009, 7:13 pm EST

i love how some guy’s rebuttle on here was HOW MANY HITS DOES YOUR WEBSITE GET?

give me a break. it’s a blog.

and yes he is scum.
yes, he does make a six figure salary. but that does not take away from the fact that he is a parasite leaching off of OTHERS fame.

and to the one who are calling others hypocrites. i am not judging perez on what i think he’s like. did you not view the video he posted after he got smacked in the face? atrocious.

oh! and one last thing. and this is probably the most important. something a lot of you fail to realize. he does not get six million hits a day because people are interested in him. he gets six million hits a day because people are interested in actual celebrities. people with talent. actors who can actually act. writers who can actually write. singers who can sing. not some thirty year old manchild lusting after sixteen year old boys and calling teenage girls whores while staunchly denying he’s not a misogynist.

and he’s doing nothing for the gay community.

except pushing us further back.

BO | 9/11/2009, 2:48 am EST

Just wanted to say i very much so agree w/ most of the points that jacie made in his/her comment

JK | 9/11/2009, 4:39 pm EST

Hate the hater people. This wold is going down hill, and this mother *ucker is only spreading more hate. He must have got picked on a lot when he was a kid, so he hides behind a laptop & nitpicks & shits on good people. If you like him & go to his site this is for you: Get of the internet, get some help with your LOW self esteem, maybe read a book. you know with all the hater supporters he has, its a sad sight too see all of them on one website, well at least we know where all the loser hangout.

Please ! | 9/11/2009, 8:16 pm EST

SOMEONE MURDER THIS SOB POS !

Tls | 9/11/2009, 8:17 pm EST

Tour BOMBS ! Last night parasite MARIO LAVENDEIA only got 65 people MOST got in FREE !

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