Culture

Popping culture: Madonna misses mark with Elliott Smith cover

By Simon Thibault

Arts

Fiona Noakes evolves with Staring at the Ceiling

Lesbian-led band plays Babylon Nov 2

By Bradley Turcotte

Arts

Opera 101

The scoop on the Canadian Opera Company’s new season

By Lydia Perovic

Arts

Mary Lambert takes Same Love to the next level

By Terri-Lynne Waldron

Arts

David Bowie exhibit lands in Toronto

Multimedia installation features some of the pop icon’s best costumes and artifacts

By Nicolas Kazamia

Ottawa

NYC DJ resigns after admitting to sex with trans person

Mister Cee’s boss refuses resignation, encourages dialogue

By Bradley Turcotte

Arts

Cher’s gayest moments through the decades

To celebrate the pop diva’s new album, we examine why we love her so much

By Drew Rowsome

Arts

Review: Closer to the Truth

Xtra dissects Cher’s first new album in over a decade

By Drew Rowsome

Madonna’s secretprojectrevolution sparks but doesn’t ignite

The buzzed online video project amazes and confuses

By Ryan English

Opinion

Ladies of the Canyon shake up the boys’ club

All-girl Montreal band invades testosterone-filled rock radio landscape

By Kevin Ritchie

Power

Top 30 Under 30: #19

Kim Villagante

By Matthew DiMera

Culture

Diva glam!

RuPaul returns to MAC’s Viva Glam

By Taylor Parsons

Arts

Incredibly Lexi

Pop princess Lexi Tellings’s new single and video are ‘Incredibly Sexi’

By Rolyn Chambers

Culture

Mykki Blanco vs Britney Spears: Pop music’s theft of gay culture

By Raziel Reid

Define Me

New artist Ryan Amador strips it bare for his single

By Andrew Jacome

Arts

Work Bitch

Five great things about Britney Spears’s new song

By Andrew Jacome

Arts

Janelle Monae opens up about her sexuality

The Electric Lady shares her thoughts on loving who she wants

By Xtra Editor

Toronto Diary

Cher turns down invitation to perform at Sochi Olympics

By Jeremy Feist