The Associated Press: Gossip Blogger Shows Music Power at SXSW

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Perez Hilton SXSW: the 'Perezilicious' reports roll in
Published 3/16/2008 at The Daily Swarm - The Swarm
... (PerezHilton.com) Associated Press: Last year, when gossip blogger Perez Hilton came to South by Southwest, he was just a spectator. This year, he arrived as one of the music industry’s key playmakers — and his newfound power was on full display as he played host to one of the festival’s more coveted parties. “Thank you Perez!” Robyn, the Swedish-born pop star who is releasing an album in the United States this summer, gushed on stage Saturday night as she performed in front of a packed crowd filled with ...

Perez Messes With Texas
Published 3/17/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... Of course it was, Perez. Well, actually we can't speak to how epic it was because we never quite made it. It did seem a lot of people wanted to go, although most wouldn't fess up to more than simple curiosity, or the desire to see Robyn (we can relate). Alongside the Swedish pop princess, Hilton had N.E.R.D. (""He's connected to the kids, he's connected to our demographic," Pharrell tells the AP) and, according to the ...