'There is so much negativity out there, and it's doing no one any good,' ex-Danity Kane member insists.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias
Aubrey O'DayPhoto: MTV News
It's Pop Week here at MTV News, and that means we're catching up with and getting to know everyone who's going to make a splash in pop music and culture over the next 12 months. Whether they're just arriving on the scene or are already the name on everyone's lips, these are the artists we expect big things from in 2009.
Aubrey O'Day doesn't have a problem with most blogs — which isn't surprising, given how often the former Danity Kane member finds herself on them. But she does have some criticism for people who might be compelled to dis her online.
"I think that we have become obsessed with Internet blogging," the Female Pop MVP told MTV News. "And I think that there is so much negativity out there, and it's doing no one any good. It's not doing the people that sit there and think of the nasty thoughts and spend the 10 to 20 hours of their day typing them up [any good].
"It's not doing the people that read them any good [either], because it's just consistently putting negativity in the air," she added.
So she's proposing a new plan for 2009, and it involves her biggest critic: Perez Hilton.
"Let's put something good out there in the world, and if we can have Obama as our president, we can get the new Perez Hilton," she said. "The positive Perez Hilton. I'd like to see that in 2009."
She expanded on her plan a bit, challenging someone "to go out there and start a blog that just focuses on the positive things people are doing [and] create a positive place for people to go and feel good about themselves."
She thinks all the negativity on the Internet isn't helping anyone. "It's not really doing anyone any good, and, you know, we are all so addicted to it," she said. "And maybe sit back and ask yourself why."
Check out all of our Female Pop Rookies, Male Pop Rookies and Female Pop MVPs, and stick with us all week for more Pop Week stories on the stars to watch in 2009!
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