Music peoples are all abuzz this week over the cover of UK rag NME, which features Beth Ditto, the lead singer of indie-punk stalwarts The Gossip, completely starkers. Why all the fuss? Let's just say she doesn't exactly fit the mold of your Britneys, Avrils, Duffs, Stefanis, Beyoncés, or basically any other female artist that you'll see flaunting it on the cover of any music magazine ... ever. Long time fans of the group know that Beth is not exactly shy about showing off her body, so while it has certainly gotten people talking, there seems to be a decided lack of outrage and/or shock about seeing quite that much skin on the cover a popular magazine. Perhaps it's because nothing rock stars do anymore is surprising, or maybe one publicity stunt is just as good as another? Or as one blogger puts it: "Is it because she is a 'larger than life' kind of character, making it fine to use her to sell magazines ... Or is it because there is a market for fat, nude women in pornographic positions?" Um ... can't it be both?

· The Gossip's Beth Ditto poses nude for mag (thehollywoodnews.com; more @ Idolator + brooklynvegan.com)
· "The Gossip's Beth Ditto on the cover of NME" (Flickr)
· NME Magazine (nme.com)

Previously: Corn-Fed Porn Of The Moment: "Waist Watchers", Porn Valley (Adjacent) Dispatch: Golf for Skylar Neil, Sexy(ish) Music Video Watch: Marilyn Manson Rubs It In Our Face, Sunblock Rubs You The Right Way, Queen's Naked "Bicycle Race", Cock Rock: Rockers With Their Pants Down, Son Of Still More Sexy Music Videos: Meet DVJ Bazuka, Lene Alexandra's Boobs Are (More Than Just) OK

Contact information for this author is not available.