"It's less of me singing the song, and more of an art installation. A performance-art piece," she told Newsweek. "We've been working on it for months and months."

Access Hollywood has confirmed that Gaga has co-written a ballad with the adult-contemporary singer, expected to land on his upcoming album, "One World Love," which is due out later this month.

The brown-eyed star was voted "Hottest Single Celebrity Dad" in a poll conducted by dating Web site PerfectMatch.com.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Sure, there are those pesky Academy Awards this weekend.

But everyone knows the most fun Oscar weekend takes place Sunday on the beach in Santa Monica at the Independent Spirit Awards, where the dress code is casual and the mood is California chill.

Access Hollywood is exclusive backstage at the On3 Productions celebrity gift lounge, were we're watching celebs to be the first to try out the sexy Palm Pre -- excuse us while our inner geek emerges.

3:30 PM -- It's pretty quiet in here now, but there should be a huge rush after the show. This is it for the real time updates for us, but we'll post a post-show update a bit later on this afternoon!

3:15 PM -- Mickey Rourke just breezed in. Didn't take a single free thing. Just signed the poster. And he signed it... "Loki."

3 PM -- Teri Hatcher is singing something crazy on stage right now. Sandra Oh is zipping through the lounge, in bright fuschia.

2:55 PM -- The Dish just scored a great interview with Alec. He's in a great mood today. He grabs a random woman who's standing nearby to use her as a measure to get the right sizes of jeans for his daughter, Ireland. He whispers to the Blue Notch jeans people later, "My daughter's that same height .... but she's thinner!" Zing!

More of the blow-by-blow.... after the jump!

The aftermath of the split between Michael and Nicollette has left the 55-year-old crooner homeless, according to The New York Post's Page Six.