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Ke$ha is not only the queen of glitter and Jack Daniel's, but she's also a bonafide rockstar--that is, according to Alice Cooper.

Cooper's new album, "Welcome 2 My Nightmare," the sequel to his platinum 1975 concept album, drops Sept. 13. Cooper not only reunites with producer Bob Ezrin, who produced the first "Nightmare," but he also reunites with the three surviving members of the original Alice Cooper group--guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith-- who appear on three tracks. Other collaborators include Buckcherry's Keith Nelson, Vince Gill ("A Runaway Train") and "Tik Tok" singer Ke$ha ("What Baby Wants").

And if you're asking yourself, 'Why Ke$ha?'--that was Cooper's intention.

"I met (Ke$ha) at the Grammys," Cooper told Billboard magazine, "and I immediately looked at her and went, 'This girl is not a pop diva. She's a rock singer.' She would much rather be...

Alice Cooper has unveiled plans for his new studio album. The singer will release Welcome 2 My Nightmare on September 16 in the Us and October 17 in the UK, following the release of his upcoming single 'I'll Bite Your Face Off' on August 22. However, the rocker will release a limited edition Fan Pack version of the album in the UK on September 16. The LP will serve as the sequel to Cooper's 1975 record Welcome To My Nightmare and sees the 63-year-old reunited with original Alice Cooper members Denis Dunaway, Michael Bruce and Neal Smith. Cooper has also collaborated with Ke$$ha on an album track titled 'What Baby Wants'. He said of the partnership: "I think a lot of my audience is going to go 'Ke$$Ha!?', but she probably wrote the most disgusting lyrics in the song - we had to rein her in. "I like people (more)...

Alice Cooper's official site has announced the shock-rock overlord's first-ever holographic "4D" concert, slated to take place in the UK's historic Battersea Power Station next month. The "Jägermeister Ice Cold Event" will feature holographic projections of Alice and his original band lineup of bassist Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith and guitarist Michael Bruce, with Steve Hunter filling in on lead guitar for the late Glen Buxton. Their performance will coincide with the release of Cooper's Old School box set, and it's historic in other ways too. Read on for more details... Alice and his fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will be transmitted to the UK stage on May 11th for this...

Alice Cooper is to make history next month with the UK's first holographic 4D rock gig at Battersea Power Station in London. At the Jägermeister Ice Cold Event on May 11, veteran rocker Cooper will appear in front of the audience using a state-of-the-art holographic system, V-Depth. Hosted by Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, the event will feature Cooper 'performing' with all members of his original band - Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith and Michael Bruce - for the first time in the UK since 1972. The event will also have DJ sets from Lowe and Xfm pair Eddy Temple Morris and Ian Camfield, along with a live performance from The King Blues. (more)...

After setting the bar for the entire shock-rock genre and cranking out memorable tunes for more than four decades, Alice Cooper is finally getting a long-overdue shot at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Alice and his original band lineup (formed in the late '60s) are among the fifteen nominees for induction this year, and The Coop has just issued an official announcement acknowledging the honor. Read details from from that announcement after the jump! In his latest site update, Alice expressed honor at the nomination on behalf of not only himself but all of his original band members – bassist Dennis Dunaway, drummer Neal Smith, and guitarists Glen Buxton (who died in 1997) & Michael Bruce. "Five...

Alice Cooper's legendary 1973 concert film Good To See You Again, Alice Cooper will make its Blu-ray debut next month. Captured during Alice's wildly popular Billion Dollar Babies tour – and known for some totally bizarro comedy bits between most of the songs – the shock-rock overlord's big-screen smash first stunned audiences in 1973, but it's never had this classy a presentation. Read on for more details, including a hellish heap o' extras... Good To See You Again features Alice's original band lineup – namely guitarists Glen Buxton & Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith – while showcasing the Coop's once-raunchy stage persona that he would tone...

According to the Gibson Guitars website, the four surviving members of Alice Cooper's original band – including, of course, The Coop himself – will be among the guests at this weekend's Chiller Theatre convention in New Jersey. The shock-rock legend and his early-era bandmates will be doing meet-and-greets & autograph signing sessions throughout the convention weekend. Hit the jump for more details! Gibson officially confirmed Alice's reunion with his original '70s band – whose surviving members include guitarist Michael Bruce, bass player Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith (Alice's original lead guitarist Glen Buxton passed away in 1997). The four will be in attendance during all...