- Who the nominations for the 52nd Grammy Awards? Beyonce, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Maxwell, David Guetta and the Black Eyed Peas all more than five, but who had the most? Check out this gallery and find out whose the leading contender to rule music's biggest night.
Posted on Thursday, Dec 3, 2009
- The music world has got it's Kevin Bacon of the Six Degrees game. Weezer frontman and sometimes solo artist Rivers Cuomo has, for years, been writing fun, wry, rockin' pop tracks, including on the band's most recent, Rainn Wilson-dubbed album "Raditude." (Hey, there's at least one non-music connection!) The music universes of Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, Jermaine Dupri, Lil Wayne, Kenny G, Rob Thomas, Sugar Ray, "Yo Gabba Gabba" and, obviously, the fans have all been touched by Cuomo, so in the following pages we list some of his more recent contributions -- and a "maybe" from a major pre-teen pop star.
Posted on Sunday, Nov 29, 2009
- One of the most highly coveted Grammy Awards is for best new artist, but the award has a spotty history. For every year the voters got it right, such as when the Beatles won in 1965, there has been a year when a dubious choice, such as Starland Vocal Band or Milli Vanilli took home the prize. To be sure, time proved the Grammy voters prescient in selecting up-and-coming talents such as Tom Jones, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Mariah Carey, Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera and Norah Jones. But, just for fun, let’s look at some of the nominated artists who lost out on best new artist in the award’s 50-year history: Elton John, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Barry White, Elvis Costello, Dire Straits, Luther Vandross, Eurythmics, Green Day and No Doubt. With that in mind, here are our contenders for best new artist in the order of likelihood we think they’ll get a nod. The nominations will be announced Dec. 2. Just a reminder: Lady GaGa, the obvious winner, isn’t eligible because “Just Dance†was nominated for best dance recording last year. Two other possible contenders, Phoenix and Kid Cudi, are also not eligible.
Posted on Friday, Nov 27, 2009
- Controversy swirled at this year's American Music Awards in ways producers ABC and Dick Clark Productions were not expecting. What worked, what didn't? Check out this run down of the good, the bad and the unexpected where Jennifer Lopez may have tarnished her reputation even more than anyone thought possible, Alicia Keys and Whitney Houston showed true class.
Posted on Monday, Nov 23, 2009
- The awards show not about the awards is the AMAs and the stars have come full force. From Rihanna to Nicole Kidman to Fergie this is the ultimate gallery for music's second biggest night.
Posted on Sunday, Nov 22, 2009
- Shakira, Selena Gomez, Kelly Clarkson, Rascal Flatts Reba McEntire, Melody Thornton and more made the early arrivals interesting at the 2009 American Music Awards at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles Sunday evening.
Posted on Sunday, Nov 22, 2009
- Taylor Swift made history as the youngest winner ever of the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year, but the night was full of music superstars including Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Dave Matthews and many more.
Posted on Thursday, Nov 12, 2009
- Berlin played host city to the 2009 MTV European Music Awards last night (Nov. 5) for the second time ever, with performers like Jay-Z, Beyonce, Katy Perry, U2, Green Day and Leona Lewis taking the stage to celebrate. The ceremony coincided with the 20th anniversary of the destruction of the Berlin Wall. It looked like an American guest list for the most part, but artists did their best to bring something unique to their appearances at the show.
Posted on Friday, Nov 6, 2009
- Collaboration was the name of the game at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts, which took place Oct. 29-30 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Names like U2, Metallica, Black Eyed Peas, Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Ozzy, Sting and beyond would take the stage together on choice and classic songs. It marked the first time the Hall of Fame has ever put on a large-scale concert in its name. To top it off, one of the most famous names in movies, Tom Hanks, introduced the talent. The lineups were as follows: October 29 lineup: Crosby Stills and Nash Jackson Browne Bonnie Raitt James Taylor Paul Simon - Simon & Garfunkel Dion Little Anthony & the Imperials Stevie Wonder John Legend Sting Smokey Robinson Jeff Beck ("Superstition") Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Darlene Love Sam Moore October 30 lineup: Aretha Franklin Annie Lennox Lenny Kravitz Metallica Lou Reed Ozzy Osbourne U2 Jeff Beck Band
Posted on Monday, Nov 2, 2009
- The nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be announced during a prime time concert on CBS Dec. 2. The Grammys will air Jan. 31, 2010, a few weeks earlier than usual in order not to collide with the Winter Olympics. What that means is that NARAS, the Grammys organizing body, shaved a month off the eligibility period, so only albums released between Oct. 1, 2008-Aug. 31, 2009 are eligible. As always, the major trophy is for Album of the Year. Here are our contenders for the final five. Let the debate begin. Whom do you think we left off?
Posted on Thursday, Oct 29, 2009
- Another year, another batch of artists who try to join the classics from Nat King Cole, Burl Ives and the rest. In the following pages, we try to bring you the best of whats on slate for the holidays, who will top the charts and who will probably end up in constant rotation at your mom's house as you settle in for the barrage of Christmas music. And while you may shake your fist at us for starting too early -- it's not even Halloween -- do note that the majority of artists on this list already released their Christmas jams earlier this week (Oct. 13).
Posted on Thursday, Oct 15, 2009
- Kid Cudi gets his album debut this week as "Man on the Moon: The End of Days" gets a release Tuesday. It features contributions from big names like Kanye West to up-and-comers like Ratatat. Plus more albums from Anvil, Marie Digby, Every Time I Die, Gordon Gano, Gary Go, Honor Society, Muse, Shadows Fall, Thrice, Uncle Kracker, Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson.
Posted on Monday, Sep 14, 2009
