Be the first to comment ABOVE: This silly duet with Michael Jackson probably isn’t the song responsible for McCartney’s big award…
Paul McCartney seems to be re-launching the British Invasion his band first spearheaded all those decades ago. It has just been announced that McCartney has been named the latest winner of the Library of Congress’s prestigious Continue reading »
ABOVE: How is “Just Dance” getting Lady Gaga in trouble with the Grammy awards judges?
Lady Gaga has been making plenty of headlines lately thanks to her deluxe reissue of the Fame (now dubbed the Fame Monster), her collaboration with Adam Lambert, and her wild new “Bad Romance” music video filled with all manner of “Thriller” fetishists and dancing ghouls.
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However, news broke this morning that the chart-topping drama queen won’t be queen of the Grammys when the nominations are announced in December Continue reading »
Mexican pop diva Paulina Rubio and Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin and Yandel took home the early honors at the eighth annual Los Premios MTV awards, held this week in Los Angeles, according to an Associated Press report.
“I wasn’t expecting this,” Rubio was quoted as saying, as she clutched her best soloist award, a “lengua,” as the vivid pink tongue trophies are called. “I want to thank my fans who have been voting day and night for ‘Causa y efecto.’ I’m the cause - you are the effect.”
Wisin and Yandel won best video for “Abusadora,” at the celebration of the best of the year’s pop, rock and reggaeton from Latin America at Universal City’s Gibson Amphitheater. Other winners included the rock band Panda, pop trio Reik, and the alt-psychedelic band Zoe.
Host Nelly Furtado kicked the show off on Thursday with “Manos al Aire,” a tune from her Spanish-language album “Mi Plan.”
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TwistWhen Kanye West ran on stage at the VMAs, took the microphone from a stunned Taylor Swift and proceeded to declare that the teen country star should’ve lost to Beyonce, everyone was talking about it.
Everyone except Beyonce, that is.
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Now, the 28-year-old star is breaking her silence on the incident. MTV News reports that Knowles revealed that she “knew [Kanye's] intentions, and I knew he was Continue reading »
British bands JLS and N-Dubz and U.S. star Beyonce were the most honored artists at Glasgow’s MOBO Awards, with all three acts winning two trophies each at the annual celebration of black, urban music, according to a Reuters report.
Two of Michael Jackson’s siblings also appeared at the MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) prize ceremony, held for the first time outside London this year. The late singer’s sister Continue reading »
Kiss, LL Cool J and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are considered frontrunners for induction at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, according to an Associated Press report.
According to the AP, they are part of a diverse group of 12 acts in contention for the 2010 class. Other first-time nominees include Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and songwriter Laura Nyro. There are also names on the ballot that have been there before, including Donna Summer, Darlene Love, ABBA, the Chantels, and the Stooges.
The nominees are selected by a committee composed of music historians and are then voted on by roughly a thousand experts, including academics, journalists, producers, and others with music industry experience.
Only five acts make it in to the Hall each year. The 25th annual induction ceremony is slated for March 15 in New York City. The inductees will be announced in December.
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Calle 13 leads the list of contenders for Latin Grammys, earning five nominations, according to an Associated Press report.
According to the AP, the alternative Puerto Rican hip-hop duo will compete for album of the year against Colombian singer-songwriter Andres Cepeda, Nicaraguan salsa singer Luis Enrique, folksy Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa and Brazilian musician Ivan Lins & The Metropole Orchestra at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards on November 5, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“We are super happy,” said Calle 13’s Rene “Residente” Perez, who heard about the nominations at home in Puerto Rico. “The Latin Grammy Awards are, for us, valid because they have to do a lot with the music, with the art.”
Calle 13 were also nominated Thursday for record of the year, best urban music album, best alternative song and best short form music video
Over the weekend, Kanye West made headlines after acting like a spoiled brat at the 2009 VMAs and attacking Taylor Swift on stage.
On this day in 1984, MTV aired the first edition of its now notorious Video Music Awards, so we’re taking a look at some VMA highlights in today’s music quiz.
Test your VMA knowledge with today’s music quiz. Good luck!
1. Which comedian was “banned for life” from MTV after his foul-mouthed performance at the 1989 VMAs?
2. Currently making news for his failed adoption attempt, in 1992 Elton John performed a song with a hair-metal band on the VMAs. Which band? Which song?
3. In 1994, these newlyweds made headlines after kissing during the VMA broadcast. Name them.
4. In 2003, the Madonna made headlines after performing a song that found her dressed as a groom kissing several “brides.” Name the brides.
5. In 2009, this wigged singer faked her death during her live performance and then won the Best New Artist award, which she dedicated her prize to “God and the gays.” Name her.
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Beyonce on VMAs: “Kanye was Standing up for Art” | Music Vixen BlogKanye West has managed to make an idiot out of himself on TV once again-this time at the VMA Awards (video below).
When Taylor Swift won Best Female Video for ‘You Belong With Me,’ Kanye jumped onstage, grabbed the mike from the country singer’s hands and opened his mouth: “Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’m a let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.” Swift had beat Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ for the award.
A flabbergasted Swift staggered and didn’t get to finish her acceptance speech. The crowd booed West, who shortly after was asked to leave the show and left the building.
Of course, some skeptics are already starting to wonder if this whole thing is just a publicity stunt organized by MTV, Swift and West in order to boost ratings for everyone. After all, the station is no stranger to controversy (Madonna kissing Britney, Seth Rogen and James Franco “smoking pot” at the MTV Movie Awards, etc).
Swift got a chance to recapture her time in the spotlight. Near the end of the evening, when Beyonce won video of the year for “Single Ladies,” the pop star promptly invited Swift out on stage to properly “have her moment.”
But it was too little, too late. Kanye West had again succeeded in making the event all about him.
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Top 9 Bands for 09/09/09: From Nine Inch Nails to Nine Stories | Music Vixen BlogABOVE: Winner of the UK’s top music prize: Speech Debelle. (For someone named Speech, she’s actually sort of mumbly…)
Hip-hop singer Speech Debelle won Britain’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize yesterday for her album “Speech Therapy,” a work fueled by a period the young rapper spent homeless, according to an Associated Press report.
Debelle’s tender vocals and witty lyrics won out over 11 other acts, including Kasabian and Bat for Lashes, to nab the prize - a 20,000 pound ($33,000) award which usually goes to outsiders rather than more established acts.
I feel so good,” the 26-year-old said after her win. “It feels better than I imagined. My family’s here. My friends are here. I’m from south London. I don’t get emotional - I’m emotional.”
According to the AP, this year’s favorites to win the coveted prize included Debelle’s fellow south Londoners Florence + the Machine, synth-heavy La Roux, and haunting electro-folk group Sweet Billy Pilgrim. Others in the hunt were The Horrors, Glasvegas, Led Bib, The Invisible, Lisa Hannigan, and Friendly Fires.
Do you think Speech deserved to win the 2009 Mercury Prize?
We were kinda hoping for the Horrors or Lisa Hannigan…
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