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Lady Gaga: Fame Monster Snubbed by Grammys

Published November 17th, 2009 by Karen

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.

(Watch: Lady Gaga: Bad Romance Video (+Tour Dates))

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 »

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Bob Dylan Christmas Music Video Debuts, Confuses

Published November 17th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: Bob Dylan’s strangely chipper new Christmas album might be the weirdest thing he’s done since appearing in this creepy lingerie ad.

With a Christmas album, Christmas in the Heart, that hit stores just in time for Halloween, it seems fitting that Bob Dylan has released the CD’s debut music video just in time for another non-Christmas holiday: Thanksgiving.

The new clip for “Must Be Santa” features Dylan leading the holiday polka at a swanky baby-boomer house party while wearing a variety of hats (including a mad hatter-esque top hat and Santa hat, both of which apparently have Jennifer Aniston wigs sewn inside). Continue reading »

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Music News Review: Country Star Attacks Swift, Bon Jovi Goes Broke?

Published November 15th, 2009 by Karen

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Another batch of music headlines you might’ve missed this week.

Find out who made music history, who creeped us out, who is green with envy and who is being sued for $400 billion dollars. Yikes. Continue reading »

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New Lady Gaga: Bad Romance Video, Tour Dates

Published November 11th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: The wild new video for Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.“

Lady Gaga fans have been eagerly awaiting her royal oddness’s latest music video, and she doesn’t disappoint.

Within the first few seconds of the video, you begin to see the world through Gaga’s razor-blade glasses (really) as you’re whisked away to her own personal bath house stocked with futuristic coffins full of Continue reading »

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Adam Lambert “Time for Miracles” Video Leaked

Published October 22nd, 2009 by Wendy

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A clip from Adam Lambert’s video for the tune “Time for Miracles” recently leaked online and is now available at Lambert’s MySpace video page (Watch it, below).

(LISTEN: Adam Lambert “Time for Miracles”: Hollywood’s New Aerosmith?)

According to a report on RollingStone.com, the video was supposed to have been unveiled in movie theaters prior to Michael Jackson’s This Is It starting October 28th, but Continue reading »

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Boycott Kanye? West’s VMA Rant Ruins Teen Taylor Swift’s Win

Published September 14th, 2009 by Karen

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Kanye 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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BELOW: Kanye VS Taylor at th 2009 VMAs and Taylor Swift’s winning video for “You Belong with Me.” Not good enough for Kanye, apparently... Continue reading »

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Elvis Fans Remember “Suspicious Minds” This Weekend

Published August 16th, 2009 by Wendy

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Elvis Presley fans descending on Memphis this weekend to remember the day the King died are also being encouraged to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of his last ##1 hit, 1969’s “Suspicious Minds,” according to an Associated Press report.

The tune was recorded at American Sound Studio which, in its heyday was home to recording giants like Neil Diamond and Dusty Springfield, and was responsible for over 100 hit records. The studio closed shop in 1972, and the building was later torn down. In its place is a beauty shop and a crumbling parking lot.

The 1969 sessions marked the first time Elvis had recorded in Memphis since leaving the Sun label in 1955. He had spent the previous few years recording tracks for his largely forgettable movies.

During the overnight sessions Elvis recorded “In the Ghetto,” a departure in that he rarely undertook social commentary, and “Suspicious Minds,” which became a centerpiece of his live Las Vegas performances that would begin that year.

Elvis never lived to see another ##1 song. He died on August 16, 1977.

BELOW: Bad fashion, great song: Elvis performs “Suspicious Minds.”
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Jay-Z, Lady Gaga Add 2009 VMA Performances

Published August 13th, 2009 by Wendy

ABOVE: A quick rundown of the top 2009 VMA nominees, from Lady Gaga and Beyonce, to Asher Roth and Kings of Leon.

Jay-Z and Lady Gaga have both been added as performers for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled to take place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, September 13^th, according to a RollingStone.com report.

Lady Gaga is tied with Beyonce, Mrs. Jay-Z, for the most nominations, with both singers snagging nine nods apiece. “I’m simply gutted to be both a performer and nominee at the 2009 VMAs. In fact, I’m so happy, I could die,” Gaga said in a statement.

Jay-Z’s performance will take place two days after the release of his latest album, The Blueprint 3. It will be followed by a promotional appearance on The Jay Leno Show.

Gaga and Jay-Z will join previously announced performers Green Day, Taylor Swift, Muse and Pink at the VMAs. Those presenting, but not performing include Nelly Furtado, Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester and iCarly’s Miranda Cosgrove, as well as Katy Perry and Ne-Yo.

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Top 80s Music Moments from John Hughes Movies

Published August 7th, 2009 by Karen

Film director John Hughes, 59, passed away Thursday, after suffering a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan, AP reports.

An icon of ’80s teen flicks, Hughes is best-known for his coming-of-age films focused on the lives of teens, young adults and quirky families, notably National Lampoon’s Vacation, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck and Home Alone.

Music often played a huge role in Hughes’s films, and he’s responsible for some of the most memorable music moments of the ’80s, so today we’re checking out some songs and videos from the top John Hughes Movie Soundtracks.

Which ’80s hit is your favorite?

Did we forget your favorite ’80s tune?
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Heath Ledger Music Video for Modest Mouse Song “King Rat” Revealed

Published August 4th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: Modest Mouse performs “King Rat” live. See the band’s Heath Ledger-directed music video, below.

It’s been months since we first mentioned that one of Heath Ledger’s final projects was directing a music video for indie-rock icons Modest Mouse, and now the final result has finally been revealed. If you ever wondered what would happen if whales and fishermen traded places in a twisted animated seascape, you’re about to find out.

Ledger’s clip is for the Modest Mouse song Continue reading »