Our Top 5 Favorite 2011 Performances
The only thing we love more than music is live music. Boy, do we love live music. And there have been some fantastic live…
Five years ago, no one could have guessed that a musical TV series about the dramatic lives of high school glee club singers would be Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG…
A successful singer starting out with a Disney contract is not a new concept. See: The Mickey Mouse Club. The program’s 90s revival launched the likes of Justin Timberlake, Britney…
Reggaeton lyrics master Don Omar was named one of the Top 5 Latin Artists of 2011, according to Billboard Magazine. This year’s list, which also includes Shakira, Prince Royce, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias, was determined by album sales, radio airplay, … Full Article »
Completely abducting the airways with their hit single, “Pumped Up Kicks,” Foster the People could be called the next big thing, but we rather just call them really freaking cool. Los Angeles-based indie pop trio Mark Foster, Mark Pontius, and … Full Article »
It would be difficult to call most music on popular radio “romantic.” There are plenty of sexy dance songs from artists like Rihanna, and there’s sweet youthful pop, like Katy Perry. There are soulful ballads like Adele’s, and fun, catchy … Full Article »
It’s not everyday that a voice like Adele’s is introduced to (and praised by) the world of popular music. Artists like Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga have pipes that’ll leave you in awe, but you can’t talk about Adele without … Full Article »
Marry The Night – The newest single off the album and Gaga’s professed favorite track, Marry The Night is an autobiographical song about a specific moment in the singer’s life when she made the decision to pick herself up (in … Full Article »
LMFAO will join Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and Florence and the Machine on Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve! MTV News reports that the pop duo Redfoo and SkyBlu will perform at the 40th annual New Year’s bash … Full Article »
The 24 year-old MTV Best New Artist Nominee Wiz Khalifa has plenty to be proud of early on in his music career. His debut studio album “Rolling Papers” went certified gold, while his breakout single “Black and Yellow” hit triple … Full Article »
Lady Gaga’s songwriting inspirations can be attributed to the mingling of two creative forces: her own artistic sensibilities, and the power wielded by millions of devoted fans to whom she feels profoundly connected. Currently in the lead for most Twitter … Full Article »
Drake is known as a great singer and songwriter, but he has also made several mixtapes that some consider the best of this modern medium. To a large extent, Drake’s success comes from mixing a wide variety of sounds into … Full Article »
It’s finally time to put those pumped-up kicks away for the winter. Indie darlings Foster the People have released a video for their brand new single “Call It What You Want!”
Lady Gaga isn’t just a powerhouse of pop music. According to Technorati, the 25 year-old (whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) was recently awarded the Trevor Projects “Trevor Hero” award for her Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender advocacy work.
Massive hit “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj is endlessly catchy, but what is the song’s meaning? While filming the video, the 28 year-old offered MTV News her lyrics translation: ” ‘Super Bass’ is about the boy that you are crushing … Full Article »
Since her debut album 19 was released in 2008, British singer-songwriter Adele has been dominating the world of pop music with her powerful voice and soulful lyrics. Her second album of great songs, 21, debuted at number one on the … Full Article »
“The One That Got Away” is Katy Perry’s catchy brand new single and another great song from her hit album Teenage Dream. If the song gets to number one on the Billboard Charts, Katy will break pop music records by … Full Article »
Rihanna’s sixth studio album “Talk that Talk” hits stores this week – and as one of this fall’s biggest new releases, the disc is bound to be another big hit for the 23 year-old. Dubbing Rihanna “the most consistent pop … Full Article »
Bands like Foster the People often write songs that are so catchy that you forget to listen to the lyrics. Listeners get so lost in the poppy chorus that they forget to pay any attention to the lyrics. “Pumped up … Full Article »
Kanye West has written a lot of provocative songs about politics and culture, but “Crack Music” is undoubtedly one of his most controversial. Kanye uses a wide range of references to paint a complex picture about how drugs have affected … Full Article »
If you’ve paid too much attention to the video for Lady Antebellum’s “Just a Kiss,” then you might have the impression that the song is about a couple that falls in love quickly and refuses to let go of each … Full Article »
It wasn’t a big surprise when Taylor Swift won Artist of the Year at the 2009 American Music Awards. After all, her album Fearless was the first album to sell over 1,000,000 copies that year and she won four other … Full Article »
Sometimes you can work out the lyrics of a rap song or pop song just by picking up a few words and filling in the spaces. That approach works well for bands that tend to tell stories with their songs. … Full Article »
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