Jonas Brothers To Perform At Miss USA Pageant, Nick Jonas To Co-Host

May 21st, 2013 // Leave a Comment

We’re not gonna pretend like we know the difference between Miss USA and Miss America, but now we have a handy device to distinguish the two (for this year, at least): Miss USA is the one that will have a Jonas Brothers performance. The JoBros will try to get all the contestants at this year’s Miss USA pageant to put their pom poms down on June 16, and Nick Jonas is co-hosting the whole broadcast with Giuliana Rancic.

This performance comes about a month before the Bros head on a national tour, which should feature more new material from their forthcoming album. Head below to see their tweets with the Miss USA announcements. More »

Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum & Keith Urban Added To 2013 CMT Music Awards Roster

May 21st, 2013 // Leave a Comment

Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and Keith Urban have joined the roster of country superstars performing at this year’s CMT Music Awards. Underwood adds this to her list of upcoming marquee TV appearances (The Sound of Music special and the Sunday Night Football theme song, both for NBC), while Lady Antebellum was recently seen performing on The Voice.

Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait and Jason Aldean are confirmed to perform as well. In addition to his set, Aldean is sharing hosting duties with actress Kristen BellPreviously announced performers for the Nashville ceremony include Taylor Swift, Hunter HayesLittle Big TownLuke Bryan and the Pistol Annies. More »

Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’: Review Revue

May 21st, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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In our own review of Daft Punk‘s much-hyped and uber-buzzed-about fourth album, we noted that “Random Access Memories is many things: a gamble, a Genesis scroll of Daft Punk’s musical DNA, a mesmerizing summation of their career to this point and a dynamic jumping-off point for the next phase of their creative evolution. Oh, and also, it’s fun.” And for the most part, online critics seem to agree that by abandoning the use of samples and digital technology this time around, the arbiters of French electro-pop have presented us with sonic, cerebral journey through time that is as thrilling as it is ambitious.

Head below for our roundup of what the Internet at large had to say about Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories. More »

Robin Thicke Tones It Down On “4 The Rest Of My Life”: Hear The New Ballad

May 21st, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Robin Thicke has dropped another Blurred Lines song, but unlike the bouncy, breezy title track or the buzzing “Give It to You,” this one is has no guest spots and no dance beats. “4 the Rest of My Life” is a blue-eyed soul ballad, the chorus riding along with a ’50s-style canned orchestra and eventually building to a guitar solo, as Thicke celebrates his (love) life sentence. So, yeah, time to break out those Justin Timberlake comparisons again.

It’s not as exciting as Thicke’s two prior cuts, but damn it’s a pretty listen. Hear it below. More »

Beyonce’s “Grown Woman”: Review Revue

May 21st, 2013 // Leave a Comment

Well, a version of Beyonce‘s Timbaland-produced five-minute Pepsi jingle “Grown Woman” leaked last night, and it’s definitely good if you like tribal beats and the absence of a chorus (personally, I do), but not so great if you were expecting a big commercial single with a big commercial hook. Then again, it’s Beyonce, so she’s not really playing by anyone’s rules but her own. Maybe this is what commercial sounds like in 2013. Who knows.

Our own Carl Williott wrote that the song is “a frenetic, globetrotting dance track with a tribal rhythm, chants and a descending bass line,” which it certainly is — and critics seemed to steer clear of offering too much judgment, instead simply noting the production quirks. Perhaps they, too, fear the wrath of the BeyHive. Check their thoughts below. More »

The-Dream & Kelly Rowland Perform “Where Have You Been” On ‘Leno’: Watch

May 21st, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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This is really shaping up to be Kelly Rowland‘s year, isn’t it? She’s going to be judging The X FactorTalk a Good Game is finally coming out! Everyone loves “Dirty Laundry”! “Kisses Down Low” is available on iTunes! Yes, I think 2013 is going to belong to Miss Kelly. Bow down, as it were. (Sorry.)

The latest feather in the “Stole” songstress’ cap is a nice, seductive performance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, where she joined The-Dream to perform their duet “Where Have You Been” from his upcoming album IV Playrocking all-white everything, the sultry chanteuse delivered velvety vocals (so did Dream, as ever) on the piano-led ballad.  More »

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