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There are plenty of music events devoted to showering our favorite pop stars in awards — from the Grammys to the Billboard Music Awards. The SESAC Pop Awards, on the other hand, are an annual celebration of the talented players behind-the-scenes, including the industry’s finest songwriters, producers and executives.
This year’s ceremony, which was hosted last night at the New York Public Library, saw acts like Danja, Swizz Beatz and Omarion picking up awards for their contribution to pop music over the past year.
We got a chance to chat with Michelle Williams, who was on hand to present Rico Love with the Songwriter of the Year award, about her upcoming album. More »
We come across new artists each and every day, but are all acts worth making a fuss over? With You Be The Judge, we’re leaving it up to YOU, our readers. Should we keep tabs on these rising artists, leave their tunes behind — or at least let them stew a bit longer before we give them another chance?
Meet Javier Dunn, a 30-something singer-songwriter based out of Los Angeles.
“Couple of Drinks,” the lead single from Dunn’s forthcoming debut album, Trails, is an ode to falling in love under the influence (and, undoubtedly, an allusion to Heidi Montag‘s “One More Drink.”) More »
If you’ve been following all the action and drama unfolding on this season of American Idol (both onstage and at the judges’ table), you already know that the Top 12 contestants have been whittled down to the last three standing: Kree Harrison, Angie Miller and Candice Glover.
One winner will be crowned during the Idol finale on May 16, but before all that happens, we want to hear from you: What is your ranking for the American Idol Top 3? More »
The hardest thing we ever had to do is go a full decade without a new album from 98 Degrees.
Luckily, the wait’s almost over: 13 years since 2000′s Revelation, the group is finally returning with their brand new studio album, 2.0, out on May 7. (Tomorrow!) We’ve already heard a few tracks from the record, including “Girls Night Out” and “Lonely.” (And speaking of “The Hardest Thing,” have you seen the guys sit down and explain the history of their hit to us?)
To celebrate the release, the group’s hosting a Google Hangout today at 2:15 EST, direct from Google Studios in NYC. Want to join in on the action? Check out the stream below! More »
‘Twas a controversial week in pop, but isn’t it always? Will.i.am spilled the Britney beans and revealed that he’ll be the executive producer of the living legend’s upcoming 8th studio album, which inspired a wave of shock, horror and confusion. Meanwhile, the diva drama on the American Idol judges’ panel once again eclipsed the actual talent show happening onstage, spilling out onto Twitter and getting rather ugly.
When they weren’t sparring on and off-camera, Nicki Minaj hopped on Carly Rae Jepsen‘s too-good-to-flop “Tonight I’m Getting Over You” as a last-ditch effort to get it to the top of the charts, while Mariah Carey unveiled the diva-licious (if not mostly underwhelming) single art for her upcoming duet with Miguel, “#Beautiful.” Marina + The Diamonds got into the vengeful spirit with her sister in dark pop Charli XCX on a song called “Just Desserts,”, and Beyoncé‘s Mrs. Carter Show World Tour rider is, unsurprisingly, kind of ridiculous.
Check out some of this week’s best comments below! More »
On May 14, Enrique Iglesias will play an intimate showcase at Terminal 5 in New York City for Univision’s H2O Private Concert Series. It’s closed to the general public — but we can be your hero, baby.
The King of Latin Pop is still riding high off of his latest single “Finally Found You,” “”Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You),” and of course, 2010′s massive smash, “I Like It,” which Idolator readers voted as the Song of the Summer that year. Would you like to see him croon his classics up close, in a theater of no more than 1,400 people? Here’s how. More »
One of our very favorite Swedish duos, Icona Pop, has been steadily climbing the charts for weeks in the US with their Charli XCX-penned smash, “I Love It.” And of this week, they’ve finally notched their first ever Top 10 hit. We don’t care — we love it!
Following their appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon later tonight, the girls are waking up early to rock out on ABC’s Good Morning America and perform two songs off of their upcoming album, and we want to send two lucky fans into the crowd to scream and trash along! (Note: We do not encourage crashing any cars into bridges.) More »
It’s almost Mother’s Day! It’s time to celebrate our moms (and all moms, in general!) for all that they’ve done for us — from force-feeding us baby food, to awkwardly chaperoning our middle school dances, to reminding us to wash our underwear well into adulthood. For many of us, we can also thank the Moms of The World for taking us to our very first concerts and introducing us to some of our favorite music of all time.
So, to celebrate Mother’s Day on May 12, Idolator is giving away a $100 gift card to Harry & David!
How do you win? Well, it’s simple. More »
Want to help save the music? Want to be featured in a Phillip Phillips music video? How about both?
In partnership with DoSomething.org and VH1 Save The Music Foundation, Season 11 American Idol winner Phillip Phillips is calling upon all his fans to take part in Band Together, a campaign to help save music education programs across the country.
Over the next 6 weeks, he’ll be presenting a weekly video challenge, everything from clapping your hands to singing a little melody, and the best of the weekly entries will be put together to create a brand new music video for his single, “Gone, Gone, Gone.” More »
We come across new artists each and every day, but are all acts worth making a fuss over? With You Be The Judge, we’re leaving it up to YOU, our readers. Should we keep tabs on these rising artists, leave their tunes behind — or at least let them stew a bit longer before we give them another chance?
Meet this week’s act up for your consideration: Matt Hires.
After releasing his debut record Take Us to the Start in 2009, the 27-year-old singer-songwriter is back in 2013 with a big new single: “Restless Heart,” a majorly bitter kiss-off track dedicated to a dastardly girl up to no good, disguised as a stomping burst of sunny, folk-pop fun. The track’s already drawn comparisons to fellow friends in folk, including Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers, although Hires generally commands a more contemporary pop-rock leaning sound — think John Mayer or Jason Mraz. (He also just got off tour with Matchbox Twenty.) More »
