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As another year of music comes to a close, we'll be analyzing and debating the critics' picks of what tunes summed up 2011 best. But we're also interested in the perspective of the artists who helped shape the sound of the past 12 months. We’ve picked a special class of pop artists — talents who defined what we heard and saw in 2011 — to participate in our special year-end feature, exclusively sharing with us their picks for the best albums and most exciting performers in music.
Kicking off our annual series is Patrick Stump, who selected an album from a songwriting legend, and someone who clearly influenced the "This City" crooner's own musicianship. And that talent has been in evidence more than ever this year, as Patrick rocked a string of a cappella crowd pleasers, and his debut solo LP, Soul Punk, which itself ranks among the best albums of 2011 . Jump below to find out whose music had the biggest impact on Stump in 2011. More »
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Best Music 2011: Patrick Stump Picks His Favorite Album Of The Year
Mon Dec 5 2011 by Becky Bain
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”: At Your Request
Mon Dec 5 2011 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Welcome back to our final week of our video project, At Your Request. The holidays are officially in full swing, and is there any music that provides a better soundtrack to decking the halls, trimming the tree or dusting off the old menorah than that of Mariah Carey? Thanks to today's fabulous requester, Mimi is the focus of our show once again. Below, watch as we breakdown a modern Christmas classic.
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Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)”: At Your Request
Fri Dec 2 2011 by Erika Brooks Adickman
It's time to wrap up another aurally pleasurable week of our video project, At Your Request. Today's song request has us time traveling back to 1998. Below, watch as we breakdown a Lauryn Hill timeless hit that not only made helped the R&B singer clean up at the 41st Annual Grammys.
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Britney Spears’ Birthday: 30 Fun Facts About The Pop Star
Fri Dec 2 2011 by Becky Bain
It's Britney's 30th Birthday, bitch! And we wouldn't dare pass this milestone from one of pop's most beloved performer's without marking the occasion in some way. Though Brit has only been a pop star for half of her life (only!), we want to celebrate all 30 years of Spears by picking out 30 Fun Facts from her life, career and everything in between. Head below for our gathering of facts, and see how many of these particular pieces of trivia you didn't know about pop's favorite femme fatale. More »
Demi Lovato Whips Her Hair Back And Forth (And Out): Morning Mix
Fri Dec 2 2011 by Becky Bain
Did You Hear?
:: Talk about the most painful way to get a new haircut — Demo Lovato pulled out her hair extensions while on stage. Yeouch! At least one Lovatic in the crowd went home with a more interesting tour souvenir other than a t-shirt. [PopDust]
:: Check out some sneaky footage of a blonde-bobbed Rihanna filming her "You Da One" video in London. [Music & Lyrics]
:: Drake just fired his entire management team, Hip Hop Since 1978, that also happens to manage Nicki Minaj, Kanye and Young Jeezy. Definitely has us wondering what Drizzy is up to. [PopCrush]
:: Get your “LOL” on and check out the funniest music videos of 2011. [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: What’s a day without watching a viral video of a guy rapping a song you love? Except in this one the guy is making pancakes at the same time, and he’s actually really good. Check out this yummy version of "Look At Me Now." [Huffington Post]
After the jump, find out which acts you can find on the tube today. More »
:: Talk about the most painful way to get a new haircut — Demo Lovato pulled out her hair extensions while on stage. Yeouch! At least one Lovatic in the crowd went home with a more interesting tour souvenir other than a t-shirt. [PopDust]
:: Check out some sneaky footage of a blonde-bobbed Rihanna filming her "You Da One" video in London. [Music & Lyrics]
:: Drake just fired his entire management team, Hip Hop Since 1978, that also happens to manage Nicki Minaj, Kanye and Young Jeezy. Definitely has us wondering what Drizzy is up to. [PopCrush]
:: Get your “LOL” on and check out the funniest music videos of 2011. [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: What’s a day without watching a viral video of a guy rapping a song you love? Except in this one the guy is making pancakes at the same time, and he’s actually really good. Check out this yummy version of "Look At Me Now." [Huffington Post]
After the jump, find out which acts you can find on the tube today. More »
B.o.B And T.I. To Collaborate On Album ‘The Man & The Martian’
Thu Dec 1 2011 by Becky Bain
Eminem and Royce have done it. Kanye and Jay-Z, too. Now B.o.B and T.I. are jumping on the bandwagon and working on a collaborative album. As confirmed by Bobby Ray on Hot 97's Angie Martinez Show, the duo's LP will be titled The Man & The Martian. "It's just something to have fun with," he adds. Apparently the two MCs don't mind keeping themselves busy with projects, as B.o.B has just put the finishing touches on his sophomore album, Strange Clouds, and T.I. is prepping his new release, Trouble Man. Now what should their duo name be? B.T.O.I.B.?
8 Grammy Nomination Snubs: From Britney & Beyonce To Taylor & Dr. Luke
Thu Dec 1 2011 by Robbie Daw
In 2010, Katy Perry's Teenage Dream — an unashamedly-bubblegum album executive-produced by pop maestros Dr. Luke and Max Martin — scored the California gurl an Album Of The Year Grammy nomination, not to mention nods for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for the LP's title song). And this year, pop veteran Britney Spears and her latest album Femme Fatale — another hit-laden bubblegum offering (though not nearly as hit-laden as Perry's) helmed by Luke and Martin — got zero Grammy love when nominees were announced last night. But Brit was hardly the only one snubbed this year by the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences!
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Hanson To Launch Their Own Brand Of Beer: Morning Mix
Thu Dec 1 2011 by Becky Bain
Did You Hear?
:: Hanson will release their own beer, to be called MmmHop. The alcoholic beverage will be an Indian pale ale, and will be available sometime next year. Now we know what we'll be imbibing during every repeat listen to Middle Of Nowhere. [PopDust]
:: Ke$ha promotes the animal inside and outside in a PSA for the Humane Society. We appreciate you working on behalf of stray dogs, K-Dolla, but could you have read the copy a little less like you just woke up from a nap and was called on to read aloud in class? [Jezebel]
:: B.o.B has a new mixtape. Download Epic (aka Every Play Is Crucial) for free and rock out to Bobby Ray's newest tunes. [Music & Lyrics]
:: Remember MTV's 2gether? Of course you do! ("U + Me = Us" is definitely on a mixtape somewhere.) It looks like the four surviving members of the band may be back again and a "mockumentary about the band's reunion" is in the works. [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: Watch the first episode of VH1's T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. [Rap-Up]
After the jump, find out which acts you can find on the tube today. More »
:: Hanson will release their own beer, to be called MmmHop. The alcoholic beverage will be an Indian pale ale, and will be available sometime next year. Now we know what we'll be imbibing during every repeat listen to Middle Of Nowhere. [PopDust]
:: Ke$ha promotes the animal inside and outside in a PSA for the Humane Society. We appreciate you working on behalf of stray dogs, K-Dolla, but could you have read the copy a little less like you just woke up from a nap and was called on to read aloud in class? [Jezebel]
:: B.o.B has a new mixtape. Download Epic (aka Every Play Is Crucial) for free and rock out to Bobby Ray's newest tunes. [Music & Lyrics]
:: Remember MTV's 2gether? Of course you do! ("U + Me = Us" is definitely on a mixtape somewhere.) It looks like the four surviving members of the band may be back again and a "mockumentary about the band's reunion" is in the works. [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: Watch the first episode of VH1's T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. [Rap-Up]
After the jump, find out which acts you can find on the tube today. More »
2012 Grammy Nominations
Wed Nov 30 2011 by Becky Bain
The main 2012 Grammy nominees were announced this evening on The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!—Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night telecast. And it's a big ole pop fest for this year's crop of nominees, with Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Bruno Mars all vying for Album Of The Year. (Oh, and the Foo Fighters, for the rock crowd, of course.) Jump below for the full list of nominees for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, check our predictions and let us know which nominations surprised you the most. More »
Dia Frampton And Kid Cudi’s “Don’t Kick The Chair”: Watch The Lyric Video
Wed Nov 30 2011 by Becky Bain
Dia Frampton may not have won the first season of The Voice, but she's still full speed ahead on her career. Her debut album Red is scheduled to drop December 6, and Frampton's new single "Don't Kick The Chair" features an impressive get: Kid Cudi (who has been working on his own WZRD tunes) drops a verse with some sound advice: "If I can make it through, then you can, too... You don't need no help, you could be better all by yourself." Check out Dia's inspiring new song below in her lyric video. More »
