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Heya folks, tonight’s the American Music Awards (one step below The Grammys and two steps above the People’s Choice Awards) and we’re here to liveblog the whole thee-hour shebang! Now that Mad Men’s wrapped up for the season, you’ve got no excuse not to tune in to see every last pop star try to outshine one another—with their performances, their outfits, or by just being an a-hole on-air. (Somebody’s gotta play the villain role in Kanye’s absence.) After the epic VMAs back in September, the AMAs have a lot to live up to in terms of incessantly-talked-about watercooler moments: if one drunken throw-down doesn’t take place, if Jennifer Lopez doesn’t stumble to the ground while prancing around in her Loubies, or if Lady Gaga refrains from terrifying us with a pantsless performance peppered with bodily fluids, we’re calling it a snoozefest. Onto the awards! MORE »
Latest by amras: i think what gaga used wasn't a real grand. it was just some keyboard, put into a grand piano look-a-like frame. that wooden frame was the one that's burned.MORE »
After the cover of Guns N’ Roses’ “Paradise City” from the unlikely combo of Slash, Fergie and Cypress Hill made its way online last week, former GNR guitarist Slash Hudson took to his Twitter account to defend the curvy Black Eyed Peas’ fox’s inclusion on the track. Or maybe he’s just making a general assessment about Fergie’s rock chops. MORE »
Latest by mary: this is the final nail in slash's coffin.
for about two decades he has been running around showing his face at every event imaginable, playing uninspired little nothing songs with anybody and everybody to keep himself in the public eye.
but nothing he could do could stave away the inevitable disclosure i.e slash is all dried up and has nothing to offer except mediocrity.MORE »
It’s been a minute since we first learned that Fergie had added her leather-clad booty to the treasure trove of artists contributing to Slash’s upcoming debut solo outing, Slash & Friends. She’s in a pool with guesting Slash pals that includes such rock luminaries as Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Dave Grohl and—where you been girl?— Nicole Scherzinger.
Prefix has posted a clip of Fergie and Cypress Hill’s reinterpretation of Guns N’ Roses’ classic “Paradise City” from Slash & Friends—and, yes, it’s just as kitchen-sinkish as the best/worst stuff on Chinese Democracy. Hear it after the jump! MORE »
Latest by trent: what the hell am I listening to? someone call the abortion doctor. first it was just axel that was making gnr look like a joke, looks like slash is jumping on that boat now as well.MORE »
Reluctant pop star Adam Young—aka one-man band Owl City—is back at #1 for a second non-consecutive week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Fireflies.” We’re using “reluctant” here because it’s somewhat hard to track down a press shot of this guy where he’s not shoe-gazing or doesn’t have beams of sunlight obscuring his face.
Not that we’re happy to see “Whatcha Say” booted from the top down to #3, because someday the world will come to appreciate the whaaaaa…? that was a minimal Imogen Heap tune filtered through a Jason Derulo pop song. MORE »
Latest by DocStrange: well now that Molanphy isn't doing these updates anymore, It's time for me to say goodbye to Idolator. Thanks for the memories, but without Chris and Maura I am officially done with this blog.
I hope the best to Becky and Robbie, but Idolator, you have officially jumped the shark.
I'll catch the rest of you guys on the comment boards of Chris Molanphy's site.MORE »
Not everyone is anti-Kanye West at the moment (and neither am I — he can interrupt all the doe-eyed, angelic teenage singers he wants, I’m still gonna jam out to “Robo Cop” on 808s & Heartbreak). Fergie had an interview with gay mag The Advocate and had wonderful, nice things to say about him that he’ll probably blog-scream about later. MORE »
Latest by kicking222: @cryptosicko: Completely understood. I didn't even want to TRY to listen to this one- hell, I hate the Doors enough as it is.MORE »
Thanks to the threat of pre-game precipitation in the New York area, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ pre-World Series performance of “Empire State Of Mind” has been moved from tonight’s before-Game 1 festivities to tomorrow’s Game 2 intro. What, Jay, you can’t handle a little precipitation? Do you realize that your sensitivity to the elements is forcing America to sit through more Joe Buck than usual? And making your Yankees look a little, ahem, weak? (Let’s not even mention your revelations about jamming Fergie at the gym.) What would Jeter do, man??? [Rap Radar] MORE »
Apparently the ’80s-tastic CGI of the Black Eyed Peas’ “Meet Me Halfway” video would have shocked me a lot less if I was a college football watcher; last night I caught the above clip-referencing during the Phillies-Dodgers telecast, and I was initially surprised by how fast the clip’s turnaround from “current cultural product” to “easily referenced bit of minutiae” was. (Other ads for the satellite-TV service have, you may recall, referenced curios much older, like Back To The Future and Star Trek.) But as it turns out, I was dumb for underestimating the Peas’ ability to quickly ride any cross-promotional wave! MORE »
Latest by Adairdevil: Peas, I'm really happy for you, and I'll let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best DirecTV bullshit ads of all time with her version of "Upgrade U."
Also, this ad ran so many times during the 11-inning ALCS game that I almost cried. I only first saw it a week ago and it's almost out-annoying "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" from those ubiquitous T-Mobile ads. Yusuf, I hope you're getting paid.MORE »
The lead Pussycat Doll is apparently the latest person to attach herself to Slash’s forthcoming solo album, which comes out next year and is set to feature a Love Boat-worthy cavalcade of cameos by the likes of Iggy Pop, Flea, Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson, Adam “Maroon 5″ Levine, and Jason Bonham. But why not just go all the way and re-record La Scherz’s forever-in-turnaround solo effort Her Name Is Nicole as a collaborative effort between the Pussycat Dolls’ chief vocalizer and the still-in-search-of-a-frontperson semi-supergroup Velvet Revolver? Let’s face it—both projects need a big shot in the arm, buzz-wise, and this could maybe almost do it in a “so crazy, you have to check out the MySpace page at least once” sort of way… [AceShowbiz / Photo: Getty] MORE »
Remember Lost in Space? What a timeless film: William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, and TV greats Lacey Chabert and Matt LeBlanc. Back in 1998, there was such excitement for this cinematic recreation of the classic ’60s CBS series.
What’s that? You say you don’t remember this bit of Clinton-era movie magic? Or…you do, vaguely — but you seem to recall that it kind of blew chunks?
Well, how could that be? After all, Lost in Space was the movie that evicted Titanic, the highest-grossing and Oscar-winningest movie of all time, from the top of the U.S. box office after a record-setting, still unbeaten run.
This bit of throwaway trivia (regarding a movie that, all kidding aside, was a serious flop) leaps to mind as I consider the song that finally terminates the Black Eyed Peas’ half-year run atop the BillboardHot 100.
Jay Sean’s “Down,” to be fair, isn’t half as bad a song as Lost in Space was a movie. It’s a pleasant little ditty, a Chris Brown‒like midtempo jam with a not-embarrassing supporting rap from prodigal chart hero Lil Wayne. London native Sean — born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti — also earns the happy status as one of the few people of South Asian descent to top our singles chart, after a successful half-decade career hitting charts in the United Kingdom and India.
Still, there’s no question that the Hot 100 win by “Down,” over a very competitive field of songs-in-waiting, has less to do with love for the track than with the Peas at last letting go. Jay Sean should enjoy the victory he’s eked out, because it will likely be short-lived. MORE »
Latest by sayma anwar: Block out everthing thats not important. Everything that was discussed before. so thats what happens when i leave.
jay sean has already made it in he uk and usa and has already had many years of success in both countries. Nothing lef to prove. now its just formalitiesMORE »
Envision, if you will, a world remade in the image… of late Doors singer Jim Morrison. 
Thanks to the threat of pre-game precipitation in the New York area, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ pre-World Series performance of “Empire State Of Mind” has been moved from tonight’s before-Game 1 festivities to tomorrow’s Game 2 intro. What, Jay, you can’t handle a little precipitation? Do you realize that your sensitivity to the elements is forcing America to sit through more Joe Buck than usual? And making your Yankees look a little, ahem, weak? (Let’s not even mention your 
The lead Pussycat Doll is apparently the latest person to attach herself to Slash’s forthcoming solo album, which comes out next year and is set to feature a Love Boat-worthy cavalcade of cameos by the likes of Iggy Pop, Flea, Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson, Adam “Maroon 5″ Levine, and Jason Bonham. But why not just go all the way and re-record La Scherz’s forever-in-turnaround solo effort Her Name Is Nicole as a collaborative effort between the Pussycat Dolls’ chief vocalizer and the 
Remember Lost in Space? What a timeless film: William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, and TV greats Lacey Chabert and Matt LeBlanc. Back in 1998, there was such excitement for this cinematic recreation of the classic ’60s CBS series.