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:: Justin Bieber admits that he originally wanted to try out for American Idol, but was too young. So he deciced to get famous on YouTube instead. And if that quest for insta-fame didn't work out, there was always plan C: get adopted by Madonna. [MTV]
:: Johnny Depp directed a music video for the band Babybird. We're not surprised that it's pretty great, but we are shocked it doesn't star Tim Burton. Return the favor, man! [EW]
:: This Is It isn't the only movie in the last year to feature a famous musician who died before his time—the late DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) will have a cameo during a pivotal scene in the upcoming blockbuster Iron Man 2. [PopEater]
:: 30 Seconds to Mars frontman and My So-Called Life heartthrob-for-life Jared Leto is now sporting a hot pink mohawk, which is still more tolerable than any of his last few movies. [Just Jared]
:: Upcoming author Alanis Morissette shares her feminist thoughts with Spinner with an incredibly eloquent and inspiring essay. [Spinner]
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Janelle Monae Steps Out On A “Tightrope” With New Material
Thu Feb 11 2010 by Robbie Daw
Pitchfork slapped up Janelle Monae's new single "Tightrope" today (hear the funky soul jam below). Outkast's Big Boi lays down some raps on the track, which along with the Monae tune "Cold War" will be made available for paid download from her official site tomorrow.
Slip on your most comfy go-go shoes and head below to hear "Tightrope." More »
Slip on your most comfy go-go shoes and head below to hear "Tightrope." More »
Bonnaroo’s Eclectic Lineup Includes Jay-Z, Weezer, Kid Cudi And More
Tue Feb 9 2010 by Becky Bain
The organizers of the Tennessee music festival Bonnaroo are making us sweat it out sloooowly by revealing the lineup for this year's fest one act at a time on their MySpace page. But they've finally dribbled out enough names to get us pumped: Jay-Z, Weezer, Kid Cudi, Kings of Leon, Wale, Dave Matthews Band and Norah Jones are a few of the big names on this year's incredibly eclectic lineup. Check out the announced performers after the jump (and we'll be updating as more and more acts are revealed): More »
Grammy Awards 2010: We Pick The Pop Winners
Mon Jan 25 2010 by Becky Bain
We're less than a week away from the 2010 Grammy Awards, and we're anxiously anticipating who will win what, which performance will be talked about the most the following day, and how many costume changes of Lady Gaga's will involve blood packets. (Our guess: two out of seven.)
This week we'll be highlighting the Big Four—Best New Artist, and Album, Song and Record of the Year—but for now, we present to you Idolator's picks for all the major pop categories. And no, we don't think Taylor Swift will be running to the stage as much as most pundits assume she will be:
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Ke$ha Beats Lady Gaga’s Airplay Record In Record Time
Mon Jan 25 2010 by Becky Bain
Oh, what a difference a week can make. Lady Gaga unfortunately didn't get to enjoy holding the record for most weekly spins for very long; in the past week, Ke$ha's monster single "TiK ToK" has swiftly beaten "Bad Romance" for the airplay crown. Ke$ha's ode to Diddy and Jack Daniels was played 11,224 times on the radio, 365 more times than Gaga's smash. Let's just add this to the pile of all the previous records set by the glitter maven in the last month.
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Taylor Swift Joins The Soundtrack Club—But How Does “Today Was A Fairytale” Stack Up Against The Rest?
Wed Jan 20 2010 by Becky Bain
It's pretty much a given that casting a musician in your movie guarantees they'll contribute to the film's soundtrack—and if you're lucky, you'll have a hit song to help promote your flick. The most recent example is Taylor Swift's "Today Was a Fairytale," the lead single off the soundtrack to Valentine's Day. The song was on iTunes for a matter of hours before it hit #1. (As for the fate of the movie? It has to compete with The Wolfman V-Day weekend, so we'll see whether America is in the mood to celebrate romance or, er, not.)
But how does Swift's "Fairytale" compare to the work of other recording artists who've tied in new songs with their big-screen appearances? Let's take a second to reflect on the good, the bad, and hell yes, Glitter: More »
Girls Rule But Susan Boyle Snubbed With The 2010 Brit Award Nominations
Mon Jan 18 2010 by Robbie Daw
Lady Gaga won't be getting too much necessary R&R anytime soon. Along with current U.K. chart darlings Lily Allen, Pixie Lott and Florence And The Machine (who has the #1 album this week in Ol' Blighty), Polaroid's new creative advisor picked up three Brit Awards nominations today. Gaga is also scheduled to perform at the awards show gig on February 16.
Looks like holding court with the Queen has its perks. Catch the full list of this year's Brits nominees after the jump. More »
Looks like holding court with the Queen has its perks. Catch the full list of this year's Brits nominees after the jump. More »
Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber To Present At The Grammys
Thu Jan 14 2010 by Robbie Daw
The 52nd annual Grammy Awards ceremony is finally coming together. Nominations? Check. Slew of nominees booked to belt out their tunes live? Got it. First time performers Bon Jovi tangled up in an online-voting promotional campaign? Covered.
All that's really left are the presenters, and the first wave of those were announced this morning. See who will be handing out Grammy gold to the lucky winners after the jump! More »
All that's really left are the presenters, and the first wave of those were announced this morning. See who will be handing out Grammy gold to the lucky winners after the jump! More »
Nielsen SoundScan’s Best Selling Albums And Singles Of The Decade
Thu Dec 10 2009 by Robbie Daw
If there’s one thing to assess from looking over the list of Neilsen SoundScan’s best-selling albums and singles of the ’00s [via About.com], perhaps it’s what a drastic shift from an albums market to a singles market the music biz became in the latter half of the decade—thanks in no small part to the advent of illegal downloading.
The tally of the Top 10 albums of the decade, sales-wise, doesn’t contain a single LP released after 2004. And if we’re to underscore the point even further, the Beatles compilation 1 was the best-seller of 2000, with over 11 million copies sold, while Taylor Swift currently stands at the top in 2009 with Fearless, which moved 2.53 million units this year.
Hop below to see what CDs (remember those?) folks were buying in the early part of the new millenium, and what singles ended up cashing in once iTunes and other digital retailers came along. (Hint: Lady Gaga and Ryan Tedder non-fans will not be pleased.) More »
Susan Boyle Stays At #1 As Adam Lambert, Rihanna And Gaga Fall
Wed Dec 9 2009 by Robbie Daw
Susan Boyle managed to fend off Andrea Bocelli’s My Christmas to retain the #1 position on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week, the trade publication reports. I Dreamed A Dream has now sold a total of 1.23 copies in the U.S. after only two weeks.
Well, Simon Cowell did have Boyle record “Silent Night” for her set of standards, and you can never underestimate the impulse buys of the holiday-shopping public. Does this technically make I Dreamed A Dream a holiday album? Hardly. But when it comes to safe fare for the whole family in December, Susan Boyle more than fits the bill of perfect cookie-baking jams to bring to Grandma’s house. More »
