Tue Feb 7 2012 by Becky Bain
While us Americans are gearing up for Sunday's
Grammy Awards, our neighbors to the north have announced their own set of music nominees for the
2012 Juno Awards. Avril Lavigne is up for Album Of The Year alongside Drake, Justin Bieber, Michael Buble and Nickelback. Meanwhile, non-Canucks Adele, LMFAO, Lady Gaga, Coldplay and Rihanna are up for Best International Album. Head below for all the nominees.
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Mon Jan 16 2012 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Victoria Justice proved at the 13th Annual Warner Brothers And InStyle Golden Globe After Party that she has a serious sense of style. Although the Victorious star has yet to be nominated for a Golden Globe, the “You’re The Reason” singer certainly carried herself like an award winner. Donning a gray shoulder cutout dress and black open toed shoes accessories, Victoria went against her usual bright and colorful ensembles. We found the flash mobber’s neutral outfit chic and sexy, but but do you think it holds a candle to the stylish pop star’s all-time best red carpet looks? Click through and be the judge! More »
Thu Jan 5 2012 by Becky Bain
You know a song is really a hit when people come out of hiding long after the fact to claim it was stolen from them. A Pennsylvanian songwriter named Max Gregory Warren is suing Wiz Khalifa for allegedly stealing the concept for his 2010 single "Black And Yellow" from Warren's 2008 copyrighted song "Pink N Yellow".
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Wed Dec 14 2011 by Robbie Daw
Billboard has followed up on a
New York Post report today and confirmed that pop queen Madonna has signed a three-album deal with Interscope. The
Post initially noted the following: "She’ll continue to tour with Live Nation but has the deal with Interscope at a base of $1 million per album." Madonna recently said
during an interview to promote her directorial effort
W.E. that the first such album is due out by the spring.
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Wed Sep 21 2011 by Robbie Daw
R.E.M., the Athens, Georgia band that virtually defined college radio in the 1980s, found massive mainstream success in the early-to-mid-'90s, then struggled to regain their footing, both critically and commercially, after the departure of drummer Bill Berry in 1997, have announced they're calling it a day
via a statement on their official site.
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Tue Sep 6 2011 by Robbie Daw
Madonna sat through a barrage of interviews (as well as
a barrage of negative reviews) while promoting her film
W.E. at the Venice Film Festival last week, and during a chat with Sweden's Sveriges Television, she elaborated a bit on the progress of her
upcoming 12th studio album. "I've started a little bit of work in the studio, and then when I go back to New York, till the end of the year I'll be in the recording studio," Madge said. Watch her interview below.
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Thu Sep 1 2011 by Becky Bain
Prepare to go
out of your head — Lupe Fiasco will embark on a 20-date North American tour on the Generation LASER Tour. The
Lasers MC kicks off his 2011 trek on September 12 in Boston, and wraps things up one month later in Oakland. We're pretty sure
Bill O'Reilly won't be grabbing a ticket — but will you? Tour dates below.
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Tue Aug 30 2011 by Robbie Daw
We totally concur that
news of Beyonce's pregnancy was one of the highlights of Sunday's
MTV Video Music Awards. Still, we had no idea that Bey's bump would send the poor blue Twitter bird into the stratosphere. And now there's news that Warner Bros. production of Clint Eastwood's upcoming
A Star Is Born remake will have to be delayed, due to the film's leading lady now being with child.
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Mon Aug 1 2011 by Kim Persse
Exactly what kind of venue would suit hip-hop heavyweights Jay-Z and Kanye West, two artists of otherworldly talent, as they unveiled their feverishly anticipated Watch The Throne collaboration? A planetarium, of course. Hova and Yeezy played host to a star-studded listening party at New York's Rose Center For Earth And Space at the Natural History Museum, where an eclectic mix of journalists, models, industry types and stars gathered, sipping champagne and noshing on mini lobster rolls. And we were there. So what did The Throne sound like? Our complete breakdown below. More »
Tue Jul 19 2011 by Idolator Staff
We've been watching for
Watch The Throne for months on end now, and only recently did it seem like the project was finally
picking up steam and heading toward a release date. Now we finally know when we can stop waiting: August 1. That's when the long-awaited
collaboration between Jay-Z and Kanye West drops digitally, though fans who have yet to embrace the era of MP3s will have to wait an extra four days to pick up an actual physical copy of the CD. Head below to see the complete production credits for the
hotly-anticipated LP.
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