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The Best — And Worst! — National Anthem Performances Football Has Ever Seen
Thu Feb 2 2012 by Idolator Staff
In just three days, Super Bowl XLVI will be under way in Indianapolis. There will be touchdowns, Madonna, M.I.A., LMFAO, maybe Cee Lo Green, bets won and bets lost. There will also be flags flown and an anthem sung, as is the custom for big American sports spectacles. This, to many, is the biggest of them all, and the very worthy Kelly Clarkson will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner", bringing her range and power to a song that many have attempted but few have mastered.
There have been some incredible — and some unforgivable — versions of the national anthem sung at football games past. Take a trip down memory lane with us while we recap the five very best and the five very worst. More »
Justin Timberlake And The 9 Other Artists We Demand New Music From
Tue Jun 28 2011 by Becky Bain
Justin Timberlake’s newest movie Bad Teacher was released in theaters this past weekend, where it scored an impressive $31 million at the box-office. The success of his newest cinematic venture is just another nail in the coffin that was his music career. He’s made it clear that “music is not my focus right now”, but when, JT, when?! As desperate as we are for Timberlake to step back in the studio (and not just for another Lonely Island digital short), he isn’t the only artist at the top of their game who either fled from the spotlight or focused their energy on alternate projects. Check out the nine other acts we’re practically begging to release new tunes. More »
FRIDAY VIDEO TIME: The Highly Subjective Totally Debatable List Of The Best Songs That Start With The Letter “G”
Fri May 14 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
It's time again for our weekly series "Friday Video Time" where we honor the top songs over the last 50 years that start with a specific letter of the alphabet. This week we cover the letter “G”. Our list this week includes a few "Goodbyes" and one band that recently collaborated with Janelle Monae. Don’t agree with us on our selections? We're cool with that. Just leave your comments below, and don’t forget we’ll be doing the letter “H” next Friday. So if there’s a song you think deserves a slot, give us a shout.
Jump below to see the best “G” songs over the last 50 years.
Hear Court Yard Hounds Take A Trip To “The Coast”
Wed Feb 10 2010 by Robbie Daw
Dixie Chick sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison are carrying on with Natalie Maines—for the time being at least—and now we finally get to listen to some of their new material as Court Yard Hounds.
Fear not, Chicks fans—for the pair insist that the trio have not broken up. Still, Maguire recently told Rolling Stone, "Emily and I had the itch, and every time we’d call Natalie and say ‘are you ready?’ she wasn’t ready. She wanted a clear-cut break.”
So how do Court Yard Hounds' tunes—like "The Coast" (listen below)—stack up against the music of DC? Find out after the jump. More »
Fear not, Chicks fans—for the pair insist that the trio have not broken up. Still, Maguire recently told Rolling Stone, "Emily and I had the itch, and every time we’d call Natalie and say ‘are you ready?’ she wasn’t ready. She wanted a clear-cut break.”
So how do Court Yard Hounds' tunes—like "The Coast" (listen below)—stack up against the music of DC? Find out after the jump. More »
The Bush Era: Protesting Too Much About Not Protesting Enough?
Wed Jan 21 2009 by Mike Barthel
During the Bush administration, everyone seemed to agree: there were no protest songs. Or, at least, no good ones. At any rate, it definitely wasn’t like the ’60s. In her latest blog post for NPR, Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein provides a welcome correction to this idea, noting both how many protest songs there were and how widespread the perception was that releasing a protest song was a bad idea. But even if there were protest songs, surely they didn’t have the same effect as in the ’60s, right?
Natalie Maines Sued, Toby Keith Buys Everyone A Round
Fri Dec 5 2008 by Dan Gibson
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Flo Rida’s Eye Wanders Away From Apple Bottoms, Toward Gap Loose Fits
Fri Nov 14 2008 by Maura
The Gap’s holiday ad campaigns have often… More »
Which Country Group Spent The Day After The CMAs With Coke Nose?
Fri Nov 9 2007 by jharv
Country music is not known for odes to burying your face in a big pile of illegal stimulants. Hence, the following blind item piqued our interest: “At a CMA after party, this award winning group had a drinking contest. Kind of boring huh? Maybe this fact will change your mind. When they were playing quarters, if someone got the quarter in the glass, the other members of the group had to do a line of coke. Kind of surprising considering they aren’t the slimmest bunch of people.” Since when did country stars start having their after parties at MisShapes? So who’s been hiding ten gallons of blow under their hat?
Music Buyers Ready To Make Nice With Dixie Chicks; Country Radio Still Peevish
Tue Feb 13 2007 by Maura
In the wake of the Dixie Chicks’ Grammy sweep on Sunday, “Not Ready To Make Nice” is No. 1 on the iTunes chart, and Taking The Long Way is No. 2 at both iTunes and Amazon (next week, we’ll find out whether or not the album saw a Grammy bounce at non-online outlets). More »
NBC Somehow Deems Dixie Chicks More Offensive Than “Studio 60″
Fri Oct 27 2006 by Brian Raftery
Above is a commercial for new Dixie Chicks documentary, Shut Up And Sing, which the Weinstein Company is previewing this Saturday night. More »
