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The Idolator Hype Index (Week Of 1.8.12)
Fri Jan 13 2012 by Robbie Daw
It's time to get in the habit of waking up on Friday morning, rubbing your bleary eyes and checking out our weekly Pop & Fizz chart, where we rank the top artists and headlines in pop music. This is the second week for the chart, so here’s a reminder on how it works: we rank each artist or major news story according to their size (that’s Rank) and then we weigh how they’re faring overall in the pop zeitgeist (that’s Hype). That’s why, for example, Justin Bieber — whose photos in V caused a retaliation by fans — ranks above relatively unknown (in the States) UK boy band The Wanted, who had an enviable intro to American audiences via Ellen DeGeneres.
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The 9 Most Memorable Music Performances On ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’
Wed May 25 2011 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Today marks the end of an era — after 25 years, The Oprah Winfrey Show airs its final episode this afternoon. For those of you already suffering from Empty Oprah Syndrome, let us take you back through the talk show's Top 9 Musical Performances, from world debuts to jaw-dropping surprises and even stellar diva duets. List below, and by the way, we find it helps in the grieving process to announce each act in your best Oprah impersonation.
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Miley Cyrus And Dolly Parton Celebrate ‘25 Years Of Dollywood’ With A Duet
Tue Jul 6 2010 by Robbie Daw
Miley Cyrus and dad Billy Ray helped Miley's godmother Dolly Parton celebrate during the 25 Years Of Dollywood special that aired on the Hallmark Channel over the weekend. The live audience at the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee theme park was treated to all American girl Miley lending her untamed pipes to Dolly's 1974 classic "Jolene." Watch after the jump. (The performance comes after about two minutes of Billy Ray—looking like quite the frat bro here—gushing about Dollywood).
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Tue Jun 2 2009 by Maura
Bret Michaels will return to Sunday-night TV this weekend, when his band–you do remember that the reality-show lothario has a band, yes?–performs on the Tony Awards with the cast of the Constantine Maroulis star vehicle Rock Of Ages. (Prepare for lots of weave-tossing, everyone.) Also on the performance docket: Dolly Parton, who’ll be accompanied by the cast of 9 To 5; Elton John, who’ll give the boys in Billy Elliot an assist; and Liza Minnelli, who has more than enough moxie to carry a show on her own, thank you very much. [Official site] More »
Lady GaGa Takes Slow and Steady Route to the Top
Fri Apr 3 2009 by Chris Molanphy
What Was The First 45 You Ever Owned?
Tue Mar 31 2009 by Maura
Thanks to Nashville Cream for letting us know that today is the 60th birthday of the 45-rpm single, a format that debuted with Eddy Arnold’s “Texarkana Baby” b/w “Bouquet Of Roses” on March 31, 1949. They’re having readers delve into their record collections to find their favorite examples of that format, but I figured it would be fun to share our first vinyl-single purchases, and where they occurred. My first crush of 45s—all of which were purchased at Pathmark, back when grocery stores thought music was a viable income stream and back when I thought “b/w” was some weird code for the song on side “b” being in black and white (I was young, I dunno)—after the jump.
At Long Last, Idolator Pays Tribute To Moonshinin’ Music
Fri Jan 30 2009 by Dan Gibson
Lost in the shuffle over a whether or not Mark Mudd was threatening the life of Paula Abdul was the fact that someone auditioned for American Idol with a George Jones song about moonshine. And the related fact that Randy Jackson said it was a “great song.” Sure, Simon Cowell might not understand the appeal of music outside the Whitney Houston catalog, but there’s an entire segment of our American populace that enjoys hearing songs about backwoods distilleries, and that segment includes this part-time blogger.
The New Who? Britney’s Comeback Is On The Record Now
Mon Dec 1 2008 by Mike Barthel
It looked for a moment at the beginning of Britney: For the Record that she might be making the full transition into this decade’s Courtney Love—that she might show us how the sausage was made, as it were, with a behind-the-scenes look not so much at her life but at the business of putting together a major-label pop release, with all the players present by name and all the machinations revealed. We didn’t get that, of course, but what we got was pretty good anyway. It wasn’t a puff piece or an installment of the E! True Hollywood Story, and if it wasn’t Truth or Dare either, that wouldn’t really fit with Britney’s character. What we got was a very well-made and mildly artistic documentary that was also an expertly crafted bit of rhetoric, taking Britney’s side but also making a surprisingly convincing case for it. How did For The Record pull off that trick?
A Party Affiliation That Pretty Much Anyone Can Get Behind
Tue Nov 4 2008 by Maura
I went to PS 112 in Astoria to vote this morning, and while the school’s lobby was bake-sale-free, casting my ballot and walking to the subway put me in a good mood. The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and the promise of not being bombarded with election-related speculation was close on the horizon, at least until some idiot commentator utters the word “2012″ while scrambling to fill space on whatever cable-news channel has given him airtime. Which is probably why I had Andrew WK’s “Party Hard” in my head: Sure, it was barely after nine in the morning and I was on my way back to work, instead of heading out for the evening, but my heart felt right–like it was enjoying some wine, canapes, and total fucking raging. And isn’t that what matters? A counterpoint party song, and a rundown of some notable stories that got lost in the Election Day shuffle, after the jump.
Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”: A Popular Cover Choice For Musicians Ages 9-99
Fri Oct 10 2008 by Dan Gibson
NPR’s All Things Considered took a look at Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” this week, which is not only the lone song my wife will sing at karaoke, but a popular target for actual musicians as well. (It was also performed by an unnamed fifth grader at my son’s elementary school talent show last week. When a song hits the talent show playlist, you know it’s moved into “classic” territory.) “It’s a great chord progression—people love that ‘Jolene’ lick,” Parton told NPR. “It’s as much a part of the song almost as the song. And because it’s just the same word over and over, even a first-grader or a baby can sing, ‘Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene.’ It’s like, how hard can that be?” Parton’s version, as well as some notable covers, below the cut.
