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You already know the end of the year/decade will bring no shortage of best-of lists from perfectly nice people who still think it’s all about the Strokes or Neko Case. But the most interesting decade-in-review feature we’ve seen yet isn’t a countdown—it’s just a smart look back at the biggest hits of the decade by the whiz kids over at NPR.
For the last two weeks, the music crew that puts together NPR’s Song of the Day segment, has taken a smart look back at the best and brightest in pop smashes from the aughts – one song and one year at a time. Check out their ten picks for the songs that summed up the 00’s, complete with a brief write-up (full song-by-song analysis can be seen at the source). Apologies to those with an aversion to Britney Spears and Idol alumni: this just wasn’t your time. MORE »
“Last nights AMAs seems to have met all 3 award show requirements: a staged controversy, a gaffe and a triumph.” Couldn’t have said it any better myself, John Mayer’s Twitter. Let’s take a closer look at last night’s zany show, complete with performance videos: MORE »
Latest by AnonymousFormerIdolatrix: @Devo Wow,it doesn't surprise me one bit that the Lambert song is related to the Katy Perry song. That was the exact impression I got listening.
In the WORST possible way.
That was all that was truly offensive about the performance. The titillation stuff was just over the top in a lazily brazen way. I think even our most beloved flamboyant performers of yore had a sense of restraint and nuance & how to incorporate it into a performance. Lambert will do better when he acquires a bit of that.MORE »
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 »
Hey folks, just a quick note to let you know we’ll be liveblogging the American Music Awards this Sunday night (ABC, 8/7central — we’ll be here for the Pacific time zone broadcast) so please come by as we bow down to/bitch about who won what, who blew whom off the stage and who ripped off Lady Gaga’s look most blatantly. A few things we should all reasonably expect to see: MORE »
Hey, all you Gleeks out there, here’s the track listing for the second volume of the show choir show’s soundtrack, including numbers not yet aired. Song spoilers ahead, so if you watch Glee episodes like the rest of us watch Lost, avert your eyes: MORE »
And so today brings the final nominees list for the People’s Choice Awards, a roundup of the some of the less-challenging artists and material from the past year or so. And—yippee!—this was the first year that “we, the people” were allowed to have somewhat of a say in the nominees. But despite this privilege, snubs still abound in the music categories. MORE »
Latest by sassy: I am disgusted that Kelly Clarkson is not a nominee for favorite female artist. They did not even list her on the ballot for the voting. She has the best voice out there. She can sing any one of these other ladies under the table. She can sing anything and everything. I just do not understand how the greatest singer of the decade is not on the ballot at all?????????MORE »
Not only did Kelly Clarkson wear a completely goofy costume during her show in St. Charles, Mo., on Saturday night, she also dressed up her current single “Already Gone” as its Beyoncé-led doppleganger “Halo,” even engaging in some B-styled vocal acrobatics. Full-size pic and clip after the jump. MORE »
Inaugural American Idol Kelly Clarkson has added yet another cover to her repetoire, which already included an Alanis Morrissette/Kings Of Leon mashup and a scorching version of Janet Jackson’s “If”; this time, she’s making the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army” her own, with a version that shows off the sultry side of her voice (although I think the horns could be toned down just a bit). Let’s hope that Jack White’s comment on this isn’t too overly “purist,” yes? [YouTube] MORE »
Latest by Varina: The sad thing is- I knew she was doing this cover, and when she busted out with it at Hammerstein last night, it still took me a little while to realize what song it was. She has such a radiance to her, and her genuine love for all kinds of music is so endearing. She did a cover of the Black Keys' "Lies," too, which was pretty fabulous, all bluesy and whatnot. I definitely though it was something from the '50s.MORE »
The latest entrant in the “covers of Kings Of Leon’s ‘Use Somebody’” sweepstakes is none other than inaugural American Idol Kelly Clarkson, who mashed the track up with Alanis Morrissette’s “That I Would Be Good” at the Mohegan Sun arena in Uncasville, Conn., the other night. I like this reworking because it shows off her outstanding instrument, and I especially love that she picked the two covers just because she really, really liked them. You know, I’m starting to think that if I ever had the chance to follow one musician out on tour, it could maybe be Kelly! Although that would get kind of expensive. [YouTube via Vicki] MORE »
Also at last night’s Vh1 Divas extravaganza: Kelly Clarkson, who was paired with fellow belter Melissa Etheridge on a ripping performance of Etheridge’s 1988 debut single “Bring Me Some Water.” The two complement each other quite nicely as they trade off vocals, and man, I could just listen to Kelly sing all day. But you already know this. Clip after the jump. MORE »
Latest by BeReal: Is this where I confess that I've watched these videos obsessively for over two hours late last night? Kelly was incredible on Already Gone. Kelly + Melissa = WICKED!!MORE »
You already know the end of the year/decade will bring no shortage of best-of lists from perfectly nice people who still think it’s all about the Strokes or Neko Case. But the most interesting decade-in-review feature we’ve seen yet isn’t a countdown—it’s just a smart look back at the biggest hits of the decade by the whiz kids over at NPR.
“Last nights AMAs seems to have met all 3 award show requirements: a staged controversy, a gaffe and a triumph.” Couldn’t have said it any better myself, 
Not only did Kelly Clarkson wear a completely goofy costume during her show in St. Charles, Mo., on Saturday night, she also dressed up her current single “Already Gone” as its 
Also at last night’s Vh1 Divas extravaganza: Kelly Clarkson, who was paired with fellow belter Melissa Etheridge on a ripping performance of Etheridge’s 1988 debut single “Bring Me Some Water.” The two complement each other quite nicely as they trade off vocals, and man, I could just listen to Kelly sing all day. But you 