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Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ Back In The Charts
Wed Jul 27 2011 by Robbie Daw
It's a notable chart week for several factors, not the least of which is the boost — a whopping jump of 3,140% — Amy Winehouse's 2007 LP Back To Black sees following the London soul singer's death. Other interesting Billboard Top 200 highlights: Adele's 21 returns to #1 for an 11th week, Kidz Bop 20 enters at #2, 3 Doors Down's aptly debut at #3 with Time Of My Life and Beyonce's 4 is at #4 in its fourth week.
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Whatcha Say: The Good, The Bad & The VMAs In This Week’s Reader Comments
Fri Jul 22 2011 by Idolator Staff
This week, the pop universe created mucho debate: producer Jeff Bhasker triggered a civil war amongst Destiny's Child fans when the Beyonce collaborator trashed Kelly Rowland's "Motivation" on Twitter, Kidz Bop released a child friendly version of "Born This Way" sans gay references, Britney Spears unveiled an alternate version of her legendarily bad "Gimme More" video, and MTV announced their 2011 VMA nominations. Head below to see what our pop-obsessed readers had to say about these developments! More »
Kris Allen Goes From Reality Show Contestant To Judge For Kidz Bop
Fri Jul 22 2011 by Becky Bain
Kris Allen apparently hopes to catch some of the career rejuvenation bestowed upon new reality show judges Jennifer Lopez and Blake Shelton. The American Idol Season 8 champ will serve as judge and mentor for Kidz Bop's 2nd annual Kidz Star USA Talent search, which seeks aspiring singers aged 15 or younger for their web-based competition. Unfortunately, Kidz Bop most likely found Allen's "Live Like We're Dying" too appropriate, as no such cover exists to add to this post. Shame. [Via THR, PopDust]
Kidz Bop’s 9 Least Appropriate Pop Song Covers
Wed Jul 20 2011 by Erika Brooks Adickman
In light of the recent Kidz Bop interpretation of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way", we thought it was fine time to take a look at the other hit songs the children's compilation series has massacred over the years in a quest to be kid-friendly. The results of the company transforming PG-13 and R-rated singles into squeaky clean tunes have been nothing short of hilarious. But it does beg the question, why cover these "risque" songs to begin with? Hop below to listen to our nine favorite inappropriate choices for Kidz Bop covers.
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Kidz Bop Makes “Born This Way” More Kid-Friendly
Tue Jul 19 2011 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Hell hath frozen over — Kidz Bop has taken on the task of covering Lady Gaga's "Born This Way". In the music vid below, tweens run amok in a shopping mall, all while dancing and singing a super sanitized version of the Mother Monster's gay anthem. See which of the pop star's controversial lyrics were altered and which got deleted all together.
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Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ #1 For A Fifth Week, Holds Off Rick Ross And Sheryl Crow
Wed Jul 28 2010 by Robbie Daw
In its fifth week at #1 on the Billboard Top 200, Eminem's unstoppable Recovery sold another 187,000 copies and fended off new albums from Rick Ross and Sheryl Crow. Even more painful—Jonas Brothers' latest, the Jonas L.A. soundtrack, was beat on the chart by the 18th installment of the Kidz Bop series. See how the album roundup played out after the jump.
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This Lady Gaga Fan Is Not Feeling The Kidz Bop Version Of “Alejandro”
Wed Jul 21 2010 by Robbie Daw
YouTube user Michael Barsenas recently took to the online video channel to vent his fury over the G-rated version of Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" that appears on the latest Kidz Bop compilation. "Don't put Lady Gaga on there and then butcher it just to make it appropriate, when it already was appropriate," he reasons. The Gaga fan then goes on to discuss his favorite music video at the moment. (And you'll never guess what it is.) We're just wondering what he thinks of Kidz Bop's retooling of "Telephone," which also appears on the just-released kiddie collection. Hear that one—and watch Michael's rant—below.
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The Kidz Bop Kids Are Apparently Old Enough To Lose Their Souls To Girls So Heartless
Tue Aug 4 2009 by Maura
The latest edition of the Super Mega Smash Hits… For Kids (With A Z) series Kidz Bop has been covered in this space before, but having heard their cover of Kanye West’s “Heartless” this morning, I figured it was worth bringing up again. The cover is certainly worth your time and/or your 99 cents, if only because the kids-in-unison take on the chorus adds a melancholia to the proceedings that should definitely be appropriated by Mr. West on his next album about love gone bad. (And the bridge sounds pretty psychotic!) Kanye’s ode to a toxic relationship has been covered by quite a few people lately—for example recent American Idol victor Kris Allen, who himself was “inspired” by the waily adult contemporarists The Fray. So, who wore it better? Our poll, after the jump. More »
The “Kidz Bop” Series Goes From Singalong To LOL-Along
Fri Jul 31 2009 by Maura
Nestled among the kid-centric covers of “Boom Boom Pow” and “1-2-3-4″ on the forthcoming 16th (!) installment of Kidz Bop is a song called “LOL”—and no, it’s not a Trey Songz cover. It’s by Sinai Rose, and it sounds kind of like a lost Lil Mama track, with attitude all over the place, a super-distorted guitar that sounds lifted right out of Rebirth, and a chorus that turns the old “cell-phone interference” excuse into a directive to text, not talk. Also: lots of acronyms, some of which I can’t decode for the life of me. Is our children learning? Find out, after the jump. More »
The Newest Innovation In Kids’ Compilations: “No Annoying Cover Songs!”
Wed Aug 13 2008 by Michaelangelo Matos
Next Tuesday sees the release of a Motown compilation. Big deal–there are approximately 875,000 Motown compilations. But Motown for Kids promises to be a little different. OK, it isn’t different at all: all 14 of its songs are proven warhorses. More »
