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8 Grammy Nomination Snubs: From Britney & Beyonce To Taylor & Dr. Luke
Thu Dec 1 2011 by Robbie Daw
In 2010, Katy Perry's Teenage Dream — an unashamedly-bubblegum album executive-produced by pop maestros Dr. Luke and Max Martin — scored the California gurl an Album Of The Year Grammy nomination, not to mention nods for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for the LP's title song). And this year, pop veteran Britney Spears and her latest album Femme Fatale — another hit-laden bubblegum offering (though not nearly as hit-laden as Perry's) helmed by Luke and Martin — got zero Grammy love when nominees were announced last night. But Brit was hardly the only one snubbed this year by the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences!
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Britney Spears Shamelessly Announces “I Wanna Go” As Her Next Single
Tue May 10 2011 by Idolator Staff
It's about to get more difficult to keep both hands above the blanket when the light's out, folks. Britney Spears must have seen our poll asking Idolator readers which Femme Fatale track should be her next single, because the sleepy starlet has wisely chosen to heed our advice. Team Britney has confirmed that "I Wanna Go" will indeed be released next, with the video set to shoot later this month. So while Brit-Brit preps her her summer tour with Nicki Minaj, we'll all be rocking out to one of the formerly-wedded pop diva's best songs ever. Shame on us. Read more below.
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Hear The ‘Glee’ Cast “Light Up The World” In Original Season Finale Song
Tue May 10 2011 by Idolator Staff
The season finale of Glee is bound to bring up mixed emotions: on the one hand, it's sure to be awesome. On the other, no more new Glee until fall! (Well, besides a North American tour and 3-D movie, that is.) Of course, the Rebecca Black-loving high school musical is primed to go out with a bang as greedy Gleek Ryan Seacrest has unveiled the tune New Directions will use to bring down the house at Nationals in the May 24 finale — and as promised, it's another original song, co-written by the award-winning Max Martin. Head below to hear the cast "Light Up The World" — and, as a bonus, do Adele again with "Rolling In The Deep" from tonight's episode.
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Pitbull Preps ‘Planet Pit’ For June Release
Wed May 4 2011 by Robbie Daw
Geez! Planet Pit, go-to Cuban-American rapper Pitbull's sixth album, has more featured pop stars than a David Guetta album. In fact, even David Guetta gets a production credit on the record! Planet Pit is due out on June 21. Head below to see who all is doing what on Mr. Worldwide's latest.
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Another Original Tune For ‘Glee’ Season Finale, Says “Loser Like Me” Songwriter
Fri Apr 29 2011 by Robbie Daw
It seems that Glee's use of original songs wasn't just a onetime thing for its March episode, uh, "Original Song." Savan Kotecha, who co-wrote the Max Martin-produced "Loser Like Me" (a #6 Billboard Hot 100 hit) for said March episode, noted in a recent interview that there's more new material to come in the show's Season 2 finale.
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Max Martin And Dr. Luke Share ASCAP Songwriter Of The Year Award
Thu Apr 28 2011 by Robbie Daw
The American Society Of Composers, Authors and Publishers were on our wavelength, as they honored Max Martin and Dr. Luke — two hit makers from our 8 Producers Who Made 2010 Go Pop list — with joint Songwriters Of The Year plaques at last night's 28th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards. When cameras started flashing, they were flanked by glam attendees Adam Lambert and Ke$ha, artists Martin and Luke scored hits with last year.
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‘Glee’ Premieres Original Songs “Loser Like Me” And “Get It Right”
Fri Feb 25 2011 by Becky Bain
Can Glee generate their own hits without relying on previously written, beloved pop songs? Well, being that this is same juggernaut that managed to best Elvis and The Beatles on the charts, we're going to bet yes regardless of what their original songs even sound like. Thankfully, they're not terrible, and one of them is even pretty great. (A gold star for Glee!)
Jump below to listen to the balled "Get It Right", and the Max Martin-produced "Loser Like Me", which fits in nicely with Pink's "Raise Your Glass", Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" and all the other alleged "It Gets Better"-type pop songs that celebrate waving your freak flag high in the air. More »
Jump below to listen to the balled "Get It Right", and the Max Martin-produced "Loser Like Me", which fits in nicely with Pink's "Raise Your Glass", Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" and all the other alleged "It Gets Better"-type pop songs that celebrate waving your freak flag high in the air. More »
‘Glee’ To Premiere Original Tunes On March 15 Episode
Tue Feb 22 2011 by Becky Bain
On last week's episode of Glee, Rachel Berry suggested that New Directions begin writing and performing original material. Well, it certainly won't be long before we get to hear some non-covers performed by the cast: according to press release, "Get It Right" will be a ballad sung by Lea Michele, and "Loser Like Me", produced by Britney, Katy & Pink's right-hand man Max Martin, will be sung by all the show choir kids. Both tunes will be featured on Glee: The Music, Volume 5, out March 8. We're assuming fans of Sixpence None The Richer (as well as the band itself) will be disappointed that their song "Loser Like Me" will not be Glee-ified after all. [Billboard]
Britney Spears Wants Released In Snippet Of New Song “I Wanna Go”
Tue Feb 22 2011 by Robbie Daw
Given that Britney Spears' newly-released "Hold It Against Me" video depicts the Femme Fatale singer as a celebrity who is forever surrounded by the media, the snippet of her new song "I Wanna Go" that producer Dr. Luke tweeted out last night takes on eerie significance. Listen below.
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Britney Spears Is Still A Tease With Snippet Of ‘Femme Fatale’ Track “Inside Out”
Sat Feb 19 2011 by Idolator Staff
Now that all four minutes and 24 seconds of the "Hold It Against Me" video have premiered in all their continuous glory, we can rest easy without being teased by Britney Spears, right? Not so fast. Just a couple days after the excruciating wait for Britney's latest video finally ended, producer Dr. Luke (who also had his paws all over "Hold It Against Me") has released a snippet of Brit's pre-hyped next single "Inside Out" that is barely any longer than those teasers. Head below to hear a clip of the next Britney-Dr. Luke-Max Martin collaboration — but don't say we didn't warn you that it's a short one.
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