Thu Sep 15 2011 by Robbie Daw
It was a star-studded
America's Got Talent finale last night, as Tony Bennett and Queen Latifah took to the stage to perform their
Duets II tune "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)," Cobra Starship and Sabi gave a shaky performance of their hit
"You Make Me Feel..." and OneRepublic mashed up their hits "Secrets" and
"Good Life." Incidentally, 36-year-old crooner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. emerged as the
AGT winner this season. Watch the musical happenings on the show below.
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Thu Sep 8 2011 by Robbie Daw
Alright, grab the box of Kleenex. For four years,
Good Morning America has been asking viewers to express their thoughts or inspirational messages in small bite-sized phrases via its "Your 3 Words" segment. The morning show capped it all off today by airing a live event wherein cameras showed
GMA staff in New York and people around the country — from Boston to Chicago to Phoenix to Orlando — holding up signs containing their personal mantras, while OneRepublic performed their upbeat jam
"Good Life" live in the program's Times Square studio.
Our three words: watch it below.
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Fri Aug 19 2011 by Robbie Daw
The
2011 Do Something Awards were held at the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday, while the event was broadcast on VH1 last night. The Jane Lynch-hosted shindig celebrated young people who dedicate themselves to worthy causes, and the evening saw
a black-clad Justin Bieber pick up honors for Do Something Music Artist. Other winners in the music field:
Glee (Do Something TV Show), Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato's
"Make A Wave" (Do Something Charity Song) and Taylor Swift (Do Something Concert). Head below to watch performances at the event by winner Lovato, OneRepublic and B.o.B.
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Sun Aug 7 2011 by Idolator Staff
Teens, you've chosen well — at least, as far as performers go (we won't weigh in on any
Twilight-related victories). Already the
red carpet has been rolled out and the surfboards are lined up to reward adolescent favorites like
The Vampire Diaries, Taylor Swift, and
Harry Potter. (Check out our
Teen Choice preview for more info on the nominees.) But even better than all that is the chance to see live performances from Selena Gomez & the Scene, will.i.am, OneRepublic, and Jason Derulo. First up, Selena Gomez — then we'll updating this post every time a new performance appears online, so keep checking back as the night progresses!
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Sun Aug 7 2011 by Idolator Staff
When it comes to choices, teens make plenty. Which colleges to apply to? Whose house to tell Mom I'm sleeping over at? And, most crucially of all, Team Edward or Team Jacob? That last Major Life Decision is prominently on display as Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson face-off for a number of prizes, including Choice Male Hottie — against stiff competition like
Homme Fatale Joe Jonas and
supposedly-on-hiatus Justin Bieber. And naturally, no choice a teen will ever make is as paramount a decision as which pop idols to worship. Thus many of our faves are represented tonight as nominees and performers. Head below to see what to expect this evening!
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Thu Aug 26 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman

Though electro-hop collective Far East Movement is busy prepping for its upcoming
Up In The Air tour, the
hard-partying "Fly Like A G6" squad is also screaming down the runway toward the release of its new album,
Free Wired. Their latest move: shooting a video for new single "Rocketeer". The track—penned by FM, The Stereotypes and
"Nothin' On You" crooner Bruno Mars—is a collaboration with prolific hitmaker and
Kelly Clarkson on-again-off-again buddy Ryan Tedder. Check out this exclusive shot of the OneRepublic-an tickling the ivories as part of his cameo role in the vid.
Fri May 7 2010 by Idolator Staff
While we discover most of our favorite new songs on the Interwebz, we do still find that a song will stick in our head if it's used at just the right moment in a TV show. And that's exactly what happened last year when we heard Tamar Kaprelian's "New Day" on MTV's
The Hills as the show bid a final farewell to its big star, Lauren Conrad.
Now we know where Tamar learned to create such honest-but-catchy choruses — she was weaned on the classic, anthemic pop of Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and
The Sound Of Music. Since then, she's been honing her songwriting and paying her dues (she wrote "New Day" partly about overcoming setbacks in both life and the music biz,
she says). We're thrilled to be able to unveil the cover of her debut album,
Sinner Or A Saint, and to introduce a talent you need to know.
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Fri Apr 9 2010 by Becky Bain
Humoring the often incoherent ramblings of Kathy Lee Gifford on the
Today Show is a difficult task that early in the morning, but Ryan Tedder managed to make it through a conversation with the host without either bursting out laughing or just giving up midway through. You're a better man than us, Ryan.
Tedder and OneRepublic performed their single "All The Right Moves," which is slowly creeping its way up the Hot 100 (it's currently holding steady at #18). Check out their early morning performance below.
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Wed Mar 3 2010 by Becky Bain
We know the 2010 Winter Olympics are
so last week, but we just received this neat lil' video postcard in the mail from OneRepublic, who were nice enough to take a brief break from prancing around Vancouver and
performing for the masses to answer a few questions while warming themselves up by the fire. Jump below to check out Ryan Tedder and his mates as they talk about the recording of
Waking Up and weigh in on
Glee, Shaun White and going for the gold:
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Tue Dec 8 2009 by Robbie Daw
It’s been one hell of a year for Ryan Tedder. In addition to his band OneRepublic releasing sophomore album Waking Up last month, the singer-songwriter is also reveling in the fact that “Halo,” which he co-wrote with Beyonce (as well as co-produced), has been nominated for a Record Of The Year Grammy. Additionally, Beyonce’s full LP containing “Halo,” I Am… Sasha Fierce, is also up for Album Of The Year.
But with “Halo” came controversy after Kelly Clarkson basically accused him of using the same melody for her own Ryan Tedder song, “Already Gone.” And then in the fall, while tackling a break-neck pace of work that saw him crafting music with everyone from Adam Lambert and Natasha Bedingfield to Adele and Leona Lewis, Tedder says he came down with H1N1: “It nearly killed me. I was sick for three weeks.”
But, hey, why not add more work to the schedule—Tedder also says he’s been asked to contribute material to a forthcoming episode of Glee that’s set to contain original music for a change.
Hop below the jump to read our interview with possibly the busiest man in music at the moment, OneRepublic frontman and 2010 Grammy nominee Ryan Tedder. More »