Idolator

Yahoo! has announced this year's recipients of the "is there anyway we can pawn this thing?" Purple Award. The Purple Award — signified by a large set of purple headphones, apparently — is given for any song that reaches ten million total views/streams/whatever across the Yahoo! family of sites. And the list of winners is like the pop mixtape from hell. The music business needs another award like they need a new Bluegrass Tribute to the Shins disc, but if nothing else, the Purple Award allows you to look down on other people's taste. More »