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Janelle Monae Performs At The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
Thu Dec 15 2011 by Becky Bain
2012 is bound to be a big one for Janelle Monae, as the spunky, soulful singer is planning to tour after she drops not one, but two new albums. ("I will release them according to my soul clock," said Monae.) Remind yourself why you can't get enough of this 26-year-old funk madame by grooving to her performances at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway after the jump. (It certainly brings us peace to know that an artist this awesome is being celebrated all over the world.) More »
Lady Gaga, Sugarland, Jason Aldean & Rihanna Highlight Grammy Concert
Thu Dec 1 2011 by Robbie Daw
Last night's GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! event kicked off with a haunting performance of "Marry The Night" by a zombified Lady Gaga and her dancers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Was her undead get-up a hint at what to expect from the song's music video? We'll find out when it premieres today! Other performances included Rihanna doing her current chart-topper "We Found Love" (via satellite, from London), Ludacris reprising his CMT Music Awards pair-up with Jason Aldean on "Dirt Country Road" and Gaga, once more, with Sugarland, as they teamed up for a countrified "You And I". Watch below!
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Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles Ties The Knot
Tue Nov 29 2011 by Robbie Daw
Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles knows how to fill up her weekly planner. Ahead of tomorrow's performance with Lady Gaga, Jason Aldean and Lupe Fiasco at The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!, she decided to busy herself with the not-so-small task of getting hitched over the weekend. People reports that the 37-year-old country diva wed her beau Justin Miller, a former model who appeared in Sugarland's "Want To" video, on Saturday at a Tennessee chapel located at the foothills of the Smoky Mountains.
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Sugarland Sued By 48 Indiana Fair Stage Collapse Victims
Wed Nov 23 2011 by Robbie Daw
The Indiana State Fair stage collapse that happened just before a performance by Sugarland (and just after one by Sara Bareilles) in August has turned into legal action against the country-pop duo. Forty-four survivors of the disaster and family members of four people who died have named the band in a lawsuit filed yesterday by attorneys representing at least 20 law firms from the states of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
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Sara Bareilles Issues Statement About Indiana State Fair Accident
Mon Aug 15 2011 by Robbie Daw
"King Of Anything" singer Sara Bareilles, who performed as Sugarland's opener at the ill-fated Indiana State Fair on Saturday, has issued a statement following the disastrous accident that involved stage scaffolding and lighting falling into the audience as a storm developed. Catch her official words on the tragic event below.
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The Morning Mix: Ke$ha To Play The Devil On Alice Cooper’s Album
Mon Aug 15 2011 by Becky Bain
Did You Hear?
:: Alice Cooper calls Ke$ha "an old friend", and reveals that she'll be playing The Devil on a track off his new album, called "What Baby Wants." Ah, type casting. [PopCrush]
:: According to a list making its round on the Internet (aka it's probably fake), Britney Spears' tribute at the 2011 MTV VMAs will include Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Janet Jackson and Madonna. If this turns out to be true, it may be the greatest thing to have ever happened, but we're not holding our breath. [Pink Is The New Blog]
:: We hope Jason Derulo has a permit for those guns he's packing. [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: Eminem's boxing drama Southpaw has been dropped from Universal. [Hip-Hop Wired]
:: Five people were killed and dozens injured when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair. Sara Bareilles had just finished her set, and Sugarland were preparing for their performance when huge gusts of wind blew the stage down. "We are praying for our fans, and the people of Indianapolis," the country band tweeted after the tragedy. "We hope you'll join us. They need your strength." [Huffington Post]
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Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson Nominated For CMT Music Awards
Wed Apr 27 2011 by Robbie Daw
Georgia crooner Jason Aldean leads this year's just-announced CMT Music Awards with a total of four, including Video Of The Year and Collaborative Video Of The Year — the latter nod being for "Don't You Wanna Stay," Aldean's duet with Kelly Clarkson. Another pairing that lands in the Collaborative category: Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatts, for "That Should Be Me." Perhaps less surprising than the Bieb getting his country award recognition on is Taylor Swift's "Mine" garnering three nominations. Head below to peek at the full list of who's up for what.
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Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer Of The Year, Rihanna & Jennifer Nettles Perform At ACM Awards
Mon Apr 4 2011 by Robbie Daw
Last night Ryan Seacrest presented Taylor Swift with her Entertainer Of The Year statue at the 46th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards event in Las Vegas. "This is the first time I've ever won this and I'm just losing my mind," a clearly stunned Swift noted. "The fact that this is from the fans makes it so beautiful." Watch Taylor pick up her award, plus performances by Rihanna, Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, Carrie Underwood and American Idol judge Steven Tyler below.
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‘American Idol’: Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder And Sugarland Perform
Fri Mar 25 2011 by Robbie Daw
Thia Megea, Stefano Langone and Casey Abrams ended up in the bottom three on last night's American Idol results show after viewers cast their votes on who should shape the Top 10. And while we weren't surprised at Langone's inclusion at the low end of the scale, it was Casey who proved to be the biggest shock—particularly when he was announced to be the one with the lowest votes.
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The Albums That Hit #1 This Year
Mon Dec 27 2010 by Robbie Daw
When it came to the chart-topping albums of 2010, there were comebacks, stunning debuts and records that would eventually go on to become Grammy nominees. There was also redemption, twice as much Susan Boyle and, overall, a whole lot of Glee. Head below to see our breakdown of the LPs you put at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart during the first year of the new decade.
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