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B.o.B And Other Artists Rally To Stop SOPA And PIPA
Wed Jan 18 2012 by Becky Bain
If you tried to visit a number of websites today and were unable to view their content, don't be alarmed: it's due to the protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills, which were created to stop online piracy and protect copyright owners, but could allow the government to censor practically anything on the Internet. You'd think musicians would be all for protecting their music from piracy, but artists, such as B.o.B, Kreashawyn, OK Go and more, have made it clear that this bill, if passed, will do more harm than good. More »
Golden Globe Nominations: Madonna, Elton John & Mary J. Blige Songs Receive Nods
Thu Dec 15 2011 by Robbie Daw
The 2012 Golden Globe nominations are out, and Madonna's upcoming directorial effort W.E. (hitting US theaters on February 3) got some Foreign Press Association love in two categories — Best Original Song (for Madge's ballad "Masterpiece", which she co-wrote with Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry) and Best Original Score (Abel Korzeniowski). Other song nominees include Mary J. Blige's The Help contribution "The Living Proof" and Elton John's "Hello Hello" from the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet.
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The Morning Mix: Ke$ha Discusses Writing “Til The World Ends” For Britney
Fri Mar 4 2011 by Becky Bain
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:: Ke$ha says of writing "Til The World Ends" for Britney: "I consider myself a songwriter before and above everything else, so it's an honor to write for one of pop music's biggest icons. And I hope it gets everyone's ass on the dance floor cuz y'all know that's what K-Monay does best!" The single is available on iTunes now, pop heads. Dance it up! [MTV]
:: How does Trent Reznor follow his Oscar win? By signing up to score the big-screen adaptation of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and also cameo as the vampire who kills Abe's mom. [Vulture]
:: Lady Gaga as Catwoman, in her own way. [Jezebel]
:: Nelly Furtado and Beyonce donated their Gaddafi performance fees, while Mariah Carey just feels real bad about performing for a dictator. So bad, that she wrote a new song "Save The Day", with all proceeds going to charity. [EW Music Mix]
:: Rihanna goes topless for Nivea. [E! Online]
After the jump, find out which music acts are performing on the tube today.
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The Morning Mix: Trent Reznor Wins An Oscar
Mon Feb 28 2011 by Becky Bain
:: The Nine Inch Nails frontman picked up an Oscar last night for composing the score to The Social Network. Now he just needs a Tony and an Emmy to properly EGOT! [Spinner]
:: James Van Der Beek - or, as Ke$ha puts it, Van Der Douche - talks about shooting lasers among unicorns in the pop star's video for "Blow". [PopWatch]
:: Taylor Swift and Glee's Chord Overstreet took in a hockey game together. Just friends, or future parents of the blondest children ever? [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: Pop stars have a long history of using their music videos to advertise their fragrances. [Jezebel]
:: Mark Ronson will be writing all the music for the Russell Brand-starring Arthur. We heartily approve of Ronson, Daft Punk, Trent Reznor and other artists taking a sabbatical from dropping albums to compose a film score. [Vulture]
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Dido, Trent Reznor Receive Oscar Music Nods While ‘Burlesque’ Is Snubbed
Tue Jan 25 2011 by Robbie Daw
UK singer Dido and her brother Rollo Armstrong were probably the most "pop" names to get a Best Original Song Oscar nomination this morning—for penning 127 Hours tune "If I Rise" along with the film's composer A.R. Rahman, already an Academy Award winner for Slumdog Millionaire. One film that was curiously absent among the music nominees: Burlesque, which received a Golden Globe award last week for Diane Warren's ballad "You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me".
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‘Glee’, Diane Warren, Trent Reznor Win At Golden Globes
Mon Jan 17 2011 by Robbie Daw
At last night's 68th annual Golden Globe Awards, Diane Warren's Cher ballad "You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" beat out fellow Burlesque tune "Bound To You" (co-written by Christina Aguilera and Sia) for Best Original Song while Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross nabbed Best Original Score awards for The Social Network. But it was Glee actor Chris Colfer's emotional speech upon winning Best Supporting Performance (Actor) in the TV category that was one of the night's most memorable moments.
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The Morning Mix: Did Kanye West Cry Wolf About His “Banned” Cover Art?
Tue Jan 11 2011 by Becky Bain
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:: Was Kanye West just creating a publicity stunt when he angrily tweeted that his album artwork would be censored? Turns out he specifically asked artist George Condo for an album cover for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy that would be banned. We assume he also asked for one that would make our year-end Worst Album Covers list. [Vulture]
:: Vanilla Ice calls Madonna "a great lover" and says he broke off their eight-month relationship after she released her coffeetable book, Sex. Bringing up something that happened decades ago? You keep staying relevant, Vanilla. [Huffington Post]
:: Britney's "Hold It Against Me" single sleeve — a work of art? One Britney fan thinks so. [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: Trent Reznor, who scored David Fincher's The Social Network, will next write the score for Fincher's adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. [Spinner]
:: An adult man had Justin Bieber's face tattooed on his thigh. (It's not Usher.) Somebody must have lost a bet. [Best Week Ever]
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:: Was Kanye West just creating a publicity stunt when he angrily tweeted that his album artwork would be censored? Turns out he specifically asked artist George Condo for an album cover for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy that would be banned. We assume he also asked for one that would make our year-end Worst Album Covers list. [Vulture]
:: Vanilla Ice calls Madonna "a great lover" and says he broke off their eight-month relationship after she released her coffeetable book, Sex. Bringing up something that happened decades ago? You keep staying relevant, Vanilla. [Huffington Post]
:: Britney's "Hold It Against Me" single sleeve — a work of art? One Britney fan thinks so. [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: Trent Reznor, who scored David Fincher's The Social Network, will next write the score for Fincher's adaptation of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. [Spinner]
:: An adult man had Justin Bieber's face tattooed on his thigh. (It's not Usher.) Somebody must have lost a bet. [Best Week Ever]
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‘Burlesque’, ‘Glee’ & Gwyneth Paltrow Snag 2011 Golden Globe Nominations
Tue Dec 14 2010 by Robbie Daw
The 2011 Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning, and—pick your jaws up off your breakfast plates, kiddies—Burlesque nabbed an impressive three nods (Christina Aguilera's number "Bound To You" will compete with Cher's "You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" for Best Original Song, while the movie itself is up for Best Motion Picture—Comedy Or Musical). Other music-related nominees—Glee, which triumphed last year, is up once again for Best Television Series—Comedy Or Musical, while its stars Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer were all singled out by the Hollywood Foreign Press, as well.
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Wed Sep 16 2009 by Maura
The AV Club’s interview with Trent Reznor is a good read, but I of course liked what he had to say about the brave new digital-music world: “The thing that I learned from Radiohead is, I don’t want to ask you what you think it’s worth. ‘Hey, I just worked a year on this thing.’ ‘Well, that’s worth 10 cents.’ ‘Hey, fuck you!’ The Saul [Williams] thing was a lesson. I naively thought at that time that if you gave the public the choice of do the right thing or not, I thought people would actually do it. Five bucks for an album? And I found that most people, no, they really don’t want to do that. I think I laughed about that and got shit-canned by everybody for whining about wanting to get paid for work that I did. The steps we’ve taken since then, I think, have gotten closer to something that approaches a business model. It doesn’t work for bands that nobody knows yet. These are things I’m thinking about.” Much more at the link. [AV Club] More »
Trent Reznor May Be Gone From Twitter, But The Impersonators Are Ready To Snatch Up His Followers
Wed Jul 29 2009 by Maura
Nine Inch Nails’ main man Trent Reznor quit the microblogging service Twitter and deleted his account two weeks ago, but already people have rushed in to fill his void—including “Ternt Reznor,” who proclaims that “A one line bio could not possibly contain the greatness that is me” and is not afraid to impersonate Arthur Fonzarelli in 140 characters or less. Who knows, this superegomanaical version of Reznor could actually be the man himself having a laugh at his own expense! Weirder things have happened on the Internet for sure. [Twitter via Courtney Love, who may or may not think that "Ternt" = "Trent"] More »
