http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHtPBujpi4I iTunes releases its top downloaded songs of all-time well, at least in internet times. This is a brand new list as created by iTunes for the most downloaded songs on the site ever. And surprisingly, the top spots on the chart did not go to artists or bands that have been around for that long. Taking [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 4, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU_RDpIU3ng There were a lot of winners for the 52nd annual Grammys. Beyonce was the ultimate victor of the night with 6 wins, but Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Kings of Leon gave her a run for her Grammy! Taking home Record of the Year, Kings of Leon with Use Somebody that one also got Best Rock [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 3, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_l_kOdrZeo This year’s music awards show received the biggest audience since 2004, with an impressive 25.8 million average primetime viewership, and many people are linking it to the back-to-back and often times collaborative live acts. The night started strong with a memorable Lady Gaga performance, and Elton John joined her for a piano duet. Poker Face, Speechless [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 1, 2010
While last night’s Grammy awards were notable for a number of reasons — Pink’s very revealing performance, the duet between Lady Gaga and Elton John — let’s start with the big story: Taylor Swift won four Grammys! She won Best Country Song and Best Female Vocal Country Performance for “White Horse,” and her album Fearless won [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 30, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhNr-F_J5mA We’ve already covered all of this year’s Grammy nominees, so now we’re just previewing the show. We’re expecting Taylor Swift to win a Grammy or two this round, especially after her more-than-stellar year of winning. Her Fearless album was quite successful and will likely receive Album of the Year. But in the song of the year [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 7, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNN43K9N5Ek Who’s the music-making lady who broke a big time digital sales record? So along with the holidays comes presents which means new MP3 players and ultimately, that equals lots of digital song downloads. And because of this musical equation, a new record got set the last week of December… and it’s not by artist that you’d [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 15, 2009
According to MusicWeek, all the various trailers for The Twilight Saga: New Moon combined to be the most-watched videos on the Internet in 2009. They claim that the trailers were watched 592,049,402 times. I know that sounds pretty exact, but it’s a rough estimate at best — there’s no solid way to keep track of how [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 11, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxUMP-oxq7E The shockers never stop coming! Leave it to Barbara Walters to get some more shocking news from Lady Gaga. L-G is known for her incredibly unique and sometimes limit-pushing performances, costumes, and song lyrics. And now she’s sort of revealing that she’s also bisexual. While interviewing Lady Gaga, Walters asked about some of her song lyrics [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 9, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCjShlHiK9A These are the Oscars of the music industry, and this year’s Grammy Awards already have some major hype. An impressive 23 combined nominations got added up between Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. Nominee lists are HUGE, but here are a few highlights: The Record of the Year category includes Beyonce’s Halo, I Gotta Feeling for The Black [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 9, 2009
No matter how big of a star you are, it’s probably kind of a trip to meet actual royalty. One minute you’re partying and the paparazzi is flashing photos of you, the next minute you’re standing in line waiting to politely shake the Queen of England’s hand. Such was the case with Miley Cyrus and a [...]
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