New Kids on the Block Sneak Preview - Tracks From The Block
Friday August 29, 2008
The new album The Block isn't due in stores until next Tuesday, September 2, 2008. However, you have the opportunity for a sneak preview. Check out "Grown Man" ... Read More
Oasis Release "Dead Fast" Song "The Shock of the Lightning"
Thursday August 28, 2008
Oasis' Noel Gallagher, speaking of the just released song "The Shock of the Lightning," said on the band's official web site "If ‘The Shock of the Lightning’ sounds instant and ... Read More
Snap Judgment - Usher featuring will.i.am - "What's Your Name"
Thursday August 28, 2008
Usher rolls out a new single from his hit album Here I Stand. Don't miss the guest rap from producer will.i.am. Listen to "What's Your Name" and let ... Read More
US Pop Music Charts This Week - Rihanna Tops the Chart for a 3rd Time
Thursday August 28, 2008
Rihanna adds to her superstar status this week as "Disturbia" becomes her 3rd #1 pop single. There is plenty of other action on this week's charts. Check out ... Read More
Artist in the Wings - Safetysuit
Thursday August 28, 2008
Their major label debut album Life Left to Go has been out since May on major label Universal. However, through support from modern rock radio and VH1 TV exposure, ... Read More
Jennifer Hudson to Perform National Anthem at Democratic National Convention Tonight
Thursday August 28, 2008
Jennifer Hudson takes another step tonight in Denver toward being an acting and musical superstar. The Academy Award winning actress will perform the national anthem at the Democratic National ... Read More
Does M.I.A. Support Terrorism? The Debate Continues
Wednesday August 27, 2008
One of the most arresting current pop hit singles is "Paper Planes," by M.I.A. As she heads into the pop mainstream, M.I.A. is being questioned once again about her ... Read More
Shontelle - Another Rihanna?
Wednesday August 27, 2008
Shontelle hails from the Caribbean island nation of Barbados and is a protege of the team of Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers. Sound familiar? If you keep a close eye ... Read More
Metallica Return in Fine Form With "The Day That Never Comes"
Wednesday August 27, 2008
It has been 12 years since metal heroes Metallica reached the top 10 of the pop singles chart with "Until It Sleeps." It has been 11 years since the ... Read More
Top 10 Pop Songs to Download This Week
Wednesday August 27, 2008
Dig down once again with us beyond the singles heard on the radio for 10 great tracks from top recent albums. Download all 10 of the great songs in ... Read More
Top 10 New Pop Albums This Week
Wednesday August 27, 2008
Rapper The Game leads off the list this week and is looking for his 3rd consecutive #1 album. Don't forget the other 9 hot albums entering stores this week. ... Read More
Top 10 Hot Pop Songs Weekly Chart
Tuesday August 26, 2008
There are 4 brand new hot hits this week, and a bright new teenage artist leads the chart. Check out all of the details in this week's Top 10 ... Read More
Pop Songwriter Kara DioGuardi Is New American Idol Judge
Tuesday August 26, 2008
Kara DioGuardi is one of the busiest and most in demand songwriters and producers in the pop music industry. Among her songwriting credits are such hits as "Ain't No ... Read More
Review: David Archuleta - "Crush"
Tuesday August 26, 2008
The first post-show single by American Idol runner-up David Archuleta is taking off like lightning on pop singles charts. He appears to be as hot with pop audiences as ... Read More
UK Pop Music Charts This Week: Katy Perry Still In Charge
Tuesday August 26, 2008
For a 3rd week, Katy Perry is ruling the top of the UK pop singles chart with her worldwide smash "I Kissed a Girl." However, it's not the only ... Read More
"Just Stand Up" Star-Studded Cancer Research Benefit Single
Monday August 25, 2008
It is an amazing cast of many of today's top female pop stars that are uniting on the single "Just Stand Up" to benefit cancer research. The song, produced ... Read More
Pop Music On TV This Week
Monday August 25, 2008
The big performance of the week is undoubtedly Friday's showcase on the Today Show. Check out the 3 artists coming your way onstage in this week's full schedule of ... Read More
Review: The Academy Is... - Fast Times at Barrington High
Friday August 22, 2008
The emo and power pop field is a crowded one. However, Fueled By Ramen's The Academy Is... is working hard at clawing their way to the top. How ... Read More
US Pop Music Charts This Week - It's All Jonas
Thursday August 21, 2008
A certain trio of brothers are a dominant force on this week's pop charts. However, there is plenty of other action to report on. Check out all the ... Read More
Artist in the Wings - Amie Miriello
Thursday August 21, 2008
Jive Records is best known for such high profile mainstream pop artists as Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. However, the good folks at Jive do branch out in other ... Read More
Top 10 New Pop Albums This Week
Thursday August 21, 2008
One of the hottest new artists of the summer of 2008 leads off this week's list of the best new pop music in stores. Check out the entire list ... Read More
In Defense of the Pussycat Dolls
Wednesday August 20, 2008
As we are now 3 years into the existence of the Pussycat Dolls' evolution into a pop music juggernaut out of the world of burlesque dance, it is perhaps time ... Read More
"All Summer Long" Selling Well Digitally - But Not By Kid Rock
Wednesday August 20, 2008
If you must own the big hit song "All Summer Long," but you absolutely can not afford the price of Kid Rock's full-length Rock 'n Roll Jesus, you can now ... Read More
Pop Music Video of the Year? Adele's "Chasing Pavements"
Wednesday August 20, 2008
Last year it was Feist's effervescently fun video for "1, 2, 3, 4" that grabbed the attention of pop music audiences and refused to let go. The video brought ... Read More
Dave Matthews Band Sax Player LeRoi Moore Dies at Age 46
Wednesday August 20, 2008
An unfortunate ATV accident has claimed the life of the saxophonist who helped create the signature sound of the Dave Matthews Band. LeRoi Moore, age 46, died yesterday from ... Read More
Top 10 Hot Pop Songs Weekly Chart
Tuesday August 19, 2008
One of this year's most surprising pop hits tops the chart this week. Which hot song is this? Find out in the full chart of the Top 10 ... Read More
Profile: M.I.A.
Tuesday August 19, 2008
One of the biggest surprise pop hits of the year is M.I.A.'s breakthrough with the controversial "Paper Planes." How much do you know about her background and the sound ... Read More
Top 10 Pop Music Downloads This Week
Tuesday August 19, 2008
Dig a little deeper beyond the current pop hit singles. These are 10 great album tracks that should be in your digital music player. Check out this week's ... Read More
Is Avril Lavigne Too Sexy for Malaysia?
Monday August 18, 2008
Avril Lavigne is just the latest in a string of female pop stars to run afoul of Malaysian censors. The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party is petitioning the government of Malaysia ... Read More
Mexican Pop Group RBD is Breaking Up
Monday August 18, 2008
They managed to land inside the top 20 of the US album chart and place a single in the US top 40. Both are true rarities for Mexican pop ... Read More
Review: Estelle featuring Kanye West - "American Boy"
Monday August 18, 2008
The US exports a great amount of R&B to the shores of the UK as pop hits. However, R&B hits crossing the opposite way across the Atlatic are still ... Read More
Britney Spears Leads Latest Round of MTV Video Music Awards Nominees
Monday August 18, 2008
Last Friday on FNMTV, the audience-chosen nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year and Best Rock Video were announced. Britney Spears leads the ... Read More
UK Pop Music Charts This Week
Monday August 18, 2008
Irish pop band the Script are storming the UK charts this week. However, it's a cheeky American who holds sway on the pop singles chart. Check out all ... Read More
Pop Music on TV This Week
Monday August 18, 2008
There are a number of repeat performances this week as a result of it being late summer. However, MTV is the place this week to pick up what's hot ... Read More
Review: Pink - "So What"
Friday August 15, 2008
"I guess I just lost my husband, I don't know where he went." That's how Pink's "So What," the next great breakup anthem, begins. She's taking no prisoners ... Read More
Brooke Hogan Covers Sly and the Family Stone
Friday August 15, 2008
This one definitely fits in the category of tabloid pop. Brooke Hogan, daughter of TV wrestling legend Hulk Hogan is putting out new music ahead of an anticipated second ... Read More
Artist in the Wings - Jon McLaughlin
Thursday August 14, 2008
25 year old singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin has spent the past few years picking up fans through touring, gaining expsoure through use of his songs and performances in TV and movies, ... Read More
Chris Brown Leads the Way For Team USA Olympic Benefit Singles
Thursday August 14, 2008
AT&T has put together a set of singles by some of today's top artists for digital download to benefit Team USA during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The songs were ... Read More
US Pop Music Charts This Week: Chris Brown Hits #1 Pop for the First Time Since "Run It!"
Thursday August 14, 2008
Chris Brown has had plenty of hit singles since he soared to the top of the pop charts with his debut "Run It!" However, he has not made it ... Read More
Jay-Z and Kanye West Collaborate on "Jockin' Jay-Z / Dope Boy Fresh"
Thursday August 14, 2008
A new song by Jay-Z and Kanye West was debuted in concert at Madison Square Garden last week. Now, the song has been leaked around the Internet. It ... Read More
Top 10 New Pop Albums This Week: The Jonas Brothers Soar to the Top
Thursday August 14, 2008
The Jonas Brothers have made a phenonmenal ascent to the top of the pop music world. Their new album A Little Bit Longer may sell 10 times as many ... Read More
Will the Jonas Brothers Top Coldplay In First Week Album Sales?
Wednesday August 13, 2008
In my review of A Little Bit Longer, I suggested that the Jonas Brothers may well have unleashed the top pop-rock album of the year so far. Sales figures ... Read More
Daughtry's "What About Now?" Video Is Making a Difference
Wednesday August 13, 2008
Once in a while a music video makes an effort to truly touch and move viewers. Last year the group Nickelback used the video for "If Everyone Cared" to ... Read More
Snap Judgment - Santogold - "Lights Out"
Wednesday August 13, 2008
Santogold has a strong affection for 80's new wave. It's very evident in her latest single. Check out all of the zebra and animal prints as well! Watch ... Read More
Top 10 Hot Pop Songs Weekly Chart
Wednesday August 13, 2008
This week one of the top underground dance artists breaks into the pop mainstream topping this week's list. Find out which song sits in the pole position and check ... Read More
Profile: Metro Station
Tuesday August 12, 2008
The group Metro Station have emerged as one of the top new artists of this year. Their breakthrough single "Shake It" has headed into the pop top 10. ... Read More
Mercury Prize Nominees 2008 - The Best In British Music
Tuesday August 12, 2008
Each year the Nationwide Mercury Prize celebrates the best in British music by giving an award to recognize the highest quality album of the year. The shortlist for this ... Read More
Remembering Isaac Hayes, 1942-2008
Monday August 11, 2008
Memphis soul man Isaac Hayes had already laid claim to being an R&B legend when he electrified the pop music world with the "Theme from Shaft" in the fall of ... Read More
MTV Video Music Awards Announce Best New Artist and Best Dancing In a Video Nominees
Monday August 11, 2008
Last Friday on FNMTV, the audience-chosen nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist and Best Dancing in a Video were announced. The final ... Read More
Review: Leona Lewis - "Better In Time"
Monday August 11, 2008
Leona Lewis stormed to the top of the charts with her debut US single "Bleeding Love". This is her follow up. She is showing off those amazing pipes ... Read More
Top 10 Pop Downloads This Week
Monday August 11, 2008
It's a new feature. I dig down into the biggest current pop albums and pull out 10 great tracks for you to download and add to your digital player. ... Read More
UK Pop Music Charts This Week - Katy Perry Crosses the Atlantic
Monday August 11, 2008
She is still holding a firm grip on the top of the US pop singles chart, and now Katy Perry has successfully crossed the Atlantic to take up residence at ... Read More
Pop Music on TV This Week: Everything's Turning Up Jonas
Monday August 11, 2008
It is definitely a Jonas Brothers kind of week on TV as their new album hits stores on Tuesday. There are other great performances to view as well. ... Read More
More Details on New Kids on the Block's Upcoming Album The Block
Friday August 8, 2008
Hot on the heels of a successful return to the pop singles chart with "Summertime" after a 14-year absence, New Kids on the Block will seek a strong return to ... Read More
Clay Aiken Is a Father to Parker Foster Aiken
Friday August 8, 2008
29-year-old Clay Aiken has announced that he is now a father. The baby boy is named Parker Foster Aiken. His mother is Jaymes Foster, a record producer and friend ... Read More
Review: The Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer
Friday August 8, 2008
The Jonas Brothers uncork a big one here. The tear through the power pop rule book and deliver an impressive third album. Read more including a list of ... Read More
Artist in the Wings - The Airborne Toxic Event
Friday August 8, 2008
If you have any affection at all for 80's post-punk music, prepare to be blown away by The Airborne Toxic Event. The band played their first show less than ... Read More
Review: M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
Friday August 8, 2008
Gunshots, cash registers, weed and bombs. M.I.A.'s quickly rising pop hit "Paper Planes" is far from your ordinary chart song. It is bound to make an impact the ... Read More
Snap Judgment - David Archuleta - "Crush"
Thursday August 7, 2008
Producer Emanuel Kiriakou has successfully adult-ified David Archuleta's vocal style in this first single by this year's American Idol runner-up. It's a big sweeping pop tune meant to show ... Read More
Profile: Shwayze
Thursday August 7, 2008
Laidback pop and hip hop star Shwayze hails from Malibu and is climbing the pop charts with the hit "Corona and Lime". Now is the perfect time to get ... Read More
US Pop Music Charts This Week - Ne-Yo Gets "Closer"
Thursday August 7, 2008
One of the hottest songs around is Ne-Yo's soaring hit "Closer." Also, one of today's biggest artists replaces herself in the pop singles top 5, and Miley Cyrus' step-brother ... Read More
Gunshots As Music In a Pop Song? The M.I.A. "Paper Planes" Controversy
Thursday August 7, 2008
This falls in the category of missing the point of the song as do most attempts at censorship. "Paper Planes," the breakthrough pop smash by British artist of Sri ... Read More
Top 10 New Pop Albums This Week
Thursday August 7, 2008
This week's new releases are led by a heartwarming return. Elsewhere in the list is a new indie rock band that will blow listeners away and the first album ... Read More
David Cook Working With Grammy Winning Producer Rob Cavallo
Tuesday August 5, 2008
Very few details are yet available about the upcoming album by this year's American Idol winner David Cook. However, we do know he will be working with Grammy Award ... Read More
Top 10 Hot Pop Songs Weekly Chart
Tuesday August 5, 2008
One of the hottest British pop stars in recent history is leading this week's chart. Check out the top song and the other 9 hot hits in this week's ... Read More
Review: Jason Mraz - "I'm Yours"
Tuesday August 5, 2008
If you are a big fan of Jack Johnson and Colbie Caillat and are looking for something new, then Jason Mraz just may be your man. Find out more ... Read More
Jonas Brothers, Chris Brown, and Miley Cyrus Dominate at Teen Choice Awards
Monday August 4, 2008
When all was tallied Sunday night, the red-hot Jonas Brothers took home 6 of the Teen Choice surfboards that are given to award winners. Close behind was Chris Brown ... Read More
ABBA-Mania
Monday August 4, 2008
30 years ago Swedish group ABBA were arguably the world's biggest pop band. Today, they are making a strong argument that their days at the top never ended. ... Read More
Hawthorne Heights Return After Tragedy
Monday August 4, 2008
In November, 2007, the band Hawthorne Heights suffered a tragedy that would end many bands. Member Casey Calvert died suddenly of accidental causes. Subsequently, the band went on ... Read More
UK Pop Music Charts This Week: Kid Rock Mania
Monday August 4, 2008
Kid Rock claws his way to the very top of the UK pop singles chart this week with "All Summer Long." It looks like this may well be the biggest ... Read More
Pop Music on TV This Week
Monday August 4, 2008
That trio of brothers dominates the TV appearances this week. Don't miss the other performances of interest either. Check out this week's full schedule of Pop Music on ... Read More
MTV Video Music Awards Announce Best Pop and Hip Hop Video Nominees
Saturday August 2, 2008
Last night on FNMTV, the audience-chosen nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop and Hip Hop Video were announced. The final winners will be announced ... Read More
Poll: Top Pop Artist for August 2008
Saturday August 2, 2008
It's been a great summer so far for pop music. As we head into the dog days of August, who is your top pop star of the moment. ... Read More
Jonas Brothers Flood the Charts With Singles
Friday August 1, 2008
It's starting to look like it's the Jonas Brothers' world. In just over a 6 week period, the red-hot trio have released 3 singles from their upcoming album A ... Read More
Billboard's Hot 100 Turns 50
Friday August 1, 2008
The most venerable of American music charts, the Billboard Hot 100 turns 50 this week. It was first unveiled the first week of August 1958. The #1 single ... Read More
Miley Cyrus Performs Live Tonight on FNMTV
Friday August 1, 2008
The hottest pop singer in the country takes the stage tonight on MTV's hot FNMTV video premiere show. She is currently sitting at the top of the album chart ... Read More
Your Top Pop Artists for August 2008
Friday August 1, 2008
These are the results of your voting on the top pop artist for August 2008.
Chris Brown - 153
Coldplay - 88
Shwayze - 79
Rihanna - 62
Jesse McCartney - 47
Miley Cyrus - 45
Leona ... Read More
Artist in the Wings - Stefani Vara
Friday August 1, 2008
Stefani Vara decided in high school that she wanted to be a professional singer. She packed her bags from her home near Houston, Texas and moved to New York ... Read More
Review: Shwayze - "Corona and Lime"
Friday August 1, 2008
Exposure on MTV doesn't hurt at all in breaking a new pop hit. However, is Shwayze's new laidback tune "Corona and Lime" worthy of the network's support? Read ... Read More