Grammy Best New Artist Rules Allow "Not So New" Artists To Be Nominated
Wednesday November 30, 2011
Some music fans looking at the Grammy Awards list of Best New Artist nominees tonight may be scratching their heads a bit. All of the nominees released music prior ... Read More
Grammy 2011 Record of the Year Surprise Nominees Bon Iver and Mumford and Sons Join Adele, Bruno Mars, and Katy Perry
Wednesday November 30, 2011
Tonight's Grammy Award nominations announcements provided surprises with the very first award. Record of the Year nominees were revealed by Nicki Minaj. Adele's nomination for "Rolling In the ... Read More
Mike Posner Unveils "Looks Like Sex" Single
Wednesday November 30, 2011
It has been just over a year and a half since Mike Posner first came to our attention with the ultra-catchy single "Cooler Than Me." That debut hit landed him ... Read More
Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night" Video Debuts Tomorrow, December 1, 2011
Wednesday November 30, 2011
The launch of a new Lady Gaga video remains a major pop music event. Tomorrow, December 1, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET, E! News will debut the "Marry the ... Read More
Hot Chelle Rae Lead The List Of This Week's Hottest New Albums
Wednesday November 30, 2011
With their breakthrough top 10 single "Tonight Tonight" still fresh in the minds of pop fans, and their recent victory as Best New Artist at the American Music Awards as ... Read More
One Direction Are Headed To the US
Wednesday November 30, 2011
Despite having victory elude them on X Factor UK, the boy band One Direction have had outstanding commercial success. Their first single "What Makes You Beautiful" was a #1 ... Read More
The Polyphonic Spree's "It's Christmas" Is a Blast Of Holiday Joy
Wednesday November 30, 2011
If you are a pop fan who has not heard or seen Texas based alternative pop choir the Polyphonic Spree live, you have missed out on a true musical treasure. ... Read More
Grammy Nominations Concert Tonight - Waiting For Adele
Wednesday November 30, 2011
If there is any shoo-in for multiple nods when the Grammy Awards nominations are announced tonight, it has to be Adele. In fact, it seems the question just might ... Read More
Glee Songs Report Card - I Kissed a Girl
Wednesday November 30, 2011
Last night's Glee episode was filled with swirling emotion. The songs chosen are all powerful classics. As indicated in the title, Katy Perry's breakthrough hit was performed. ... Read More
Rihanna's "You Da One" Takes Over This Week's Hot Pop Songs Chart
Tuesday November 29, 2011
Rihanna won't be successful at topping the album chart this week with her new collection Talk That Talk, but she does have the hottest single around this week. It ... Read More
We the Kings' "Say You Like Me" Introduces Interactive Game Within a Music Video
Tuesday November 29, 2011
It was the people at S-Curve Records who brought us Andy Grammer's interactive music video for the irrepressibly fun "Keep Your Head Up." Now they have put together a ... Read More
B.o.B.'s EPIC Mixtape Is Available For Free Download
Tuesday November 29, 2011
As part of the build up toward his second solo album Strange Clouds expected in March 2012, B.o.B. has released a 15 track mixtape for free download. Titled EPIC: ... Read More
Preview Tonight's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Peformances
Tuesday November 29, 2011
The annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is no longer simply a fashion event. It has also become a pop music event. Tonight, November 29, 2011, at 10 p.m. ... Read More
Bruno Mars Tops iTunes With "It Will Rain"
Tuesday November 29, 2011
The massive weekend opening for the film Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 has worked its magic for Bruno Mars. In the wake of the strong box office showing, his ... Read More
Michael Buble's Christmas Music Dominates the Adult Contemporary Chart
Tuesday November 29, 2011
It is tradition now that most adult contemporary radio stations transition to mostly or all Christmas music for the holidays. However, no artist has yet shown the dominance that ... Read More
Military Wives and Nirvana Will Square Off With X Factor For the UK's Christmas Number One
Monday November 28, 2011
This year an embattled X Factor struggling without both Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole has experienced lower TV ratings. Will this translate to reductions in sales of the winner's ... Read More
Glee's Adele Mash-Up Is the Show's Fourth Biggest Chart Hit Of All Time
Monday November 28, 2011
It looked like Glee's pop chart impact was starting to fade for season three. However, last week that all got turned around, at least temporarily. A stomping mash-up ... Read More
Adele's Live at the Royal Albert Hall Given a 30 Minute Preview On Vevo
Monday November 28, 2011
If there is one holiday release that best represents 2011 in pop music, it would be Adele's DVD Live at the Royal Albert Hall that hits stores tomorrow. As ... Read More
Florence and the Machine's "Take Care" Is a Mesmerizing Cover of Drake and Rihanna
Monday November 28, 2011
This might seem a case of strange musical bedfellows, but it certainly works well. Rihanna collaborated with Drake on "Take Care," the title cut from his second album which ... Read More
Rihanna Dominates the UK Pop Music Charts This Week
Monday November 28, 2011
This week Rihanna holds the top of both the singles and albums charts in the UK. It is the second time this year she has accomplished the feat, and ... Read More
Michael Buble Leads Off a Great Week Of Pop Music On TV
Sunday November 27, 2011
Michael Buble is leading this year's crop of new Christmas music with his album Christmas. He will also lead off this week's great crop of pop music performances on ... Read More
Katy Perry's Teenage Dream Is Seventh Album, and First Since 1994 To Generate Six Top 10 Hit Singles
Friday November 25, 2011
This week Katy Perry's latest single "The One That Got Away" entered the top 10 for the first time. That makes it the sixth top 10 hit from her ... Read More
Drake Tops the Album Chart With Third Highest Sales Week Of the Year In This Week's US Pop Charts
Friday November 25, 2011
Drake makes it two consecutive #1 albums as Take Care tops the chart selling over 600,000 albums in its first week. That gives Drake the third highest sales week ... Read More
Bruce Springsteen's Born In the USA and Paul Simon's Graceland Among Grammy Hall Of Fame Inductees
Monday November 21, 2011
The Grammy Hall Of Fame have announced this year's 25 inductee recordings. It is always a fascinating list. This year they range from 1920s blues classics to Gloria ... Read More
Amy Winehouse's "Our Day Will Come" Video Is a Visual Tribute To Her Career
Monday November 21, 2011
A cover of Ruby and the Romantics' #1 1963 song "Our Day Will Come" will be released as a single on December 5, 2011 from the upcoming posthumous Amy Winehouse ... Read More
Billboard Sets $3.49 Pricing Floor For Album Sales That Count On Album Chart
Monday November 21, 2011
We will call this the Born This Way rule. Billboard magazine has announced that going forward they have set a price floor for album sales that will be counted ... Read More
Huge Holiday Week Of Great Pop Artists In This Week's Pop Music On TV
Monday November 21, 2011
The Thanksgiving week gives us a rich mother lode of great performances by some of today's favorite pop artists. Nearly 30 appearances and events are on tap. From ... Read More
Taylor Swift Is Surprise Artist Of the Year At 2011 American Music Awards
Monday November 21, 2011
In some ways it should not be a big surprise that Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at last night's American Music Awards after her recent winning streak ... Read More
Big Surprises at the Top Of Albums and Singles In This Weeks' UK Pop Music Charts
Monday November 21, 2011
Well, in the middle of this past week, most chart watchers would not have predicted the #1 hit on either this week's album or singles chart. What happened? ... Read More
Wonder Girls Bring K-Pop To the Billboard Social 50
Friday November 18, 2011
K-Pop continues to make its march into the Western world's pop mainstream. This week Korean girl group Wonder Girls soar into Billboard's Social 50 at #33. It is ... Read More
Mike Posner Previews The Layover Mixtape With "Wonderwall" and "Rocket Man" Covers
Thursday November 17, 2011
While we all wait patiently for his next album Sky High scheduled to appear sometime in 2012, Mike Posner is readying a mixtape titled The Layover. You can sign ... Read More
Avril Lavigne Switches Labels From RCA To Epic and Reunites With L.A. Reid
Thursday November 17, 2011
Avril Lavigne's most recent album Goodbye Lullaby was beset by struggles with her label RCA and ultimately the album was a significant commercial disappointment. Her first three albums were ... Read More
Rihanna Holds On To #1 As "You Da One" Debuts Big At Pop Radio
Thursday November 17, 2011
Rihanna extends her dominance of pop singles charts in the US holding the top spot for a third week while her latest single surges in to the pop radio chart ... Read More
Josh Krajcik Shows How To Rock On X Factor USA
Thursday November 17, 2011
It was rock night on X Factor, but it seemed an open question whether the judges really knew what that meant. However, there was no question that when Josh ... Read More
One Direction On Track For Second Consecutive UK #1 Hit
Wednesday November 16, 2011
Boy band One Direction, third place finishers last year on X Factor UK, continue to follow in the footsteps of fellow X Factor alumni JLS. After finishing as runners ... Read More
Drake Leads This Week's New Albums With His Sophomore Release Take Care
Wednesday November 16, 2011
Drake follows his smash hit #1 album Thank Me Later with what looks like an even bigger selling follow up. Take Care looks set to have one of the ... Read More
Glee Tops iTunes With "Rumour Has It / Someone Like You" Mash-Up
Wednesday November 16, 2011
It seems like it has been awhile since we've seen this. The Glee cast have soared to the top of the iTunes single sales chart with last night's performance ... Read More
Rihanna and Usher Join Lady Gaga In Grammy Nominations Live Concert Lineup
Wednesday November 16, 2011
It looks like pop music fans should be clearing their schedules and plan to be riveted to the TV Wednesday night, November 30, 2011. For the fourth year in ... Read More
Glee Songs Report Card - Mash-Off
Wednesday November 16, 2011
Last night's Glee episode took on mash-ups as the central musical element. The result was presentation of a blend of Adele songs which ranks as one of the best ... Read More
Adele Is Happy, Relaxed and On the Mend After Throat Surgery
Wednesday November 16, 2011
Those fans who did not get to see Adele live in concert due to her recent vocal chord injuries can breathe a sigh of relief now. She posted on ... Read More
Rihanna's "You Da One" Is the Hottest Pop Song Of the Week After Just Days Of Release
Tuesday November 15, 2011
It was only released for purchase yesterday, and it was made available for pop radio just four days ago, but that's enough to make Rihanna's latest single "You Da One" ... Read More
Avril Lavigne, Mary J. Blige, and Cobra Starship Lead List of 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performers
Tuesday November 15, 2011
Avril Lavigne leads the list of pop performers at this year's 85th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. However, she is only one singer on a long list of great ... Read More
Justin Bieber, Faith Hill, and Michael Buble Top the Christmas At Rockefeller Center 2011 Lineup
Tuesday November 15, 2011
For a 14th year NBC will air the Christmas At Rockefeller Center TV special on November 30, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET to celebrate the lighting of the Christmas ... Read More
Kelly Clarkson Announces Stronger Concert Tour
Tuesday November 15, 2011
Kelly Clarkson has announced the first leg of a world tour in support of her album Stronger. The first round of dates are all in North America. Pop ... Read More
Haley Reinhart and Casey Abrams Team Up For "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Video
Tuesday November 15, 2011
In the American Idol finale earlier this year, third place finisher Haley Reinhart received a standing ovation when she performed a jazzy duet with Tony Bennett on "Steppin' Out With ... Read More
Jennifer Lopez Leads the Top Pop Comebacks for 2011
Monday November 14, 2011
American Idol certainly didn't hurt, but Jennifer Lopez also delivered some of the most catchy pop music of her career in 2011. The result was a return to the ... Read More
Glee Is "Hot For Teacher" This Week
Monday November 14, 2011
Yes, the subject is mash-ups and there is a stunning performance of Adele's "Rumour Has It" mashed with "Someone Like You." However, it is quite possible the show stealer ... Read More
Lady Gaga and Choreographer Laurieann Gibson Go Their Separate Ways
Monday November 14, 2011
Billboard is reporting that Lady Gaga and her choreographer and creative director Laurieann Gibson (shown at right) are no longer working together. Apparently, the split has been a long ... Read More
Selena Gomez and the Scene Highlight This Week's Pop Music On TV
Monday November 14, 2011
It's a strong week of pre-holiday performances by some of your favorite pop artists. A highlight of the week is Selena Gomez and the Scene joining Ellen DeGeneres. ... Read More
Rihanna Returns To the Top In James Masterton's UK Pop Chart Coverage
Monday November 14, 2011
Not even the power of a new song from boy band JLS can deny Rihanna a return to pop singles chart dominance. She is now on top on both ... Read More
Rihanna's New Single "You Da One" To Debut Tomorrow November 11, 2011
Thursday November 10, 2011
Is this overkill? Or are we simply all Rihanna crazy? She is currently resting comfortably at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her own hit "We Found ... Read More
Glee Mashes Up Adele's "Rumour Has It" and "Someone Like You" and Blows Us Away
Thursday November 10, 2011
This is the type of Glee performance that turns into a chart hit. Next week's episode will feature a friendly "mash-off" between New Directions and the new all-girl rival ... Read More
Rachel Crow Steals the Show On X Factor USA's Top 11 Performance Show
Thursday November 10, 2011
14 year old Rachel Crow was given the opportunity to choose her own song, and the result was she turned in the performance of the night. Instead of another ... Read More
Justin Bieber Brings a Little Christmas To the US Pop Music Charts
Thursday November 10, 2011
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the pop charts. This week Justin Bieberr debuts at #1 with his holiday album Under the Mistletoe. He ... Read More
R&B and Blues Legend Etta James Headed To the Pop Top 10...Courtesy Flo Rida
Wednesday November 9, 2011
Legendary R&B and blues singer Etta James, aka Miss Peaches, has a wide range of honors to her credit from membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to ... Read More
Rap and Pop Legend Heavy D Dies At Age 44
Wednesday November 9, 2011
The music industry is saddened by the sudden passing yesterday of rapper Heavy D. Born Dwight Myers, Heavy D released his first album Living Large at the age of ... Read More
Justin Bieber Is First Solo Artist With Three Number One Albums Before Age 18
Wednesday November 9, 2011
With the #1 debut of his holiday collection Under the Mistletoe tomorrow, 17 year old Justin Bieber will set two records. He will become the first artist to hit ... Read More
Flo Rida's "Good Feeling" Is the Hottest Song On the Charts
Wednesday November 9, 2011
It is looking like the legendary Etta James is destined to ultimately find herself in the pop top 10. Her classic song "Something's Gotta Hold On Me" is sampled ... Read More
Rihanna Posts Track List For New Album Talk That Talk
Tuesday November 8, 2011
This track list for Talk That Talk posted on Rihanna's Facebook comes with a warning that it is likely not the playing order on the album, and it is also ... Read More
Dr. Luke Gets His Own Record Label, Kemosabe Records
Tuesday November 8, 2011
Dr. Luke, one of the most successful of pop music producers and songwriters in recent years, will now have his own label. Lukasz Gottwald, aka Dr. Luke, is given ... Read More
Florence and the Machine Open At the Top On the UK Pop Music Charts
Monday November 7, 2011
Florence and the Machine matches the #1 success of the debut album Lungs this week with Ceremonials opening on top. Despite high expectations for the new Cher Lloyd single, ... Read More
Lady Gaga Thanksgiving TV Special To Air On ABC
Friday November 4, 2011
It looks like we are going to be seeing a lot of Lady Gaga for the holidays this year. It was already announced that she will be performing in ... Read More
Gym Class Heroes Collaborate With Neon Hitch To Lead This Week's Best New Songs
Friday November 4, 2011
Gym Class Heroes' current hit single "Stereo Hearts" featuring Adam Levine has brought them triumphantly back into the pop top 5 for the first time since 2006. Their next ... Read More
Rihanna Moves Into a Tie For Sixth Place All Time In Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits
Thursday November 3, 2011
When you look at her record on the pop charts, it is astonishing that Rihanna is only 23 years old. Today she earned her 11th #1 hit on the ... Read More
Meet the 12 X Factor USA Finalists
Thursday November 3, 2011
Last night audience voting began on X Factor USA. It followed live performances by the show's 12 Finalists for the first season. We have followed them from auditions ... Read More
Rihanna Soars To the Top of the Singles Chart In This Week's US Pop Music Charts
Thursday November 3, 2011
It is a phenomenal 11 #1 singles now for Rihanna. As with most of her hits, this is not a flash #1 debut due to her name and reputation. ... Read More
X Factor Live Shows Recap - Stacy Francis Shines With Her "Church" Vocals
Thursday November 3, 2011
Last week Simon Cowell said he thought Stacy Francis was more of a "church singer" than her performance indicated. This week she unleashed the gospel style influences and gave ... Read More
Florence and the Machine Leads the Top New Pop Albums Of the Week
Wednesday November 2, 2011
Florence and the Machine returns with the follow up to the highly acclaimed debut album Lungs. The new collection is even bigger and broader in the overall sound. ... Read More
X Factor's Dexter Haygood Says He Left Voluntarily and Wasn't Cut
Wednesday November 2, 2011
Few fans complained when Dexter Haygood left X Factor after the first live shows performances. Intriguingly, however, he is now telling Billboard that his exit was part of a ... Read More
Michael Jackson's Immortal Megamix Reimagines Classic Hits
Wednesday November 2, 2011
It does look like a new Michael Jackson album release may be a regular thing at the holidays for some years to come. However, last year's Michael album was ... Read More
Glee Songs Report Card for Season 3, Episode 4
Wednesday November 2, 2011
With the baseball world series coming to an end, Glee returned this week with the fourth episode of season three. A new character appeared in the form of Irish ... Read More
The Best New Artists Of the Year
Tuesday November 1, 2011
Every year we are introduced to great new pop recording artists. 2011 was no different, and there were great new acts on pop charts ranging from a country music ... Read More
Will Glee Strike Gold Again With a Katy Perry Cover? "Last Friday Night" Debuts Tonight
Tuesday November 1, 2011
Glee and Katy Perry have been a successful team in the past. When the show covered her hit "Teenage Dream," it was a massive success and soared into the ... Read More
Flo Rida Gives Us a "Good Feeling" With the Hottest Song Of the Week
Tuesday November 1, 2011
For a second week in a row, Flo Rida's "Good Feeling" is the hottest pop song around. It is a big hit around the world as well as in ... Read More
Charice's Father Killed In the Philippines
Tuesday November 1, 2011
Tragedy has struck 19 year old Filipino singer Charice and her family. According to news reports, her 40 year father was stabbed to death in an encounter with a ... Read More
LMFAO and Chris Brown Added To 2011 American Music Awards Performers List
Tuesday November 1, 2011
Another week has gone past and the peforming lineup for this year's American Music Awards has expanded once again. When the accolades are passed out on November 20, 2011, ... Read More