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14 Feb 2011 10:11

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Music: On Justin Beieber fans defacing Esperanza Spalding’s Wikipedia page

  • Look, these attacks appear personal. It appears that Ms. Esperanza Spalding’s Wikipedia page has been attacked by the Bieber faithful for her win for Best New Artist at the Grammys last night – a ringer who beat out four well-known acts. But, a piece of advice to Bieber fans: If you want to deface a page, how about the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences one? It’s their fault that the Grammys are completely out of lockstep with pop music, that favors music completely out of the popular zeitgeist. Otherwise, stop watching The Grammys. There are other, more useful, ways to show your love for musicians. source

01 Feb 2010 20:40

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Music: Surprisingly, people actually watched the Grammys this year

  • 35% increase from 2008; 26.6 million watched source

01 Feb 2010 09:10

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Music: Every time we see Michael Jackson’s kids, it’s a big scene

  • Prince Michael Jackson did a great job of speaking in front of a massive crowd, all the more impressive because we don’t think we’ve ever actually seen the dude. Paris, who you remember from Jackson’s funeral, holds up well. Either way, this moment (where they accept Jackson’s Lifetime Achievement Award) is, again, great television. source

01 Feb 2010 09:01

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Music: A handful of quick numbers from last night’s Grammy adventure

  • six the number of awards Beyonce took home; that’s better than everyone else
  • 20 the age of Taylor Swift, the youngest winner of an “Album of the Year” honor, ever
  • 2004 the year the Zac Brown Band released its debut; they won Best New Artist source

31 Jan 2010 20:45

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Culture: Straight pimpin’: Stephen Colbert pulls out an iPad at the Grammys

  • How does Stephen Colbert get an iPad before Julius does, anyway? Julius is way more deserving of the Steve plate. But that said, it makes for the best Grammy moment in ages.

31 Jan 2010 20:38

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13 Mar 2009 14:34

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Music, Politics: Thom Yorke hopes he didn’t offend you by doing nothing

  • wish us all a safe journey if you still like us and you’re not one of those people i have managed to offend by doing nothing xx
  • Thom Yorke • In a recent post talking about his South American tour, but bringing light to the imagined conflicts created by Miley Cyrus and Kanye West • source
 

10 Mar 2009 20:53

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Culture, Music: Chris Brown & Rihanna, sitting in a studio, R-E-C-O-R-D-I-N-G!

  • Really? Really? Yeah, it’s crazy, we know, but apparently the couple is recording a new single together for Brown’s new album. E! News reports that the two of them are working with producer Polow Da Don on a new track.
  • Lest you forget This couple has quite the recent history. Between the allegations, the pictures, and the massively bad PR juggernaut that’s endangering Brown’s career, you wouldn’t expect to see these two together. But they are.
  • The song, imaginedWe could be wrong about this, but there’s no way in heck that whatever they work on could be a club banger; no, this has to be dark, emotional, and with more emotional weight than “Umbrella.” We’ll see. source

05 Mar 2009 21:39

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Music: In case you’re curious about the Chris Brown/Rihanna case …

… all the gory details were revealed in a lengthy court document. Oh boy. source

05 Mar 2009 20:51

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Music: Amusing catfight #3: Miley Cyrus Vs. Radiohead

  • They don’t do … stinkin’ … just meet one little kid who would cry and you’d make their life? That’s the reason why you do this.
  • Miley Cyrus • Who, like Kanye West, apparently got dissed by Radiohead at the Grammy Awards. Her manager was told, “they don’t do that.” You know, we’d think it was an honor to get dissed by Radiohead. It’s freaking Radiohead! On a side note, Cyrus talks a 35-year-old woman who’s spent 20 years smoking and got advice on how to talk like the kids from her 14-year-old daughter. • source