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Recently, Lady Gaga was crowned the Queen of Twitter by accumulating the highest number of followers on the social networking site–the count stood at 5,758,052 last time I checked. To accept the award, she posted the video below to the web. It’s weird. Among the highlights (or lowlights, maybe?) are when a Glinda the Good [...]

Kanye West premiered a new song off of his upcoming album entitled “See Me Now.” The track features both Beyonce and Charlie Wilson, and is growing on me more and more with every listen. The raps are vintage Kanye, too. My personal fave: “I admit, my first watch was a Fossil. Now I’m in the [...]

Last night, the video for Kanye’s newest single, “Power,” debuted on MTV. In typical Kanye fashion, it’s a very artistic piece, with an obvious ode to Michaelangelo’s  Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings. At only 1 minute and 42 seconds long, it runs only a portion of the song. But as Kanye himself  exclaimed via Twitter, “It’s [...]

If you’ve been living in a cave, then you’re currently unaware that the unstoppably prolific Lil’ Wayne has been in jail for the last bunch of  months on weapons charges. He’s scheduled to be released some time in November, yet he couldn’t help but drop a single from his upcoming EP, I’m Not A Human [...]

Since the now infamous Taylor Swift incident, Kanye West has been laying pretty low. Up until a couple of months ago, he’d been almost completely silent for 9 months, taking some time to lick his wounds from the fallout. But now, he’s back in a big way, which for those of us who enjoy Kanye [...]

The internet is absolutely abuzz today with the premiere of Katy Perry’s brand new single, “Teenage Dream.” Naturally, it’s a massive pop anthem. Though it’s not quite as danceable as “California Gurls,” if it doesn’t hit #1 on the Hot 100, I’ll be absolutely shocked. With a little bit more rock flair, Katy’s verses build [...]

If you tell me that you’ve never heard Bruno Mars before, you’re very likey wrong. Bruno’s already been featured on two certified summer smash hits, B.o.B.’s “Nothin’ On You” and Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire.” His producing and songwriting chops aren’t too shabby either — Bruno’s got co-writing credits for helping pen K’Naan’s worldwide smash “Wavin’ Flag” [...]

So, this might be a bit of a reach for this blog, but a new trailer for The Social Network, the movie based on Facebook, was released to the web today. You’re probably wondering how this possibly relates to Music News. Well, if I must tell you, it’s the awesome use of a cover of [...]

A Converse sponsored collaboration between Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, Kid Cudi, and Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij has been floating around the net for the last week or so. Today, a video showed up for the track. It’s called “All Summer,” which sounds, well, a lot like summer. Check it out below to see the three [...]

Lady Gaga performed a brand new song at Elton John’s annual White Tie and Tiara Ball last night. The song, entitled, “You and I,” is a welcome departure from what we’re used to hearing from the pop star. It’s a “rock and roll tune,” says Gaga, “which means it will most likely never get used [...]

One. More. Day. The 2010 FIFA World Cup opens tomorrow in South Africa. Needless to say, I’m unbelievable pumped, and I’m not the only one. As the most watched sporting event in the world, it’s sure to capture the attention of the entire globe. Part of the festivities include FIFA’s pick for the official theme [...]

This week, Steve Jobs awarded a prize to the person who downloaded the 10 billionth song from iTunes. It wasn’t Lady Gaga or Beyonce, though, and the prize didn’t go to a download-happy Jr. Highschooler. The winning song was “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, and it was downloaded by a 71-year-old grandfather, [...]

Rolling Stone reports that Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth” album has been pushed again, and that the new release date is “unclear.” A video for “On Fire” is out, though, so you can get an advance taste of the rock-inspired album. A new clip has arrived for “On Fire,” Rebirth’s recent single that, as Rolling Stone previously [...]

Reports Billboard.biz: Susan Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream” reigns for a sixth straight week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 137,000 (down 73%) according to Nielsen SoundScan, bringing her cumulative sales total up to 3,104,000. However, while that is a huge sales sum — especially considering it was totaled in just six [...]

Vic Chesnutt, discovered by REM’s Michael Stipe and regarded with respect by many of the biggest names in the music industry, passed on on Christmas Day from a drug overdose. It isn’t yet known if it was accidental or deliberate. (From the full article at RollingStone.com)Neutral Milk Hotel’s reclusive Jeff Mangum released a statement that [...]

Billboard’s got some amazing year-end round-ups right now, and looking at them inspired us to see what else was out there. It turned out that everyone is doing it, so why shouldn’t we? In the spirit of comprehensive coverage, here are the Top 10 Top 10s for music in 2009: Billboard’s round-up of round-ups. Charts, [...]

Brittany Murphy, one of the stars of the 90′s teen classic Clueless and ex-girlfriend of Ashton Kutcher, died this morning from cardiac arrest. According to Yahoo’s OMG: “A Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman told Access (Hollywood) that they responded to a 911 call made from the 1800 block of N. Rising Glen Road — the [...]

You’ve probably seen the now-famous image above and others documenting Kevin Federline’s transition from “K-Fed” to “K-Fat,” but with the help of Celebrity Fit Club on VH1, he’s really slimmed down. According to Yahoo’s OMG, “Most of that fat is apparently in the past now: Federline has reportedly lost 50 pounds as a contestant on [...]

Susan Boyle, the big winner of “Britain’s Got Talent” who’s taken YouTube by storm with the video of her first performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Miserables,” is celebrating the success of her first album, “I Dreamed a Dream.” According to Billboard: This past week, Boyle’s “Dream” held on to the No. 1 [...]

The story that’s getting the most buzz online today after last night’s American Music Awards is Jennifer Lopez falling while attempting to leap off the back of a dancer during her big comeback performance. According to The Chicago Sun-Times: During an athletic performance of her new song “Louboutins,” Lopez walked up the backs of five [...]