As an American university offers a module in Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame, we wonder what might be on the syllabus …It would certainly make for a memorable episode of The Apprentice. Lord Sugar turns his face, strangely like that of a bored dachshund, towards some incompetent besuited buffoon, raises an accusatory finger [...]
There are a handful of big birthdays in the rock world today (including Kevin Jonas), but there are two individuals who will both be blowing out candles on a cake whose lives have been inextricably linked for years, even though they’ve never worked tog…
That Mercy Mercedes review starts out mentioning a movie, I bet it gets really popular.
*Hellogoodbye* – Would It Kill You? (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1997872) (Thomas Nassiff)
*Mercy Mercedes* – Believe It (http://www.absolutepunk.n…
*The Graduate (http://absolutepunk.net/thegraduate)* just released their new video for “Don’t Die Digging.” Pretty sweet, right? Well, even sweeter (that is, if you’re COOL) is this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x391BLzNjlo) behind the scenes exclusi…
Check out this (http://vimeo.com/13590725) beautiful video montage set to *Barn Owl* (http://www.myspace.com/barnowlband)’s “Light from the Mesa.” The track is from their new album, Ancestral Star, out on Thrill Jockey.
With the B-side now defunct, musicians are exploring other uses for leftover songsOf the singles currently in the UK’s top 10, just one can be downloaded alongside another exclusive new song by that artist (what your granny would call a “B-side”). That track is Grand Canyon, a heartfelt ballad by Cee Lo Green, which is [...]
At this point, the personal and professional arc of Beyoncé Knowles is well known among fans and followers of pop music. But until now, Beyoncé has never been immortalized in comic book form. As it was reported on MTV News’ Splash Page, Bluew…
So Oprah Winfrey totally freaked when she met Jackie Jackson, which I found endearing and amazing and was another check made on the list of all the ways that Oprah and I are the same person. (No, not because I love Jackie Jackson, but because we both …
Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with our intrepid correspondents. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that’s why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendi…
Soul singer Aretha Franklin has cancelled all concert dates and personal appearances scheduled between now and May at the request of her doctors. A representative for the Queen of Soul has scrapp…
“His mom’s been calling during this interview. She just flew in and, basically, he’s gonna wanna chill with his family, his kids, too. There’s a lot of smiles, I’m pretty sure some people are gonna be crying. … It’s just going to be mixed emotions a…
Aretha Franklin is canceling all concert dates and personal appearances through May on the orders of her doctors, the singer’s spokeswoman said Thursday.
In the eleventh hour of getting her Jive Records debut ready for public consumption, Crystal Bowersox stopped by VH1’s offices Thursday morning (November 4) for a brief acoustic set. Apparently the gig was supposed to be a conference room performance …
The relationships between rappers and presidents have always been tenuous at best. Or at least so we thought. This week, there have been two incidents that have united the worlds of hip-hop and presidential politics in ways that nobody really saw comi…
It has been a big week for Billboard-related milestones for women in music. Earlier this week, Taylor Swift became the first artist in two years to sell over a million copies of an album in its opening week (also giving her the best sales week since 2…