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Did You Hear? :: Mariah Carey & family's attempt to dash through the snow in Aspen was more of a lurch, thanks to some obstinate horses who dared go diva-to-diva with Mimi. [ Rap-Up ] :: Quick, cover Elmo's eyes! Katy Perry gallivanted about Hawaii in a Not-Safe-For- Sesame-Street bikini — no doubt ensuring a very nice Christmas bonus for the paparazzo who shot these photos. [ PopSugar ] :: If a brand new Mustang convertible is on your 2012 Christmas list, you've got almost a full year to become Justin [...]

This week Billboard published its final charts dated in the 2011 calendar year. All in all, there were 31 LPs that rose to #1 on the Top 200 in 2011, several of which we highlighted in both our Summer and Fall Music Previews . We dissected the 13 chart-toppers from the first half of the year back in late June. (Adele's 21 still ruled when all was said and done, with over 5 million copies sold by the end of December.) Now flip through the gallery of the 18 [...]

Last week we stereotyped you by your favorite books , and this week it's time to apply a bumper edition of our gratuitous generalizations to the world of music. Our stereotyping posts have become something of a tradition at Flavorpill, but still, here's our obligatory disclaimer: this is an entirely tongue-in-cheek exercise, so don't get all offended — and also, as ever, several of our favorite records are on here, and we'll totally own up to all the stereotypes that apply to us. Anyway, with that said, here are 50 albums that keep cropping up on end-of-year lists and [...]

"Essa é a minha música!" - Quantas vezes você já proferiu essa frase em toda a sua vida? Ou no último ano? Tudo e todos nesse planeta em que vivemos possuem seu próprio conjunto de notas e versos, dos países aos produtos, dos programas de TV a um casal de namorados... até mesmo os anos possuem suas músicas próprias. Então, se 2011 fosse um país, qual seria seu hino? Seria uma melodia calma e cordial ou uma canção agressiva e impiedosa? Se fosse um produto, qual seria seu jingle? Ele venderia entradas para uma festa, ou caixas de [...]

At this year's Record Store Day - the April one, not the November shindig - I felt something that hadn't occurred to me in probably 10 years. I felt excited to hold a record. Standing in line, clutching the inside of my far-too-thin hoodie (thanks, Chicago wind), I paced back and forth in my mind, thinking, God, I hope I get this album . The item in question? Big Star's unreleased Third . Of course, I didn't get it. Nobody did. The store didn't even receive a copy. So, instead, I spent a couple [...]

Looks like Kanye West has his eye on the newly single Kim Kardashian . According to sources there was love in the air at the after-party for Jay-Z and Kanye West ’s “ Watch The Throne ” concert in Los Angeles Tuesday night. All the celebrities swarmed to the after-party at the Beverly Hills estate and West was not shy about showing his affection towards Kim . “Kanye was eating Kim up like she was a [...]

Sure, there have been a boatload of decent singles that made an impact both on the charts and in pop culture in 2011. But there were also plenty of outstanding tracks tucked away on your favorite pop artists' albums that never got their day in the sun. Sometimes it may seem like a no-brainer when choosing which track from an LP deserves an official single release — and sometimes artists and labels get it way wrong and overlook some of their best material. We've rounded up what we consider to be 10 [...]

#24-1 24. Lupe Fiasco- Double Burger with Cheese Lupe once again chooses to rock over a Justice instrumental and the results are once again excellent. The subject matter of choice is 90's-era gangsta films( Boys In The Hood, Juice, Menace II Society, South Central ), and with that, he presents a lyrical exercise in film history like few others can. [...]

#49-25   49.Theophilus London ft Dev Hynes- Century Girl Theophilus has the type of lyrical content that Big Sean specializes in, which is about 80% nonsense. But when it clicks like this, it works. Don't know why he didn't put this on his album? It could have easily have been another single for sure.   [...]

We've already explained our picks for the year's best in music , now it's time for everyone else's opinions to roll out. Rolling Stone unveiled their Top 50 lists of the Best Albums and Best Singles of 2011, and pop makes a big presence on both. Britney Spears and Beyonce make the cut for the music mag's Top 10 Singles of the year, while Adele, Lady Gaga and The Throne (aka Jay-Z and Kanye West) are featured on the list for both singles and albums. Hop below to check the Top 10 for both year-end [...]

The nominations for the 54th annual GRAMMY Awards are out. And, as with every year and just about every other awards show in the world, some of the nominations - or lack-thereof for certain artists - left the interwebs with a lot to talk about. We took a look at the nominations, and, after throwing celebrations for some of our favorite acts' fortune and rioting in the name of others' snubs, we've compiled a list of some of 8 of the most epic highs and gutter lows from this year's crop of GRAMMY nominations. Get judgmental with us [...]

After night one of Kanye West & Jay-Z's WTT tour stop in Chicago, Kanye reportedly had a private, invite-only party backstage, that was catered by famous Chicago haunts Harold's Chicken and Garrett's Popcorn. Jay-Z, Beyonce, Don C, Million $ Mano, GLC, Mailk Yusef and John Monopoly were all in attendance. No word on a part two this evening.

In 2010 , Katy Perry's Teenage Dream — an unashamedly-bubblegum album executive-produced by pop maestros Dr. Luke and Max Martin — scored the California gurl an Album Of The Year Grammy nomination, not to mention nods for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for the LP's title song). And this year, pop veteran Britney Spears and her latest album Femme Fatale — another hit-laden bubblegum offering (though not nearly as hit-laden as Perry's ) helmed by Luke and Martin — got zero Grammy love [...]

Part of me, frankly, doesn't give a damn. Because, frankly, the GRAMMYs become less significant with each passing year (for reasons detailed here ). But another part of me (the part that generally avoids using Gone with the Wind references and dreams of Rihanna one day being a GRAMMY queen) can't help but weigh in on the nominations that were announced on November 30. I've always thought that the GRAMMY nominations were more interesting for the snubs than for those recognized, and this year was no different. The [...]

The nominees for the 2012 Grammy Awards were officially revealed during a live television broadcast on Wednesday night, and Bon Iver was among the most called! Justin Vernon and Co. received a nomination for Best New Artist, while their song "Holocene" is up for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Bon Iver , the album, also was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year. Now, before we go any further, let's first remember this is Grammys and the rules make little sense: 1.) The cut off date for an eligible song/record/album [...]

As Miranda Kerr debuted the 2011 Fantasy Bra on the catwalk during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show , Maroon 5 cranked out their hit “Moves Like Jagger” , minus Christina Aguilera. But Adam Levine made up for the absence of his fellow Voice coach by doing a surprise walk down the runway with his model girlfriend Anne Vyalitsyna (i.e. the faceless female who cupped Adam's naked manhood in those cancer awareness ads ) then planting a kiss on her cheek. Other performers included Kanye West, Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj. Watch below! [...]

There's defying low expectations, and then there's trouncing them. By now, Katy Perry has mastered the art of both. She had every right to be a one-hit wonder. Singers of songs as corny and novelty-esque as "I Kissed a Girl" deserve what they get, and usually it's a career that's over in 15 minutes flat. But that Katy Perry. She defies expectations. Her follow-up singles were better, and a few of them were even hits. By the time her second mainstream album, Teenage Dream , rolled around in August of 2010, we had every reason to [...]

Beyonce Goes Noir In “Dance For You” Video Celebs Celebrate Thanksgiving 2011 By Feeding The Hungry Odd Future Opens Pop-Up Store in Los Angeles Rihanna Shares Video of Her Spending Time With Family Kelly Clarkson Performs At The Troubadour Watch Tommy Hilfiger House Par-tay The X Factor Features The "Song Of The Millenium" Drake's 'Take Care' Coasts To No. 1 Spot [...]

King of the Year, Jay-Z, sits down for a rare interview to discuss Kanye’s perfectionism, his own father, and fitting a car seat into the Maybach. Jay-Z on Kanye’s obsessing over microdetails during the recording of the album: “I think he just can’t help himself,” Jay says. “He puts so much into everything, and he’s like, ‘You have to treat it like I treat it.’ It drives you crazy sometimes—like when you’ve put seventy-five versions of a snare on one song and he’s like, ‘No!’ and you’re like, ‘Come on, man.’ ” [...]

While some other pregnant pop personalities opt for scary maternity wear this Halloween, Beyonce opted for an adorable bee outfit while attending Kanye West's costume party at Darby restaurant in New York City last night. (Chances the DJ at said party played Beyonce and Kanye's "Party" ? 100%.) Head below for one more pic of Bey-as-a-bee! Even her shoes match! Well done, lady! Of course, the evening's host wore a costume, though we're not positive what he was supposed [...]