We're one day away from the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (airing live September 6 at 8 p.m. ET) and we still have so many predictions! Right now we're tackling the Best Male Video category, which should just be called Best R&B Video, because no other genre is represented here this year. And of course, sneaky sneaky MTV is pitting Chris Brown against Drake and Rihanna . Not that both videos don't deserve to be in here regardless. Read on to [...]
Did You Hear? :: Pop power couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez may have to chat with the LAPD regarding the May incident in which Bieber allegedly got into a scuffle with a photographer. Cops didn't speak with the stars after the incident because by the time the pap called the cops, the couple had already departed the scene. [ TMZ ] :: Is Frank Ocean premiering his "Thinkin' Bout You" video on VEVO next week? [...]
On Friday we gave our predictions for the Best New Artist category at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (airing live September 6), and now we're tackling the behemoth known as Best Pop Video. Today's pop landscape has expanded its reach into so many genres, and so many varying artists have adopted "pop" trappings, that dance, power vocals, clever rock and brazen hip-hop have all come together in a giant Voltron of musical bliss. And that's why these last 12 months saw the return of the mega-hit, thanks to the likes of Adele , [...]
While a new Britney Spears album seems a long way off, there will be some new material from the pop princess in the form of a collaboration with Will.i.am. The Black Eyed Peas -front man will be releasing his new solo album #Willpower October 15th. The album packs guest features from Britney Spears, Nicole Scherzinger , Cheryl Cole, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and more. #willpower tracklisting: 1. Drop That (B.E.A.T.) 2. This Is Love feat. Eva Simons 3. Fresh S— 4. Run It Back [...]
It's time for another Black Eyed Pea to go solo. The prolific will.i.am is readying to drop his fourth studio album (and his first since 2007), and he's not taking any chances that the LP will be ignored. His roster of guests features seemingly about half of the recording artists who routinely populate the Top 40 these days, from Rihanna to Justin Bieber to Redfoo to David Guetta to [...]
Welcome back to the Hype Index , our opinionated look on the week in pop. In case you've just come back from an silent meditation retreat, Avril Lavigne and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger are engaged. (We were just as surprised as you are.) This week also brought brought us new releases from the likes Mariah Carey , Grimes and Nicki Minaj . But none of these divas could steal the crown from Christina Aguilera . So [...]
We've reached the end of our Hottest 30 Under 30 list today (as if you couldn't tell by the heat emanating from your computer screen). This week we've tipped our hats to the young artists making their mark on the music scene right now. So far we've celebrated everything from a glitter bomb and a sparkling American Idol alum to a Harajuku Barbie . And now we finish our list with a California girl , a Canadian crooner who knows how to take a punch and a country girl [...]
Did You Hear? :: After Lady Gaga confirmed the tattoo-related speculation that her Born This Way follow-up will be called ARTPOP (all capitals, please!), the pop star shared a photo of herself canoodling (perhaps skinny-dipping?) with boyfriend Taylor Kinney in the pool. Apparently, he can read her poker face just fine. [ Twitter ] :: Justin Bieber may be pop royalty, but it's still probably not in his best interest to mock real [...]
Did You Hear? :: One year after Amy Winehouse 's untimely death , The Amy Winehouse Foundation announced its plan to build a children's hospice in north London. [ NME ] :: Everyone's favorite vacation exhibitionist, Rihanna , filmed an interview with Oprah in her native Barbados, airing Sunday, August 19 on the OWN network. And its new 15-second video trailer makes it sound like the Most. Exciting. Interview. Ever. [ Punchbowl Blog ] :: Justin [...]
Did You Hear? :: This viral video for Scissor Sisters ' "Let's Have A Kiki" has already boosted sales for the song. Even frontman Jake Shears has fallen in love with it, tweeting : " @VideodromeDisco I AM OBSESSED WITH YOUR VIDEO. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IVE EVER SEEN. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. fking killed it". [ Billboard ] :: Katy Perry (who is now officially divorced from Russell Brand ) attended a skating [...]
It pays to be a pop star — or an actor in the Twilight movies. Forbes released its annual list of the Highest Paid Celebrities Under 30, and seven of those slots are filled by artists whose music is regularly featured in Top 40 rotation. Taylor Swift is the lady who leads the pack — the country super star earned $57 million between 2011 and 2012. The 22-year-old artist is making bank through her singles, albums and concert sales, as well as [...]
Forbes has just ranked the highest earning celebrities under 30 and no surprise here: Taylor Swift and Justin ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ top-earning-stars-under-30-dom inated-by-female-sin/67155/
UGH Chris Brown is just awful. The end. TOP TEN ALBUMS 1. CHRIS BROWN - FORTUNE 134,642 // DEBUT 2. KATY PERRY - TEENAGE DREAM 80,221 // 15,508 // 2,354,235 3. JUSTIN BIEBER - BELIEVE 69,537 // 114,985 // 559,080 4. MAROON 5 - OVEREXPOSED 67,525 // [...]
I'm not going to even lie! I am SHOCKED that Linkin Park is number one. Good for them and good for rock music everywhere. Even though I am not a fan, I am happy about this. Sliding it in behind them is Maroon 5 and that's a REAL close slide. In fact 1,000 records changed their fate, So close. Justin Bieber had almost 100K more units than this weeks #1 debut, but dropped %69 percent this week. That's nuts right? I thought for sure he would have held a more solid sales position this [...]
Mr (I use Mr. that loosely) Justin Bieber 's " Believe " debuts at #1 on the Top Albums chart, his fourth chart-topping release with 374,000 units sold. It is the second biggest one week sales total for any release so far this year, only trailing Adele's post-Grammy total. Kenny Chesney 's " Welcome To The Fishbowl " debuts at #2 and Fiona Apple 's crappy record, "The Idler Wheel Is Wiser...," debuts at #3 with 72,000 units sold. Billy Corgan debuts at #4 with his [...]
If winter is the time of year when single people scowl, forsake love, and slink off to that alone-time retreat they've created for themselves under the Manhattan Bridge out of watermelon rinds and Chinese food take-out cartons, then summer is when they thaw and renew their search for romance. They might make bold overtures to someone they've admired for quite while. They might even fall back in love with the idea of being in love. Recently, I found myself somewhere in the middle, entertaining a Lazy Susan of dates, each more hilariously terrible than the last. One way I've been [...]
Did You Hear? :: Having emerged as the biggest story out of Bonnaroo earlier this month, D'Angelo is set to continue his comeback with a performances at the BET Awards in July. [ That Grape Juice ] :: Because why would she possibly take time off, Rihanna has signed up to lend her voice to Happy Smekday , a new animated film from Dreamworks, scheduled to hit theaters in [...]
I love Usher . I love Ed Sheeran . Carry on. TOP TEN ALBUMS 1. USHER - LOOKING 4 MYSELF 128,099 // DEBUT 2. RUSH - CLOCKWORK ANGELS 103,172 // 1,526 // 104,707 3. ADELE - 21 62,797 // 75,048 // 9,402,287 4. JOSH TURNER - PUNCHING BAG 44,907 [...]
In case you haven’t been paying attention to your calendar lately, 2012 is halfway over. Here at Mostlyjunkfood.com, besides blowing our New Year’s resolutions two months into the year and consuming mall Japanese food every day on our lunch break , we’ve been paying close attention to the quality of music that’s been released during the first six months of the year. After looking over our gradebooks, we decided to put together a list of some of the standout bodies of work, songs, artists, videos and moments from the first semester of the year. We also took [...]
The 2012 Teen Choice Awards may seem like a battle between Kristin Stewart vehicles Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Snow White And The Huntsman , but we have a feeling the night's thunder will be stolen by No Doubt , as the regrouped band will be performing the lead single from their new album Push And Shove , called "Settle Down". Gwen Stefani & Co. won't be the only musicians in the house — [...]
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MP3: Daft Punk – “Horizons” (RAM Japanese Bonus Track)
Listen to Daft Punk’s “Horizon”, the Japanese bonus track for Random Access Memories
