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It's always been a little bit too easy to compare the Jonas Brothers to their teen pop forefathers Hanson, as they're also an adolescent trio of brothers who play their own instruments and write much of their original material, all rooted in classic guitar pop. Initially, this comparison...

By Rickey I wanted to cherish “When You Say You Love Me,” but somehow my perception was skewed. Maybe because I knew it was his last song. Maybe because he seemed slightly less energetic for this performance of the song than he’s been in the past. I wonder if the rudeness of the audience affected him. He sti...

By The Superficial Staff Jessica Simpson gave another shitass performance in her continuing effort to crossover to country which must be frustrating. I mean, she's proven she's illiterate and joined the Klan. What more do these people want?! Anyway, here's the highlights of...

By mj Concert review: ‘American Idols Live’ ‘American Idol’ tour has a little something for everyone All 10 performers featured on the tour had to sing their hearts out to impress “American Idol’s” trio of well-known judges: Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell.

He also said the singer, who is making the transition from pop to country with a new album (out September 9), is “still living in a reality show, convinced everyone is so fascinated with her personal life, they’d rather hear her talk than sing.”

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By Mandi Illuzzi Law said the singer -- who is making the transition from pop to country with a new album (out September 9) -- is "still living in a reality show, convinced everyone is so fascinated with her personal life, they'd rather hear her talk than sing." See Jessica Simpson's style hits and misses.

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By Jennifer Strangely enough, the Jonas Brothers have been on my mind lately. Not that I've ever heard a single one of their songs...it's just that somebody has writ large their love for the band in sidewalk chalk, on the walkway in my favorite dog-walking park. Which then briefly makes me think that as a fre...

By The MOG-GAZETTE Craig Finn talks about meeting Bruce Springsteen and The Clash’s Joe Strummer. Plus the music that changed his life: Husker Du, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and more. Plus: http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog/180550 Gnarls Barkley: Hail, Hail, Rock ‘n’ Roll!

By Maura Johnston First, I feel like this comment from "K" shouldn't go un-cut-and-pasted, if only because of the old-timey locution: WTF! you only gave the jonas brothers 1.5 stars?! You little!!!!!!! I hate Chicago Times! That's why no one will ever read this crap because the Jonas Brothers deserve so mu...

By noreply@blogger.com (Madonnasworld) Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour ***** Author: Jason Jones

Ft. Lauderdale, FL (CNS) - Which David - Archuleta or Cook? That was the critical question earlier this year on "American Idol." What most don't know is that David Cook actually has a David Archuleta wristband. Cook says fans can expect music reminiscent of his "Idol" performances.

By mj Dis David Archuleta? You’re gonna pay, buddy Moms Have A ‘Crush’ On David Archuleta David Archuleta, Jeff Archuleta, Katharine McPhee. “American Idol’s” Syesha Mercado Talks About Life After “Idol” Associated Press Idol artist

By noreply@blogger.com (Sylar) Here's a great review of the Sticky& Sweet opening night in Millennium stadium in Cardiff by Madonna Tribe:

By Maurice 2 Jennifer Lopez talks tri and charity in Central Park (August 19) We’re not the only ones excited that Jennifer Lopez is competing in a triathlon for charity. She and Lucy Danziger, SELF editor-in-chief, were guests on Good Morning America yesterday spreading the news.

By noreply@blogger.com (Madonnasworld) Madonna Beats Midlife Crisis With Tour, Sexy Disco The Queen moved her conquering army of 250 courtiers from England to Wales, where she appeared on a throne and flaunted the $2 million crown jewels she had bought for the occasion. U.K.-based Madonna, the American ``Queen of Pop,'' started her ``Sticky and Sweet'' tour in the Welsh capital Cardiff. She kept 40,000 subjects -- sorry, fans -- waiting 90 minutes to see her in best regal mode. Of course, she didn't apologize. Royalty never says sorry. Madonna turned 50 this month. Her idea of ``how to avoid the midlife crisis'' is to plan a crusade of pop domination -- taking by force Europe, the U.S., Canada, Chile and Brazil. At one point in the first gig, she joked that she was open to singing requests. Bef...   [read the full post]

By Rock Ticket Guy(noreply@blogger.com) Bruce Springsteen in St Louis Adam Raised a Cain Find Springsteen Concert Tickets: Find Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Tour 2008 Tickets Bruce Springsteen Merchandise Springsteen obliged, dedicating “Thunder Road” to Phelps.

The evening has nine of the 12 songs on her 11th studio album, Hard Candy, which went straight to the top of the charts in 31 countries. It culminates in a grand finale focusing on what could be described as Madge's 'post-imperial' phase: a futuristic, Japanese-influenced rave set in which...

By Pera Other re-workings of her old hits included a guitar-heavy rock version of Borderline and striking New York subway train visuals on the track Music. Sticky & Sweet" is Madonna's first world tour since she hit the road in 2006 with "Confessions" -- the highest grossing tour by a female a...

By talk(noreply@blogger.com) Exclusive Interview: David Archuleta’s ‘Crush’ tops charts “American Idol” Extra - Interviews with the Idols, Part One Review: American Idol winner and finalists come to Sunrise Aug. 11 marked the one-year anniversary of David Cook’s first “American Idol” audition in Omaha, Neb.

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In person American Idol runner-up David Archuleta comes across as an average seventeen year old. Dressed in jeans and red t-shirt, Archuleta would have easily blended in with the swarm of fans cheering for him outside the Tacoma Dome. Had you always wanted to be on American Idol?

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By FanBlast Media One such moment came when David Archuleta blended the 1961 Ben E. King pop-soul standard Stand by Me with a few verses of Beautiful Girls by Jamaican ­reggae rapper Sean Kingston. On the surface, that might not have seemed like much of a leap, as Beautiful Girls borrows heavily from the lyric...

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By fanblastworld In person American Idol runner-up David Archuleta comes across as an average seventeen year old. Dressed in jeans and red t-shirt, Archuleta would have easily blended in with the swarm of fans cheering for him outside the Tacoma Dome. Had you always wanted to be on American Idol?

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By Anono-Critic Once again, we present Rock-Critically Correct, a feature in which the most recent issues of Rolling Stone, Blender, Vibe, and Spin are given a once-over by a writer who's contributed to many of those magazines, as well as a few others! In this installment, he looks at the new issue of Blen...

By DocZeus(noreply@blogger.com) For me, at least, if Lil’ Wayne wanted to be taken seriously as an elite rapper than he would release the one element on his resume that thus far has eluded him: the classic album. For months and months, Tha Carter III has been delayed and delayed and Wayne has been guest featuring on the single...

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By Fraser McAlpine The brilliant thing about 'Umbrella' by Rihanna is that it's a cold, sad song with reassuring, warm lyrics. Rihanna's frosty delivery and the icy synths added drama to the lyric, and left the listener in no doubt that it must...

By Rickey Overall, it was a great experience seeing David and hearing him sing. It was even interesting seeing the others in concert and getting close to them during the autograph signing. I think they’re all nice people and quite talented, some obviously more so than others—like the remarkably tal...

I am troubled sometimes by the misogyny and materialism of a lot of rap lyrics," he said, praising Jay-Z, Ludacris and hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons [LINK http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/simmons_russell/artist.jhtml] for being "great talents and great businessmen." "But I th...

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By Maura Johnston As Dan Gibson noted in an IM to me, it's hard to not at least appreciate the effort; surely every reader of this site has made the "lol, MTV doesn't show videos anymore" joke at least once in the past five years. The live-performance aspect of the show was also noble, and having Snoop Dogg and Pa...

New video show -- featuring Wentz and MTV News' own James Montgomery and Tim Kash -- premieres Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT. By James Montgomery s Pete Wentz Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/ Getty Images Questions? Concerns? Video Picks? E-mail 'em to me at BTTS@MTVStaff.com. Related Artists Fall Out Boy

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Anthony Kiedis is keeping busy without his Red Hot Chili Peppers ("We're disbanded for the moment," he tells Rolling Stone -- for more on the band's year-long break, keep reading). The California dad recently pulled together Bob Dylan, the Raconteurs and more bands for Pittsburgh's New...

By noreply@blogger.com (MAC) What is surely a hit for the lovely Jill Scott in terms of business and exposure, it appears that we have a fan-tested review of the new line of bras called Butterfly by Jill Scott that deems them a miss. For more info from Jill herself about the bra line at Ashley Stewart, watch this video:

By Ash Source: IGN Entertainment UK Rating: 7.6/10 At precisely the time that contemporary soul is going through a fairly radical reboot thanks to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Estelle and others, Mariah Carey returns with a follow-up to her hugely successful The Emancipation of Mimi that offer...

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By Rock Ticket Guy Find Springsteen Concert Tickets: Find Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Tour 2008 Tickets Bruce Springsteen Merchandise Setlist: Find Springsteen Europe & UK Tickets Springsteen, E Street Band: A time to dance... A time to dance, a time to mourn.

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By Ash From title to execution, it appears that Carey’s 10th album is a sequel to 2005’s “The Emancipation of Mimi,” which returned the singer from “Glitter” laughingstock to pop chart princess. “E=MC2,” record-breaking single “Touch My Body” and the accompanying media blitz show that Carey...

Madonna has long been known as the Material Girl..But we're crowning the Queen of Pop the queen of new material judging by her forthcoming album Hard Candy. Her last album Confessions On A Dance Floor in 2005 was filled with great disco classics such as Hung Up.

By MrFrost of MOG Snoop Dogg has always been a little more experimental than his hip hop peers, which is particularly surprising when you consider he started out with a hard "gangsta rap" edge. While he still delivers hardcore material like "Gangbangin 101", there have been many instances where he fuses s...

Q: What are the benefits of being in a band of brothers? It's the same old Jonas Brothers, but I think we've explored deeper lyrical content and also deeper melodies and chord structures. We just wanted to expand our horizons. I just played a mandolin on this song the other day.

By thehonorable Lil Wayne - 10 years (ft. Sizzla) (listen) 10 Years" brings out the Marley in Lil Wayne and this shit is a banger. Sizzla just polishes the reggae/hip-hop track like a car wax (see, this is why I am not a rapper). Banger...I love it, but he still isn't the best rapper alive.

By These days, does any pop star sing live anymore?  In 2004, Ashlee Simpson was famously (or infamously) caught lip syncing on a live performance of Saturday Night Live.  In a 2005 MTV interview, Hilary Duff said, "I don't think that I 100 percent disagree with lip-synching. When you're Britney Spears and you're dancing a perfect choreographed show and you're changing outfits nine times, then it becomes not so much about the music."  Speaking of Britney Spears, she's been seen lip syncing on more than one occasion, particularly at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. In 2008, Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus kicked off a new year of lip syncing pop stars but not only not singing live at her Best of Both Worlds concert, but using a body double.  For shame! Hannah Montana: Preview of Episode 2.19 "Lilly's Mom Has Got It Goin' On"Hannah Montana Dolls For Release This Summer'Hannah Montana' Stars to Appear on 'Oprah' TodayHannah Montana'Hannah Montana' Star to Perform At 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'Hannah Montana: Best of World...

TV Review: Tila Tequila's A Shot at Love org, OH - I watched the reunion show from Bret Michaels' Rock of Love and remember hearing Jes (the winning contestant) say that she hadn't even seen Bret since he ...

By Daniel Kreps Kanye West’s reworking of “Beat It” is a bit less imaginative. West only appears in monosyllabic groans, muttering “Yeah” and “Uh Uh” numerous times but never busting out an actual verse, keeping MJ’s vocals intact with the focus on the more orchestral moments of the song. And then there’s...

By Arieanna She planted herself on a stool at centre-stage for the acoustic ballad Someone’s Watching Over Me, but quickly shifted things back into high gear with a medley of hits like Beat of My Heart, the reggae-infused So Yesterday, and a solid cover of the Go-Go’s Our Lips Are Sealed.

By Simon Vozick-Levinson I'd spent 24 hours tearing through all 784 emotionally wrenching pages of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter finale the day before the show; as a result, I'm pretty sure I was the only dude in the venue wearing a "PROPERTY OF WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZES" t-shirt. (I figured it probably looked like "Wee...

By Warren Kelly For those of you who don't have children under thirteen, let me introduce you to Ms. Montana. Miley Cyrus (daughter of the Achy-Breaky man himself, Billy Ray Cyrus) plays Miley Stewart, a typical teenage girl attending a typical high school, who moonlights as Hannah Montana, teen pop star....