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This Week In Hip Hop
If you or someone you know has given birth in the past several days, congrats on the new addition but regrets on having your momentous occasion Kanyed by the arrival of Jay-Z’s and Beyonce’s Blue Ivy Carter. Born into a pop culture Camelot, the birth of B and Jay’s little girl has trended on Twitter, kept [...]...
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Positively Awesome Music in 2011
For some artists, 2011 was Positively Awesome! Check out my list to see which musicians I think had a superb year. Jennifer Lopez In 2010, most would have described Jennifer Lopez as the MILF wife of Marc Anthony whose fashion business was booming while her music star was fading. But there was a new tale for JLo in [...]...
Music’s Fresh Faces
Put these up-and-comers on your radars! Hot Chelle Rae has had a pretty awesome 2011. Going from virtual obscurity to having “Tonight, Tonight” become one of the summer’s catchiest tunes has pushed this Nashville-based band into the music spotlight. Members Nash, Ryan, Jamie, and Ian create a fun mixture of pop, alternative, and hip hop. Certified platinum [...]...
Florence + the Machine Impress with Ceremonials
Dominating charts in the UK, Australia, and in the US, Florence + the Machine’s sophomore release, Ceremonials, is on track to be one of the most epic albums of 2011. Dismal fantasies entwine themselves through Ceremonials’ lyrics making it the antithesis of pop radio hits of a Rihanna or of a newcomer like Dev. And despite [...]...
Positively Pop Up!
When VH-1’s “Pop Up Video” debuted in 1996, the way we viewed videos was forever changed. Gone were the days of idly watching our favorite artists’ mini movies; instead we were engaged by little nuggets of info popping up throughout the vids. Ranging from facts about the actual musicians to random tidbits taken from the [...]...
Thank Jobs for iPods!
iN honor of Steve Job’s legacy, I began this sentence with a lower case “i.” Also, to honor Apple’s mastermind, I am briefing you on songs that you must add to your own iPods. Thank you, Steve Jobs, for making treadmills more bearable, airplane rides more entertaining, and for giving us those iconic white headphones that [...]...
Alicia Keys will Rock NYC for Charity!
Mark your calendars for November 3, because Alicia Keys will be hosting her bi-annual Blackball at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City! With amazing live performances, surprise guests and more, the charity gala promises to be one positively special night! The Blackball is an incredible event that Keys throws twice a year, in both London as [...]...
Summer Hot List 2011: Part Three
Summer 2011, your music was good to us. Here’s a final, end of summer, hot list hoorah. Let’s face it. You WILL hear LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” at least 10 times a day. Channel surf your radio stations, and you’ll get the “everyday I’m shuffling,” soundbite on multiple frequencies. Even the Kia “HamStars” are shuffling [...]...
Precious Duets
September 14th would have been Amy Winehouse’s birthday, and in her memory, her “Body and Soul” duet with Tony Bennett debuted on what would have been Amy’s 28th. In our salute to Ms. Winehouse, we have the beautiful song and video here. We also look at songs from artists whose collaborations were released after their passing. [...]...
Meital Dohan’s New Single “Yummy Boyz” is Positively Yummy
Beautiful. Talented. Hard-working. Versatile. Determined. Those are just a few adjectives that come to mind when thinking about Israeli stage, television/film actress and playwrite Meital Dohan. She’s mesmorized America as sexy scholar “Yael Hoffman” in the Showtime hit series, Weeds. You’ve seen her as “Aurora” in the Sony Pictures comedic web series Woke Up Dead co-starring Jon [...]...
