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Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban Close To ‘American Idol’ Judging Deals
The DayGlo rap queen Nicki Minaj is close to finalizing her deal to join American Idol‘s cast of judges, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, country star Keith Urban is said to also be wrapping...
View ArticleLady Gaga Unleashes Latest Fame Perfume Ad
Lady Gaga has released a third promo video for Fame, her debut fragrance from the Paris-based “Haus Laboratories” (and sold at Macys). The video features Gaga strutting along a catwalk between rows of...
View ArticleRihanna Added To 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Performers
Now that we know more about Rihanna than we’d ever thought (or even hoped), it’s time to get back to the what we love most about the too-sexy-for-Nivea singer: the jams. And where better to start with...
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Miguel Joins Nas For ‘Summer On Smash’ In Detroit
Nas delivered words of celebration — while plugging his new album — to a packed crowd in Detroit at his vitaminwater & FADER uncapped concert Thursday (Aug. 23) night: “Life is good! You know what...
View ArticleUsher Wins Custody Battle Against Ex-Wife
Usher‘s recent spate of trouble has reached a climax: A judge has awarded him primary custody of his two boys, beginning Sept. 1, in a ruling passed down on Friday (Aug. 24), the Washington Post...
View ArticleKelly Clarkson Covers TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’ In Virginia
Kelly Clarkson treated her fans in Bristow, VA, Thursday night to a cover of TLC‘s seminal 1999 Grammy-winner, “No Scrubs.” “This is definitely my jam, I’m just saying,” she said, introducing the song....
View ArticleGreen Day’s ‘¡UNO!’: Album Review
Judging by Green Day’s oeuvre over the past decade, frontman and principal writer Billie Joe Armstrong works best these days with a theatrical or cinematic image in mind, composing a soundtrack to...
View ArticleMuse’s ‘The 2nd Law’: Album Review
For more than the past decade, lofty have been the goals of Muse. It’s served the British trio well, too, defining itself with heavy-shredding future music that’s led them to become one of the world’s...
View ArticleGreen Day’s ‘¡DOS!’: Album Review
¡DOS! (out today, November 13), The second installation in Green Day‘s current trilogy of releases, begins with the home-recording sounds of ambient background noise and Billie Joe Armstrong striking...
View ArticleBig Boi’s ‘Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors’: Album Review
Big Boi has never proven shy of experimenting and expanding his sound. But for this one-half-of-Outkast, it’s always been clear where he came from — Atlanta hip hop. So, perhaps it makes good sense...
View ArticleGreen Day’s ¡TRE!: Album Review
If nothing else, looking at the ¡UNO! ¡DOS! ¡TRE! album trilogy Green Day has released in the past four months, we should be impressed by the sheer songwriting prolificacy Billie Joe Armstrong and his...
View ArticleDido’s ‘Girl Who Got Away’: Album Review
Oh, tormenting mediocrity! Oh, sweet beige! What is there to say about Dido‘s new album, Girl Who Got Away (out today, March 26)? Internationally, the album has performed fairly well since its release...
View ArticleFall Out Boy’s ‘Save Rock And Roll’: Album Review
There’s irony in the title of Fall Out Boy‘s new album, Save Rock And Roll (out today, April 16), in that it’s the band’s least “rock and roll” album yet. Modern hopped-up pop production flows through...
View ArticleMichael Buble’s ‘To Be Loved’: Album Review
Seriously, you guys, Michael Buble is pretty good. Who knows how, or if he’ll be remembered generations from now — even the most remarkable musicians are forgotten — but at this time and place he’s...
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