In some ways, we have been enjoying the direction the music world has taken since the start of the 21st Century. Growing up, we were often drawn to underground music due to the pop and emotionless tunes that cluttered the surface. As time passes, more and more “above ground artists” are beginning to appeal to us because they are expressing the 90s musical traits we once fell for, which mainly included aspects of the theatrical world. For example, with mainstream artists like Lady Gaga, Adele and Beyonce, you don’t just hear catchy choruses. Their tracks more notably include layers of emotion that are able to channel through to listeners. The  [ Read More ]

Rumors had been swirling a long time about Beyonce being pregnant, but now it’s confirmed! Beyonce showed up at the MTV VMAs in a flowing orange gown and showing off her stomach. But the news of her being pregnant really hit home after she performed on the VMA stage, opening her magenta sequined jacket to show her belly, which looked like it was being held in by extremely fabulous maternity pants. Once she did this, the crowd went bananas, including Kanye West, who congratulated her husband Jay Z in the audience. According to CNN’s Marquee Blog, Beyonce was asked about the rumors on Piers Morgan Tonight. On the show, she  [ Read More ]

We have only one complaint about Beyonce’s video for the track, “Best Thing I Never Had.” The four minute video should have included Jay-Z as her groom. We hardly see tabloid pictures of the couple together, so it would have been nice to actually have a few recent clips of the lovebirds. Oh well, either way we are captivated by Beyonce in this latest release. “Best Thing I Never Had,” which is off of her latest album, ’4′, is the ballad of all ballads. The lyrics of the tune are extremely catchy, mostly due to our ability to relate to them. With most break-ups comes the pain; it takes self-confidence  [ Read More ]

There are times where the obvious needs to be stated. Yes, we love to announce news about up and coming bands, but there are some renowned singers and musicians to whom we will forever be obliged to release information about, even if the news is already known worldwide. We would like to point out one last thing before our announcement. We used to steer clear of mainstream music, primarily due to our fear that fame corrodes an artist’s authenticity, but we were undeniably wrong with this assumption. As a music fan, it is essential to know all the realms of the music world, not just the brooding souls free of  [ Read More ]

Scotty McCreery was named as the Season 10 American Idol at L.A.’s Nokia Theater on May 25, 2011, beating out fellow contestant Lauren Alaina. The newly chosen winner sang his new single “I Love You This Big” after the announcement, which came after a record-breaking 122 million votes. Some of the biggest duets of the night included fourth place contestant James Durbin singing “Living After Midnight” and “Breaking the Law” with Judas Priest. The female contestants, including Alaina, Naima Adedapo, Ashthon Jones, Thia Megia, Haley Reinhart, Karen Rodriguez and Pia Toscano, sang melodys of Beyonce and TLC songs with the famous singers. Alaina paired up with Season 4 Idol winner  [ Read More ]

There’s no question that Beyonce’s performance of “Run the World (Girls)” at Saturday’s Billboard Awards was one of the highlights, but now there’s a controversy as to how she came up with the performance. The Huffington Post has an article on the controversy, citing that much of Beyonce’s performance is modeled after Lorella Cuccarini’s performance in 2010. “My makeup artist showed me the performance of Lorella Cuccarini a year ago, and it inspired me so much,” Beyonce said to AOL Music. “I then met the talented people who worked on it. The technology and concept were so genius. Thank [G]od for YouTube or I would have never been exposed to  [ Read More ]

Singer Beyonce Knowles was awarded the Billboard Millennium Award at tonight’s big event. The wife of rapper Jay-Z was presented the award on stage by her mother, Tina Knowles, honoring her for her career accomplishments in the music industry over the years.  The talented star, who over the years has also delved into the fashion world and the acting biz, also performed her single Run the World (Girls)! Overwhelmed and exhilarated, Beyonce shared her happiness with a full room of top celebrities, all in attendance for the awards event that has managed to make a come back after a five year absence.  The last show took place in 2006. “This  [ Read More ]

Beyonce has released her father, Matthew Knowles, from his duties as her manager, ending their professional relationship that started in the 1990s when she was in Destiny’s Child, CNN.com is reporting. But the 16-time Grammy winner said in a statement that she is only parting ways with her father on a business level. She added that she loves him and she’s grateful for the impact he made on her career. Matthew added that the decision was mutual, as his record label, Music World Entertainment, will now focus on gospel and inspirational artists. He added that he and Beyonce did great things together, and “I know that she will continue to  [ Read More ]

Spurred on by the announcement Rihanna made about not starring in “The Bodyguard” remake, movie ticketing site MovieTickets.com released the results from a poll they held to see who their readers would would want to see fill the roll Whitney Houston originated in the film. According to the poll, which had over 16,000 people participating, an overwhelming number want to see Jennifer Hudson take on the role–51 percent, in fact. The runner-up was Beyonce with 25 percent. Other singers considered were Christina Aguilera at 15 percent and Lea Michele at 9 percent. From a selling standpoint, Jennifer Hudson would be a great choice. I remember in one other article about  [ Read More ]

Remember the 1954 Judy Garland classic ‘A Star is Born’? Well, it would appear that the film is going to receive a 21st century update. According to Deadline, Oscar-winner and veteran director Clint Eastwood will direct pop star Beyonce in a remake of ‘A Star is Born’. Naturally, news of this pairing has taken the internet by storm, mostly from shock. The mind boggles at the news, but what’s even more boggling is finding out what actor will play alongside Beyonce. E! has been throwing out potential names such as Robert Pattinson, Jay Z (Beyonce’s husband in real life), and Usher. Personally, I think a Denzel Washington or even someone  [ Read More ]

Coming up on the one-year anniversary of interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for her first MTV Video Music Award (VMA) for Best Female Video for ‘You Belong With Me,’ saying Beyonce should have won for ‘Single Ladies,’ Kanye West is apologizing to Swift again. Access Hollywood is reporting that on the morning of September 4, the rapper posted dozens of tweets in under one hour, including a new apology to Swift. Lying relatively low since the incident, West tweeted “I’m sorry Taylor.” He then said that while he tried to stay away from the subject on Twitter, he wanted to let people know about the “major repercussions” he has suffered  [ Read More ]

New York, NY (August 3, 2010) — From pop to rock to hip-hop, today’s hottest artists will vie for the coveted Moonman award at the “2010 MTV Video Music Awards.” MTV today announced the nominees with Lady Gaga leading the way with an incredible thirteen nods including “Best Pop Video,” “Best Female Video” and “Best Dance Music Video” for her global chart-topping hit “Bad Romance.” No stranger to breaking records, Gaga can now boast having the most nominations ever in a single VMA as well as being the first female artist nominated for two different videos in the “Video of the Year” category for “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé.  [ Read More ]

MTV recently announced the complete list of nominees for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards listed below. The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 9PM and on Sunday, September 20 at 5pm ET with Spanish subtitles on MTV. MTV will announce additional performers, nominees and presenters on a later date. Viewers can vote for general VMAs categories, including “Best New Artist,” by visiting vma.mtv.com beginning Tuesday, August 4. “Best New Artist” voting continues through the show, live on September 13. In addition, Verizon Wireless subscribers can vote by texting VMA to 97979 (standard message rates apply.) Following are the nominees for the  [ Read More ]

Gail Simone, the writer of the current run of DC’s renowned “Wonder Woman” title, recently talked a bit with io9.com about the sudden surge of rumors surrounding a “Wonder Woman” movie, particularly ones about pop singer Beyonce’s desire to star, and McG taking the director’s chair. “In general, I’m very skeptical of any fake irony when dealing with Wonder Woman. If we’re getting some kind of post-modern satire of the Lynda Carter series, I’d rather they just pass on the whole idea entirely. Christopher Reeve showed that the noble characters work best when played nobly. Winking at the audience insults everyone involved” she says in regards to any adaptation being  [ Read More ]