- What does it look and feel like to hold a Grammy Award? Let Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert, Paris Jackson, Green Day, T-Pain, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Judas Priest and more show you.
Posted on Monday, Feb 1, 2010
- From Snooki to Larry Platt to Lea Michele, TV stars came out for music's biggest night, with representatives from Jersey Shore, American Idol, Glee and More.
Posted on Sunday, Jan 31, 2010
- The stars of the music world showed their increasingly daring fashion sense on the red carpet of the 2010 Grammy Awards.
Posted on Sunday, Jan 31, 2010
- The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast this Sunday (Jan. 29), and it's the ladies that are leading many of the major categories. Beyonce and Taylor Swift had ten and 8 nominations each, but Lady GaGa -- a critical and commercial favorite -- may nab all the statues in her five. Jay-Z, Maxwell, Kings of Leon, Black Eyed Peas and others are all trying to make their showing as well. HitFix critic Melinda Newman picks through each of the major categories and predicts her winners. Will Swift take home more than numbers leader Beyonce? Will Phoenix now re-define what is alternative? Click on through, and be sure to tune in to HitFix on Sunday for our live-blog of the event, photo galleries and more.
Posted on Friday, Jan 29, 2010
- Joan Jett and The Runaways get a biopic, John Lennon's early life gets a glimpse, Grizzly Bear and Moby get their own scores, 50 Cent stars as an actor instead of just a rapper, indies like Califone and Besnard Lakes get more exposure and more at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Posted on Thursday, Jan 21, 2010
- Naturally, hundreds of artists are working on new efforts for 2010, but a couple dozen stand out as some of the most-anticipated. Long-awaited returns from those like Sade, Usher, Outkast and Shania Twain are on slate, while younger acts like Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend and MGMT are busily prepping theirs. Check out the good word on artists like Radiohead, Jamie Foxx, Katy Perry, Jennifer Hudson, The National, T.I., R.E.M., Cat Power, Ke$ha and more.
Posted on Thursday, Dec 31, 2009
- Rest in peace, those musicians that died in 2009: Michael Jackson, Jay Bennett, DJ AM, Les Paul, Jim Carroll, Mary Travers, Vic Chesnutt, Jeff Hanson, James "The Rev" Sullivan of Avenged Sevenfold, Roc Raida, members of The Stooges, The Cramps, The Ronettes, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more.
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009
- Michael Jackson, Kanye West and Taylor Swift, Lady GaGa, The Beatles, Nine Inch Nails, Kris Allen, Chris Brown and Rihanna, Susan Boyle and Beastie Boys are amongst the artists that headlined 2009, all for their various reasons. While the musical landscape was sometimes changed in single moments -- like at the VMAs, or in a car just prior to the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony -- there were other changes that warped throughout the year, in terms of sales, in technology, in popularity. Relive the year with us.
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009
- Sure, you can be popular -- but influential? HitFix's Melinda Newman and Katie Hasty have compiled a list of the top trendstarters, veteran voices and culture-shakers of the aughts. Acts like Radiohead, Lil Wayne and Britney Spears have all made evolutionary jumps in the music business, while newbies like Taylor Swift, Lady GaGa and Miley Cyrus have changed the game for so many spheres of music fans. Take for instance Justin Timberlake... Seldom -- if ever -- has a former boy band lead singer made the transition from teeny bopper to genuine critical darling, while maintaining a fanbase of millions worldwide. It turns out all it takes is endless and undeniable talent in singing, dancing, songwriting and, yes, even acting. And a desire to bring sexy back.
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 29, 2009
- HitFix's Melinda Newman and Katie Hasty weren't the only music critics making lists and checking 'em twice at the end of this year. Don't let us alone sway you! Other major barometers of the industry have listed their top 10, 20, 25, 50 or more albums of 2009. Check out the top 10 albums of 2009 from Amazon, Billboard, MySpace, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and others, for your ease of use.
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009
- While truly great albums are harder to define in 2009, the year yielded an abundant number of singles, more than enough to pack a top 20. Still, HitFix critics Katie Hasty and Melinda Newman tackled the task, picking out some incredible dance, pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B and even country tracks that were on constant spin. Major breakouts like Lady GaGa and Kid Cudi made the cut, while mainstays like Green Day and Kelly Clarkson still had a place. Some songs that were on albums last year, like those from Taylor Swift and Lady GaGa, made their way onto the list, as the official single versions were released early this year. While radio wouldn't touch tracks from indies like Passion Pit and Phoenix, "Sleepyhead" and "1901" still got into our rotation (and, notably, into commercials). Check out all 20 of these hits and add your own additions in the comments section below.
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009
- Every year, music stars have another opportunity to get themselves onto fans' mp3 players with a new crop of music: holiday tunes. This year was no different, with some artists offering up full albums, EPs and singles. In the following pages, we break down some of these new tracks, from Lady GaGa, Leighton Meester, Darius Rucker, 3 Doors Down, A Fine Frenzy, Neil Diamond, Spongebob Squarepants, Susan Boyle, Pet Shop Boys, a Band-Aid-like indie rock supergroup and more.
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 9, 2009
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