Grammy Nominations Full of Snubs and Surprises

The 2012 Grammy nomination were full of a few snubs, some surprises and led by Kanye West

Lady Gaga Records Duet with Cher

From the day Lady Gaga asked Cher to hold her meat purse, it's been a friendship made in MTV history. Now, Cher is hard at work on her 26th studio album and she's got a duet with the 'Born This Way' singer

Lady Gaga:
Pop Sensation Transforms Music Video Culture

Has Lady Gaga single-handedly reinvigorated the music video? According to industry insiders, yes. And this time, the revolution is taking place on the Web. Gaga's shape-shifting theatrics might not be entirely original -- she is, after all, a direct beneficiary of Madonna's taboo-bashing antics during MTV's glory years -- but she has lured viewers to her videos in unprecedented droves

Get an Awesome Soundtrack to Your Summer

Every girl needs some good music to go along with her summer -- songs to jam on your earphones when you're lounging by the pool, skating or biking, and heading out on those looooooong family road trips. Here are our picks for your summer soundtrack

Lady Gaga and Britney Spears Win Big at 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

It was definitely ladies night at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, which speaks pretty true of the state of pop music as a whole right now. Katy Perry continued her winning streak by picking up her three very first moonmen, while Britney Spears earned a major achievement award and has yet to even turn 30

Will Lady Gaga Really Take Madonna's Crown?

Lady Gaga is most often compared to Madonna, and cited as her inheritor to the crown as Queen of Pop. It's certainly not going to be Britney Spears! Hard to judge at this point. The culture and the music biz has changed so much since Madonna's advent in 1983, that the landscape is almost totally unrecognizable. So, can Lady Gaga hold onto her popularity?

Where the Best Unknown Bands Are Hiding

If you think Top 40 is not so tops and want your tunes to be more cutting-edge, you need to know where to find the best music. Read on.

10 Best Songs in 'Rock Band: Country Track Pack'

Music games have the power to turn people on to new music. And what genre needs more rehabilitation than country music? More people hate on Nashville's music than live in the entire state of Tennessee. Gus Mastrapa has been playing 'Rock Band: Country Track Pack.'

Researchers Say Many Rap Songs Advertise for Alcohol Industry

The average adolescent living in the United States is heavily exposed to alcohol brand references in popular music, according to a new study

When Pop Stars Become Pop Psychologists

Music isn't just for entertainment; it can also be a tool to create energy and promote health. Can you use music to live a richer life? Three of the biggest pop stars today have hit songs with lyrics that could have been ripped from the self-help section at your local bookstore. The question is, can listening to pop stars as they espouse pop psychology be therapeutic?

Pitbull Earns First-Ever Top single with 'Give Me Everything'

It's hard to believe that after so many hits, Pitbull only earns his first-ever #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. 'Give Me Everything,' with Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer, jumps from #2 to #1 this week in its eighth week at the top 10

'The Book Of Mormom' Skyrockets On Billboard 200 Albums Chart

After relinquishing the top spot for two weeks to Lady Gaga's massive 'Born This Way,' Adele returns to the top spot with 21, selling another 114,000 copies for its tenth week at #1

Frankly Speaking: A Great Frank Sinatra Biography

Frank Sinatra is the subject of a massive, fascinating new biography, 'Frank: The Voice,' written by James Kaplan. The book is interesting for several reasons. For one thing, author Kaplan is a real music fan, and has an instinctive understanding of singers, singing and Sinatra's once-in-a-lifetime talent in particular

Chatting It up With the Jonas Brothers

You might not know that Camp Rock 2 co-star Demi Lovato and other cast members are joining the Jonas Brothers for a concert tour, which starts in the United States before kicking off the world tour in Mexico in October. The Jo Bros were anxious to chat with us about their new movie and tour, and we were all ears

Hot New Music for Your Playlist

Tired of listening to the same tunes over and over? Or maybe you're just outgrowing a lot of the music you've loved in the past. Here's our guide to some new music you're guaranteed to dig

80s Acts Touring Again: Demand High for Forgotten Decade Music

For '80s acts, the moment that signified pop music's wheel of fortune had spun back around their way may have been in 2007's final episode of 'The Sopranos' when Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing' played during the final moments of a series well-known for its pop IQ.

7 Things We Love About Justin Bieber

You may already heart him in a BIG way -- and we wanna spread even more Justin Bieber love. There are so many things we find endearing about him. Here, seven things we love about The Bieb

A Half-Century On, Their Music Still Captures Youth

It was 50 years ago this summer that a couple of guys were sitting in a California garage, noodling around with a song. Their names were Mike and Brian. Mike and Brian, along with two of Brian's brothers and a family friend, took the song to a local record company and the Beach Boys were born

Ten Great Songs About Places

Nothing can bring back memories of a place the way music can. With this in mind, here's our list of great songs about places. Some have become inadvertent anthems while others actually paint quite a dismal picture. Regardless they've become inextricably linked to their respective places

Barbra Streisand Returns with 'What Matters Most'

After Barbra Streisand earned her ninth #1 album two years ago with 'Love Is the Answer,' she could be going for 10 with her latest album, 'What Matters Most -- Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman'

Aretha, Gaga and Barbra: Grammy Night, 2011!

The Grammys have already been well dissected by music critics and fashion mavens so I won't take up too much space here. But I'd be remiss not to say the show was pretty spectacular. And even if I didn't know some of the acts and a great many lyrics were indecipherable, it was a stunning collection of talent really putting on the dog for their peers

Pink Flies High at the Grammys

In some ways, I thought the Grammys belonged to Pink. Ten years after her initial surge to fame with 'Get This Party Started,' the soulful-voiced blonde, had one of those classic gasp-inducing performances -- I've rarely seen or heard anything as astonishing as Pink's rendition of 'Glitter.'

Barbra Streisand, Still Pitch-Perfect After All These Years

Barbra Streisand's voice has not suffered much over the years, despite the fact that she doesn't exercise those golden vocal chords.

Mariah Carey - This 'Imperfect Angel' Knows What Love Is

I was the last of Mariah's duties that long afternoon; she'd given about 19 interviews to promote her new album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel."

Who was Michael Jackson

When Michael Jackson tragically died two weeks ago, millions were shocked. The wonder, though, is not that the troubled pop-music megastar died at the relatively young age of 50 under regrettable circumstances, but that he was able to live as long as he did

Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon

Sometimes, death is lightning from a clear blue sky, a car that runs the red light, ice-cold water dumped on you from behind. That's how it was last week when Michael Jackson died.

'Thriller' Was Greatest Triumph, Greatest Tragedy

I got to interview Michael Jackson only once, at the family home in Encino, Calif. I remember Jackson did not walk about the place so much as haunt it, slumping from room to room as a great weight rested upon his sparrow shoulders.