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MTV Europe music awards heading to Northern Ireland
MTV Europe music awards heading to Northern Ireland
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Ho Sit Down: Foxy Brown Is Putting Out A DOUBLE Album?!?!
SMH, we don’t know why these rappers insist on assassinating their legacies. Foxy Brown doesn’t just think there’s a demand for a rap album from her, she think’s the dancehall world needs her too. And you’re prepping new music yourself, right? The new album! “Black Roses.” I’m in the studio every night, slaving. It’s going [...]
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Grammy leader to meet with awards critic
The chairman of the Recording Academy and the music industry veteran who wrote a scathing critique of this year’s Grammy results have agreed to start a dialogue.
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Hub man, 29, is killed in club shooting
A rising star in the Boston rap scene was fatally shot early yesterday during a fight outside a club in the city’s Theatre District, where a concert and music release party had been held.
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Grammy leader to meet with awards critic
NEW YORK — The chairman of the Recording Academy and the music industry veteran who wrote a scathing critique of this year’s Grammy results have agreed to start a dialogue.
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Grammy leader to meet with awards critic
NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer NEW YORK The chairman of the Recording Academy and the music industry veteran who wrote a scathing critique of this year’s Grammy results have agreed to start a dialogue. Neil Portnow, chairman and CEO of the academy, and Steve Stoute, a former top music executive who now works in marketing, released a joint statement Thursday saying they planned discussions on …
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Rhymefest’s raps become campaign fodder in aldermanic race
In his songs, Grammy-winner Che “Rhymefest” Smith spits and stutters curse words, homophobic slurs and the N-word.He sometimes busts rhymes about shooting guns and selling drugs. In his song, “Chicago” — a tale of his hometown where he’s running for 20th Ward alderman — Rhymefest raps, “Ain’t sorry that I did it/ I’m sorry I got caught.”Smith’s opponent in the April ballot showdown, incumbent …
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Music insider: Grammys out of touch with pop culture
The chairman of the Recording Academy and the music industry veteran who wrote a scathing critique of this year’s Grammy results have agreed to start a dialogue.
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Christine Heathman To Attend The 19th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party February 27, 2011
19th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party Fundraising Event Hosted by Sir Elton John (PRWeb February 24, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/02/prweb5099604.htm
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Eminem Passes Lady Gaga In Facebook Popularity
Eminem might have burst Lady Gaga ‘s bubble — or should we say, cracked her egg? On Thursday, social media tracker Famecount announced that the Detroit rapper has soared past the New York-based pop sensation in becoming “the world’s most popular living person on Facebook,” RadarOnline.com has learned. PHOTOS: Rihanna Signs Books The Drug Ballad singer, who won the award for best rap album at …
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Taylor Swift steps out with ‘Glee’s’ Overstreet
Swift attended Thursday’s L.A. Kings hockey match with the breakout singer-actor as her date. “They looked pretty good together,” a witness at the game tells UsMagazine.com.
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Music MEME

Image by Cayusa
1. The white line is getting longer, 2. Cow Country #4, 3. TRACE ATKINS, 4. in the park(05):Chain, 5. Patrick making fun of lame ass rappers because he heard this sign mentioned in a stupid ass rap song., 6. Forgotten guitar – 4, 7. the sound, 8. driving into the new year, 9. SVBA Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Social 07.28.07, 10. Garth Brooks, 11. love her like she’s never been in love before, 12. LEGO Indiana Jones (photo)

Created with fd’s Flickr Toys.

The concept:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste the html into your blog or Flickr stream (the easiest way is to copy the URLs and then head over to the fd’s flickr toys link above and use the mosaic maker).

The Questions:

1. What’s your favorite song?
2. Favorite genre of music?
3. Favorite musician?
4. What was the last song you listened to/are currently listening to?
5. What type of music do you dislike?
6. What instrument do you like to listen to the most?
7. What instrument do you most like to play (or would like to learn)?
8. Where do you go or what do you listen to when you’re sad?
9. What was the last concert or musical event you attended?
10. What concert or musical event do you wish you could have attended? Or a performer you would have loved to have seen live?
11. You and your sweetie, what’s your ‘song’? If you aren’t paired off, what song do you think it might be?
12. What song gets stuck in your head the most? (For good or for bad…)

The Answers:

1. Much To Young (To Feel This Damn Old)
2. Country
3. Trace Atkins (currently – I’m known to flip flop a lot)
4. Chain Of Love
5. Rap (I really love that an image with Patrick Starfish popped up for this one!)
6. Guitar
7. Guitar
8. I go for a "Drive"
9. Blockbuster Movie Music with the BSO
10. Garth Brooks (Central Park)
11. Never Loved Before
12. Theme to "Indiana Jones" (ever since the commercials started I can’t get the theme music out of my head!)

2011 Billboard Music Awards Announced
The 2011 Billboard Music Awards are set to air live on ABC ( Read )
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Album review: Gil Scott-Heron’s and Jamie xx’s ‘We’re New Here’
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx make music about seemingly opposite subjects. Scott-Heron’s long career in spoken word and proto-rap anticipated hip-hop’s rage, and his exquisitely bedraggled tone is its own evidence for the toll of urban decay. Jamie xx, the…
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V Exclusive: Ron Artest Talks New Mixtape, Taking Criticism For Rapping And The Lakers’ Major Struggles
Ron Artest doesn’t really care if you don’t like to hear him rap. He doesn’t care if you think he should put down the mic and get more focused on basketball.
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Jay-Z & Eminem Dominate Grammy Awards, “Okay, This Is Crazy”
Sunday night’s Grammy Awards was highlighted with big wins and tough losses with rap stars Eminem and Jay-Z going home with gold. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]
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Lady Antebellum scores five Grammys while Arcade Fire wins Album of the Year
The buildup to the 53rd annual Grammy Awards was all about Eminem finally busting out of the rap category and taking something more substantial back home to Detroit. Little did anyone know that Nashville would come a-callin’.
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Christine Heathman to Attend Grammy Awards
GlyMed Plus CEO and Founder To Attend Award Show; Donates to MusiCares (PRWeb February 11, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/02/prweb5062834.htm
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Lady Gaga, Eminem bag top honours at Grammys
Los Angeles, Feb 14 : Pop singer Lady Gaga and rapper Eminem won top honours at the 53rd edition of the Grammy Awards while country pop group Lady Antebellum bagged five trophies, including Record of the Year.
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Jay-Z, Lady Gaga Collect Early Grammy Awards for Rap, Pop Performances
Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Lady Gaga won Grammy awards in rap and pop categories at the music industry’s biggest award show.
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Spencer Pratt And Heidi Montag Should Get Neck Tattoos
Knowing the difference between doing something as a gag and doing it seriously isn’t as easy as it sounds. Just ask Spencer Pratt, who I’m convinced has no idea that those aren’t the exact same thing. And yet, sometimes Spencer’s been able to trick me into thinking he’s in on the joke. Take his chicken [...]
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Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Emimem among winners of 2011 Grammy Awards
New York, Feb 14 : Rapper Jay-Z and R ‘n’ B singer Alicia Keys’ ‘Empire State of Mind’ won this year’s Grammy for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
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Eminem’s Grammy Night: Why Didn’t He Win Any Major Awards?
While the rap star was the night’s most-nominated artist, he lost out on Album, Song and Record of the Year.
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53rd Grammy Awards: And the winners are…
Singer Eminem won a Grammy for his track ‘Not Afraid’ in the best rap solo category.
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Eminem’s loss shows Grammys still lag on rap
This year’s awards were the lowlights in the Grammys’ complicated relationship with hip-hop as Eminem lost eight of his leading 10 possible Grammy bids.
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