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An initiative to encourage healthy teen relationships says songs by Jamie Foxx and Lady Gaga are the musical equivalent of junk food.
No Academy Award will be presented for best song at next year's ceremony if none of the tunes is considered good enough, Oscar organizers said Friday.
When Placido Domingo and his son, Placido Domingo Jr., set about to put the poems of the late Pope John Paul II to music, they discovered several religious passages, already translated from his native Polish to Italian, that would have made beautiful songs.
When Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on Jan. 20, Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” sat atop the pop charts. The ode to escapism might not have captured the mood of the whole country (everyone didn’t vote for change, after all), but it definitely reflected the sentiments of most of the musical community.
Most observers of the Academy Awards probably remember “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” from the 2005 film “Hustle & Flow” as representing either the nadir of the Oscar best song category — or as evidence that voters from the music branch are open-minded and have eclectic tastes.
"American Idol," which returns Jan. 13 for its eighth season, has generated billions of dollars in revenue, and been watched by millions of people, many of whom have questions about some behind-the-scenes details of the number-one show in the U.S.
Just down the hall from the chemo infusion rooms at Texas Children's Hospital, Jalen Huckabay was about to slip into another world, away from the wearying regimen of pokes, prods and pinches she'd endured since being diagnosed with lymphoma in November.
U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve, these are among the songs they have used most frequently:
“Cease and desist” letters must be a drag to get. But the McCain campaign seems to actively enjoy them. Especially the ones from disgruntled pop stars whose songs have been used to provide a soundtrack to the Republican bid for the White House.
Let the debates begin: VH1 has compiled its list of the 100 greatest hip-hop songs, and Public Enemy's black power anthem "Fight the Power" tops the list.
Barack Obama and John McCain agree on Frank Sinatra.
President Martin Van Buren didn't have MP3s. Or CDs. Or, for that matter, popular bands with wide radio play whose songs he could sample at rallies. This was, after all, 1840.
The head of the U.S. Military Academy thinks it's time to replace the "men" and "sons" in West Point's two most beloved songs with more gender-neutral lyrics.
Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic nomination for president, but he clinched the race for the best campaign soundtrack long ago — no superdelegates needed.
Continuing their season-long effort to find mentors more appealing to baby boomers than people who actually watch the show, “American Idol” brought in the legendary Neil Diamond this week to work with the remaining five finalists. But unlike Dolly Parton and Andrew Lloyd Webber before him, Diamond got to watch each contestant sing two of his songs instead of one.
Female canaries adore a good old-fashioned love song that abides by rigid musical rules. Mature males always follow the rules. Curiously, young males will go against convention — and rock out to tunes that would not impress the ladies.
It's been an odd spectacle, to say the least. The seventh season of "American Idol" has, predictably, forced its way to ratings domination, bulldozing anything foolish enough to wander into its path. Resting comfortably atop the ratings heap, it continues to generate controversy — Carly Smithson already had a record deal! David Cook is just copying other bands' arrangements! — and maintain its water-cooler bona fides.
In the early days of karaoke in America — say, the Huey ’80s and the Hootie ’90s — the ultimate compliment a singer could get for a good karaoke performance was a standing ovation or a free shot from the bar.
As “American Idol” pointed out in a video clip during Wednesday’s results show, plenty of former contestants have found a post-show life starring on Broadway. Judging from the way the audience voted this week, Carly Smithson shouldn’t plan on joining them.
Wondering about how a certain reality show pulled something off? Have a question about a certain contestant?
In a Nov. 12 story about movie theme songs, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Eddie Vedder wrote "Hard Sun" for "Into the Wild." While Vedder wrote several other songs for the film, "Hard Sun" is a cover of a song by Indio.
Highlights from the Oscar winners for best original song since the 1970s. As asterisk indicates the song also reached the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart:
There was a time around 1997 when no matter where you were — in the car, on the StairMaster, at the dentist's office — you couldn't help but hear "My Heart Will Go On," the soaring Celine Dion ballad from "Titanic."
There are between 92 million and 180 million great tits in cities and natural habitats across Europe, according to BirdLife International (Image: Current Biology/Slabberkoorn)
When it comes to James Bond theme songs, nobody's done it better than Carly Simon — except maybe Shirley Bassey. Some of them endure — especially the signature theme by the John Barry Orchestra, introduced at the start of the franchise in 1962's "Dr. No" — while others have come and gone as quickly as Bond girls.
Trying to Sway America's Cuba Policy With Song When one of Cuba's best-known musicians landed in the United States, his first appearance was not onstage, but on Capitol Hill.
Earlier today (Dec14th) I was cooking a pork roast and was thinking about the coming Christmas holiday. Now, I'm an atheist and my wife is Jewish, which makes for some strange sort of traditions.
Tis the season to be jolly! I know that I do get sick of it this time of year, but I really do enjoy Christmas music. The one that I am usually walking around singing is "White Christmas," but I must admit I really do like many of the classics.
Tuned out by The New York Times - The Dawn BlogA few weeks ago, The New York Times was thoughtful enough to do a little feature in a video blog titled 'Tuning out the Taliban'.
Rock Band: Top 20 Songs from Fictional TV BandsRock Band is a staple at everything from frat parties to weddings to bar mitzvahs, allowing legions of fans to step onto stage to sing, pluck, and drum along to the best songs from their favorite bands.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | The 'It-is-not-us' syndromeA couple of months ago, I wrote a column in praise of certain Pakistani pop stars and bands, arguing that there are a fair number of songs that display political consciousness and a related sense of responsibility.
Is Your Favorite Song a Torture Device?I imagine that any song played for 20 days on repeat would be torturous.
There's something happening here And what it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me that I've got to beware I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what goin' down There's battle lines being drawn And nob …
Music of some of the greatest musicians of all time.Find out exactly why that hook's so catchy or that lyric's so deep. A great place to listen and know about the great tunes - Shmoop!!
Don't use our songs as torture?Hmmm, haven't parents through the ages gone through just exactly this type of torture? Over and over and over and over..... Really, when I hear "Material Girl" I could just throw up. That was torture but I endured...
Somer's father: Birthmark on body found in landfill matches daughter'sTwo days almost to the hour after Somer Renee Thompson disappeared walking home from school, a body likely to be the first-grader's was found Wednesday in a Georgia landfill.
Playlist shows why Susan Boyle's CD will top the charts"Amazing Grace" is another song that is perfectly suited to Susan's pitch. Her forte, in my opinion, is belting out with that great big voice one of the great anthems of our time. "Amazing Grace," with its mystical, ethereal quality, is a perfect fit.
Susan Boyle's debut album details It's been awhile since I posted something on the YouTube phenom Susan Boyle. But now she has definitely recorded her album and the release date is set for Nov. 24 -- just in time for holiday shopping. The full playlist is given here and some description of the songs.
Project Playlist Pushes The Line Between Music Search And Music HostingIf there is a poster child for the battered Web music startup, Project Playlist is it.
Rock Band Network Embraces PS3 and Xbox 360, Skips WiiSome, not all, of the Rock Band Network songs will be made available for PS3 users, but song creation still remains exclusive to Xbox 360 (while Wii gets nothing).
MySpace Disables Auto-Play Of Profile Songs To Get Streaming Costs Under ControlMySpace Music, which launched a little less than a year ago, is the one bright spot of growth in an otherwise flatlining MySpace.
My mind was wandering down that soft fluffy road of imagination, taking it's own sweet time, stopping to browse the many interesting ideas of What ifs, and Imagine thats, when it came up with various thoughts of what might be some funny parodies of songs and t.v, shows from …
Do you sing in the shower or bath tub? If so, is that a "Yes! Yes! Yes!" or only a "Sometimes?" Do you sing a cappella, karaoke, or pseudo-karoke with a singer spinning in the background? Do you sing pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, Spanish, opera or what? Do you have a …
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Taliban slick propaganda confronts USFrom Dawood Azami for the BBC Persian and Pashto service. He highlights the propaganda mostly in Afghanistan. As far as the Pakistani government is concerned, they have lacked the competence and sincerity in winning the hearts and minds of those affected by the turmoil.
The Origins of 6 Great American Songs "Every school-aged kid learns that Francis Scott Key penned the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" while watching the British navy pound Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
As a vet there are a few that always choke me up. One Tin Soldier hits me pretty hard, because it reminds me of the overall stupidity of war.
Monday mornings are maligned as mostly meaningless days mired down with myriad mundane minutiae. Here are a few things to ponder and, in the words of Newsvine - learn something.
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