Taylor Swift to Perform at Grammy Awards

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Awards, Performances, Alternative, Country, Dance, Electronic, Folk, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul, Rock,

Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Pink are among the artists set to perform at the Grammy Awards later this month.

The "Just Give Me a Reason" hitmaker is set to perform the duet, nominated for Song of the Year, with indie rocker Nate Ruess from FUN, while Katy will sing her recent hit "Roar" at the 56th ceremony at Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 26.

"Everything Has Changed" singer Taylor, who is nominated for Album of the Year, Best Country Song, Best Country Duo/Pop Performance and Best Country Album, will also take to the stage.

Other performers will include Kendrick Lamar, Metallica, Imagine Dragons, T.I., Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and Robin Thicke, who will sing his hit "Blurred Lines" alongside the '70s and '80s band Chicago, whose "The Chicago Transit Authority" album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year.

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Marvin Gaye’s Family Sues Robin Thicke

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Industry News, Pop, R&B / Soul,

Robin Thicke is being sued for copyright infringement over his hit song "Blurred Lines."

Marvin Gaye's children have filed legal papers accusing the singer and Pharrell Williams, who features on the track, of copying elements of the song "Got To Give It Up," according to The Hollywood Reporter. They are seeking damages and a portion of the profits from the song, which has been one of the biggest hits of 2013.

The lawsuit is in response to a claim brought in August by Robin and Pharrell, asking a court to rule their song did not infringe Marvin's copyright. In their legal papers - also filed on behalf of fellow collaborator T.I. (Clifford Harris, Jr.) - the trio insisted there were no similarities between the two songs "other than commonplace musical elements."

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Mix Tape: Christina Aguilera’s Big Paycheck, Kanye West’s Holiday Plans

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Gossip, Performances, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop,

-Christina Aguilera may have lost a husband, but she’ll have her money to keep her warm. TMZ reports Aguilera was paid $1 million for one hour’s worth of work over the weekend.

-I doubt she’ll be paid Aguilera-sized money, but Susan Boyle has booked a nice gig of her own. The Britain’s Got Talent star has been asked to perform before Prince Charles and wife Camilla at the Pride of Britain Awards next week.

-Kanye West will be celebrating Thanksgiving in the Big Apple. The rapper has just been added to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade schedule. Other performers lined up include Jessica Simpson and Gladys Knight.

-On Monday, rapper T.I. returned to his second home: prison. T.I. was ordered to serve another 11 months behind bars after violating his probation. (He was arrested in September for drug possession in California.)

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Mix Tape: Billy Joel Tunes Hit Rock Band, T.I. Hit with Lawsuit

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Performances, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Country, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, Rock,

-Plan on purchasing Rock Band 3? Then you'll have the ability to download a number of Billy Joel's hits. This is the first time the singer is allowing his music to be used in a video game.

-"The Time," the first single from The Black Eyed Peas' upcoming album, can be heard online courtesy of will.i.am. The Beginning will be released on November 30.

-Country Strong's Gwyneth Paltrow will be performing the title song from her upcoming movie at the Country Music Awards. Vince Gill will join her for the November 10 gig.

-T.I.'s problems keep mounting. The rapper is being sued by a concert promoter for failing to show up at a "Welcome Back Party" that was thrown in his honor after his last jail release.

-Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett has revealed she has breast cancer. The 51-year-old, best known for the song "I Touch Myself," was already battling multiple sclerosis at the time of her diagnosis.

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T.I. Talks Down Potential Jumper

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Hip-Hop & Rap,

Musician T.I. helped save a life on Wednesday. The recording artist was listening to Ryan Cameron’s Atlanta radio show on V103 when he heard the news about a man preparing to jump off the downtown building from where the show is broadcast.

T.I. called Cameron and asked if he could help. The DJ advised the recording artist to come on down to the building. There, T.I. spoke to police and recorded a video message for the suicidal man. Police officers played the video for the potential jumper, who agreed to come down after watching it. The man was greeted by T.I. in the lobby.

In the video, T.I. said “Nothing is that bad. Nothing in life is worth taking your life. I’m here to help you. Please come down to talk to me.”

Cameron says that no one in the building will be pressing charges against the would-be jumper.

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DJ Earworm drops the 2009 United State of Pop mashup music video

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music Videos, The Charts, Videos, Dance, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop,

DJ Earworm has once again worked his magic, releasing the 2009 United State of Pop mashup of the top 25 Billboard hits of the year. If you’ve never seen his work and are a music fan, you’ll want to take a look. Serious props need to be given to Earworm for the way he is able to take 25 different tracks and put them together into something that not only sounds cohesive, but is something you’d want to listen to multiple times. This years version is a mashup of the following tracks:

• The Black Eyed Peas - BOOM BOOM POW
• Lady Gaga - POKER FACE
• Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O’Donis - JUST DANCE
• The Black Eyed Peas - I GOTTA FEELING
• Taylor Swift - LOVE STORY
• Flo Rida - RIGHT ROUND
• Jason Mraz - I’M YOURS
• Beyonce - SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
• Kanye West - HEARTLESS
• The All-American Rejects - GIVES YOU HELL
• Taylor Swift - YOU BELONG WITH ME
• Featuring Justin Timberlake - DEAD AND GONE
• The Fray - YOU FOUND ME
• Kings Of Leon - USE SOMEBODY
• Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - KNOCK YOU DOWN
• Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain - BLAME IT
• Pitbull - I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO)
• Featuring Rihanna - LIVE YOUR LIFE
• Soulja Boy Tell ‘em Featuring Sammie - KISS ME THRU THE PHONE
• Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne - DOWN
• Miley Cyrus - THE CLIMB
• Drake - BEST I EVER HAD
• Kelly Clarkson - MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU
• Beyonce - HALO
• Katy Perry - HOT N COLD

If you’re interested, we’ve got the videos for the 2008 and 2007 (my personal favorite) United State of Pop mashups for you after the break.

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2009 Grammy Award Winners

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Awards, Alternative, Country, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul, Rock,

Lil’ Wayne may have had the most nominations going in, but he wasn’t the biggest winner coming out.

Next to Rihanna and Chris Brown, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss were the biggest newsmakers of the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. The collaboration between the Led Zeppelin lead singer and the bluegrass artist earned the duo five awards last night including Album of the Year for Raising Sand and Record of the Year. Prior to yesterday, Plant, 60, had only racked up one Grammy in his career. (Krauss, on the other hand, is now up to 26.)

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Paul McCartney, Justin Timberlake, Radiohead Join Grammy Lineup

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Performances, Alternative, Hip-Hop & Rap, Rock,

With less than two weeks to go until the Grammys, the list of performers continues to grow longer.

Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I., and Justin Timberlake have just been added to the previously announced roster. Radiohead, up for five awards this year, will also give its first live U.S. television performance in 9 years.

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Mashing Up 2008’s Top 25 Hits

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music Videos, The Charts,

Looking for a way to remember 2008? Well, thanks to DJ Earworm, you can now relive this crazy year in just under 5 minutes.

The clip above incorporates visual and audio snippets from Billboard’s Top 25 songs of the year. (You can see a track listing just after the jump.)

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