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Posted: 23 May 2012 08:33 PM PDT


Week Ending May 20, 2012. Songs: J.Lo's Song Sputters
This isn't what Jennifer Lopez wants to hear as she comes down from the high of the two-hour season finale of American Idol (and as she weighs the decision of whether to re-sign for a third season with the hit show), but her current single seems to be running out of gas on the Hot [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:27 PM PDT


And The New American Idol Is…
Well, after four months and a record-setting 132 million votes, it's official: Phillip Phillips is the 11th American Idol. It's hardly the most surprising finale result in "Idol" history--since many pundits (myself included) had him pegged as the winner the moment he entered the audition room--but it's not one without controversy. After four male champions [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:27 PM PDT


"First Couple of Idol" Diana DeGarmo & Ace Young Get Engaged on Season 11 Finale
Season 3 "American Idol" runner-up Diana DeGarmo and her boyfriend, Season 5's seventh-place contestant Ace Young, attended Wednesday night's Season 11 "Idol" finale, just like many other "Idol" alums. But when the "Idol" power couple made a surprise appearance onstage during the finale, it's likely that they were both feeling more nervous than any other [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 06:51 PM PDT


Barry Gibb Posts Moving Video Tribute To Late Brother Robin
When Bee Gees legend Robin Gibb passed away on Sunday at the age of 62 following a battle with cancer, fans and the music world were quick to express condolences--many of them directed to Robin's older brother, Barry, who is the sole living brother of the Gibb family. Barry Gibb has finally responded--not with a [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 02:52 PM PDT


American Idol, The Day After: Top 2 Dish
Last night, Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez faced off in the final battle for the Season 11 "American Idol" title. And while it still seems like P-Squared will triumph this season--thanks in no small part to the far superior coronation song that, fairly or not, he got to perform in Tuesday's pimp spot--Jessica's fanbase is [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 02:18 PM PDT


Is Rihanna's Personal Business None Of Our Business?
Does Rihanna gotta fight for her right to party? is the question Soren Baker and I take on in this episode of The Aftermath, the best music discussion on the net. After Chris Brown and Drake were rumored to be taking jabs at Rihanna on their respective songs, "Theraflu (Freestyle)" and "No Lie," the godfather [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 01:08 PM PDT


Yo-Yo Ma Previews Live Performance From 'The Goat Rodeo Sessions' DVD
Those who have not experienced a goat rodeo in action would enjoy watching Yo-Yo Ma's "Fiddle Medley," an exclusive live performance from the cellist's "The Goat Rodeo Sessions" DVD & Blu Ray out May 29. Yo-Yo Ma and three other string players meld nicely for an intense, climactic bluegrass/country offering recorded live in February at [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 09:03 AM PDT


Week Ending May 20, 2012. Albums: Back-To-Back Idols
Adam Lambert's Trespassing enters The Billboard 200 at #1, displacing Carrie Underwood's Blown Away. This marks the first time that artists who rose to fame on American Idol have had back-to-back #1 albums. Lambert was the runner-up on Season 8. Underwood was the winner on Season 4. Lambert is the second Idol runner-up to land [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 08:28 AM PDT


Madonna Hires Mick Jagger's Daughter to be New Face of Material Girl
Madonna has tapped a member of rock royalty to be the new face of her clothing line. The 53-year-old music star has hired Mick Jagger's youngest daughter, model Georgia May Jagger, to appear in the marketing campaign for Material Girl, the junior clothes collection she collaborates on with her 15-year-old offspring Lourdes "Lola" Leon. [Related: [...]

Posted: 23 May 2012 06:07 AM PDT


The Rock's Backpages Flashback: Robert Moog On The State Of The Synthesizer
To celebrate today's Moog-inspired Google home page, enjoy this great Don Snowden interview with the synthesizer pioneer, as originally published in the Los Angeles Times on June 7, 1981——Barney Hoskyns, Editorial Director, Rock's Backpages It's not unusual for a musician to become controversial, but it is rare for a musical instrument to be debated. Robert [...]