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Justin Timberlake’s ‘The 20/20 Experience’
It’s been half a decade since Justin Timberlake‘s futuristic, critically acclaimed record Future Sex/Love Sounds landed the singer a place in music history. Before the sophomore record from the one-time lead heartthrob of one of the biggest boybands in the world ‘N SYNC, Timberlake was working to shed his cheesy boyband days and striving to be seen as an artist who, with the combination of two words (“SexyBack“), could change the face of the music scene. It was no surprise that when Timberlake put music on hold to focus on other ventures – acting, managing his own record label and getting married to actress Jessica Biel – the music world…
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Britney Spears, Cher Lloyd, diddy, Drake, FrankMusik, Hot Chelle Rae, Jay Z, justin timberlake, Lana Del Rey, Lil Wayne, will.i.am
V is for Video
Is today some kind of holiday that we should be observing? I’m single – not bitterly so – and I don’t tend to get all hyped about this traditionally lame holiday known to most as Valentine’s Day. I typically just refer to it simply as VD (insert sexually transmitted joke here). To a music connoisseur like myself, there’s one kind of valentine that makes me weak in the knees: a hot new video fresh from the editing bay. So you can imagine my excitement to find an inbox full of these types of valentines today. I figured, while in the “holiday” spirit, it’s only appropriate to pass these valentines on…
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First Listen: Justin Timberlake "Suit & Tie"
Earlier this week, Justin Timberlake teased the world with a viral video that kicked off rumors of a new record and single. The news was confirmed moments ago when the first single from Timberlake’s new record featuring Jay Z debuted online. Timberlake confirmed that he’d been busy working since the summer on the new record, titled The 20/20 Experience, in an open letter to his fans. Read the entire letter below: An Open Letter to you (the fans): I hope this gets to you the right way. It’s the only way I know to do it. Some people may criticize me for the last 3 days. But it was fun, right??…
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Justin Timberlake "Ready" for New Music in 2013
Justin Timberlake is one of the music industries biggest players, but as a solo artist he’s only released two records in the last decade – an unusual trend in the typically-turn and burn industry. Aside from a few collaborations and comedy tracks with The Lonely Island, the singer has strayed from music while he focused on a film career. The world has speculated for months – years even – as to when the “Sexy Back” singer would return to his roots, but Timberlake showed no signs of making a return. Until now. “I think I’M READY,” Timberlake Tweeted before posting a link to the video below, which shows him walking…
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Best Of, Britney Spears, Coldplay, Foster the People, Jay Z, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, lady gaga, Lana Del Rey, Rihanna, Ryan Adams, The Black Keys, Watch the Throne
Best Of 2011: Top 10 Songs
2011 was quite a year for music – some of the biggest albums of our time hit the shelves, legends were made, and newcomers burst onto the scene with feverous vengeance. Listed below are the top ten tracks Tragic Kingdom played on repeat all year long. 10. Foster the People: Pumped Up Kicks. These electronic rockers had a big year and whether you liked it or not, you had to bob your head to the controversial single that seemed to play every 5 minutes on radio all over the country. It’ll be interesting to see where these guys take their next project, but for now let’s retire this catchy number…
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Beyonce, Blog, christina aguilera, Entertainment, Jay Z, justin timberlake, Keith Urban, Matt Morris, Rihanna, sheryl crow
Hope For Haiti
Last night network and cable television was filled with Hope. The Hope For Haiti telethon aired last night in hopes of raising funds for relief in Haiti. Live from London, New York, and Los Angeles, stars of all kinds gathered in support. Performances by Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Jay Z, Rihanna, Bono, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Alicia Keys, Keith Urban, and many more made up the two hours of what will hopefully be a continuation of support from Americans to the country that is in such need right now. Please click the link above and give what you can. You can also download all of last night’s performance on iTunes…
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Blog, Carrie Underwood, Entertainment, Janet Jackson, Jay Z, Kelly Clarkson, lady gaga, Whitney Houston
AMAze Balls!
Sunday night’s American Music Awards coverage might have been trumped by Adam Lambert’s over-the-top performance, but if you missed the awards then you missed some great performances. So in Idol Insider fashion, here is all my highlights – and if you’re looking for Whitney’s “comeback”, look elsewhere as I give it the most over-hyped performance of the evening. Janet Jackson’s Medley of Hits, including her touching rendition of “Together Again”: Kelly Clarkson beautifully delivers her latest single, “Already Gone”: Jay Z and Alicia Keys kill it on Empire State of Mind: Carrie Underwood leaves me speechless with another incredible performance of “Cowboy Casanova”: Lady GaGa is weird and creepy in…
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American Idol, Blog, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Entertainment, Jay Z, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Kris Allen, Rihanna
Idol Updates
It seems everywhere you turn these days there’s an Idol alum in your path, mostly because that’s the truth. About to enter its 9th season, American Idol, has run through some of America’s best talent and with each season it seems more and more of the contestants go on to be winners, despite their loss on the reality program, leaving the majority of our playlists, car stereos, and download logs to include some Idol association somewhere. This will be illustrated at this year’s American Music Awards, airing November 22nd on ABC, when Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, and Adam Lambert will all take the stage to perform their latest hits…
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Blake Lewis, Britney Spears, Cher, Chris Brown, christina aguilera, Cobra Starship, Colbie Calliat, Jay Z, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Jessie James, Jordin Sparks, kara dioguardi, Kristinia DeBarge
…And We’re Back
WOW! That was insane – The 2009 UMS rocked our socks off – and now we are back after some much needed relaxation. We have so much to update you on, so let’s get started: Yesterday, Paula Abdul announced via Twitter (and it was confirmed by Fox this morning) that she would not be returning to Idol in its ninth season. Money seemed to be the reason behind the split and Paula was not happy with the minimal amount that producers were willing to offer her. Kara DioGuardi is officially signed for the 9th season of American Idol and will be the only female judge on the hit reality show.…