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Does Anyone Know How To Pronounce Bon Iver? (VIDEO)

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Last night at the 2012 Grammy Awards, Bon Iver won the prestigious award for Best New Artist, but there was still a question on everyone’s lips, or at least trending on their Twitter feed — Who is Bon Iver? While it seems strange to us that you could own a Twitter account and somehow have [...]

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Adele Caps Off A Historic Year By Sweeping The Grammys

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In “Rolling In The Deep”, Adele sang “We could have had it all.” Well, at the 2012 Grammy Awards tonight, she did end up having it all — all the awards, that is. The English songbird completed a year of total dominance on the Billboard song and album charts by sweeping the three major categories [...]

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Kanye West, Skrillex Tied For Early Lead With Three Grammys Apiece

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The 54th Annual Grammy Awards won’t be televised until 8 p.m. ET/PT tonight, but just because CBS hasn’t turned their cameras yet doesn’t mean that the festivities haven’t already gotten underway. A handful of awards have already been given away this evening at the Pre-Telecast Grammy ceremony, and the evening’s big winners so far include [...]

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Who Will Be Crowned Best New Artist At The Grammys?

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The Grammys are almost upon us and it’s time to start wagering on winners. We’ve been speculating over one of the most talked about — and important in terms of a young star’s career — categories, and that’s the Best New Artist. Obviously, whoever wins is going to steal the spotlight, and with the fickle [...]

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Last Lap: Kelly Clarkson Gives “Mr. Know It All” A Sweet Country Remix

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Kelly Clarkson Gives “Mr. Know It All” A Sweet Country Remix We’re really digging Kelly Clarkson‘s country-style recording of “Mr. Know It All”. It’s like someone took one of our most favorite things and bedazzled it or added a kicky beret — we love the original, but we love the upgrade too! [Pop Dust] Cher [...]

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Kramer Loves Skrillex

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It seems like the perfect pairing, really — Kramer with his frantic, shaky neurosis and Skrillex with his noisy, disjointed dubstep — and this video just proves it. Pairing footage of Seinfeld‘s Kramer listening to music while driving and Skrillex’s mind-numbing sounds, what ensues is general hilarity. Watch as Kramer’s signature tick sees his head [...]

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Last Lap: Find Out Why America Loves Skrillex

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Find Out Why America Loves Skrillex Nitsuh Abebe reflects on America’s obsession with Skrillex, the mainstreaming of dubstep and dissects what dance/club music means to American music consumers. [Vulture] Lady Gaga Accused Of Stealing New York artist and general kooky lady, Colette, has made a protest video claiming that Lady Gaga stole her “art” for [...]

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Eight Burning Questions About The 2012 Grammy Nominations

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The nominees for the 2012 Grammy Awards—seventy-eight categories worth, if you’re counting at home!—were announced last night. Four of those categories (Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist) were announced live on CBS during a star-studded concert, featuring performances by the likes of Lady Gaga, Rihanna, [...]

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2011 SXSW Guide: Neon Hitch Picks Her Fave Acts

Like Lady Gaga, SXSW artist Neon Hitch is an eccentric-looking singer and songwriter who makes danceable pop. Unlike Lady Gaga, she has a legitimately eccentric background. Neon Hitch (real name, not made up by a producer) grew up traveling in a Gypsy caravan with hippie British parents and performed as a trapeze artist in circuses and [...]