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Rihanna, Bieber, and Eminem Top New Social Networking List

December 3rd, 2010

Eminem, Rihanna and Justin Bieber are all on the top of a new Billboard list that tracks musicians ranking on social network sites. Social 50 is a brand new chart that ranks the musicians based on a formula that includes their weekly friends and fans, Twitter followers and song plays on MySpace.com, YouTube.com, Twitter.com and [...]

Tags: Billboard, eminem, justin bieber, lady gaga, nicki minaj, rihanna
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Verge Music Awards Nominate Impressive Canadian Bands

German Hackers Crack Musician’s Computers

December 2nd, 2010

Two tech wiz’s from Germany allegedly hacked into Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Timberlake’s computers and then proceeded to brag about it online. The two, 23 and 17, are now being investigated by the FBI for their celebrity cyber hack. Their goal was to access unreleased music and then sell it. Some of Clarkson’s [...]

Tags: justin timberlake, kelly clarkson, lady gaga
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Watch Robyn’s MySpace Secret Show Online

December 2nd, 2010

On November 3, super adorbs Swedish popster Robyn played a secret show for MySpace in London. Now the whole show is available online. So minimize your Twitter, close keyboard cat on YouTube and put your headphones on. Lady is amazing. Set aside an hour and watch her below. “I’m in the corner watching you kiss [...]

Tags: robyn
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Michael Cera Recruited For Indie Super Group

December 2nd, 2010

Michael Cera has been recruited into the Sub Pop indie super group Mister Heavenly, at least for a temporary basis. The band includes Ryan Kattner from Man Man, Joe Plummer from Modest Mouse and Nick Thorburn from Islands. Cera will play bass with the band. Cera first played with the band live in Seattle on [...]

Tags: Islands, man man, Michael Cera, Mister Heavenly, modest mouse
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Canadians Looking Good After Grammy Nominations Announced

December 2nd, 2010

Canadian musicians did us proud last night at the Grammy nomination event. Justin Bieber and Drake will compete against Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons and Esperanza Spalding for best new artist. That is just one of the four categories Drake is nominated in for the 2011 awards including best rap album. Canadian rockers [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Bruno Mars, drake, eminem, Grammys, jay-z, justin bieber, lady gaga
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The Killers Release a New Holiday Charity Single

December 1st, 2010

The Killers have released a Christmas single for the fifth year in a row. “Boots” came out on Tuesday with the proceeds going to (RED) also for the fifth year. This is their only song released in 2010. The money will go to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Although the single will [...]

Tags: the killers
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Vampire Weekend Sues Photographer

December 1st, 2010

Vampire Weekend, their label and the woman on the cover of their album Contra have served court papers to the photographer who claimed he had taken the photo. Back in the summer, Ann Kirsten Kennis, the girl on the album, sued the band for $2 million after she claimed the photo was an old family [...]

Tags: Ann Kirsten Kennis, Contra, Tom Brody, Vampire Weekend
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A Tribe Called Quest Documentary Trailer Hits the Web

December 1st, 2010

A trailer for the new A Tribe Called Quest documentary, Beats Rhymes & Fights has hit the web. The film was directed by Michael Rapaport, Phoebe’s cop boyfriend on Friends or Mr. Hanson on Boston Public, and it has been a total passion project. The trailer touches on the influence the rap group has had, [...]

Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Michael Rapaport, nas, q-tip
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Bright Eyes Plans an Album for 2011

November 30th, 2010

Bright Eyes is back according to their label Saddle Creek. The label announced this morning that Conor Oberst’s band will have a new album, The People’s Key, out on February 15. This will be the first album from Oberst’s project since 2007’s album Cassadaga but that doesn’t mean he has been idle. Oberst has been [...]

Tags: bright eyes, Conor Oberst
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