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Somehow, Jethro Tull Toppled Metallica for a Grammy Upset

Arcade Fire

Fired Up

Grammy winners come to Phoenix

Record Exec Whines About Grammys In Full-Page NY Times Ad

Not pictured: Translation CEO Steve Stoute​It looks like there's a new entry for the brilliant Who Is Arcade Fire? tumblr. Unfortunately, this one is longer than 140 characters -- by about a full page in The New York Times. Steve Stoute -- CEO of marketing company Translation and a veter ... More >>

A Recap of the 2011 Grammy Awards: A Quick, Easy Guide to What Happened

Dan MacMedan, USA TodayNicki Minaj, doing what she does best: always trying to get attention.​The 2011 Grammy Awards kept things classy this year: There wasn't even a single mention of Ke$ha during the entire show!Good job, Grammy people! Thanks for taking out the trash this year. Aside from the l ... More >>

Arcade Fire Wins 'Album of the Year' - But Is That A Good Thing?

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Rockstar Energy's Uproar Festival @ Tempe Beach Park

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Lyle Lovett

Arcade Fire​ It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>

Guitar Hero

We’re talking about Clapton, of course

Lyle Lovett

We’re talking about Clapton, of course

Sorry - No Music at the Oscars

​It sounds like the Oscars are hoping to take an approach to putting together an awards show that is opposite of the Grammys. While the Grammys were chock-full of performances and showed only a handful of awards presented, it seems that the Oscars will opt for all awards, and no live music. As Ido ... More >>

2010 Grammy Nominees Announced- Young'ns Dominate

Taylor Swift may have to keep Kanye off-stage again if she wins at the Grammy's​After getting chummy at the 2009 Video Music Awards, Beyonc é and Taylor Swift will go head-to-head once again at the 2010 Grammy Awards, when they compete in several categories, including Album of the Year. Swift, ... More >>

'Good Morning America' Needs to Get a Life, Cancels Adam Lambert

​In lieu of the whole, "I'm gay and open and will fondle whomever I darn well please on-stage" performance by Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards this past Sunday, ABC's Good Morning America has canceled an appearance by the fabulously glam singer on tomorrow's show. Because, you know, ... More >>

Topical Paradise

That Girl and That Writer join forces at the Herberger

Kanye West and the Art of Award Show Interruptions

Watch out, Taylor Swift, you're next -- especially if that already opened bottle of Hennessy is any indication.​ In a move that is shocked no one, Kanye West once again bum-rushed the stage to interrupt an acceptance speech. At last night's MTV Music Video Awards, the Late Graduator himself took t ... More >>

Lyle Lovett

Watch out, Taylor Swift, you're next -- especially if that already opened bottle of Hennessy is any indication.​ In a move that is shocked no one, Kanye West once again bum-rushed the stage to interrupt an acceptance speech. At last night's MTV Music Video Awards, the Late Graduator himself took t ... More >>

Erykah Badu

Watch out, Taylor Swift, you're next -- especially if that already opened bottle of Hennessy is any indication.​ In a move that is shocked no one, Kanye West once again bum-rushed the stage to interrupt an acceptance speech. At last night's MTV Music Video Awards, the Late Graduator himself took t ... More >>

Zappa Plays Zappa Stays True to Frank’s Vision

Watch out, Taylor Swift, you're next -- especially if that already opened bottle of Hennessy is any indication.​ In a move that is shocked no one, Kanye West once again bum-rushed the stage to interrupt an acceptance speech. At last night's MTV Music Video Awards, the Late Graduator himself took t ... More >>

Lisa Hannigan

Watch out, Taylor Swift, you're next -- especially if that already opened bottle of Hennessy is any indication.​ In a move that is shocked no one, Kanye West once again bum-rushed the stage to interrupt an acceptance speech. At last night's MTV Music Video Awards, the Late Graduator himself took t ... More >>

Maybe the Grammys Aren't So Bad: Independent Artists Win Over 50 Percent of Awards

From The Daily Swarm:Independent artists and labels had a banner year at the 2009 Grammy Awards winning 56 of the 110 awards given or just over 50% of the total prizes.Most of this is simply major artists releasing music independently of the big four major labels. But Album of the Year and Record o ... More >>

TV on the Radio on The Colbert Report: Better than the Grammys

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cTV on the Radio - Dancing ChooseColbert Report Full EpisodesFunny Political NewsChristian Bale ParodyJoke of the DayTV on the Radio appeared on The Colbert Report on Monday night to perform their single "Dancing Choose," off their latest album, the cri ... More >>

Pregnant M.I.A. Steals the Show at the Grammys

No, you weirdo, she's actually pregnantFor those of you who tuned into the 51st annual Grammy Awards Sunday night, you were most likely treated to a lamely named performance of the "Rap Pack:" Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I., and Lil' Wayne. The four artists gave a dapper performance, no doubt f ... More >>

Your Reason to Watch the Grammys, Watch Coldplay Get Served

HuffingtonPost.com and Fox News are reporting that Coldplay might get served with legal papers in a law suite by Joe Satriani at this weekend's Grammy Awards.Last year Satriani claimed that Coldplay's Grammy nominated hit "Viva La Vida" ripped off his song "If I Could Fly" (see the video after the b ... More >>

MyStudio Music Offers Phoenix Residents a Chance to Win Two Tickets to the Grammys

Video may have killed the radio star, but video could also nab one Valley resident a free trip to this year's Grammy Awards at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

Jordin Sparks, Other Phoenix Music Artists Garner Grammy Nominations

Glendale resident and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks has received a Grammy nomination for her song "No Air." The song, nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, is a duet with R&B singer Chris Brown. It's also the first of two (thus far) top 10 Billboard hits for Sparks -- the other bein ... More >>

What's Age Got to Do with It?

Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68

Lyle Lovett

Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68

Future Shock: Alicia Keys, Buckethead, The Hives, and more

Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68

Mariah Carey, Death Cab for Cutie, and a few other buzzworthy CDs from 2008’s first half

Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68

Future Shock: Black Crowes, Flobots, and more

Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68

Noise Boy goes out drinking with the Phoenix Bach Choir

Superfly songstress is still rocking it at 68

Bach Choir Eat World

Here’s proof that you can wear a robe and still be hip

Chris Brown

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Go ahead and jump: Van Halen to tour with David Lee Roth

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Celebrity Death Match: Hill vs. McGraw

Duet and wild

Ella: High Points

A tisket, a tasket, a career

Plugged Up

A tisket, a tasket, a career

Maroon 5

Success turns like a snake

Rosanne Cash

Proof that musicians can be both good and popular

Arizona Squeeze

The Grammys blow off the state's most promising entries

Poncho Sánchez

Latin Spirit soars into Valley

Fresh Colombian

Colombia's Juanes rocks, rolls to Latin music acceptance

Belle du Jour

Songstress Michelle Branch enjoys the spoils of success

Alicia Keys

Her Songs in a Minor merit major notice

The Award for Mediocrity, Again

Yearning for civil unrest from any '99 Grammy nominee

Catch a Falling Star

Ricky Martin is in a show-biz tailspin. The boy needs help. And he needs it now.

Recordings

Ricky Martin is in a show-biz tailspin. The boy needs help. And he needs it now.

TV RATION

Ricky Martin is in a show-biz tailspin. The boy needs help. And he needs it now.

COME TO HER WINDOWFROM THE CLOSET TO THE CHARTS, MELISSA ETHERIDGE IS OUT AND RISING

Ricky Martin is in a show-biz tailspin. The boy needs help. And he needs it now.