As a big fan of Eminem’s work, I’d normally be thrilled to hear that he’ll be performing live at this year’s MTV Movie Awards on May 31. My enthusiasm is slightly curbed in this case by the possibility that Em will be performing his fairly god-awful comeback single, "We Made You." Still, I’m willing to give Marshall the benefit of the doubt for now. This performance will come just a week or so after his new album, Relapse, drops, and I’m assuming/hoping that "We Made You" isn’t indicative of the full album’s tone. So maybe Em will take this opportunity to remind us that he’s actually a hugely talented lyricist, not just a lowest-common-denominator jester. And, hey, given Eminem’s history at MTV awards broadcasts, chances are this will be a memorable night no matter what. Considering all that, I’m sure I’ll be tuning in. Will you?
More from EW’s Music Mix:
Eminem’s "We Made You" video: Snap judgment
Why rappers like Run-DMC belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Twilight soundtrack’s Bobby Long: A Music Mix meet and greet
Kanye West responds to South Park mockery
This afternoon legendary record producer Phil Spector was found guilty at the conclusion of his trial for the second degree murder of Lana Clarkson in February, 2003. Above all the whole affair is obviously a horrific and tragic story, and would be regardless of who was responsible. But Spector’s conviction also raises the question of how it will affect his legacy. Will we ever again be able to hear his music without thinking of the crime he perpetrated? Should we be listening to his music at all? You may not think this is a question that concerns you. Most people could only name, at best, a handful of hits he produced, notably the Righteous Brothers’ "You’ve Lost That Loving Feelin’" and "Unchained Melody" and "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner. However, Spector in his ’60s and ’70s heyday was extremely prolific and worked with Leonard Cohen, the Ramones and even, later, the "Trio" country supergroup of Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton. He also substantially tinkered with the Beatles’ troubled Let It Be album and, following the dissolution of the Fab Four, worked with both George Harrison and John Lennon.
If a 47-year-old in a putty-colored housedress can knock Simon Cowell’s snarky socks off on Britain’s Got Talent, is it time for Idol to drop its 
One Foot in the Grave, the warped little anti-folk record that Beck put out immediately after hitting crossover pay dirt with 1994′s 
Friendship with Twilight dreamboat 
American Idol finalist.
If there’s any justice in the world, You Can Have What You Want will make Jason Robert Quever an indie-rock star of at least a moderate order. The San Francisco singer-songwriter’s third album under the name 
