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Archive: February 2011 (111-120 of 123)

Feb 4 2011 01:30 PM ET

Lil Wayne and Wiz Khalifa square off in 'Black and Yellow' NFL Super Bowl remix: Which 'Yellow' is better?

Categories: Covers, Hip-Hop/Rap, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa

Black-and-Yellow The football field isn’t the only place the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers are squaring off. Along with the upcoming Super Bowl comes a remix of “Black and Yellow,” Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Burgh-loving anthem, from rap titan Lil Wayne. His “Green and Yellow,” named after the Wisconsin team’s uniform colors, basically declares Green Bay will be raising the Lombardi trophy come Sunday. “Terrible towels?/ That s—’s boring/ We got the ball/ You know we’re scoring” Wayne raps over the Stargate production.

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Feb 4 2011 10:18 AM ET

Taylor Swift loves Nicki Minaj, raps 'Super Bass'

by Margaret Lyons

Categories: Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift professed her love for Nicki Minaj yesterday while doing a segment for a Nashville radio station. After some goading from an almost super-humanly grating host, young Swift showed off her rapping skills and fired off a few lines from “Super Bass.” READ FULL STORY »

Feb 3 2011 04:10 PM ET

'American Idol' to release Greatest Hits album. It's predictable. It shouldn't have been.

by Henry Goldblatt

Categories: Adam Lambert, Carrie Underwood, David Cook, Kelly Clarkson, Things That Are Not Totally Original

Image Credit: Frederick Breedon/FilmMagic.com; Bob Charlotte/PRThe good folks at American Idol just announced they are releasing a compilation album to mark the show’s 10th anniversary this year. Fittingly, it’s called “American Idol 10th Anniversary — The Hits” and drops March 15.

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Feb 3 2011 01:22 PM ET

Usher, Slash join Super Bowl halftime show

by Margaret Lyons

Categories: Black Eyed Peas, Slash, Usher

Image Credit: David Gabber/PR Photos; PRN/PR PhotosUsher and Slash will be joining the Black Eyed Peas onstage during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, according to the AP. Both artists have collaborated with members of the Black Eyed Peas in the past; will.i.am is featured in Usher’s song “OMG,” and Slash has appeared with the band in concert, even joining them to sing “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at the 2009 Rose Bowl.

Feb 3 2011 12:45 PM ET

Mick Jagger to take the stage at the Grammys

by Jeff Labrecque

Categories: Grammys, Rolling Stones, Soul

Image Credit: George Pimentel/FilmMagic.comMick Jagger will perform in-person at the Feb. 14 Grammy Awards for the first time in his historic career. The AP reports that the Rolling Stones frontman will join Raphael Saadiq in a musical tribute to the late Solomon Burke, the legendary soul singer who occasionally opened for the Stones. Jagger and his famous rock band technically performed for the 1986 Grammys, when they played via satellite from London.

Feb 3 2011 11:33 AM ET

Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for fourth week

by Brad Wete

Categories: Bruno Mars, Charts, Katy Perry, Pink

Bruno Mars’ “Grenade” spends its fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, though it’s the single’s first back-to-back appearance on top. Pink’s “F**kin’ Perfect” likely will take his spot soon, but until then, it rests at No. 2. And No. 3 is Katy Perry’s “Firework.”

Check out the rest of the top 10 after the jump.

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Feb 2 2011 04:02 PM ET

The White Stripes: A farewell playlist

by Leah Greenblatt

Categories: Indie Rock, White Stripes

Image Credit: Patrick KeelerToday’s announcement of the White Stripes’ abrupt if not entirely unexpected end has left many red-and-white fans feeling blue today.

But the duo themselves would rather put a positive spin on it: As they say in part in the statement on their official site (currently crashed by excessive pageviews), “The White Stripes do not belong to Meg and Jack anymore. The White Stripes belong to you now and you can do with it whatever you want. The beauty of art and music is that it can last forever if people want it to.”

With that in mind, EW has compiled an essential—if by no means comprehensive—playlist spanning the band’s nearly-fourteen-year career, from the raw basement bashings of their earliest Detroit days to their long and comparatively glossy run as Conan O’Brien’s unofficial house band. For links and more, read on: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 2 2011 01:24 PM ET

The White Stripes announce that they have 'officially ended'

by Margaret Lyons

Categories: White Stripes

Image Credit: Alex Henry Moore/WireImage.The White Stripes are no more. Jack and Meg White posted a statement on their site today saying that the band “has officially ended and will make no further records or perform live.” The White Stripes’ last album, Icky Thump, came out in 2007, and the duo’s last major appearance was on Conan O’Brien’s final Late Night episode in 2009.

According to the statement, both Jack and Meg are “feeling fine and in good health,” and the decision comes instead from a desire to “preserve what is beautiful and special about the band.” READ FULL STORY »

Feb 2 2011 01:08 PM ET

Also performing at the Grammys: Cee-Lo Green, Gwyneth Paltrow... and 'the Jim Henson Company puppets'

by Hillary Busis

Categories: Cee-Lo, Grammys, Gwyneth Paltrow

Image Credit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.com; Michael Buckner/WireImage.comThe rumors are true: Producers of the Grammy Awards announced today that Cee-Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow are set to perform a duet at this year’s ceremony. The two stars, who have already collaborated on a new version of Green’s hit song “F**k You,” will also be joined onstage by a crew of critters created by the Jim Henson Company. (They’re not muppets; that trademarked designation is now owned by the Walt Disney Company.) Additionally, according to the announcement, current Grammy nominees Drake and Rihanna will be performing together.

These acts join a list of previously announced performers including Lady Gaga, Eminem, Arcade Fire, Katy Perry, and Usher, Justin Bieber, and Jaden Smith. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held Sunday, Feb. 13, and will be broadcast that evening at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.

Feb 2 2011 12:42 PM ET

Amos Lee scores lowest-selling No. 1 debut in SoundScan history: how low can CD sales go?

by Brad Wete

Categories: Charts, Nicki Minaj

Amos Lee earns his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week. His Mission Bell sold 40,000 copies. That’s wonderful for him. But really, it’s a sad week in the music business when the most popular album of the week moves such a miniscule amount. Lee’s latest marks a record low total for first week sales since SoundScan started tracking them in 1991. January is usually a slow month when it comes to music sales, but last month’s numbers were downright abysmal.

At No. 2 is Iron and Wine’s Kiss Each Other Clean, selling 39,000 albums. And the No. 3 record is Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday; coming off her SNL appearance last Saturday, her debut solo album moved 38,000 units. Check out the rest of the top 10 after the jump.

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