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2012 Grammy Predictions and Proclamations

On Sunday, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will announce who'll take home Grammy Awards in nearly 80 categories, representing their picks for the finest music of the past year. Of course, it wouldn't be the Grammys without a little controversy.  read more

2012 Grammy Award Nominations Announced

Last night, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences unleashed their nominees for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, and — perhaps still feeling the glow from last year’s huge Arcade Fire victory — the award show known more for rewarding pop superstars and beyond-their-prime classic rock icons has shown a surprising amount of love to some of our favorite independent artists. Bon Iver scored Record of the Year and Song of the Year nominations for “Holocene,” as well as a Best New Artist nod (shh, no one tell the Academy how many years ago For Emma, Forever Ago came...  read more

The 50 Best Albums of 2011

Every day between now and New Year’s Day, we’ll be looking back at the best music and pop culture of 2011. We start with the year’s best albums. We had more than two dozen music critics vote, and 282 different albums showed up on their ballots.  read more

Adele OK After Vocal Surgery

According to Billboard, Adele’s surgery to prevent a recurrent vocal chord hemorrhage was successful. As previously reported, Adele’s recurring vocal issues forced the singer to cancel the remainder of her 2011 dates.   read more

Adele Cancels U.S. Tour

Adele has canceled her upcoming tour. The tour was originally set to kick off in Atlantic City on Oct. 7 and end in Austin, Texas on Oct. 19. Shows for her upcoming European tour are not listed as canceled on her website.   read more

Adele To Record James Bond Theme?

Adele recently appeared on _The Jonathan Ross Show_ and hinted that she may be working on the newest Bond theme song. She told the talk show host that she’d be heading back to the studio sometime in November. “This is actually a theme, what I've got to do,” the “Rolling in the Deep singer said, “Wow, I'm really giving something away.”  read more

MTV Announces 2011 VMA Nominees

MTV has announced the nominees for this year’s VMA Awards. And interestingly, the list of contenders that will be included in the often controversial ceremony includes Tyler the Creator....  read more

Mercury Prize Nominees Announced

The Mercury Prize committee has announced their top picks for British albums so far this year. This annual music prize honors what critics, musicians and other fixtures in the music community consider to be the best album of the year....  read more

Listen to Patti Smith Cover Adele

During a concert in NYC last week, first lady of punk Patti Smith declared Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” the song of the summer. She proceeded to play one of the better covers of the smash-hit for the crowd. Though no video has surfaced, audio has turned up on the web....  read more

Adele Reschedules North American Tour Dates

Adele recently had to cancel her North American tour due to a severe case of laryngitis. However, the 23-year-old songstress recently announced on her website that she has rescheduled the tour, as well as added new shows....  read more