Another Level

Fans across the country got a double-dose of decision-making power this season on AMERICAN IDOL ® , as not only will they choose the overall winner, but they also helped multi-platinum singer and songwriter Jason Derulo complete his new song “Undefeated” with the Coca-Cola Perfect Harmony program. Read More

There's a great line in High Fidelity where John Cusak says, "What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?"Read More

Michelle Obama inspires me on so many levels, bellas. Read More

If there's one thing the Internet can't get enough of, it's a ratchet rumor. Read More

Usually, it's the musicians who go on tour, and the journalists who write about them for local publications. Read More

In a little over a week, " American Idol " will crown its latest champion, and any one of the three remaining contestants could feasibly be standing in the spotlight, being showered with confetti and force-fed a song they probably never would've chosen to sing under any other circumstances. Read More

When singer-songwriter Ane Brun first left the security of the fjords of Molde, Norway, to pursue a career in music, she busked on the street corners of Barcelona. Read More

Sonny, your new album is called Elemental Journey , as in, "Gonna take an elemental journey," kicking off with "Gaia Tribe," as in "diatribe."Read More

A great sense of excitement and joy permeates the music on Boom-Bap!tism (BJURecords, May 15), the sophomore CD release from guitarist/composer Isaac Darche, featuring Darche on guitar, Sean Wayland on Hammond B3, and the ubiquitous Mark Ferber on drums. Read More

Back at the beginning of the month, the Camden Crawl took over the many venues of that particular corner of London once again, with a mix of music, comedy and more taking place over three days. Read More