Music

Adam Lambert: A Fine Example Of The Sexual Double Standard

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Logan Levkoff

What is it about Adam Lambert that infuriates and scares people? Is it that he is both masculine and feminine enough to be considered sexually attractive to many of us, regardless of how we identify?

"Idol" Finalist Allison Iraheta Readies Debut Album

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Allison Iraheta has come a long way since her awkward first interview with Ryan Seacrest. The spunky 17-year-old singer, who stut...

Susan Boyle's Debut Reaches #1 In UK

AP | JENNIFER QUINN | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment


LONDON — In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one. Susan Boyle's debut record, "I Dreamed A Dream," entered the...

Sting, 58, Preparing For The Winter Of His Life

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Sting and his wife Trudie keep with tradition on Christmas Eve: They go to a local church, sing along to carols, then head back home ...

Lady Gaga On 'Ellen': I Was A Freak In High School

people.com | Michael Y. Park | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment


"I didn't fit in in high school and I felt like a freak," she tells Ellen DeGeneres in an interview to air Friday. "So I like to create this atmospher...

Adam Lambert's GMA Performance CANCELED: Good Morning America Calls Off Morning Concert

Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment


ABC has called off Adam Lambert's Wednesday morning concert following his controversial performance on the ABC-aired American Music Awards Sunday nigh...

Leighton Meester Sings "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)," Challenges Mariah & U2

Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment


"Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester is continuing her crossover into music with a recording of "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)." Meester's biggest...

25 Recordings Added To Grammy Hall Of Fame (VIDEO)

Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment


It might be a Man's World, but there's always room for California Girls. A list of 25 recordings has been announced for the 2010 Grammy Hall of Fame ...

OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder Making "All the Right Moves"

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

OneRepublic frontman and songwriter Ryan Tedder has consciously followed the band's mega-hit record with a new sounding record that is more true to their self-perception as a band.

Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-Nine

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment


Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features music by Cepia, Hank Mobley, Benoit Pioulard, The Chapters, Victoria Williams, and Jose Iturbi.

Lady Gaga Performs At 2005 NYU Talent Show (VIDEO)

Posted 11.19.2009 | Entertainment


Before she was Gaga, she was Stefani Germanotta, a dark-haired music student at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts who happened to sing and play the piano...

This is It: Michael Jackson's Transcendence

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 11.19.2009 | Entertainment


Stephen Gyllenhaal

I went to see This Is It the way one might go see a horror picture. What I encountered instead was an artist at the absolute top of his game.

An Open Letter to Adam Lambert From the Gay Thought Police

Joe Vogel | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment


Joe Vogel

I like you, Adam, I really do. That is why I freely offer these pearls of wisdom on how to celebrate, not dilute, the purity of your sexual identity.

John Mayer: My Music Is More Powerful Than My Love Life

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — If you're engrossed in the tabloid Internet-gossip that has come to define the celebrity world, then John Mayer's latest CD, "Battle ...

Beyonce & Gaga Face Off In 'Video Phone' (VIDEO)

Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment


Beyonce and Lady Gaga face off in a just-released collaboration for Beyonce's 'Video Phone.' The opening sequence references 'Reservoir Dogs' as Beyon...

Kings of Leon Drummer Nathan Followill Marries

AP | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment


BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has a queen. He tied the knot with singer Jessie Baylin over the weekend. His bandmat...

Bruce Springsteen's "Nightmare": Greets Michigan As Ohio

AP | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment


AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Want to get away, Boss? Bruce Springsteen bellowed "Hello, Ohio!" to his fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills. That's in Mi...

Rihanna's 'Russian Roulette' Video: In A Nude Bra, Bloody (WATCH)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


**Scroll down for screen grabs, we're working on getting the video** Rihanna's 'Russian Roulette' video has surfaced, and it looks like it comes from...

Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-Eight

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features music by Dirty Projectors, Luther Allison, Phosphorescent, Illinois Jacquet, Porter Wagoner, and Ofo & The Black Company.

The Who To Perform At SuperBowl XLIV

Reuters | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


The Who will perform at Superbowl XLIV, marking the British band's first performance in North America since 2008....

Taylor Swift Dominates CMAs, Crushing The Men

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment


NASHVILLE, Tenn. — All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tact...

Lady Gaga's 'Bad Romance' Video: Lingerie, Nudity, Vodka & Murder (WATCH)

Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment


**Scroll down for the video AND stills** Lady Gaga's new video, 'Bad Romance,' the first single from 'The Fame Monster' is out. It's the product of...

Rihanna: You're Blinded By Love

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Rihanna says recording songs on her new album was such an emotional experience that she sometimes had to leave the studio to prevent ...

Joe Perry: Aerosmith 'Looking For New Singer'

AP | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Aerosmith's lead guitarist Joe Perry says the legendary rock band isn't breaking up – although they may be in need a new singer...

Sing Any Good Books Lately?

Laurence Hughes | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books


Laurence Hughes

The mission of my blog is to highlight popular songs that are based on, inspired by, or allude to books and authors -- "Books Shelved in Songs," as I say on the site.