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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Kylie Drops a “Timebomb” on UK’s The Voice

Filed under: Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 23:18

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Kylie Minogue gave a really fun performance of her new single “Timebomb” on UK’s version of The Voice yesterday. Take a look below:

Monday, May 28, 2012

Kylie Minogue Releases Awesome Video for Awesome New Song

Filed under: Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 01:41

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Kylie Minogue is celebrating her 25th year in the music biz with the release of a fun and awesome video for her new single “Time Bomb.” The video pushes the sexual limits for Minogue and shows the fun side we all love from Kylie. Take a look at the video below:

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Demi Lovato Gives Special Performance for Fans

Filed under: Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 00:59

demi-lovato-heart-break-cover.jpg Emerging pop super star Demi Lovato gave a pretty cool present to her fans prior to her concert at Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia a couple of months back. Filmed as part of VEVO’s Go Show Series, Lovato performed her new single “Give Your Heart A Break.” Take a look at her pretty awesome live performance below:

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Madonna’s MDNA Debuts at #1!

Filed under: Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 23:51

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Debuting at #1 on the Billboard Chart with close to 400,000 copies sold just in the first week alone, Madonna has retained her title “Queen of Pop” yet again with the release of her new album MDNA. Madonna’s 12th studio album is incredible and consists primarily of techno-pop tunes with a couple of ballads (including “Masterpiece”–the Golden Globe winning song from Madonna’s directorial debut W.E.). MDNA is now available through iTunes and other music retailers nationwide from Live Nation. Scroll down the BLOGBOARD to watch Madonna’s new single “Girl Gone Wild” from MDNA.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Madonna Releases HOTT Video for New Single

Filed under: Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 01:40

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Perhaps proving that she has become even more sexier with age, Madonna has released the video for her new song “Girl Gone Wild” from her forthcoming album MDNA which streets Tuesday from LiveNation. Take a look at the incredible video for the fantastically poppy, catchy, and fun song below:

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Madonna Releases “Girl Gone Wild” for Vevo

Filed under: Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 01:11

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The Material Girl, with an upcoming international MDNA Tour for which tickets are nearly impossible to get, released the second song from her new album MDNA. The song “Girl Gone Wild” was released today on YouTube’s music extension Vevo. Take a listen to the song below. It’s a pretty catchy song that is a little more techno than the album’s first release (“Give Me All Your Luvin”). MDNA releases March 26 from Live Nation and is currently available for pre order through iTunes.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Madonna Gives AMAZING Super Bowl Performance

Filed under: Popular Music,Sports and Athletics — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 01:14

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The Queen of Pop gave an absolutely incredible Halftime Performance at last night’s Super Bowl contest featuring the Giants vs. The Patriots. She performed songs both old and new with a myriad of guests including M.I.A, LMFAO, and Nicki Minaj. A quick glance of the reviews indicate the vast majority of critics who watched were impressed. People‘s critic Allison Schwartz praised the performance and said in her column “Eli Manning and Tom Brady may know their way around the football field. But on Sunday night, fans could take a break from rooting for different sides to root for the Queen of the Stage!” The video of Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Performance is below. Enjoy!
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Madonna Wins Golden Globe for “Masterpiece”

Filed under: Film and Entertainment,Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 02:00

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Last Sunday, the 2012 Golden Globes were held in Hollywood, California. Voted by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes are often thought of as the precursor to the Academy Awards, although recent history has shown that is largely not the case. This year, Madonna won the Golden Globe in the category of Best Original Song from a Motion Picture for her song “Masterpiece” from her upcoming directorial debut W.E., which releases from Weinstein Pictures in February. Madonna shared in the glory with fellow co-writers of “Masterpiece” Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry. Unfortunately, the song will not be eligible for the Academy Award because of a technicality; it is the second song played at the end credits and Academy rules stipulate it must be either within the body of the film or the first to appear during the credits to be considered. Nonetheless, she certainly deserves the accolades for this win! This marks the second Golden Globe win for Madonna (her first came in 1997 for Best Actress for her portrayal of Eva Peron in EVITA). Take a listen to “Masterpiece” below:

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Madonna’s “Masterpiece” from Her Directorial Debut W.E Nominated for Golden Globe

Filed under: Film and Entertainment,Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 02:49

we-soundtrack.jpg  Madonna sure has been burning in the spotlight brightly these past few weeks. First, the material girl revealed some exciting news that her upcoming new album is to be released in March of 2012 and then she acknowledged that she is in fact performing as the headliner for Super Bowl XLIV on February 5th. And late last week, the 2011 Nominations for the Golden Globes were announced. And Madonna was named as a nominee for Best Song for her new song “Masterpiece” which is featured in her directorial debut W.E. that is to be released in the US on February 10th, 2012. Madonna was nominated with the co-writers of “Masterpiece” including Julie Frost and Jimmy Harry and faces some stiff competition from “Hello Hello” (Elton John, Gnomeo and Juliet), “The Keeper” (Chris Cornell, Machine Gun Preacher), “Lay Your Head Down” (Brian Byrne and Glen Close, Albert Nobbs), and “The Living Proof” (Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, and Damon Thomas, The Help). Madonna won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in 1997 for her 1996 performance as Eva Peron in EVITA and Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice took home the honor that year for Best Song for “You Must Love Me.” EVITA also won the Coveted Golden Globe for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) that year as well. The 2011 Golden Globe winners will be announced on NBC at 8pm on January 16th, 2012. Good luck Madonna! While the single, which will feature a full orchestra accompaniment, is yet to be released, take an early listen to “Masterpiece” below:

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Lady GaGa CRUSHES Rivals in 2011 Music Earnings

Filed under: Popular Music — Dr. Christopher Blackwell @ 00:26

lady-gaga-born-this-way-single-art.jpg The new reigning Queen of Pop, Lady GaGa CRUSHED her competition in earnings in 2011. Forbes released the list of top music earners for the year today and GaGa earned a whopping $90 million! That number is based on album sales, endorsements, and gross earnings from live performances. And live performances is where GaGa really broke the bank! She earned an average of $1.3 million PER LIVE SHOW in 2011! Taylor Swift ($45 million) came in 2nd place; but she earned less than 1/2 of what Lady GaGa earned! Katy Perry was third ($44 million), Beyonce was fourth ($35 million) and Rihanna was fifth ($29 million). Congrats to Lady GaGa. It’s good to see that quality music and real talent is still highly recognized and appreciated in the world.

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