Tonight the British music industry packaged their self-image for all to YouTube. The nominations were very Duffy with a side of Coldplay, and Duffy wound up being the main dish, but poor Chris Martin…   Read Story »

I didn't even realize Crystal Light still existed because it's not the '80s and I'm not in an aerobics video, so it's surprising "American Boy" chanteuse Estelle's penned an ode to the low-calorie…   Read Story »

NARAS's flirtation with attempting to matter in 2009 went alright last night. There was so much promised we had Videogum come over to help us log our reactions across as many internet platforms as…   Read Story »

Lots of artists you enjoy are covering lots of other artists you enjoy for another tribute album organized by and benefitting War Child, the "network of independent organisations, working across the…   Read Story »

The MTV Europe Awards took place at Liverpool's Echo Arena last night. Katy Perry and Jared Leto hosted. Both also won awards. (Huh?) Britney Spears won a couple, too, though she didn't attend.…   Read Story »

Last we checked in with the odds on the Mercury Prize, Estelle was a long shot at 10:1. Now she's at 20:1. This is because the odds makers are listening too much to the Kanye-guesting "American Boy"…   Read Story »

Another year, another shortlist for the Mercury Prize, another exciting way to tap your line of credit with the bookie. 2007 belonged to Klaxons' Myths Of The Near Future, who went on to collaborate…   Read Story »

London town's Brit crit beloved Estelle gets a black and white clip for her '90s-radio, new soul flavored "American Boy," which has become a bit of a hit because it features a blazing hot Kanye West…   Read Story »

In the four years since Estelle put out her debut 18th Day, she's grown pretty close to John Legend. And having a fan in the man of onstage erections is a very good thing! Because he's got cool stuff…   Read Story »