Last night, VH1 aired its VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul special, which featured a whole lot of wailing. And one of the wailers present was Florence Welch, who showed up to stunningly whoop her way…   Read Story »

On "Calgary," Justin Vernon's vocals lay in a cloud of gloomy synths and anxious electric guitar tones, suggesting a sonic shift from the grainy For Emma formula. But not too much has changed -- the…   Read Story »

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrated a quarter century as the self-appointed, oft-suspect gatekeeper for canonical artists in the rock world (no Replacements, no Sonic Youth, no etcs. -- no vote…   Read Story »

Good being relative, of course. AMA stands for Auto-Tune Music Award so it wasn't long before Kanye was onstage. Upon accepting his first ever AMA, for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, Kanye urged his…   Read Story »

There's a grand tradition being hatched at mtvU's Woodie Awards show. Sure, there's the live performances that come at a 50/50 mix of stuff we like (last year TV On The Radio, this year, say, Rilo…   Read Story »

Maybe we're posting this new Lennox song "Sing" 'cause the Eurhythmics hold a sweet and nostaltic spot in our hearts ... or maybe it's because -- despite the routine, FM-friendly/Glenn Ballard…   Read Story »

Annie's taking the clip for her not-bad song the way of her altogether-shitty album art -- over the top and engulfed in flames. Better still, between the bits of fire and Annie wailing in the…   Read Story »

Annie Lennox joined the American Idol parade last season, but we understand -- gotta reach the great, teletubby masses. Now the ex-Eurythmics siren readies solo LP#4, titled Songs Of Mass Destruction…   Read Story »

The joys and perils of MySpace, affecting artists in its varied and wondered ways. We present this blurb from the UK's Daily Mirror as a public service to mothers everywhere, for the rare opportunity…   Read Story »