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Carter: Music, 'Texas Gurls’ and Mad MenSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:37AMLast Saturday afternoon, it was pretty much hotter than hell when the Covers Brothers played underneath the big top on the MPEC grounds for Hotter’N Hell.

Michael Giltz: DVDs: Friday Night Lights Scores AgainSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:16PMI don't give a hoot about football -- high school, college or otherwise -- so believe me when I say Friday Night Lights Season Four...

Video: New Antoine Dodson Remix from Paramore SingerFriday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:41AM*Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams, the singer featured in B.O.B’s song “Airplanes,” is the latest to remix Antoine Dodson’s viral hit “Bed Intruder Song” with help from two of her rocker friends: Jordan Putnik of New Found Glory and Ethan Lucy of Relient K. Recorded by the trio at Lucy’s home in Nashville (according to a [...]

Eminem And Rihanna Won’t Let Go Of No. 1 SpotThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:30PMAfter six weeks, Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna continues to hold on to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The track, which is taken from Eminem’s double-platinum selling album, Recovery (which is the No. 1 album in the country this week for a seventh non-consecutive week), shows no [...]

Gregory Brothers Take Antoine Dodson to the Hot 100Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:20PMGregory Brothers admit to questioning whether remixing Antoine Dodson's news interview about the attempted rap of Dodson's sister into a musical parody was appropriate.

Eminem's 'Love the Way You Lie' No. 1 for Fifth Straight WeekThursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:19PMFiled under: Hip-Hop , Hip-Hop News Eminem 's 'Recovery' passed the double platinum mark this week to become the best-selling rap album this year. But, he's got another milestone on his hand: 'Love the Way You Lie,' featuring Rihanna , sits atop the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth consecutive week as 'Recovery' reigns over the Billboard 200 for its sixth week. While 'Recovery' is the first album ...

What we play - Top iTunes downloadsTuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:55AMThe top songs downloaded from iTunes, as of noon yesterday:

JOURNALISM/BLOGGING: Soundscan R.I.P.?: Big Champagne Rivals with a New Type of Hit Chart. or Do They?Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 1:50PMCEO Garland challenges the Old Guard to the seminal question: is a chart based on electronic metrics more relevant than one based on actual sales? Does a song with 100,000 CDs sold deserve more notice than one with 500,000 streams/downloads, regardless of if they are legal or royalty generating? Last week the data monitoring service Big Champagne brought a whole new meaning to the words "Chart ...

New Songs Wonderful Girl and Sour Sugar Celebrate Beautiful Girls in Street FashionTuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:21AMNew Songs of today's generation rarely highlight the beautiful girls of the world doing good things. One music artist took it upon himself to celebrate girls striving with songs "Wonderful Girl" and "Sour Sugar." Launching new album "Black Box Dreams 3" on iTunes today, the anticipation is high as he closes in on 4 million Youtube plays and passes 260,000 ringtone downloads for new songs ...