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Popblerd's New Release Report 11/19/12: Rihanna All Over Again

Popblerd’s New Release Report 11/19/12: Rihanna All Over Again

It’s November, that means there must be a new Rihanna album coming out! Check out the list of new albums coming on the last big release day of 2012!

The 40th Annual American Music Awards Live Blog

The 40th Annual American Music Awards Live Blog

We’re back in the business of live blogging award shows! Check out our blow by blow of this evening’s American Music Awards ceremony.

Back In The Day: An Unearthed Treasure From Bill Withers

Back In The Day: An Unearthed Treasure From Bill Withers

Check out video footage from a mini concert the legendary Bill Withers did for BBC TV in 1973.

Spin Cycle: Ne-Yo, R.E.D.

Spin Cycle: Ne-Yo, R.E.D.

Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo’s fifth album, “R.E.D.” is another chapter in the career of one of modern pop music’s finest talents.

Aging Hip Replacement 2.0: Reunited And I Don't Care...Or Do I?

Aging Hip Replacement 2.0: Reunited And I Don’t Care…Or Do I?

That’s me at my high school graduation 19 1/2 years ago. I’m not sure I wanna go back and visit that guy.

Spin Cycle: Christina Aguilera, Lotus

Spin Cycle: Christina Aguilera, Lotus

Damn, Christina. Why are you so damn defensive? She’s a Grammy winning bombshell with a shelf full of Grammy Awards and platinum albums. Rolling Stone named her one of the 100 greatest vocalists of all time before she turned 30. She has a cushy job judging aspiring singers on one of TV’s highest-rated shows. Still, Christina Aguilera constantly finds herself fighting some unnamed enemy and adopting a defensive stance in her music. A decade since she staked her claim to […]

The Jukebox From Hell 12: "It's Thanksgiving"

The Jukebox From Hell 12: “It’s Thanksgiving”

Sure to give you nightmares for the next week and a half, check out our latest Jukebox From Hell entry, Nicole Westbrook’s “It’s Thanksgiving”

New Release Report 11/12/12: Xtina's Lotus Flower Bomb

New Release Report 11/12/12: Xtina’s Lotus Flower Bomb

A ton of new releases are hitting stores today, including the latest efforts from Deftones, Soundgarden, The Weeknd, Christina Aguilera and Green Day.

Blerd Briefs: TLC, Dave Grohl, and Jermaine Jacks...uh, Jacksun???

Blerd Briefs: TLC, Dave Grohl, and Jermaine Jacks…uh, Jacksun???

A new TLC album, Dave Grohl returns to QOTSA, and Jermaine changes his name. More crazy news…

Big Money Presents-Aging Hip Replacement 2.0: Obligatory Post-Election Thoughts

Big Money Presents-Aging Hip Replacement 2.0: Obligatory Post-Election Thoughts

Now that the election is over, let’s find a way to put aside our differences-or understand and appreciate our differences-and move forward.

The Idiot Box: An Appreciation Of "Happy Endings"

The Idiot Box: An Appreciation Of “Happy Endings”

A few words about network TV’s best sitcom. Not the best sitcom you haven’t watched yet, just the best sitcom. Period.

The Singles Bar: Whitney Houston, "Never Give Up"

The Singles Bar: Whitney Houston, “Never Give Up”

Honor Whitney-don’t sully her musical legacy. Did the team behind “Never Give Up” complete the mission?