Maura Johnston wrote Sure, lyrically, Lily Allen's "The Fear" is a bit precious with its musings on fame and fakeness. But the song's a lovely synth-pop confection, and happily the video takes more of an aesthetic cue from the music; it's got an , at 1:57 PM on December 4, 2008 more »

Maura Johnston wrote , at 1:03 PM on December 4, 2008 more »

Maura Johnston wrote Pairing "My Body Is A Cage" with clips from The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, the forthcoming David Fincher-directed film in which Brad Pitt plays a man who ages in reverse, was something of a genius idea, if a little , at 11:53 AM on December 4, 2008 more »

Maura Johnston commented on Jazmine Sullivan Will Not Be Wronged By You, at 11:40 AM on Dec 4 @bcapirigi: it's sort of like 'hit 'em up style' with a conscience, you know? more »

Maura Johnston wrote Former Idolator head honcho Brian Raftery's book on karaoke, Don't Stop Believin': How Karaoke Conquered The World And Changed My Life, is available now—and if you'd like to sample before you buy, the first chapter is online thanks to the , at 11:25 AM on December 4, 2008 more »

Maura Johnston wrote Viacom, the parent company of MTV, BET, and VH1, is laying off 850 people worldwide today. According to a memo from MTV Networks CEO Judy McGrath, MTVN's Stateside division will be "consolidating some groups, centralizing functions and outsourcing others, and , at 10:48 AM on December 4, 2008 more »

Maura Johnston commented on Live-Blogging The 2009 Grammy Nomination Special, at 10:22 AM on Dec 4 @DocStrange: i don't watch 'pushing daisies' -- i watch way too much tv as it is and i am wary of starting in on a show that is not a law & order spinoff or a magical elves production. more »

Maura Johnston wrote The social-music site Last.fm—which allows users to track the music they listen to on their computers via a process called "scrobbling," and also has full-song streaming capabilities for certain tracks—released its "most listened to" list earlier this week. The artists , at 10:10 AM on December 4, 2008 more »

Maura Johnston wrote I'd been meaning to post about Jazmine Sullivan's sinewy breakup lament "Bust Your Windows" since I saw its destructoporn clip on some of MTV's digital-cable outlets a few weeks back; now I have an excuse, thanks to her nabbing , at 9:23 AM on December 4, 2008 more »

Maura Johnston commented on The 2009 Grammy Nominees, at 8:55 AM on Dec 4 @DJorn: probably! more »

Maura Johnston commented on The 2009 Grammy Nominees, at 7:30 AM on Dec 4 @antistar2000: what was missing? more »

Maura Johnston commented on The 2009 Grammy Nominees, at 11:07 PM on Dec 3 I'm kind of appalled by Weezer's cheesy bid for Digg fame getting a Best Short-Form Music Video nod. more »

Maura Johnston commented on Live-Blogging The 2009 Grammy Nomination Special, at 9:33 PM on Dec 3 @Maura Johnston: that was supposed to have a new york lottery joke within. more »

Maura Johnston commented on Live-Blogging The 2009 Grammy Nomination Special, at 9:32 PM on Dec 3 @ObtuseIntolerant: hey, you never know more »