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Duffy’s Going To Get An Angry Phone Call From Doug Morris

Dan Gibson | July 29, 2008 1:30 am
Dan Gibson | July 29, 2008 1:30 am

Hey, Duffy! You’re one of the music business’s few successes this year, and you have 2008’s top selling album in Britain. So why not go ahead and promote illegal downloads? Oddly, the Welsh singer, for whom I haven’t had much affection in the past, makes more sense than most on the issue. More »


This Just In: Americans Enjoy Listening To Lil Wayne While Possibly Getting Inebriated

Dan Gibson | July 15, 2008 4:00 am
Dan Gibson | July 15, 2008 4:00 am

AP080624044980.jpgWe love charts here at Idolator, but sometimes they can be so elitist. Who cares what critics think, or what the program directors of America feel like shoving down peoples’ throats? We want to know: What are the people demanding to hear? What songs inspire people to vote with their wallets, making them insert a dollar into a machine with one hand while holding a longneck in the other?

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Just Go Ahead And Give The Best New Artist Grammy To Duffy Already

Dan Gibson | July 1, 2008 10:30 am
Dan Gibson | July 1, 2008 10:30 am

thisistheonetheytookbackfrommillivanilli.gifTodd Martens of the Los Angeles Times is taking a midseason look at the contenders for the Grammy Awards’ fourth or fifth most prestigious award: Best New Artist, which has been given in the past to such luminaries as Paula Cole, Arrested Development, and A Taste Of Honey. Looking at all the exciting music produced by those who qualify for the award, it’s really anyone’s guess who will take home the prize next February. No wait, the winner’s definitely going to be Duffy, isn’t it?

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“Mojo” Takes The Idea Of Everyone Being A Winner Very Seriously

noah | June 17, 2008 12:30 pm
noah | June 17, 2008 12:30 pm

AP080314035215.jpgThe UK magazine Mojo loves to look back as it looks forward, so it’s probably no surprise that its Mojo Honours, the reader-generated awards given out last night, were led by Duffy’s “Mercy,” a cauldron of throwbacks that flounced away with the evening’s Song Of The Year Award. In addition to a few cursory nods in the direction of new-ish music (Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! won Best Album, while Led Zeppelin got the Best Live Act nod for its one show earlier this year), a bunch of seemingly interchangeable laurels went to Mojo staples.

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Starbucks Soul: Now More Than Ever

anthonyjmiccio | June 11, 2008 4:00 am
anthonyjmiccio | June 11, 2008 4:00 am


Jamie Lidell’s dropping the electro and bringing on the supper club in this Conan O’Brien performance, answering everyone’s prayers for a less disco Jamiroquai. Meanwhile, Duffy’s “Mercy” is almost mistaken for a summer jam (thank you, Tyga mafia!) and snoozy British songbirds like Adele are popping up everywhere. But why? Why, why, why? Some answers, and some predictions.

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Idolator’s Summer Jam Tournament Says “Yeah,” Cracks A Coconut

noah | June 10, 2008 12:00 pm
noah | June 10, 2008 12:00 pm

yeahyeahjuice.jpgThe second round of Idolator’s quest for this year’s top summertime song* enters its second round today, with the twisted Nilsson of surprise Kid Rock-beater Tyga taking on the throwback stew of Duffy. Videos and the all-important poll after the jump!

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Duffy, “Mercy”

Chris Molanphy | June 6, 2008 12:00 pm
Chris Molanphy | June 6, 2008 12:00 pm

All the attention lavished on this new-model Dusty Springfield/Lulu concerns the sound of her voice (say it again: more Lulu than Dusty). More »


Idolator’s Summer Jam Tournament Begs You For Mercy, Robots

noah | June 6, 2008 11:00 am
noah | June 6, 2008 11:00 am

duffyvslloyd.jpgThe first round of our quest to find the quintessential summer jam wraps up today, with the final two bouts going live. (Voting will end Sunday night, so be sure to cast your ballots soon.) After the jump, the new Lulu takes on a pair who have made summertime magic before, only this time they’re aided by cyborgs.

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Death Cab Bounced Aside By 3 Doors Down

Dan Gibson | May 23, 2008 1:30 am
Dan Gibson | May 23, 2008 1:30 am

Death Cab For Cutie’s reign at the top of the album charts was fun while it lasted, but Alabama natives and Hinder/Staind touring buddies 3 Doors Down are projected to take the No. 1 spot on Wednesday by a landslide, with around 150,000 projected sales of their new, self-titled album. More »



Your “British Singers Talking About Sex” Wrapup

Dan Gibson | May 20, 2008 11:30 am
Dan Gibson | May 20, 2008 11:30 am

ifihearonemorepersontellmehowgreatsheis.jpgFor some reason, my birthday brings out the naughty side in female British singers, both those temporarily relevant and those who are, well, not so much. I’m not sure why, but there’s not much I can do about it, you know? In case you were wondering what’s going through the minds of Mel B. and Duffy these days, here’s the mildly titillating lowdown.

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