Posts tagged "Hype Index"

Welcome back to the Hype Index, our Soundbytes segment that manages to squeeze an entire week of music news into one very opinionated list. Stevie Wonder and Nicki Minaj started off September in hot water, while Madonna and Elton John reportedly hugged it out. The MTV Video Music Awards turned 28,…

Welcome back to the Hype Index, our Soundbytes segment that condenses the week in pop into one very opinionated list. This week our favorite artists were pelted with boos (ahem, Madonna) and unfounded rumors (ahem, Adele). We also got wind of some exciting releases on the way from One Direction and…

Welcome back to the Hype Index, our opinionated look on the week in pop. In case you've just come back from an silent meditation retreat, Avril Lavigne and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger are engaged. (We were just as surprised as you are.) This week also brought brought us new releases from the likes Mariah Carey, Grimes and Nicki Minaj. But none…

Welcome back to the Hype Index, where we look back on the week in pop by grading the biggest news stories and get a tad bit emotional by sharing our feelings about them. This third week in August brought us a drama from Lady Gaga, Azealia Banks as well as Drake…

Welcome back to the Hype Index, where we take a moment to reflect on the week in pop by ranking the biggest stories and tell you how we really felt about them. This second week in August brought us a new MTV VMAs host, the Billboard Hot 100 chart's reigning artist, and Adam…

Good news, everyone! The Hype Index has returned — in video form as part of our new web series Soundbytes. And could we have picked a better week in the world of pop to rate and judge this week's biggest stories? This first week of August brought us the 2012 MTV Video Music…

This week the music world lost two legendary performers: Donna Summer and Chuck Brown. And given that other greats such as Etta James, Whitney Houston and Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys have already passed away in recent months, we can't help feeling that 2012 will sadly go down a…

One week ago today, the music world lost Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch following his three-year battle with cancer. It was a major blow to fans of the trio whose music had soundtracked the past 26 years. Additionally, The Voice finally wrapped up Season 2 this week, but not without a few…

Have we ever seen a week with so many music high profile video premieres? Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, Shakira and even Justin Bieber offered up their latest visuals. Some were sexy. Others promised to be sexy, but ended up being kind of a snooze. Meanwhile, Bobby Brown hit…

It was a busy week on the pop scene, and yet some of the biggest stories had nothing to do with music. Kanye West made his love for Kim Kardashian official with some PDA (and some KW-style jewelery), while Katy Perry celebrated a second week of Coachella with her…

This week we said goodbye to a pioneer in music, radio and television, while another legend, from the world of hip hop, was resurrected on stage at Coachella. Meanwhile, Nicki Minaj bid adieu to Twitter, Gotye came from overseas and conquered the singles chart and Lionel Richie climbed…

Most artists would give their left arm to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. But not Axl Rose! He'd rather be seen on a T-shirt worn by Lana Del Rey these days. His letter to the Hall, Madonna's record-breaking album sales drop,…

It was the season for giving within the music industry last weekend, as both the Kids' Choice and Academy Of Country Music Awards were held in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, respectively. But while Taylor Swift soared at the country shindig, Katy Perry pummeled our ears — and those of the…

Last Friday, Katy Perry, Madonna and One Direction ruled our weekly Pop & Fizz Hype Index — but who has been keeping the music world gabbin' the last seven days? Unsurprisingly, Madge returns in today's installment, this time claiming the top spot with her new album MDNA, which, although a thinly-veiled reference to…

Pop fans got a double dose of diva this week as new videos from Madonna and Katy Perry premiered. And with One Direction and The Wanted further infiltrating the American charts, it was also a big week for boy bands from across the pond. These music happenings naturally had an impact…

Last week, we had our hearts occupied by Garbage, Aaliyah, and fun. and Janelle Monae's "We Are Young." This week, our Hype Index finds us all abuzz about a Playboy cover, a would-be X Factor host, and a certain American Idol contestant whose criminal behavior isn't limited to being pitchy. Plus, as you…

With South By Southwest right around the corner, we spent the majority of our week getting majorly pumped up for all the performers to hit Austin — particularly those at our own Pray For Pop party at the Pure Volume House. But SXSW aside, there were plenty more developments in po…

Even though Chris Brown hardly took the week off — he released his Fortune cover art and played at the NBA All-Star Game — we're free of any Breezy-related controversy on this week's Pop & Fizz graph. Instead, the biggest stories of the week involved tattoos (both Erykah Badu'…

Well, Chris Brown certainly gave the Internet plenty to talk about this week! When he wasn't getting it on in the studio with formerly-embattled-but-now-totally-over-it ex-girlfriend Rihanna, the pot-stirring "Birthday Cake" remixer was picking fights and blasting critics on Twitter. It was a lot to take in, and that's why Breezy ranks so high on our…