Awwww. As much we’d hoped Miley Cyrus would have a chance to take the Grammy stage for an acceptance speech hailing her savior (“God! Hellooo!”), it looks like we’ll have to wait. Miley’s “The Climb,” originally nominated for Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, has been disqualified by Grammy organizers. Taking its place on the Grammy ballot (evidently) will be Karen O and the Kids’ “All Is Love” from Where The Wild Things Are. A sad day for tweens, and a happy day for rumpus-makers. More »
Tomorrow’s release-date schedule is pretty glutted with albums that—gasp!—might get people to actually spend money on music, from Madonna’s latest greatest-hits collection to new albums by the spunky likes of Miranda Lambert and Paramore. In order to help you navigate through this week, might I suggest a friendly game of Buy/Download/Kill, in which each album receives one of the three fates outlined by the game’s title? My personal preferences after the jump. More »
