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5 Songs That Tell You What To Do, As Inspired By Robyn & The Lonely Island

By Carrie Wittmer in Music / 610 views

Remember when we could just listen to music? Now pop music is turning into a bubbly, colorful little empire. In the spirit of The Lonely Island’s new song, “Go Kindergarten” featuring Robyn and Sean Combs and Paul Rudd doing every single thing the song tells them what to do — from raising a glass to having a baby on the dance floor — here are some of the songs that probably inspired “Go Kindergarten” and have us concerned for humanity. View Now
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Happy Birthday Robyn: We’re Celebrating With A Gallery Of Musicians Calling Their Girlfriends

By Kat George in Music / 1951 views

Today is Robyn's birthday, and in honor of the "Call Your Girlfriend" singer, we've got a gallery full of music videos featuring pop stars well, calling their girlfriends. Enjoy! View Now
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The Greatest Acrobatic Moments In Rock History

By Jimmy Chen in Music / 1189 views

Musical acuity has always been augmented by stage presence, which some gloriously bring to a new level. Rock music took the stage and incorporated their own theatrics, a contemporary physical opera of sorts. In the throes of passion, with the help of a deftly timed camera, these musicians are forever frozen in a moment of near transcendence. View Now
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Why Prince Is My Favorite Feminist

By Whitney Weiss in Music / 202 views

As Prince is a living legend who can play dozens of instruments, clearly he sets the bar high when it comes to musicianship and collaborators. So for him to make a conscious choice to work with female musicians and also sing about their prowess while also acknowledging misogyny is amazing. It makes me love him almost as much as I did when I heard "Little Red Corvette" for the first time. View Now
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Everything I Learned From Mariah Carey

By Jillian Denning in Music / 1389 views

With her recent run on American Idol and the success of her newest song "#Beautiful" (more on the title later), Mariah is back on the public’s radar. She never left mine. Here are a few things Mariah Carey taught me. View Now
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The Woman I’ve Always Longed To Be: Sarah Blasko’s New Video For “All Of Me”

By Bec Varcoe in Music / 2415 views

Sarah Blasko's video for her new single, "All Of Me", almost makes you forget about the way in which female nudity or sexuality must always be exploited, scandalized and scrutinized. View Now
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Gold Dust Woman: 6 Other Occasions When Courtney Love Behaved Completely Normally

By Whitney Weiss in Music / 525 views

This past week, a well-adjusted Courtney Love snuck onto the deck at Montauk's Surf Lodge, picked up a microphone, and with the accompaniment of an equally well-adjusted guitarist, played a short set of songs that included a Fleetwood Mac cover. But for some reason, her past bad behavior tends to precede her... and also make it difficult for people to think of her as anything other than batshit crazy. In defense of one's ability to change, as a reminder of her finer moments, and because Hole is about to go on tour, here are other occasions when Courtney Love behaved completely normally. View Now
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The 5 Worst Celebrity Musical Crossovers

By Melia Rayner in Music / 324 views

Every actor, athlete, or failed reality star seems to have had a crack at a musical career. As a cautionary tale for Sophia Grace and her ilk, here are some of the worse attempts at celebrity musical crossovers. View Now
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20 Amazing (and Occasionally Surprising) Music Video Cameos

By Whitney Weiss in Music / 3513 views

Here are 20 amazing (and occasionally surprising) other music video cameos. View Now
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The Top 20 Music Videos Directed By Famous Filmmakers

By John Roebuck in Music / 11452 views

For the music video aficionado there are probably more appropriate examples of the art form than the ones listed here, but this list isn’t tackling the daunting task of singling out the greatest music videos of all time. This list is the Top Twenty Music Videos Directed By Famous Filmmakers. View Now
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