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Armisen, Hader, And Sudeikis Give Heartfelt Punk-Rock Farewell To SNL With Special Guests
Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and Jason Sudeikis closed out their final episode of Saturday Night Live with a truly touching performance of an original punk-rock ballad "It's A Lovely Day," featuring a slew of legendary indie-rock friends of the show.
mediaite.com (3 hours ago)
Denmark Wins Eurovision Contest
Denmark emerged victorious Saturday in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. 20year-old Emmelie de Forest won with folksy ballad "Only Teardrops," which handily beat runners up, Azerbaijan and Ukraine.
wsj.com (4 hours ago)
Denmark Wins Eurovision Song Contest
Denmark emerged victorious Saturday in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. 20year-old Emmelie de Forest won with folksy ballad "Only Teardrops," which handily beat runners up, Azerbaijan and Ukraine.
wsj.com (6 hours ago)
Denmark's folksy ballad wins Eurovision
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums.
reuters.com (8 hours ago)
Matching Colors With Songs...It's Science!
New research out of UC Berkeley reveals some interesting tidbits about how the human brain reacts to music. According to a study headed by scientist Stephen Palmer, we are hardwired to associate anything from Mozart to Mumford & Sons with a particular hue from the color spectrum. Whether it's a classical...
huffingtonpost.com (17 hours ago)
LISTEN: A New Anthem For All The Corgis Out There
We all know how wonderful corgis are, whether they're wearing panda suits, pondering their political ambitions or hanging out with friends on the beach. And now all of those lovable pooches have their own anthem, the "Corgi Song." The tune was written and sung by Shaun Cammack, who said in the video's description...
huffingtonpost.com (1 day ago)
Cheryl Baker: Bonnie Tyler's ballad lacks fizz
THE UK brought out the big guns when Bonnie Tyler was selected to represent the nation at the Eurovison Song Contest but former winner Cheryl Baker doesn't think the Welsh singer has a chance of winning.
dailyexpress.co.uk (2 days ago)
Pistol Annies: Annie Up – review
Somewhere between a supergroup and a side project, Pistol Annies provide the country trio of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley a space for straight talking, wise cracking and convention busting. Their 2011 debut Hell on Heels is one of the finest recession albums, offering empathetic vignettes...
guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)
'American Idol' Finale: And the Winner Will Be...
This one's gonna be close, folks. By the end of Thursday's two-hour season finale (Fox, 8 p.m. ET), we'll know which contestant has won the top title on American Idol, Season 12. Will it be the R&B diva, Candice Glover, or the country girl, Kree Harrison? Or, as the nickname-spouting Nicki Minaj would say, it's...
ivillage.com (2 days ago)
Kanye RIPS Into Paparazzi At Secret Show
Kanye West is an outspoken artist who doesn't give interviews. But luckily for him, there are at least a thousand people in any given city who are interested in hearing him perform. In between songs, he's then able to say whatever he wants to a captive (and sometimes captivated) audience. That's why Kanye rants --...
huffingtonpost.com (2 days ago)
New Lonely Island Goes Back To Old Territory
The Lonely Island released their second single off their new release, "The Wack Album," which will come out June 11. The new one, "I F*cked My Aunt," partners them up with their "I'm on a Boat" collaborator T-Pain, except this time they relay the ballad of that one time the narrator had sex with his mom's sister....
huffingtonpost.com (3 days ago)
César Portillo de la Luz obituary
In 1946 a housepainter and amateur songwriter named César Portillo de la Luz, who has died aged 90, came up with the romantic song Contigo en la Distancia (In the Distance, With You). Heartfelt and passionate, the lyrics ("There can't be a beautiful melody, unless you're in it/ and I don't want to hear it, unless...
guardian.co.uk (3 days ago)
Russian Singer Garipova Moves to Eurovision Finals
Russia’s entry in this year’s Eurovision contest, Dina Garipova, will take part in the finals of Europe’s most popular song contest after clearing the semi-finals with a solid performance of her “What If” ballad.
rian.ru (4 days ago)
Joshua Redman/Christian McBride – review
Joshua Redman's duet with Christian McBride looked like one of the more orthodox encounters on the Redman-curated series at the Wigmore Hall, but the two made sure that if the structures were familiar, the variations definitely weren't. Two decades ago, aged 22 and a dropped-out Yale law student, saxophonist Redman...
guardian.co.uk (4 days ago)
Kid A (No 1,511)
Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia. The lineup: Ann Alexander Thweatt (vocals, music). The background: Today's new artist comes via a recommendation from Alexis over at our Music Weekly podcast. Shame on us for not noticing Kid A earlier. There has been plenty to notice: EPs on Bandcamp and Spotify, collaborations with...
guardian.co.uk (5 days ago)
Munson: Legendary country singer the thread in Des Moines mom's tapestry of life
If this column were a song I'd call it 'The Ballad of Molly and Willie.'
desmoinesregister.com (6 days ago)
Hurts, Stooshe, Theme Park: this week's new tracks
PICK OF THE WEEK Reading this on mobile? Click here to view Blind is the musical opposite of foxes rutting (sounds horrific – is actually the sound of … love). It starts out as a ballad, then takes a turn so dark it could be an EastEnders Christmas plotline. Theo-from-Hurts looks terribly nice, like he'd open doors...
guardian.co.uk (8 days ago)
She & Him: Volume 3 – review
Zooey Deschanel and M Ward are on to their third album as She & Him (not counting their Christmas efforts), and there's not much in the way of surprises – this is swinging country-pop with a girl-group backbone, as has always been their way. The problem is that this sickly concoction is often overcooked. I've...
guardian.co.uk (9 days ago)
Gomez on 'Intense' Bieber Romance
By Andrea Dresdale After Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez split up, he recorded a mournful ballad called “Nothing Like Us.” And while the couple appears to be back together, Gomez is still planning to release her breakup ballad on her upcoming album Stars Dance. Speaking...
abcnews.com (9 days ago)
John Murry – review
His house burned down, he famously "died" for a few minutes and he already owns his own burial plot: tonight the sticky vinyl letters "Tim" on John Murry's guitar are a tribute to his producer Tim Mooney, who died last June. Music may be a happy epilogue to a grim personal story, but when it comes to artists like...
guardian.co.uk (9 days ago)
Selena Gomez Calls Bieber Romance 'Crazy and Intense'
By Andrea Dresdale After Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez split up, he recorded a mournful ballad called “Nothing Like Us.” And while the couple appears to be back together, Gomez is still planning to release her breakup ballad on her upcoming album Stars Dance. Speaking...
abcnews.com (9 days ago)
Cat Power Illuminates Gorgeous New Song 'Bully' on BBC Radio
Cat Power's Chan Marshall has graced us with another chance to hear her heartbreaking piano-and-vocals ballad "Bully," and she has also offered the faintest of hints about its origins. Marshall
spin.com (9 days ago)
Avishai Cohen with Strings – review
Maybe it's because he's a strings player, but the Israeli bassist, singer and composer Avishai Cohen revealed on this UK premiere how fine-tuned he is to what chamber players do best – in contrast to those jazz musicians who write for classical strings as if they just needed the usual riffs, but played on softer...
guardian.co.uk (10 days ago)
X Factor's James Arthur praises Ella Henderson debut song Waiting - listen here
The first track from the Lincolnshire teen is a ballad, and her old X Factor mate James is already a big fan. But are you?
mirror.co.uk (10 days ago)
New band of the day: Story Books (No 1,508)
Hometown: Sittingbourne, Kent. The lineup: Kristofer Harris (vocals, guitar), Robert Wilks (drums), Joseph Whitnell (bass), Andrew Parry (keyboards), Jack Tarrant (guitar). The background: If yesterday's new band, Baby Strange, purvey an obvious type of indie dark-rock, today's lot offer another alternative music...
guardian.co.uk (10 days ago)
There Can Be Only One: Leonard Nimoy And Zachary Quinto Battle It Out For Spock #1 In Audi...
This is a long-form Audi commercial featuring Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto in a race of the Spocks to see who can get to the country club first. Really -- racing to the country club? Anybody caught RACING to the country club, ESPECIALLY anyone under the age of 65, needs to reevaluate their priorities. You two...
geekologie.com (11 days ago)
Old Spock Takes on New Spock for Audi Ad
Trash-talking, Vulcan salutes and "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" combine to make this one of the most entertaining commercials in recent memory.
pastemagazine.com (11 days ago)
For a Musician with a Webcam, All the World’s a (Profitable) Stage
On a recent April evening, 20 fans gathered to hear folk singer Ben Taylor play in his living room in Martha’s Vineyard, Virginia. The relaxed 40-minute set, which had all the production values of an acoustic performance on YouTube, cost $20 to attend. Fans were happy to pay that and then some-they collectively...
time.com (11 days ago)
WATCH: Kanye serenades 'awesome' Kim
Kanye West loves his baby mama and is not afraid to show it. West took the stage Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC during the annual Costume Institute Gala and performed a ballad for his pregnant girlfriend, Kim Kardashian.
nydailynews.com (11 days ago)
WATCH: Kanye West sings to Kim Kardashian at Met Gala
Kanye West loves his baby mama and is not afraid to show it. West took the stage Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC during the annual Costume Institute Gala and performed a ballad for his pregnant girlfriend, Kim Kardashian.
nydailynews.com (11 days ago)
