We already took a look back at the year’s Top 25 singles, now here’s my list of 2012′s best albums. Full disclosure: As a consumer of music, I have migrated heavily away from albums and toward singles. I believe in albums and support the album format in theory more than I sit down and listen … Continue Reading →
Cruel Summer, indeed: Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music compilation lands at No. 2 on this week’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart as Pink storms her way to her first No. 1 album with her latest, “The Truth About Love.” Pink’s set, her sixth, sold a whopping 280,000 copies its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, marking … Continue Reading →
Nat “King” Cole, Bing Crosby and Brenda Lee can rest easy: Their Christmas classics aren’t going anywhere. But what about the new class of holiday favorites? Here’s my list of 10 Christmas songs from 2000 and beyond that are keeping the holiday tradition alive and deserve a spot on your Xmas playlist. (Listen to the … Continue Reading →
Nominations for the 2012 Grammys were announced on Wednesday night, with Kanye West leading the field with 7 nominations and Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars following with six apiece. The nominations contained their fair share of shockers, omissions and surprises which we will count down here, starting with… 1. NO TAYLOR SWIFT? For once, … Continue Reading →