Chamillionaire has dropped the controversial word n*gga from his lyrics because he doesn’t want to encourage his fans to use the derogatory term. The Ridin’ rapper says he made the decision to ditch the ‘n’ word after hearing the audience use it at a concert. “My DJ would try and be funny and he’d stop the song [...]
March 31, 2009
James Blunt has attacked his former songwriting partner on his new album. Blunt and songwriter Amanda Ghost were once good friends and penned number one hit You’re Beautiful together. But on new song Annie – taken from Blunt’s latest LP All Lost Souls – the former army officer sings “Annie, you had your dream on the bright [...]
March 31, 2009
Bob Dylan’s debut on the schools curriculum could be just what’s needed to turn pupils who listen to rock music on to the full range of poetry OCTOBER 4 IS National Poetry Day, the annual celebration of rhyming (and not-rhyming) launched in 1994 by William Sieghart of the Forward Arts Foundation. In its 14-year existence, it [...]
March 31, 2009
Music-maker Dallas Austin has apologised to singers Christina Aguilera and Joss Stone for claiming that they offered him sexual favours in exchange for his songwriting skills. However, Austin, who has produced songs for Madonna, P!nk, Michael Jackson and many other known singers, does not want to discuss the reason for making the remarks. “My statement about [...]
March 31, 2009
Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix has labelled the pop singer Pink’s lyrics as “idiotic”. The ‘Angry Mob’ rocker has claimed the US star is “crap” and that her music “stinks” during an angry tirade about her lyrics. Rix told Yahoo Music: “She’s just crap. Fact is, Pink stinks. Take a look at that song ‘Dear Mr President’ [...]
March 31, 2009
Driving to work listening to “the people’s station,” V-103, I couldn’t help but notice a subtle, yet surprising trend in the music I was listening to: It was substance. In between R-Kelly’s latest musical anecdote of stealing your girl while your head is turned, and the latest, uninspired club banger, composed of little more than a [...]
March 31, 2009
“Now you listen to me Mr.Cent, you want to make it in this business, lay off the Dubie.” Click the read more link for the video! Video:
March 31, 2009
EMI, THE record label probably best known for dropping the Sex Pistols, has decided to licence the lyrics from its extensive back catalogue as part of a new mobile phone game. The game has been created by Hollywood Gaming and given the totally uninspiring name, Lyric EMI, but will be distributed to mobile operators by Player [...]
March 31, 2009
I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly misunderstanding song lyrics. In many cases, I never figure what’s actually being sung until I see the words in writing. Here are some examples of song lyrics I’ve misunderstood over the years: (1) From Billy Joel’s “My Life”: Actual lyrics: “Got a call from an old friend. We used [...]
March 31, 2009
The UN peacekeepers in Haiti have clashed with rebels and fought well-armed street gangs. Now they are taking shots from a new foe: musicians. During Haiti’s carnival, the airwaves fill with songs lampooning the troubled Caribbean nation’s corrupt politicians and feckless police. But this year’s most popular target seems to be the UN force known by [...]
March 31, 2009
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