Good being relative, of course. AMA stands for Auto-Tune Music Award so it wasn't long before Kanye was onstage. Upon accepting his first ever AMA, for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, Kanye urged his…   Read Story »

Maybe "great" is too strong a word. And five is too high a number for a list like this. If you missed the ceremony, we don't blame you (no Wire spoilers, please), but we can't condone spending more…   Read Story »

Welcome to Stereogum's sarcastic play-by-play of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. We're moments before showtime and Amy Winehouse has already won Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Female Pop Vocal…   Read Story »

Here's your picture of the day: Some background:When I was in Europe I would play this game for hours and hours... it helped me zone out. Everybody would get envolved... Derrick Dudley (Common's…   Read Story »

If you tuned into the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted American Music Awards, on top of that of Montreal T-Mobile spot and a wiseass JT-via-satellite, you might have caught Georgia country crew Sugarland and…   Read Story »

Most of you know Beyoncé took an impromptu stage dive during performance last week. Good news: She was ringing the alarm at the time. Bad news: After Sony/BMG circulated a "takedown request," citing…   Read Story »

A few observations about Beyoncé's new vid for the Prince-ly titled "Upgrade U." First, something about her expressions and sideway stares are recalling Ashanti, when the style mimicking is usually…   Read Story »

Ahh, the customary right of passage for every girl-of-the-moment: Talk trash on "It" girls past. TeenPeople.com put Lily to the test.TeenPeople.com: You've been labeled an 'It' girl so we were…   Read Story »

Jigga's Kingdom Come was just one of a few notable leaks this weekend, and it marks the end of the least-retired retirement in human history. Self-lauding is nothing new to the rap game, but in the…   Read Story »

Here's the vid for what easily would be our favorite song from Beyonce's record if we'd heard it yet. It's clear why her man-steak is reluctant to leave destiny's child (aside from no longer getting…   Read Story »