Grading The 2014 Grammy Winners

So, back in December, around the time the Grammy nominations were officially announced, I wrote a post titled “Grading The Grammys” where I gave my two cents on what I thought of the nominees, who I thought should win and who I thought actually would win. The music industry equivalent to filling out an NCAA […]

[Video] 2014 Grammy Awards Performance Recap

While the awards may have left some excitement on the table, the performances of the 2014 Grammy Awards certainly did not disappoint. Jay-Z and Beyonce started things off with a rousing performance of their track “Drunk in Love” from her recent release that got the energy going in the Staples Center. Lorde performed her 2013 […]

Lorde: “No Better”

I guess it’s Friday the 13th, but if you’re a fan of female singers, it must feel like December 25. On the heels of Beyonce unexpectedly dropping a full-length project late last night via iTunes, New Zealand wunderkind Lorde followed suit, releasing her latest single, “No Better” which continues on the hauntingly down-to-earth and introspective […]

Grading the Grammy Nominations

As the music industry has evolved over the past decade into the digital world, things have changed quite a bit. Hard copies are hardly ever bought anymore, nor does anyone seem to buy whole albums at all, as the iTunes Store model has taken over and the industry has increasingly become about what the consumer […]

[Video] Lorde: “Team”

As far as musicians go today, there are few who are able to make fans of everyone. Miley may be idolized by young teen girls, but can’t be endured by most of the rest of society, Justin Bieber may have half the world’s population following him on Twitter, but still can’t  seem to click with […]

[Video] Lorde Performs on Letterman

Lorde, the 16-year-old New Zealand native that has taken the world by storm throughout 2013 with her intoxicating voice and well-written lyrics that have vaulted her debut album Heroine to the tops of seemingly every chart there is. Fresh off announcing that The Weeknd will be joining her on her remaining North American tour stops, […]

[Album Stream] Lorde: “Pure Heroine”

16-year-old New Zealand wunderkind Lorde, who’s single “Royals” is currently sitting at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, released an exclusive stream of her highly-anticipated debut album Pure Heroine via VH1 yesterday. The girl has certain star power and a voice to match, definitely someone worth taking note of. Check out the stream below […]