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Grammy Week!: SonicClash’s 2010 Predictions: Rock

For my guesses on who’ll win the rap categories, click here.

The issue with a lot of categories that the Grammy Awards choose to recognize is the fact that the categories themselves are so amorphous. OK, it’s easy to figure out what constitutes a “rap” performance, and “pop” is an all-encompassing term. But “rock” is one of those terms that means different things to different people, and when you look at a group of nominees in […]

By Money Mike|January 27th, 2010|Award Shows, People|329 Comments

Chart Chat 1/27/10: History Has Been Made

This week’s Billboard albums chart brings a historic first. The “Hope for Haiti” benefit album, featuring selections from the telethon last Friday, debuts at #1 with over 171,000 units sold. It is the first completely digital release to debut at the top of the charts. I assume it won’t be the last.

It’s also the fourth album to hold the #1 spot this month (following Vampire Weekend, Ke$ha and Susan Boyle), which is also a record. […]

By Money Mike|January 27th, 2010|Charts, News|16 Comments

New Release of the Week 1/26/10: Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae’s self-titled 2006 debut was one of the surprise successes of 2006. Her amalgam of soul and acoustic pop won her 2 million fans here in the states and won her a ton of Grammy nominations, and she did it without the benefit of a huge radio hit.

It’s pretty fair to say that a follow-up would have taken less than four years to complete, had Corinne’s husband not died from a drug overdose […]

By Money Mike|January 26th, 2010|Releases|347 Comments

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