First (OK, Second) Listen: Daughtry’s “No Surprise”
After selling a kajillion copies of his debut album, Chris Daughtry and his namesake band are back. “No Surprise” is the first single from their new album, which is due in July. Daughtry premiered the song on “American Idol” last night (which I didn’t watch…go Celtics), and it’s exactly what you’d expect. A big, hooky rocker that sounds a LOT like Nickelback (the comment section here says Chad Kroeger co-wrote, which wouldn’t surprise me at […]
MHW Liveblogs the 2008 American Music Awards: Alicia Keys, Kanye & A Whole Lotta Jonas
The American Music Awards are the “fun” awards. They’re the show that honors the boy bands and the less critically-acclaimed artists. Why? Because the fans vote, and that’s why Milli Vanilli (or at least the one who’s still alive) and C&C Music Factory have shelves filled with AMAs, while U2 has like2 or 3 of ’em. This show has a lengthy performance lineup. It’ll be interesting to see if they can actually squeeze some award […]