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Chris Reed's Top-5 Songs Of 2012 [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:43:18 +0000

This morning I played my Top-5 Songs Of The Year, not that my list really means anything, and my top song of the year came from an artist we knew nothing about a year ago. Here are the Top-5 songs I personally think had the biggest impact on the music industry in 2012.

22 Music Artists Who Made Themselves Known In 2012

DJ Digital — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:55:24 +0000

2012 was a year that introduced us to a lot of brand new artists, and gave a lot of others who have been in the game for a minute, their proper time to shine. From the underground world of hip-hop, to the mainstream and country, our ears got a lot of great music from a slew of musical talent

MTV Labels Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' As Best Song Of The Year [VIDEO]

Chris Reed — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:44:26 +0000

With the end of the year just weeks away, MTV did some serious brainstorming and they have come to the conclusion that Carly Rae Jepsen's hit song "Call Me Maybe" was the best song of 2012.

2012 MTV Movie Awards Categories Revealed

Chris Logan — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:52:05 +0000

Yesterday MTV announced the nominee categories for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, and that the band FUN. will be performing at the show! The awards will take place on June 3rd in Universal City, California. For this year's awards, 5 new categories have been added, Best Music, Best On Scr

TIME'S Most Influential

Shauna Wright — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:10:04 +0000

A few weeks ago, TIME Magazine revealed the names it was considering for its annual list of the ’100 Most Influential People in the World.’ Reader votes determined one person, while the rest were selected by the magazine’s editors.

Best Video Games of 2012 (So Far)

GuySpeed Editors — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:00:15 +0000

It’s no stretch to say that 2012 has some of the best video games of all time. While we still suffer from a glut of video games before the holidays and right at the end of every year, game publishers are finally starting to learn to spread the releases out a bit. Thanks to stiff competition the first quarter of the year is starting to become a haven for gamers, with a ton of AAA titles released for all platforms.

Have You Started a Diet for 2012? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:32:46 +0000

It’s been a little over a week since New Year’s resolutions kicked in, officially long enough to determine if you’ve started that diet that you promised yourself — if, in fact, you picked what is usually the year’s most popular resolution.

'Baby Bump,' 'Occupy' Among 2012 List of 'Banished' Words

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:45:43 +0000

Every year, Michigan’s Lake Superior State University asks people which words and phrases have been so overused that they should be essentially banished from the English language. The school just released their list for 2012, and it’s certainly stirring up debate.

Theme Song For 2012: Jay Sean 2012 [VIDEO]

Brad Striker — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:55:26 +0000

Well 2012 is here and so are we………..so far. I think its safe to say most of us have heard to rumors of the world ending by the start of this year, so I found a video that will put a smile on your face and think differently.A while back there was a ton of [...]

Rihanna Parties With Diddy on New Year's Eve

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:29:33 +0000

While most of her fellow pop divas like Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj worked on New Year’s Eve by performing, Rihanna took it easy. Sort of. The 23-year-old singer spent her NYE partying with rap mogul and Vodka purveyor Diddy.

She hung out instead of rocking out and that’s quite okay, since she had such a busy year in 2011. She deserved a night off to have fun, toss a few back and mingle with other celebs.

Lady Gaga to Drop the Ball in 2012

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:30:31 +0000

Lady Gaga will be dropping the ball in 2012. And no, we don’t mean dropping the proverbial ball on her career or her love life.

She will literally push the Waterford Crystal button that causes the ball in Times Square to drop at 11:59PM each year on New Year’s Eve. Being that Gaga is a native New Yorker, this is a major honor that has been bestowed upon the hometown girl done good.

Donald Trump Tied for First Place in GOP Presidential Poll

DJ Digital — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:25:22 +0000

He's gone after President Barack Obama in the last few weeks, but could real estate mogul-turned-reality TV star Donald Trump actually make it to the White House? Maybe.

According to a CNN/Opinion Research Poll released Tuesday, which asked Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who they support for the 2010 GOP presidential nomination, Trump tied former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee for first place, with 19 percent of the vote.

Jay-Z in 2012?

Chris Reed — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:04:20 +0000

Well, now that we’re through another exiting political season, someone has their sites on the White House in 2012. Jay-Z has said he is considering swapping music for politics — and running for US president. Not one to aim low, the rapper has revealed a penchant for politics and has set a timescale of eight [...]