Big news for fans of Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band—the Boss and company have announced that they will be performing at this year’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards, which, by my calculations, makes this the first time in 54 years that the Grammys will actually be worth watching.
This is no death hoax folks, the creator of “Soul Train” has died. At around 4 a.m. this morning, Don Cornelius, apparently took his own life at the age of 75. He might’ve not been the father of soul, but Cornelius was an important figure in the music industry who helped pave the way for many artists we now regard as legends. It’s a sad day for soul. We’ve got the details on what happened below.
The rumors are true: come February 12th, Adele will be making her return to the stage at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. After spending many months recuperating from vocal-cord surgery, the soulful English songstress will grace our TV sets with her grandiose voice.
“The X Factor” is getting a makeover, from head to toe. U.K. TV personality Steve Jones won’t be returning as host for the second season of “The X Factor,” along with judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. Jones confirmed the bad news via Twitter, telling fans what a ‘shame’ it is that he won’t be hosting the show again.
Reba McEntire is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax that spread through the Internet on Monday. But do not worry, country fans, because The Queen of Country is alive. The whole thing was one big misunderstanding. Someone just forgot to read the fine print.
Because if there is one thing football fans tune into the Super Bowl for, it’s the chance to catch the live televised debut of a new Madonna single, rumor has it that Madge will be performing her soon-to-be-released new single, “Give Me All Your Luvin,’” during her set at the halftime show of the Super Bowl on February 5th.
We selected five bands for January, and we need you to vote for your favorite BeatCrave Fav of the month! Beat Crave Favs are bands that we here at BC select because, well, they are our favorite new bands to come across our inboxes, iTunes folders, and CD players (remember those?). Cast your vote after the jump, and we’ll announce the winner on February 3!
We challenge winter blues to stand a chance with this weekend’s line-up – varied, as per the usual. Experimental instrumentals? Check. Lo-fi local goodness? Check. Raging alternative rock with nerve? Seriously, totally, yes. Now’s the time to shrug off whatever mood is ailing you and get into a one that fits a lot better – and preferably, one that fits all. Check out our picks for the weekend below.
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No, Cher fans—I’m assuming that some of you actually exist—don’t worry. The “I Got You Babe” and “Believe” singer is still alive, despite a rumor that has spread on wildfire that the singer/actress (real name: Cherilyn Sarkisian, which actually sounds cooler than just “Cher,” in a supervillain kind of way) had died.
