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The Week In Music: Britney Spears And Adam Lambert Are Sexy And They Know It

Spears and Lambert named Billboard's sexiest man and woman in music

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What does it take to become musically rich and famous? While talent and determination (and connections) can all come into play, what about an artist's sexy quotient?


Join Record Store Day On April 21

RSD co-founder Michael Kurtz and Amoeba Music co-owner Marc Weinstein discuss music's biggest holiday

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According to Record Store Day co-founder Michael Kurtz, Fin Brown, the son of Record Store Day visionary Chris Brown, may have said it best: "For religion, we have Christmas, but for music, we have Record Store Day."


One Plus One Equals Magic

Genre-bending artist collaborations make for genre-defining creations

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Matt Sycamore

Crimson and clover; leather and lace — pairings that weren't necessarily born to be together, yet form a perfect union that sticks. Pairings such as these are plentiful in music, as are pairings of unlikely artists coming together to create beautiful music.


Precious Metal

Dream Theater, Megadeth, Mastodon, and Sum 41 look to join GRAMMY-winning hard rock/metal alumni such as Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, Metallica, and Motörhead

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Bryan Reesman

Nearly a quarter of a century ago, The Recording Academy introduced the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category at the 31st Annual GRAMMY Awards in 1988.

In the ensuing 23 years, a variety of hard rock/metal artists have garnered GRAMMY recognition, including Judas Priest, Korn, Living Colour, Metallica, Motörhead, Slayer, and Slipknot, among others.


The Week In Music: Nickelback Assaulted Via Twitter

Canadian rockers battle it out with detractors, tweet-y-tweet

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When recalling the frostiest music feuds of all time, Guns N' Roses vs. Nirvana, Moby vs. Eminem, Biggie vs. Tupac, and Gallagher vs. Gallagher immediately come to mind.


The Week In Music: Turn Up To 11

National Metal Day, 11-11-11, marks the heaviest day of the century

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At first glance, today may seem like the second Friday in November. But in actuality, today marks the heaviest day of the 21st century, as declared by VH1 Classic: National Metal Day, 11-11-11.