10 Songs That Should Never Be Played In Your Car With The Windows Down

May 25th, 2013 12:06pm EDT
Bow Wow
Spring is finally in full swing, and that means that it’s prime season for driving around with the windows in your car down, blasting whatever music you enjoy playing loudly and annoying others with. There are a few songs that you should avoid playing while the windows are down at all costs, however:

10. “Bow Wow” Lil Bow Wow

Apparently, Lil’ Bow Wow is just Bow Wow now. Well, hopefully when he lost the Lil’ moniker, he also lost this song with it. Easily one of the worst rap songs ever, even considering the fact that it was sung by a child, this song should not be played by anyone anyw...
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Double Crossed: How Ja Rule Self-Inflicted His Demise

May 13th, 2013 3:40pm EDT
Ja Rule
Around this time in 2002, Ja Rule and Murder Inc. were at the pinnacle of their success in the music forum. R&B singer Ashanti was in the midst of a 10 week run at number one with her hit song "Foolish" and Ja Rule would score his last major hit as a popular artist in high regard two months later in "Down 4 U," the Murder Inc. posse cut.

But, sometimes in music and other entertainment resources, what goes up must come down. For Ja Rule, it was a very public and sad demise that was ending at the same time it was beginning. Starting from the fall of 2002, and ending in 2003, the music world ...
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UK Music Sensation Emeli Sande Gets Ready To Take US By Storm

May 13th, 2013 12:00pm EDT
Emeli Sande
Everything's looking up for Emeli Sande. Since the Scottish singer-songwriter released Our Version of Events in 2012, she watched it become the year's best-selling album in the UK, performed at the London Olympics, and enjoyed a huge international buzz. She's now featured on the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, which opened Friday. BFTV caught up with the red-hot singer to get to know her better.

"The whole of last year was just such a crazy ride for me," Emeli reflected. "I feel like it's really surpassed my expectations and it's gone a lot quicker than I ever would've imagi...
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Mariah Carey Drops New Single, 'Beautiful,' Reveals Two-Year-Old Daughter Monroe To Sing On New Album

May 7th, 2013 7:00pm EDT
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey released the first single from her upcoming as-yet-untitled album on Monday. The song, "Beautiful," features Miguel and is the first new music from Mimi since 2009's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel."

Mariah debuted the song on Ryan Seacrest's Los Angeles radio show Monday morning, revealing that the new album isn't that far off.

"Probably we're talking about earlier than mid-summer," she told Seacrest, "which is a lot of pressure on me because I want these last few records to be just as good as the first records I started."

She also praised Miguel, who handles the first 90-se...
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Rick Ross Was A Victim Of Corporate America's True Colors.

May 6th, 2013 2:25am EDT
Rapper Rick Ross
I was on YouTube one day and ran across a video of R. Kelly, circa early 2002, in a Reebok commercial. Here was the biggest R&B star on the planet on a commercial with one of the biggest sports equipment companies on the plant, as well. But, I couldn't help but think that maybe that was the first and last commercial he made for the company, before he was more and likely dropped stemming his future child pornography charges. R. Kelly was at his peak until that infamous sex tape was released, and now, 11 years later, Reebok had to pull its urban puppeteer Rick Ross under allegations he promot...
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Surviving Members Of TLC Reuniting For Mixtape Festival, Posible Reunion Tour

April 29th, 2013 11:15pm EDT
TLC
Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas and Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins -- the two surviving members of R&B trio TLC, are reuniting this summer for their first appearance in four years.

The duo, who lost third member Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes to a car accident in 2002, are set to play this year's Mixtape Festival in July, held at Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania.

The "Waterfalls" singers have reportedly been working on new material for a comeback album, but no details have been released. They'll play alongside fellow 90s artists 98 Degrees, Hanson and Boyz II Men.

The two singers have also been considering br...
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Mariah Carey's 'New Era' Of Music Begins With Tease Of New Single 'Beautiful,' Featuring Miguel

April 26th, 2013 11:08am EDT
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey has teamed up with 2013 Grammy-winning R&B singer Miguel Miguel A. Nunez for her latest single, "Beautiful." The two singers released a 25-second teaser video for the song on Friday, starting some early buzz for the new song, which drops in just over a week.

The new single is expected to feature on Mariah's upcoming 14th studio album, which is due later this year. She's enlisted lots of help for the new disc as well, her first since 2009's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," bringing in a number of big-name producers like Jermaine Dupri, The-Dream and Rodney Jerkins.

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Upcoming Albums Spring 2013: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Iggy & The Stooges & More

April 15th, 2013 7:20pm EDT
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito
Albums you should be looking forward to this spring: Are you looking for something new and different to listen to? Let us help you weed through all the new music that is scheduled to come out. Here's our take on what is worth giving a listen to.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Mosquito” April 16

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have had a few brushes with mainstream success in the form of singles like “Maps” and “Heads Will Roll,” but on their latest release they sound more edgy and experimental than ever, yet manage to also be completely entertaining and engrossing at the same time. It’s clear from this record th...
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10 Songs That Should Never Be Sung At Karaoke

April 14th, 2013 2:00pm EDT
P.S. I Love You
The idea of singing in front of a large group of strangers is often a terrifying one, but luckily karaoke exists to allow for this with little or no pressure on the singer. Alcohol is also usually a contributing factor to the lack of pressure, but still it gives the chance for those who can't normally sing or are afraid of performing the chance to get up in front of others (who may or may not be intoxicated) and sing and perform. There are plenty of great songs to sing at karaoke, but there are a few particular ones that should be avoided at all cost. Here are ten of those songs.

10. "Wh...
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Downloadable Delights: Ten Essential Albums From March 2013

April 4th, 2013 9:57am EDT
David Bowie
In the digital age of music, it's easy to miss some of the best releases of any given month because it seems like these days, so much music comes out at the same time. With that in mind, here are the ten albums from March 2013 that you may have missed or ignored that should be obtained, as they were the best releases of the month.

10. "The Next Day" - David Bowie

David Bowie took 10 years off after releasing "Reality" in 2003, and it felt like 10 years too long. "The Next Day" contains his best songwriting since the Berlin era in the early 80's, with stand out tracks like the incre...
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