Much of the discussion about Britney Spears decline as an entertainer has centered on her diminishing dance skills, but did anyone notice she's been relying on "help" in the studio more too?
For those not old enough to have experienced the sophistication of '50s doo-wop, the glamour of '70s soul or the domination of Michael and Prince during the '80s, the '90s was our golden era. But some newer acts in the modern era don't know how to leave well enough alone.
Pop music is a chameleon; each year brings on a skin, a different shade. In 2010, some tricks were played to perfection. But it's a new year and it's time to drop the dead weight that can otherwise drag down a perfectly good year in pop music.
If Willow's neck-snapping jam "Whip My Hair" left people with the impression that she wasn't a kid to be messed with, the music video left all doubts behind. Nine year old Willow Smith managed to put on a full-on, outrageous hair show worthy of the Bonner Brothers Hair Show all by herself in her nearly 4-minute long music video.
Hip hop hasn't had the greatest track record when it comes to award shows. The Source Awards and the VIBE awards, for example, both went down in flames and the history books for ratchet, unrestrained, uncouth behavior that had attendees heading for the door and television viewers covering their eyes in horror. But the BET Hip Hop Awards have held up for four years now largely without incident. But this year, there might be trouble afoot. Here are four reasons to worry:
As rappers get older, they're supposed to walk off into the sunset, content and fulfilled with the rhymes they've slain and the beats they've conquered. Jay-Z has been somewhat of an anomaly in this regard, retiring and then unretiring in his late 30s, but so far, he's been able to maintain and even grow his success to gigantic proportions in his golden years. But as a giant, sometimes Jay steps on the little guys. MC Hammer is a little guy in 2010. And right now, he's feeling the sting of Jay-Z's bootprint on his face.
Breasts and television are a deadly combination. They've derailed the Superbowl (Hello, Ms. Jackson) and now they've shaken the normally safe ground that Sesame Street walks on. Katy Perry recorded a Kidz Bop-friendly version of her hit "Hot 'n' Cold" for an appearance on the popular preschool program alongside one of its most famous characters, Elmo.
The "Telephone" is mind-blowing, but there are a few things that have left us scratching our heads.
Bonnie Pointer, a founding member of the hit 70s/80s group the Pointer Sisters, rambles and sings her new song "Drop Those Pants." Can you keep up, Gen. Larry Platt?
Chris Brown leaves a SayNow message to his fans, begging them to call up their local radio stations and make him relevant on radio again. "I can't be an underground mixtape artist," he says.
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