Adele&8217;s success is certainly refreshing, and she continues to rack up accolades and records &8212; in ct, she hasa handful of new entries in the latest Guinness Book of World Records).

And some people, apparently, are even up arbitrary turns of events in order to keep her awards flowing.

This morning,Billboard reported that Adele&8217;s &8220;Someone Like You,&8221; which is currently the number one song on the Hot 100, is the first ballad to sit atop that list in over three years. They cite Rihanna&8217;s &8220;Take a Bow&8221; as the last ballad to inhabit the top position.

The article is a pretty interesting read, because it gets into the psychology of radio programmers and how they approach playing songs based on tempo, as well as the way that trends dictate what the top song in the country isrihanna music (thanks to the likes of Ke$ha, Britney Spears, and Katy Perry, uptempo pop tends to rule radio). There are more machinations in choosing radio playlists than you probably thought.

While that conversation is well and good, it&8217;s built on a fundamental untruth: &8220;Someone Like You&8221; is not the first ballad to top the Billboard Hot 100 since &8220;Take a Bow.&8221; Since &8220;Take a Bow&8221; abdicated the position to Lil Wayne&8217;s &8220;Lollipop&8221; back in 2008, at least three songs that could be described as ballads have taken the number one position.

The most obvious one is &8220;Love the Way You Lie,&8221; Eminem and Rihanna&8217;s juggernaut from the summer of 2010. Though it prominently features angry rapping and a video about domestic violence, it certainly is as slow-burning as &8220;Someone Like You.&8221; Let&8217;s put it another way: You certainly can&8217;t dance to it.

There are other chart-toppers from the hip-hop world that could probably slide into the &8220;ballad&8221; category, including T.I.&8217;s &8220;Whatever You Like&8221; and Jay-Z&8217;s &8220;Empire State of Mind.&8221; Are these not ballads? Is it possible to craft a hip-hop ballad? And what is a ballad, anyway? Is there a certain set of criteria it must satisfy, or is it like the Supreme Court&8217;s take on ography and you simply know it when you see it?

Let us know your thoughts on balladry in the comments below. (And seriously, &8220;Love the Way You Lie&8221; is totally a ballad.)

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I think part of what defines a ballad is the sentimental or romantic aspect of the lyrics. It&8217;s not just a slower slong.

I&8217;m with you on this. And by this definition, Love the Way You Lie definitely isn&8217;t a ballad &8211; I&8217;d never even thought of it in those terms, however much I like the song.

I think the reason for the confusion is that &8220;Love the Way You Lie&8221; and &8220;Empire State&8221; are classified first and foremast as &8220;hip-hop&8221; songs, not ballads. That&8217;s not to say that they can&8217;t be both &8211; I just think that most people have a hard time thinking of or associating an Eminem song with &8220;ballads&8221; (even though &8220;Cleaning Out My Closet&8221; was a ballad &8211; at least to me because of the emotion the song packed).

Agreed. Kyle, you&8217;re wrong in deeming those songs as ballads &8211; they&8217;re slow, but it&8217;s just ignorant to -et all slow songs (as you are seemingly trying to do with your article) as ballads. Billboard is correct in saying that Adele&8217;s &8220;Someone Like You&8221; is the first ballad to hit the top in three years.

If you can bounce to the beat, which you can in all three of your examples,Nike soccer shoes it&8217;s not a ballad.

From Wikipedia: &8220;A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music . . . In the later 19th century it took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and the term is now often used as synonymous with any love song, particularly the pop or rock power ballad.&8221; Yeah, definitely not Love the Way You Lie.

While I love all 3 examples mentioned in your article, I completely agree with the posts that they are so NOT ballads. Which brings me to another point, why does everything have to be disagreed with? Its irly obvious to most people that Billboard is not lying and yet we have to have an article that questions their stance. Its ridiculous. I understand the author was just &8220;thinking out loud&8221; but seriously lets try to remember the times when people actually took things at ce value.

I&8217;d have to disagree; I don&8217;t feel like those three songs could/should be considered ballads, especially &8220;Love the Way You Lie.&8221; Then again,nike air max shoes. I&8217;ve had a different take on the meaning behind those lyrics since I heard the song.

I guess it also depends on the definition of a ballad. If it&8217;s just a slow tempo song, I can see the point of your selections. If it&8217;s in regard to a love/break-up song, I&8217;m not sure how you would define the remaining two: Empire State of Mind in regards to NYC?

Whatever You Like might be the closest to a ballad, buuuut I guess I&8217;d have to deult to the Supreme Court on that one. Listening to it again, it just doesn&8217;t feel like a ballad&8230;.

Every ballad is a slow song, but not every slow song is a ballad. &8216;Empire State of Mind&8217; is atypical radio re because of its slower tempo, but it is not a ballad. I think Billboard is right, but on a point that is not very impressive really.

The version at the end of the iTunes Only &8220;Loud&8221; album (Piano Version) without Eminem is the ONLY version of &8220;Love The Way You Lie&8221; that can be dubbed a ballad. And the Billboard article you&8217;re citing was written a week ago, NOT today, proving once again how not only poor the writing has gotten here, but how late EW has been on alot of things in the entertainment world. And a s a n of music, if you consider T.I. &8216;s &8220;Whatever U Like&8221; or Jay-Z & Alicia&8217;s &8220;Empire State of Mind&8221; (Again, there is a Part II (Broken Down) without Jay-Z that could qualify as a ballad) I would seriously reconsider your artistic license as a qaualified journalist. There is quite a difference between a mid-tempo song and a ballad, and it doesn&8217;t take a music major to know the difference. And a ballad CAN NOT feature a rapper. If T.I. read your piece and caught that u referred to him as a balladeer, he&8217;d prolly wind up back in prison again for a third time in a year for murder.

If Nicki Minaj&8217;s &8220;Your Love&8221; had topped the charts, I could consider that as an example of a 1 hip-hop ballad. There is nothing romantic or slow-tempo about &8220;Love the Way You Lie&8221; (original version), &8220;Empire State of Mind&8221; (original version) or &8220;Whatever You Like.&8221;

Phil &8211; My point was, I agree with you,nike outlet store. except for the part that a ballad can&8217;t feature a rapper.

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She plays turbulent rock-star wannabe Mia in teen drama One Tree Hill, but actress and musician Kate Voegele couldnt be more different from her on-screen persona. Alan Corr talks to her

Mia Catalano is a rough diamond in the overly polished world of One Tree Hill, the drama in which unfeasibly good-looking, well-dressed young people bicker a lot about their feelings and gaze meaningfully into the middle distance.

Miss Catalano is a bit of a drama queen and she lets her complicated love life bleed into the songs she writes for her band on the show but after some hard lessons, shes learned that music is about talking to people, not money. Cue another meaningful gaze into the middle distance. Yup, Mias a bit of a bad un and her storylines are the bread and butter of a drama that thrives on the tortured lives of people with too much money and perfect abs.

Mia is played by 24-year-old Kate Voegele and as is often the case, she couldnt be more different than her character. A country gal from Ohio, when shes not grinding out lines like I want you to want me back, Kate likes to kick back in ripped jeans, second-hand vintage boots and white t-shirt and drink beer in dive bars.

Its actually really fun playing Mia, Kate says on the phone from her adopted home of LA. I get to do things through that character that I wouldnt experience in real life. Mia is a fun character and shes definitely more feisty than I am, more dramatic than I am. Mia is constantly in catfights. Its funny doing stuff like that because Im so not that type of girl. I dont go looking for drama but Mia got bored in One Tree Hill and decided to start some drama. Its fun, I love being able to go to these different places because its hilarious, very entertaining.

What she does have in common with Mia is a love of music. Music is an integral part of One Tree Hill (individual episodes are named after songs), so it made sense that Voegele joined the cast as the bad girl rocker, but even before she got that break the actress had released several albums that got her noticed for her rootsy, heartland rock sound.

Voegeles new album Gravity Happens (a line worthy of a quip in One Tree Hill) has just been released and its a pleasant mix of country rock and roots ballads. I grew up on a lot of classic American songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, she says. People whose main strength is in their songwriting and melodies and theres a beautiful simplicity to them. I love the folk singer Patty Griffin and I think her music is still the best soul food out there.

But Neil Young is her all-time hero. She shared a stage with him at a Farm Aid concert a few years ago and even namechecks him on her song One Hundred Dollar Bill. I am obsessed with Neil Young, I love Neil Young, Voegele says. When I met him I couldnt even speak. I was just starting in music and this guy is a legend. I was just overwhelmed with starstuck feelings. I hardly uttered a word. I introduced myself and ran away to the bathroom freaking out.

She also mentions Mumford and Sons as a vourite but she also raves about Dublin troubadour Paddy Casey. He is amazing, she enthuses. Hes getting better known in the States. I stumbled across his stuff in college and I just fell in love with his music, its so beautiful. Id love to collaborate with him because his voice is really beautiful and his melodies are so haunting.

So youre not a Gaga girl then? Ha! Gaga? You gotta respect what she does. Shes made a huge statement with her music and I think shes incredibly talented. Im a n but I dont think I could ever put on the outfits that she does and do the type of the show she does. Thats not me but I think shes amazing and shes doing a lot of good with her music too.

Shes a brand, shes so much more than her music, whereas Rihanna is more about the sound. Gaga has started this avant-garde wave as a musician. It means something different to be an artist now because she has all these aspects of her career. Shes almost more of a brand than an artist and I dont mean that in a bad way. I like Rihanna. I like to work out to Rihanna!

Right now, Voegele is in the middle of her European tour (she played Dublin last week) and shes not sure if shell be cropping up in the new season of One Tree Hill. I love the show but time is always up in the air with me because Im a guest star, so I may end up coming back. For now Im not on it, but its been four seasons and its just been so much fun. Its a great mily of people and I really have enjoyed it.

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Before premiering Cheers (Drink to That) music video,Rihanna unveiled an official sneak peek to the clip. The red-haired singer, who is currently taking a vacation from herLoud tour, revealed on Twitter that she is going to debut the video in full on iTunes sometime very soon.

Its scheduled 4 today(Wed) but due to the evacuation of some businesses yest,Nike Air force. Nike soccer shoes it may have delayed it a bit so 2day R 2mo, Riri wrote. Prior to that nike air max shoes, she proudly shared to her followers that the single is climbing to No. 6 on the digital song chart. What 6th single could do this wirihanna musicth no video or promo..tell me, she posted.

Judging from the teaser, the video might feature footage of her live performance during one of her 2011 tour stops. Her applying make-up on the dressing room and people chanting her name are some of the scenes shared in the sneak peek.

Coldplay are doing a song with Rihanna, Coldplay are doing a song with Rihanna, Coldplay are doing a song with Rihanna, Coldplay are oh you get the point, but how exciting is that?  Its undoubtedly going to be the best track of the past twenty years and will appeal to every human on earth because, well, how can it not?

Have you heard a song by either Coldplay or Rihanna recently,  just think about that for a second and when youve recovered look outside and say, Hurricane what?

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of October waiting for the worst titled album the Bono School of Charity Rock has ever released and youre trying not to get snapped like a twig in your now wishy-washy coastal town then why not look at some of these musical videos while nestled in your duvet drinking hot chocolate, its what were doing.

Everybodys vourite half of the most credible pseudo novelty act around has just releaseda cheap new video for his second track before doing a solo tour. In his first solo video Scroobius Pip shaved his hair off and cut his iconic beard and now well never know if it was true because the sanctimonious misanthrope has only gone replaced himself with a tattooed lady. In ct there are three ladies here, the other two representing P.O.S and Sage Francis, they are all terrible actors.  Or, maybe its the cheap looking video, but hey fellas got a budget to stick to.  The songs good though, plus hes lovely and political and all that other stuff you vacuous idiots enjoy.

Sticking with the rap thing weve started, lets move swiftly from clever to ironic parody and look at the new Das Racist video for Michael Jackson.

Look at them, just look at those three, they have no idea what they are doing and yet somehow they manage to make a video that is a perfectly acceptable level of tacky and crass. It looks a bit like a toddlers toy box was sick on a green screen and then Das Racist rubbed it on themselves while filming the results.  For a group who founded their career on mockery it makes perfect sense that they have a song about MJ that simultaneously rips the rug out from under the feet of politics, religion, commerce, defence, and pop culture.  Its just what they do.

Okay.  Now is the time for your to get in your duvet because the next video is the best thing we have witnessed in about ten minutes and its going to stay that way for at least another twenty while we hate ourselves for not having bothered to jump on the Los Campesinos! bandwagon sooner.  There video for By Your Hand features E.T,Nike Air force. lots of cats, a horde of

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Thanks to talked-about performances fromAdam Lambert,Lady Gaga andRihanna and wins by the lateMichael Jackson and country superstarTaylor Swift, the American Music Awards drew its strongest audience in seven years.

According to Nielsen estimates, the awards show drew 14.2 million viewers, which is 2 million more than last years program and represents the best showing by the AMAs since 2002.

Though NBC still won the night with Sunday Night Football, ABC pulled ahead during the 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. hours. The strong numbers for the show were boosted, no doubt, by the promise of more than 20 performances from some of musics biggest acts, including Jay-Z, Green Day, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem with 50 Cent, Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston.

In the end, though, it was Lambert who made the biggest headlines, with his aggressively panual performance of the title track from his major-label debut, For Your Entertainment. In addition to drawing more than1,500 complaints from viewers who took issue with the man-on-man kissing, girl dragging and S&M play,Lamberts awards-show coming-out party lost him at least one gig when ABCs Good Morning America announced Tuesday (November 24) that it hadcanceled his planned appearance due to the controversy kicked up by the AMAs.

Lambert took it all in stride, though,telling American Idol host Ryan Seacrest on his radio show on Tuesday that he respects the GMA decision. They gotta do what they gotta do, Lambert said. Its too bad. I think there were a lot of ns who were excited to come see me. They probably had a lot of pressure coming at them from certain people who werent happy about it. I respect their decision. I dont necessarily agree with it, but they need to do what they need to do.

Lambert, who lamented what he perceives as a double standard when it comes to risqu&233; performances by men and women in music, said he felt no need to apologize for his AMA debut. I dont feel I owe anyone an apology for anything, he said. I performed, it was late-night TV, I did something that female performers have been doing for years, no different. Its just the ct that Im me and its a little different for people. Its really not that big of a deal. Im not a babysitter, Im a performer.

this performance sucked…..n that shoving someones ce into ur crotch is not at all entertaining wats so ever ..it was jus a bit too much n the singing was horriable as well

Adam Lambert has all ready proven himself as one of the great singers. Every performer at the Nokia had sound problems. I had never heard Keith Urban or Daughtry sound so pitchy. Only the lip syncers sounded okay. His performance had the most detail and was choreographed. I have no problem with the girl drag or the guys on a leash or any other part of his routine. The women got away with a lot more that night. Janet Jackson bent over her male dancer and simulated butt play. Alicia Keys simulated oral her dancer to her in their number. Rhianna wore a strap S&M cat suit that let her breasts show and sang with a crotch strap on. The double standards in the music industry are ridiculous. Go Adam. Your music video is excellent and your CD is a huge hit.

SHOW had best year NOT because people suddenly tuned in to see what Lambert was doing – THEY TUNED it because they wanted to hear his vocals nike air max shoes,Nike soccer shoes hear some of his new stuff , as well as Rihannas Lambert took a wonderful opportunity and BLEW IT. BUT heres my real rant and rave — First of all thought Lamberts performance was horrible, not because of what he did, it was JUST BAD – bad vocals, bad song! Second, the kiss wasnt so bad, it was the other stuff. Being gay isnt about , but perormancers like this tell people it is and sets us back years. Supposedly he was acting out the song lyrics, but his vocals and the song were SO BAD rihanna musicnobody really got this. Lambert should NEVER NEVER be compared to such greats as Elvis. Elvis was a natural performer not a forced, look at me broadway performer like Lambert.

Oh,Nike Air force. pooh pooh. Adam Lambert has not done anything so bad to deserve to be canceled from any network show. My God people. Our society has allowed NAKED woman to be displayed in magazines and on movies. Its ok to see two woman make out, be naked or scantily clad without anyone a fuss. Marilyn Manson has done a whole lot worse (whom I LOVE) than anything that Adam did on AMA. He is an ARTIST and ENTERTAINER, he is to create, and he is to be watched and listened to for ENTERTAINMENT. So, if his performance was DISGUSTING to YOU, then WHY DID YOU WATCH?? So you have something to complain about? Some people are only happy when they make other people miserable. That is what I HAVE to say about the whole thing.

YOU MUST READ THE LA TIMES ARTICLE. It is bulous because it puts the AMA performance in perspective. It mentions Elvis (his hips were blocked), the Doors (who sang about drugs and werent invited back), Kurt Cobain, and other rockers who pushed the envelope and survived. Everyone should read that article, and they will see what is really happening here. Adam is just being a rocker, he is being himself. He really ISNT a gay icon, hes not trying to be. Did you see his professional music video version of For Your Entertainment on his my space music yet? ITS AWESOME. It really shows what he was trying to do. It IS art. You have to watch it. I initially had a negative response FIRST when I saw the AMA performance, but after having read the LA Times article and seeing the real music video, my mind is changed. Adam, You ARE A GENIUS!!!!

Let me prece my comment by saying that Im gay, and enjoy celebrating in the artistic expression and achievements of others. However, I found nothing entertaining nor artistic about Mr. Lamberts vulgar performance on the American Music Award which was further overshadowed by his over exaggerated make-up. It appeared to be nothing more than a juvenile display of ual immaturity and insecurity, not worth watching.

Adam Rocks!!! Thank goodness CBS has picked him up to perform in the morning on the Early Show!! ABC are fools to drop him after only -0 complaints and 14.2 million viewers. GMAs lose!!! I dont respect their decision at all, but as always Adam is nice about it. He is a good guy and people are blind not to realize that.

Next year, I expect to see Glambert at the AMAs, naked except for a truss, nipple clamps and a extender. If all its about is an aggressively panual performance, why not? Bring it!

Just hours before Rihannas alleged altercation with boyfriendChris Brown, L.A. Reid &8212; the head of her record company, Def Jam &8212; was boasting how one of his prized artists has grown.

Reid saidRihanna was doing whatJanet Jackson did a little more than 20 years ago: taking control of her career.

When we repackaged Rihannas Good Girl Gone Bad … the second single from the repackage was Disturbia, Reid told MTV News. It was the first time that Rihanna actually came to me and said nike air max shoes, Heres the song I want to put out. She played me the song. That was her taking control, even on her last album. She understands what hits are, and she knows what she wants to say. Shes at that place where she can do it.

Reid wasnt just sending big-ups because Rihanna is one of the most consistently successful artists on his roster. Just Tuesday,Kanye West, on Ryan Seacrests morning radio show, paid Rih Rih the ultimate compliment,Nike soccer cleats saying the singer coulddominate music for the long run.

I felt and feel like Rihanna is so important to our culture, to pop music, West said. I feel that she is the most important artist in music and has the most potential, for her taste level at her age and the songs she does and her -. She has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time.

Reid absolutely knows Rihannas potential. Shes another hard worker. Beautiful person. Internally Nike Air force, she has the right spirit, the exec described. She makes great records, and Im proud of her. Really proud of her.

Although the head honcho did not have a time frame for Rihannas next album, he said ns should stay accustomed to what shes always given them: big records.

Im so loaded. I have so much music for that girl, Reid promised. Really. True!

Since the alleged incident between Rihanna and Chris Brown, neither Def Jam nor L.A. Reid has had any comment. Chris Brown was arrested Sunday evening in L.A. for criminal threats, and according to several media thoughts Nike mercurial vapor superfly, Rihanna is said to be he victim in the case. Brown was arrested and released on $50,000 bail. Neither performer has spoken since the incident.

Rihannas grandmother, however, has done an interview with a news in the milys native Barbados, saying her granddaughter was doing fine.

Pretty Oxymoron!! you dont have to stay on MTV if u do not like their news!!!!! everyone is gonna get their info different different ways its up to you to go find more news then. i been using MTV n Eonline to get my info n they both seem to say the same things. check it out!

It all boils down to who was there and what truly happen why everyone is continuing to speculate and point fingers at Chris talrihanna musicking all this hoorah and saying its a continuing cycle from his past are all judgemental and unir comments…NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED EXCEPT THEM!!!! ITS A MILLION & ONE DIFFERENT STORIES THAT ARE ALL FABRICATED!!! Trying to make Chris out to be some psycho woman beating maniac! Everyone is blowing it out of proportion and as s as Im concerned I will support Chris ten toes down and let him know that despite all those who are turning their backs on him that I got his back 100% ! Its funny how everyone seems to overlook the other side of the story as well as the cause of it…I got you Chris no matter what pull through!!!

Leprechaun below me……..u dont like L.A. then that means u dont like duffy, p!nk, janet jackson, kanye west, jay-z, mariah carey, and the list goes on

Music wouldnt change a bit if Rihanna disappeared one day. Her vocals are weak and are not unique at all. At least we still got Beyonce. =)

Lol..and the relevance of this story was what?? MTV is so full of crap with these empy filler stories….cant get the truth so lets do a story about her next album and incorporate some more half-azz truths about what happened….I am losing so much respect for how MTV AND stinking TMZ are handling this….

no doubt…check out some of Rihannas unrealesed material I got from a DJ down in NYC

Rihannas brother Rorrey Fenty aka GQ is following the footsteps of his mous sister by trying his hands at music. The aspiring artist drops some lyrics in a song called Army which samples RiRis Chase & Status-produced track G4L from her 2009 albumRated R.

The newly-released song also features rapper Teff Mayweather. It contains a shout-out to the Whats My Name? hitmaker and the country where he and she come from with such lyrics as: Im from Barbados so all my women look like Rihanna.

Aside from Rorrey,Nike soccer shoes Rihanna has another younger brother named Rajad. The siblings were spotted enjoying a shopping spree at GameStop in the Beverly Center over the Labor Day weekend. In addition to scooping up some video games Nike Air force nike air max shoes, they also came to Nordstrom at The Groverihanna music.