Read more pop music stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3691/pop-music.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74595/taylor-swift-jacko-rule-clumsy-jlo-steals-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaylor Swift unexpectedly captured artist of the year honors at tonight's American Music Awards, preventing a sweep by Michael Jackson. The 19-year-old country-pop crossover sensation called being included in the same category as the King of Pop an "unimaginable honor." She won five awards; Jermaine Jackson accepted two of his...http://www.newser.com/story/74595/taylor-swift-jacko-rule-clumsy-jlo-steals-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 4:44:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71883/taylor-swift-finally-a-feel-good-teen-idol.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNine-year-old girls can get thong underwear at Wal-Mart, and the hypersexualized antics of Miley et al. rule the headlines. So Hans Eisenbeis was understandably concerned when his ultrasheltered 11-year-old took a shine to Taylor Swift. “Is she too grown up for Phoebe?” he writes for DoubleX. “Is Swift teaching my...http://www.newser.com/story/71883/taylor-swift-finally-a-feel-good-teen-idol.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 12:37:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71472/new-jackson-single-no-classic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson’s posthumous single was released to much hype, but the critical response is lukewarm and fan reactions are mixed. A sampling: In a roundup of fan comments on Michael Jackson’s website, the Times reports that while some are pleased—“This single is great, even better than I thought it...http://www.newser.com/story/71472/new-jackson-single-no-classic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 8:27:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71458/jackos-final-single-debuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson's first posthumous single premiered this morning on his website, featuring backing vocals by his brothers. "This Is It" was written for the 1991 album Dangerous, but was cut before the album was released; it will be the only new song on a double CD coming later this month....http://www.newser.com/story/71458/jackos-final-single-debuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 5:58:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71164/pink-is-ridiculously-underrated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter watching Pink dangle from a trapeze 60 feet above the Radio City Music Hall stage—while belting out " Sober " perfectly—James Montgomery had a revelation: "Pink is totally underrated." She's "the total pop-star package,” he writes for MTV: tattooed, clever, confrontational, and a damn good singer who has sold...http://www.newser.com/story/71164/pink-is-ridiculously-underrated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:32:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70648/u2-tour-costs-750k-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRolling Stone goes behind the scenes—and tags along in a private jet—for its cover story on the U2360° Tour (aka “the biggest rock tour of all time”), which is comprised of a 170-ton stage carted around by 200 trucks, 250 speakers, almost 400 employees—and $750,000 a...http://www.newser.com/story/70648/u2-tour-costs-750k-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 11:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70319/girls-debut-dizzily-powerful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe frontman of the pop duo Girls has a backstory that’s “epically sad and squalid and ultimately triumphant,” but you don’t need to know his history to recognize Girls' debut, Album , as “a dizzily powerful piece of work,” writes Tom Breihan for Pitchfork. Christopher Owens’ voice sounds like “every sad...http://www.newser.com/story/70319/girls-debut-dizzily-powerful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 13:27:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69674/jacksons-mom-gets-86k-a-month.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson’s estate pays his mother $86,804 every month, the LA Times reports. Estate administrators set up the allowance because the pop singer’s estate—worth an estimated $500 million—is so vast that settling it in court could take years. The allowance pays Katherine Jackson $26,804 every month...http://www.newser.com/story/69674/jacksons-mom-gets-86k-a-month.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 16:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69498/lady-gaga-skank-with-a-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Lady Gaga is pretty skanky,” writes James Brady Ryan for Nerve. “That might sound harsh, but there are some facts we all must face: the girl is no fan of pants, for one thing.” She may be crass, outlandish, and over-the-top sexual—but “she is also completely awesome.” And what...http://www.newser.com/story/69498/lady-gaga-skank-with-a-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 9:57:25 CDT