Christina Aguilera

Lady Gaga Cancels Entire Born This Way Ball Tour to Undergo Surgery

"I hate this. I hate this so much. I love you and Im sorry." That's the desperately apologetic message that Lady Gaga sent out to all her Little Monsters after being forced to suddenly cancel four Born This Way Ball Tour dates because she "could not walk" following Monday's show. "I've been hiding ... More >>

What Would Rick Scott's Spotify Playlist Sound Like?

Yesterday, Sen. Marco Rubio released his Spotify playlist on the world. It got us thinking about the musical tastes of other Florida politicians. We don't really expect Gov. Rick Scott to be dropping his mixtape anytime soon, so through the wonderful powers of satire, Riptide has imagined ... More >>

World Music Awards 2012 in Miami: Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Jimmy Buffet Nominated

That $515 million ballpark in Little Havana that Miami-Dade taxpayers helped build for Major League Baseball's biggest joke, Jeffery Loria's Miami Marlins, is finally being put to good use. For only the third time in its 23-year history, the World Music Awards are coming to the United States. And ... More >>

Pitbull a Diva? Joins Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Metric for VH1 Divas Special

He's known as Mr. 305, Mr. Worldwide, and Dat Lil Chico ... But a diva, he is not. However, Pitbull is teaming up with VH1 Divas to help raise money for the network's Save the Music Foundation, as well as pay tribute to two of music's biggest deceased divas, Whitney Houston and Donna Summer. The ... More >>

Madonna at the American Airlines Arena November 19 and 20

Madonna's Top Ten NSFW Moments

Madonna is a dirty, old lady. And though she wasn't always old, the Queen of Pop has been a hot and proud taboo-smashing slut from birth. Even before becoming famous, Ms. Madonna Louise Ciccone was making thought-provoking egg porn. She's also burned through an insanely long line of famous and u ... More >>

Jessica Simpson's Dad Is Gay, Divorcing Mama Simpson

Jessica Simpson has really been put through the pop culture wringer. She built a career around her supposed-to-be fairy tale marriage to 98 Degrees crooner Nick Lachey. And then they got divorced. Ever since, Jessica hasn't been able to escape the merciless crosshairs of every tabloid Gollum with ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Vagina Is Infested With Insects, According to Die Antwoord

Gaga's lady parts might be crawling with critters. But at least she's got a hit. Two of the most visually striking musical performers of the contemporary era are in a real-life underground vs. mainstream battle, and the subterranean freaks might actually be winning. Die Antwoord picked a fight wit ... More >>

20 Worst Pop Hits of the Last 20 Years

Happy Birthday, Nielson! The SoundScan system just turned 20. And although it's probably on its deathbed, Billboard is celebrating the watermark with a series of chart-topping lists. The latest release: The top 100 pop songs since the system's implementation, back in '92. Some Miami-bred musicians ... More >>

Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson Aren't Fat: An Open Letter to America

What the hell is wrong with you, America? Look at you, sitting there covered in Cheeto dust, hearts pumping pure Coca-Cola, and you're making fun of this nation's beautiful pop tarts because they happen to put on 25 pounds? We here at Crossfade are tired of these finger-pointing, gut-busting shena ... More >>

Top Ten Musical Makeover Stunts: From Miley Cyrus to Justin Bieber and Micheal Jackson

Miley! The Makeover Stunt.So much of today's music industry is image. But what happens when a pop star totally hates the way that she's been played out by her PR people? She takes matters into your own hands. She makes the kind of fashion-forward, control-taking maneuver that horrifies her record l ... More >>

Five Other Famous Body Parts That Deserve Twitter Accounts

​The 2012 Academy Awards are old news, but they have left us with at least one lasting legacy: @angiesrightleg.The Twitter account written from the point of view of Angelina Jolie's leg, which her dress scandalously exposed during the red carpet and ceremony, boasts over 26,500 followers this morn ... More >>

Five Stars We Liked Better When They Were Fat

​Oh, Kirstie Alley! Maybe you lost 100 pounds since your stint on Dancing With the Stars last year, but no way in deep-fried-stick-of-butter hell are you a size 6 and 130 pounds. You may be well on your way, thanks to your new 100 Days of Dance blog where you've been posting videos of yourself bus ... More >>

Is Christina Aguilera Actually Chris Farley in Drag?

​Damn you, ghost of Chris Farley! What have you done with Christina Aguilera? The "Genie in a Bottle" seductress was scheduled to perform at the Michael Jackson tribute concert earlier this month. But when it came time for the "Beautiful" singer to take the stage, one of the "Gap Girls" showed u ... More >>

Cyndi Lauper Forgets "Star-Spangled Banner" Lyrics and Four More National Anthem Flubs

​"The Star-Spangled Banner" ... In American sports, it's the "We Will Rock You" of patriotism. A song that often sends chills down our spine. And in some situations, precedes fighter jet fly-overs. But our national anthem is also an incredibly tough tune to carry. Performers often succumb to ner ... More >>

Ten Shittiest MTV Video Music Awards Performances Ever

MTV Britney Madonna = Barf​The performances for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced. And Crossfade is not impressed. Last week, when we broke down why the upcoming VMAs is a steaming hot turd, we already knew Lil Wayne would be on board, and would likely be performing his wet ... More >>

Ten Reasons the First Season of NBC's The Voice Didn't Suck

​Before you start anything in life, you will more than likely hear the phrase, "There have been many that have come before you." And we have to wonder if that's how NBC's The Voice felt coming onto the TV scene. There have been many singing competition shows. And some have served up talented sin ... More >>

Five Worst TV Singers Ever in Honor of NBC's The Voice Premiering April 26

William "She Bangs!" Hung.​Damn, America. You really love yourself a generic televised singing competition, don't you? We already have good ole' reliable American Idol jamming up the airwaves with massacred Top 40 favorites. And now Simon Cowel's The X-Factor is slated to premiere this ... More >>

Swiss D'n'B Producer Wins Sony Acid Contest to Remix Local Ska-Fusion Act Araka

via reverbnation.com/arakaAraka​Local band six-piece Araka cribs its name from a piece of Spanish slang that means "Watch out!" With billing like that, the music had better be suitably in-your-face. Luckily, Araka delivers, although not the aggressive attitude the name might imply. Rather, the mul ... More >>

Burlesque squanders its hottest asset, Christina Aguilera

Robyn Doesn't Think the Album Format is Dead

Sweden's pop princess, Robyn.​Tonight, Swedish pop artist Robyn is performing live at the Fillmore Miami Beach. The 31-year-old musician has had an amazing career that started out in the mid-'90s when bubblegum pop was all the rage. With a career similar to that of Britney Spear and Christina Agui ... More >>

Robyn plays the Fillmore Miami Beach November 5

Christina Aguilera Plans August Visit to Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach

Christina Aguilera looks good in leather​The Christina Aguilera-Lady Gaga comparisons are never going away, and whether they admit it or not, both singers are secretly very pleased to reap the publicity benefits of said "feud." In terms of South Florida diva points, however, Xtina is way in the le ... More >>

Lady Gaga Coming to BankAtlantic Center, American Airlines Arena... in 2011

Lady Gaga is eventually visiting South Florida again.​Well, that didn't take long. In a deft move obviously aimed at minimizing the impact of Christina Aguilera's just-announced North American tour dates (and stop at Cruzan Amphitheatre), Lady Gaga has rolled out a slate of new shows. The catch: S ... More >>

Unite & Conquer

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Various Artists

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Guadalajara's favorite sons make a triumphant return to Miami — haters be damned

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Big Bang Radio

Justin Timberlake

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Scare Premium

Def Jux makes a stand, Tara Reid a comeback, and Lycra is more flexible than Beach egos

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Incredible Video Vixen Moments in MTV History

Fischerspooner

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Reel-to-Reel Requiem

In a digital world, recording studios have become technological dinosaurs

Letters from the Issue of September 2-8, 2004

Big Sugar, conspiracies, local talent, and Newspeak

BEST LOCAL SOLO MUSICIAN

Aaron Fishbein

BEST RECORDING STUDIO

The Hit Factory Criteria

The Real Deal

The Lord picked up Revelation S.E.E.D. and dropped the good word right into the hands of Evander Holyfield

Singing Celestial Strumpets

Britney, you slut, you get a laser show too!

Best Piano Man

Paquito Hechavarria

Best Jukebox

Fox's Sherron Inn

Double Cross

Is prime time really ready for Latin music?

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