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iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party 2013: A Five-Part Guide, From Pitbull to Icona Pop

Suit up for the second annual iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party and catch some rays at the world-famous, anything-but-subtle Fontainebleau Miami Beach. It's all going down this weekend. And because this wet 'n' wild bash is Clear Channel's baby, we'll be gettin' a poptastic lineup loaded with supers ... More >>

iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party 2013 Lineup: Pitbull, Ke$ha, Afrojack, Icona Pop, Krewella

You thought last year's iHeartRadio pool party was, like, the Ultimate. After all, Flo Rida stripped down for the crowd while Enrique and Adam Levine humped out the hits. All the wasted white girls got wasted. And even tatted-up bros felt the love. But just wait for the 2013 edition of iHeartRadio ... 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 >>

Grammy Awards 2013 Nominees: From Frank Ocean to Black Keys and Rick Ross

Grammy-tastic! Last night, amid goofy, sexually tense intergenerational banter between co-hosts LL Cool J and Taylor Swift, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States announced the nominees for its 54th Grammy Awards, airing Sunday, February 10, on CBS. Genre-bending ... 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 >>

MTV Video Music Awards 2012's Big Winners and Even Bigger Losers

If, last night, you shouted, "Screw crappy pop!" and chose Barack, then you've probably got no effing idea who won and lost at the MTV Video Music Awards. Luckily, we here at Crossfade own a DVR. So while watching Obama goin' hard at the Democratic National Convention, we were also keeping track of ... More >>

MTV Announces Video Music Awards Nominees, Snub Rick Ross

Like the History Channel, MTV is lying about itself. Despite their respective names, programming is anything but historical or musical. For example, Teen Mom and Snooki and JWoww are reality-ish shows, and they're light-years away from MTV's traditional business model built around a 24-hour music ... More >>

Enrique Iglesias, Flo Rida, Maroon 5 at iHeartRadio's Ultimate Pool Party at Fontainebleau Miami Beach, June 30

See the full 80-photo slideshow from the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party at Fontainebleau Miami Beach. iHeartRadio Bleau Live Ultimate Pool Party A "special appearance" from Enrique Iglesias With performances by Flo Rida, Maroon 5, and Gym Class Heroes Fontainebleau Miami Beach Saturday, June 30, 2 ... More >>

iHeartRadio's Ultimate Pool Party at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach June 29 and 30

Who Wants Free Tickets for iHeartRadio's Pool Party With Enrique Iglesias, Maroon 5, Flo Rida, Calvin Harris, Gym Class Heroes?

See also "iHeartRadio Pool Party: A Lusty Five-Part Guide With Enrique Iglesias, Calvin Harris, and More!" Tonight (or at least this Saturday evening), he'll be specially appearing for you. We here at Crossfade have already euphorically oohhh-ed and aahhh-ed about this weekend's iHeartRadio Bleau ... More >>

iHeartRadio Pool Party: A Lusty Five-Part Guide With Enrique Iglesias, Calvin Harris, and More!

See also "Best Fourth of July 2012 Parties on South Beach." If you think that radio's only shortcomings are (1) the musicians aren't playing live for you and (2) the lack of heat mirages rising off a vast field of tanned European buttocks -- well, things are about to change for you, friend. On Jun ... More >>

Maroon 5, Calvin Harris, and Others Set for Fontainebleau's iHeatRadio Pool Party

Calvin Harris, Maroon 5, Flo Rida, Gym Class Heroes, Enrique Iglesias ... It reads like the soundtrack listing of a PG-13 rom-com. But that's just the lineup for the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. In fact, the two-day musical extravaganza is a strict 21-and-older ... More >>

Pitbull and Flo Rida to Rep Miami on Today Show's Summer Concert Series

Sandwiched between Usher on May 18 and a "special Thursday" performance by the future American Idol champ and runner-up on May 31, Pitbull has been added to the mainstream list of musical acts tackling the Today Show stage as one of several participating in the year's Toyota Summer Concert Series. ... More >>

Ten Memorable Moments From the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

​Once a year around the holidays, Victoria's Secret gets their angels to strut their stuff during a leggy fashion show that's guaranteed to make your grandmother blush. While the underpants empire is one of the most lucrative brands out there, their annual fashion show has become more about theat ... More >>

Ten Superstormy Classic Rock Songs for Hurricane Season

Crack reporter Dan Rather rockin' out like a freakin' hurricane.​One of the biggest drags about living in South Florida is the fact that we don't experience a change of season. Save one ... The dreaded hurricane season. It's bad enough we can't look forward to the leaves changing colors. Or bein ... 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 >>

Who Wants a Free CD Full of Katy Perry, Pitbull, and Wacka Flocka Flame Hits?

NOW That's What I Call Pop Appeal!​If you're the kind of weirdo who still owns a "compact disc player," then you're probably also the kind of weirdo who still listens to "commercial pop radio." Well, amazing news for you! We're giving away two new CDs from the ubiquitous NOW compilation series. ... More >>

Phil Jacobson's Around It Goes EP-Release Party at Bardot Tomorrow

​Phil Jacobson Around It Goes EP(2010 Phil Jacobson)Phil Jacobson is a young dude, who is still a little wet behind the ears as far as the recording game goes. After all, he literally just dropped his debut EP Around It Goes yesterday. But you certainly wouldn't know it by listening to the UM Sc ... More >>

Q&A with Maroon 5 Guitarist James Valentine, Playing Bayfront Amphitheater Today

​When thinking of Grammy-Award winning pop sensations Maroon 5, most draw their attention toward stylish and sexy frontman, Adam Levine. But there is more to them than him; take their guitarist James Valentine, for instance.The tall and slender native Nebraskan got his big break stepping in for Aa ... More >>

VV Brown Talks Fashion, Heartbreak, and Rapping Before Tonight's Show at the Bayfront Aphitheater

​VV Brown doesn't take anything lying down. The alternative pop songstress started her career in the music business when she was 18, but abruptly quit when she realized she wasn't getting things done her way. Cue two years later, and she's singing about heartbreaks and bad breakups with the same g ... More >>

In This Week's Print Music Section: Interpol, Mumiy Troll, and More

photo by Michael MullerMumiy Troll​Don't like ink smudges? Didn't feel like battling an insulation-needing bum for a print edition of our humble newspaper? Birdcage in desperate need of liner? No worries, Crossfade's got you covered. Our print music coverage, home of weekly features more in-depth ... More >>

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Next Monday, Score $10, No-Fee Tickets For Jonas Brothers, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, and More

photo by Ryan RussellScore cheapo tickets to see Paramore headline the Honda Civic Tour in Miami. ​Here's some more Live Nation ticketing news. As we told you at the beginning of the month, the concert promotion juggernaut has, in June, been offering no-service-fee tickets for all of its amphithe ... More >>

No-Fee Tickets For Robert Plant, Maroon 5, Honda Civic Tour, and More

CC by 2.0, via lanchutt on FlickrSwoon over Adam Levine? Act fast and do it for no fee. ​One of the worst thing about being a devoted live music fan is the sticker shock that comes when a ticket's final price is totaled up. A ticket that's about $20 can end up as much as $40 sometimes when you lum ... More >>

Maroon 5 Announce a stop in Miami with Kris Allen and VV Brown

Maroon 5 just announced their plans for a summer tour--with a stop in Miami at Bayfront Park Amphitheater on August 19. The Miami appearance will include special guests Kris Allen and VV Brown. Tickets go on sale on June 12, at 10 a.m. Their tour will preview some new tracks off of their third album ... More >>

Former Marlins Owner John Henry Is a Raging Egomaniac; Just Look at His Wedding Favors

Marlins fans: You might want to grab a barf bag before you read this one.via SportsbyBrooks.comRemember John Henry? The guy with the pretentious eyeglasses who bought the Marlins from Wayne Huizenga in 1999 and then waffled around for three mediocre seasons before selling out and heading to Boston? ... More >>

MP3 of the Day: "Under Control" by Parachute, Playing Blue Martini (West Palm) This Saturday

Virginia quintet Parachute has been on the rise since it landed the song "She's Love" in a Nivea commercial. Suddenly, thousands of women with smooth legs wanted more of those smooth pop-rock sounds. In the resulting buzz storm on iTunes and the like, the song eventually also landed on the current p ... More >>

CD Review: You're Awful, I Love You by Ludo, Playing at Culture Room This Saturday

Hmmm. Ludo? Isn't that the nickname for a certain much-abused narcotic of somewhat ill repute? Or could it be that hit by Boz Scaggs from way back in the day? Or maybe it's the nickname your college buddy chose because he always shunned his given name. Well ... no. This Ludo has nothing to do with " ... More >>

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Top Pop Singles of 2008

Sometimes a girl just needs a tune.

Top 10 Pop Songs of 2008

Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The following ten single ... More >>

Why Can't Barack Obama Speak English?

Um, because that's not him.

Today Only: $10 Tickets for the 3 Doors Down and Maroon 5 Concerts

BREAKING NEWS: Miami's Studio A Closing

BREAKING NEWS: Miami's Studio A Closing

Concert Review: Envy on the Coast at Culture Room

They're Just Like Us

Rock stars get haunted too

Top Songs of the Week

Jessica Simpson Swim Fashion Show

Last Night: the Police at Dolphin Stadium

Maroon 5 Rescheduled for 3 p.m. on a Wednesday?!

Maroon 5 Show at Studio A this Saturday POSTPONED

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The Re-education of Kanye West

Ying Yang Twins

U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) (TVT Records)

The Bitch

Game Theory