Music Charts

Future at Revolution Live May 29

Florence and the Machine Extend Tour, Announce September Show in South Florida

Under dark clouds and a "monster-sized extraterrestrial spider looming over center field," Florence Welch performed that catchy song from the Eat Pray Love trailer to close her opening set at last year's U2 concert at Sun Life Stadium. The boisterous reception following the final note of "Dog Days ... More >>

Waka Flocka Flame's Spring Break Kickoff at SoBe Live March 8

Under dark clouds and a "monster-sized extraterrestrial spider looming over center field," Florence Welch performed that catchy song from the Eat Pray Love trailer to close her opening set at last year's U2 concert at Sun Life Stadium. The boisterous reception following the final note of "Dog Days ... More >>

Three Fun Facts About Waka Flocka Flame Before His Spring Break Kickoff at SoBe Live

​Since bursting onto the scene with "O Let's Do It," the Billboard Hot 100's 62nd best song on April 3, 2010, Waka Flocka Flame has been going "hard in da muhfuckin'" record industry. At 25 years old, the Atlanta rapper has established himself as one of the hardest working artists in hip-hop. To ... More >>

Good Old-Fashioned House Party

​Since bursting onto the scene with "O Let's Do It," the Billboard Hot 100's 62nd best song on April 3, 2010, Waka Flocka Flame has been going "hard in da muhfuckin'" record industry. At 25 years old, the Atlanta rapper has established himself as one of the hardest working artists in hip-hop. To ... More >>

Janet Jackson Announces December 5 Show at the Fillmore Miami Beach

​Gary, Indiana's favorite wardrobe malfunction is bringing her pasties to South Beach. Early this morning, Crossfade received a very excited press release from New Times Best Flack 2011 winner Woody Graber. The subject line simply read, "JANET JACKSON @ THE FILLMORE," followed by the most exclam ... More >>

Ke$ha, LMFAO, and Spank Rock at Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park August 7

​Gary, Indiana's favorite wardrobe malfunction is bringing her pasties to South Beach. Early this morning, Crossfade received a very excited press release from New Times Best Flack 2011 winner Woody Graber. The subject line simply read, "JANET JACKSON @ THE FILLMORE," followed by the most exclam ... More >>

Pitbull's "Give Me Everything," Directed by David Rousseau

A still from David Rousseau's video for "Give Me Everything."​Pitbull's T-Pain-featuring pop-club banger "Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor)" continues to burn up the airwaves, playing on Power 96 approximately every third song, it seems. But while that track continues to linger in the top 100 ... More >>

Five Crap Pop Hits Worse Than Rebecca Black's "Friday"

Is Rebecca Black really pop music's worst offender?​Six million of you have already endured it. Gawker asked if it was "the worst music video ever." Meanwhile, foreign press like The Sydney Morning Herald wonders why it has overtaken the Japanese earthquake and tsunami devastation on Twitter.Of co ... More >>

Glee Beats Out Elvis on the Billboard Charts: Has the World Lost its Mind?

FOXSue, we can totally fucking relate.​The King, the King of Pop, and half of the Fab Four are spinning in their graves. Somehow, in these terribly confused times, the Glee singers managed to place on the Billboard Hot 100 with the more songs than... You're sitting down? Good, 'cause this suc ... More >>

Panic Bomber's Discipline EP

​Panic BomberDiscipline EP (YYZ Records)Our love affair with Miami's most quixotic musician continued in 2010 thanks to the quiet release of the Discipline EP on Canada's YYZ Records. After dropping his first full-length, Getting On My Mind, in late 2009, this three-track EP, released in March, al ... More >>

Far East Movement at Passion Nightclub December 17

​Panic BomberDiscipline EP (YYZ Records)Our love affair with Miami's most quixotic musician continued in 2010 thanks to the quiet release of the Discipline EP on Canada's YYZ Records. After dropping his first full-length, Getting On My Mind, in late 2009, this three-track EP, released in March, al ... More >>

Top Five Cheesy Dance-Pop Vocals By Crystal Waters, Playing SET on Saturday

​If you were around in the early to mid-'90s, there is no way you missed out on the guilty pleasure of dance-pop music sensation Crystal Waters' sultry vocals all over the airwaves. In 1991 the then-unknown New Jersey-based singer/songwriter took a demo tape of a little ditty called "Gypsy Woman ( ... More >>

Rick Ross' Teflon Don Sales Fail to Knock Eminem Out of Number-One Chart Slot

​Make no mistake, Rick Ross' Teflon Don is selling pretty briskly for a rap album that makes few pop concessions -- especially in the dismal 2010 buying climate. But last week, the first of the album's release, it seemed that Ricky Rozay might be able to knock Eminem's Recovery out of its reign at ... More >>

D.O.N.S. Album Release Party

​Make no mistake, Rick Ross' Teflon Don is selling pretty briskly for a rap album that makes few pop concessions -- especially in the dismal 2010 buying climate. But last week, the first of the album's release, it seemed that Ricky Rozay might be able to knock Eminem's Recovery out of its reign at ... More >>

Roger Sanchez

​Make no mistake, Rick Ross' Teflon Don is selling pretty briskly for a rap album that makes few pop concessions -- especially in the dismal 2010 buying climate. But last week, the first of the album's release, it seemed that Ricky Rozay might be able to knock Eminem's Recovery out of its reign at ... More >>

Benny Benassi Plays Mansion on Saturday, January 30

​There's hardly anyone who was around in 2003 and didn't get caught up in the pure unadulterated pleasure -- guilty, or otherwise -- of Benny Benassi's mega-hit "Satisfaction". Praised by the likes of Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez and Darren Emerson and played ad nauseum by big-room DJs and radio statio ... More >>

Fedde Le Grand

​There's hardly anyone who was around in 2003 and didn't get caught up in the pure unadulterated pleasure -- guilty, or otherwise -- of Benny Benassi's mega-hit "Satisfaction". Praised by the likes of Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez and Darren Emerson and played ad nauseum by big-room DJs and radio statio ... More >>

South Florida native Jason DeRulo plays the Y100 Jingle Ball

​There's hardly anyone who was around in 2003 and didn't get caught up in the pure unadulterated pleasure -- guilty, or otherwise -- of Benny Benassi's mega-hit "Satisfaction". Praised by the likes of Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez and Darren Emerson and played ad nauseum by big-room DJs and radio statio ... More >>

Marc Anthony

​There's hardly anyone who was around in 2003 and didn't get caught up in the pure unadulterated pleasure -- guilty, or otherwise -- of Benny Benassi's mega-hit "Satisfaction". Praised by the likes of Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez and Darren Emerson and played ad nauseum by big-room DJs and radio statio ... More >>

Get Crazy with Shwayze

​There's hardly anyone who was around in 2003 and didn't get caught up in the pure unadulterated pleasure -- guilty, or otherwise -- of Benny Benassi's mega-hit "Satisfaction". Praised by the likes of Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez and Darren Emerson and played ad nauseum by big-room DJs and radio statio ... More >>

Cisco Adler and Shwayze Return to South Florida for a Gig at LIV on September 2

via shwayze.com​Those who frequent too many Internet gossip sites might forever (in Internet years, anyways) associate Cisco Adler with a certain waist-down photo that circulated a couple years back. That's okay though. Here in South Florida, land of a thousand chances, the one thing blog notoriet ... More >>

Throwback Tuesdays: Betty Wright - "Clean Up Woman"

The soul great Betty Wright is one of Miami's best not-so-well-kept secrets. Starting out as a gospel singer with a family group, in the mid-1960s Wright switched over to R&B. Her robust mid-range belting and knack for picking funky beats and melodies made her a hit, and Wright quickly racked up ... More >>

Darius Rucker joins Rascal Flatts on July 24 at Cruzan

He's such a baby because the Dolphins make him cry, and he's teaming up with Rascal Flatts in support of his recent (three years is recent right?) turn to country music. Darius Rucker, the lead singer of the on again off again Hootie & The Blowfish, decided to go solo again last year. That w ... More >>

New Found Glory Never Fades

After 12 years, South Florida's best pop-punk export is still going strong.

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Paul van Dyk

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Throwback Tuesdays: Foxy -- "Get Off"

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Gloria Gaynor

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Rick Ross' Trilla Debuts at #1

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Alejandro Sanz

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Erick Morillo

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Eric Prydz

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Southridge Soulja Boy

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demo ... More >>

Daddy Knows Best

With his long-awaited sophomore album and an arena tour of the Americas, Daddy Yankee says today reggaeton, tomorrow the world

DJ Krust

With his long-awaited sophomore album and an arena tour of the Americas, Daddy Yankee says today reggaeton, tomorrow the world

Purple Popcorn

With his long-awaited sophomore album and an arena tour of the Americas, Daddy Yankee says today reggaeton, tomorrow the world

Bigg Dreams

Young quartet Bottom of da Map and manager/producer Bigg D hope to create a new Miami sound

Jordan Knight

Young quartet Bottom of da Map and manager/producer Bigg D hope to create a new Miami sound

Erick Morillo

Young quartet Bottom of da Map and manager/producer Bigg D hope to create a new Miami sound

Currency, Lil' Wayne, and Remy Ma

"Where the Cash At" (Cash Money/Terror Squad)

Shakira

"Where the Cash At" (Cash Money/Terror Squad)

Ode to "Weak"

"Where the Cash At" (Cash Money/Terror Squad)

The Untouchable Concert

"Where the Cash At" (Cash Money/Terror Squad)

Who's Your Daddy?

Daddy Yankee takes reggaeton to the next level with "Gasolina"

The Year in Caribbean Music

Dancehall, soca, and protests

Coolie Dance

Thanks to Pitbull and Nina Sky, Scatta Burrell's beat was the riddim of choice this summer

Chicago; Earth, Wind & Fire

Thanks to Pitbull and Nina Sky, Scatta Burrell's beat was the riddim of choice this summer

Survival Dude

With the success of "Dude," Beenie Man and Ms. Thing prove they are the wickedest duo

O Superwoman

Laurie Anderson finds Happiness