The Pussycat Dolls

Nicole Scherzinger's debut album delayed again, plus a breakdown of this week's charts

Despite being a judge on the American version of X Factor, Nicole Scherzinger has had a rough go in the music industry ever since leaving the Pussycat Dolls. This week, word came down that the release date for her debut album Killer Love, originally slated for November 15, has been pushed back to so ... More >>

Dave Aude

Thursday, January 6, Beta, 303-383-1909.

Stripped: Aguilera's voice can't save Burlesque

And now, presenting thirty craptastic minutes with thirty different iPhone band apps

​ Sometimes we have to wonder if folks that program for Apple's App Store are hell-bent on wasting people's time. We spent an evening with as many artist-specific iPhone apps we could get our hands on and found a few amazing things, a few interesting things and a plethora of pure and total cr ... More >>

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Q&A with Adele

British singer-songwriter Adele Adkins, who's in town for a sold-out show at the Bluebird Theater tonight, is having a moment. She's been nominated for four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year and Best New Artist, in conjunction with 19, an album named for her age upon the time of its releas ... More >>

Top Ten Pop Songs of 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM.Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Ka ... More >>

Hot and Sweaty

Get worked up at Tease Studio.

Q&A With Chuck D of Public Enemy

Frayday

And the winner is…

Al Right Now

Is "Weird Al" Yankovic an American pop genius?

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

A Pirate's Life for Me

Going overboard at Ocean.

La Bohème

The bottom line on a third birthday bash.

Doll Parts

Be careful what you wish for when it comes to the Pussycat Dolls.

Critical Fatwa

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