(PCM) At the 2013 Memorial Cup opening ceremonies, the crowd heard an unusual version of the United State’s national anthem. You can blame it on nerves, the excitement of singing before a large crowd or not spending enough time checking out the lyrics. Alexis Normand, a jazz and folk singer from Saskatoon, sang much of the admittedly difficult song fairly well, but mixed up some of the lyrics in the middle, and kept on going with random phrases from the American National anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner,” until the finish. The crowd cheered her attempt and she later tweeted an apology. It was pretty cool of the Canadian crowd to…Read more

(PCM) Red Bull Media House sets the bar high with their new innovative “choose-your-own-adventure” interactive web series called “Exit Vine” hosted on their Red Bull Music YouTube Channel. The 8-part scripted series follows the journey of “Natalie Lake,” (played by rising YouTube star Hannah Mulholland) a singer/songwriter from the Midwest who moves to Los Angeles to start a band in pursuit of the “Hollywood Dream.” Will they make it as a band? The choice is in your hands. Today, Red Bull’s “Exit Vine” enlists four popular YouTube celebrities to star alongside recurring roles played by Mia Rose and Hiimrawn (Maker Studios) for episode 5, including: Dave Days (1,512,996 subscribers), Hot…Read more

(PCM) STEVEN TYLER has gone from breaking the law, to making the law with his new proposed Senate bill. Hawaii Senate Bill 465, also known as the Steven Tyler Act, would create a civil cause of action for “constructive invasion of privacy” in the state of Hawaii. Tyler initiated–and is a proponent and vocal supporter of–the bill and will appear with fellow Hawaii resident Mick Fleetwood on Friday, February 8 as the bill is presented in a Senate hearing at the State Capitol in Honolulu, Hawaii. At this writing, the bill is being endorsed by 2/3 of the Senate. The proposed bill (SB465) was modeled after the California Civil Code…Read more

Fun., Jay-Z, Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean and Kanye West top the 2013 Grammy nominations with six each, followed by the Black Keys and Miguel with five noominations. The ladies of Pop were represented as well -  Kelly Clarkson, who scored 4 nominations, Taylor Swift got 3 and PCM favorite, newcomer Carly Rae Jepsen earned 2 nominations. The first Grammys event was held on May 4, 1959 inside the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton while other Academy members gathered on the East Coast in New York City at the same time. Billboard Magazine declared the evening a success, outdoing established award ceremonies like the Oscars and the Emmys thanks…Read more

Christmas Carols and songs have been part of the Christmas tradition for hundreds of years. Some our favorites like “) Come All Ye Faithful” was first sung in Latin. The music of Christmas goes as far back as the day of Christ’s birth when the angel’s sang “Glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace Good will to men.” Be fore we get in to our list of the best music of Christmas, I want to give a a small but accurate definition between Christmas Carols and Christmas songs. A Christmas Carol is a song that is biblically and theologically accurate. For instance “Hark The Herald Angels Sing,”…Read more

(PCM) Take the top 55 pop songs of the year, turn them into one big mashup video and you have Pop Danthology 2012. It features hit songs from Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Adele, David Guetta and many more. Check it out and see how many songs you can identify. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

(PCM) Nobel Peace Prize Concert organizers announced today that Sarah Jessica Parker and Gerard Butler will host the 19th annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert on Tuesday, December 11th in Oslo, Norway at the Oslo Spektrum arena. The Concert will feature previously announced artists including Jennifer Hudson, Seal, Karpe Diem, Laleh, Susanne Sundfor, with additional artists to be announced in the coming days. “It’s such a privilege to be part of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Concert,” said Sarah Jessica Parker. “I am honored to be sharing the stage with such amazing performers to promote the power of peace around the world.” “I’m deeply honored to have been asked to be…Read more

I’m missing you like Candy Mandy Moore! Actually, I have to say I prefer the current brunette version of the pop singer as opposed to when she debuted her first album in December of 2009. Although Candy was a bubbly, popular song – I really appreciate how she has matured. Back in the day I thought she was a typical young star who would end up down the wrong path… blah, blah, blah. But, she has really done well for herself. The most recent things I have seen her in movies such as A Walk to Remember (old classic), Scrubs episodes, and heard her voice on animated flicks like Tangled….Read more

(PCM) We’ll try not to make any Grease references and we certainly aren’t going to criticize the wonderfully cheesy cover art, we’re just going to spread the yuletide cheer a bit early with this news: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have collaborated on a Christmas album slated for release November 13. The album, featuring special guests like James Taylor, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Kenny G and more, is called “This Christmas” and marks the first time in nearly 35 years that the duo we adore so much has recorded music together. So, who do we have to thank for this masterful collaboration? Well, ‘tis the season to spread the cheer,…Read more

Jennifer Lopez… will you stop making us feel like such underachievers? Recently, I reported that Beyonce Knowles was working on a documentary film about her life. And now, another pop diva is doing the same thing… but in 3D. Extra’s Maria Menounos talked exclusively with Lopez’s manager Benny Medina who confirmed this news. J.Lo is, in fact, currently shooting footage for a 3D concert film appropriately called “Dance Again.” The film will document her life from the past few years and the challenges we have all heard and read about in the media. Her story will be intertwined with concert footage and behind the scenes shots. Lopez will have more…Read more