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Baby, baby, baby, ooh… no Grammy for you.

2013 Grammy nominations: 5 surprising snubs

Tween-friendly pop acts and viral video favorites got very little love from Grammy voters

 
Dave Brubeck where he most comfortable: Behind a piano.

Dave Brubeck dies at 91: Listen to 3 of his most iconic jazz hits

The legendary jazz pianist leaves behind a six-decade musical legacy that includes hits like "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a La Turk"

 
Gotye's rhythmically mesmerizing "Somebody That I Used to Know" leads Spotify's of top tracks of the year.

Spotify's 10 most popular tracks of 2012

Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" edges out Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" for top honors

 
It took 1,905 Instagrammed photos to create the music video for The Plastics Revolution's new single.

WATCH: The first music video shot entirely with Instagram

A Mexico City band ups its hipster cred by fashioning a music video out of 1,905 Instagrammed photos

 
Adele belts out a hit from 21 during the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb 12.

Adele's 21 and 10 other albums that have sold 10 million copies

The British songstress reaches yet another milestone — but she has a long way to go before she can catch up to 'N Sync, Shania Twain, and Metallica

 
Leader of the pack: Riccardo Muti conducts his orchestra during a concert at the Vatican in May.

Do orchestras really need conductors?

A new study from the University of Maryland uses advanced mathematical modeling to determine who, exactly, is leading who

 
Still got it: The Rolling Stones perform in London on Nov. 25

The Rolling Stones at 50: The greatest rock band ever?

The geriatric rockers hit the road for a five-night tour to mark their golden anniversary. Are they worth the sky-high ticket price?

 
The American Music Awards turns 40: 12 iconic moments

12 iconic moments from the American Music Awards' 40-year history

The annual pop spectacle has celebrated enduring artists like Johnny Cash as well as smirk-inducing flashes-in-the-pan like Vanilla Ice

 
The cover to Rihanna's new album, Unapologetic: Among the things the singer appears unapologetic about? Getting back together with her abusive ex, Chris Brown.

'Nobody's Business': Listen to Rihanna and Chris Brown's surprisingly catchy new song

An infectious duet from the controversial lovebirds is leaving critics feeling awfully conflicted

 
Mariah Carey performs during President Obama's inaugural ball on Jan. 20, 2009: The Democratic diva released a tribute to the 44th president, and Billboard says it's vintage Mariah.

'Bring It On Home': Listen to Mariah's Carey's musical tribute to Barack Obama

The pop diva commemorates Obama's re-election by releasing a soulful, brazenly populist ballad

 
Gwen Stefani, lead singer of the band No Doubt, dresses as some sort of sexy Native American in the band's racially offensive video for the song "Looking Hot."

'Looking Hot': No Doubt's racially insensitive new music video

The ska-pop band apologizes after offending Native Americans with grossly stereotypical imagery

 

Taylor Swift's Red and all the records it could break: A slideshow

The lovesick country-pop singer is on track to become the first female performer to have two albums sell 1 million copies in their first week

 
South Korean rapper PSY demonstrates his bizarre, globally inspiring horseriding dance on the Today show.

'Gangnam Style': The 11 best parodies of the viral video [Updated]

South Korean rapper Psy's eccentric song-and-dance sensation has inspired a herd of YouTube knockoffs, starring an NBA superstar, cartoon ponies, and Gandalf

 
Gnesa's music video "Wilder," a viral hit, has been called "at once unwatchable and completely mesmerizing."

5 singers dubbed 'the next Rebecca Black'

The inauspiciously named Gnesa is just the latest YouTube performer whose music video has been compared to the cringeworthy 2011 viral hit "Friday"

 
Adele's "Skyfall" is "a Bond song that actually stirs the heart," says Neil McCormick at the Daily Telegraph.

'Skyfall': Listen to Adele's leaked James Bond theme

A 90-second clip of the 21 crooner's new song, which will be featured in Daniel Craig's new outing as 007, has hit the internet well ahead of a planned release

 
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