Category: by Stephanie A ’11

Every musician knows that a spot on the Billboard Charts means that they’ve made a name for themselves. These statistics are read by entertainers like the Holy Bible. There are different charts for best single, best album and best digital album as well as divisions among those categories for different genres of music. These charts are updated weekly.
It’s important to realize that actually calculating these statistics is very difficult, and for the most part, unreliable, especially when it comes to radio play and physical CD sales. This is especially true for the “Top 200” chart, which ranks the top 200 albums, because of the wide scope of albums that have to be covered. Another grey area

The formal definition of “jersey shore” is the Atlantic coast of New Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities. But since the new MTV show Jersey Shore, a new meaning to the term has formed. The area is known for attracting hard-partying Guidos who fist-pump the night away. You want the official definition to the term “Guido” too, don’t ya? Well, the definition UrbanDictionary.com had is a little too explicit to share with you all, but it did have a nicer way of defining their “wardrobe and natural habitat” which you guys can read up on at the website!
The MTV producers definitely took a chance with this new type of reality show. I can honestly say I’ve never heard of a show where we watch Italians — some real and some fake — party, tan, work out, tan,

Whether change is benevolent or for the worse is a topic that has always been debated. I personally don’t think there is always a right or wrong answer but for certain subjects I have an opinion. Lately people have been bashing on artists for changing their sound, voicing that they are sell outs, poseurs, etc. I, on the other hand, believe that it is perfectly fine for an artist to change their sound or genre. In fact, I think it’s necessary in order to be considered a successful musician. Writing and making music is a learning process. Artists discover things they never have before throughout

This year’s was no doubt one of the most talked about MTV Video Music Awards. It was full of unintended surprises and a series of “unique” Lady GaGa outfits. The awards began with a ten-minute Michael Jackson tribute. Madonna gave an impressive speech on his life, and the tribute continued with an opening of the famous “Thriller” as well as with numerous dance numbers of other famous Jackson songs like Bad and Billie Jean. Closing the ceremony Janet mimicked her beloved brother’s dance to “Scream;” a duet between brother and sister. Honestly, I thought the tribute was phenomenal. Surprisingly enough, due to all of the excitement that took place after it, I had to keep on reminding myself that this performance took place.
One of the most jaw-dropping moments that will forever stay in my memory is

Living in New York, it’s not that difficult to spot a celebrity. My 10th grade personal project was to film a documentary about my quest to meet Nick Jonas. I had come very close before, I’ve even held Joe Jonas’ hand, but I’ve never really been able to speak to Nick. I got very close to getting to meet him, unfortunately the deadline came before I could complete the project. Recently, however, I spent a few hours with Jonathan Cook, Caleb Turman, and Austin Bello from the band Forever the Sickest Kids in Times Square.
I found out that they were going to stay at a hotel in Times Square (through Twitter) and that they were