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On Friday Britney Spears Scores Rolling Stone's Top Song of 2011 was a top story.
Here is the recap: (popmusiclife) It wasn't a single, but Britney Spears' "How I
Roll" has been named Top Song of 2011 by Rolling Stone.
The track, from Britney's "Femme Fatale" album, took top spot in the magazine's Pop
Life column by Rob Sheffield.
The list is made up of Sheffield's "25 favorite songs of 2011, including but not
limited to: hits, obscurities, disco jams, guitar monsters, boof-boof chants,
pelican-fly rappers and karaoke-room-clearers. And Stevie Nicks, obviously." - more
on this story
On Friday Steve Jobs To Be Awarded A Grammy was a top story. Here is the recap:
(Gibson) Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be awarded a posthumous Grammy award
in February for his contributions to the entertainment industry, particularly with
regard to innovations such as iTunes and the iPod.
In addition to his visionary work at Apple, Job was a lifelong Bob Dylan fan and �
as reported in Walter Isaacson's recent biography � a guitarist. The Recording
Academy's president and CEO Neil Portnow said the 2012 Trustee Award honorees �
Jobs, bandleader Dave Bartholomew, engineer Rudy Van Gelder � as well as Lifetime
Achievement Award honorees The Allman Brothers, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos
Jobim, George Jones, the Memphis Horns, Diana Ross and Gil Scott-Heron, offered a
variety of brilliance, contributions and lasting impressions on culture. "It is an
honor to recognize such a diverse group of individuals whose talents and
achievements have had an indelible impact on our industry," Portnow said.
n Thursday deadmau5 Day Declared in Las Vegas was a top story. Here is the recap:
(MSO) Mayor Carolyn Goodman has passed a proclamation officially declaring January
2, 2012, "deadmau5 Day" in the City of Las Vegas.
This marks the date the electronic music phenomenon will launch his exclusive
partnership with Wynn Las Vegas, debuting at XS Nightclub during New Year's Eve
weekend and continuing with additional dates at both Encore Beach Club and XS
through 2012.
"Throughout the past year we have seen the masses journey to Las Vegas to
experience electronic dance artists headlining in our nightclubs," said Jesse
Waits, co-owner and managing partner of XS and Tryst nightclubs. "The following for
deadmau5 is phenomenal, and I applaud Mayor Goodman for recognizing both his
remarkable persona alongside his ability to drive visitor traffic from fans
traveling across the globe to ex
