Billy Ray Cyrus

An Odd Family Reunion with Horrific Twists in We Are What We Are

In Defense of Kid Rock: Try Hating These Classics

This Saturday, the Motor City's favorite cowboy Kid Rock plays New Jersey's PNC Bank Arts Center. He first Bawitdaba'ed into our hearts in the Spring of '99 during an impressive career-making performance during "MTV's Wanna Be a VJ Too" competition, and since then he's since gone 11 times platinum ... More >>

Miley Poppin' Molly: How Miley Cyrus Officially Made Singing About Drugs Uncool

It's not officially summer until a former tween star does something that sparks outrage across the world. This summer, Miley Cyrus is making a major comeback as the source of that anger with her new single "We Can't Stop," the Mike WiLL produced, beach-friendly jam that sounds more like a slowed dow ... More >>

Billy Ray Cyrus & HomeTown Buffet: A Track-by-Track Menu

Shut up, everybody, because I have HUGE news: Billy Ray Cyrus is teaming up with HomeTown Buffet! Buffets, Inc.® is proud to announce its latest tie-in with country music, this time with the singer/songwriter/actor Billy Ray Cyrus and his 13th studio album, Change My Mind. Beginning April 11, gue ... More >>

Movie Stars And Singers Who've Built A Career On One Hit

Let's not stick to people who literally had one hit, necessarily, but who became defined by one hit and never quite surpassed it in the public's eyes, even if they had some other reasonable successes. I.e., they pretty much coasted. The folks at datalounge came up with the following names (and I'v ... More >>

100 & Single: Three Rules To Define The Term "One-Hit Wonder" In 2012

You could hear the sigh of relief among pop fans a couple of weeks ago, when Carly Rae Jepsen's single with Owl City, "Good Time," broke into the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100. In his weekly chart roundup, veteran columnist Paul Grein remarked, "'Good Time' is an appropriately positive title for a ... More >>

100 & Single: Of Monkees, Michael, and "Maria"—The History Of The Chart-Dominating, Lifestyle-Accessory Album

Cassandra (Tia Carrere): You've heard it? Wayne (Mike Myers): Exqueeze me? Have I seen this one before? Frampton Comes Alive?! Everybody in the world has Frampton Comes Alive. If you lived in the suburbs you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of Tide. —Wayne's World 2 (1993) Fo ... More >>

Oscars 2011: The Official Runnin' Scared Red Carpet Live Blog! (We're Wearing Valentino.)

​Let's get this party started! We have chocolate marshmallow cookies, and wine, and cheese and crackers, and maybe we'll get pizza. And, most importantly, we have CELEBRITIES CONGRATULATING THEMSELVES FOR BEING CELEBRITIES. And Billy Crystal. Whee! Herewith, Runnin' Scared's official live blog ... More >>

Panda Bear's Tomboy Listening Party: Like Watching Never Say Never 3D All Over Again, Sort Of

​ Panda Bear Listening Party for Tomboy Le Poisson Rouge Wednesday, Feb 16 Better than: Billy Ray Cyrus discovering that Hannah Montana was just a figment of his imagination. Panda Bear fans are the Justin Bieber fans of the indie universe. While "Beliebers" attended the star's movie Never ... More >>

The 50 Unsexiest Men Alive

​I usually try to stay away from items making fun of celebrities' looks, though I feel it's fair game to mock anything about their appearances that's voluntary, i.e. a choice. And these people have made some horrible choices! It's a list of the 50 least sexy men in the public eye, with some ... More >>

Teen Drives into House While Changing iPod, Plus: the Runnin' Scared Crash Mix

​18-year-old Jeffrey Verde was playing with his iPod when he drove into a house last night in East Islip, New York. Whoops-a-daisy. He was allegedly trying to change the song. The 80-year-old woman inside the home was taken to the hospital as a precaution, and Verde was hospitalized for treatm ... More >>

January Entertainment: The Spy Next Door

News Roundup: Them Crooked Vultures, Miley Cyrus, the Walkmen, Yellow Submarine Remake

​--Them Crooked Vultures surprised fans by playing Belgium's Pukkelpop music festival yesterday (check out fan reports here). The band played the second stage between sets by Beirut and Wilco. The night before, the Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones supergroup played their second gig at a s ... More >>

My Guitar Hero Gently Weeps

Familiar interface. Unfamiliar boredom.

Please Stop Belittling Toby Keith

He may be the greatest artist of the '00s. Don't tell the Dixie Chicks.

Two Birds, One Post: Mindy McCready and Miley Cyrus

Oscar Mania Strikes! Let's Regroup and Discuss

Things I Learned Watching Hannah Montana 3D

The CMA Awards: A Running Diary

Arabian Noughts

Sinbad and the Order of the Phoenix

Ah Know How To Undress Me

Sensitive Maleness in CMT's Countdown

Proxy Music

Electing the Pop Star in Chief

Eat Their Poussière

Zydeco’s Louisiana Purchases Inch Toward Raunch