Posts Tagged ‘Auto-Tune’

Lines, Vines, and Trying Times : The Music of 2009

In Art, fame, Hip Hop, History, Janet, MJ, Music, Opinion, R&B, radio on 29 December 2009 tagged 2009, Aeon, Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo), Alicia Keys, Alienated, Already Gone, Amerie, and Bears (Remix), Animal Collective, Annie, Antony and the Johnsons, Armand Van Helden, Ashkin, Auto-Tune, Azadi Square, Basement Jaxx, Bat For Lashes, BBC Radio 1, Beautiful, Berry Gordy, Best I Ever Had, Beyoncé, Bigger Than The World, Black Eyed Peas, Blackroc, Blame It, Blood Bank, Bon Iver, Bonkers, Boombox (LA Riots Remix), Bull Black Nova, Calvin Harris, Chris Cornell, Ciara, Clipse, Crystalised, Damon Dash, Danzig, Delirious, Dizzee Rascal, Drake, Earth Song, Ego, eminem, Empire State of Mind, Estelle, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Felix Buxton, Fergie, Flyte Tyme, Gher, Giorgio Moroder, Halo, Hands 2 Myself, Happy Up Here, Hayley Williams, Heard 'Em All, Heartbreaker, Hole in the Head, Hope There's Someone, I’m Not Alone, Ignorance, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Jazmine Sullivan, Jim Jones, John Legend, Justin TImberlake, K'Naan, Kabul, Kanye West, Karina Pasian, Katy Perry, Keep it Goin’ Louder, Kelci, Kelly Clarkson, Keri Hilson, Keyvan Baharlou, Kid Cudi, Kid Sister, Kinda Like a Big Deal, King of Pop, Kiss Me Thru the Phone, Kylie Minogue, Lady GaGa, Las Vegas, Lions, Lions Tigers and Bears, Little Boots, Live Lounge, Loba, Los Angeles, M.I.A., Major Lazer, Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Marilyn Manson, Marvin Gaye, Meet Me Halfway, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, MJJ, Mos Def, Mr. Hudson, MSTRKRFT, Muse, My Girls, New in Town, Nina Sky, Number Ones, Off The Wall, Pacific Coast Highway, Paramore, Pearl Jam, Pearl's Dream, Purple Rain, Rain Dance, Raindrops, Röyksopp, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, Ricky Blaze, Right Hand Hi, rihanna, Robin Thicke, Robyn, Rockin’ That Shit, Rollacoasta, Run This Town, Russell Talyor, Ryan Tedder, Sandcastle Disco, Sandcastle Disco (Freemasons Radio Edit), Scream, Sex Therapy, Sexual Healing, Shakira, She Wolf, Solange, Solange Knowles, Songs Remind Me of You, soulja boy, Speakerphone (Steve Anderson Studio Version), Sugababes, Supernova (with String Quartet), Sweet Dreams, Switch, T-Pain, Taylah P., The Black Keys, The Dream, The Fixer, The Saturdays, The Very Best, The XX, Thierry Mugler, Thirteen, Tigers, Timbaland, Touch My Body, Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart, Up Up & Away, Uprising, Vanguards Remix, Victoria Hesketh, Vistoso Bosses, Waking Up in Vegas (Calvin Harris Remix), Wall Street, Wavin’ Flag, We're From America, Wilco, Young Forever with 3 comments

The biggest story in music this year was the death of Michael Joseph Jackson, the Once and Future King of Pop. Moreso than the death of an individual, the King of Pop’s death signified the end of the explosive, border crossing, iconic, truly global megastar. Six months into a year that saw Pop music deep [...]

Jay-Z on Why Auto-Tune is the Hair-Metal of Hip Hop ‘It’s Losing the Emotion’

In Art, fame, fashion, Hip Hop, History, Music, News, Opinion on 26 October 2009 tagged Auto-Tune, Blueprint 3, D.O.A., D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune), DJ Hero, Hair-Band, Hair-Metal, MTV, Rock and Roll, Vulture with 1 comment

Speaking to the Vulture Blog for a DJ Hero launch event, Jay-Z commented on the idea behind D.O.A Jay, who has been doing very big things for Hip Hop lately, spoke about how Auto-Tune was homogenizing the Hip Hop industry by making everyone chase a similar sound. Jay claims you can’t hear the emotion behind [...]