Total Eclipse! Watch The Live 'Twilight' Concert
The new Twilight: Eclipse movie is out next week, and needless to say it's one of the most anticipated films of the year. It's also one of the year's top soundtracks, featuring all sorts of hipster acts: Muse, the Bravery, Florence & The Machine, the Dead Weather, the Black Keys, Sia, Beck with Bat For Lashes, UNKLE, Vampire Weekend, and more. (Get more info at http://www.eclipsesoundtrack.com)..

So to celebrate, three other cool Eclipse soundtrack artists--Cee-Lo Green, Metric, and Eastern Conference Champions--are performing live as part of a very special streaming event on Yahoo! Music. Hosted by Los Angeles radio station Star 98.7, the event takes place at the 98.7FM studio, with a live concert stream plus fan Q&A session.
The 2010 CMT Awards
Posted Wed Jun 9, 2010 9:39pm PDT by Wendy Geller in And The Winner Is...
CMT has set expectations remarkably high in the past couple of years for its annual video awards show--last year, it created a viral sensation by pairing rapper T-Pain with America's sweetheart Taylor Swift for a spoof duet, and in 2008 settled for nothing less than a skit featuring then-presidential candidate Barack Obama (John McCain and Hillary Clinton showed up as well). .

So, it may be forgiven that the country music network did not quite reach the same heights this year--at least in terms of pure spectacle. For solid, serious, and formidable musical talent, the show more than delivered. .

Setting the tone for the evening right off the bat was host Kid Rock, who didn't attempt any glossy humor on takeoff. Instead he chose to slam the stage with a medley of hits, accompanied fittingly by country's hottest badasses Zac Brown, Jamey Johnson, Trace Adkins, and--miraculously--the little-seen-these-days Hank Williams Jr. .

Kid Rock saluted Williams as "My rockin' rebel father Bocephus," to the roaring approval of the crowd. This first surprise of the night set the tone for the rest of the show, in which Rock played with a mildly bawdy but casual delivery that allowed the music and musicians to take the spotlight. .


A great idea on his part, because the show's lineup would have been hard for even the most gifted comedian to keep a tight rein on. Mirroring April's Academy of Country Music Awards, country's newer wave of talent blazed fiercely, with fresh faces dominating both the winner's circle and the performance stage.