Move over, Jay-Z. Stephen Colbert is takin’ it suburban. Last night he and Alicia Keys performed the best version of “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down” ever.
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I love this kid. He’s a pretty good ukulele player but it’s his interpretation of the lyrics of the Jason Mraz song, “I’m Yours”, that really make the performance. 
I love Kelly Clarkson. First, she had the best of the Kanye take downs. If you haven’t read it yet, you can view Kelly’s thoughts on the matter at her website here:
http://kellyclarkson.com/blog/2009/09/kanye-west.html
Now, we’ve got video of her hanging out with her back-up singers doing a fantastic version of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb”.
Here’s Kelly, Jill and Kate:
Let’s not discuss that guy who was so clearly desperate for attention last night. Instead, let’s rewatch what should have been the VMA’s big event: The Michael Jackson tribute featuring Janet Jackson.
I can’t tell whether the leak of this song was intentional or not, so there’s a chance this might be pulled off YouTube at some point. For now, though, let’s just enjoy.
This is Susan Boyle’s version of the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses” and she sounds great. Her debut CD, “I Dreamed A Dream” will be released on November 24th:
I love this performance. It’s Shinedown doing an acoustic version of their hit “Second Chance”. It’s wonderful and raw. In this age of manufactured acts it’s great to see one that is real. Check it out below:
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P.S. Can I just say what a kick I got out of seeing Hoda Kotb singing along.
I know. Me posting a video by Eminem is nothing short of bizarre but the shots of Tiger Stadium being torn down pushed all my buttons and I was wiping away tears by the end of it. Eminem’s lyrics, and certainly his original video, for “Beautiful” are self indulgent to say the least but placing the song in this broader context worked for me.
Warning: This is still Eminem so the language contained in the video is definitely R rated.
The CPDRC prisoners in the Philippines, who burst onto the viral video scene 2 years ago with their version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, have staged a tribute to the fallen King of Pop. It’s both odd and entrancing – which I suppose makes it very fitting:
In case you weren’t one of the 25 million hits on the original CPDRC “Thriller” video, here’s your chance:
I love this little interview Kelly Clarkson did with a radio station in which she discusses the fight between gossip blogger Perez Hilton and will.i.am. I think Kelly speaks for most of us here:
Taylor Swift and T-Pain opened Tuesday night’s “CMT Music Awards” with a rap video called “Thug Story”. T-Swizzle can really throw down.