Today on the iostudio blog, I discuss the marketing prowess of Lady Gaga and the three top tactics she has perfected. (Click the link, then come back here.  We’ll wait.) I am completely fascinated by her.  At such a young age, she forced herself into the public consciousness by having good-to-great music and an unforgettable [...]

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I love me some Lady Gaga. In fact, I’m working on a fairly awesome post for our sister site, The Fatherhood Guide, about this topic. But the fact remains that her music does have a sense of familiarity. “Alejandro” sounded like Ace of Base’s version of “Don’t Turn Around” “Born This Way” sounds a bit [...]

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According to us (by way of Wikipedia), a meme is a unit of social information. To me, there is nothing more social – thus – meme-y, than music. And in the global age, where media gets passed in real-time, music memes are more meme-y than ever. This list features five “Meme Songs,” pieces of music [...]

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In one of the most shocking eliminations in show history, the American Idol viewers voted off stand-out Pia Toscano. Despite being a favorite of judges Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson, she garnered the lowest amount of votes. And since the judges already used their one save to keep the talented but odd Casey [...]

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Years before it was featured on Glee, Thicke’s “When I Get You Alone” was one of the catchiest songs of all time.  Sampling the disco-era version of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony gave it a classical-dance hall-R&B vibe that is just amazing. How much do I love this song?  I made sure it was played at my [...]

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Today’s Stuck In Your Head Song of the Day – “The Final Countdown” by Europe!

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