For Those About To Rock…

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Here at LivexLive, we love to count stuff down. In fact, we offer a killer assortment of weekly shows that run through the top songs in every major genre. For example, we just launched the latest edition of the Weekly ROCK Countdown (and, yes, we put the word “rock” in all cap’s for a reason). Five interesting things about the countdown follow, and you can check out the whole, massive thing right here.

Thing #1: Slipknot scored one of two debuts this week, as “Unsainted” slipped in at #40. They revealed their new masks last week, and joined our countdown this week. Nice work, Slipknot.

Thing #2: I Prevail made the biggest jump, soaring from #37 to #22 with “Breaking Down.” The song raises awareness about depression for men and how it impacts relationships. It’s deep. And it’s kind of pretty. But it still rocks, so shut up.

Thing #3: Bad Wolves continue to kick serious ass. “Remember When” has held down the top slot for six weeks now.

Thing #4: Rival Sons have been stuck at #2 for the entire six weeks that Bad Wolves have been at #1. Don’t feel bad for them, though, they just announced a 12-city fall tour with Stone Temple Pilots.

Thing #5: Sevendust cannot be destroyed. Their track “Dirty” has been on the countdown for twenty consecutive weeks. That’s nuts, and they’re still moving up, jumping two slots to #22

There are plenty of other things to learn on the Weekly ROCK Countdown. So join us and learn. And rock.

Madonna’s Video Cheat

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Europe’s outlandish, spectacular & always entertaining Eurovision Song Contest took place last week – it’s an annual competition where performers from up to 52 countries show off their most show-stopping talent. This year the 64th edition of the competition took place in Tel Aviv, and featured memorable performances by a Russian contestant singing in the rain, giant props representing Denmark, and a stage show from the Australian contestants that looked like those giant, floppy, car-dealership mascots took up opera. Although, when it came down to it, the winner was a simple piano ballad from The Netherlands.

The most hyped moment of this year’s finals was a performance from Madonna. She’s returning with her 14th studio album, Madame X, next month, and fans were excited to see what she would bring to the stage. Unfortunately her performance was panned by viewers as ‘pitchy' and ‘flat’.

Seems like Madonna wasn’t happy with her vocals either - in the clip posted to her official accounts on Sunday, she sounds… different. Better. Leading critics to conclude she doctored the video!

Hmmmmm… let me know what you think of this disparity – talk to @parkerknowspop on twitter, and listen to to new music from Madonna leading up to Madame X on LiveXLive!