olympics
Paul McCartney Paid $1.57 For Olympics Performance
Sir Paul McCartney may be Britain’s highest-paid performer, but he earned nearly nothing for his performance at the Olympic Opening Ceremony in London last Friday.
Gold Medalist Ryan Lochte Gets A “Call Me Maybe” Parody
Check out the Carly Rae Jepsen hit modified for swimming hottie Lochte: “It’s hard to swim right by Phelps baby/But this is my year, so call me Lochte.”
Soundtracking the Olympics Opening Ceremony: Big Sales, McCartney & More
Like Great Britain itself, the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics this past weekend was full of musical variety. And for the first time ever, the ceremony’s soundtrack was available for purchase just minutes after it aired.
Five Pop Duets That Would Overshadow The Olympics
This year’s Olympic ceremonies will feature numerous songs written by historic classical composers decades ago as well as performances by former ’90s superstars like the Spice Girls. But where’s all the new music?
Team USA Takes On Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”
Michael Phelps and the rest of the 2012 USA Olympic Swimming Team take a break from practice to sing along to this popular hit.
Olympic Athletes Share Their Pregame Playlists
As Team USA gears up for the biggest sporting events of their lives in London, they need some motivation to push themselves. See who’s down with Carrie Underwood, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry & more!
Jim & Kim’s Olympic Spotlight: NYC Fencers Miles Chamley-Watson, Nzingha Prescod and Nicole Ross
We have plenty of fencers from New York City competing at the 2012 London Olympics. Miles Chamley-Watson and Nicole Ross are from Manhattan and Nzingha Prescod grew up in Brooklyn and they all train at the Fencer’s Club on West 28th Street. Today, we just had to find out what their chances are at the games…
John Orozco Joins U.S. Olympics Team, Serves As The Face of Gym Class Heroes’ “The Fighter”
In spite of their great collaboration with Orozco and the sense of inspiration his story gives them, the Gym Class guys haven’t yet met the athlete who plays a central role in their music video.
Gym Class Heroes Detail The Making Of “The Fighter” Video
As the world’s attention turns to the 2012 Olympics, and the gripping story of Olympic hopeful John Orozco, Gym Class Heroes explain how they ended up working with the world-class athlete on their latest clip.
Jay-Z And Rihanna to Headline 2012 Olympic Festival
Jay-Z and Rihanna will be representing America for the 2012 Olympics. They are headed to London to headline the Olympic Hackney Weekend music festival.
