The Climb, and the Fall

Miley Cyrus' most successful single to date has undoubtedly been "The Climb". It's permeated both country, top 40, and adult contemporary charts for a time far surpassing its prime, and as such has raked in the accolades. The songs' appearance in "Hannah Montana: The Movie" propelled it even further into the realm of song superstardom.
 Thus, it was no surprise to most when "The Climb" received a Grammy nomination for best song written for a movie. What WAS surprising was when it was announced that Disney was pulling the track from contention.
 Apparently Miley's ballad wasn't actually written FOR the movie. Director Peter Chelsom found it while scouring Nashville for the movie's music and built the film around it (not the other way around).
 It doesn't look like Cyrus has spent too much time (or any at all, for that matter) dwelling on the incident. Instead she's giving fans something new and exciting to look forward to musically. This time it's a remake of the Poison hit "Every Rose has its Thorns".  Word even has it that Poison frontman Brett Michaels has even helped Miley record the remake.

Crazier

So I haven't been able to get Taylor Swift's "Crazier" out of my head all day. As a result I found the music video and despite its affiliation with Hannah Montana: The Movie I still like it. As a result I thought I'd share it with you. Hopefully it'll give you perma-grin also :)

The Disney Stars Dominate

For the second week in a row a Disney-born star led the way at the box office. This past weekend Zac Efron's "17 Again" buried the competition pulling in 24 million dollars. Miley Cyrus' "The Hannah Montana Movie" brought in another 12.7 million making it the fourth place movie for the weekend. Cyrus' flick has earned Disney a whopping 56.1 million in just ten days in theaters.
Yahoo!'s headline for the story is "Zac Topples Miley". Here is the problem with that...while Zac did "topple" Miley this weekend..."17 Again" still didn't have as good of an opening weekend as Cyrus' "The Hannah Montana Movie".
Either way Disney has shown why it pays to be associated with the ears.

Hannah Montana Owns the Box Office

I don't think anyone in the entertainment world was shocked when the box office figures from this past weekend were released. "The Hannah Montana Movie" owned the top spot grossing 34 million dollars, over five million more than its closest competitor "Fast and the Furious".
What gets me is that respectable adult media outlets aren't slamming the Disney flick. From Access Hollywood to ABC entertainment reporters are claiming this isn't all that bad of a movie. As a result I'm slightly torn. I have licked almost every one of Miley Cyrus' radio singles. Her music is catchy, she has a goody-two-shoes charm that appeals to the goody-two-shoes in me, and having seen an episode of "Hannah Montana" or two I can say I kind of like the quirky character that Disney developed. So the question is as follows: Do I spend the money to see the film and risk social suicide, or do I follow the unwritten code of adult-hood that denies me the opportunity to willingly see the kid oriented film?
The mature me says this movie will be retarded and I shouldn't waste my money. The kid in me says that you only live once and I should go for it. I can't tell if I really want to see it or if I really just want to procrastinate growing up. I liked being able to go see "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" because at the time it was age appropriate. I don't like that all of a sudden I've been cast out of an entire marketing group.
So maybe before I graduate I'll take one last leap into the world of kid-dom in an attempt to prolong my head first dive into adulthood. Maybe....