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72 RYAN ADAMS
He's given up alt-country and taken up with Parker Posey. The good news is,
Ryan Adams likes to drink — a lot.
80 $848: THE DARKNESS
82 THE YEAR IN PHOTOS
Only one magazine snapped Mariah as Elvis, Dave Matthews a Wookiee and the Flaming
Lips redecorating strippers with Pepto Bismol. And it wasn't Fangoria.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR: 50 CENT
In the last 12 months, he has sold 6 million albums, squired a movie-star girlfriend
and signed a book deal. But he's also been arrested, sued and had a price put
on his head. What, 50 Cent worry? "Nah,' the rapper says. "That's
for regular people"
96 THE 50 GREATEST ALBUMS OF 2003 Beyonce-knowles-porn-star">Beyonce? Check. Dashboard Confessional? Yup. Outkast? Naturally. But we bet
you can't guess all the records on Blender's highly discriminating roster of
the year's best music.
114 WOMAN OF THE YEAR: Christina Aguilera
She likens herself to Van Gogh, blasts Britney and Beyoncê and doesn't
care what you think about her assless chaps. Our Woman of the Year takes off
the gloves!
REGULARS
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36 BURNER Courtney Love goes berserk; Pink breaks up with her boyfriend, makes out with
starlet; the Dixie Chicks quit country; and so much more!
40 THE NEXT BIG THING!
Fefe Dobson; the Stills
60 DEAR SUPERSTAR
So, John Mayer, what did you learn from taking a dump in a public bathroom?
And what did Jennifer Love Hewitt and Heidi Klum see in you? "I've got
a giant, fat head!' Oh.
66 THE GREATEST SONGS EVER!
It took Steven Tyler six years to write, but Joe Perry still hated it. Still,
"Dream On" became the power ballad and saved Aerosmith's career.
70 ASK BLENDER
Who's the weird guy on Incubus's album covers? Did Trent Reznor and Tori Amos
ever do the horizontal mambo? These burning questions and more cheerfully answered.
180 WHO DOES JONATHAN DAVIS THINK HE IS?
Korn's lead singer loves Duran Duran and gets perfect feedback on eBay. But
lest you mistake him for an old softie, hear this: "Cats are fucking stuck-up
pieces of shit!"
