• Grimes Explains Story of Stage Name: Claire Boucher Used MySpace for Help

    Grimes, aka Claire Boucher, took to Twitter recently to give fans the lowdown on how she got her name. Previously, the singer told journalists that the name was inspired by artist Ken Grimes and cartoon character Frank Grimes from "The Simpsons." Turns out the name actually originated as a misunderstanding on MySpace, "Consequence of Sound" notes. Here is how Grimes explains Grimes: "On myspace ur genre could be grime and u could have 3 genres so i was plural grime, b4 knowing what grime was," she tweeted. "I was originally too embarased of this story so i told journalists i was named after frank grimes, who is also very cool. Or wait, no i said i was named after someone else named grimes argh, -- see this is why you shouldnt lie to journalists." i was originally too embarased of this story so i told journalists i was named after frank grimes, who is also very cool — Clear Butcher (@Grimezsz) December 20, 2014 i was very please to discover that i actually loved grime music — Clear Butcher (@Grimezsz) December 20, 2014

  • Grimes Scraps Entire New Album, Claiming "It Sucked"

    In a new interview with The New York Times, Canadian synth-pop artist Grimes revealed that she has scrapped her entire new album and "started again" following the negative response that greeted her recent single "Go."
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