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Elton John’s dance album

The legendary singer has apparently decided to change his ways a bit music-wise and record a dance album. This is what a source said about Elton John’s new musical direction: “Elton says he’s writing his most exciting new stuff for years – possibly decades. Working with P’Nau has got the creative juices flowing again. They have got a load of big companies sniffing around.” Big companies sniffing around does not necessarily mean great material… hasn’t Elton John learned that in all his years of music. Or has the artist already succumbed to the dark forces of demise and was replaced by a raging disco queen with a lust for the green stuff?

2009.12.14 / no responses / Category: Album, Elton John
Michael Jackson’s Guitar Goddess Orianthi Readies Debut Album

Introducing Orianthi, the guitar phenomenon who is featured prominently in the upcoming Michael Jackson concert documentary, This Is It. Already a renowned musician, Orianthi has been playing guitar since the age of eleven and was discovered by legend Carlos Santana. After playing with artists like Carrie Underwood, ZZ Top, and Prince, she received a MySpace message from Michael Jackson’s musical director asking her to audition for his comeback tour. Following a test run with the King of Pop himself, she was selected as his lead guitarist for his O2 arena dates in London – a crowning acheivement for the 24 year old from Adelaide, Australia.

Now Orianthi is preparing to release her solo debut album, Believe, on October 27th. In addition to her talent at guitar, Orianthi has a gorgeous voice and even sang at Michael Jackson’s Staples Center memorial service. Even before starting rehearsals for his tour though, she was hard at work writing and recording the album with her band. Believe is full of anthemic rock tracks with a sound reminiscent of Paramore or Evanescence, but entirely Orianthi thanks to her signature shreds and thunderous hooks. Her first single, “According to You” is a catchy tale of an ungrateful boyfriend, featuring a killer guitar solo.

To hear the story in her own words, watch Orianthi in this segment from Australia’s Today show. Visit Orianthi.com for updates on this rising star, and be sure to check her out in This Is It out on October 28th.
Orianthi Panagaris Interview On Today Show:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4DcsvPa4Q[/youtube]

2009.10.02 / no responses / Category: Album, Michael Jackson, Music
New Video Clips from U2

U2 Releases New Video Clips from 360° Tour

U2 kicked off the North American leg of their 360° Tour on September 13th, and cameras have been rolling during the shows and behind the scenes. Visit the official U2 YouTube channel to see video clips of songs from the concert, including “Your Blue Room” and “Vertigo” from the Chicago shows, a radio interview in Toronto, and an advance screening of an exclusive U2.com chat with the Edge.

Can’t get enough live U2? Download the new Blackberry app that lets you get inside the new album No Line On The Horizon. The app features song previews, news, tour updates, exclusive images of the band in the recording studio and on the road, and more! Find out the specifics on the Blackberry website.

No Line On The Horizon is U2’s twelfth studio album and is available now, in stores or through iTunes.

Vertigo Link and Embed Code:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsUIROAhCRI[/youtube]

Your Blue Room Link and Embed Code:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlgB1FUMHsM[/youtube]

Toronto Radio Interview Link and Embed Code:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFDDNZgHCdA[/youtube]

2009.09.25 / no responses / Category: Album, Concert, U2, Video, YouTube
Madonna Celebrates In New TV Spot

Check out the new TV spot for Madonna’s Celebration CD. The Queen of Pop’s Ultimate Hits Collection is due out next week on September 29th and features digitally remastered versions of “34 songs that changed the world” plus 2 brand new tracks. The release will also be available as a single CD as well as a Premium Version which will include the Celebration Video Collection DVD.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igdSK8ZlRZs[/youtube]

2009.09.25 / no responses / Category: Album, CD, DVD, Madonna, Video, YouTube, song
Chris Brown Admits to Struggle

Chris Brown has admitted some sort of defeat as the singer has spoken out to his friends on how he is struggling with recording his new album. The singer’s friend Tyrese revealed to reporters recently that “It’s really hard for him to focus right now on his music, even though he really wants to. Although he appears to be really strong through all of this, it’s really taking a toll on his spirit.” Tyrese also suggested for the media to take a break from their constant coverage of Chris and Rihanna but I think that Chris should slow down and take a break from being in the public eye.

2009.03.26 / no responses / Category: Album, Chris Brown, Rihanna
16 Frames Release Where It Ends Today

16 Frames’ new album, Where It Ends! The Los Angeles based band teamed up with producer Matt Serletic (Matchbox 20, Santana) for their major label debut. Tracks from Where It Ends have been featured on MTV’s The Hills and recently appeared in the promos for ABC’s Private Practice.
Steve, Josh and Dylan from the band sat down to talk about their favorite songs on the album and how everyone needs to learn all the words to sing along on their upcoming tour. Head over to iTunes to grab Where It Ends featuring the single “Back Again” today.

EMBED the video:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaqaUFg7lrQ[/youtube]

2009.03.25 / no responses / Category: Album, YouTube
Taylor Hicks Releases The Distance

Taylor Hicks’ sophomore album, The Distance, is available today! The Simon Climie (Eric Clapton, Faith Hill) produced album that features current single “What’s Right is Right” is now streaming in full on AOL Music. The soulful singer is slated to perform the single on Ellen , Wednesday, March 11th.

2009.03.11 / no responses / Category: Album, Taylor Hicks
Kate Voegele Readies New Album

Singer-songwriter Kate Voegele is gearing up for the May release of A Fine Mess, the highly anticipated follow-up to her 2008 debut album, Don’t Look Away (MySpace/Interscope). Voegele recorded the album in Los Angeles with producer Mike Elizondo (Rihanna, Maroon 5, Pink).

The 22-year-old has been racking up frequent flier miles of late, jetting back and forth between L.A. and Wilmington, North Carolina, where she’s also shooting new episodes of the CW Network’s hit TV series “One Tree Hill.” This season sees Voegele reprising her role as singer-songwriter Mia. She made headlines last year by performing several songs on the show, all from Don’t Look Away.

In their year-end issue, Billboard magazine spotlighted the 10 biggest film and television placement/appearances of 2008 and put Voegele’s involvement with “One Tree Hill” at No. 1. Wrote Billboard Sr. Editor Ann Donohue, “There’s getting a song placed in a prime-time show and then there’s getting cast in that show to play your own music and have the show’s creator write storylines for you inspired by your songs. Such was the case for Kate Voegele…”.

The new season of “One Tree Hill” will see Voegele giving audiences sneak previews of songs from the upcoming album, beginning with the March 16th episode, when she will premiere a brand-new track titled “Manhattan From The Sky.”

Voegele, hailed by Entertainment Weekly for being among the best of “the new golden age of female singer-songwriters,” spent the majority of 2008 touring in support of debut album Don’t Look Away, the record that earned her “Artist To Watch In ‘08” accolades from Billboard. Over the course of the year, she shared stages with Natasha Bedingfield, The Veronicas, Ben Lee, Cary Brothers and launched her own headlining tour.
Voegele performed on “Live with Regis and Kelly” and CBS’ “The Early Show,” and also appeared on “TRL” and Fuse-TV’s “The Sauce.” She recently gave a special acoustic performance on the ABC-TV’s “The Bachelor.” She’s also been featured on the cover of USA Today’s “Life” section and appeared in the pages of People, CosmoGirl, TV Guide and Giant, to name but a few.

Check out Kate’s latest video blog to sneak a peek inside the studio while she works on the new album.

Video blog:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvJ5bH_CbVc[/youtube]

2009.03.11 / no responses / Category: Album, Kate Voegele
Scarlett Johansson Music Part 2

Are you ready for more of Scarlett Johansson’s singing? While promoting her new movie ‘The Spirit’, Scarlett told MTV News that she’d like to record another album. What happened to doing it just for fun? She also said that this time, she wants to record original material instead of some covers. Though when asked if she still had to do covers, Scarlett said that she would cover the iconic reclusive Leonard Cohen. Fortunately for us, she also said that such an endeavor will have to wait as she is busy with making movies and her married life. She should really just stick to acting.

2008.12.23 / no responses / Category: Album, Scarlett Johansson
Britney Spears – Circus, Track Listing – Womanizer Video

Britney Spears will be celebrating her twenty-seventh birthday this year with the release of her sixth studio album, Circus. The highly anticipated album set for a December 2nd release features the # 1 hit “Womanizer” as well as collaborations with Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Danja, Guy Sigsworth (Madonna, Alanis Morissette) and more. Britney recently had a triple win at this year’s MTV VMAs.

Circus Track Listing

1. Womanizer
2. Circus
3. Out From Under
4. Kill The Lights
5. Shattered Glass
6. If U Seek Amy
7. Unusual You
8. Blur
9. Mmm Papi
10. Mannequin
11. Lace and Leather
12. My Baby
13. Radar (Bonus Track)

Womanizer video:

Artist Site

More Videos

2008.11.08 / no responses / Category: Album, Britney Spears, Uncategorized, Video
The Pussycat Dolls for Xbox

The Pussycat Dolls were recently in Sydney, Australia for the Xbox Sounds event at the Sydney Opera House. The event is a first in a series of Xbox Sounds concerts which will see music artists performing throughout the summer at iconic Australian locations. The concert series will take place between October 2008 to April 2009. PCD performed songs from their recently released second studio album called ‘Doll Domination’ including the Platinum single ‘When I Grow Up’. At the event, the Dolls also tried out ‘Lips’, the new Xbox 360 singing game that was announced at E3 and will be launching in December.

2008.10.22 / no responses / Category: Album, Concert, Pussycat Dolls
Britney Takes Candy from Strangers

BritneySpearsCircusLeak.com is a new website that claims to have the first leaked single ‘Candy From Strangers’ from Britney Spears’ sixth studio album ‘Circus’. Interestingly enough, the radio station 97.9 Kiss FM has the same song posted on their website. Can it be an unofficial leak? The song starts off like ‘Hot as Ice’ from Brit’s last album ‘Blackout’. ‘Candy From Strangers’ reportedly features the likes of Laze & Royal. The first official single ‘Womanizer’ off her upcoming album actually dropped on September 22. Maybe ‘Candy From Strangers’ was a buzz maker. Whatever it was meant to be, it still has the potential to become a single after ‘Womanizer’.

2008.10.06 / no responses / Category: Album, Singers
Pink’s Funhouse

Pink’s new CD cover for her album ‘Funhouse’ has been released. This marks her fifth studio album which is set to be released on October 28th. The 29-year old singer recently voiced her opinion about Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. She went on to say that animals should be just as scared of Palin as much as humans are. The rocker is speaking as an animal rights activist. She says “I can’t imagine shooting a wolf out of a helicopter.” I guess Sarah’s not going to be invited to Pink’s funhouse anytime soon. I wonder what the anti-celebrity talking about politics Kid Rock thinks of Pink’s comments.

2008.09.25 / no responses / Category: Album, Photos, Pink, Politics
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake together again? NOT!

Contrary to the report by the New York Post that claimed that Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake would be teaming up to record a duet for her new album, Access Hollywood claims that no duet is “scheduled” to take place between Britney and JT. Justin’s rep claims that Justin “is not scheduled to be in the recording studio with Britney.”
The two pop stars last public appearance together was when they shared the stage with Aerosmith, Nelly and Mary J. Blige at the 2001 Superbowl.
To the generation who grew up in the 90’s, this piece of news is definitely a letdown. However, we must keep our hopes up.
Justin’s rep claims that he “is not scheduled” to record a duet with her. This means that it could change and that they can schedule their duet. Although it still doesn’t confirm anything, you can pretty much assume what the rep is and isn’t saying. Saying something “is not scheduled” means, in rep lingo, that they are waiting for the artist to decide on the project.

2008.08.29 / no responses / Category: Album, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Music
Fergie is a Prostitute

If you were cast as a prostitute, would you be excited? Fergie is really excited on the role she’s set to play in the big-screen adaptation of the musical ‘Nine’. Fergie plays Saraghina and will perform a song with Daniel Day Lewis. Of the role, the singer says “She’s basically a prostitute on the beach. She introduces him to the world of sexuality. It’s a very strong song. I’m just thrilled I get to play a character.” Apart from her acting gig, Fergie is reportedly back in the studio working on a new album with the Black Eyed Peas. Of the album, she says “It’s a new sound. We’re going into the future. We’re not doing the same old thing. We’re not trying to copy what’s out there on the radio.”

2008.08.02 / no responses / Category: Album, Fergie, Movie Premiers, Movies
Chris Martin on a diet

Chris Martin is on a diet. The Coldplay frontman revealed the whole band has been forced to swap tasty ‘baked goods’ for salads after they piled on the pounds while working on their new album ‘Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends’.

Chris said: “It happens whenever we have some downtime, usually between albums. We get very hairy and kind of morph into Bill Oddie (British TV presenter) – we have stacked on the weight.”

The singer revealed he decided to do something about his weight after receiving weight loss advice from an unusual source – Primal Scream bassist Mani. Chris added: “Mani was eating a sandwich and I asked him what was in it. He told me it was salad and that I should eat the same. Mani warned us that nobody wants a fat pop star.”

Chris has now banned calorific club sandwiches from their catering menu while they are on tour promoting their new album.

A source said: “They love club sandwiches and know they would be tempted to eat quite a few if they were available.”

2008.07.20 / no responses / Category: Album, Coldplay, Diet, Weight Loss
Usher claims separation

Usher has reportedly filed for separation from his wife Tameka Raymond. The ‘Love in This Club’ singer – who has been married to Tameka for nine months – is said to have filed official papers three weeks ago, but is unsure whether to make a public announcement or let the news ‘leak’ out.

Gossip website theyoungblackandfabulous.com claim: “Extremely reliable sources close to Mr. Raymond himself have confirmed to us that Usher has indeed filed for separation from his wife of only nine months, Tameka Raymond. I’m told he actually filed three weeks ago. And Usher is torn on whether he will be making an official announcement or not as he wants to save face and just let it ‘leak’.”

However, the website also alleges the ’separation’ could be a publicity stunt for Usher’s new album ‘Here I Stand’, which is released worldwide at the end of the month.

The story continues: “How convenient that his album releases in exactly six days, his second video hit the net today, and his album leaked yesterday. We’ve been here before with the pre-album release publicity stunts.”

Usher and Tameka have a five-month-old son, Usher Raymond V.

2008.05.26 / no responses / Category: Album, Divorce and BreakUps, Rumor, Singers, Usher
Ashlee Simpson Announces Pregnancy

OK! magazine is reporting that Ashlee Simpson has officially announced her pregnancy to everyone at her wedding reception. While promoting her latest album ‘Bittersweet World’, Ashlee was always coy when asked question about her pregnancy. This may be as official as it’s going to get. Ashlee and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz were married on Saturday evening during an intimate sunset ceremony at the home of her parents. Congratulations go to the happy couple for both their marriage and their expected bundle of joy. Since Ashlee isn’t showing yet, she’s still in the early stages of her pregnancy, no more than 3 months perhaps. I wonder what they’ll be having, a boy or girl.

2008.05.21 / no responses / Category: Album, Ashlee Simpson, Celebs Pregnancy, Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz
Mariah Carey on Top

Despite not being able to conquer the top spot in the UK, Mariah Carey has garnered the top spot in the albums’ chart in America this week. She only came in at #3 in the UK with the top spot going to The Kooks. Her ‘E=MC2’ record had been projected to sell around 500,000 units in the US. As of Wednesday, it was reported that the album debuted to a pretty massive sale of approximately 475,000 copies sold. Congratulations to Mariah on that one. Now, the countdown is on to see how well Madonna will do on her first week.

2008.04.25 / no responses / Category: Album, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Music, Music Artist, Singers
More Madonna Babies

Now that it’s pretty safe to say that Madonna will be able to keep her Malawian adopted son David Banda, new reports are coming out that the Queen of Pop wants to adopt again. This time around, she’s hoping to adopt a baby girl from India. It is being said that she’s planning to make the trip and the adoption after the promotional stuff for her new album ‘Hard Candy’ gets done. Madonna was in India with her family earlier this year and met with someone who supposedly talked her into adopting a child from India. I say that this is a complete rumor.

2008.04.09 / no responses / Category: Album, Madonna, Rumor, Selebs Kids