Ashlee Simpson?s album, Bittersweet World, is in stores today! Timbaland, Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, and Kenna are among the talented contributors that helped craft Ashlee?s third album. Ashlee wrote or cowrote every track on the album and the final product is a mix of ballads, radio-friendly anthems and dance floor ditties that will get your booty shaking.
Head over to iTunes to get the party started and buy Bittersweet World now.
In celebration of the release of Madonna’s upcoming album HARD CANDY, Control Room, MSN and Verizon Wireless will present the one and only Madonna live in New York’s famed Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday, April 30th. The show will be available live on MSN Music In Concert at music.msn.com/inconcert and will also be available for viewing post-show.
Now fans can Madonna-fy their online world with promo banners, Myspace codes, and desktop backgrounds:
SafetySuit have just unveiled another song off their forthcoming album, Life Left to Go, on their Myspace! Head over to myspace.com/safetysuit to check out ?Something I Said,? yet another track that has radio hit written all over it from the Nashville-based group. Their current single, ?Someone Like You,? will also appear on the album due out 5/13.
Just to show how American Idol is on the edge of the music industry, this week?s show had a theme of Neil Diamond songs. I guess they forgot to say that it was the outer edge of the music industry they were on. The Idols sang two songs each this week, each having a turn before their 2nd song. Jason Castro sang ?Forever in Blue Jeans? and ?September Morn?. David Cook sang ?I?m Alive? and ?All I Really Need is You?. Brooke White sang ?I?m a Believer? and ?I Am? I Said?. David Archuleta sang ?Sweet Caroline? and ?America?. Syesha Mercado sang ?Hello Again? and ?Thank the Lord for the Night Time?. And I thought Andrew Lloyd Webber week was lame.
The hotness that is Fergie lends her support to rapper Ludacris at the ?Benefit for the Ludacris Foundation at Ralph Lauren? which was held at Atlanta?s Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta, Georgia last Thursday. The vision for 30-year old Chris ?Ludacris? Bridges? foundation is to inspire the youth to live their dreams, uplift families and foster economic development in the community. You can visit the foundation?s official website LudacrisFoundation.org for more information on what they can do for the community. Fergie and Luda were joined at the event by the likes of producer Polow Da Don and rapper Rich Boy.
Tokio Hotel have just announced the track listing for their May 6th U.S. release of Scream. What promises to be the biggest release to date, Tokio Hotel have added a U.S. exclusive of ?Live Every Second? as well as a bonus track titled ?1000 Oceans.?
Scream in stores May 6th
Track Listing:
01. Scream
02. Ready, Set, Go!
03. Monsoon
04. Love is Dead
05. Don’t Jump
06. Live Every Second (U.S. EXCLUSIVE)
07. On the Edge
08. Sacred
09. Break away
10. Rescue Me
11. Final Day
12. Forgotten Children
13. By Your Side
14. 1000 Oceans (Bonus Song)
15. Durch den Monsun
(German Version from “SCHREI” Studio CD)
Hilary McRae?s debut album, Through These Walls, is available now! Released by Hear Music, this record showcases McRae?s soulful smoky voice along with her piano skills and seasoned songwriting abilities. She?s backed by a powerful set of horns that were arranged by Charlie Calello, who has arranged music for legends such as Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen. At 21 years old, McRae shines wise beyond her years as she draws upon past relationships and heartbreak to help craft many the messages behind the twelve songs on the record. With upbeat tracks like the lead single ?Every Day (When Will You Be Mine)? to the smooth and sultry ?Let?s Stop,? Through These Walls is a record with something for everyone to enjoy.
Be sure to tune in, set your TiVos, DVRs, VCRs or whathaveyous! Alanis Morissette is set to appear on the following programs to promote her new album, Flavors of Entanglement, due out in the US on June 10.
May 20 ? Ellen
May 23 – The Today Show
June 9 – The Today Show
June 10 – Late Show With David Letterman
June 12 – Howard Stern (radio)
July 18 – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
June 11 – The View
?more to come soon!
Listen to Alanis? new single, ?Underneath,? below.
The UK media is reporting that Victoria Beckham is in negotiations to be the next celebrity Pussycat Doll ? and there?s a good chance that she will be. The Pussycat Dolls spokesperson Alisa Boushey said that ?Victoria’s been in talks with the Dolls for some time and will be joining them onstage. She would have done it sooner, but it’s a question of her busy schedule. But it will be happening very soon.? If a deal does get inked, Victoria will join the likes of Christina Aguilera, Charlize Theron, Eva Longoria, Pam Anderson, Christina Applegate and Paris Hilton as celebrity Dolls.
If you were one of those people who Mariah Carey left high and dry at her CD signing at Universal City Walk last week, the curvaceous diva has arranged something for you in her efforts to make nice of what she did. Mariah left the event without signing the CDs for about 100 people that had been guaranteed that she would give her autograph. If you were one of the jilted fans, take the blue wrist band that was given to you with the purchase of her album back to the Hard Rock Caf? at City Walk on April 25. There will be people there who will arrange to have an autograph sent your way.
Vanessa Hudgen is back with a brand new single! ?Sneakernight? will appear on her upcoming albumIdentified due out on 6/. The track will be available on iTunes on 5/20, so check out streams below or head over to her Myspace for a first listen.
Tokio Hotel have just announced they will perform ?Ready, Set, Go!? on Late Night with Conan O?Brien on May 9th.
Thanks to the massive amounts of on-line votes, the diehard Tokio Hotel fans have booked the band another spot on TV with a #2 video (?Ready, Set, Go!?) today on MTV?s TRL.
Tokio Hotel will release the U.S. version of Scream on May 6th.
Madonna is now offering a HARD CANDY SPECIAL EDITION BOX SET to her fans. This is a limited collector?s edition, and it includes the full Hard Candy album (with two bonus remixes of ?4 Minutes?), a 16-page full color booklet with photos, and a bag of ?Starlite? mint candies. Head over to the Warner Bros Stor to order yours today before they run out!
Alicia Keys made comments about ?gangsta rap? in an interview with Blender magazine which she says were misinterpreted. The 27-year old singer was quoted in saying ?Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didn?t exist.? What a conspiracy theory, huh? In a statement issued by J Records, Alicia now says ?My comments about `gangsta rap? were in no way trying to suggest that the government is responsible for creating this genre of rap music. The point that I was trying to make was that the term was oversloganized by some of the media causing reactions that were not always positive.?
A dozen years after the breakthrough debut of Jagged Little Pill, an album which earned four Grammys and spawned a dedicated worldwide fan base, Alanis Morissette remains not only an enduringly popular artist, but one whose success stems from a fierce commitment to authenticity and, to an equal extent, vulnerability. Both of these traits enable her to climb to new ground with her forthcoming album, Flavors of Entanglement, due June 10, 2008 in the United States and June 2, 2008 internationally from Warner Bros. Records.
This piece of news is already getting old but if it?s happening, I might as well write about it. According to the new Soundscan singles chart, Madonna knocks off Mariah Carey from the top spot this week. The Queen of Pop?s ?4 Minutes (To Save the World)? stays even with sales from last week but the curvaceous diva?s ?Touch My body? drops more than 40% in sales to come in at the number 4 spot. That doesn?t bode well for Mariah?s single or her album. Considering that it?s not even out yet and sales are already dropping, it may result in a flop. Maybe that full album leak has something to do with it.
Tokio Hotel continues to work their way to household name status driven by a fire fueled fan base with an undying love for everything Tokio Hotel. Fans have been making their case for a Tokio Hotel U.S. invasion on message boards, MTV, fan sites, YouTube and everywhere in between with hundreds of thousands of views on videos along with tens of thousands of comments on Tokio Hotel blogs and interviews. The result ? an outpouring of acceptance and backing by both press and news outlets!
MTV?s Buzzworthy took notice and has posted a Tokio Hotel tour diary from their time in the U.S. Head over to MTV to check it out!
Tokio Hotel will release the U.S. version of Scream on May 6th.
Check out the fourth webisode from the ?Being?Ashlee Simpson? series at Pepsi Smash on Yahoo! Music. See Ashlee try to go incognito and escape from the paparazzi as she continues shooting photos for Bittersweet World. Ashlee loves hanging out at the beach, so this time around she headed to Venice where she quickly realized that posing for pictures in a public place can get kind of embarrassing.
Madonna has just released an embeddable widget allowing fans to stay up-to-date on the latest news, video, audio, photos, contests, and more. The widget also features audio and video of ?4 Minutes? featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, the first single from the forthcoming Hard Candy.
Hilary McRae will celebrate the release of her ?impressive debut? (Performing Songwriter) ?Through These Walls? (Hear Music) with shows in her native Florida. She recently opened for Huey Lewis & The News at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, and she will be opening for Todd Rundgren at Miami?s Jackie Gleason Theatre on April 15. McRae will also perform at NYC?s The Living Room on April 10 and April 21, extending her successful residency at the venue.
In other tour news, Hilary was hand-picked to perform at Florida?s SunFest in May, where she will warm up the stage for Fergie. In June Hilary heads to Milwaukee, WI for the PrideFest where she will open for Natasha Bedingfield. More shows to be confirmed in the coming weeks, stay tuned for details.
Hilary McRae Spring Dates:
April 10 ? The Living Room ? New York, NY
April 15 ? Jackie Gleason Theatre w/ Todd Rundgren ? Miami, FL
April 21 ? The Living Room ? New York, NY
May 2 ? SunFest ? West Palm Beach, FL
June 7 ? Pride Fest ? Milwaukee, WI
Hilary is the first developing artist signed to Hear Music, the label launched by Starbucks Entertainment and Concord Music Group, after high profile releases by Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor last year.
I love Canada save for the part when it gave birth to Avril Lavigne. I have no problems with the Canadian version of the Grammy?s though ? the Juno Awards. They recently held the ceremony on Sunday night and surprisingly enough, the amazingly talented Feist was the big winner by taking home 5 awards! Rihanna also won an award for best international album and hometown guy Michael Buble also took home an award. I wasn?t able to catch the show but I could care less if Avril won any award unless if it?s for most stupid. It would be a travesty if she won anything.
2008 Juno Award Winners List:
. Juno Fan Choice Award ? Michael Buble
. Single of the Year ? 1234, Feist
. Album of the Year ? The Reminder, Feist
. New Group of the Year ? Wintersleep
. Group of the Year ?Blue Rodeo
. Country Recording of the Year ? Risk, Paul Brandt
. Pop Album of the Year ? The Reminder, Feist
. International Album of the Year – Rihanna
. Artist of the Year ? Feist
. New Artist of the Year ? Serena Ryder
. Songwriter of the Year ? Feist
. Adult Alternative Album of the Year – Blue Rodeo
. Alternative Album of the Year – Arcade Fired
. Rock Album of the Year ? Them Vs You Vs Me ? Finger Eleven
. Vocal Jazz Album of the Year – Sophie Milman
. Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year – The Chris Tarry Group
. Traditional Jazz Album of the Year ? Debut – Brandi Disterheft
. Instrumental Album of the Year ? The Utmost ? Jayme Stone
. Francophone Album of the Year ? L?echec du material ? Daniel Belanger
. Children?s Album of the Year ? Music Soup ? Jen Gould
. Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble ? Alkan Concerto for Solo Piano ? Marc-Andre Hamelin
. Classical Album of the Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) With Large Ensemble Accompaniment ? Korngold, Barber Walton Violin Concertos ? James Ehnes, Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
. Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance -
. Classical Composition of the Year ? Constantinople ? Christos Hatzis
. Rap Recording of the Year ? The Revolution ? Belly
. Dance Recording of the Year ? All U Ever Want ? Billy Newton-Davis Vs. Deadmau5 . R&B/Soul Recording of the Year ? Revival ? Jully Black
. Reggae Recording of the Year ? Don?t Go Pretending – Mikey Dangerous
. Aboriginal Recording of the Year ? The Dirty Looks – Derek Miller
. Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo ? Right of Passage ? David Francey
. Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group ? Key Principles ? Nathan
. Blues Album of the Year ? Building Full of Blues ? FATHEAD
. Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year ? Holy God ? Brian Doerksen
. World Music Album of the Year ? Agua Del Pozo ? Alex Cuba
. Jack Richardson Producer of the Year ? Joni Mitchell ? Hana/Bad Dreams – Shine
. Recording Engineer of the Year ? Kevin Churko ? I Don?t Wanna Stop/God Bless The Almighty Dollar ? Black Rain – Ozzy Osbourne
. CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year ? Tracy Maurice (Director/Designer) and Francois Miron Neon Bible ? Arcade Fire
. Video of the Year ? C?mon ? Christopher Mills (Director) – Blue Rodeo
. Music DVD of the Year ? 666 Live ? Pierre & Francois Lamoureux, Billy Talent, Pierre Tremblay, Steve Blair ? Billy Talent
While Kelly Clarkson is busy performing at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany on Thursday, 4 possible tracks from the American Idol alum?s upcoming album have been posted and shared on internet forums and sites. The singer is said to release a pop album slated to drop in stores later this year with songs selected by Clive Davis and his team. That?s too bad for Kelly, having songs leaked months in advance of the album release. But on a good note, at least she can get feedback on what would sell on the market and she could change those 4 songs if they weren?t received well.
Here is a brand new clip of 3 Doors Down at the NCAA FINAL FOUR Championship pre-game show. The video features the new single, “It?s Not My Time” from their upcoming self-titled album out MAY 20TH 2008!
Follow Ashlee Simpson around on the set of her album cover photo shoot at Smashbox Studios! Ashlee works it for the camera in funky outfits and hair styled by long time friend Ken Paves. The self-proclaimed ?silly girl? admits that she gets a little anxious in front of the camera, but Ashlee always finds a way to have fun on the job.
Madonna?s single ?4 Minutes,? featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland is currently # 1 on iTunes! The first single off ofHard Candy,which is slated for release on 4/29beat out Leona Lewis and Mariah Carey for the top spot on the chart. Be sure to check out the exclusive video premiere on iTunes available now
“4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland audio streams Windows Media128k Quicktime 128k
Buy ?4 Minutes? featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland on iTunes
Tokio Hotel have officially announced that Scream, the band?s first full length English language album, will be released on May 6th instead of the anticipated April 29th release date.
Prior to the May 6th release you can catch Tokio Hotel live on May 3rd at Day 1 of The Bamboozle. Headlining the day?s festivities include pop-punk heavy hitters Jimmy Eat World and Paramore along with hip-hop?s favorite Dogg ? Snoop Dogg!
Want to rock out to a live version of Tokio Hotel?s ?Scream?? MTV?s Buzzworthy is offering a free download of ?Scream,? recorded live at the Fillmore East in New York. Get the free download here buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/04/01/tokio-hotel-free-download/
While you?re there make sure to check out Tokio Hotel?s video for ?Ready, Set, Go!?
Oasis is hitting the road at the end of August. Sadly, they band is only going to be playing a few cities. The UK band will play their first live show in over two years at Seattle?s WaMu Theater on the 26th of August before crossing the border over to Canada to play shows in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary. Pre-sale tickets have already gone on sale April 1. Oasis will be joined by Ryan Adams and his band The Cardinals for the tour. Oasis is a pretty big band and it?s tragic that they only get to tour a few cities. Oh yeah, I forgot they?re indie artists now and released their latest album for free.
Chris Cornell went on the record with Billboard.com that he really liked David Cook?s rendition of ?Billie Jean? on American Idol last week ? especially because he did it first. In his interview, the rocker admits that the Idol wannabe ?sang it great? but then adds that ?it was literally a note-for-note take on what I came up with.? And they say Cook is an original. While Chris was given credit for the innovative arrangement on the show, Idol?s imitation also pays Chris off as his cover of ?Billie Jean? has jumped to #12 on iTunes. And by the way, Doxology was finally given credit for their version of ?Eleanor Rigby? which Cook also sang.
Gwen Stefani feels “at home” working with her No Doubt bandmates.
The singer – who is pregnant with her second child – is currently recording another album with the band and is enjoying spending time with them.
The 38-year-old star – who forged a successful solo career while taking a break from the band – wrote on her blog: “It’s great to be home with all my boys. Feels crazy to be pregnant all over again!!!!! We have been spending every day up in the little studio in our house trying to write music. My favorite part so far is just seeing the guys everyday and hanging out. We have so much fun together.”
Gwen – who sang the lead vocals on the band’s biggest hit ‘Don’t Speak’ in 1997 – is confident the new album will be a success even though pregnancy is started to take its toll on her songwriting skills.
She added: “The songwriting part is a bit slow on my part. I think it has something to do with the baby in my belly but I’m sure it is all of the process and I really believe this could be the most inspired No Doubt record so far. Can’t wait to see what happens.?
Fall Out Boy was on track to set the world record for the shortest amount of time to play all of the world?s seven continents last Wednesday but all of that was for nothing. The band and their crew made it all the way to Chile and were waiting in their hotel rooms for the go signal from organizers to proceed to the last continent on their list ? Antarctica. All they needed to grab the record was to perform in Antarctica by last Thursday when weather conditions in the icy continent wouldn?t cooperate and prevented them from traveling. That?s too bad. They were so close too.
