Leona Lewis has recorded a charity song along with fourteen of the World’ female superstars in order to help Stand Up To Cancer Charity. The song “Just Stand Up” will be released on 2 September and will be available for download.
The superstars performing in the song include Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Beyonce Knowles, Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Fergie, LeAnn Rimes, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Melissa Etheridge, Carrie Underwood, Ciara and Keyshia Cole.
The entire group will perform the same song on stage on 5 September 2008. The performance will form part of the Stand Up To Cancer Benefit Show which will be aired simultaneously on three US television networks – ABC, NBC and CBS.
Well Done Girls!!!
Jennifer Aniston, Lance Armstrong, Salma Hayek, Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker and Reese Witherspoon are also expected to take part in the television special. Christina Applegate - who revealed that she had beaten breast cancer recently is also expected to be seen.
Tokio Hotel stormed the Billboard album charts with SCREAM, the band’s first U.S. full length to date. Landing at #5 and #6 on the Alternative Albums and Rock Albums charts respectively and in the top 40 of Billboards Top 200 it is safe to say – Tokio Hotel have more than arrived.
In their next step in U.S. domination, Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav, will find themselves in millions of living rooms as their ballad, “Monsoon,” is released as downloadable content for Rock Band!
If Tokio Hotel have it their way, they’ll be back in the States this August rocking out live for fans old and new. Keep up-to-date on tour information and the latest news in the world of Tokio Hotel at www.tokiohotel-us.com!
Radiohead’s free release may have been a one-time thing but that’s not the case for Nine Inch Nails. Front man Trent Reznor hassurprisingly posted the new full length album ‘The Slip’ online as a DRM-free digital download. A physical product will be available in July. On the band’s official site, Trent says “thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one’s on me.” This is their second surprise album released by Trent since his band’s contract with Interscope expired last fall. He has been a vocal opponent of corporate music’s so-called traditional practices. He has been quoted in the past saying “As a reward for being a ‘true fan’ you get ripped off.”
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:
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!”
