Scotty McCreery recently premiered the music video for his song “The Trouble with Girls”. The Mark Bright-produced country song serves as the second single from the American Idol winner’s debut album “Clear as Day”. The song is enjoyable but it’s failing to impress on the charts. Scotty has done a couple of high profile TV performances with it but he’s still very low on the Billboard 100 and nowhere to be seen on iTunes USA’s top 100. Anyway, the video is pretty nice with a sweet story behind it. It was actually shot at Garner Magnet High School in North Carolina where Scotty is currently a senior.
BoB has a new song out called “Strange Clouds”. The track, which features fellow hip hop artist Lil Wayne, is the first single to come off of the Atlanta rapper’s much anticipated sophomore studio album. The song was released on iTunes on September 27th and I see no reason why this shouldn’t crack the top 10. It’s may not be as explosive as BoB’s other collaborative work but I really think that it’s a smash either way. What do you guys think about this new single of his? How high do you think it’s going to go up on the charts?
Kelly Clarkson gave the first TV performance of her new single “Mr. Know It All” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this past Tuesday. I think the pop singer is back in the US just in time to promote her single because the song is losing places like that on iTunes. While the song is still doing great on radios, I hope that once the music video comes in and she continues her TV run, that “Mr. Know It All” will make its way back up the charts. As for her performance on Leno, Kelly absolutely killed it! Her vocals were hot and she looked stunning in that little number.
Porcelain Black has a new single out called “Naughty Naughty”. In a somewhat comedic way, the sassy up tempo track was actually leaked by producer RedOne via YouTube this past Sunday. If you’re wondering why, he took to his Twitter to announce that Porcelain’s new single would be officially released on iTunes and radio on November 15th, which drew a lot of heat from fans. RedOne understood the fans’ frustration and decided to leak the single. “Naughty Naughty” is a straight pop song. I guess with the chart disaster that was “This is What Rock N Roll Looks Like”, Porcelain and her team decided to come up with a new strategy.
Demi Lovato delivered a spectacular performance of her single “Skyscraper” on America’s Got Talent earlier this week. The track is the lead single from the pop singer’s upcoming third album called “Unbroken”, which is due out on September 20th. The song managed to top the iTunes Singles Chart and enter the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 recently. It’s such an emotional song, and with the vocals that Demi has, she can afford to show off and make the song even more beautiful during live performances. Dare I say it, she’s the best performer from the whole Hollywood Records roster.
Demi Lovato – Skyscraper – Performance Video
If you feel like it’s been years since Taio Cruz released any new music, you’re in luck. After slaying the charts worldwide with the undying “Dynamite”, the British R&B singer is about to kick off a new era. His third studio album called “Troublemaker” will hit stores later this year. The record will be preceded by the first single, also called “Troublemaker”, which should hit radio and iTunes pretty soon. I’m thinking that it may be for early September. The music video for the song was reportedly shot earlier this summer so we may end up seeing a double release. Taio also recently revealed the official artwork for the single. Check it out.
Gym Class Heroes has a new song out called “Stereo Hearts”. The Benny Blanco-produced and Adam Levine-assisted track is the lead single from the hip hop band’s much-anticipated fifth album “The Papercut Chronicles II”, which is due in stores this year. The song has an uplifting and summery vibe, and is overall a good track. The lyrics are really cool with loads of metaphors that are very consistent throughout the entire song. I actually like the verses more than the chorus – it’s all about Travie McCoy! If you want to grab hold of this single, it will be released on iTunes on June 14th.
Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine – Stereo Hearts – New Song
Gym Class Heroes – Stereo Hearts – Lyrics
[Adam Levine]
My heart’s a stereo
It beats for your, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio
Turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo
[Travie McCoy]
If I was just another dusty record on the shelve
Will you blow me off and play me like everybody else
If I ask you to scratch my back, could you manage that
Like it read well, check it Travie, I can handle that
Furthermore, I apologize for any skipping tracks
This the last girl that play me left a couple cracks
I used to used to used to used to, now I’m over that
Cause holding grudges over love is ancient artifacts
If I could only find a note to make you understand
I sing a song and the image grab me by the hands
Keep myself inside your head, like your favorite tune
And know my heart is a stereo that only plays for you
[Chorus]
My heart’s a stereo
It beats for your, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio
Turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh So sing along to my stereo
[Travie McCoy]
If I wasn’t old school, fifty pound boombox
Would you hold me on your shoulder, wherever you walk
Would you turn my volume up before of the cops
And crank it higher everytime they told you to stop
And all I ask is that you don’t get mad at me
When you have to purchase mad D batteries
Appreciate every mixtape your friends make
You never know we come and go like we’re on the interstate
I think finally found a note to make you understand
If you can hear it, sing along and take me by the hands
Keep myself inside your head, like your favorite tune
And know my heart is a stereo that only plays for you
[Chorus]
My heart’s a stereo
It beats for your, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio
Turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh So sing along to my stereo
[Bridge]
I only pray you never leave me behind
Because good music can be so hard to find
I take your hand and pull it closer to mine
Thought love was dead, but now you’re changing my mind
[Chorus]
My heart’s a stereo
It beats for your, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio
Turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you
Just sing along to my stereo
Oh oh oh oh To my stereo
Oh oh oh oh So sing along to my stereo
Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” may be the fastest selling album of the year so far but that’s not stopping the government of Lebanon from banning the album from stores. According to reports, their government decided to ban the album due to its “alleged insults to Christianity” and “its all around bad taste”. That’s such a disappointing move. Maybe fans of the princess of pop who want to hear the album can download it off of iTunes or Amazon. I doubt they can ban it from digital stores. People can just get creative and rename the album if they don’t want to get caught with it.
The Foo Fighters were the music guests on this past weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, which saw Oscar award winning actress Helen Mirren as host. The American rock band took the stage to perform some tracks from their album “Wasting Light”, namely the lead single “Rope” and “Walk”. It was a solid effort and it looks like their appearance on SNL has paid off as their album has since gotten back in the top 10 on the US iTunes. I’ve always been a fan of the Foo Fighters so I’m really happy that they’re garnering success for their current record.
Foo Fighters – Rope – SNL Performance Video
Foo Fighters – Walk – SNL Performance Video
Kat Deluna has recently premiered the music video for “Dancing Tonight”. The song is the new single from the singer’s “Inside Out” album and the song she has chosen to try and crack the US market again. As you may know, Kat released her album only in certain European countries last year. “Dancing Tonight” will be released this week on US iTunes. The video is out now and expect the her “Inside Out” CD to hit stores some time this Summer. I like the song but I don’t think it’s strong enough to be given the single treatment. The video was pretty cute though.
Kat Deluna – Dancing Tonight – New Video
American Idol may not have let Chris Medina through but he’s already ahead of everyone else. If you recall, Chris is the guy who touched everyone’s hearts and possibly made us cry with his heartbreaking love story about his fiancé who’s currently suffering from brain damage due to a car accident. As the first example of the new partnership between AI and Universal Music Group, the singer has now been given the opportunity to release his debut single online. “What are Words”, which hit iTunes last week is a beautiful ballad inspired by Chris’ dramatic story. The song was written by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, specifically for Chris. Wow!
Chris Medina – What are Words – New Song
Chris Medina – What are Words – Lyrics
Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I’ll be there
Anytime you whisper my name, you’ll see
How every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most
What are words
If you really don’t mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they’re only for good times
Then they don’t
When it’s love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we’re gone
And I know an angel was sent just for me
And I know I’m meant to be where I am
And I’m gonna be
Standing right beside her tonight
And I’m gonna be by your side
I would never leave when she needs me most
What are words
If you really don’t mean them
When you say them
What are words
If they’re only for good times
Then they don’t
When it’s love
Yeah, you say them out loud
Those words, They never go away
They live on, even when we’re gone
Anywhere you are, I am near
Anywhere you go, I’ll be there
And I’m gonna be here forever more
Every single promise I keep
Cuz what kind of guy would I be
If I was to leave when you need me most
I’m forever keeping my angel close
Carrie Underwood has a brand new single out called Theres a Place for Us. The song was co-written by the country singer, David Hodges and Hillary Lindsey. The song will serve as the theme music for the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia sequel, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The movie will hit theaters on December 10. Meanwhile, you can go ahead and grab Carries new single which is available on iTunes right now. Its an inspiring song thats sure to melt your hearts. I know it melted mine. Theres a great message in there for people who are feeling alone and out of place.
Carrie Underwood Theres a Place for Us New Song
Ke$ha released a new song called Blow. Its another promo single that comes as part of an iTunes exclusive countdown to the release of the Ke$ha’ new EP Cannibal which hits stores on November 22. With this new release, Ke$ha already has six songs from the album, meaning theres only three tracks left that we havent heard.
Kesha – Blow – New Song
If youre an insomniac and your iTunes isnt filled to the brim with Coldplay music, then youre doing yourself a disservice. According to a Travelodge survey, the UK band is on top of the list of artists that helps people fall asleep. And just in case Coldplay isnt enough for you, the rest of the top 10 are as follows: Michael Buble, Snow Patrol, Alicia Keys, Jack Johnson, Taylor Swift, Mozart, Barry White, Leona Lewis and Radiohead. How cool is it that Mozart managed to creep in between all those contemporary artists? Do these artists help you fall asleep or are there others that do the trick for you?
Eminem is going to get paid as a federal appeals court has found that the rappers former production company FBT Productions LLC is entitled to royalties by Universal Music Group for music downloaded over iTunes or sold as cell phone ringtones. The appeals court ruled that the contracts between the two companies unambiguously applies to permanent downloads and master-tones which entitles Eminem and his producers to a 50-50 split for recordings licensed to iTunes and other digital distributors. Its being said that this ruling could potentially affect how record labels and artists make financial deals in the future. Thats definitely something to watch out for.
Christina Aguilera will be going on tour around the world, starting with the US in July to promoter her newest album ?Bionic?, which will come out in June. While I would love to see her hit the stage again I have a bad feeling about this. I think she?s going to have some difficulties filling large venues. Her new song hasn?t exploded on the radio or the iTunes chart yet. And the tour comes very soon after the album?s release that I doubt how much into it people will be. But if she keeps ticket prices reasonable and delivers her hits along with new stuff, then I think the tour could do well.
Sources are saying that the Hope for Haiti compilation album is likely to take the number one spot on the HITS sales chart this week. That would give the album a place in history as it would be the first all digital album to hit the top spot. It?s already reached the top spot in iTunes. The numbers are expected to easily reach over 100,000 but it?s uncertain by how much. For me, that margin really isn?t important as each sale made means that you also help save a life in Haiti. So please, buy the album and share some goodness to the rest of the world. It?s for a great cause.
Rihanna performed a cover of Bob Marley?s ?Redemption Song? on Oprah this past Wednesday. The whole show was done for the benefit of the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The song is currently available on iTunes and all proceeds made in the sale of the song will help all of the victims of the unfortunate tragedy. Rihanna will be performing the song again from London later tonight on the Hope for Haiti telethon. Again, I urge all of you reading this to give what you can for our neighbors in Haiti. However little you may give may end up actually saving a life.
There?s a clip of a new song from Ke$ha called ?Blah Blah Blah? which features Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte of electronic music group 3OH!3. The song is being rumored to be the singer?s second single but her rep says that it has not yet been decided if it is. It?s a pretty hot song and I?m sure it?s going to do good on the charts if it does end up being her second single. I hope it is the new single and she makes a video for this soon. Mind you, Ke$ha?s first single ?TiK ToK? is on number 2 on iTunes right now.
Supposedly after the first season wraps up, a ?Glee? music tour could very well be underway come the spring of 2010. Talks for such a tour are still in the early stages and nothing is 100 percent confirmed as of yet. However, I think that it?s a genius idea! The show has been doing amazingly on iTunes, selling tracks from aired episodes and the first soundtrack, which goes on sale on November 3, will probably sell like hotcakes. Fox Broadcasting president Kevin Reilly has coyly suggested the future of a tour saying ?Certainly if these kids become stars in their own right, who knows? Live appearances. Albums. There’s lots of things that could happen.?
It was reported a while back that Eminem?s music publisher was going after Apple for the unauthorized sales of 93 of the rapper?s tracks on iTunes, claiming a copyright violation. The lawsuit has since been settled. Well that was quick! While the terms of the settlement are confidential, Eight Mile Style LLC?s attorney stated that ?the case was settled to the satisfaction of all parties.? Good for Eminem! Considering he?s pretty much considered washed up nowadays and has to ride on Mariah Carey for an ounce of attention, he can?t afford to lose the support he gets for his music from iTunes.
Head over to Tokio Hotel’s Myspace for an exclusive listen of their album Humanoid. The first single, “Automatic” is a metallic anthem with layered, buzzing guitars, stomping percussion, and a falsetto chorus made to be belted out by a stadium full of people while “World Behind My Wall” redefines the power ballad with depth, introspection, musical confidence and an irresistible sing-along chorus. The band tracked songs in Hamburg, Miami, and L.A. “Bill drove us all crazy, constantly coming in with things, even though the old songs weren?t finished yet,” says Tom, who’s fond of frequently ribbing his brother. “Apart from that, we just didn?t limit ourselves, and we used new instruments.”
The album does not hit stores until tomorrow, but the band is streaming all 12 tracks from the standard version until midnight. Like what you hear? Preorder the sci-fi themed release on iTunes now.
U2 Announces European Tour Dates for 2010
In the midst of the North American leg of their 360? Tour, U2 has announced their fall 2010 European Tour dates. The 12-stop tour will hit Germany, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Austria, Greece, Turkey, France, Spain, and Portugal. Tickets for many of the shows went on sale as early as this week, with more presales scheduled for October 5th-7th. Visit U2.com for all the information.
Also new on the U2 website are some pictures from the band’s most recent tour stops. Check out the photo gallery here.
U2′s twelfth studio album No Line on the Horizon, as well as their I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight Remix EP are available now on iTunes.
Watch KSM’s brand new webisode backstage at a Jonas Brothers concert in Los Angeles! Kevin, Nick and Joe give the girls some tour advice about life on the road. KSM’s debut album Read Between The Lines is available on iTunes
KSM Backstage At Jonas Brothers Concert
British singer Leona Lewis is set to release the first single off of her upcoming new album ?Echo?. The single is called ?Happy? and the song was co-written by Leona and writer/producer Ryan Tedder. He?s the One Republic front man who also helped her write and produce her first smash single ?Bleeding Love?. The new single is set to be released on September 15th on iTunes and the album will soon hit stores on November 17th worldwide. I have a feeling that Leona will be debuting the song at her VH1 Divas Live performance on September 17th. That should be fun!
The Veronicas are set to perform their single “Take Me On The Floor” live next week on So You Think You Can Dance! The Aussie duo will grace the stage of the results show on Thursday, June 25th. Tune in at 9pm (check local listings for more info) to see Lisa and Jess bring their electro-pop goodness to FOX’s dance phenomenon.
Watch the video for the track here and be sure to head over to iTunes to download your copy of the single today. Visit TheVeronicas.com for photos, tour dates and video updates.
The music of Lady Gaga is now an app on the iPhone, and “LoveGame” is your game. ‘Lady Gaga Revenge’ is the latest version of ‘Tap Tap Revenge’, the wildly popular, most-downloaded app in Apple’s iTunes store. Tap the targets and shake your iPhone to the beats of 14 Lady Gaga album tracks and smash remixes, including “Poker Face”, “Just Dance”, and “Paparazzi”. With graphics and themes inspired by the videos and style of ‘The Fame’, ‘Tap Tap Revenge’ shows they know how to treat a Lady……
Want to MEET Lady Gaga? Download and play ‘Lady Gaga Revenge’ for a chance at 4 tickets to see Lady Gaga live & meet her after the show! To win this once-in-a-lifetime prize, grab your iPhone or iTouch and BEAT ‘Lady Gaga Revenge’. Submit a high score on each track in the game INCLUDING the locked boss tracks. Once you submit a score on every track, you’ve got an entry into the contest.
As if that wasn’t enough – we’re giving away 30 copies of ‘The Fame’ autographed by Lady Gaga! Every day for the next 30 days you can win one of these autographed albums just by submitting a high score in ‘Lady Gaga Revenge’. If you don’t get the game, you can’t win… Click here to download it now. For more info about ‘Lady Gaga Revenge’ and how to win these prizes, check out the Tapulous Blog.
RISE AGAINST “HERO OF WAR”
VIDEO OF THE WEEK ON iTUNES
FREE FOR DOWNLOAD
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For more information about Rise Against visit www.RiseAgainst.com. Appeal To Reason featuring “Hero Of War” and “Audience of One” is in stores now. For more information about the video, please visit NME.com.
LINKIN PARK’S NEW SINGLE “NEW DIVIDE” FROM TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
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The All American Rejects have just released a four track EP with remixes of their hit single “The Wind Blows.” The EP includes remixes by Steve Aoki, Thomas Gold, Felix Cartal and Ocelot and can be heard in its entirety on the band’s imeem page.
The Wind Blows: The Remixes EP is now available for purchase in the iTunes store. For more information on The All-American Rejects, including summer tour dates, visits AllAmericanRejects.com!
