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Ironically, Taylor Swift and her MTV VMA nemesis Kanye West have been named Billboard's Top Female and Male Artists of the Year. Swift also sits atop Billboard's overall Artists Of 2009 list. more Lady Gaga has left Canadian authorities fuming after she flouted the country's no-smoking rules and lit up a cigarette on stage during a concert. Good for her! And to show just how ubber politically correct society (or at least the media) has become Jam! says "the controversial star couldn't help heating things up - shocking fans by lighting a cigarette and puffing deeply on it at the end of her set." Shocking? Yeah right. Have Canadian's been brainwashed into mindless little PC robots who are shocked at a cigarette? Not likely. more Susan Boyle's has once again cancelled a trip to Canadian. Boyle had been scheduled to appear for a performance and autograph event on Dec. 21 in Toronto, but her label said the trip would be rescheduled for 2010 "to allow more time between international promotional trips." more Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing a drug charge in Florida. Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman David Melenkevitz said Sunday that Banton was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. more Joe McElderry has beaten Olly Murs to win 2009's X Factor. The 18-year-old, who has won a �1m recording contract, will now release his version of 'The Climb', originally performed by Miley Cyrus, tomorrow. more Police say a man broke into rapper Nelly's house in suburban St. Louis and stole electronics and video games. Authorities say the Grammy-winning artist was not home when during the robbery early Friday morning. more Lil Wayne's long-delayed Rock album, Rebirth, has once again been pushed back. The new release date is now set for February 1, 2010. more Police investigating the "brutal" murder of a radio presenter at her home in Glasgow have revealed she died as a result of "severe head injuries". Nasim Jamil, 54, who worked on Asian community radio station Awaz FM, was discovered by her daughter at her flat in Byres Road on Wednesday night. more The star may be Pee-wee, but his new live stage show is absolutely huge. "The Pee-wee Herman Show," opening next month in downtown Los Angeles at Club Nokia theater, cost millions to mount. It boasts 11 actors, 20 puppets and marks the show's first production since 1982. Could Pee Wee be heading back to the big screen? more Gene Barry, who played the well-dressed man of action in the television series "Bat Masterson," "Burke's Law" and "The Name of the Game," has died at age 90 of unknown causes, his son said Thursday. more Expect fewer thinly-veiled sex jokes, hilarious folk songs, and semi-creepy super fans on HBO in 2010: Flight of the Conchords has officially been canceled. more Timbaland has turned his back on hip-hop for good - insisting the genre is "just not the same" as when he started out. more The top story from last week's Day in Pop was Barry Manilow Covers Love Songs on New Album
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The 8-week, 19-city "Angels Advocate" Tour is the first major tour by Mariah Carey since The "Adventures of Mimi: The Voice, The Hits, The Tour" of August through October 2006. The opening act on the "Angels Advocate" Tour will be RydazNrtist, a new R&B group signed to Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment.
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Fans can easily access the series by simply logging onto: BillboardLive.com where they will be able to safely and securely download the Microsoft Silverlight and OWL HD player onto their computer free of charge with a one-time, simple download. One of the youngest contestants on American Idol and also a finalist, David Archuleta recently released his second studio album, Christmas from the Heart, which the titled track is already one of the most popular holiday downloads, charting on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart. Archuleta's self-titled debut album landed at number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with its release in November 2008. - more on this story
With Glee, The Music: Volume 2 dominating the charts this week, Glee, The Music: Volume 1 has held its own as well, achieving Top 10 slots on iTunes (#7) and Amazon (#4) this week, which serves as a testament to the burgeoning popularity of the Glee franchise. Currently, the Glee Cast has 4 singles in the Top 20 and 15 singles in the Top 200 at iTunes. Equally astounding, individual tracks from Glee have sold in excess of 3.4 million digital downloads since Glee debuted. Glee, The Music: Volume 2 showcases even more of music's greatest pop songs reworked in signature Glee cast style . This success comes on the heels of the debut soundtrack, Glee, The Music: Volume 1, which entered Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart at #4 when it was released on November 3, 2009. And only five weeks later, Glee, The Music: Volume 1 has been certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying sales/shipments in excess of 500,000 units. Glee: The Music, Volume 1 has also been certified Gold in Australia and Canada. -
She was not even in India when raid to save the children happened, this NGO reportedly said. It reportedly rescued 50 trafficked children from India's capital Delhi on December eight. Lohan's 'tweet�"Over 40 Children saved so far...... Within one day's work...... This is what life is about..... Doing THIS is a life worth living!!!"�which was later removed, made headlines worldwide. Other sensational 'tweets' she posted while in India which are now missing, include: ""traffiking is a big issue here�", "Keep telling people about what's going on in all 2nd and 3rd world countries�" - more on this story
Ghosts was recorded in San Francisco at John Vanderslice's Tiny Telephone Studios in August and produced by singer/guitarist Ian Anderson, who made the decision to record the disc on tape. "Recording to tape was really important to me for how the record turned out in general, Anderson says. "Nowadays you can make everything perfect during the recording process, but you can't do that on tape. The way it is is the way it is and that was really important to us as a band. A lot of the record was also done live. The sound of the tape is really warm, you can really hear the room more. There's a sense of breathing in and out."
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"IYAZ's songwriting style is timeless and universal," says J.R. Rotem, the in-demand songwriter and producer crafted most of the tracks on IYAZ's (whose real name is Keidran Jones) album, which will be released by Reprise Records. "IYAZ is a storyteller who paints visual scenarios that tug at the listener's heart-strings," says Rotem, who also discovered pop sensation Sean Kingston. In fact, it was Kingston who first stumbled across IYAZ's MySpace page in May 2008, liked what he heard, and recommended him to Rotem, who has also worked with 50 Cent, Britney Spears, and Rick Ross. Iyaz's Single "Replay" is currently #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts and Officially Certified Platinum! Check out the new official music video on
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At age 27, Lay Low draws inspiration from artists like Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Kitty Wells, while breathing new life and fresh perspective into the timeless sounds of American folk, blues and country. Her debut album, 'Please Don't Hate Me' released in 2006, topped the charts and went platinum in Iceland, and was the best-selling original album in the country that year, winning three Icelandic Music Awards in the process. It also garnered US attention with a song from the album appearing on the hit show Grey's Anatomy. In 2008, iTunes tipped Lay Low as one of the best discoveries of the year, and in 2009 Lay Low appeared on KCRW's influential 'Morning Becomes Eclectic.' Following the impressive release of her debut Lay Low also took on the role of music director for the Pulitzer Prize winning play 'How I Learned To Drive' in Iceland, for which she not only wrote the music but also performed on-stage to sell out crowds and rave reviews. Lay Low won an Icelandic Theatre Award for the play last year.
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The Sojourners CD is the Vancouver-based group's second album for Black Hen, and comes four years after they formed to initially record back up vocals for label mate and Canadian blues icon Jim Byrnes on his House of Refuge album. Byrnes promptly dubbed them "The Sojourners," and a new a career was born for these men, all of whom have extensive years in the music business. The Sojourners are also featured singing back up vocals on Byrnes' most-recent celebrated album, My Walking Stick. Recently, the group has received rave reviews for "He Calls that Religion," the track The Sojourners recorded on the critically- acclaimed Mississippi Sheiks tribute CD, Things About Comin' My Way, released in October on Black Hen. The Sojourners are all originally from the U.S.: Marcus Mosely was born in Ralls, Texas and grew up in San Jose, California; Ron Small is from Chicago, Illinois, but has been living in Vancouver since 1960; and Will Sanders was raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. All of the men spent their formative years singing in their respective churches and bring that solid bedrock classic gospel music to their foundation; but have expanded their musical palette to include influences from doo-wop, blues and soul to R&B and country. The result is a glorious sound that is sanctified, yet soulful; rootsy and blessed � all at the same time!
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With a screenplay written by Rogers' co-author Donald Davenport, Christmas in Canaan tells the story of two young boys�one black, one white�who overcome their racial animosity while caring for an injured dog. Country star and actor Billy Ray Cyrus (Doc, Hannah Montana) turns in a sterling performance as Daniel Burton, the single father of DJ, a hot-headed boy who gets into a scuffle with classmate Rodney on the school bus. Burton devises an unconventional plan to help the boys learn mutual respect: DJ and Rodney will each take turns living at the other's home. Set against the backdrop of Civil Rights Era Texas, Christmas in Canaan is just the latest television project for Grammy Award winner Rogers. He famously starred in the 1980 TV-movie The Gambler, along with its subsequent sequels, and recently appeared on the CBS hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother. An author specializing in Christmas tales, Rogers' other books include The Gift and The Toy Shoppe. - more on this story
The problem is the Grammy folks didn't fact check well enough because that song apparently wasn't written for the film. The Grammy people giveith and they takeith away.. and giveith to someone else. Since Miley was disqualified, the song with the next highest vote count will get the nomination and that honor goes to Karen O and the Kids song "All is Love" from the Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack.
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The collection arrives in stores and online on January 12th, while the much anticipated romantic comedy � starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Alexis Dziena, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, and Danny DeVito � premieres in theatres across North America on January 29th. "When In Rome: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is highlighted by the first single, 3OH!3's "Starstrukk (Feat. Katy Perry)." A companion video � co-directed by award-winning filmmaker Marc Klasfeld (Jay-Z, Coheed & Cambria, Foo Fighters) and Steve Jocz (Sum 41, Bowling For Soup)� can be viewed online at 3OH!3's official website, www.3oh3music.com/video.
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The winners from Fuse.tv's bracket-style tournament will be featured in the program, interspersed with headlines from the year. The voting ends on December 12th, so fans can keep voting at Fuse.tv for their favorite music video, as thirty-two of the year's most popular songs go head-to-head. Artists in the bracket include Paramore, Lady Gaga, Kid Cudi, JAY-Z, Kelly Clarkson, Metallica, T.I. and many more. Battling it out for the highest honor, Britney Spears' Circus faces off against Papa Roach's Lifeline in the final round. This is the second consecutive year that Britney was a fan favorite; last year Spears' Womanizer beat out Paramore's That's What You Get. "Top 40 of '09: The Year in Music" also tackles the wildest moments of the year. From the beefs to top singles, the break ups and make ups, Fuse wraps up '09 with all the ups and downs, including Britney's triumphant return, digital download chart toppers Flo Rida, Miley Cyrus and The Black Eyed Peas, a tweetastic year in the world of celebs, and everything in-between. Don't miss Rihanna, Lady Gaga and 50 Cent talking about their reactions to the tragic death of Michael Jackson, and the cast of New Moon calling out some of their favorite bands, including Kings of Leon and Bon Iver.
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Down The Way highlights the endless talents of this brother and sister as musicians, songwriters and producers. The self-produced album was recorded between England, New York and Australia--from an old sawmill on the riverbanks of Fowey, Cornwall to a studio in Brooklyn, to a water tank in Coolangatta to the streets of London and back to Queens. Down The Way is comprised of 13 tracks that sail across the different realms of musical themes, from folksy charm to epic orchestral grandeur, all the while emphasizing the pair's beautifully subtle harmonies. Angus & Julia Stone first hit North America in early 2009 with the release of their debut album A Book Like This, co-produced by Fran Healy of Travis. The duo had already captured the hearts of fans and critics alike from Australia to the UK and built a solid tour following with their intimate and bewitching live shows. Upon their arrival in North America, Paste Magazine named Angus & Julia in their "10 New Artists To Watch in 09," and they were featured in the iTunes Indie Spotlight and in other publications like WWD, Glamour, VenusZine and more.
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The 10-man a cappella group, originally formed by college buddies at Indiana University more than a decade ago, continues to climb the charts with their new holiday collection, CHRISTMAS CHEERS, as well as their 2008 debut, HOLIDAY SPIRITS. As Straight No Chaser continues their nearly sold-out Fall tour, a new Spring tour has just been announced (see dates
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These Hopeful Machines is the follow up to 2006's This Binary Universe, an album that created an entirely new genre of evocative electro-acoustic music. Keyboard Magazine wrote in a review, "In a hundred years, it could well be studied as the first major work of the new millennium. It's that good." These Hopeful Machines continues to evolve BT's distinct technical, lyrical and compositional vision and execution, but his usual melodic complexity and bleeding-edge electronic techniques permeate the album from start to finish. Album opener and first official single "Suddenly" (out January 12) opens to a minute's worth of glitchy breakbeats made using BT's own software, Breaktweaker, before morphing into a powerful, guitar-driven anthem that is among the album's most memorable songs. The track "The Emergency," is instantly a classic BT dance hit designed to linger long after the song ends. The album even features BT's first cover, a reinterpretation of "The Ghost in You" by The Psychedelic Furs. The song was recorded on tape, giving it a familiar and sentimental feeling while maintaining BT's distinctive style. There are also multiple collaborators on This Binary Universe, like Rob Dickinson vocals on "Always" and "The Unbreakable," Jes, (formerly of Motorcyle) on "Every Other Way" and "The Light In Things," and The Police's Stewart Copeland who lends a drum breakdown to "Every Other Way." From an early age, BT, born Brian Transeau, demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for playing and understanding classical music. He was heavily influenced by avant-garde and romantic composers such as Stravinsky, Bartok, Debussy and Rachmaninov. His biggest influences, however, were from everyday sounds that most would take for granted, from noticing the meter of the grandfather clock in the foyer to the micro-rhythms of crickets and cicadas to the ambience of passing trains at night.
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