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RISE AGAINST’S ‘AUDIENCE OF ONE’ VIDEO PREMIERS ON MYSPACE MUSIC

NEW SINGLE BEING PLAYED AT SOME OF THE BIGGEST RADIO STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY WITH OFFICIAL ADD DATE STILL TWO WEEKS AWAY

Chicago’s punk rock outfit Rise Against has a new single ready to storm the modern rock radio charts. “Audience Of One” is already being played at some of the biggest radio stations in the country with the official add date still two weeks away. The video for “Audience Of One” makes its debut, today, Thursday, January 15th, on MySpace Music.

Directed by Brett Simon the video for “Audience Of One” was shot in Los Angeles last month and features the band performing in a miniature world on the White House lawn.

Rise Against released their fifth studio album, Appeal To Reason, on DGC/Interscope Records last fall and it debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart as well as spending one week at # 1 on the iTunes album chart. First single, “Re-Education (Through Labor),” was a top 2 hit at modern rock radio.

Rise Against will embark on a European tour starting in early February follow by some dates in Australia and Japan. The band will play the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, NJ on May 3rd with No Doubt. For complete list of tour dates please visit riseagainst.com.

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These Green Eyes have taken time to update us on their latest dirty escapade via their YouTube channel. Watch as the band tries to get themselves out of a muddy mess in the newest webisode.

Relapse To Recovery featuring the single “Paramedic” hits stores March 24th!

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“Get On Your Boots,” the first single from U2’s new album No Line On The Horizon, will be released on January 19th on Interscope Records. The album is currently available for pre-order and will be released on March 3rd.

Produced by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Steve Lillywhite, sessions for No Line On The Horizon began in Fez, Morocco, and continued at the band’s Dublin studio, New York’s Platinum Sound Recording Studios, and Olympic Studios in London.

The album will be released in a standard format with a 24- page booklet and in digipak format. The digipak includes an extended booklet and the album’s companion film “Linear” by Anton Corbijn. A limited edition 64-page magazine will also be available, featuring the band in conversation with artist Catherine Owens, and new Anton Corbijn photographs. No Line On The Horizon will be released on 180gm vinyl.

The cover artwork for the album is an image of the sea meeting the sky by Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.

The full track listing is as follows:

1. No Line On The Horizon
2. Magnificent
3. Moment of Surrender
4. Unknown Caller
5. I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
6. Get On Your Boots
7. Stand Up Comedy
8. Fez – Being Born
9. White As Snow
10. Breathe
11. Cedars Of Lebanon

Full format information is available at u2.com

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The American Idol contestant that was willing to sell out her band mates in order to go to Hollywood has apparently gotten a lot of practice putting her ass on the line. Emily Wynne-Hughes, who happens to be in the popular LA band Go Betty Go and who sang Heart’s ‘Barracuda’ in last week’s season premiere of the talent show is clearly not shy about showing her bare behind. No one ever said that class was a qualification for the show. Just ask the bikini girl who is bound to give Shauna Sand a run for her money. Class is definitely not a requirement.

Florida alt-rockers The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have just announced a few unique offers for fans who pre-order their upcoming album Lonely Road which hits stores on April 3rd. The band has teamed up with GoMerch and Virgin Records to launch a series of pre-sale bundles.

These exclusive bundles come in 3 different options at 3 different prices and are only available for a limited time: The Lieutenant Package, The Captain Package and The Major Package. Depending on which one you choose (all come with a physical and digital copy of the album and a limited edition dog tag and chain), you can get your hands on stuff like signed vinyl, silk-screened posters and even an exclusive backpack.

And it doesn’t stop there – once you purchase a bundle you’ll automatically be signed-up to receive email telling you how to take advantage of additional offers, content and prizes, exclusive only to those who purchased a pre-sale bundle.

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have also uploaded 2 new songs onto their MySpace profile. “Pull Me Back” and “Represent” will be featured on Lonely Road which was produced by Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Less Than Jake).

Jermaine Dupri has suddenly left his position as President of Island Records Urban Music last week. There were no explanations given for his departure and there was uncertainty whether he quit or was fired. In a recent interview with Essence, Jermaine has set the record straight about what really happened. He said “It was a situation where it felt very stagnant to me. As a person who is used to putting out new records and continuing to do that, it just wasn’t turning over as being that place to me where I should stick to it and see if it was going to turn around.” He also said to not believe anything Def Jam says adding “Island [Def Jam Records] is going to say what makes them look good. They are not going to tell the truth. I haven’t spoken to L.A. [Reid] in three months. I don’t know if it’s amicable [considering] that they claim they put me out. I feel like it’s not amicable. Don’t lie, be real about the situation.”

If this is her idea of casual wear, I’m sort of afraid to find out what she just lounges in when she decides to just veg out. Lady Gaga was spotted in London on Monday night dressed in a leotard and neon green biking bottoms. You just have to love her sense of style and bravado. The ‘Just Dance’ singer apparently had a craving for some fish and chips as she picked up some food to go dressed like that on her way to a studio. The singer is currently rehearsing for her upcoming European tour where she will be the opening act for the Pussycat Dolls. Come March, she will be embarking on her first solo North American tour.

Kelly Clarkson’s single ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’ just aired on Z100. The highly anticipated world premiere of the original American Idol has finally gone down! Woohoo! It’s not as great as the creative genius that is ‘Since U Been Gone’ but it’s leagues better than the songs from her last album ‘My December’. That’s good enough for me. On Wednesday morning, Kelly went live with the morning show chatting about her single and her taking part in Z100’s Party Plane to the Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. Kelly’s upcoming album ‘All I Ever Wanted’ will be available on March 17th, Tuesday.

Kanye West has just previewed one pair of loafer/sneaker designs that he did for his shoe line under Louis Vuitton. The musician wrote on his blog saying “Time to crash your Internet server. Here’s 1 one of the design’s [sic] I did for Louie [sic]… Sampled in white. Can’t say too much of that though. These [aren’t] coming out until June.” It looks pretty plain and boring to me. If you cared to know about it though, his shoe line is called ‘Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Shoes’. How completely uncreative for the usually very so-called artsy guy. I wouldn’t waste money on that.

Carrie Underwood opened the 2009 Annual People’s Choice Awards held last week by singing ‘I Know You Won’t’. The 25-year old singer wore 3 different dresses throughout the whole ceremony – 1 for the red carpet, 1 for her performance and 1 for after her performance. The American Idol alum walked away with 3 awards – Favorite County Song for ‘Last Name’, Favorite Star Under 35 and Favorite Female Singer. It doesn’t take numerous awards for us to know that Carrie is a favorite. The fact that her career is still going strong when others who have been on AI with her are falling so far behind is enough testament to that. Number 1 singles and albums also help.

Did he get fired or did he quit? Whichever way you look at it, Jermaine Dupri is out of a job. According to new reports, Jermaine is no longer the President of Island Records Urban Music. A formal announcement is supposedly set to be released some time this week. Jermaine has been president of the label for almost 2 years. He was responsible for the labels urban music operations and his “duties also included providing production for the Music Group’s entire roster.” Last April, Island/Def Jam even created TAG Records, a joint venture with Procter & Gamble’s TAG brand that was overseen by Jermaine. It looks like things have gone south after that. I wonder what happened?

With the incredible response to Rev Theory’s new video for “Light It Up,” the band has decided to launch a video contest for their fans. Each fan now has the opportunity to create their own music video for “Light It Up,” have it selected by the band and become one of three videos placed on their YouTube page. After they are posted, fans will have two weeks to vote on which they think is the best. The winner will receive a Rev Theory prize package with a signed guitar and more from the band. Click here to read further details and get your chance to win!

Get your copy of Light It Up featuring “Hell Yeah,” and the self-titled single, “Light It Up,” in stores and all digital markets now!

With their new album Lonely Road finally hitting stores on February 3rd, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have teamed up with the number one free game on the iPhone, Tap Tap Revenge. All you need to do to play is download the game onto your iPhone or iPod Touch. The band’s current single, “You Better Pray” is featured in the addictive game.

Tap Tap Revenge is a free game that challenges players to keep up with infectious songs by tapping the right spots on the phone’s (or iPod Touch) screen. Since the game debuted in July, it quickly found its way towards the top of the iPhone application store. It has since been downloaded more than 3 million times and is now Apples most popular free game.

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus recorded Lonely Road, at the Valley Village, CA, studio of super-producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Hoobastank, P.O.D., Less Than Jake, Daughtry, Seether, All-American Rejects). The album follows up Don’t You Fake It, the band’s breakthrough debut, which charted for 62 weeks on Billboard’s Top 200, scanning over a million copies in the U.S. to date, and selling more than 2.1 million copies of its singles.

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U2, MULTI-BRIT AWARD WINNERS, TO PERFORM
BRAND NEW SINGLE LIVE AT
THE BRIT AWARDS 2009 WITH MASTERCARD
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The BPI, the UK record labels’ body, today announced the exciting news that the mighty U2, one of the world’s biggest bands, will perform their brand new single ‘Get On Your Boots’ live at The BRIT Awards 2009 with MasterCard. This highly anticipated annual event takes place on Wednesday 18 February at London’s Earls Court.

This year’s BRIT Awards, the premiere event in the British music calendar, is shaping up to be one of the strongest yet, with U2 confirmed, Pet Shop Boys being honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award and further intriguing live performances to be announced over the coming weeks. The show will be a spectacular night of great music, featuring and honoring the hottest music talent and thrilling the eleven thousand audience at Earls Court, as well as making it a must tune-in for the millions watching The BRITs live on ITV1.

Ged Doherty, Chairman of The BRITs Committee said, “We’re thrilled to be able to confirm that U2 have chosen The BRITs for their first global TV performance on their new album. Their addition to the line-up for this year’s show makes it possibly the best we have ever had. This cements The BRITs as one of the biggest TV events in the world.”

Formed in 1976, U2 consists of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jnr. Over their three-decade career the band have sold over 140 million albums worldwide – with multiple gold, platinum and diamond certifications, and have amassed more awards than any other band. They have been awarded seven coveted BRIT Awards including five acclaimed Best International Group awards, Best Live Act and the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award in 2001.

With several chart topping albums under their belt, U2 will release their forthcoming album ‘No Line on the Horizon’ – tipped as their best to date – this spring and join the prestigious line up at The BRIT Awards 2009 with MasterCard ceremony at Earls Court, London on Wednesday 18 February.

Hana Pestle is a self-proclaimed Twilight fanatic. The nineteen year old singer/songwriter from Billings, Montana believes she has the perfect song for the next movie and has started a movement to get “Need” in the forthcoming New Moon. The hauntingly beautiful track was one of her first compositions written at only fifteen years old in 2004. It was produced /co-written for her album by Ben Moody (co-founder of Evanescence) and Michael “Fish” Herring with string arrangements by David Campbell and piano performance by David Hodges (Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry). Check out the “Need for New Moon” page to learn more about the mission and watch a personal video message from Hana.

Hana’s E.P. is available now and her debut, full-length album is due out in July.

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Fantasia Barrino is facing some serious money issues. The former American Idol winner’s North Carolina home has been seized and will be going up for sale at auction soon – as early as this Monday! As for Fantasia, she’s apparently ignoring the legal threat. It all started back in 2006 when she got a loan to pay back taxes to the IRS. The following year, she paid back part of the loan but never paid the rest. The company then won the right in court last month to auction of her house for the balance. Over the past year, Fantasia hasn’t responded to any court documents and no lawyer ever appeared in court to represent her.

Lily Allen is one big fat idiot. The British singer is running her mouth once again, talking about drugs saying “The only story is that drugs are bad and they will kill you – you will become a prostitute, a rapist or a dealer. But that’s not true. I know lots of people who take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work. But we never hear that side of the story. I wish people wouldn’t sensationalise it. Some people are just bad at taking drugs.” Lily admitted that drugs teach lessons saying “I felt like a lonely child, when everybody else was doing it and I wasn’t. That’s why I took cocaine when I didn’t even like it.” She also adds that she doesn’t like the lessons of Christianity against drugs, gays and adultery. Like I said, idiot.

First we get the single, then we get the album. ‘Masquerade’ is said to be the name for Kelly Clarkson’s upcoming fourth studio album which is due out on March 17. On New Year’s the first ever American Idol champ released the heart lollipop cover for her new single off of the album ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’. The song is set to be released to radio on Monday, January 19. I wonder what the cover art for her album would be like. The single cover and her cover art for her last album ‘My December’ are such stark contrasts that I just don’t know what to expect anymore.

Back in August, it was reported that Dr. Dre’s 20-year old son, Andre Young Jr., died from unknown causes. The exact cause of death was only recently revealed last week by the Los Angeles County’s Coroner. A department spokesman officially released a statement saying “This case has been closed, it’s been ruled an accident due to morphine and heroin intoxication.” It’s a sad thought to have that be the cause of his death but at the very least, we can all hope that the rapper and the rest of the family can now move on with the knowledge of what really happened to his son.

The All-American Rejects, hot off their December release of When The World Comes Down, have taken their time in the Yahoo! Music studio to bring a stripped down version of Britney Spears’ hit “Womanizer” to life. Packed with an accordion, clanking beer bottles, and a unison of “whooooos” the cover is described by frontman Tyson Ritter as “better than Britney” and can be seen at Yahoo! Music.
The All-American Rejects
In another stripped down performance, The All-American Rejects’ performed their hit single, “Gives You Hell” acoustically. The band has uploaded the bare-bones version that can be heard at myspace.com/allamericanrejects.

When The World Comes Down is in stores now!

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