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Check out Demi Lovato’s just released video for “Don’t Forget. “ The video for the heartfelt ballad was shot at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, CA and features Demi rocking out in the rain. “Don’t Forget” is the title track off of Demi’s debut album and will appear on her new Deluxe Edition due out on March 31st along with two brand new songs, behind the scenes content and making of the video footage. Head over to her newly designed MySpace page for more info.

Don’t Forget Video:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=54185191

Clique Girlz check in from the Baby Bottle Pop photo shoot in this week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV. Tune in to watch the girls pose with the Topps’ product and sing the jingle. Paris, Destinee and Sara also deliver a special presentation this week as they rock out to their own version of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”
Their Incredible EP is available now.

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The pop singer reportedly has plans to visit sick children when her tour will bring her to London some time in June. A source had this to say about Britney Spears’ intentions when touring in London: “She would really like to do this. In Miami she met up with 40 kids and posed for pictures with them. She found it really moving that just a couple of minutes with the children could mean so much to them.” I bet that Britney Spears didn’t read about doing something about this in the Bible. Of course, reading some passages from there might have entailed her to such endeavors… but we must not expect so much of Britney Spears. Surely this is the work of someone else!

Nelly Furtado has gone and launched her own music label called Nelstar Music and will introduce Toronto-based electro-dance band Fritz Helder & The Phantoms as the first act signed to the company. Nelly said “I’ve been thinking about a way to help Fritz Helder for a while and this venture grew out of my love for the band, their art and their work ethic. I am as committed as they are to bringing their creativity to the world.” If Nelly’s words sparked your curiosity about the band, feel free to check out their MySpace. Also the band will be helping close out fashion week in Toronto this Saturday so you can check them out live if you’re in the area.

Country music star and glam girl Taylor Swift knows that in their thoughts and remote dreams many people and fans think of her as a desirable and consequently imagine her naked.

She says that she will not discuss sex during any press conference because “It’s fine to talk about love publicly, but I think when you talk about virginity and sex publicly, people just automatically picture you naked. And as much as I can prevent people picturing me naked, I’m going to.”

That’s really naïve of her to say like that if ever one could control the thoughts of young men drilling deep into thoughts of sex then the animal in him and the animal in females would have died a silent death.

Yes it’s complete upon her not to discuss any what she feel not to but hey she just getting more interest into her by saying so. You can prevent people from actually seeing you naked, but that is just about it.

It has only been a few months since American Idol reject Kimberly Caldwell broke up with American Idol champ David Cook. However, it seems that Kimberly has found another Idol partner to look after her – Carly Smithson. The show’s cast offs rolled up to Apple in West Hollywood last week. Before they went inside, cameras caught Carly cleaning the fluff off of Kimberly’s butt. Is Kimberly so stuck up her own butt that she can’t clean her own back side free of dirt? It must suck to be Carly. But oh well, unlike most other Idol rejects, at least she has a job.

The Oasis guitarist has recently admitted his attachment to the US and says he would like to live there. Noel Gallagher said: “I’ve grown to like America. It’s a place for adults. Once you get past 40 you start to appreciate it. I would love to live in Los Angeles, I’ll get a house between Madonna and Robbie Williams. But I don’t think I could go because of the kids. I can’t have a son with an American accent. I can’t have them calling me pop.” Noel Gallagher’s arguments for not making the move are truly those of an adult… he’s right, who’d want to have kids with American accents and in turn be called pop due to this little detail. Noel Gallagher is indeed making the right choice and demonstrating his adultness… which clearly proves he belongs in America.

Razorlight’s former drummer, Andy Burrows, who quit the band last week, has recently said that being in the band was not a happy camping trip. Andy Burrows had this to say about working with Razorlight: “It was hell. I’m glad I’m finally out of it. I hated being in the band. Johnny and I didn’t get on. Now I’ve got my freedom. He never wanted people to know we both wrote songs and I couldn’t be in control. I’m happy again now.” It sounds like Razorlight’s front man was a real evil stepmother for Andy Burrows. In that case you have to wonder what the “fairy godmother” element in this story was. Maybe Andy Burrows will tell us about that too at a later time.

David Cook got ready to share his first on-screen kiss with actress Sarah Roemer as he filmed his new music video for the song ‘Come Back to Me’ at LAX airport in Los Angeles last week. Sarah is the same girl who played Shia LeBeouf’s love interest in the movie ‘Disturbia’. The video is being helmed by Gavin Bowden who has previously worked with the likes of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jason Mraz and Lifehouse. ‘ComeBack to Me’ will be hitting the radio airwaves next month as the follow up single to ‘Light On’, which comes off of the American Idol champ’s self titled album.

The second American Idol contestant to get canned on Wednesday night was Jorge Nunez who had these words to say when asked about how he felt about leaving: “I was not hurt, because I believe that a person should not have any excuse, and when something happens, it’s meant to be, and I took it like a man. And you know, it’s the start of something much, much bigger for me.” Don’t you just love these fatalists and their “it has all been foretold” philosophy. But in this case I can understand how Jorge Nunez doesn’t feel bad at all about it, there’s probably not too much effort involved anyway. If he’s going to be a singer, then it is most certainly meant to happen.

Roughly 16,000 Metallica fans were preparing to rock it with their favorite band and they got to see them all right. However, the band members sans frontman James Hetfield, went up the stage only to tell them that the show would not go as scheduled. Hard rocking idol Metallica canceled their second and last gig in Stockholm after James Hetfield suffered from dehydration as a result of a stomach bug right before the concert started. So instead of performing for their fans, James Hetfield was confined to a Swedish hospital.

Drummer Lars Ulrich apologized to the audience for the last minute cancellation and told them that as much as the rest of the band want to go on with the show, he is assuring the audience that none of them would want to hear him, Kirk Hammett or Rob Trujillo sing. Metallica also posted the cancellation on their official website and reported that James Hetfield is seeking medical attention at the hospital. The canceled concert was supposed to be the second of two shows scheduled in Stockholm. Metallica promised to come back soon and will reschedule the show sometime this spring. James Hetfield has been released from the hospital and is back in the United States. The show may have been canceled but Metallica’s recent enshrinement to the Rock and Roll hall of Fame will make sure that fans will be there waiting for them when they come back to Stockholm.

It is being reported that Amy Winehouse will not be performing at this year’s Coachella music festival. Don’t go hating on her though as Wino cancelled not because she bailed on concertgoers but because the singer has been denied a work visa due to her legal troubles. Wino is due to appear in court next week to settle charges brought against her by a fan who the singer assaulted back in September of last year. A friend of Wino said “Amy is absolutely gutted. She was looking forward to getting back on stage and this was going to be one of the biggest shows of her life… As well as 75,000 fans, there would have been top record execs there too so she might have even tried out some new material.”

Check out Steve Rushton’s just released video for “Emergency” from the upcoming Race To Witch Mountain movie. Steve also has two original songs on the Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack due out 3/24, and in addition, appears in the film alongside Miley.

Steve is currently in the studio with John Fields (Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato) working on his debut album on Hollywood Records.

“Emergency” video:

Taylor Hicks’ sophomore album, The Distance, is available today! The Simon Climie (Eric Clapton, Faith Hill) produced album that features current single “What’s Right is Right” is now streaming in full on AOL Music. The soulful singer is slated to perform the single on Ellen, Wednesday, March 11th.
Head over to iTunes to grab The Distance today.

SINGER-SONGWRITER KATE VOEGELE RETURNS
WITH MUCH-BUZZED-ABOUT NEW ALBUM A FINE MESS

ALBUM PRODUCED BY MIKE ELIZONDO (MAROON 5, PINK, RIHANNA)
AND SCHEDULED FOR A MAY ‘09 RELEASE

Singer-songwriter Kate Voegele is gearing up for the May release of A Fine Mess, the highly anticipated follow-up to her 2008 debut album, Don’t Look Away (MySpace/Interscope). Voegele recorded the album in Los Angeles with producer Mike Elizondo (Rihanna, Maroon 5, Pink).

The 22-year-old has been racking up frequent flier miles of late, jetting back and forth between L.A. and Wilmington, North Carolina, where she’s also shooting new episodes of the CW Network’s hit TV series “One Tree Hill.” This season sees Voegele reprising her role as singer-songwriter Mia. She made headlines last year by performing several songs on the show, all from Don’t Look Away.

In their year-end issue, Billboard magazine spotlighted the 10 biggest film and television placement/appearances of 2008 and put Voegele’s involvement with “One Tree Hill” at No. 1. Wrote Billboard Sr. Editor Ann Donohue, “There’s getting a song placed in a prime-time show and then there’s getting cast in that show to play your own music and have the show’s creator write storylines for you inspired by your songs. Such was the case for Kate Voegele…”.

The new season of “One Tree Hill” will see Voegele giving audiences sneak previews of songs from the upcoming album, beginning with the March 16th episode, when she will premiere a brand-new track titled “Manhattan From The Sky.”

Voegele, hailed by Entertainment Weekly for being among the best of “the new golden age of female singer-songwriters,” spent the majority of 2008 touring in support of debut album Don’t Look Away, the record that earned her “Artist To Watch In ‘08” accolades from Billboard. Over the course of the year, she shared stages with Natasha Bedingfield, The Veronicas, Ben Lee, Cary Brothers and launched her own headlining tour.
Voegele performed on “Live with Regis and Kelly” and CBS’ “The Early Show,” and also appeared on “TRL” and Fuse-TV’s “The Sauce.” She recently gave a special acoustic performance on the ABC-TV’s “The Bachelor.” She’s also been featured on the cover of USA Today’s “Life” section and appeared in the pages of People, CosmoGirl, TV Guide and Giant, to name but a few.

Check out Kate’s latest video blog to sneak a peek inside the studio while she works on the new album.

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Berlin based glam rockers Cinema Bizarre have announced they will join Lady Gaga on her upcoming spring tour. Lady Gaga’s The Fame Ball Tour kicks off this week in San Diego and is sure to be filled with the pop sensation’s offbeat glitz and a cast of unusual acts to fit the bill. Cinema Bizarre’s support for the The Fame Ball tour will span all 23 dates which will also include Chester French and The White Tie Affair.

Look out for Cinema Bizarre’s EP to hit all Hot Topic retailers March 17th and for a full length album to hit stores this spring.

For more information, head to myspace.com/cinemabizarre.

Cinema Bizarre Tour Dates
Mar 12 House of Blues – San Diego
Mar 13 The Wiltern – Los Angeles
Mar 14 Mezzanine – San Francisco
Mar 16 The Showbox/ the market – Seattle
Mar 17 Wonder Ballroom – Portland
Mar 18 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver
Mar 21 Gothic Theatre – Englewood
Mar 23 Fine Line Music Café – Minneapolis
Mar 24 House of Blues – Chicago
Mar 25 Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak
Mar 26 Elements – Kitchener
Mar 27 Bronson Centre – Ottawa
Mar 28 Metropolis – Montreal
Mar 30 House of Blues – Boston
Mar 31 Terminal 5 – New York
Apr 1 Electric Factory – Philadelphia
Apr 2 9.30 Club – Washington DC
Apr 3 Toad`s Place of Richmond – Richmond
Apr 4 Palm Springs Convention Centre – Palm Springs
Apr 6 House of Blues – Orlando
Apr 7 The Ritz – Tampa
Apr 8 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale
Apr 9 Centerstage – Atlanta
Apr 20 The Knitting Factory – Los Angeles, California *
Apr 24 Highline Ballroom – New York *

UK rock / drum’n'bass / hardcore / trance quartet Enter Shikari return to the USA for the first time since 2008’s Coachella to play four sets at this year’s South By Southwest in Austin, Texas.

The band can be found blowing minds and bursting ear drums at the following events

Thursday 19th March
2.15pm(-ish) – EMOS – Artery Foundation show (free entry… all ages. no badge / no wristband. first come first served)
5.15pm(-ish) – THE WAVE. 6th St – Kerrang / Guitar Hero party (rsvp for this one to Kerrangparty@xtaster.co.uk).

Saturday 21st March –
10pm – EMOS ANNEX (this is the band’s official SXSW showcase, so all the usual wristband / badge etc required)
1am @ PUREVOLUME HOUSE (rsvp for entry – http://www.purevolume.com/thehouse)

Enter Shikari have just completed work on the follow up to their debut album ‘Take To The Skies’ entitled ‘Common Dreads’.

‘Antwerpen’, a track from the forthcoming album, was released as a free download via the band’s website – www.entershikari.com – just a few days ago, and just for laughs.

The band will be available for all manner of promo during SXSW. To connect with the band send an e-mail to info@entershikari.com

16 Frames’ debut album Where It Ends has just exclusively premiered on Rhapsody.com. The site is streaming the album in full and has made the Matt Serletic (Matchbox 20, Santana) produced album available for purchase before its official release date. After having several songs featured on MTV’s The Hills, the Los Angeles based band is again making themselves heard on TV with their song “Close Range” in the new promos for ABC’s “Private Practice.”

Where It Ends will be available in stores and on iTunes March 24th.

U2.com today confirms that the U2 360¡Æ tour will open at the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on 30th June. The U2 360¡Æ Tour is sponsored by BlackBerry¢ç and it is the band¡¯s first stadium outing since the Vertigo Tour 05/06 and follows the release of their acclaimed album, No Line On The Horizon. Their 12th studio album, No Line On The Horizon is already number 1 in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Japan and the Czech Republic with further chart positions to be announced this week.
Produced by Live Nation Global Touring, U2 360¡Æ will visit 14 cities across Europe including dates in Milan, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Nice, Dublin, Chorzow, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, London, Sheffield and Glasgow before finishing at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 22nd August. The European tour will be followed by dates in North America beginning at Chicago¡¯s Soldier Field on September 12th, 2009.
Long-time U2 Show Director Willie Williams has worked again with architect Mark Fisher (ZooTV, PopMart, Elevation and Vertigo), to create an innovative 360¢ª design which affords an unobstructed view for the audience. U2 360¡Æ also marks the first time a band has toured in stadiums with such a unique and original structure (which can be viewed at U2.com).
¡°U2 has always been at their best when surrounded by their audience, this staging takes a giant leap forward. With 85 percent of the tickets priced at less than $95.00, general admission floor tickets priced at $55.00 and at least 10,000 tickets at every venue priced at the $30.00 price range, we have worked very hard to ensure that U2 fans can purchase a great priced ticket with a guaranteed great view¡± says U2¡¯s manager Paul McGuinness.
Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring/Chairman – Global Music Live Nation: “Following the overwhelming worldwide success of the Vertigo tour where every available ticket was sold, there is tremendous anticipation for this tour and to experience this revolutionary production. As usual fans will not be disappointed.”

“This tour announcement marks the first stage of a relationship and shared vision between Blackberry and U2 that we expect will lead to new and innovative ways to enhance the mobile music experience on the BlackBerry platform for U2 fans,” added Paul McGuinness. ¡°We look forward to sharing more details as the relationship unfolds.¡±
In keeping with their long-standing tradition, U2 will welcome a number of different support acts to the tour including Glasvegas, Elbow, Kaiser Chiefs, Snow Patrol and Black Eyed Peas with additional artists to be announced.
Tickets for U2 360¡Æ performances in Milan and Gothenburg go on sale this Friday, March 13th. Tickets for the Amsterdam performance go on sale this Saturday, March 14th. Full details of all dates and on-sale information as well as a virtual model of the unique production and seating positions can be found on a dedicated microsite at U2.com. As usual, existing subscribers to U2¡¯s official website u2.com will have an opportunity to purchase tickets in advance of the public on sale date.

EUROPEAN TOUR SCHEDULE:

30-JUNE BARCELONA, SP NOU CAMP
07-JULY MILAN, IT SAN SIRO
11-JULY PARIS, FR STADE DE FRANCE
15-JULY NICE, FR PARC CHARLES EHRMANN
18-JULY BERLIN, DE OLYMPIC STADIUM
20-JULY AMSTERDAM, NL ArenA
24-JULY DUBLIN, IE CROKE PARK
31-JULY GOTHENBURG, SE ULLEVI

06-AUG. CHORZOW, PL SLASKI STADIUM
10-AUG. ZAGREB, HR MAKSIMIR STADIUM
14-AUG. LONDON, UK WEMBLEY STADIUM
18-AUG. GLASGOW, UK HAMPDEN PARK
20-AUG. SHEFFIELD, UK DON VALLEY STADIUM
22-AUG. CARDIFF, UK MILLENNIUM STADIUM

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR SCHEDULE:

12-SEPT. CHICAGO, IL SOLDIER FIELD
16-SEPT. TORONTO, ON THE ROGERS CENTRE
20-SEPT. BOSTON, MA GILLETTE STADIUM
24-SEPT. NEW YORK, NY GIANTS STADIUM

In September and October, U2 360 will also visit: Atlanta, GA; Charlottesville, VA; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Norman, OK; Phoenix, AZ; Tampa, FL; Washington, DC and Vancouver, BC. Complete Tour and ticketing information to follow.

Check out a behind the scenes look of Pussycat Dolls on the set of their new Thomas Kloss (Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus) directed video for “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny).” The Dolls headed to snowy Vienna to shoot the video for their interpretation of the Oscar-winning track from Slumdog Millionaire. Nicole talks about how she felt when they were first asked to do the song and shares the amazing experience of shooting the video.

You Are My Destiny video: