Former American Idol champion Fantasia Barrino is set to star in her own reality TV show on VH1. She does have mortgage bills to pay after all. The series will premiere in early 2010 and will document the singer’s life as an artist and a single mother. According to Executive Vice President of Original Programming at VH1, “Her [Fantasia's] challenges from fame and her unwillingness to fail have combined to create a larger-than-life talent who appeals to music lovers around the world. So many people wanted to work with her on this, but Fantasia is now part of the VH1 family, and we’re so happy to have her.”
The singer has apparently been keeping a low profile ever since that nasty even of hers with former boyfriend Chris Brown, but now Rihanna seems to be coming back to the stage and she’s doing it in Dubai where she will have a concert on May 28th. A spokesman for Dubai tourism had this to say about Rihanna’s upcoming concert: “There will be over 25,000 tickets available. They will be going on sale in the next couple of days.” Also, the spokesman added: “Normally they create a special stage in the desert for these events.” Interesting… what’s going to happen in Rihanna’s case? Are they just going to let her sing in the sand? Or better still, maybe trick her into getting into a pool of quicksand and then enjoying the show?
“Know Your Enemy,” the first single from Green Day’s upcoming eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, is available now. After teasing fans with a snippet of the track, the full version has finally hit iTunes for the world to hear.
21st Century Breakdown, which will be released by Reprise Records worldwide on May 15th, is the best-selling trio’s first studio album since 2004’s two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide. In a recent feature, Rolling Stone called 21st Century Breakdown “even more ambitious than American Idiot” and “a record of die-hard punk ideals…tightly scripted, continually ascending classic-rock excitement.”
Get “Know Your Enemy” now on iTunes.
Hollywood hair metal dreamers Steel Panther have launched an all out attack on the pop mainstream with their newest video “Death to All But Metal”. Asserting their alpha male dominance with plenty of hairspray, spandex, and sick stage moves, Steel Panther have taken shots against anyone NOT flying the hair metal flag. Kanye West, Madonna, and 50-Cent are among the superstars targeted by lead singer Michael Starr’s wrath in the clip.
“Death to All But Metal” is an homage to Van Halen’s classic “Hot For Teacher” video and also features a cameo by smart mouth comedienne Sarah Silverman as the school principal.
Steel Panther’s new album, Feel The Steel, hits stores on 6/9 (how fitting is that date?!)
Check out Steel Panther’s new video for “Death To All But Metal” below:
Through a “tweet” on Twitter.com today, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND have announced that they are giving away their new single, “Funny the Way It Is,” as a free download for one week. Dave (@davejmatthews) and bassist Stefan Lessard (@slessard) are both very active on Twitter, keeping touch with their huge fanbase and decided it was the perfect place to get the word out. The song comes off their upcoming album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, which hits stores on June 2nd. It will be the band’s first studio album since the death of saxophonist LeRoi Moore last summer. The “GrooGrux King” in the album title refers to Moore’s nickname within the group. Matthews created all of the artwork for Big Whiskey, including the richly detailed cover illustration that puts a GrooGrux spin on New Orleans’ traditional Mardi Gras parades while evoking the joy and the sorrow expressed in the album’s songs. Matthews has designed logos and other elements in the past, but this is the first time he has created the entire packaging for a Dave Matthews Band album.
Guitarist Tim Reynolds will play on the album, making it his first recording with DMB since 1998’s Before These Crowded Streets. The album was produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Goo Goo Dolls). Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King will also feature the recording debuts of Rashawn Ross who joined the band in 1996 but hadn’t played on any of their studio releases yet and Moore’s replacement, saxophonist Jeff Coffin who also is a member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. DMB just released a trailer for the new album which can be seen below.
Dave Matthews Band kicks off its 2009 tour tonight with a show at Madison Square Garden in New York City and will be on the road through October 2nd. Please visit http://www.davematthewsband.com for a full itinerary of the band’s spring and summer tours – and also check the website for the launch of the Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King pre-order later this week. Fans who pre-order the CD at the band’s website will receive the group’s upcoming live album, Live Trax 15, for free. Live Trax 15 captures the group’s August 9th, 2008 show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI, one of the most fan-requested shows for release from last year’s summer tour.
Download “Funny the Way It Is” for FREE here all this week: www.rcarecords.com/dmbfreedownload
Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is out June 2nd.
Ashley Tisdale has just released her brand new single “It’s Alright, It’s OK!” The track premiered earlier this morning live with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM. Co-written by Swedish production team Twin, the song is a spunky break-up anthem about being single and in control of your life for the first time.
“I love break-up songs,” Tisdale says. “Everyone can relate to those moments when you need to vent your frustration about a previous relationship. ‘It’s Alright, It’s OK’ is about how you need to stand up for yourself and not let someone walk all over you; it’s a message I wanted to get across to other girls.”
An accompanying video to “It’s Alright, It’s OK” will premiere on MySpace’s on April 21st with feature support from such major online partners as AOL Music and Yahoo! Music, and MTV.com will premiere exclusive “making of the video” footage the week of the single’s release. Tisdale stars in the video with actor Adam Gregory (the CW’s 90210), who plays her ex-boyfriend. The clip was directed by Scott Speer, who has helmed previous videos for Tisdale as well as those from Jordin Sparks and David Archuleta.
U2, arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time, has teamed up with A-list production team Justice to bring fans a mind-altering remix of epic proportions. The pairing of super stars and super producers on “Get On Your Boots,” the first single from U2’s No Line On The Horizon, can be heard exclusively on Stereogum.com.
For more information on U2, including tour dates and news, can be found on the band’s official site U2.com. No Line On The Horizon is in stores now!
New Kids On The Block are hitting the road again in support of their album The Block! Donnie, Jordan, Joey, Danny and Jon will kick off the “Full Service Tour” on May 28th in Atlanta, playing shows through July 18th in Houston. Jabbawockeez, the champs from season one of MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew,” will join NKOTB on the road for what promises to be the hottest party of the summer.
Check out the new video of Donnie on the homepage of NKOTB.com discussing what to expect on the new tour. The clip features plenty of live footage and the guys’ signature dance moves.
Dates for NKOTB’s Full Service Tour:
May 28: Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheatre)
May 29: Birmingham, Ala. (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
May 30: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheater)
May 31: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheater)
June 2: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
June 3: Raleigh, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion )
June 5: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
June 6: Camden, N.J. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
June 7: Washington, D.C. (Nissan Pavilion)
June 10: Scranton, Pa. (Toyota Pavilion)
June 11: Pittsburgh (Post-Gazette Pavilion)
June 12: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
June 13: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
June 14: Buffalo, N.Y. (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
June 16: Saratoga, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
June 18: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)
June 19: Boston (Comcast Center)
June 21: Toronto (Molson Amphitheater)
June 23: Cleveland (Blossom Music Center)
June 25: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Center)
June 26: Chicago (First Midwest Bank Amphitheater)
June 27: Cincinnati ( Riverbend Music Center)
June 28: INDIANAPOLIS (Verizon Amphitheater)
July 1: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless)
July 2: Memphis, Tenn. (Mud Island Ampitheater)
July 3: Wichita, Kans. (Hartman Arena)
July 7: Seattle (White River Amphitheatre)
July 9: San Francisco (Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord)
July 10: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Ampitheater)
July 11: Las Vegas (The Pearl)
July 12: Phoenix (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
July 15: Denver (Fiddler’s Green)
July 17: Dallas (Superpages.com Center)
July 18: Houston (Cynthia Mitchell Woods Pavilion)
New photo: Steve Rushton and Miley Cyrus on the red carpet at the Hannah Montana: The Movie premiere
Check out Steve Rushton’s acoustic performance of his song “Game Over.” Watch the clip to find out the story behind the track which appears on the soundtrack to Hannah Montana: The Movie.
Video “Game Over” acoustic
Green Day have just released a behind-the-scenes look at their new video for “Know Your Enemy.” The clip, while short, gives a glimpse into what’s in store for fans in the forthcoming video. The Matthew Cullen (Weezer) directed video was shot in Los Angeles and will make its premiere on April 24th via 250+ MTV on-air and online outlets worldwide.
For fans that can’t wait for the video, Green Day have released the lyrics to the entire album on their official site GreenDay.com. 21st Century Breakdown hits stores May 15th.
21st Century Breakdown Tracklisting
ACT I HEROES AND CONS
Song of the Century
21st Century Breakdown
Know Your Enemy
¡Viva La Gloria!
Before The Lobotomy
Christian’s Inferno
Last Night On Earth
ACT II CHARLATANS AND SAINTS
East Jesus Nowhere
Peacemaker
Last Of The American Girls
Murder City
?Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)
Restless Heart Syndrome
ACT III HORSESHOES AND AND HANDGRENADES
Horseshoes and Handgrenades
The Static Age
21 Guns
American Eulogy
a) Mass Hysteria
b) Modern World
See The Light
Kate Voegele checked in with fans from her trailer on the set of One Tree Hill before shooting her last scene of the season. Tune in to watch the spunky singer/songwriter talk about her new song “Manhattan From The Sky,” her upcoming single “99 Times,” and why it’s bittersweet to wrap up shooting season 6 of the show. Kate can’t wait to get back on the road, so be sure to check out tour dates on MySpace.com/KateVoegele.
A Fine Mess will be in stores on May 19th.
The Deluxe Edition of Demi Lovato’s debut album Don’t Forget is available today! The limited edition CD+DVD includes hits like “Get Back” and “La La Land” as well two brand new tracks. The DVD features a live performance, making of the videos, a photo slideshow from the album photoshoot, behind the scenes at Jonas Brothers’ Burnin’ Up tour plus never before seen footage from the studio! Head over to Amazon to grab the Deluxe Edition today.
Track listing:
1. La La Land
2. Get Back
3. Trainwreck
4. Party
5. On The Line – Feat. Jonas Brothers
6. Don’t Forget
7. Gonna Get Caught
8. Two Worlds Collide
9. The Middle
10. Until You’re Mine
11. Believe In Me
12. Behind Enemy Lines * Bonus Track
13. Lo Que Soy (This Is Me – Spanish Version) *Bonus Track
Ashley Tisdale has just revealed the release date for her album Guilty Pleasure! The HSM alum’s sophomore album featuring the first single “It’s Alright, It’s OK” will drop on June 16th. Ashley posted the exciting news on her official blog yesterday:
Hey guys! I have really exciting news and I couldn’t wait to tell you. I got the official word that the album is coming out June 16th!!!!! I am so excited because I’ve worked so hard on this album and I can’t wait for you guys to hear it! I’ll check back in later! Love you guys! xoxo –Ashley
Keep visiting AshleyTisdale.com for updates leading up to the release of Guilty Pleasure.
Duff McKagan’s Loaded have just premiered the video for “Flatline,” the first single from their forthcoming album, Sick. The band features McKagan, the former Guns N’ Roses and current Velvet Revolver bassist on vocals and guitar. This clip features the high flying camera work of Director Thomas Mignone, who is know from videos for world acts such as Slipknot, Cradle of Filth and Fall of Troy. The clip premiered on AOL’s Noisecreep metal blog.
Check out the video for “Flatline” here:
http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/03/27/duff-mckagans-loaded-flatline-video-premiere/
Tour dates:
May 02 – Showbox Market – Seattle, Washington
May 16 – Rock On The Range Festival – Columbus, Ohio
May 17 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, New Jersey
Jun. 03 – Virgin Oil – Helsinki, FIN
Jun. 04 – Teatria Club – Oulu, FIN
Jun. 05 – Sauna Open Air Festival – Tempere, FIN
Jun. 06 – Rock AM Ring Festival – Nurburg, GER
Jun. 07 – Rock IM Ring Festival – Nuremburg, GER
Jun. 10 – Caribana Festival – Crans-Pres-Celigny, SWI
Jun. 12 – Download Festival – Donington, UK
Jun. 14 – Zenith – Munich, GER
Jun. 15 – Schleyerhalle – Stuttgart, GER
Jun. 16 – Funkpark AM – Berlin, GER
Jun. 17 – Arena – Prague, CZR
Jun. 20 – Metalway Festival – Zaragoza, SPA
Jun. 21 – Nova Rock Festival – Nicklesdorf, AUT
Jun. 22 – Sportzentrum – Wettingen, GER
Jun. 23 – Palladium – Cologne, GER
Jun. 26 – Idroscalo Festival – Milan, ITA
Jun. 27 – Graspop Festival – Dessel, BEL
Jun. 28 – Melkweg – Amsterdam, NETH
Check out this brand new pic of Cinema Bizarre with Lady Gaga! The glam-rockers from Berlin have spent the past month opening up for the newly anointed Princess of Pop on her Fame Ball Tour. Cinema Bizarre will be headlining their own shows on April 20th at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles and on April 24th at Highline Ballroom in New York City. Head over to MySpace.com/CinemaBizarre for more info.
Barely a month after pleading not guilty to manhandling Rihanna and barely two months after the violent incident between him and Rihanna, Chris Brown is once again on the prowl for a new love—err punching bag– and it seems the un-lucky girl is singer Natalia Mejia. Chris Brown and Natalie Mejia were recently photographed at Tattoo Mania, a West Hollywood tattoo parlor. Report of a budding love affair between him and Natalie Mejia was however denied by Chris Brown.
Chris Brown is denying reports that he’s getting romantic with Girlicious singer Natalie Mejia. Chris Brown however admitted she was in the same tattoo parlor but Natalie Mejia was not with him but with a certain Dean. There is also no truth to reports that Chris Brown is dating a college student in Virginia named Erica Johnson, his representatives said. There are however reports that Chris Brown spent Easter weekend with Rihanna.
Kelis and Nas are expecting a baby together for the first time but are finding it hard to find a suitable for their still unborn child. So to do just that the couple are planning to launch a new internet competition to find a name.
Nas, who is the father of a 15-year-old Destiny his daughter from a previous relationship has said: “Yeah, we are deciding between a few baby names. It’s kind of hard. I’ve been thinking about kind of putting something online – ‘Choose his name’.
I’m sure our stars are really dumb but what makes them such good business people are their reps and others involved in managing their careers’. Who gives them such horrible ideas to make money, these people are willing to sell just about anything to make money and gain publicity.
Wait and watch someday tattooing and piercing too would be selling as a reality show and that would be outrageous but then is anything outrageous any more.
It’s been rumored that Simon Cowell may be leaving his seat at the American Idol judges’ table when this season wraps up after he gave an interview to UK’s Daily Mirror hinting at his departure. He said about how the schedule is getting to him because, apart from Idol, he has two British-based shows and other projects. However, the famously bitter judge says he still loves doing the show and he’ll be staying put for at least another year, as his contract requires. Simon spoke to the Associated Press saying he is considering all options for his future and has yet to come to a decision about how he might trim his work load.
Recently teen star Miley Cyrus was involved in an ugly bust-up with rockers Radiohead. First up was Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke who snubbed the singer-actor during the Grammy Awards held in February.
Miley Cyrus wasted no time in getting back by vowing to “ruin” the British rock group last month. But out of nowhere Jamie Foxx has jumped into play and launched a blistering attack in the 16-year-old star by telling her to “make a sex tape and grow up”.
Hey Jamie, maybe you need to get off “the pipe” yourself. Dude, there are things that has us observers annoyed when Miley opens her mouth and puts her “her foot” in it, but this is very low of what you said. It shows lack of class and sophistication.
She may not be the most sophisticated, polished and intelligent person one wishes to meet, as a matter of fact, she is the poster child of the NASCAR, trailer – park family sect, but what you said, Jamie, was uncalled and boorishly rude.
Leona Lewis is getting geared up to make her sophomore album and amongst the many people she’s working with, the X Factor champ will be joining forces with Girls Aloud song writing and producing team, Xenomania. Songwriter Miranda Cooper said “We are not going to change Leona’s style but it’s interesting for us to do something downbeat; tragic songs with a twist.” If they want to know what it’s like to make those types of songs, just try to go a back a bit on Justin Timberlake’s career. Those songs are what came to mind when Miranda talked about what they’re trying to do for Leona.
