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Hollywood recording artists Youngstown have landed a slot opening for Jessica Simpson on the latter’s upcoming “Dreamchaser” tour beginning August 8 at the Bell County Expo in Belton, Texas. “Down For The Get Down,” Youngstown’s eagerly awaited sophomore album, is scheduled to hit stores on August 7th. Produced by Julian Raymond (Fastball), Oliver Leiber (BBMak) and Guy Roche (Christina Aguilera, Aaliyah), “Down For The Get Down” fully delivers on the promise of trio’s 1999 smash debut, “Let’s Roll.” The disc is best described as pop with punch, blending harmony andattitude with sweet, sincere ballads and in-your-face bounce. Billboard praised the… Read more »

Though making last year’s Return of Saturn was a long, often straining process for No Doubt, the band has learned to loosen up for its successor. As the Southern California pop-rockers work to get it out by year’s end, they continue to take a free-form attitude, collaborating with producers from all over the musical spectrum, including reggae, hip-hop, electronica and new wave. “I think this [album] is going to be our happy road,” said guitarist Tom Dumont. No Doubt, who spent two years on Return, have already laid down tracks for the still-untitled disc with red-hot production duo the Neptunes… Read more »

Alanis Morissette has returned to the jagged little sound that made her famous. The Canadian singer debuted eight new songs during a show Friday night, providing a generous preview of her next album, which is sitting in limbo while she fights a contract dispute with Maverick Records. Much of the new material harked back to the edgier pop-rock of Morissette’s 1995 smash, Jagged Little Pill, and steered away from the moody, Eastern-influenced sound of its follow-up, 1998’s Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie. Accordingly, the two-hour performance – the first of two consecutive nights at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre – was… Read more »

Sugar Ray recently had a chance to live out their dreams – or at least their dream videos – when the pop-rockers shot a clip for the single “When It’s Over.” “Each guy has their dream sequence – like if they had the video of their choice, what would it be?” drummer Stan Frazier explained on the set of the video shoot over the weekend. Guitarist Rodney Sheppard steps into Bruce Lee’s shoes and kung-fu fights basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; DJ Homicide chills in a strip club featuring imagery pulled from his favorite hip-hop videos; bassist Murphy Karges rocks out… Read more »

Trek’s organizers say band pulled out; group’s spokesperson says contract was never signed. Say it ain’t so – Weezer have dropped off the Vans Warped Tour, according to a spokesperson for the summer skate-punk trek. The band’s Geffen publicist, however, said on Friday (April 6) that Weezer were never officially on the bill in the first place, despite an announcement by tour organizer Kevin Lyman Productions in early February. “They had the offer, but they never confirmed it,” Dennis Dennehy said. “The band apologizes for psyching anyone up inadvertently,” a posting on Weezer’s Web site said Friday. An earlier post… Read more »

Fourth album said to feature electronica, hard R&B, even country. ‘NSYNC have titled their fourth album after something they know a lot about: Celebrity. The follow-up to last year’s No Strings Attached – which sold a record-setting 2.4 million copies in its first week – is due June 26. Jive Records hopes to have a first single out by the end of April, a spokesperson said. Though there’s no word on the title, it’s promised to be an uptempo track. The group’s members recently said their new album will dip into such genres as electronica, hard R&B, “straight-up dance music”… Read more »

‘N Sync have enlisted the galaxy’s hottest producers, the Neptunes, for their follow-up to No Strings Attached, tentatively set for a June release. The quintet is in a New York studio this week with the Virginia-based production duo, which has worked with rappers Mystikal, Jay-Z and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, R&B diva Kelis and pop-rockers No Doubt. ‘N Syncers Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick recently said the album will dip into such genres as electronica, hard R&B, “straight-up dance music” and even country. The boys, who have already recorded material in Orlando, Florida, and Los Angeles, have said they hoped to… Read more »

Napster Inc. has entered into a promotion deal with pop-rock band the Rosenbergs and will sponsor their North American tour, the company said Thursday. In what Napster calls a “bold marketing move that lifts the concept of music sharing from the digital arena and returns it to the streets,” the file-swapping company will finance 10,000 extra copies of the Rosenbergs’ “Mission: You.” When the album hits stores Feb. 20, the 10,000 CDs will be bundled with the original as a two-for-one sale. Napster’s copy of the album will bear the Napster logo and a message: “Support Napster, share the music… Read more »