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Will.I.Am remixes The Who’s ‘My Generation’
Recently news broke that Will.i.am will be part of the Super Bowl halftime show starring The Who, but in a very unusual way.
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Recently news broke that Will.i.am will be part of the Super Bowl halftime show starring The Who, but in a very unusual way.
Though nearly a year has passed since Blink-182 announced its reunion, the wait for the trio’s next album is not over.
If you thought 2009 was a big year for music, just wait until you see what 2010 has in store.
Adding to the heap of awards already bestowed on her, Taylor Swift has been voted The Associated Press entertainer of the year.
Few new artists in recent years have made an impact on the pop music scene as quickly as Lady Gaga, who won the Best New Artist Video Music Award this September. But her catchy number-one hits and unpredictable performances are not enough to make her eligible for the new artist category at next year’s Grammy awards.
Fueled By Ramen recording group Paramore has announced details of their hugely anticipated third album, Brand New Eyes, which will land in stores Sept. 28. Produced by Grammy Award-winner Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock, My Chemical Romance) and co-produced by the band, Brand New Eyes is the long-awaited follow-up to 2007’s US platinum certified, and UK gold certified, second album Riot!, which has now sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The new 12-track collection is unquestionably Paramore’s brightest album to date, fit to burst with all the exuberant melodies, breathless hooks and irrepressible energy that has made the Nashville-based… Read more »
Usher has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife of less than two years, Tameka Foster-Raymond. The 30-year-old Confessions singer filed the petition in an Atlanta Superior Court, and no details regarding the split were revealed. Usher marred Foster, who was previously his stylist, at a lavish Georgia ceremony in 2007, and the couple had two sons together. However, the pair had been separated for some time, and Usher was recently seen in paparazzi photos partying at a nightclub in Las Vegas. Earlier this year, Foster suffered cardiac arrest while undergoing a plastic surgery procedure in Brazil, forcing Usher to… Read more »
“1,2,3,4,” the current hit single from Plain White T’s, has gone platinum, having sold over 1 million digital copies. The song appears on the band’s latest album, Big Bad World, which was recorded with Grammy nominated producer Johnny K and is the follow up to its 2006 major label debut album, Every Second Counts. Sales of “1,2,3,4” have been fueled by the popularity of its companion video, which caught fire after its release in February. To date, the single has garnered over 27 million plays on MySpace, while the video has over 5 million views on YouTube. Shot in 18-degree… Read more »
“American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert has told Rolling Stone magazine he is gay, answering a question that followed the singer for months since he gained millions of fans on the No. 1 U.S. TV talent show. “I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I’m gay,” Lambert told the music magazine in excerpts from an interview that were released on Tuesday. “I’m proud of my sexuality,” he added. “I embrace it. It’s just another part of me.” The issue with Lambert on the cover hits newsstands this Friday, with the full interview inside. During his… Read more »
Pop diva Whitney Houston will release a new album in September, her first in seven years, Arista Records said. Since her career kicked off in 1985 with her self-titled debut, Houston has sold more than 170 million records, singles and videos around the world. Houston, 45, is one of music’s most decorated female artists with more than 400 awards. Trained as a gospel singer, some of Houston’s best-known hits include “How Will I Know,” “Greatest Love of All” and “I Will Always Love You” from the 1992 movie “The Bodyguard,” in which she also starred. In recent years, she made… Read more »
