With a certain industry critic quipping recently that the album format is dead, the success of The Visual Album goes to show that the album format is only as alive as the artistic creativity and expression that it possesses from front-to-back, and that that such creativity and talent is still rewarded in the music industry.
Fun.’s Nate Ruess has grabbed a feature spot on Eminem’s new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2. This will be Eminem’s first album since 2010’s Recovery. It seems that fun. have been everywhere recently, just getting off of their Most Nights tour with Tegan and Sara, and performing on stage with the legendary band Queen. Take a look at the MMPL2 tracklist below. 1. Bad Guy 2. “Parking Log” (Skit) 3. “Rhyme or Reason” 4. “So Much Better” 5. “Survival” 6. “Legacy” 7. “A–hole” (featuring Skylar Grey) 8. “Berzerk” 9. “Rap God” 10. “Brainless” 11. “Stronger Than I Was”… Read more »
Adding fuel to the blend-rock-and-roll-with-pop-music fire, the Virginia quartet otherwise known as Parachute dive head first into the fight for a hit pop song with their latest record, Overnight.
Fearless Records have announced the release of Punk Goes Pop Volume 5. The cover album will come out November 6th and features bands such as Mayday Parade, The Maine, Craig Owens, and Memphis May Fire.
For his forthcoming fourth album The Midsummer Station, Owl City’s Adam Young did something he has never done before: he collaborated with co-producers, co-writers, and other artists. The album is a culmination of crisp, finely-tuned vocals, and explosive pop tunes that will delight the moment they hit.
Season 10, Episode 2. The Night Lands. Music from Angels & Airwaves, Mariana’s Trench, Rihanna, M83.
This Saturday, October 15, Allstar Weekend will be performing a free show at Hollywood & Highland. It will be their last show of 2011 before they set out on their upcoming winter tour which begins on January 13.
Released digitally on November 22nd, first week sales of My Forever garnered the band a #6 debut on Billboard’s “Heatseeker Album Chart” and #96 on the “Digital Album Chart” as well as peaking on iTunes’ “Pop Album Chart”.
Despite some big-name detractors, “We are the World: 25 for Haiti” debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart just days after the all-star charity single premiered during the televised opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
‘There’s not a better job on the planet than judging a karaoke contest,’ Stern says on his Sirius radio show.
