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‘Empire’ Entrenched At No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:59:54 +0000

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind” holds atop the Billboard Hot 100 for a second straight week with gains in all chart components: airplay, sales and streaming. The track’s 10.4 million airplay bump is second only to Ke$ha’s 12 million listener spike for “Tik Tok” which takes the Airplay Gainer award as it [...]

Phish / November 22, 2009 / Syracuse, N.Y. (War Memorial)

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:58:51 +0000

When tickets for Phish’s Sunday night (Nov. 22) show in Syracuse, N.Y. went on sale back in October, all 6,700 of them were gone in 15 minutes — and with good reason. The last time Phish performed at the War Memorial arena was November 1994. Local fans were ready for another show, and the band [...]

Dirty Projectors Jam Again With Roots, Mos Def, Kweli

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:57:34 +0000

The Dirty Projects/Roots musical love affair continued today (Nov. 25) on the set of “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,” as two members of the Brooklyn-based group joined the Roots to back Mos Def and Talib Kweli on their song “History.” The show airs tonight on NBC; the studio version of the track can be found [...]

Video: Kara DioGuardi Looks Ahead To ‘Idol’

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:55:50 +0000

Kara DioGuardi’s written plenty of pop hits, turning love woes and triumphs into catchy hooks for everyone from Pink to Cobra Starship, Britney Spears to Kelly Clarkson and more. But when asked to pick her all-time favorite song from the pack, she doesn’t hesitate for a second. “[Christina Aguilera's] ‘Ain’t No Other Man’,” she recently [...]

All Time Low / November 21, 2009 / St. Louis (The Pageant)

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:54:31 +0000

All Time Low’s sold-out show in St. Louis Saturday night (Nov. 21) was a public display of youthful exuberance and teenage rebellion served with a dose of toilet humor. Guitarist Jack Barakat’s mic stand was decorated with bras, many of which were thrown by audience members and featured a message written inside the cups. “Call [...]

Adam Lambert: I’m A Performer, Not A Babysitter

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:51:04 +0000

Adam Lambert admits he got carried away with his sexually charged American Music Awards performance, but he’s offering no apology. The glam rocker from “American Idol” said on “The Early Show” that his performance would not have caused as much controversy if he weren’t openly gay. He also said there were other “adult” moments on [...]

John Mayer Snares No. 1 On Busy Billboard 200

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:49:58 +0000

John Mayer brings home his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as “Battle Studies” bows with 286,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The singer/songwriter’s first chart-topper came with “Heavier Things” in 2003, when it bowed with 317,000. Mayer’s last studio set, “Continuum,” entered the chart at No. 2 with 300,000 in [...]

Grammy Awards 2010 Nominations Preview

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:48:18 +0000

Who will nab the bids when the nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards are announced on Dec. 2? Its been a banner year for music, so there’s no clear frontrunner, but there will be plenty of familiar faces in the running for multiple awards. So far, the drama swirling around this year’s nominations encompasses not [...]

Susan Boyle On Track For Biggest Debut Of 2009

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:43:16 +0000

U.S. music retailers say they are realizing Susan Boyle’s dreams, as her album “I Dreamed A Dream” is blowing up way beyond sales expectations. Label and distribution executives, meanwhile, project that based on early sales returns at the big box stores and pre-orders at direct marketers like Amazon and QVC, Boyle’s album is in contention [...]

Liam Gallagher Talks Up New Band With Ex-Oasis Bandmates

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:59:35 +0000

Former Oasis guitarist and vocalist Liam Gallagher says that he and all of the other members of the band – aside from his brother Noel – are writing songs and will continue to perform as a new group. “We’re sort of doing things at the moment,” he said during an Italian radio interview to promote [...]