As a busy Phoenix Wedding DJ we have played many of Taylor Swift.

Phoenix Wedding DJ plans on hearing much more out of Taylor Swift in the future.

Below Phoenix Wedding DJ has posted an awesome article found at music-news.com

http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Taylor-Swift-tops-new-money-makers-list&nItemID=49762

Taylor Swift has topped Billboard’s new Money Makers list after earning more than $35 million in 2011. The Grammy Award winner was the biggest earner on the list, which was released on Friday on the publication’s website. The 22-year-old pop country star is riding on the success of albums Fearless and Speak Now and her recent tour. Rock band U2 came in a close second with earnings of $32 million following their monumental 360-degree tour. Kenny Chesney was next in line having made more than $29 million, followed by Lady Gaga at $25 million and Lil Wayne at $23 million. Others in top ten included Sade, Bon Jovi, Céline Dion and Jason Aldean. Billboard’s sixth annual Money Makers list also included British singer Adele who came in tenth, with earnings of more than $13 million last year. The list is based on US income sources from tours, album sales and publishing royalties but does not factor in sponsorships, merchandise sales or synchronisation deals.
Billboard’s Money Makers list 2012, top ten:
1. Taylor Swift $35.7 million 2. U2 – $32.1 million 3. Kenny Chesney – $29.8 million 4. Lady Gaga – $25.4 million 5. Lil Wayne – $ 23.2 million 6. Bon Jovi – $19.8 million 7. Sade ‘ $16.4 million 8. Céline Dion – £14.3 million 9. Jason Aldean – $13.4 million 10. Adele – $13 million

As a busy Phoenix Wedding DJ we do get many request for Madonna.

Here at Phoenix Wedding DJ we would like to thank Madonna for all the music she has provided.

Below Phoenix Wedding DJ has found an great article from mtv.com

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1680816/madonna-mdna.jhtml

Madonna wants us to dance the heartbreak away on MDNA. The record, set to drop on March 26, has some of the finest musical moments we’ve heard from the pop legend in the last few years, recalling the finer songs and themes she explored on Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dance Floor.

It’s clear that Madge had her heart broken, most likely by her former hubby and British auteur, Guy Ritchie. She explores the pain of life post-divorce on many of the songs on the album, and most of the time, it works perfectly. Madonna really understands heartbreak and she understands even better how it can empower someone to be a better person.

While all the buzz seems to be about “I Don’t Give A” and the bit too on-the-nose confessions she makes about her divorce (where she even sings about falling off a horse), her anger is even darker on the William Orbit-produced “Gang Bang.”

Sparse at times and always punctuated by a pulsing beat, it’s incredibly hard. It’s the type of record you’d expect to hear at some after-hours club that your really edgy friend knows about. It’s about falling completely in love and falling more deeply into hate when it’s over. Serving as a pop-song revenge fantasy, Madonna sings, “And I’m going straight to hell/ And I’ve got a lot of friends there/ And if I see that b—- in hell/ I’m gonna shoot him in the head again/ ‘Cause I wanna see him die/ Over and over and over.”

On the disco-tinged “Love Spent,” Madge sings about feeling like nothing more than a bank to a former lover (she did have one very costly breakup from Ritchie), and on the remorseful, melodic “Best Friend,” she admits, “Your picture’s off the wall, but I’m still waiting for your call/ And every man that walks through the door/ Will be compared to you.”

“Superstar” is light and airy, recalling some of the singer’s highlights from the ’80s. The mid-tempo’s production, which comes courtesy of Hardy “Indiigo” Muanza, certainly helps distract from some of the sillier lyrics that have Madonna comparing her boy toy to famed dudes like Al Capone and James Dean.

If anyone was wondering why she called the album MDNA, all they need to do is look to “I’m Addicted,” the super club-thumping track full of bleeping noises, spare moments and then big chugging ones, which are filled out with loopy instances. It’s about letting go and loving someone completely: “Now that your name/ Pumps like blood in my veins/ Pulsing through my body, lighting my mind/ It’s like MDNA and that’s OK.” MDMA, of course, is the drug also known as ecstasy, giving the track the perfect metaphor for love on the dance floor.

While most of the album addresses the highs and lows of falling in love, “Some Girls” is all about Madonna proclaiming her awesomeness. Another Orbit jam, it’s a crunchy, robotic, thumping anthem that puts Madonna right in the center of female empowerment. “I’m not like the rest,” she proclaims, as if anyone would ever question that. “Some girls are second best.” On the chorus, she declares, “Some girls are not like me/ I’m everything you’ve ever dreamed of/ I got you begging please.”

One of the highlights is “Turn Up the Radio,” which sounds like it was born to be this summer’s feel-good anthem. It’s bright, happy and fun, all about letting go of the past. Over Martin Solveig’s sunny production, Madge sings, “It was time I opened my eyes/ I’m leaving the past behind/ Nothing’s ever what it seems/ Including this time and this crazy dream.”

She’s not wrong to be that confident on this album. She’s certainly in the groove. And the album is full of strength, but it’s also her vulnerability that rounds it out. If fans thought “Give Me All Your Luvin’ “ and “Girl Gone Wild” are what this era is all about, they are only seeing pieces of the MDNA puzzle, that’s only completed when listening to the album from front to back. In the end, this album is a drug worth taking.

Are you counting down the days to the release of MDNA? Let us know in the comments!

During many Phoenix Wedding DJ events we do get many request for Madonna music.

As a busy Phoenix Wedding DJ company we would like to congratulate Madonna on her resent performance for the Superbowl half time show.

Phoenix Wedding DJ has attached an article from Billboard.com on Madonna below.

http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/madonna-scores-record-extending-38th-hot-1006203592.story

lmost 30 years after her arrival on Billboard’s charts,      Madonnacontinues to feel     L-U-V from her fans. On this week’s Billboard Hot 100 songs     chart, her latest single, “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” featuring     Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., bounds 13-10 in its second chart     week.

The first single from Madonna’s 12th studio album, “MDNA,”     due March 26 (which sports an “L-U-V, Madonna!” cheerleader     chant), becomes her 38th Hot 100 top 10, pushing her further     ahead of runners-up the Beatles (34).

Madonna first reached the chart’s top tier the week of June     16, 1984, when “Borderline” rose to its No. 10 peak. She had     last ranked in the region with “4 Minutes,” featuring Justin     Timberlake and Timbaland, the week of June 28, 2008.

Here is a look at the artists with the most top 10 songs in     the Hot 100′s 53-year history:

38 — Madonna

34 — the Beatles

28 — Michael Jackson

28 — Stevie Wonder

27 — Mariah Carey

27 — Janet Jackson

27 — Elton John

25 — Elvis Presley (whose career predates the chart’s Aug.     4, 1958, inception)

23 — Whitney Houston

23 — the Rolling Stones

As previously reported, “Luvin’” jumps 7-6 on the Digital     Songs survey with 165,000 downloads sold (up 44%) in the list’s     tracking week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The period     encompassed the first full week following Madonna’s performance     of the song at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis (Feb. 5).

The track, slides, however, 28-59 on the Radio Songs chart     (20 million audience impressions, down 54%, according to     Nielsen BDS). “Luvin’ ” had benefitted last week from special     promotion on Clear Channel Media and Entertainment’s more than     50 monitored pop stations, which played it at the top of every     hour from Friday, Feb. 3, at 9 a.m. ET until the big game’s     kickoff.

Phoenix Wedding DJ has recently found out that Whitney Houston has passed away.

Here at Phoenix Wedding DJ we would like to give our condolences to the family of Whitney Houston.

As a Phoenix Wedding DJ we have played many of Whitney Houston Music.

Phoenix Wedding DJ has found a interesting add from MTV.com about Whitney Houston which is attached below.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679340/whitney-houston-in-her-own-words-mariah-carey.jhtml

Back in the fall of 1998, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey set aside their long-rumored rivalry and came together to record a duet, “When You Believe,” for the animated film “The Prince of Egypt.” An interview with the two divas from that time is one of the many rare moments unearthed for MTV’s live 30-minute tribute to the late singer, entitled “Whitney Houston: In Her Own Words,”airing tonight (February 15) at 7:30 p.m. ET on MTV.

Asked about the song and whether they’d ever experienced a miracle in their own lives, Houston was the first to respond, telling MTV, “Yeah, I have. That baby sitting right up there. That’s my miracle.”

She was referring, of course, to a then-5-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown, her only child with ex-husband Bobby Brown. Bobbi Kristina has had a particularly difficult time dealing with the passing of her mother, and was herself rushed from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where Houston died, to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center less than 24 hours after her death. Bobbi was said to be “hysterical, exhausted and inconsolable,” sources close to the situation told TMZ.

After Carey responds, “I don’t have a child, so I can’t say the same thing, but maybe one day I will,” Houston turns to her peer for a candid moment that seems like more of an aside between two new friends than an interview sound bite.

“When you do, you will realize that is the ultimate miracle. If you think you’ve got records and you’ve done all this stuff and all that stuff, [it's] nothing like that,” Houston says. “That’s a true love that costs nothing. Unconditional love.”

Though they always insisted they were always on friendly terms, rumors of a rivalry between Houston and Carey persisted throughout the ’90s. Indeed, they were often pitted against each other on the music charts and by critics who declared their respective talents to be comparable. Even after they chose to silence rumors by recording “When You Believe” and conducting interviews together, the buzz continued. Some critics even believed they were trying to “outdo each other” during their performance of the song at the 1999 Academy Awards.

Brides have asked Phoenix Wedding DJ to use Lady Antebellum songs for special events.

Here at Phoenix Wedding DJ services will continue to play Lady Antebellum as requested.

Below Phoenix Wedding DJ has attached a great by Billboard.com
http://www.billboard.com/#/features/lady-antebellum-the-billboard-cover-story-1005330382.story

he members of Lady Antebellum are excited and eager to talk.

In a small lounge at Starstruck Studios, a leading Nashville recording studio, singer Charles Kelley stretches his tall, lanky frame across the carpeted floor. Hillary Scott, the trio’s other lead singer, sits on an L-shaped leather couch facing a large TV and a menacing pair of speakers. Instrumentalist and backing singer Dave Haywood has pulled up a chair to be close to the conversation. With not a single mobile device in sight, the conversation is flowing.

Video: Lady Antebellum, “Just a Kiss”

Pop success hasn’t changed Lady Antebellum’s direction or attitude. The trio, formed in 2006, is staying true. They’ve tasted big-time mainstream success, but they won’t let it sidetrack them. “We can’t feel like we’ve got to live up to that every time,” says Kelley, the most philosophical of the three. “Because it just happened out of nowhere.”

The “it” Kelley refers to is 2009′s “Need You Now,” the career-making single written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear. It propelled the group into another stratosphere of the music business. The song spent five weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart at the end of 2009 and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2010. It helped make the album of the same name the second-best-selling set of 2010 and made Lady Antebellum one of the brightest acts in any genre of music. A mix of country tradition and pop accessibility, with a rare blend of male and female singers, Lady A’s music transcends geography and generation.

The tenuous nature of the music business helps drive Lady Antebellum’s work ethic and intensifies the trio’s appreciation of success. Scott’s mother, country singer Linda Davis (a soloist and one-half of Skip & Linda) won a Grammy Award for the 1993 duet with Reba McEntire “Does He Love You,” but has seen the highs and lows of the business. “I’ve watched my mom get signed and dropped by three or four different labels my whole life,” Scott says.

Lady Antebellum’s third album, “Own the Night,” out Sept. 13 on Capitol Nashville, has the difficult task of following up its predecessor. Released on Jan. 26, 2010, “Need You Now” shocked the industry with first-week sales of 481,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The title track pushed “Need You Now” to sales of 3.1 million units in 2010, second that year only to Eminem’s “Recovery,” and 3.6 million units through Aug. 14 (plus another 5.7 million digital tracks). More impressive than the sales numbers were the five Grammy Awards, including record and song of the year, the act took home in February.

Haywood leans forward in his chair, elbows on knees, and recalls the impact of those Grammys. “We definitely put a little pressure on ourselves to want to go back in and make sure we make this great,” he says.

Arcade Fire, Lady Antebellum Big Winners at 2011 Grammys

But the awards and sales don’t drive this trio, says Gary Borman, the group’s manager and principal at Borman Entertainment. “They are hardworking people. But they’re driven not by an ethic to work. They’re driven by a passion to work.”

Five weeks before street date, Capitol Nashville chief Mike Dungan is delighted about the way that “Own the Night” is setting up. “The demand for this album is really strong,” he says with excitement.

He, of course, understands the expectations. “Are we going to hit that number again? I don’t know,” Dungan says. “But any fraction of that number would be a crime if that’s seen as a letdown, because that was an absolutely spectacular moment that comes around rarely.”

But there are indications that “Own the Night” will come out of the gate strong. The album’s first single, “Just a Kiss,” released May 2, rose to the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in mid-August. Pop radio is onboard, too. The song is No. 22 on the Hot 100 and No. 23 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. “You could tell it was a big song from the beginning,” Dungan says.

Video: Lady Antebellum perform “Just a Kiss” live at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards

A second single, the album’s title track, was released Aug. 15 and debuted at No. 40 on Hot Country Songs. During the week of release, the group will do a flurry of TV appearances — both morning and late-night shows — and will appear on “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 1.

And Lady Antebellum’s ace in the hole could be its digital marketing.

Since we are a professional Phoenix Wedding DJ, we do have LiL Wayne music radio edit.

As long as guest continue to request LiL Wayne at Phoenix Wedding DJ events, it will be played.

Below Phoenix Wedding DJ attached a great article by MTV.com
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669767/lil-wayne-mirror-carter-iv.jhtml

Behind the Beats: Ramon “REO” Owens
As an up-and-coming producer, having Kanye West, Nas and Drake pass up on your beats can be dejecting, but Ramon “REO” Owens proves that persistence pays. After crafting a beat nearly three years ago, the 30-year-old finally got his instrumental placed on Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV as the deluxe bonus track “Mirror,” featuring Bruno Mars.

“Kanye heard it, Drake heard it, and it already had the Bruno [hook],” he said. “Basically, Nas had it for a while, and it just ended up in the hands of Wayne and he loved it.”

With the help of Atlantic Records A&R Mike Caren, REO, who producers in tandem with his group the Soundkillers, was able to get his beat in the hands of some heavy-hitters. Originally, his goal was to land placement on ‘Ye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy but had to settle for Tha Carter IV instead. REO said his placement boiled down to one thing: luck.

“It’s to the point that they record so many songs over the time period that they’re making the album, so you just hope to God that your song resonates with everybody that has to yes it,” he told Mixtape Daily.

While many online reports are crediting Bruno Mars’ production outfit the Smeezingtons with production on the track, REO insists that by the time Tha Carter IV is released at midnight after the VMAs — where Wayne will also perform — and the CD’s liner notes revealed he will be properly credited as the producer and the Smeezingtons as writers on the song.

Though REO was informed that his song had made the album, he didn’t believe it until C4 leaked Wednesday, and he still doesn’t quite believe it. “I’m still kinda paranoid until I pick up that damn CD myself,” he said.

On the aptly titled track, Wayne gets reflective. The sample-free instrumental features an eerie wail in the background and a smothered kick- and snare-drum pattern. Its appeal isn’t in its intricacy, but rather in its driving emotion. “I had to listen to it a few times because I’ve just been hearing my beat for so many years, and I was like, ‘Yo, this guy got off on that sh–,’ ” he said of Wayne’s performance.

Phoenix wedding DJ see many brides use Taylor Swift songs for special event.

As long as Taylor Swift is requested, Phoenix wedding DJ will continue to play her.

Phoenix wedding DJ has attached a great article by MTV.com.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667769/taylor-swift-needtobreathe-speak-now-tour.jhtml

Even at the tender age of 21, Taylor Swift is one of the most poised superstars on the planet. And she has quite the reputation for being incredibly professional to work with. But when her tour openers NeedToBreathe finally got the chance to meet her, they were actually surprised by how true that is.

“Well, she won’t let us look at her [for] long,” Bear Reinhart joked to MTV News. Brother Bo added, “She wears, like, a veil over her face the whole time, like, no eye contact.”

Of course, that is anything but true, and Bear later added, “Honestly, it’s been really not like that at all. She was totally cool the first day … very pro for somebody who’s 21.” Bo continued, “[She's] very down to earth and easy [to work with].”

As the story goes, Swift handpicked the South Carolina band to be the opening act on her Speak Now Tour, which is currently hitting up the country. And the band finds it hard to believe that they are playing to a sea of screaming teenage girls in arenas and stadiums night after night.

“We thought when people called us, we thought they were joking,” Bear said of learning they’d be opening for the comely singer. “I think partly because it’s Taylor Swift and partly because we’re not really a country band and her fans are obviously a little younger than ours sometimes. But it’s been cool because she genuinely likes music and she likes our band and she’s been really sweet about the whole thing.

“We met her and she was kind of nervous around us,” he continued. “I guess [because] we’re older than her, but she’s like a real fan. She’s like, ‘What songs are you gonna play?’ So that’s good, to be appreciated on a tour like that. Obviously, we could, like, never see her again, but she’s been great.”

Most Phoenix wedding DJ events have request for U2.

I’ve even seen U2 songs picked out for special Phoenix wedding DJ activities.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weekend-rock-question-what-is-the-best-u2-song-ever-20110722

Last week, we asked Rolling Stone readers to name their favorite prog band – and we compiled the votes into a top 10 list.

In honor of U2 entering the home stretch of their two-year-long 360° Tour, our question for you this week is: What is the best U2 song of all time?

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter with the #weekendrock hashtag.

Phoenix Wedding DJ has seen Marilyn Manson music become popular again lately.

As a busy Phoenix Wedding DJ we don’t see Marilyn Manson falling off the radar ever.

Phoenix Wedding DJ has found this great article from RollingStone.com below.

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/shia-labeouf-to-direct-marilyn-manson-documentary-20110701

During an appearance on Live With Regis and Kelly (watch below), superstar and best friend to fighting robots everywhere Shia LaBeouf admitted that he is directing a documentary about shock-rocker Marilyn Manson. LaBeouf told Kelly Ripa – apparently a Manson fan herself – that he got to spend some time in Manson’s West Hollywood “lair.” That’s when Manson agreed to let LaBeouf – who has directed music videos for Kid Cudi and Cage – film a documentary about the making of Manson’s upcoming eighth album. The details that LaBeouf could elaborate upon on a morning show were obviously brief, but he did describe Chez Manson in some pretty hilarious detail. “There are no lights in the room,” said LaBeouf. “And there are these big metal doors and he opens the door and he’s in a kimono, a big pink kimono. It’s sort of like a lair. No lights, so you have to use your cell phone to guide you around.”

Manson’s as-yet-untitled album is reportedly due later this year.

Phoenix Wedding DJ believes that there is more than just one Queen of Pop.

As a busy Phoenix Wedding DJ we will continue to play Queen of Pop music.

Here at Phoenix Wedding DJ we have attached an awesome article by RollingStone.com

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/week-in-music-queen-of-pop-is-crowned-20110701

Gaga. Britney. Beyoncé. Katy. Rihanna. Over the past decade, numerous women have climbed their way up the charts with hit after hit after hit. But who’s been the most successful? Who’s the best? Who is the Queen of Pop? We crunched the numbers – sales, reviews, awards and more from 2009 to 2011 – to determine the winner of our first Rolling Stone Queen of Pop Index. The winner may surprise you!

Hottest Live Photos of the Week

NBC’s new singing competion The Voice wrapped up its blockbuster first season this week. Rolling Stone interviewed all four of the shows superstar judges – Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton – and recapped the season finale, in which Javier Colon became the show’s first winner. We also reviewed the contestents’ final performances and provided a final set of power rankings for the season.

Photos: Rocking the Stars and Stripes

Also, Tom Petty and Katrina and the Waves demanded that presidential candidate Michele Bachmann stop using their songs in her campaign appearances, No Doubt previewed their forthcoming sixth album, Roger Daltrey addressed tensions within The Who, and we examined the dark side of celebrity charities. We also saw Alicia Keys reinvent her hits at a gig in Los Angeles and reviewed the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, which featured performances by David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia.

Photos: Electric Daisy Carnival’s Ravers and Kandi Kids

Plus, Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. performed a brief acoustic set featuring a cover of the Beach Boys classic “God Only Knows” at our office, dreamy electro-pop band Little Dragon was named our latest Band to Watch, we analyzed this week’s pop charts, listed off the most exciting new tour kickoffs, looked back on this week in rock history and, as always, we reviewed all the week’s biggest new releases.

Rolling Stone’s Guide to Vampires

On the pop culture front, Peter Travers gave Transformers: Dark of the Moon a brutal zero stars review and asked you to vote for your choice of the worst movie of 2011 so far. Also, Erica Futterman recapped the season premiere of True Blood and we talked to The Office’s resident weirdo Creed Bratton about the show’s change of direction following the departure of Steve Carell.