Hey Coldplay fans, the band announced on their website that they will be allowing fans to download their new single “Violet Hill” for a week starting today from their myspace site. Not only will they give away their new song for a week but they plan to perform two free concerts to promote their new album - one in London and one in New York at Madison Square Garden. For more information visit their site.
Miley Cyrus posed semi nude for her upcoming expose in Vanity Fair. She is photographed where nothing but a blanket she clutches to cover her chest, a contrast to the whole girl we see on Hannah Montana. When asked why she posed for the photos Miley said “I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic, ‘ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed” This photo shoot has sparked a controversy with Disney lambasting Vanity Fair, accusing the magazine of duping Miley into to shoot and taking advantage of the 15 year old just to sell more issues.
Amy Winehouse’s success with here recent hit songs and slew of top singles has made her millions. She is now estimated to be worth at least 10 million pounds ($19.72 million), not bad for someone who is 24. Well we wish her well with her drug problems and hope that she continue to write hit songs and be successful. Read the details here.
Carly Smithson was the latest to get booted from American Idol. Many felt she was the least deserving to be eliminated and thought it would be Brook White, who stumbled at the start of her song and actually stopped to redo it. Tuesday’s theme was to do songs by Broadway producer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Smithson chose to sing “Jesus Christ Superstar” and though she did a good job, did not win any fans over. Many people are comparing what happened to Carly to what happened to rocker Chris Daughtry saying it was a fluke and not enough fans voted. Randy Jackson had a different theory saying, “It must be a bit of a popularity week in the vote.”
“Troubadour” is classic George Straight. The album starts off with the title track “Troubadour” and “It Was Me” both guenine sounding with simple and direct melodies. We see his honky-tonk style in songs like “Brothers of the Highway,” “West Texas Town”, and “Make Her Fall in Love with Me Song”. He hits religious themes in “I Saw God” today. This album has 12 tracks total and features many collaborations, most notable of which inlcude: Dean Dillon and Jamey Johnson .
The Star Tribune has just reported that Kanye West and fiancee Alexis Phifer are cancelling wedding plans. West and Phifer have been dating since 2002. Alexis Phifer was spotted last Thursday in New York without her engagement ring.
“Sunset Man” is an okay / medicro album from James Otto. The first song in this album, “Ain’t Gonna Stop,” is really good. A nice high power country song. But after this it starts to get sappy and romantic and becomes a bit flat with the rest the CD. The follow songs are at best okay. This is Otto’s second album and there are 11 songs.
“All I Feel” is a pretty good album and Ray J shows his talents with songs like “Sexy I can” . Most of his songs have catchy hooks and are fun to listen too. “Sexy I can”, which features Yung Berg, is a great R&B ballad. I would say this album is a lot about sex or having sex with hot girls so please be fore-warned. But it’s pretty tasteful and not vulgar at all. Other notable songs are: “I Like to Trick”, “Girl From the Bronx”, and “Gifts”. There are 13 tracks in this album.
The Glow in the Dark Tour will probably the hottest ticket in 2008. This tour features Kanye West, Rihanna, NERD and Lupe Fiasco. Each of Kanye’s openers get 30 minutes to perform. Kanye kicked off the tour on Wednesday, April 16 in Seattle, Washington. Lupe Fiasco opened with hits like “Kick, Push” and “Superstar”. N.E.R.D. follow with some their popular songs including: “Lapdance,” “Brain,” “Rock Star” and “She Wants to Move.” Rihanna wrapped up the openers with performances of “Umbrella” and “Hate That I love You.” Kanye West then performed for the next 90 minutes, going through 18 songs. Here are the rest of the tour dates:
· 4/16 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
· 4/18 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
· 4/19 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
· 4/20 - San Diego, CA @ Sports Arena
· 4/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre
· 4/25 - * Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rock Casino Resort Spa
· 4/26 - * Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
· 4/27 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
· 4/29 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
· 4/30 - Austin, TX @ Frank Irwin Center
· 5/1 - Dallas, TX @ SuperPages.com Center
· 5/2 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
· 5/4 - Atlanta, GA @ Gwinette Arena
· 5/5 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
· 5/6 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
· 5/8 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
· 5/9 - Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
· 5/10 - Washington, DC @ Nissan Pavilion
· 5/11 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
· 5/13 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
· 5/15 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter Center
· 5/16 - Hartford, CT @ North East Dodge Music Center
· 5/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehana Bank Center
· 5/18 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
· 5/20 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
· 5/21 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Centre
· 5/22 - Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
· 5/23 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
· 5/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
· 5/27 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
· 5/29 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Palace
· 5/30 - Calgary, AB @ Saddledome
Danny Federici, the E Street Bands keyboardist, died Thursday April 17, 2008. He was 58. He was battling skin cancer and was being treated in New York at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He was an integral part of the group and his sound helped influence the band’s work from “Hungry Heart” through “The Rising”. Federici and Springsteen met in the 1960s and often jammed at Upstage Club in Asbury Park, N.J. Springsteen and Federici were close and Springsteen was affected by the deep lost, saying
“Danny and I worked together for 40 years - he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboard player and a pure natural musician. I loved him very much … we grew up together”