21.08.
Hasselt - Trauer und Bestürzung beim großen belgischen Rockfestival Pukkelpop: Der Sänger der britischen Elektropop-Gruppe Ou Est le Swimming Pool, Charles Haddon, brachte sich nach seinem Auftritt um. [...]
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Filed under: Music News, Politics The board of elections in Haiti has officially put an end to hip-hop star and activist Wyclef Jean's attempt to launch a presidential campaign in his homeland. Although the singer was born in Haiti and has been actively involved in disaster relief ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comm
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Here's our round-up of singers', rockers' and rappers' 20 coolest and funnest tweets from the past seven days. Be sure to tag @billboarddotcom to your favorite music retweets (and don't forget to follow us!)
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Opener des neuen OMD Albums anhören Das Spin Magazin hat sich ganz exklusiv den Song New Babies: New Toys von OMD geschnappt und präsentiert den Opener des Albums History Of Modern auf seiner Website. Ein Review des kompletten neuen OMD Werks folgt morgen auf dieser Site. Hurts Review Plattentests liefert eine präzise Diskussion des mit [...]
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Filed under: Music News, TV News With the 'Tonight Show' debacle now a distant memory and a new TBS late-night show on the horizon, Conan O'Brien seems to have embraced his wonderfully weirder-than-ever persona as a rockabilly raconteur. Along for the ride is Jack White, whose indie ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comm
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Filed under: Music News, YouTube Hips don't lie, but they can get a girl into trouble! After spotting YouTube footage of Colombian pop princess Shakira dancing in a public fountain with locals and riding a motorcycle without a helmet, officials in the city of Barcelona, Spain, are ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comm
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Der Ex-The-Calling Sänger Alex Max band stellt seine neue Hitsingle "Tonight" heute live bei Boxen im Ersten vor. Im September erscheint dann sein erses Soloalbum und Band geht ebenfalls auf Tournee durch Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz. hier findet ihr die Tourneetermine und Tickets im Vorverkauf. Ausserdem das Video zur Single und natürlich den Songtext / Lyrics.
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Filed under: Famous Couples, Music News To a romantic's eye, Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie made a great choice, turning their back on a lavish event in favor of an intimate ceremony for family and friends in Santa Barbara last Saturday night. To the legal eye, they made a great choice too, ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comm
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Taylor Swift gives a sneak-peek of "Mine" video, Shyne negotiates with Cash Money, Travis Barker prepares solo album, Madonna clothing line sparks lawsuit and Wiz Khalifa declines offer to join Drake tour.
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Chart Beat continues spotlighting artists, including Stevie Wonder, who have contributed uncredited performances to memorable songs.
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With nearly three years under his belt as a solo artist, and amid numerous other side projects, Serj Tankian is prepping the release of his second album, "Imperfect Harmonies," due Sept. 21 on Serjical Strike/Reprise Records. This time around, he moves further away from the heavy-hitting sound he's become known for with System of a Down and "Elect the Dead" and delves deeper into elements of electronica, orchestral music and jazz.
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Hip Hop in Absurdistan: Der weiße 2Pac heißt Justin Bieber, Fat Beats Records schließt die Pforten, Forbes nennt die Geldkühe im Biz beim Namen - und an Rick Ross perlt alles ab.
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Demi Lovato blew out the candles, Usher lit up "Good Morning America," Soulja Boy rocked a pink shirt, and Rivers Cuomo made a paper mache friend.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: WireImage (3) I FilmMagic I Getty Images In this week's round-up of the Top Five Tweets of the Week, Chamillionaire says he's not the Illuminati, Drake reaches a million followers and speaks on Lil Wayne's return, Rhymefest goes at Waka Flocka, ... Read mo
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Fantasia has endured a roller coaster couple of weeks, as the mainstream and tabloid media have veered from one controversy (the singer being named in a divorce case that includes sex tape allegations) to the next (her being hospitalized for a "medical overdose"). But that isn't stopping the former "American Idol" champ from honoring a previously scheduled promotional tour in support of her third album, "Back to Me" (J Records, Aug. 24).
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Kanye West released the remix to "Power," which features Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz, last night (Aug. 19) on Twitter.
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Kanye West released the remix to "Power," which features Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz, last night (Aug. 19) on Twitter.
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Thirty-five years after he became a solo artist, E Street Band member Nils Lofgren says he's still scratching his head a bit about how that happened.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: Drake's already getting suited up for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards where the Young Money star is up for two VMAs: Best Hip-Hop Video ('Forever') and Best Male Video ('Find Your Love'). In the promo below Drizzy gets all 'Mad Men' on us as he makes ... Read mo
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Filed under: American Idol, Music News Paula Abdul may no longer be a judge on 'American Idol,' but she still knows how to pick a winner. Sources tell PopEater Paula is in love with Kat Graham's cover version of Paula's hit 'Cold Hearted' that has just been released. Kat, one of the ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comm
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“Double Rainbow Song” is the latest success story of an original track cut from the cloth of a viral video. Incorporating stylized production techniques with ubiquitous pieces of pop culture has proven an effective combination because it offers something both familiar and novel: videos that people know and love but flipped into a new musical format.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: Jordin Althaus, WireImage DJ Khaled is officially a Cash Money millionaire. The boisterous dj announced the news Thursday (August 19) that he will join the likes of Lil Wayne, Cool & Dre, Bow Wow, and Bizzy Bone who recently revealed that he too was ... Read mo
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Yolanda Be Cool führen weiterhiun das Single-Ranking an, gefolgt von Hurts, die mit ihrer Single "Wonderful Life" von Platz Null auf Zwei in den Charts einsteigen. Hier findet ihr alle Informationen aus den deutschen Charts. Außerdem könnt ihr alle Songs in unserem kostenlosen Chartradio komplett und vor allem UMSONST anhören.
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Filed under: Celebrity Fights, Music News, Celebrity Scandal, Exclusives Singer Brandy has once again found herself named in a lawsuit. Internationally-known house music artist Marc Mysterio and his management are reportedly seeking up to $6 million, claiming breach of contract and failure to perform. Papers were filed ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comm
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With celebrity acne-fighter Proactiv’s signing earlier this month of Justin Bieber as a spokesman, the teen star joins Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jessica Simpson, Alicia Keys and Mandy Moore as recording artists who have signed up to talk openly about “critters on their face,” as Perry refers to it in her spot.
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Filed under: Music News, TV News We love 'Glee.' The critically acclaimed Fox hit has captivated Middle America and Grammy-winners alike. Madonna and Lady Gaga were both honored with their own tribute episodes, Broadway heavyweights Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Minzel play ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comm
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Filed under: News, New Music, Exclusive
Over the years, Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell have played together in numerous punk and post-punk bands, including the Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower, but it wasn't until they formed Crocodiles, a group that pairs pulverizing guitars with '60s-pop melodies, that the San Diego musicians were able to indulge their love of vintage rock 'n' roll.
"Rock 'n' roll and oldies and that sort of stuff, we've always been into it," Rowell tells Spinner. "That was the music we kind of grew up on and always kind of heard. Whether we knew we were...
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The country superstar stunned fans and the music industry when he elected not to tour this summer. Turns out he had a pretty good reason: a new album.
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Chelsea Handler would like to bring Kanye West and Taylor Swift together at this year's MTV "Video Music Awards," which she is hosting.
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Filed under: Country News
Pamela Springsteen
Trace Adkins paid a visit to 'Fox and Friends' in New York Friday morning, August 20, to promote his brand-new CD, 'Cowboy's Back in Town.' But it was a much more serious subject that really stole the spotlight in his interview with Fox hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade and Alisyn Camerota.
Alisyn asked Trace his opinion on a controversy brewing in the Big Apple this week -- a proposed mosque that a religious group wants to build just a few blocks away from Manhattan's Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center stood before the horrific...
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Kenny Chesney's new album "Hemingway's Whiskey" isn't out until Sept. 28, but he gave Billboard an in-depth preview, discussing the record's 11 songs track by track.
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Kenny Chesney's new album "Hemingway's Whiskey" isn't out until Sept. 28, but he gave Billboard an in-depth preview, discussing the record's 11 songs track by track.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: Kristian Dowling, Getty Images The DJ AM Memorial Fund -- created to honor the late turntablist's legacy -- will help change the lives of teens struggling with addiction by inspiring them through music. The organization is donating a sizable sum to ... Read mo
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Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Exclusive
When news got around about Lilith Fair canceling many of its dates due to slow ticket sales, there was certainly disappointment in the air for fans who were going to be missing out on the festival. But perhaps even more frustration hit the artists slotted to take the stage, especially Brandi Carlile.
"It was a huge bummer," Carlile tells Spinner. "It was so sad. It was devastating."
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Gestern startete die neunte Staffel von "Popstars". Das Casting in Offenbach hielt alles bereit, das das sadistische Zuschauerherz begehrt.
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Mit einer Party vor 500 geladenen Gästen hat die veranstaltendeAgentur ZFR Event am 19. August die dritte Ausgabe des Zelt Festival Ruhr eröffnet. Bereits vor Festivalbeginn wurden mehr als 40.000 Tickets verkauft - mehr als jemals zuvor.
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Mit einer Party vor 500 geladenen Gästen hat die veranstaltendeAgentur ZFR Event am 19. August die dritte Ausgabe des Zelt Festival Ruhr eröffnet. Bereits vor Festivalbeginn wurden mehr als 40.000 Tickets verkauft - mehr als jemals zuvor.
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Filed under: News, Exclusive, Canada
Plenty of musicians are angry about the BP oil spill that blanketed the Gulf Coast of the US for months. But City and Colour's Dallas Green has written and recorded a song about the disaster, called 'At the Bird's Foot,' that takes a different approach.
"I talk about the thing that I think nobody is really talking about: the 11 guys who died on the actual rig," says Green of the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon.
"As much as I appreciate that people work for an oil company, and obviously [there] is concern with the families that are...
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Der von Lukas Hilbert produzierte und gemeinsam von ihm mit Alex Kronlund geschriebene Song "Missing You" von der Band The Saturdays ist in den britischen Singles-Charts auf Rang drei eingestiegen.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Boombox Music Blog: It's hard to keep a record label going for three years let alone thirty, but Newtroit Records has done just that. Celebrating its third decade in the game, Newtroit -- a combination of New York and Detroit -- is marking its anniversary with a new ... Read mo
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Neuigkeiten von: Jack White, Night Horse, Black Mountain, Noah and The Whale, Skeletonwitch, Warbringer und Angelus Apatrida +++ Die Bevor die famosen Southern-Rocker Night Horse ihr neues Album "Perdition Hymns" auf Tee Pee veröffentlichen, gibt es an zwei Stellen im Netz wohlgewählte Appetizer. Die Kollegen vom Revolver Mag streamen hier den neuen Song "Confess To Me". Das Online-Portal des Stadt-Magazins LA Weekly...
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Die Hennefer Firma Coconut Music hat den Sänger Ayman unter Vertrag genommen, der zuletzt bei da music Tonträger veröffentlicht hatte. Im Oktober soll im Vertrieb von Sony Music die Comebacksingle "Tiefer" erscheinen.
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Berlin - Künstlerisches Klangprojekt auf Schienen: Ein Sonderzug soll in den kommenden Wochen als «Klangausstellung und fahrendes Aufnahmegerät» durch Deutschland rollen, wie die Bahn in Berlin mitteilte. [...]
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Mehrere Verbände der US-Musikwirtschaft haben in einem offenen Brief an Google-CEO Eric Schmidt ein stärkeres Engagement des Internetkonzerns im Kampf gegen Onlinepiraterie gefordert.
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Als ob eine junge R’n’B-Sängerin auf David Bowies Spuren wandelt, Schminke und Kostümpracht inklusive.
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Phil Spector denied wearing a wig when he was interviewed by the film maker behind a new documentary.
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Neues Album, dann noch eine Tour: Trip Fontaine sind zurück. Wir freuen uns. Es geht weiter. Nachdem man "Dinosaurs In Rocketships" mittlerweile halbtot gehört hat, schafft die Baggage aus Rodgau nun endlich Nachschub ran. Das neue Album trägt den unschlagbaren Titel "Lambada" und das Cover, das Oma und Opa mit Enkelkind an einem kargen Strand zeigt, steht dem Titel in...
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Filed under: Country News
Jason DeCrow, AP
Comedienne Chelsea Handler has big plans for Taylor Swift during this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Since the star of E!'s 'Chelsea Lately' will be hosting the MTV gig, she's looking to bring some of her late-night shock value to the festivities by reuniting the bad boy of rap -- Kanye West -- with the sweetheart of country -- Taylor. If Chelsea succeeds, it will be the first time the two artists have shared a stage since the debacle at last year's MTV Awards, when Kanye stole Taylor's thunder during her acceptance speech for Best Female...
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Kenny Edwards, an original member of the Stone Poneys country-rock band, has died in California at the age of 64.
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