Category: Featured
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Keri Hilson – In a Perfect World – review
Nurtured between Timbaland’s Mosley Music Group and Polow’s Zone 4 Inc., “In A Perfect World…” boasts amazing sounds from a slew of hitmakers like Timbaland, Polow, and Danja. The album features guest appearances by Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Akon, Keyshia Cole, and Ne-Yo.
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Diana Krall to release “Quiet Nights” on March 31st
Some music is intended to paint a romantic scene – a candlelit dinner, a walk along a moonlit beach. “Quiet Nights” – Diana Krall’s twelfth album – ain’t about that. Using Brazil as a musical point of reference, the award-winning pianist and singer is not suggesting a night out; she means to stay in. “It’s…
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Kelly Clarkson debuts at #1
Superstar Kelly Clarkson’s 4th album All I Ever Wanted (19 Recordings / RCA Records) debuts at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 with 254,671 albums sold and #1 on the Digital Album Chart. This marks Kelly’s first #1 album since her debut in 2002 and all four of Kelly’s albums have debuted in the Top…
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Day26 announce their second album “Forever In A Day”
Day26 has announced the release of their hugely anticipated second album. “Forever In A Day” – which follows the Making The Band 4 stars’ self-titled Billboard 200-topping 2008 debut – arrives in stores and all online retailers on April 14th. “FOREVER IN A DAY” will be heralded by the first single, “Imma Put It On…
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The Decemberists release new album “The Hazards of Love” and announce tour
The Decemberists have launched their ambitious new album The Hazards of Love (Capitol Records) today March 17th with a weeklong exclusive sale of the digital album through the iTunes Store. The album, which NPR called an “epic adventure,” is also being released today as deluxe 180-gram gatefold vinyl through select indie retailers, and will be…
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Testament announces first U.S. tour in support of “The Formation of Damnation”
Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT are taking the stage once again for their first US headlining tour in support of the award-winning The Formation of Damnation. The band’s first new studio album in nine years won “Album of the Year” at the 2008 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. The tour will feature the classic lineup…
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88-Keys & Kanye West behind the scenes
Thanks to a couple of hours in the makeup chair, Kanye West became a dirty old man. Recently in Los Angeles, West and one of his best friends, producer 88-Keys (West, Musiq Soulchild, Mos Def), wore prosthetics to look like senior citizens while shooting the video for “Stay Up (Viagra).” The two — aged about…
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Dredg set to release “The Pariah”
Dredg are set to release their highly anticipated release, The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion on their own Ohlone Recordings through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group June 9, 2009. The album will be available online and in stores with a limited edition disc featuring alternate artwork and a vinyl recording also to be offered.…
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Morrissey’s “Tour of Refusal” Electrifies Audiences
Morrissey is taking over a stage near you! The US leg of his world “Tour of Refusal” brought an electrifying set to Durham’s Performing Arts Center Wednesday. The setlist featured career-spanning favorites “Billy Bud,” “Irish Blood, English Heart,” “This Charming Man,” and “How Soon Is Now?”, as well as highlights from his new album “Years…
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Mike Jones is back with new album “The Voice”
Four years ago multi-platinum selling rapper Mike Jones set the world on fire with his debut album, “Who Is Mike Jones?,” by having everyone recite his phone number 281 330 8004, chanting ‘Who? Mike Jones,’ and re-igniting an interest in the Houston rap scene. Now, in 2009 he is, again, off to a great start…