[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k79ac_6WquU] The antibiotics haven’t helped, so we guess our Grammy fever is going to have to run its course. Let’s talk Best New Artist nominees, shall we? ATO‘s The Alabama Shakes–who have just been confirmed as musical guests on the Feb. 16 installment of Saturday Night Live(hosted by Django Unchained co-star Christoph Waltz)–bring soul-inflected rock into the 21st Century, thanks in large…
Chart Alert: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Remain Atop Hot 100, A$AP Rocky Reaches Top 10
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis spend a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their debut entry “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz, while another rap newcomer, A$AP Rocky, roars 15-10 with his first charted title, “F**kin Problems,” featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar. From the pair’s album The Heist, which debuted on the…
Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis Sign With Universal Publishing
The long-running songwriting and production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have signed an exclusive worldwide publishing administration agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group, the company announced today. The deal will encompass all new work written by Jam & Lewis and exclude the duo’s massive back catalog. UMPG North America President Evan Lamberg said,…
Gary Allan Earns First No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Country singer Gary Allan notches his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart asSet You Free, his ninth studio album, debuts atop the list with 106,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. It grants him his best sales week ever, surpassing the 99,000 start of Tough All Over in 2005. Further, Set You Free outpaces the launch of his…
Alicia Keys Named BlackBerry’s Global Creative Director
BlackBerry announced Wednesday that Alicia Keys has become the company’s new Global Creative Director. Keys was brought on board to “lead an array of new business initiatives that will drive engagement with BlackBerry and perception of the brand,” according to the press release Keys made an appearance at the tail end of a press event in…
Jamie N Commons Signs to KIDinaKORNER/Interscope
Jamie N Commons has signed a record deal with producer Alex Da Kid’s (Eminem/Rihanna) Interscope imprint KIDinaKORNER, which will in turn go through Fiction Records in the UK. With an EP release due this spring, Jamie will cement his growing reputation as an exciting and original British talent. Alex da Kid – “Every so often you are introduced to an artist…
Inside The A$AP Rocky Voicemail Campaign
Even though A$AP Rocky’s debut album “Long Live A$AP” leaked almost a month before the official release date, he still managed to land a number one spot on the charts. How was he able to fight through a tough situation and still end up selling 139,000+ copies? I think this marketing campaign as well as other initiatives…
Juelz Santana “God Will’n Vlog” Episode 3
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Vocal Lesson with Ben Caplan in Studio Q
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrwoH1dr8F4] Ben Caplan, the man behind the voice behind the new record “In the Time of the Great Remembering”, sits down with Glenn Gould’s favourite piano to share a quick lesson on vocal technique in Studio Q.
Miley Cyrus Collaborates With Mary J. Blige and Tyler the Creator
Miley Cyrus is calling on a couple odd collaborators for what she calls her “biggest album” yet. The former Disney star has enlisted Tyler, the Creator for anew song she penned with Mary J. Blige. “I wrote this song with Mary J. Blige, and Tyler, the Creator heard it and said, ‘I am obsessed with this song, and I will…
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