Day in Pop Report for 02/16/2012
The hiatus speculation came from media reports where a quote from a profile in Vogue magazine was taken out of context to read that she was planning to take "four or five years" off. The actual quote was her response when asked about her plans to settle down and start a family. The actual profile read ....One day, I ask about her future. "I am f***ing off for four or five years," she says. "If I am constantly working, my relationships fail. So at least now I can have enough time to write a happy record. And be in love and be happy. And then I don't know what I'll do. Get married. Have some kids. Plant a nice vegetable patch." Adele addressed the reports in an indirect way in a blog entry where we learn that she is not taking time off, but is planning to return to the recording studio. She wrote: Oh goodness!! I'm absoloutly flabbergasted! In between laughing my head off, welling up, needing to sit down and trying to maintain an open fire (which is pretty much impossible huh!?) I keep having flashbacks to Sunday night. The most incredible night of my life. Thank you to you all, I am so overwhelmed, it's the strangest feeling. I have constant butterflies and goosebumps, it's wearing me out but I LOVE it! I've been sleeping a lot but the minute I wake up I burst out laughing and it starts all over again. I forgot to mention so many people by name on the night, and for that I'm sorry. I will say thanks to your face when I next see you. I was totally unprepared. Despite the phenomenal year, I swear I didn't think I had any chance. All the categories were full of people I adore with brilliant songs, records and performances. So not in my wildest dreams did I think to actually prepare anything proper to say just in case. The night itself was so amazing, I met so many incredible people and everyone we've lost this year were on our minds and in our hearts and it was lovely to remember them all together as fans and friends. I've a few days off now, and then it's the Brit Awards here at home and then I'm straight into the studio. BOYYAHH! 5 years? More like 5 days!
Now Sony has called the price hike a "mistake" and said they corrected it as soon as they discovered the error. "Whitney Houston product was mistakenly mispriced on the U.K. iTunes store on Sunday," Sony said in a statement. "When discovered, the mistake was immediately corrected. We apologize for any offense caused." The New York Times reports that the increases occurred on iTunes in the UK early on Sunday with the price of the Houston compilation "The Ultimate Collection" increased 60 percent, from $7.85 to approximately $12.50, and "The Greatest Hits," was increased 25 percent, from approximately $12.50 to $15.67. Read the NYT report for more details
The first single from Madonna's 12th studio album, "MDNA," due March 26, becomes her 38th Hot 100 top 10, pushing her further ahead of runners-up The Beatles (34). Madonna first reached the chart's top 10 the week of June 16, 1984, when "Borderline" rose to its #10 peak position. Have a look at the artists with the most top 10 songs in the Hot 100's 53-year history here.
Written by Usher Raymond along with co-writers Redd Stylez, Ariel Rechtshaid, and Diplo, who also produced the single, "Climax" is a genre-defying track and his first release since his recent chart-topping collaborations � "Without You" by David Guetta which held the #1 spot on the Pop charts and "Promise" with Romeo Santos which held the #1 spot on the Latin charts. The song comes from Usher's seventh studio album will be released later this spring on RCA Records. Have a listen to the single here.
Shooter will be touring to promote his fifth studio album, Family Man which is being released by Entertainment One Music Group on March 13th, 2012. The tour kicks off on March 19th in Austin, TX and will featured special guest Uncle Lucius. more on this story
A long-time Mullins fan, Callaghan contacted the Grammy nominated singer-songwriter in 2009 through MySpace, and Mullins agreed to a rare collaboration. An initial recording trip to Atlanta yielded three songs, prompting her life-changing decision to move to the USA in 2010 to finish the album. Callaghan left her London digs and boarded a plane headed for the American South: the experience was the inspiration for the opening track and first single from the album, "Best Year." She now calls Atlanta, and the United States, home. more on this story
Beginning at 3pm, Delta Spirit will invade 3 bars in Williamsburg and Greenpoint to play select tracks from their new album. By the 3rd stop, fans will have heard the album for the first time in its entirety. They will then finish up with an invite- only, intimate, live show at Public Assembly at 6:45pm (see details on how to win tickets to this show here)
Billboard reports Whitney's 14 week no. 1 from 1992, "I Will Always Love You," re-enters the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at #7. The music industry website says the song's chart return was fueled by an enormous resurgence in digital sales (195,000, up 6723%, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and radio airplay (18 million audience impressions, up 915%, according to Nielsen BDS). more on this story
Sources at Barton G restaurant tell TMZ, Weezy secretly handed wait staff a ring with a giant yellow rock on it during his meal -- and asked them to slip it inside the restaurant's signature sundae. Moments later, after the dessert was delivered to his table, we're told Lil Wayne jumped up and shouted to the entire restaurant -- "SHE SAID YES!!!" Sources tell us, everyone inside the restaurant believed the rapper had just popped the question. Weezy even tweeted later in the night ... saying again, "She said yes!" ... prompting millions more to think he had just gotten engaged. But Wayne later clarified, "I meant 'she said yes' to being my valentine!!! Hahahahahahaha! Y'all krazy!" Yes, we're the crazy ones. more on this story
Conspirator features Aron Magner and Marc Brownstein (The Disco Biscuits keyboardist and bass player) as an outlet to channel their electronic mad scientist personae. Formed in 2004 with New York DJ/producer DJ Omen, Conspirator has taken on many forms through the years. With the recent addition of virtuoso guitarist Chris Michetti and a rotating cast of some of the country's best drummers � Darren Shearer (the New Deal), Mike Greenfield (Lotus), KJ Sawka (Pendulum) and Adam Deitch (Break Science, Pretty Lights) � Conspirator has reached another level. 2011 was a seminal year for the group with groundbreaking performances at the Ultra Music Festival, Nocturnal Festival, Electric Forest Festival and Camp Bisco 10 as well as sold out shows at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC, Pearl Street in Northampton, MA, the Fox Theater in Boulder and the Bluebird Theatre in Denver. As a full band, the music is hitting new highs and killing in the live show. With the addition of an arsenal of new material, more crowds across the nation have begun to embrace this remarkable outfit. more on this story
Urban's "For You," co-written by Urban and Monty Powell, marks the first time that Urban has written and recorded a song specifically for a motion picture, and it will be featured during the film's end credits. "I loved the challenge of writing for a film," said Urban. "I've never done that before. After seeing Act Of Valor, my co-writer (Monty Powell) and I wanted to capture the essence of not only what these men and women do so extraordinarily, but how that relates to all of us. 'Valor' shows us what they are willing to give their all for, which made me wonder, 'what am I willing to give my life for?' 'For You' is intended to allow the listener to define who that is for them."
The trek is currently underway and is set to conclude on March 24th in Pontiac, Michigan at The Crofoot Ballroom. Plug In Stereo is supporting his latest EP, The Patience, which includes the smash hit single "Oh Darling" (Featuring Cady Groves). The song has surpassed 170,000 copies in digital sales. more on this story
Here's what Charlie told us: "I"m thrilled. It insulates me from having to redundantly see myself in the idiotic bowling shirt. Perhaps if Warner Bros. spent as much time and energy focusing on THEIR show, it wouldn't be such a steaming pile of ..." more on this story
According to official documents obtained by TMZ, Nas never forked over $339,005.49 in federal income tax he owed for 2010 ... and now the U.S. government has obtained a lien on his property. Being a tax scofflaw is nothing new for Nas ... according to public records, dude is also on the hook for more than $6 MILLION DOLLARS in back taxes from previous years. more on this story
Home No 1 debut marks Bentley's fourth career debut in the top spot on the Country Albums chart. The new album's second single and title track also continues to climb the Top five at radio and has already spawned the chart-topper "Am I The Only One." more on this story
From his 1966 recording of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" through his 1972 double-sided hit single "That's What Friends Are For"/"Happier Than the Morning Sun," B.J. Thomas enjoyed a string of hits rivaled by few artists of that time. And the fact that he did this on an indie label, Scepter, makes the achievement even more impressive. Various compilations of Thomas' Scepter sides have come and gone. But Real Gone's 44-track anthology is the first to offer A- and B-sides of every one of the artists' Scepter singles, including his 19 hits. Many of the B-sides never appeared on albums. DJ/journalist Michael Ragogna wrote the notes, which feature quotes from Thomas. Frankie Avalon's late '50s/early '60s recordings practically define an era in pop music. But while there have been many reissues of his legendary Chancellor recordings, his later output has proven elusive. Frankie Avalon: Muscle Beach Party: The United Artists Sessions features 20 stereo tracks recorded in 1964 and '65. The set's centerpiece is Frankie's album Muscle Beach Party and Other Movie Songs, which features music from his films (notably a version of "Runnin' Wild," his spotlight solo in the Muscle Beach Party movie). In addition are his rare UA singles plus tracks from the soundtrack of I'll Take Sweden, a Bob Hope comedy in which he co-starred. The set features liners by Tom Pickles and photos. more on this story
Costner co-founded the rock/country band after being encouraged by his wife, Christine, to reconnect with his music passion. In 2005, he teamed with songwriter John Coinman and bassist Blair Forward, band mates of their original group, Roving Boy, from the late 80's. Other members of Modern West include Larry Cobb (drums), Park Chisolm (vocals & guitar), Teddy Morgan (lead guitar & producer). Bobby Yang, Roddy Chong and Luke Bulla will rotate fiddle performances. For the past 6 years, the band has been electrifying audiences across the globe with shows in Europe, Asia, Canada, South America, and the U.S. more on this story
Proceeds from the auction benefit the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation, founded in 1995 by brothers Russell, Danny and Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons. The 501 (C) 3 organization is dedicated to providing disadvantaged urban youth with significant arts exposure and access to the arts. Bidding is currently underway at Charitybuzz.com and is open through Tuesday, February 28 more on this story
Episode 314 entitled "On My Way" will air on February 21, 2012 - 8:00pm-9:00pm EST/PST on FOX where the New Directions go head to head with the Dalton Academy Warblers at Regionals.
The band recorded the 14-track album with producer Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, Josh Ritter, Secret Machines, Gomez) at Engine Studios in Chicago. The lyrically ambitious, stylistically adventurous "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Your Anger" confronts thorny issues of personal and spiritual struggle in a manner that's both intimate and illuminating; songwriter and frontman Joe Michelini describes it as an album about resolution and forgiveness. "For the most part, these songs represent a dark period in my life when I really didn't like myself," he explains. "I was still young and still learning, and a lot of people were probably hurt by the person I was at the time. Half of this record is love songs, and half is 'I'm sorry that I f**ked up' songs -- I look at them as a stepping stone, a way to put some distance between myself and that part of my life, and to remind myself that I've chosen to do better." more on this story
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