Day in Pop Report for 06/03/2013
Police report hundreds of photos and videos of child pornography were found on his home computer, some of which were taken from his webcam when he talked to underage girls online. An arrest warrant states that he used the Skype name Harry.Styles888 to convince girls he was the British boy-bander. "My hope is that the girl will show me herself on camera and then pose in a sexual manner, or perform some kind of sex act for me to see," Eastman told detectives, according to his arrest warrant. more on this story
The track, a salute to those who aren't with us anymore, is at once a morose and reggae-centric look for Snoop Lion. Cyrus is pushed to a featured role in the video, matching her credit on the song, to be seen only in reflection and behind windows but never in the forefront of the action. Snoop is also often set in reflection, save a few slow-motion shots of him exhaling smoke on a black background. "Ashtrays And Heartbreaks" appears to be set in Compton and has that certain Instagram-ish filter that could easily be called Retro. Cyrus and Snoop are in matching white, but stand in stark opposition to each other in every other way � down to her inability to keep that famous "Smiley" face from popping up (causing her to look a little too happy to be singing on such a chill song). Check it out here.
Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill, Darius Rucker, Usher and Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic took the stage to raise money for those affected by last week's devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Wednesday night's benefit raised over $6 million in pledges and ticket sales to help the community, which is dealing with the aftermath of tornado that killed 24 people. Seven children lost their lives last week, and Shelton does not take this lightly. "I spent three Christmases at my sister's house in Moore, Oklahoma, and some of those helicopter views of the destruction, you could see her house a quarter of a mile away from there," he said. "My nieces and nephews would have gone to that school (Plaza Towers Elementary), and when you start putting it in that sort of perspective, and then thinking, 'Oh my God, I am so glad that they recently moved away from that area.' And then you go, 'What about all those people that didn't?' It's hard to put into words, honestly." more on this story
The group, featuring Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, reteamed with producer Jim Scott for the new album and also recruited guitarist Martin Strayer for the eleven track effort. Maguire had this to say about the album, "I think we've approached it differently because we felt like okay, we are a band. We aren't just two ex-Dixie Chicks anymore, we're a band and we like our sound and we're going to continue to do this and hopefully get better at it, and share something new this time around". The group says that the new album contains a new perspective, due in part to Robison have the perspective of time since her divorce. "I've been freed of all of those time-heals-everything kind of things," says Emily Robison . "Now, I've opened up to other ideas and ways of looking at life and the world." "I think it's not only a more hopeful album, but it's more� well fun," adds Robinson. more on this story
And now just this week, "(Kissed You) Good Night" � from the band's second studio album, A Thousand Miles Left Behind � was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (R.I.A.A.), for selling a million copies. Radio.com talked with Gloriana last year about the song, which Tom Gossin wrote with Josh Kear. "We were talking about when life parallels movie moments," Tom said of their initial inspiration. "When something happening seems too good to be real almost, or too perfect a moment." Gossin went on to explain how the idea for the song came together after he overheard a girl talking to her friends about her first date with a new guy. "Her friends were asking if the guy kissed her at the end of the date, and she said, 'No and that ruined the whole night,'" he recalled. "I was thinking back to my own life when I was dating. How hard that was as the guy to make that move for the first kiss. I think this song is set in that setting of a first date and about having a first kiss." more on this story
Messina will be performing her brand new track, "A Woman's Rant," on the Today show this morning (June 3rd) and also discuss the Kickstarter program she recently launched to fund her new studio album. "I'm psyched to get back to New York City and see my friends Kathie Lee and Hoda, and share with them some new Music," says Jo Dee. "Now that I'm free to make whatever project I want, I wanted to do something WITH the people as well as FOR them. This is such a fun project with unique rewards for the backers. It lets me make the record I want with the involvement of the public. They are a part of the process, along every step." Messina will follow up the Today Show appearance by returning to Nashville for this year's CMA Music Festival, where she will be hosting her annual fan club picnic and will also be performing outdoors Friday, June 7 on the Riverfront Stage. "CMA week is always a favorite time of year. It's fantastic to see everyone from around the country come together and enjoy music and meeting their favorite stars." You can find more details about the Kickstarter campaign here.
The band will be releasing the album on June 11th and will celebrate by performing their new single "Rebel Beat" on Good Morning America that morning. The next day, June 12th, they will be performing on Live with Kelly & Michael. Fans in Manhattan will have the opportunity to meet the band when they hold a signing event at the midtown Barnes & Noble on June 11th. Details here. As we previously reported, the Goo Goo Dolls will be supporting the album by hitting the road later this month for a coheadlining summer tour of North America with Matchbox 20. The tour is set to launch on June 25th in Manchester, NH at their Verizon Wireless Arena and will wrap up in mid August. Goo Goo Dolls will take September off before heading over to the UK for a headline tour in October. more on this story
At a recent show in Washington, D.C., the singer broke down while singing the song, which speaks of an abusive ex-boyfriend who used Bey's fame in mind games against Rowland. She even had to stop in the middle of the song, which was produced by her tour mate The-Dream, to pull herself together. So while there were no tears in New York, that doesn't mean emotions weren't running high during the performance. "This song started a lot of stuff," Rowland said to the crowd as the first few chords of the song played. "This is my truth." In the two weeks since the song was released online, Rowland's gotten a bit of press for her open letter, which sheds light on what it was really been like for her to see her best friend hit the big time, all the while she struggled with things deeper than fame. Unsurprisingly, "Dirty Laundry" has also led to speculation as to the identity of the ex Rowland sings about. There's been so much speculation that Rowland's ex-fianc�, former football player Roy Williams, felt he needed to put some rumors to rest. Rowland has been candid about the guy's identity and continued to stay mum at the show saying only, "I think everyone has their form of dirty laundry. I decided to air mine out." Sitting on a stool with a towel in her hand, Rowland lamented about the past. With her eyes shut tight she sang, "When you're soaked in tears for years, it never airs out/When you make pain look this good, it never wears out." more on this story
"Extra's" Maria Menounos caught up with Brody and dad Bruce at The Grove, where Brody explained that he hasn't bonded with the rapper because "I've never met him." The reality stars also gave Maria the scoop on Season 8 of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians." Bruce explained, "The first show is a lot with Brody and I� Kim is very involved� Just really all the different family issues we are dealing with." Brody also confirms that the gender of Kim and Kayne's baby is revealed.
Uncle Kracker headlined the Friday lineup, which also included Drake White, Ty Stone, American Idol's Tate Stevens, Parmalee, Maggie Rose, and Charlie Worsham. Saturday featured Jake Owen, Craig Morgan, Blackberry Smoke, and Emerson Drive, among many others; Sunday is headlined by Joe Nichols, with Phil Vassar, Casey James, Jon Pardi, Aaron Lewis, and Gunner & the Grizzly Boys. Hoedown debuted in 1983 with Hank Williams, Jr. and Tanya Tucker, and in the years since the festival has gone on to feature some of country music's biggest and best-selling artists, including Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Kid Rock, Zac Brown Band and Charlie Daniels. more on this story
The Imagine Dragons singer has done a lot for the quartet, from getting them signed to taking them on tour to co-writing their song, "Stranger." That said, singer Sam Harris told Radio.com the absolute best thing he's done is help them finally figure out the instrumentation of their first single, "Unconsolable." "Unconsolable" was something Harris and his bandmates � guitarist Noah Feldshuh, drummer Adam Levin, and brother, Casey � had been toying with for years. It started with Sam and Feldshuh, who have been friends since they were just six years old, playing around with a Casio keyboard one night five or six years ago. They created a guitar loop that would later become the melody. Then Sam just started singing the song's opening line, "I hope we stay thick as thieves, butter and bread, pillars of colonial homes," before writing the rest of the song, which was about growing up in the college town of Ithaca, New York. The band recorded the song three different times and added different layers over time, from a number of loops to a saxophone breakdown to a toy keyboard. But it was Reynolds who told them to strip it down. The song is now more like that acoustic version Reynolds heard on the radio and revolves around one persistent drumbeat, which highlights Sam's gritty upper register. They did decide to keep the toy piano though and even made the instrument a staple in their live show. "We bought a sturdy, sturdy flight case for it for a bunch of money," Felshuh explained. "Worth ten times more than the actual piano," Casey joked. more on this story
Brandy not following through on her feature on "Shout It Out" and not returning the money for over a year, with the addition settlement cash, handcuffed us in what we could do. I decided to give it another go to get a big feature in late 2011, and made first contact with Flo's team in early 2012. As far as the sound of the tune goes, I wanted to do something more old school in that it had less vocals and the production and music is what drove the song. I think as DJ artists, with EDM becoming mainstream, we've forgotten a bit whom we are and why we are artists in the first place. Grammy winner Roger Sanchez once explained when the dj helms the project he is the artist and while the vocalist is a part of the performance, the vocals are an extension of the DJs performance and elements produced by him later performed live. Now, if we are just making pop records, perhaps we are no longer artists? We explained to Jay and E-Class that we just wanted to do this right and they're pretty old school so we connected on that level. I think the sound of the song properly represents old school meeting new school. As one of the first djs in the mainstream press back in 2009 with Samantha Fox, I hope that some of the newer guys will at least consider doing a similar arrangement, even for fun on a more clubbier release. Sully Erna of Godsmack once told me, "be yourself everyone else is already taken" so I'm really applying that logic on this record with "Booty On The Floor'. For my next move, Jay Washington had mentioned Kesha could be a good fit for a song of mine. I have one called "who got milf" she'd be perfect for and still needs a bridge - would love to co-write it with her and her mom Pebe Sebert - they are both amazing writers! Also, would like to branch out in to more hard rock style vocals on my album for one track only though and get someone like Ozzy, Al Barr from the Dropkick Murphys or Sully Erna from Godsmack as a feature on a record - would be an edgy new sound! Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself right here!
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