Archive for January 10th, 2011
Digest: Prince Adds Another Show in NYC; Courtney Love’s Twitter Account Disappears
January 10th, 2011
Prince Adds Another Show in New YorkPrince has announced another concert at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden set for February 7th He has already performed two shows at the venue on his current Welcome 2 America tour and he is set to play a third on January 18th Tickets for the...
Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber to be Featured on ‘Glee’
January 10th, 2011
According to Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy Lady Gaga's forthcoming single "Born This Way" will be performed in an episode of the show that will air sometime in March or April Lady Gaga is set to debut the song the title track of her next album at the Grammy Awards ceremony...
Video: Drake Teams Up With Florence, Minus the Machine
January 10th, 2011
Alicia Keys couldn't be on hand for Drake's performance of "Fireworks" at London's Hammersmith Apollo theater on Saturday night but the rapper found a fine replacement in the form of Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine Photos Lil Wayne Returns To The Stage With Drake The singer came out midway through...
Chris Martin Says New Coldplay Disc Is About Love and OCD
January 10th, 2011
According to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin his band's fifth album will be a meditation on "love addiction OCD escape and working for someone you don't like" The singer told BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe that despite his previous claims the new record will not be a traditional concept album...
Nikki Sixx and Denise Richards Call It Quits
January 10th, 2011
After a few weeks of casual dating Denise Richards and rocker Nikki Sixx have gone their separate ways UsMagazinecom first broke the news that Charlie Sheen's ex 39 began quietly dating the Mötley Crüe bassist 52 in December PHOTOS Hollywood's unlikely couples "They have a lot in common and are taking things slowly"...
Digest: Rihanna Beats Elvis’ U.K. Record; The Strokes Tease Fans With Bogus Album Art
January 10th, 2011
Rihanna Ties Elvis in the UKRihanna has matched a record set by Elvis Presley in the 1950s by scoring five number one singles in consecutive years on the UK pop chart The singer's latest UK Number One hit is "What's My Name"; she previously topped the chart with 2010's "Only...
Video: Amy Winehouse Sings New Covers in Brazil
January 10th, 2011
Amy Winehouse performed her first major concert since 2008 at the Summer Soul Festival in Florianópolis Brazil on Saturday Though there was some word from her back-up singers Zalon and Heshima that she would debut new material at the show she did not perform any new originals though she did...
Universal Donates Enormous Music Archive to Library of Congress
January 10th, 2011
Universal Music Group the largest music conglomerate in the United States has donated a collection of approximately 200000 metal glass and lacquer master discs dating between 1926 and 1948 to the Library of Congress Photos Random Notes The bequest includes a wide range of music recorded during that era representing jazz country...
Trent Reznor to Score ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’
January 10th, 2011
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has announced that he and his frequent writing partner Atticus Ross will be composing the score for David Fincher's Hollywood adaptation of Stieg Larsson's hugely popular novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo This will be Reznor and Ross' second score for Fincher Their previous...
Exclusive Video: Gang of Four’s ‘Never Pay for the Farm’
January 10th, 2011
"Never Pay for the Farm" — the lead single from Content Gang of Four's first album of all-new material since 1995 out January 25 — finds the English post-punk legends sounding as vital and sharp as they did in their late '70s prime This clip complements their bold minimal arrangement...