MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Oct 22, 2011

CONCERT REVIEW: Swift wows local fans with spectacular arena show North County Times Riding high on nearly 6 million in sales for her third album "Speak Now," Swift has kicked up the glitz for this tour, which turns virtually every one of the 19 songs she performed into a live music video. For the wedding-themed title song, ... See all stories on this topic »

Taylor Swift treats Glendale to greatest hits, Jordin Sparks tune Arizona Republic In this case, that artist was Glendale's American Idol, Jordin Sparks, and the song was "No Parade." The unplugged portion of the concert ended when her bandmates joined in on a raucous "You Belong WIth Me," a song that sounds as fresh as ever, ... See all stories on this topic »

Video ridiculing Pakistan is YouTube hit Song mocks the raft of political leaders Arab Times Kuwait English Daily At the end, the lead singer appears with a poster saying: “If you want a bullet through my head, 'like' this video.” YouTube watchers can click on a “like” icon to show their approval for the video, which can be viewed at ... See all stories on this topic »

It's so difficult to find a wife, says D'Banj Vanguard Because of the way people reacted to the Koko song, we decided to shoot the video. And after the release we went back to London to hustle. By February, we got paid N150,000 to do a show in Lagos. I was only able to pay for only one ticket to come home, ... See all stories on this topic »

Concert review: Enrique Iglesias at Amway Center Orlando Sentinel (blog) That song and others were accompanied by a light-show that could've been designed by NASA engineers. Green lasers encircled the arena and scanned the rafters like manic searchlights. Banks of lights hovered above him like alien spacecraft on “Bailamos ... See all stories on this topic »

Martin Nievera is 'totoong tao' Tempo Viva started as a movie company, but has since branched out into music, TV, artistsmanagement, videos, concerts and events, and other entertainment concerns. Fans who will watch “All for 1” on Nov. 11 will be treated to an evening of memorable songs ... See all stories on this topic »

Western Canadian Music Award nominee Kim Beggs makes more than ends meet The Province Double Western Canadian Music Award nominee Kim Beggs is a prime example of why. Her latest album, Blue Bones, is nominated in the Roots Solo Recording of the Year, and the video for her song “Longest Dream” nominated for the Multi-Media Award. ... See all stories on this topic »

T-Pain Experiments on 'rEVOLVEr' Album Billboard by Sofia M. Fernandez, THR | October 21, 2011 12:55 EDT Chris Brown took flight at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance that time-traveled through the 90s and featured the R&B star somersaulting over the dazzled audience. ... See all stories on this topic » Billboard

Chris Brown reveals 'N***as In Paris' remix video Running Lip By David La Rosa | 21 Oct 2011, 05:55 PM Chris Brown has unveiled the music videofor his 'N***as in Paris' freestyle remix with T-Pain. The 'Yeah 3x' singer joined forces with T-Pain to record a freestyle remix of 'N***as in Paris', a song by Jay-Z ... See all stories on this topic »

Valley artists band together on anti-bullying disc Allentown Morning Call Out of the blue, Ken Cowle, a friend of Pullara's, sent him a video of "Jump Rope," a catchy song about the ups and downs of growing up, by Blue October. "He had no idea what we were doing," Pullara said. "But I knew it would be the perfect opener for ... See all stories on this topic » Allentown Morning Call

Video: Beck's first concert in two years Consequence of Sound As previously reported, the Saturday portion of the two-day concert will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube, though an exact schedule still remains forthcoming. As for upcoming releases, Beck remixed The White Stripes' song “The Hardest Button to ... See all stories on this topic »

John Hawkes sings 'Marcy's Song' RollingStone.com Durkin discovered the song, written by obscure mid-Sixties folk singer Jackson Frank, when he was casting about for songs that include the names of characters in his film and found Frank's record, which also features a tune called "Marlene. ... See all stories on this topic »

Gotye Releases New Video, Kills It In The US Pedestrian TV Earlier this week Gotye played a sold-out show at The Satellite in LA, with the reviewer noting: "Wally and his three onstage compadres had the crowd clapping within seconds and in the palm of their hand in the space of a single song," before ... See all stories on this topic »

Rihanna's We Found Love v Britney Spears' Criminal: Video Fight Club Metro Although Britney's vocal range tends to stay the same on every song, this works really well as she is in her pop element with this sound. Winner: Britney Spears. The verses, chorus and bridge all work perfectly for Ms. Spears, showing that she still ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

Shoshana Bead Leads Thousand Oaks's HEART AND SOUL Broadway World Her work as a singer/songwriter has been featured on The Hills, Mercy, The Big C, NBC and her debut single "Superhero"won an Independent Music Award for best R&B song. Superhero is availabl at itunes.com and amazon.com. www.shoshanabean.com. ... See all stories on this topic »

Tanuja cuts album with Hariharan Times of India The rich texture of her voice along with variations in tempo and rhythm lend a variety to the numbers and the well groomed persona of the singer makes the video of the songRang do apne rang piya ji a visual treat too. "I am a professor and when I take ... See all stories on this topic »

Prospect.2 New Orleans, international art exhibition, opens Saturday NOLA.com Watch video DuBois said it might be difficult to recognize the songfragments, but the bands will be playing parts of everything from “When the Saints Go Marching In” to Beyonce. To keep all five bands on the same beat, the drum majors will have ... See all stories on this topic » NOLA.com

Tunes help set the tone StarPhoenix She appears in the music video for the song. "When I started, Brian Burke was the general manager and he said to me: 'A lot of teams do it, but I never want you to make fun of an opposing player or a ref or a bad call because I believe they'll know ... See all stories on this topic »

A little moist music The Nation The song is called "Plean Nam Tuam Hai Pen Nam Jai" ("Turn the Flood Into Kind Hospitality"), and the music video is a hit on YouTube. It's performed by Arunsak and other artists along with volunteers, Or Bor Tor officials and flood victims. ... See all stories on this topic » The Nation

Erin Hill Appears On NBC Nightly News With Chuck Scarborough; Kickstarter ... Music Indistry News Network Hill comments: "Lyrically, most of my songs are like little Tales of the Unexpected, and that's what gave me the idea to make Girl Inventor a video album - 10 songs, 10 sci-fimusic videos, each music video like a little four-minute Twilight Zone ... See all stories on this topic »

Local hip-hop awards The Zimbabwean The most notable categories are Best Male, Female Hip-hop of the Year, Best Hip-hop Album, Video, and Song of the Year. Stunner, Tehn diamond, Mr Hingis and Maskiri were nominated in the best male hip hop artist of the year, whereas DJ Naida, ... See all stories on this topic » The Zimbabwean

MTV VMA Awards 2012 date announced Examiner.com Beyonce shows off baby bump at MTV VMA The ladies ruled the kingdom at the “2011 MTV Video Music Awards” as Katy Perry and Adele each took home three VMA Moonmen. Katy Perry won the biggest prize of the night, “Video of the Year,” with her pop anthem, ... See all stories on this topic »

The next great boy band? The State Jacob Latimore: He has a song with Diggy, “Like 'Em All.” It sounds eerily like Ester Dean's “Drop it Low,” which features Chris Brown. “Like 'Em All” was produced by Teddy Riley. Latimore also an actor. Hamilton Park: An R&B quartet that is trying to ... See all stories on this topic » The State

Neil Young's Bridge School benefit concert to webcast live (Video) TheCelebrityCafe.com On Oct. 24, a compilation of the performances will be screened in a limited number of theaters for that day only. The set will include songs from two dozen artists including Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Patti Smith. See all stories on this topic »

Capital Gazette Communications Annapolis Capital Courtesy of Colemand Sellers VI Taysean Stansbury, 8, entertains the crowd with a Justin Bieber song at the "ArtMakers of Annapolis" showcase held at the Boys & Girls Club at Annapolis Gardens. AP VIDEO more>> The event celebrated art in all forms: ... See all stories on this topic » Annapolis Capital

Spartanburg duo's approach to religion is ministry of rap Spartanburg Herald Journal Minus the lyrics, the performance wouldn't look out of place at any music venue. Hawes' most popular song references gospel singer Kirk Franklin. At a recent show in Spartanburg, young people in the audience were dancing along to the chorus as Hawes... See all stories on this topic »

FreeSol, 'Fascinated', Feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland - Song Review PopCrush However, 'Fascinated' still leaves something to be desired, because we know what all of these artists are capable of — and it's more than this. Lyricist Free flows through his verses with strategically placed pauses, ostensibly where he'd shrug his ... See all stories on this topic »

First VEVO Scripted Series Hits YouTube With Some RockNRoll Horror ReelSEO Online Video News “Dante” is written by Frederiksen's band-mate Tim Armstrong, who is one of the producers of the series and serves as the show's Rod Serling. Directed by long-timemusic video director Kevin Kerslake, the first two parts of “Dante” are music videoswith ... See all stories on this topic »

Audition list for Oct. 21 and beyond Plain Dealer (blog) Come prepared with a song of your choice and a brief choreography session (accompanist provided). TrueNorth Cultural Arts at French Creek. 4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield. Seeking a music director for a new show choir group with middle school and high ... See all stories on this topic »

Rihanna Promoting New Album With 'Unlocked' myfoxny.com It still remains to be seen if other artists who aren't as popular as Rihanna would benefit from Unlocked. Although the Grammy award-winningsinger's new album will also be promoted in the more traditional ways ofmusic videos on YouTube and print ... See all stories on this topic » myfoxny.com

Listen to J. Cole On Beyoncé's 'Party Remix' [AUDIO] x Video To Air Next Week Fresh Like Dougie While throwing out his rhymes, Cole pays homage to Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and anyone who has ever sung a song/done a movie that celebrates the art of celebrating. Word around is that the official music video will be released at some point next week, ... See all stories on this topic »

PICKS OF THE WEEK: From 'Phineas & Ferb' to 'Angry Birds,' these video ... Washington Post (blog) And they are with us today to put the lie to the idea that the industry of animation is as engaging as a punning faux-rap song. Just check out their new video — a “behind-the-scenes” look at a career in animation — and you'll see what we mean. See all stories on this topic »

“I am a homely person” Deccan Chronicle Yes, I have danced to the song Bollywood star in the video because I loved the song besides Romy Shay is related to Raj and he has been signed up by Rishi Rich. It's a big production. Romy is a very good singer, very talented. ... See all stories on this topic » Deccan Chronicle

Harry Hill to rival The X Factor The Press Association Harry Hill is launching his own music talent competition to rival The X Factor. The comedian has promised to manage the winner of Harry's Music - who will have theirsong sold on iTunes and a video made by Harry - and joked he will give them just £20... See all stories on this topic »

Music Video: Ed Sheeran “Lego House” Starring Rupert Grint The Round Table The video treatment gives the impression that Grint is playing Sheeran — given the actor's resemblance to the singer (both Gingers!). It features Grint lip-syncing Sheeran'ssong while hanging out on a tour bus and even penning the track on a park ... See all stories on this topic »

Thousand Watt Stare NUG Magazine Alice Cooper even wrote a song about him called 'The Ballad of Dwight Frye.' When Christian brought up the idea, we all dug it, so that's how it came about. Christian had already written most of the songs when we formed. I wrote the title track 'Silver ... See all stories on this topic »

Live Celebration of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1 Soundtrack to... RealityTVWebsite.com Grammy-award winning singer, songwriter, producer and multi-platinum selling artist Bruno Mars will sit down for an exclusive interview and to premiere his new music video"It Will Rain," the first single from THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1... See all stories on this topic »

Rihanna's Relationship History: In Her Own Words MTV.com In the end, Rihanna said it was worth it because the song helped young women struggling with the same issues. "They got really emotional, and you automatically connect, because now you both have in common [something] that you wouldn't have been able to ... See all stories on this topic »

Taio Cruz Reveals the Cause of His 'Hangover' in Behind-the-Scenes Video AOL Music (blog) In his new song 'Hangover,' Taio Cruz gets a little too tipsy and winds up paying the price for it, as his Flo Rida-assisted tune's title suggests. The party saga will be played out in Cruz' forthcoming music video and the singer is giving us a preview ... See all stories on this topic »

Bowling Green Releases Arena-Themed Rap Song Lost Lettermen Guard Mikey “Rosco” Blair mans the mic and later is joined by senior gospel singerRachel Willingham. He shouts out donors Kermit Stroh, Larry Miles, Bill Frack and Allen Schmidthorst, who also make hilarious cameos in the video. ... See all stories on this topic »

News Round-Up: Rihanna's 'Rebelle' Fragrance Debuts, Gaga 'Zombie Boy' Covers ... RollingStone.com (blog) The athletically-inclined singer used the short doc, entitled "Music Runs Ellie," to explore her mutual passions for running and music. Goulding completed a Half Marathon – and a new song, "Run Into The Light," produced by Alex Metric. Watch the video ... See all stories on this topic » RollingStone.com (blog)

Calendar: Oct. 21-27 Grand Junction Sentinel Spectrum, Warrior Band and The Marching Warriors perform the 2011 marching show music, 7:15 pm, Central High School, 550 Warrior Way, 254-6200. Almost Heroes, 7 pm, The Hot Tomato, 124 N. Mulberry St., Fruita, 858-1117. Andrew Wynne,singer/songwriter, ... See all stories on this topic »

Lib at Large: With a new band and a new album, Danny Click is taking his turn Marin Independent-Journal While driving around one night, Tracy Chapman's song "Fast Car" came on the radio. The last verse goes: "Anyplace is better/You got a fast car/But is it fast enough so you can fly away/You gotta make a decision/You leave tonight or live and die this ... See all stories on this topic »

Cars.com(TM) Creates Custom Pandora Branded Radio Stations MarketWatch (press release) "Road Trip," "Tailgate" and "Car Songs" provide distinct playlists with different listeners and settings in mind. "Road Trip" An eclectic mix of southern and classic rock, with a little bit of country thrown in. Sample artists include George Strait, ... See all stories on this topic »

George Watsky, The Gregory Brothers Lead THE SPACE TOUR Broadway World Their hit "The Bed Intruder Song" was the first YouTube video to cross over onto the Billboard Hot 100. The Gregory Brothers have also collaborated with T-Pain, Weezer, Joel Madden, Tosh.0, Adidas, NPR, Sony Electronics, Chipotle, "The Cleveland Show"... See all stories on this topic »

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