MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Mar 10, 2012

Sony artists MHOO perform at the Horseshoe South Hill Enterprise The ladies were signed by Sony Music Norway in 2010 and on May 13, 2011 they released their debut album, “Talking in the Streets”. The girls are touring the US with Chris Aanvik, manager and Erlend Holland, tour bass player. The duo played concerts in ... See all stories on this topic »

She sings, she dances, she's ... not real Bangladesh News 24 hours TOKYO, Mar 9 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Hatsune Miku has a following that would make most Japanese pop stars green with envy, with thousands of fans at every concert and a big international following. She never misses a beat, fluffs a line or messes up a ... See all stories on this topic »

Taylor Swift tops 'Billboard' 2012 money list Tucson Citizen by USA Today Feed on Mar. 09, 2012, under USA Today News Taylor Swift is No. 1 again: The singer is the top act on Billboard's just-released Top 40 Money Makers list for 2012. Swift earned more than $35.7 million, 17% more than the take-home pay of ... See all stories on this topic »

Songkick: We can be the public company for music fans GigaOm By Bobbie Johnson Mar. 9, 2012, 4:46am PT No Comments When the news of concert-finding service Songkick's $10 million round of investment from Sequoia broke on Thursday, it was a significant moment for the London-based concert database in more ways ... See all stories on this topic » GigaOm

Pennzoil(R), MediaCom and Tim McGraw Strike a Chord With Music Marketing Program MarketWatch (press release) Creative Artists Agency, which represents McGraw, brokered the deal on his behalf. "Music has always been associated with cars for me," said Tim McGraw. "There's a bond that forms between a guy and a car, and it starts when you're young. See all stories on this topic »

Mar 9th 2012 7:00PM Cambio Read More » Mar 8th 2012 4:38PM Last November, 'American Idol' alum Paul McDonald and wife Nikki Reed premiered their duet 'Now That I've Found You,' and now the couple has released a video for the love song. ... Read More »Mar 8th 2012 2:10PM Miley ... See all stories on this topic »

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Germ-Free Mics: Liquipel, Blue Microphones Road Test Antibacterial Sound ... MarketWatch (press release) AUSTIN, TX, Mar 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Liquipel, the breakthrough company of CES 2012 and an Edison Awards 2012 top finalist for its patent-pending process that waterproofs smartphones and other electronic devices, is excited to have the ... See all stories on this topic »

Ms. Vicki's opus of children's music will live on East Valley Tribune ... Updated: 4:34 pm, Thu Mar 8, 2012. A band leader and music teacher for multitudes of young singers throughout the East Valley has died, but family and band members promise Vicki Reader's vision for children's music will continue on a high note. See all stories on this topic »

Indie-rock darlings The Shins back with new album AZ Central.com by Matt Kemp - Mar. 9, 2012 12:37 PM AP LONDON -- Indie-rock favorites The Shins are back with a new album, a new lineup and a more upbeat sound that lead singer-songwriter James Mercer credits in part to his tranquil family life. See all stories on this topic »

Jimmy Ellis, Trammps Frontman & Singer Of “Disco Inferno”, Dead At 74 Idolator: All About The Music Just as Adele's 21 is aiming to tie the 24-week run atop Billboard's Top 200 chart that the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack enjoyed 35 years ago, one of the artists featured on the latter has passed away. Jimmy Ellis, frontman of Philadelphia soul and ... See all stories on this topic » Idolator: All About The Music

Mar 9th 2012 8:30PM Cambio Mar 9th 2012 8:30PM Far East Movement recently debuted their Justin Bieber-assisted new single, 'Live My Life,' and now LMFAO has released a remix of thesong. ... Read More » Mar 9th 2012 7:00PM After firing Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul, ... See all stories on this topic »

Vevo redesigns to become MTV for the online generation GigaOm By Ryan Lawler Mar. 9, 2012, 10:53am PT 1 Comment Over the past two years, Vevo has become the default place to watch music online. But, like many other streaming video providers, it had a problem: For users, the act of watching videos tends to be a ... See all stories on this topic »

Grammar Heroes: Four Artists Who Know Their Its From It's Riverfront Times (blog) (Confidential to Rihanna: Though the lyrics to your song "SOS (Rescue Me)" appear to be "YOU are making this hard," it sounds like you're singing "YOUR making this hard," further muddling the difference between "you're" and "your." You're not helping. See all stories on this topic » Riverfront Times (blog)

FrostByte Media Inc. Sets Release Date for Pop/Urban/Dance Artist Ricky J's ... MarketWatch (press release) TORONTO, Mar 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- FrostByte Media Inc., a record label passionate about its artists and committed to delivering diverse and quality music on a global stage, proudly introduces the new album release of pop/urban/dance ... See all stories on this topic »

ABC Announces New Singing Competition; World Sighs SF Weekly (blog) By Rae Alexandra By Dan Weiss By Ian S. Port By Rae Alexandra By Chloe Roth By Ian S. Port By Ian S. Port By Derek Opperman By Ian S. Port By Christina Li By Rae Alexandra Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 9:00 AM The last few weeks, we've been DVRing the shit out ... See all stories on this topic » SF Weekly (blog)

Danielle Kamela, What Are You Listening To? Phoenix New Times (blog) By Nicki Escudero Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 6:00 AM When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? 102.5 KNIX-FM. I love cruising around Arizona with my windows down listening to some country music. See all stories on this topic »

Taylor Swift was 2011's top Money Maker HitFix By AP Staff Friday, Mar 9, 2012 12:32 PM NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift is No. 1 again: The singer is the top act on Billboard's "Money Makers" list. Swift earned more than $35 million in 2011, according to the Billboard list released Friday. See all stories on this topic » HitFix

Howard Alan Events Presents the 48th Annual Key Biscayne Art Festival MarketWatch (press release) KEY BISCAYNE, FL, Mar 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Key Biscayne Art Festival, an annual tradition in this popular seaside community, is produced in partnership with festival promoter Howard Alan Events and the Rotary Club of Key Biscayne. See all stories on this topic »

5 Intentionally Bad Albums By Geniuses That Really Aren't So Bad Houston Press (blog) By Corey Deiterman By Craig Hlavaty By Dan Oko By Marco Torres By Chris Gray By Cory Garcia By Craig Hlavaty By Marco Torres By Corey Deiterman Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 7:00 AM ​If there's one thing artists hate, it's record labels. See all stories on this topic »

Taylor Swift, Billboard's Top Money Maker The Boot Posted Mar 9th 2012 2:00PM by AP Theron Kirkman, AP NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift is No. 1 again: The singer is the top act on Billboard's "Money Makers" list. Swift earned more than $35 million in 2011, according to the Billboard list released Friday. See all stories on this topic »

John Mellencamp, Stephen King musical to debut in April AZ Central.com by Edna Gundersen - Mar. 9, 2012 01:36 PM John Mellencamp often talks about his music in an aw-shucks, self-deprecating manner, but he's not hiding his pride when it comes to "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," the Southern gothic musical he and ... See all stories on this topic »

Joshua Tree: 7 Musicians Who Have Felt The High Desert's Pull Houston Press (blog) Before Bono blessed the area with his humanitarian spirit, however, many other musicians visited the Joshua Tree in pursuits of (somewhat) similar spiritual quests. To this day, there continues to be a substantial and very specific group of artistswho ... See all stories on this topic » Houston Press (blog)

Taylor Swift is Billboard's top money maker in '11 The Doane Line (AP Photo/Theron Kirkman) Posted: Friday, March 9, 2012 8:09 am | Updated: 10:00 am, Fri Mar 9, 2012. Taylor Swift is No. 1 again: The singer is the top act on Billboard's "Money Makers" list. Swift earned more than $35 million in 2011, according to ... See all stories on this topic »

What's happening this weekend in Mercer County: Mar 9-11 Mercer Space Music with Irish singer Gerry Dignan at VOICES' Irish concerts. Appropriate for families. 8 pm $10-$25.             (609) 637-9383      . 61 Nassau St., Princeton. VOICESChorale.org. Paul Plumeri, Jerry Monk and Joe Kramer at Jo Jo's Tavern. Blues music. See all stories on this topic »

Wayne Hancock: "The Whole Alt-Country Thing is Bullshit." Dallas Observer (blog) By Darryl Smyers Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 8:00 AM ​Even though country singer Wayne "The Train" Hancock was born in the '60s, he comes across like a man from an entirely different generation. His look, mannerisms and style of music are much more akin to ... See all stories on this topic » Dallas Observer (blog)

John Mayer cancels US tour, including Phoenix date AZ Central.com by Ed Masley - Mar. 9, 2012 11:26 AM John Mayer has canceled his entire 18-city US tour, which included a stop at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix on Sunday, May 6. The Grammy-winning singer says he's taking an indefinite hiatus from live performing, ... See all stories on this topic »

"The X Factor" Auditions Start Today at Newest MyStudio Locations in Los ... MarketWatch (press release) LOS ANGELES, CA, Mar 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Studio One Media, Inc. (OBB:SOMD) today announced that auditions for "The X Factor" begin today at its newly installed MyStudio(R) HD Recording Studio located at the Westfield Culver City Mall in ... See all stories on this topic »

Mansions on the Moon Are a Musical Weed Brownie LA Weekly (blog) By Rebecca Haithcoat Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 10:50 AM It's an unusually warm Wednesday afternoon, and I'm camped out on the front porch of their Hollywood home thirty minutes after our scheduled meeting time. Suddenly, my phone rings and Ted Wendler, ... See all stories on this topic »

Working Artists Forum marking 30th anniversary The Star Democrat The Working Artists Forum is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a show at the Todd Performing Arts Center of Chesapeake College. Posted: Friday, March 9, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 10:22 am, Fri Mar 9, 2012. TILGHMAN The Working Artists Forum is ... See all stories on this topic »

Earliest recorded music Boing Boing By David Pescovitz at 11:15 am Friday, Mar 9 The first ever audio recording we know of was made by Éduoard-Léon Scott in 1857. As Maggie has previously posted here, the recording device he invented, the phonautograph, etched sound waves to paper. See all stories on this topic » Boing Boing

'Disco Inferno' singer Jimmy Ellis dies at 74 HitFix By AP Staff Friday, Mar 9, 2012 12:38 PM ROCK HILL, SC (AP) — James T. "Jimmy" Ellis, who belted out the refrain "Burn, baby burn!" in a 1970s-era disco hit that's still replayed in modern sports arenas, has died. He was 74. See all stories on this topic » HitFix

Singer Ray J tells reporters he's 'still hurting' from death of Whitney Houston Newser AP | Mar 9, 2012 8:47 PM CST in Ray J says he's "still hurting" nearly a month after the death of Whitney Houston. FILE - In this April 19, 2008 file photo,singers Ray J, left, and Whitney Houston attend the Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe, ... See all stories on this topic »

Big Bang wins 'Music Bank' K-Chart + Performances from March 9th! allkpop by Kingpolo - Mar 9, 2012 at 5:48 am KBS's 'Music Bank' is back with another fun and exciting show that was chock-full of amazing performances! The MCs for tonight's episode were After School's UEE and actor Lee Jang Woo. Today's episode featured a ... See all stories on this topic »

John Mayer cancels spring tour, including Wallingford stop Meriden Record-Journal AP Singer John Mayer performs in concert at the Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg) Posted: Friday, March 9, 2012 12:36 pm | Updated: 5:18 pm, Fri Mar 9, 2012. WALLINGFORD — John Mayer has canceled ... See all stories on this topic »

Invisible Music Gets Seen This Weekend at Speakeasy Lounge Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog) By Liz Tracy Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 4:59 PM ​It takes eight people to create Invisible Music. Wait, isn't all music invisible? Maybe not. We haven't the time right now to contemplate this complex matter, but we will say that this Lake Worth band is big ... See all stories on this topic »

Local Art Group Gives Troubled Teens Attention, Skills And A Second Chance Sheepshead Bites by Angelina Tala on Mar 9th, 2012 The Brooklyn Streetcar Artists' Group launched a free program this week for troubled youths who have been arrested due to minor offences and for students on probation, with the hopes of nurturing their creativity and ... See all stories on this topic » Sheepshead Bites

Romney eager to connect with Southern voters NECN (9 Mar 2012) 270-r-37-(Sound of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, encouraging Randy Owen, former lead singer of the band Alabama to sing the Lyrnyrd Skynyrd song "Sweet Home Alabama" at campaign rally)--Sound of GOP presidential candidate Mitt ... See all stories on this topic »

This week's new exhibitions The Guardian Whether inspired by art by prisoners, children or the mentally ill to create zany images of politicians, cyclists and jazz musicians, or experimenting with concrete or butterfly wings, his paintings gave occupied and postwar Paris a jolt. See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Monkees star Davy Jones mourned in private funeral Black Hills Pioneer (AP Photo/RH,File) Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2012 1:45 pm | Updated: 4:15 pm, Fri Mar 9, 2012. Monkees singer Davy Jones was remembered in a small private Florida funeral as a laid-back daydreamer who brought fans into a world blissfully free of ... See all stories on this topic »

Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again album review Purple Revolver Winning the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll and regularly being compared to the likes of Bill Withers and Otis Redding would be enough to set most musicians up for a fall. But the folk-soulsingers debut album does not disappoint. Assured lyrics, the smooth ... See all stories on this topic » Purple Revolver

Lodi Arts Commission celebrates 30 year anniversary Lodi News-Sentinel Posted: Friday, March 9, 2012 8:22 am | Updated: 12:24 pm, Fri Mar 9, 2012. In typical Lodi Arts Commission style, the organization is celebrating its 30-year anniversary with a musical event for commissioners and the community. See all stories on this topic »

Whitney Houston Last Days Filled With Hope, Despair TheImproper.com By TheImproper, March 9th, 2012 Whitney Houston was determined to turn her life and career around, while she battled with gnawing insecurity and an addictive personality that ultimately spelled doom for the 48-year-old music icon, according to two ... See all stories on this topic » TheImproper.com

Southpaw Records: Celebrating the Underdog Rockers Since 2009 SF Weekly (blog) By Sam Lefebvre Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 9:19 AM Musical focus: The majority of Southpaw's releases fall within the categories of punk and garage, but Fales says he's willing to venture into hardcore if he was smitten enough with a particular band. See all stories on this topic » SF Weekly (blog)

9 Cool & Cheap Things To Do This Weekend Houston Press (blog) By Chris Gray Fri., Mar. 9 2012 at 9:00 AM ​Dozens of local rock, blues, jazz, folk and jam acts take over Dan Electro's Guitar Bar in the Heights for the completely free annual South by Due East festival, tonight through Monday. See all stories on this topic »

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