Paradiso Girls - Patron Tequila [Music Video]

Paradiso Girls have teamed up with Eve and Lil' Jon on their debut single and video! I love this song, and the video is hot - check it outttt!

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Jessica Mauboy - Because [Music Video]

Here's Jessica Mauboy's new music video for "Because". Check it out!

Pussycat Dolls - Hush Hush; Hush Hush [Video]

New Pussycat Dolls video!
Hush Hush; Hush Hush!

The future's bright for Adam Lambert...

Runner-up of this year's American Idol, Adam Lambert, still has a bright future ahead of him despire not winning the coveted competition.

About being the runner-up, Adam said the following:

"To me it's not about the title of 'American Idol,'" the 27-year-old singer told Billboard.com Friday (May 22). "It's the experience. I got to make music and do a difference performance every week, and I was able to use "American Idol" as a platform to get myself out there and have a career."

Of the rumor that he is gay and that homophobia may have played a role in his loss, Lambert would only respond, "Probably," then laugh and move on. "There's no need to dwell on the negative. I'm just thrilled that I get to move forward and have a career in the music industry." (Billboard Magazine)

In additional news, there are rumours that Adam will be the NEW FRONTMAN FOR QUEEN!?
That's crazy... but if anyone could fill Freddie Mercury's shoes, it's Adam Lambert.

Kris Allen wins American Idol

Kris Allen was crowned the winner of Season 8 of American Idol. The singer from Conway, Arkansas, won the title with Adam Lambert being the runner up.
After winning the competition, Kris has stated he just wants respect.

Read this article from Billboard.com...

With speculation already underway about whether "American Idol" winner Kris Allen's future in the music industry will go boom or bust, the singer wants everyone to know that he's defining success on his own terms.

"The only thing I really want to do is just be respected in the music industry," Allen tells Billboard.com. "Whether that means selling albums or winning Grammys or just people liking my music, that's all I really want to do."

Allen may not be selling albums just yet, but he certainly is selling singles. His recording of "Heartless" was at No. 4 on iTunes Top Songs chart Friday afternoon (May 22), and his first single, "No Boundaries," which was co-written by "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi, tops the list.

Billboard article on Kelly Rowland

Billboard.com has written an article about Kelly Rowland, and her transition to dance music. It's a great read, check it out...

Singer Kelly Rowland was in France last summer when she discovered DJ David Guetta, at one of his exhilarating techno shows in Cannes.

When she later met up with Guetta and asked him to play a new track for her, the French DJ unveiled a pop number built around a lush piano loop and throbbing percussion. The track, which would become the groundwork for "When Love Takes Over," moved Rowland to tears.

"I felt so much emotion from the track; something happened the first time I heard it, and it was just beautiful," Rowland says. The former Destiny's Child member took the track to London to write and record the song's vocals.

The finished product was unveiled at a show-stopping joint performance in March at Miami's Ultra Music Festival. Last month, "When Love Takes Over" was officially released as the first single from Guetta's upcoming album, "One Love," and bulleted at No. 2 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart.


Guetta and Rowland will perform the song at various points on Guetta's continent-crossing DJ tour during the summer.

A sugary, synth-laden ode to the excitement of the unknown, the single marks a sea change in style for both artists. After R&B powerhouse Destiny's Child disbanded in 2005, Rowland released her second solo album, "Ms. Kelly," on Columbia Records in 2007. The set offered accessible, uptempo R&B, but none of the tracks was as unabashedly club-oriented as "When Love Takes Over."

"I had spent nights dancing in the South of France from 12:45 a.m. to 8 in the morning," Rowland says, "but I had never thought about recording a dance track myself. Hearing David's song made me consider taking on this whole new style."

Guetta, meanwhile, is banking on the single to garner a stronger stateside following. The 41-year-old DJ has been a staple in French house music for more than a decade, but his fourth album, slated for a late August release, finds him dabbling with a techno/hip-hop hybrid he refers to as "electro-hop."

So far, splicing genres has helped raise Guetta's profile. He recently produced "I Gotta Feeling," the second single off the Black Eyed Peas' upcoming album "The E.N.D."

"The track with Kelly has made me experiment with a more American urban influence," Guetta says. "Musically, it's opened a new world for me. It's pure pop with a lot of detail, and Kelly had this Whitney Houston vibe and nailed it."
The success of "When Love Takes Over" comes at an intriguing time in Rowland's career. An amicable split with Columbia in March led the singer to explore other media, and she landed on Bravo's "The Fashion Show" as a co-host with style guru Isaac Mizrahi. The reality show premiered May 7.

Rowland also is readying a new charity called I Heart My Girlfriend, which will serve as an interactive support system for teenage girls. The program continues Rowland's long line of philanthropic work, including a bone marrow drive she spearheaded in March.

Although Rowland is still between labels and doesn't have concrete plans for another solo album, she hints that her next effort may return the favor for Guetta and focus more on the clubs. "This has definitely inspired me to put more of a dance sound on an album of my own," she says. "I want to try out that world without straying too far from my urban roots."

Beyonce - Ego [Music Video]

Here's Beyonce's brand new video for single "Ego". Taking from her upcoming video anthology for 3rd album "I Am.. Sasha Fierce". Check it out!

What do you think of the video ?

Mariah reveals new album title.

Mariah Carey has revealed the title of her upcoming 11th studio album.
As unveiled on her twitter, the new album will be called 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel'.

Can't wait!

Mandy Moore speaks to Billboard.

Mandy Moore speak exclusively to Billboard about her growth in the music industry...

Mandy Moore is hoping her forthcoming sixth studio album, "Amanda Leigh," continues the gradual process of transitioning from teen hitmaker ("Candy") to greater acceptance as a bona fide musical artist.

"I find it silly that there would be any sort of apprehension, as if it's really hard to believe that people grow up and evolve and change," Moore, who married singer-songwriter Ryan Adams in March, tells Billboard.com. "I mean, it was 10 years ago; I don't think anyone wants what they did when they were 14 or 15 to follow them around.

"I was proud of the work I was doing back then, but I was really just a kid. I'm going to continue to grow, and my musical tastes will change and hopefully I'll only get better and better and work harder and harder and study more. I'm not desperately seeking out credibility as an artist. I just love music. This is what I'm most passionate about."

Unlike 2007's "Wild Hope," which Moore calls "a big kind of studio album," "Amanda Leigh" -- which comes out May 26 -- was recorded with producer and co-writer Mike Viola, mostly at engineer Ducky Carlisle's basement studio near Boston. "I enjoyed breaking it down even more from 'Wild Hope,' where we were in a beautiful, huge state-of-the-art studio and you had a bunch of people there for, like six weeks," says Moore, who also co-wrote songs for "Amanda Leigh" with Inara George and Lori McKenna.

"This was the more acoustic form of that, I guess. This was ideal and, like, the ultimate learning experience for me. I felt like I was the kid sister and the assistant in terms of learning about the production and engineering side of things, just being present for absolutely everything. That's a lot different from being 14 and 15 yeas old and just being brought into the studio song by song with a different songwriting team or production team."

Moore has "no solidified plans as of yet" to tour in support of "Amanda Leigh," but she predicts that "we'll be doing our fair share of little things here and there." And while her acting career has taken second-fiddle to music the past couple of years, Moore says that she plans to put some focus on that during the second half of 2009.

"I'm ready. I'm excited," she notes. "I want to be challenged in the way that I've been challenged with music. I felt like for awhile there so much of my energy was put on...the acting and film stuff that the music had to sort of match. Now the film stuff has to make sense, too, and match up to the music."

Brooke Hogan - Falling [Music Video]

Brooke Hogan f/ Stack$ (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Here's Brooke Hogan's new single and music video for "Falling". The single features Stacks the rapper, and the video is actually really good!

Thoughts on the video ?

Alexander Rybak - Fairytale [Live At Eurovision]

...and here is last night' Eurovision winner - Alexander Rybak with his song "Fairytale". The Norway entry won with a record breaking number of votes, and was voted by every single country! Go Alexander! He did really well, and you can see his live performance above.

Thoughts on the winner?

Hadise - Düm Tek Tek [Video]

Here's the official music video for Düm Tek Tek, the Turkish Eurovision entry from Hadise. The track is so addictive, quite similar to a Shakira track actually. Definately check this one out - Hadise came 4th in the competition last night.

Thoughts on this song?

Waldo's People - Lose Control [Music Video]

Waldo's People represented Finland at last night's Eurovision song contest in Russia. Their track "Lose Control" came last, but it's a fantastic dance tune - I definately reccomend this!

Thoughts on the song ?

Paula Abdul on Jimmy Kimmel.

Check out this video of Paula Abdul's interview with Jimmy Kimmel this week. She discusses everything IDOL! Check it out :)

Any thoughts / comments?

Keri Hilson talks about Best Songs

Here's a video of Keri Hilson discussing her "best songs". She also talks about her writing process, and about dreaming songs!

Also, check out this cool video from when Keri was in London recently. It's her reaction to hearing her song in a McDonalds...



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Ashanti to be dropped from Murder Inc.

From Billboard.com...

Irv Gotti, whose Murder Inc. label once boasted such chart-topping artists like Ja Rule and Ashanti, says he's "going to drop" the latter.

"Our relationship has run its course. We're in two totally different places," the Queens-born producer and label head told MTV about his current relationship with Ashanti this week. "We don't really speak or talk and it's sad, but in another way it's like its all good. I don't think she could win - she needs some guidance, but she's not thinking that and honestly, I'm going to drop her."

In related news, the R&B singer will be making her stage debut this summer as Dorothy in a revival of "The Wiz." The musical will play June 12 through July 5 at New York City Center as part of its "Encores! Summer Stars" series.

Ciara and Jay-Z plan U.S. tour

From Billboard.com

Jay-Z and Ciara are planning a summer tour together, the former's representative has confirmed to Billboard.com.

"I will say it because the information has been leaked. Me and Jay-Z will be doing a 10-city tour run together! More details coming soon! [sic]" Ciara revealed on Twitter Monday night.

The full itinerary has not yet been announced, but Jay-Z's rep did say it won't be a 10-city tour, although she wouldn't confirm if it was more shows or less.

Still, a few dates and venues have already been revealed, including stops July 3 and 4 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, July 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, and July 12 in Atlanta.

Before the Jay-Z tour, Ciara will support Britney Spears on the European leg of the "Circus" tour in June.

Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over [Live]

Kelly Rowland was in Swindon this weekend at Radio 1's Big Weekend live gigs. She performed an acoustic version of her hit with David Guetta, "When Love Takes Over". She performed the song brilliantly, and its great to see Kelly back on stage!

Any thoughts on the performance?

Freesmasons + Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer [Video]

Here's the new music video from Freemasons and Sophie Ellis-Bextor for their collaboration "Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer". Take a look - a great dance song.

Thoughts on the video ?

Cassie - Must Be Love [Sneak peek]

Here's a sneak pic of the new Cassie video. The video for "Must Be Love" features Diddy and we can exclusively scene this behind the scenes footage, with Cassie rocking her new shaven look!

Thoughts on the footage ?

Erykah Badu set date for new album

Rap-up.com has released details about Erykah Badu's upcoming album...

Badu makes her return to music on August 18 with New Amerykah, Part 2 (Return of the Ankh), Rap-Up.com has learned. The effort is the sequel to last year’s New Amerykah, Part 1 (4th World War).

I can't wait!

Melanie Fiona - Give It To Me Right [Video]

Here's the debut music video from Melanie Fiona. The track, "Give It To Me Right", is a fantastic R&B/Soul track and worth a listen! Take a look :)

Thoughts on the video?

Ciara interview with MTV

Here's an interview that Ciara did with MTV this week.

FANTASY RIDE
IN STORES NOW.

Lil' Kim feat. T-Pain - Download [Music Video]

Dancing with the Stars contestant and rapper Lil' Kim is back with a new single. "Download" features T-Pain and the official video for the single can be viewed above! Take a look.

Thoughts on the video ?

Paula Abdul to premiere new song on American Idol

Paula Abdul is releasing her new single and will perform it tomorrow night on American Idol. Read an article with lots details below...

Straight up, Paula Abdul is going to perform her new single, "I'm Just Here for the Music," on "American Idol" on Wednesday night, she told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show Tuesday morning (May 5).

The "American Idol" judge, who most recently choreographed a number during the show's disco week, will release the new song on PaulaAbdul.com, according to the Los Angeles Times' Idol Tracker blog.

Abdul worked on the dance track with producer Oliver Lieber, who also collaborated with her on her 1988 album, Forever Your Girl. "I'm Just Here for the Music," the first single from Paula's yet-untitled fall album, was also co-written by Danielle Brisebois and Wayne Rodrigues.

Before premiering the song on Seacrest's KIIS FM show, Abdul said she just made the decision to perform it on "Idol" this weekend. "I wasn't sure if I was going to do it, because timing is of the essence," she said. "I put everything together Saturday, rehearsed on Sunday. ... I feel really good about it. There's a lot to see in less than three minutes."

Thoughts on the news !?

Teairra Mari - Cause A Scene [Music Video]

Teairra Mari Cause a Scene Featuring FloRida

We finally have it! Here's the new music video from Teairra Mari. The song, "Cause A Scene", features Flo Rida and the video is one of the hottest R&B clips of the year. Definately check this one out.

Your comments on this video?

Keri Hilson - Knock You Down [Live Performance]

Here's Keri Hilson and Kanye West performing their song "Knock You Down" on the David Letterman show. Check it out, hot performance!

Thoughts on this ?

Eminem - 3am [Music Video]

Here's the new Eminem video for the latest single "3am". Take a look - quite scary!

What do you think of the video ?

Miley Cyrus wins the Poll!

Congratulations to Miley Cyrus who all you voted as the Best Disney Star! She won with over a third of the vote. Go Miley!

New poll up now -->
get voting.

Livvi Franc - Free [Music Video]

Livvi Franc is a new artist from the Carribean and is set to explode on the music scene with her debut single "Free". The single will be released in the UK this summer and here's the music video. Check it out, it's great!

Thoughts on the video?