Alicia Keys Hit with Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Girl on Fire’
December 17th, 2012 No comments »
Alicia Keys has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over her hit "Girl on Fire" according to the Hollywood Reporter Songwriter Earl Shuman says Keys' track sounds too similar to his 1962 composition "Lonely Boy" which hit Number Two on the Billboard charts when recorded by Eddie Holman as...
Bob Mould, Dave Grohl Rock Out on ‘Ice Cold Ice’
December 17th, 2012 No comments »
Bob Mould gave fans a sneak peek of his tribute concert film See a Little Light A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould during his Reddit AmA session today posting this joyously intense performance of the vintage Hüsker Dü cut "Ice Cold Ice" with a beaming Dave...
Garbage Heading Back Into the Studio
December 17th, 2012 No comments »
One of the most welcome musical comebacks of 2012 was Garbage who released Not Your Kind of People after an eight-year hiatus from the studio When they reentered the music industry it was one that had changed drastically since their run of 1990s hits; the new model had shifted into...
DJ Earworm’s ‘United State of Pop 2012’ Has Arrived
December 17th, 2012 No comments »
DJ Earworm's annual "United State of Pop" has arrived and this year's iteration "Shine Brighter" includes huge hits including Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" Ke$ha's "Die Young" fun's "We Are Young" and 20 other top tracks...
Gaslight Anthem Singer: It ‘Might Be the Weird Album Coming Up’
December 17th, 2012 No comments »
Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon knows the New Jersey rockers will be on the road until at least October supporting Handwritten their breakthrough album released this year After that it will be the perfect opportunity to start writing songs for the next record "I think some bands stop and they're just...
Top Artists Adjust to New World of YouTube Bootlegs
December 17th, 2012 No comments »
Plug "Metallica" and "full concert" into YouTube and dozens of incredible clips come up a full two-hour concert from earlier this year; a two-and-a-half hour 1989 show from Seattle; the band's complete set from the 1999 Woodstock festival including a version of Bob Seger's "Turn the Page"; and the band's...
Jordin Sparks, Ledisi, Melanie Fiona Pay Tribute to Whitney Houston
December 17th, 2012 No comments »
VH1 Divas paid tribute to the late Whitney Houston last night celebrating the singer with an electrifying medley by Jordin Sparks Ledisi and Melanie Fiona Sparks kicked off the performance with "I'm Every Woman" pushing into her high register with impressive control and was then joined by Fiona for the...
Madonna Tops List of Highest-Earning Tours of 2012
December 17th, 2012 No comments »
Despite causing plenty of controversy Madonna's MDNA tour was the top-grossing tour in 2012 according to Billboard The singer sold out each of her 72 tour dates since November 2011 and pulled in a total of $2284 million Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band came in second selling out...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Play ‘Meet Me at the Corner’ on ‘From the Basement’
December 15th, 2012 No comments »
Inspired by the intimacy and high fidelity of The Old Grey Whistle Test on the BBC Nigel Godrich created his in-the-studio concert series From the Basement based on a simple premise "It's just about having friends and close associates you know and just creating a relaxed atmosphere conducive to making...
Kelly Clarkson Engaged
December 15th, 2012 No comments »
Kelly Clarkson is engaged to marry talent manager Brandon Blackstock the singer announced over Twitter on Saturday "I'M ENGAGED!!!!! I wanted y'all to know!!" Clarkson wrote "Happiest night of my life last night! I am so lucky and am with the greatest man ever )" Clarkson's fiancée is the son of her...