Written on March 28, 2011 by Dylan Ferguson
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Josh Kelley is out with his first country album -10 years after he set out to make one.
The singer-songwriter says “Georgia Clay,” released last week, was worth the wait because what happened after Nashville first turned him down for a record deal prepared him to make the best record of his career.
Kelley, 31, is now married to actress Katherine Heigl, and they’ve started a family. Both themes play heavily throughout the album.
“It’s about me getting married to Katie. It’s about us moving three times. It’s about us adopting a little baby girl from South Korea who is now 2-years old,” he said in a recent interview. “We got her when she was 9 months old and how that completely changed both of our lives.”
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Written on March 27, 2011 by Koby Jeffery
Britney Spears is pop’s double-identity superheroine. Outside the studio, she’s almost woefully human — a hot mess of sweats and bad weaves chugging through fast-food joints and Walmarts. Even onstage, her dancing likely never will be what it once was.
On record, however, she’s a cooing, come-hither princess with a pair of platinum-lined sidekicks: Dr. Luke and Max Martin. (Obliterating top 40 nemeses with a deadly groove!) Life is a breakneck blur of dancing, drinking and “takin’ out my freak tonight.”
Femme Fatale, online and in stores Tuesday, again finds Spears near the peak of her pop powers. It combines the darkly aggressive appeal of 2007′s Blackout and the cotton-candy bounce of 2008′s Circus with the youthful fizz of her earlier work.
Spears is by no means a great vocalist.
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Written on March 27, 2011 by Dylan Ferguson
Cee Lo Green believes writing a song is an act of faith.
The Bright Lights, Bigger City singer confessed he has no idea if a song is going to be a hit when he creates it, but writes all his tracks from the gut.
He said: You have to go with what you feel. Every time you write a song its an act of faith.
I hate to ruin it for people. Maybe I should start saying I expected the hits, but honestly, it would be like saying people are predictable and thats a little insulting.
Cee Lo real name Thomas DeCarlo Callaway also confesses his career path has shaped him as a person.
The 36-year-old star added: Ive always been recognisable in one way or another.
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Written on March 26, 2011 by Lucy Coughlan
The music industry continues to help with relief efforts to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Bob Dylan, Kings Of Leon, Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M. are among the 30-plus artists featured on the worldwide release of Songs for Japan, a compilation of 38 chart-topping hits and classic tracks, available now on iTunes.
Proceeds from the album’s sale will benefit the disaster relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cross Society. Check below for the complete track-list!
The artists participating on Songs for Japan, the music labels and music publishers have all waived their royalties and proceeds from the worldwide sales of the album to ensure that the JRCS receives as much support as possible from this global initiative.
Reuters notes that the initiative was started by Universal Music, which quickly led to an industry-wide collaboration. U
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Written on March 23, 2011 by Dylan Ferguson
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