► R&B star Usher is back
with a new single "Love in this Club" featuring
Jeezy. Click below to hear audio streams of this hot new track! RP
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► Wyclef Jean -- the Grammy Award-winning musician,
producer, hip-hop pioneer, and humanitarian who founded the
Fugees, the top-selling hip-hop ensemble of all-time -- is on
a roll this week as "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill),"
the lead-in single from his critically-acclaimed new album,
Carnival Vol. II - Memoirs of an Immigrant, jumps into the Top
10 while simultaneously achieving RIAA Platinum Digital Single
status.
► How do you re-introduce a pop icon?
- with the class and subtle extravagance that have become
synonymous with Antonio "L.A." Reid and his Island
Def Jam family. The Island Def Jam Music Group Chairman,
L.A. Reid, and Island Urban/So So Def President, Jermaine
Dupri, welcomed tastemakers, industry execs, celebrities
and some lucky Janet Jackson fans to sample her forthcoming
album, Discipline - her 10th studio album. (More...)
► Canton
Jones will release Kingdom Business today. Part
singer, songwriter, producer, and vocal arranger, Canton,
a Deerfield Beach, Florida native has entertained over 300,000
people this year, sold nearly 50,000 units independently,
and has several songs including "Love Song" and
"Stay Saved" in regular rotation internationally.
His unlimited repertoire, massive crowd appeal, and fast-growing
fan base has set him on a course destined to challenge the
genre of gospel music as we know it.
► Year of the Crow
by State Radio - STATE RADIO will return to the road
in support of the release of their new album YEAR OF THE CROW.
Marking a partnership between STATE RADIO's own Ruff Shod label
and Nettwerk, YEAR OF THE CROW--the follow-up to their 2006
debut Us Against The Crown. The Boston-based trio will appear
on NPR's popular "Day To Day" program for an interview
and acoustic performance during the week of release.
►
► Kinky ~ Mexican rockers Kinky will reissue their
acclaimed album REINA (Kin~Kon/Nettwerk) with two added tracks,
a new remix of "A Donde Van Los Muertos" from the
Brazilian Girls and a cover of Wall of VoodooÂ's hit
song "Mexican Radio." A crowd favorite during their
live set, Kinky also shot a video for "Mexican Radio"
with a special cameo from original Wall of Voodoo frontman
Stan Ridgway. Reina, which earned Kinky two Latin Grammy nominations,
was initially released in September 2006 and is their third
full~length album. Written and produced entirely by the band,
Reina was received incredibly well by fans and critics alike;
Rolling Stone called it "dance~till~you~drop mayhem"
while URB said "[Reina] pulses, pounds, grinds and grooves
down deep."
► Ashlee
Simpson ~ Ashlee Simpson'’s
Outta My Head, a three~song digital EP, will be released
Feb 5, 2008. The EP includes two new songs, "Outta My Head
(Ay Ya Ya)"and "Rule Breaker," from her forthcoming
album, Bittersweet World,along with a hidden gem from her last
album. She has also just come out with a brand new single "Little
Miss Obsessive featuring Tom Higgenson of Plain White T's. The
video for "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" which is already
getting great play on MTV,Fuse, Yahoo & AOL has influences
from Ashlee’s favorite artist, Salvador Dali. The video is also
available on iTunes.
View the video here:
Check out this Ashlee Simpson embeddable Myspace
widget where users can play a Dance Dance Revolution
inspired game to the tune of "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)."
Dare to be an expert and play the heavy mode where Ashlee's
new single will keep you on your toes!
Want a behind the scenes look at Ashley's new video, then
look no further. Click
this link that will take you straight to the video
shoot and gives a glimpse into Ashlee’s experience on set.
She explains the story behind the Salvador Dali inspired video,
and she gives a peek into what it was like to film stunts
on a harness and learn how to punch for her fight scene. Keep
an eye out for special guest star Kenna.
Ever wanted the chance to meet and hang out
with Ashlee Simpson? Fans can join her for a live chat in
MTV's Virtual
Worlds on 2/26! The chat will begin at 5pm EST.
► Honey
Drippers Soundtrack ~ The 15~song soundtrack features
Stax Records veteran Mable John ("No Matter How She Done
It") along with legendary artists Memphis Slim ("Bertha
May") and Lil Green ("Why Don't You Do Right?),"
as well as actor Danny Glover performing "Goin' Down
Slow." The film introduces actor/musician Gary Clark
Jr., about whom Texas Music Magazine wrote, "Probably
the most talented Texas guitarist since a certain SRV."
The soundtrack showcases his fiery fretwork on "Good
Rockin' Tonight," "China Doll" and "Blue
Light Boogie."
► Clint Brown ~ Clint's highly anticipated
album "Fall Like
Rain" includes a variety of hit songs including
"I’m Forgiven" performed with Russ Taff of the Imperials.
This album is sure to keep you dancing to songs like "Can’t
Get Enough" and "Awesome God". Clint is joined
by other special guests Jason Crabb, LaRue Howard,and Javen
Campbell as they together take you to a place where the presence
of God will "Fall Like Rain".
► Taylor
Dayne will release her new album Satisfied today.
Click
here to listen to an audio sample of the first single
"Beautiful".
► Kenny G is heating up this Valentine's Day with a brand
new album Rhythm and Romance.
Filled with firey and seductive latin music his sax will leave
you with many memorable melodies to share with you loved one.
Audio Stream ~ Besame
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► Sheryl Crow will release Detours today.
Interscope Records proudly presents a sneak peek with an audio
stream of "Shine
Over Babylon" and the first in a series of webisodes,
now presently found on Sheryl's
website.
The video for "Love is Free" :
To listen to Sheryl's new single "Love
is Free" click
here
To listen to the making of Sheryl Crow's video God Bless
This Mess click
here
Sheryl Crow said: The song "Love Is Free" is inspired
by New Orleans. What struck me about it is the stoicism
of the New Orleans people, they are spiritually based. You
can see it in their eyes that they aren’t going to give
up, they are going to rebuild.
February
12th
► For fans of dance music and R&B from yesteryear
and today, the highly anticipated release of the legendary Ashford
& Simpson's The Warner Bros. Years: Hits, Remixes &
Rarities is the ultimate compilation. The Rhino Records
two-disc set exquisitely represents the great soul and disco
era of the '70's including hits and impossible to find remixed
gems from their nine albums recorded at Warner Bros. Records
from 1973 - 1982. In addition, the package includes a disc of
Ashford & Simpson songs from that same era that have been
recently remixed by some of dance music's current top remixers
including Tom Moulton, Joey Claussell, Joey Negro and Dimitri
From Paris.
► Alternative singer/songwriter Shwa
Losben will independently release his first full~length
solo album "Chop Chop" on Tuesday, February 12,
2008. The CD is his most ambitious project to date and distinguishes
him as one of the country’s premier up~and~coming indie rock
artists.
February
19th
► Mike Doughty's
Golden Delicious will be released by ATO Records today.
The first single from the album, "27 Jennifers," is
currently in the top 10 at AAA radio, according to MediaBase.
In early reviews, Relix called it a "ripe and fruitful
album," and Paste said, "those with a taste for his
off-kilter sensibility will find his latest delicious indeed."
Check out Mike Doughty's tour dates.
This week, coinciding with the release of Golden Delicious,
video footage of exclusive Mike Doughty acoustic performances
will be posted on a variety of music websites, billed as the
"Virtual Tour." Doughty and Livingston performed songs
from the new album for Stereogum.com, My Old Kentucky Blog,
Paste Magazine's website, Seattlest.com and SF Station. The
Virtual Tour will continue with other online outlets after the
album's release.
► Seven
Mary Three ~ Seven Mary Three will release their sixth
album Day&Nightdriving on February 19, 2008.
Co~produced by Brian Paulson (Wilco, Son Volt, Beck) and the
band's Ross and guitarist Thomas Juliano, Day&Nightdriving
reflects a return to Seven Mary Three's pared down origins,
having recorded their first album in a basement while attending
the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. The album
is a highly personal, reflective, yet raw and uncompromisingly
honest work about reconciling a career in a rock group with
home life and balancing commitments to bandmates and those of
family.
Seven Mary Three are most widely known for their platinum
debut American Standard featuring the #1 Rock radio hit "Cumbersome,"
which still receives more than 500 spins per week. The group
has toured with the likes of Aerosmith, Matchbox Twenty and
Three Doors Down, creating a strong fan base that has loyally
supported them through the record company travails that saw
them move from their original independent label home of Mammoth
to Atlantic Records, settling now again with an independent,
Bellum Records.
February
26th
►Ironically there are no textbooks
or classroom instructions that could help one balance
the equations of Kedar Massenburg's newest protégé,
Algebra. The
Atlanta native insists that one can only discover her
sonically. As an R&B solo artist with such a simple
solution, when mainstream success seems to be more about
the right hair, nails and make -up, ALGEBRA’S debut
album PURPOSE is the perfect curriculum for breathing
life back in to a genre overwrought by factory made
clones.
► Island Def Jam recording artist,
Ludo, is a band that you can't help but love.
They've got a fun, spunky sound that is incredibly catchy,
and will most likely get stuck in your head - but in
a good way. This St. Louis band is currently on tour
with Socratic for a few dates and Presidents of the
U.S.A. for the remainder of their tour. On top of all
this, they've got a new album called "You're Awful,
I Love You," which hits stores on Feb. 26th!
If you pre-order "You're
Awful, I Love You" here, you'll get an
autographed CD booklet by the band!
► The
Salvador Santana Band - The Salvador Santana
Band (SSB), featuring bandleader, vocalist, composer
& keyboardist Salvador Santana, is set to release
its debut full-length album SSB on February 26. The
musically and lyrically charged disc, for which Salvador
Santana also served as Album Producer, comes out on
the artist's VBE imprint with distribution through Tsunami
Label Group. From the bracing rhythms of the opening
track "Oh Yea Yeah" through "Why Yo,"
a politically-skewed dancehall track featuring Asdru
Sierra of Ozomatli on lead vocal and trumpet, SSB pulses
with a fresh, high-spirited sonic fusion of conscious
hip-hop, rock, funk, R&B and Latin sounds.
►
Sara Melon's Dirty Mind ~ singer/songwriter extraordinaire,
releases "DIRTY MIND" for Nettwerk Music Group.
The self~produced debut album combines 12 songs graced by
flowing melodies, vigorous grooves, and plainspoken poetry
► After two records and a Grammy nomination,
Tift Merritt took hiatus with a piano in Paris and was
rewarded with an unbridled inspiration and a wealth of her most
accomplished songs to date. On February 26, Concord Music Group's
Fantasy Records will release Merritt's Another Country.
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February
New Music Reviews
Mellow. Relaxing. Refreshing. If you're
looking for some calming music after a stressful day,
Josh Kelley's
new album, "Special Company," is the CD to get
your hands on. To be released on February 5, 2008, the
album is a smooth and passionate blend of 14 soft, pop~rock
songs. And there's even a song titled, "Hey Katie,"
perhaps for Josh's fiancée, Katherine Heigl of
Grey's Anatomy.
February
5th CD Releases
Sleep Through The Static ~ Jack Johnson
Detours ~ Sheryl Crow
Disney's The Little Mermaid ~ Original
Broadway Cast
Michael Jackson's 25th Anniversary of Thriller
~ Michael Jackson
Always, Always/Two of a Kins ~ Porter Wagoner
and Dolly Parton
Mockingbird ~ Allison Moorer
The Orchard ~ Lizz Wright
Once Upon A Time ~ The Kingston Trio
Vagabonds ~ Gary Louris
Keep It Simple ~ Van Morrison
Badu ~ Eryakah Badu
Good Times ~ Alan Jackson
Vapour Trails ~ Tuxedomoon
Don't Do Anythin ~ Sam Phillips
Satisified ~ Taylor Dayne
Plan ~ Squeeze
Lucky ~ Nadasurf
Brooklyn's Don Diva ~ Foxy Brown
Millennium Collection ~ Salt N' Pepper
Canterbury ~ Diamond Head
Every Time I Feel The Spirit ~ Nat King
Cole
February
12th CD Releases
Thriller 25th Anniversary ~ Michael Jackson
Ask Me Again ~ Nancy Lamott
When I'm Gone ~ Simple Plan
Once Upon at Time ~ The Kingston Trio
Badu ~ Erykah Badu
Lost Anthology ~ Wu~Tang Clan
Scorpions: Live 2006 ~ Scorpions
Exclusive ~ Chris Brown
Spirit Of The Glen~ Royal Scots Dragoon
Guards
Greatest Hits~Morrissey
Do You Like Rock Music?~British Sea Power
This Is Tom Jones: Legendary Performers~
Tom Jones
Free Somehow~Widespread Panic
A&E~Goldfrapp
Dead Again~Type O Negative
Relentless~Natalie Grant
The Rise & Fall of Ruby Woo~The Puppini
Sisters
This Is the Life~Amy MacDonald
New Year's Concert 2008~ Georges Pretre
The Geography of Light~Carrie Newcomer
Medium Rare~Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Tell the World~Hillsong Kids
Choir
Delta~Delta Goodrem
WOW Gospel 2008~Various Artists
Carl Nielsen ~ Maskarade~ Stephan
Miller
American Gothic~The Smashing Pumpkins
Through the Window of a Train~Blue Highway
Busoni: Doktor Faust~Ferruccio Busoni
Love Is My Religion Live~Ziggy Marley
February
19th CD Releases
Trilla ~ Rick Ross
Working Man's Cafe ~ Ray Davies
Mockingbird ~ Allison Moorer
Keep it Simple ~ Van Morrisson
Don't Do Anything ~ Sam Phillips
Jesus of Cool ~ Nick Lowe
Play~ Squeeze
Last Night ~ Moby
March 9th ~ Notorious B.I.G
Golden Delicious~ Mike Doughty
Vagabonds~Gary Louris
Flock~Bell X1
For Emma, Forever Ago~Bon Iver
My Life's Been A Country Song~Chris
Cagle
Verd~Aida by Violeta Urmana
A Twist In My Story~Secondhand Serenade
Heretic Pride~The Mountain Goats
Comedians & Angels~Tom Paxton
Hymns for Peace 2004~Santana
Dive Deep~Morcheeba
Fairport Convention~Fairport Convention
The Grand Archives~The Grand Archives
They All Came Down to Montreux~Deep Purple
Wow Pt. 1 and pt.2~Kylie Minogue
Lust Lust Lust~The Raveonettes
Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess
Recordings~ Chuck Berry
Dig, Lazarus, Dig~Nick Cave & the Bad
Seeds
Nil Recurring~Porcupine Tree
Toolin' Around Woodstock~Arlen Roth and
Levon Helm
Funplex~The B~52's
February
26th CD Releases
Seventh Tree (Special Edition) ~ Goldfrapp
Backwoods Barbie~Dolly Parton
The Beyonce Experience Live~Beyoncé
Discipline~Janet Jackson
New AmErykah, Pt. One: 4th World War~Erykah
Badu
Another Country~Tift Merritt
Discipline~Janet Jackson
Trinity Revisited~Cowboy Junkies
The Orchard~Lizz Wright
Ring of Fire: The Musical~Original Cast
Devotion~Beach House
On a Clear Night~Missy Higgins
The Prodigal Comes Home~Michael English
The Warner Brothers Years: Hits, Remixes
and Rarities~Ashford & Simpson
Trombones Inc.~Brookmeyer and Cleveland
Opposite Way~Leeland
Robotique Majestique~Ghostland Observatory
Haarp Tour-Live from Wembley~Muse
Seventh Tree~Goldfrapp
Live at the BBC~Maria Mckee
Alive on Arrival~Dan Fogelberg
Handel - Ariodante~Alan Curtis,
John McCormack: The People's Tenor~John
Mccormack
Captured Angel~Dan Fogelberg
Phoenix~Dan Fogelberg
The Very Thought of You~Nat King Cole
The Rake's Progress~Stravinsky
Worrisome Heart~Melody Gardot
Punch~Punch Brothers
Broken In~Trent Willmon
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