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| This year, Lea Michele has been hitting all the right notes: Along with with wrapping up season 5 of Glee, she's also released her solo album Louder, and her new book, Brunette Ambition is out now. Below, the 27-year-old star shares 25 things you don't know about her with Us Weekly. 1. I love homemade beauty remedies like cucumber face masks. 2. I love to cook! My go-to recipe is shaved radicchio, Parm and truffle whole-wheat pizza with a sunny side-up egg. 3. I worked at my dad's Jewish deli as a kid. 4. I have a cat named Sheila that I found with her litter under a bush on the Paramount lot. [Glee costar] Heather Morris has her brother. 5. Aliens was one of the first movies I ever saw. I'm still scared of scary movies, but I love them. 6. Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill was the first CD I ever bought, and I still have it. 7. Growing up, hermit crabs were my favorite pet. I had about 20. 8. Almost Famous and Funny Girl are my top two movies. 9. I keep Gummi bears in the freezer and eat them in bed at night. 10. Drinking coffee in the morning is the most cherished part of my day. 11. I have a scar on my forehead from a boy throwing a tap shoe at my head in preschool. 12. I was a varsity debater in high school, and it's still one of the best things I've ever done. 13. I stole toilet paper from the White House when the Glee cast sang for Barack Obama. 14. I can open up a Starburst in my mouth. 15. My parents have been together since they were 13 years old. 16. I have 14 tattoos. 17. The first song I sang was Phantom of the Opera's "Angel of Music." 18. Watching angry news bloopers on YouTube is my guilty pleasure. 19. I can recite all of Maria's lines in West Side Story in Spanish. That's the only Spanish I know. 20. My parents are fluent in Spanish, but they made me try to learn French. 21. I was electrocuted by a horse fence while visiting Jonathan Groff's family farm. 22. As a child, I told my mom that I would one day marry Michael Jordan. 23. Stevie Nicks gave me one of her moon necklaces, and it's one of my most treasured possessions. 24. In Broadway's Spring Awakening, I got naked on stage every night. 25. I'm terrified of sharks and dark water. |
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Lea Michele: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me
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Jamie Lynn Spears The Stories Behind 'The Journey' EP Songs
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| Fans of rising country sensation Jamie Lynn Spears will be very happy about the release of her new EP, "The Journey," today (May 27). As she shares a special playlist of video clips in which she explains the stories behind the songs, the singer tells Billboard says she's ready to give more to the the listeners who have been waiting a while for the music. "For the past few years, I've been writing, working with different people, demoing songs, and really trying to figure out what the exact sound I wanted to put out there," Spears says. "My first exposure as an artist is really important. My fans have been so supportive, and have been so patient for me to get the music to them. They have heard all the YouTube clips, and my live shows, but they deserve to have something they can listen to in the car. I just want to connect with them, and them to get a grasp of who I am as an artist. It's time to release something to them." The EP, which can be purchased via iTunes, was led by the release of her debut single, "How Could I Want More," last fall. Spears says the song, which is about her husband, is very personal to her. "The single is the most personal thing I have ever put out. I wrote it about four years ago. I was in a vulnerable place and at a vulnerable moment. It's definitely one of the most personal songs and has been really well-received by my fans – and even by people who weren't familiar with my music. I think that being that personal and being that honest really translated well to the song." Though pop music has been a part of her family's life -- older sister Britney Spears has famously made a career of it -- Country music has always had a close spot in Jamie Lynn's heart. She says it was among her earliest memories growing up in Louisiana. Have a conversation with the singer and you just might be surprised how deep her roots into the genre go. "My first musical memories would have to be with my daddy at the dirt bike track. He loved Merle Haggard and all the greats. I love Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty – especially the duets they had together. I am a big Patsy Cline fan, but I also love Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson. What you grow up on will always have a special place in your heart." One key track from the EP that Spears has received a lot of feedback from is the touching "Big Bad World." The lyrics are particularly effective, with a clever line in the song being "I Dig Out A Dollar For The Homeless Man, But I'm The One That Could Use The Change." The singer told Billboard that her co-writer, Chris Tompkins, gets the credit for that one. "Everyone I've talked to says 'Big Bad World' is their song. To me, I love it. You never know what song people are going to grab on to, but people have consistently grabbed on to it. We were talking about how lonely I was feeling, and really wanted something familiar. It was a cold day in Nashville. I was missing home. Being the genius that he is, Chris put that emotion in such a way, and that line came from that." Since the release of her single, it's been a whirlwind for Jamie Lynn. The former "Zoey 101" star opened several dates for Alan Jackson this spring, which she said were a highlight. "That was a dream come true. I've always been a huge Alan Jackson fan. My daddy and I danced to one of his songs at my wedding. Being able to be in the same room with him -- much less the same stage -- was an honor. I was nervous as you can imagine, but I was so honored to be considered to sing in front of the same fans that he has." Jamie Lynn Spears is definitely one newer country singer that isn't afraid about showing a little bit of twangier side to her voice. After all, she admitted it comes naturally – and that's what "The Journey" is all about. "I grew up on that sound. When I moved to Nashville, and was in a writing room with different writers, 'Shotgun Wedding' was one of the first songs we came up with. Chris says 'If that's what happened, you can sing it.' That made me feel so great – to be myself and who I am.' It makes me proud." Spears is currently in the midst of a radio tour, and if you think it might upset her if you ask her about sister, Britney – think again. She beams when discussing her older sibling, saying "I'm proud of my sister. She's worked hard to become extremely successful. It makes me proud, but it also gives me an outlet to prove who I am as a person and what I love." |
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Ariana Grande Rolling Stone Interview
How Ariana Grande and Max Martin Made 'Problem' the Song of the Summer
"Acting is fun," says Grande. "But music has always been first and foremost with me."
By Andy Greene
May 22, 2014 10:10 AM ET
There’s still another month of spring left, but it seems as though we’ve already heard the song of the summer: 20-year-old Nickelodeon vet Ariana Grande’s "Problem" – a sax-driven, 1990s-throwback-R&B jam featuring a guest rap by Iggy Azalea – has exploded online and on radio, selling 438,000 copies in its first week. It was the fourth-largest debut week for a woman, and the biggest-ever debut for someone under 21; the song has topped the iTunes chart in more than 50 countries. "What it’s done so far is just incredible in this day and age," says Tom Poleman, the president of National Programming Platforms for Clear Channel. “She could become one of pop music’s core artists.”
Watch Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea's 'Problem' Lyric Video
Grande was already a superstar before "Problem" – but mostly among junior-high students. The Florida native spent the past five years in the Nickelodeon trenches, putting in grueling days in her role as the dimwitted Cat Valentine on the megahit kiddie comedy Victorious, and then its new spin-off, Sam & Cat. The role transformed Grande into a tween idol, with 15 million Twitter followers, but she was much more interested in a music career. "I hate acting,” says Grande with a laugh – she grew up worshipping Whitney Houston and Destiny's Child, and has serious vocal range and power of her own. "It’s fun, but music has always been first and foremost with me."
Grande was raised in Boca Raton by her graphic designer father and CEO mother, who runs a company that provides communication equipment for the armed forces, and has been singing and acting since she was six. She was signed by Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, in 2013, but her professional music career got off to a rocky start with 2011’s "Put Your Hearts Up," a bubblegum-pop song she can barely bring herself to talk about. "It was geared toward kids and felt so inauthentic and fake," she says. "That was the worst moment of my life. For the video, they gave me a bad spray tan and put me in a princess dress and had me frolic around the street. The whole thing was straight out of hell. I still have nightmares about it, and I made them hide it on my Vevo page."
Republic, Grande’s record label, gave her more freedom on her 2013 album, Yours Truly, an adult R&B collection that featured guest rhymes by Mac Miller and Big Sean. It produced a Top 10 hit ("The Way") and debuted at Number One. But the intense shooting schedule of Sam & Cat, which produced 40 episodes for its first season, made promoting the record extremely difficult, and the album didn’t stay on the charts for long.
It did, however, make a big enough splash to grab the attention of Max Martin. The 43-year-old Swede is the most successful producer-songwriter of the past 20 years, having sold an astonishing 135 million singles. Thirty-eight of his songs have moved more than a million units, and he’s worked with everyone from Britney Spears and Bon Jovi to Taylor Swift and Maroon 5.
Wendy Goldstein, Grande’s A&R rep at Republic, spent two years trying to get Martin involved; finally, when work was about to begin on Grande’s album, he said he was in. "He has a young daughter that’s a huge Ariana fan," says Goldstein. "He said, ‘I’ve never seen my daughter excited about someone that I’ve worked with, and that’s really saying something.’"
Martin, who quietly moved to Los Angeles from Stockholm a few years ago, has cultivated an A-team of mostly Swedish writers and producers. "He’s the master of his craft because he knows how to teach it,” says protégé Savan Kotecha, who has worked closely with Martin for the past seven years. For about three weeks earlier this year, Martin and Kotecha holed up in a Los Angeles studio cooking up a half-dozen songs, with Grande popping in to help write lyrics; Martin’s main deputy, Shellback, and Ilya Salmanzadeh, a 27-year-old songwriter who’s one of the newest members of the crew, came in to help on "Problem."
"Problem" began as an untitled track by Kotecha that he nicknamed "The Whisper Song," after a 2005 Ying Yang Twins hit. "I don’t remember where I came up with it," says Kotecha, who has written most of One Direction’s biggest hits. "Maybe in an airplane bathroom. On my phone I have an audio note where I whisper, ‘One less problem.’"
Grande, who leans toward high-octane belting, was confused at first by the muted chorus. "I was scared to approach it, because of the whispers," she says. "Their objective was to do the opposite of a traditional song structure. The idea was to have a really belt-y verse and then a completely minimalistic, whispering, basic chorus. At first, I just didn’t like being all belt-y right away."
The next step was injecting some hip-hop into the song. "Scooter was obsessed with bringing in the Ying Yang Twins," says Goldstein. "We had them try, but they just flopped it. They couldn’t get it together." Grande pushed to get Iggy Azalea on the track. "We figured it had to be a girl," says Kotecha. "And there’s so few big-name -female rappers in hip-hop. She came in without any drama, got behind the mic and just killed it."
Martin put the song over the top: "He came up with the horns and all those -melodic things in the pre-chorus," says Kotecha. "Part of his genius is knowing that little thing that takes a song from 80 percent to 100 percent."
"Problem" became the first single from Grande’s still-untitled second album, due later this year. After days of teasing the track on her Twitter and Instagram pages, it was released on iTunes at midnight on April 28th. It shot to Number One on the iTunes chart in 37 minutes, before it had a single spin on the radio.
Charlie Walk, the Executive Vice President of Republic Records, says he suspected the song would be a hit the first time he heard it. "It's the 30-second rule," he says ."You know the difference between good and great in 30 seconds. . . And in pop music now, there's a desperate need for proper vocalists that can sing a song the same way live it sounds on record. Kids can smell bulls**t."
Grande has several other Max Martin songs slated for the new album, which the label hopes will solidify her as 2014’s breakout pop star. "I hear a half-dozen songs that are going to resonate in the marketplace," says Monte Lipman, CEO and founder of Republic Records. "We have a lot of wood to chop."
For Grande, the song was a life-changing moment; for Martin and his song factory, it’s just another in a long series of pop smashes. "He has this Swedish-ness in the back of his mind," says Kotecha. "He never got caught up in his own hype or being a hotshot producer. He just keeps doing the work."
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"Acting is fun," says Grande. "But music has always been first and foremost with me."
By Andy Greene
May 22, 2014 10:10 AM ET
There’s still another month of spring left, but it seems as though we’ve already heard the song of the summer: 20-year-old Nickelodeon vet Ariana Grande’s "Problem" – a sax-driven, 1990s-throwback-R&B jam featuring a guest rap by Iggy Azalea – has exploded online and on radio, selling 438,000 copies in its first week. It was the fourth-largest debut week for a woman, and the biggest-ever debut for someone under 21; the song has topped the iTunes chart in more than 50 countries. "What it’s done so far is just incredible in this day and age," says Tom Poleman, the president of National Programming Platforms for Clear Channel. “She could become one of pop music’s core artists.”
Watch Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea's 'Problem' Lyric Video
Grande was already a superstar before "Problem" – but mostly among junior-high students. The Florida native spent the past five years in the Nickelodeon trenches, putting in grueling days in her role as the dimwitted Cat Valentine on the megahit kiddie comedy Victorious, and then its new spin-off, Sam & Cat. The role transformed Grande into a tween idol, with 15 million Twitter followers, but she was much more interested in a music career. "I hate acting,” says Grande with a laugh – she grew up worshipping Whitney Houston and Destiny's Child, and has serious vocal range and power of her own. "It’s fun, but music has always been first and foremost with me."
Grande was raised in Boca Raton by her graphic designer father and CEO mother, who runs a company that provides communication equipment for the armed forces, and has been singing and acting since she was six. She was signed by Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, in 2013, but her professional music career got off to a rocky start with 2011’s "Put Your Hearts Up," a bubblegum-pop song she can barely bring herself to talk about. "It was geared toward kids and felt so inauthentic and fake," she says. "That was the worst moment of my life. For the video, they gave me a bad spray tan and put me in a princess dress and had me frolic around the street. The whole thing was straight out of hell. I still have nightmares about it, and I made them hide it on my Vevo page."
Republic, Grande’s record label, gave her more freedom on her 2013 album, Yours Truly, an adult R&B collection that featured guest rhymes by Mac Miller and Big Sean. It produced a Top 10 hit ("The Way") and debuted at Number One. But the intense shooting schedule of Sam & Cat, which produced 40 episodes for its first season, made promoting the record extremely difficult, and the album didn’t stay on the charts for long.
It did, however, make a big enough splash to grab the attention of Max Martin. The 43-year-old Swede is the most successful producer-songwriter of the past 20 years, having sold an astonishing 135 million singles. Thirty-eight of his songs have moved more than a million units, and he’s worked with everyone from Britney Spears and Bon Jovi to Taylor Swift and Maroon 5.
Wendy Goldstein, Grande’s A&R rep at Republic, spent two years trying to get Martin involved; finally, when work was about to begin on Grande’s album, he said he was in. "He has a young daughter that’s a huge Ariana fan," says Goldstein. "He said, ‘I’ve never seen my daughter excited about someone that I’ve worked with, and that’s really saying something.’"
Martin, who quietly moved to Los Angeles from Stockholm a few years ago, has cultivated an A-team of mostly Swedish writers and producers. "He’s the master of his craft because he knows how to teach it,” says protégé Savan Kotecha, who has worked closely with Martin for the past seven years. For about three weeks earlier this year, Martin and Kotecha holed up in a Los Angeles studio cooking up a half-dozen songs, with Grande popping in to help write lyrics; Martin’s main deputy, Shellback, and Ilya Salmanzadeh, a 27-year-old songwriter who’s one of the newest members of the crew, came in to help on "Problem."
"Problem" began as an untitled track by Kotecha that he nicknamed "The Whisper Song," after a 2005 Ying Yang Twins hit. "I don’t remember where I came up with it," says Kotecha, who has written most of One Direction’s biggest hits. "Maybe in an airplane bathroom. On my phone I have an audio note where I whisper, ‘One less problem.’"
Grande, who leans toward high-octane belting, was confused at first by the muted chorus. "I was scared to approach it, because of the whispers," she says. "Their objective was to do the opposite of a traditional song structure. The idea was to have a really belt-y verse and then a completely minimalistic, whispering, basic chorus. At first, I just didn’t like being all belt-y right away."
The next step was injecting some hip-hop into the song. "Scooter was obsessed with bringing in the Ying Yang Twins," says Goldstein. "We had them try, but they just flopped it. They couldn’t get it together." Grande pushed to get Iggy Azalea on the track. "We figured it had to be a girl," says Kotecha. "And there’s so few big-name -female rappers in hip-hop. She came in without any drama, got behind the mic and just killed it."
Martin put the song over the top: "He came up with the horns and all those -melodic things in the pre-chorus," says Kotecha. "Part of his genius is knowing that little thing that takes a song from 80 percent to 100 percent."
"Problem" became the first single from Grande’s still-untitled second album, due later this year. After days of teasing the track on her Twitter and Instagram pages, it was released on iTunes at midnight on April 28th. It shot to Number One on the iTunes chart in 37 minutes, before it had a single spin on the radio.
Charlie Walk, the Executive Vice President of Republic Records, says he suspected the song would be a hit the first time he heard it. "It's the 30-second rule," he says ."You know the difference between good and great in 30 seconds. . . And in pop music now, there's a desperate need for proper vocalists that can sing a song the same way live it sounds on record. Kids can smell bulls**t."
Grande has several other Max Martin songs slated for the new album, which the label hopes will solidify her as 2014’s breakout pop star. "I hear a half-dozen songs that are going to resonate in the marketplace," says Monte Lipman, CEO and founder of Republic Records. "We have a lot of wood to chop."
For Grande, the song was a life-changing moment; for Martin and his song factory, it’s just another in a long series of pop smashes. "He has this Swedish-ness in the back of his mind," says Kotecha. "He never got caught up in his own hype or being a hotshot producer. He just keeps doing the work."
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
Billboard Music Awards hit 13 year high
The three-hour Billboard Music Awards were the
most-watched program Sunday night, guiding ABC to a win for the night.
It was the most-watched edition of the awards program in 13 years.
The BBMAs had an average audience of 10.5 million people, according to Nielsen's fast nationals ratings that measure overnight markets, an 11 percent spike over last year's fast nationals. Final ratings numbers will be available later on Monday.
The awards show, featuring performances from Jennifer Lopez, a Miranda Lambert-Carrie Underwood duet and the premiere of a Michael Jackson hologram, pulled in 4.48 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic, dwarfing the competition.
The BBMAs had its largest audience between 9 and 10 p.m. when 11.2 million viewers tuned in.
The night's other music program, NBC's Coldplay special "Coldplay: Ghost Stories," had a viewing audience of 1.7 million in the 7 p.m. hour. Its demo audience was 511,000.
The BBMAs had an average audience of 10.5 million people, according to Nielsen's fast nationals ratings that measure overnight markets, an 11 percent spike over last year's fast nationals. Final ratings numbers will be available later on Monday.
The awards show, featuring performances from Jennifer Lopez, a Miranda Lambert-Carrie Underwood duet and the premiere of a Michael Jackson hologram, pulled in 4.48 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic, dwarfing the competition.
The BBMAs had its largest audience between 9 and 10 p.m. when 11.2 million viewers tuned in.
The night's other music program, NBC's Coldplay special "Coldplay: Ghost Stories," had a viewing audience of 1.7 million in the 7 p.m. hour. Its demo audience was 511,000.
Imagine Dragons Talk Second Album, ‘Radioactive’ Success
Imagine Dragons took a few minutes during their
2014 Billboard Music Awards rehearsal to talk about the band’s steady
growth, the monster success of single “Radioactive” and the progress of
their second full-length album.
“We took a house here in Vegas, cleared it, renovated it and turned it into a studio,” Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tells Billboard. “It was like a dream for us, because some of these guys are big-time gear heads. We’re recording the album in that studio here in Las Vegas.”
Reynolds says many of the new songs were written over the past two-and-a-half years while while Imagine Dragons were touring behind its debut album, “Night Visions.”
“There are a lot of road songs and all the emotions that come with that,” he says. “I think it will be a special record because it really encapsulated the whole process of going from being a small nothing band to actually playing arenas. There are a lot of interesting things that go on between that. We’re excited with how it’s turning out.”
Imagine Dragons, who along with Lorde lead the pack of artists who are finalists in the most 2014 Billboard Music Awards categories, are in contention for a whopping 12 BBMAs, including top artist, top duo/group, top rock artist and top rock album. The quartet burned up the charts in 2013 with its album "Night Visions" and its many hit singles, including "Radioactive," which broke the record for the most weeks ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
“I don’t think any of us expected it to have any life like that,” Reynolds says of the song. “It just kept going. Playing live, honestly, we didn’t burn out on it because … we don’t really listen to our music unless we’re on a stage playing it. If you do that, it keeps it fresh for you. Maybe in 20 years I’ll be telling you we’re very tired of playing that song, but right now … we have good memories associated with it.”
Reynolds also discussed writing the new song “Battle Cry” for the upcoming film “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” due in theaters June 27.
“They reached out and asked if we wanted to do something with (composers) Hans Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky, who are two of our all-time favorites — they’re legends,” he says. “It’s incredible to work with them. We all grew up watching the ‘Transformers’ cartoon, it was part of our youth, we’re children of the ‘80s.”
Watch the 2014 Billboard Music Awards May 18 at 8/7c on ABC live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as host Ludacris welcomes the biggest names in music to the stage.
“We took a house here in Vegas, cleared it, renovated it and turned it into a studio,” Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds tells Billboard. “It was like a dream for us, because some of these guys are big-time gear heads. We’re recording the album in that studio here in Las Vegas.”
Reynolds says many of the new songs were written over the past two-and-a-half years while while Imagine Dragons were touring behind its debut album, “Night Visions.”
“There are a lot of road songs and all the emotions that come with that,” he says. “I think it will be a special record because it really encapsulated the whole process of going from being a small nothing band to actually playing arenas. There are a lot of interesting things that go on between that. We’re excited with how it’s turning out.”
Imagine Dragons, who along with Lorde lead the pack of artists who are finalists in the most 2014 Billboard Music Awards categories, are in contention for a whopping 12 BBMAs, including top artist, top duo/group, top rock artist and top rock album. The quartet burned up the charts in 2013 with its album "Night Visions" and its many hit singles, including "Radioactive," which broke the record for the most weeks ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
“I don’t think any of us expected it to have any life like that,” Reynolds says of the song. “It just kept going. Playing live, honestly, we didn’t burn out on it because … we don’t really listen to our music unless we’re on a stage playing it. If you do that, it keeps it fresh for you. Maybe in 20 years I’ll be telling you we’re very tired of playing that song, but right now … we have good memories associated with it.”
Reynolds also discussed writing the new song “Battle Cry” for the upcoming film “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” due in theaters June 27.
“They reached out and asked if we wanted to do something with (composers) Hans Zimmer and Steve Jablonsky, who are two of our all-time favorites — they’re legends,” he says. “It’s incredible to work with them. We all grew up watching the ‘Transformers’ cartoon, it was part of our youth, we’re children of the ‘80s.”
Watch the 2014 Billboard Music Awards May 18 at 8/7c on ABC live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as host Ludacris welcomes the biggest names in music to the stage.
Sia Gives Rihanna Another Record
Have there been any songs you’ve given to other artists that you wish you recorded and released as your own?
There’s one that a I just gave to Rihanna. [Laughs] Like as soon as I played it for her manager, he flipped over it and [when] he left the house I felt sick. I was like, “F–k.” It was going to be on my record, but he was over and I was playing him loads of jams. And I was like, “Maybe you’ll like this one…” [Other than that] not really, I mean I did like “Perfume.” I would have kept that for myself, but Britney [Spears] is a really sweet gal and I was happy to give it away. |
Friday, May 16, 2014
Jennifer lopez A.K.A. Tracklisting
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1. A.k.a.
2. First love 3. Never satisfied 4. I luh ya papi 5. Acting like that 6. Emotions 7. So good 8. Let it be me 9. Worry no more 10. Booty 11. Tens 12. Troubeaux 13. Expertease (ready set go) 14. Same girl Source |
Billboard Q&A with Imagine Dragons
With the 2014 Billboard Music Awards rapidly
approaching, we caught up with Dan Reynolds of BBMA finalists Imagine
Dragons to help recount the incredible high points, new discoveries and
memorable moments that caught his ears during the past 12 months.
Imagine Dragons, who along with Lorde lead the pack of artists who are finalists in the most 2014 Billboard Music Awards categories, are in contention for a whopping 12 BBMAs, including top artist, top duo/group, top rock artist and top rock album. The quartet burned up the charts in 2013 with its album "Night Visions" and its many hit singles, including "Radioactive," which broke the record for the most weeks ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet Live Stream: Watch May 18 at 6pm ET
Watch the 2014 Billboard Music Awards Sunday, May 18 at 8|7c on ABC live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as host Ludacris welcomes the biggest names in music to the stage.
What was the highlight of the past year for you?
Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds: We've experienced so many crazy things this last year, it's hard to say. Probably playing Lollapalooza in Brazil.
What song from the past year do you wish you wrote?
"Strong" by London Grammar. It's been on repeat this last year - a really special song.
Was there a song you couldn't get out of your head (even if you tried)?
"Two Fingers" by Jake Bugg.
Who was your favorite new or emerging artist?
London Grammar. Her voice is incredible, and they have such a smart, minimalist approach to their music. We played with them at the iTunes Festival this year and they are great people too.
Which artist that staged a comeback or finally get some overdue recognition really caught your attention?
Future Islands finally getting some real love.
What was your favorite music-related meme or viral video?
"My name is John Daker." You have to watch it to understand, but it's basically one of those magical moments in history that just happened to be recorded on video.
Any trend you were unhappy to see or hear?
Twerking, talking about twerking, or — worst of all — selfies of people twerking.
What are your favorite things to do in Vegas — high-roller or trashy (or both)?
Kiss-themed glow-in-the-dark mini-golf — it's the best-kept secret in Vegas, a little high roller and a lot trashy.
Via Yahoo, this year's Billboard Music Awards red carpet show will be live streamed. For additional information on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards visit billboardmusicawards.com or the Billboard hub at billboard.com/bbma.
Imagine Dragons, who along with Lorde lead the pack of artists who are finalists in the most 2014 Billboard Music Awards categories, are in contention for a whopping 12 BBMAs, including top artist, top duo/group, top rock artist and top rock album. The quartet burned up the charts in 2013 with its album "Night Visions" and its many hit singles, including "Radioactive," which broke the record for the most weeks ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet Live Stream: Watch May 18 at 6pm ET
Watch the 2014 Billboard Music Awards Sunday, May 18 at 8|7c on ABC live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as host Ludacris welcomes the biggest names in music to the stage.
What was the highlight of the past year for you?
Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds: We've experienced so many crazy things this last year, it's hard to say. Probably playing Lollapalooza in Brazil.
What song from the past year do you wish you wrote?
"Strong" by London Grammar. It's been on repeat this last year - a really special song.
Was there a song you couldn't get out of your head (even if you tried)?
"Two Fingers" by Jake Bugg.
Who was your favorite new or emerging artist?
London Grammar. Her voice is incredible, and they have such a smart, minimalist approach to their music. We played with them at the iTunes Festival this year and they are great people too.
Which artist that staged a comeback or finally get some overdue recognition really caught your attention?
Future Islands finally getting some real love.
What was your favorite music-related meme or viral video?
"My name is John Daker." You have to watch it to understand, but it's basically one of those magical moments in history that just happened to be recorded on video.
Any trend you were unhappy to see or hear?
Twerking, talking about twerking, or — worst of all — selfies of people twerking.
What are your favorite things to do in Vegas — high-roller or trashy (or both)?
Kiss-themed glow-in-the-dark mini-golf — it's the best-kept secret in Vegas, a little high roller and a lot trashy.
Via Yahoo, this year's Billboard Music Awards red carpet show will be live streamed. For additional information on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards visit billboardmusicawards.com or the Billboard hub at billboard.com/bbma.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Hunter Hayes Breaks world record
It’s official:
country singer Hunter Hayes has broken the Guinness World Record for the
most concerts played in multiple cities in 24 hours — all in an effort
to help end child hunger.
Beginning on May 9 with a performance on “Good Morning America” in New York, Hayes played 10 shows in 10 cities in 24 hours, breaking the Flaming Lips’ world record of eight shows in 24 hours. Hayes’ “24 Hour Road Race to End Child Hunger" was a partnership with ConAgra Foods to help raise awareness of child hunger.
@HHRoadGuy @Thunder106NJ WOW! That just happened. Can't believe it but it's real! WE DID IT! #HHRecordWeek pic.twitter.com/nkTuEwY1dY
“I cannot believe how much fun this whole day has been and that it's only been a day! 10 shows in 24 hours with the best fans in the world and a great cause with Child Hunger Ends Here,” Hayes said in a statement. “I’m so proud to get to work with them and all the sponsors. Thank you to all the fans for not only making history with us but also making this whole thing absolutely awesome!”
Following his GMA performance, Hayes played shows in Boston (Paradise Rock Club); Worcester, Mass. (Palladium Upstairs); Providence, R.I. (Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel); New London, Conn. (Garde Arts Center); New Haven, Conn. (Toad's Place); Stamford, Conn. (Palace Theatre); South Orange, N.J. (South Orange Performing Arts Center); Asbury Park, N.J. (The Stone Pony); and Philadelphia (Trocadero).
Support acts during the shows included Dan + Shay, Charlie Worsham, the Railers, Dean Alexander and Matt Sucich. Hayes, who could debut at No. 3 on next week’s Billboard 200 with his sophomore album, "Storyline," will finish the remainder of his We’re Not Invisible Tour on May 31 at the Germain Arena in Estero, Fla.
The “24 Hour Road Race to End Child Hunger" was produced and promoted by AEG Live & the Messina Group. The event was presented in part by Tudor Watch U.S.A., Martin Guitar, Mercedes-Benz USA, Samsung Galaxy, Procter & Gamble, Glympse and Stop & Shop Supermarket Company.
In March, Hayes told Billboard he’d been working with Child Hunger Ends Here for a while. "It started a couple of years ago when I was approached to write a song for the ACM Lifting Lives segment,” he said. “ConAgra Foods and Child Hunger Ends Here was the featured charity for the ACM's. They talked to me and a buddy of mine about writing a theme song for the campaign. So, Luke Laird, Barry Dean, and I got together and wrote a song called 'Here's Hope."
Getting to know the organization and what it’s up against shook Hayes to his core. "It was quite an eye-opening experience, because going in to write a song like this, you don't just write what you think it's about – you have to do your research,” he said. “It is staggering what you learn about the hunger issue – right next door in our own backyards. The statistics are absolutely unbelievable. With the song, we wanted to talk about the positive side – what we could do to help. The little things we can do can make a big difference. It's something that we can be a part of to make this story a better one."
Beginning on May 9 with a performance on “Good Morning America” in New York, Hayes played 10 shows in 10 cities in 24 hours, breaking the Flaming Lips’ world record of eight shows in 24 hours. Hayes’ “24 Hour Road Race to End Child Hunger" was a partnership with ConAgra Foods to help raise awareness of child hunger.
@HHRoadGuy @Thunder106NJ WOW! That just happened. Can't believe it but it's real! WE DID IT! #HHRecordWeek pic.twitter.com/nkTuEwY1dY
“I cannot believe how much fun this whole day has been and that it's only been a day! 10 shows in 24 hours with the best fans in the world and a great cause with Child Hunger Ends Here,” Hayes said in a statement. “I’m so proud to get to work with them and all the sponsors. Thank you to all the fans for not only making history with us but also making this whole thing absolutely awesome!”
Following his GMA performance, Hayes played shows in Boston (Paradise Rock Club); Worcester, Mass. (Palladium Upstairs); Providence, R.I. (Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel); New London, Conn. (Garde Arts Center); New Haven, Conn. (Toad's Place); Stamford, Conn. (Palace Theatre); South Orange, N.J. (South Orange Performing Arts Center); Asbury Park, N.J. (The Stone Pony); and Philadelphia (Trocadero).
Support acts during the shows included Dan + Shay, Charlie Worsham, the Railers, Dean Alexander and Matt Sucich. Hayes, who could debut at No. 3 on next week’s Billboard 200 with his sophomore album, "Storyline," will finish the remainder of his We’re Not Invisible Tour on May 31 at the Germain Arena in Estero, Fla.
The “24 Hour Road Race to End Child Hunger" was produced and promoted by AEG Live & the Messina Group. The event was presented in part by Tudor Watch U.S.A., Martin Guitar, Mercedes-Benz USA, Samsung Galaxy, Procter & Gamble, Glympse and Stop & Shop Supermarket Company.
In March, Hayes told Billboard he’d been working with Child Hunger Ends Here for a while. "It started a couple of years ago when I was approached to write a song for the ACM Lifting Lives segment,” he said. “ConAgra Foods and Child Hunger Ends Here was the featured charity for the ACM's. They talked to me and a buddy of mine about writing a theme song for the campaign. So, Luke Laird, Barry Dean, and I got together and wrote a song called 'Here's Hope."
Getting to know the organization and what it’s up against shook Hayes to his core. "It was quite an eye-opening experience, because going in to write a song like this, you don't just write what you think it's about – you have to do your research,” he said. “It is staggering what you learn about the hunger issue – right next door in our own backyards. The statistics are absolutely unbelievable. With the song, we wanted to talk about the positive side – what we could do to help. The little things we can do can make a big difference. It's something that we can be a part of to make this story a better one."
For the TV people. List of canceled and renewed shows so far.
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/09/list-of-renewed-and-cancelled-broadcast-shows-for-the-2013-14-broadcast-season/261970/
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| Back In The Game ABC Canceled
Betrayal ABC Canceled Killer Women ABC Canceled Lucky 7 ABC Canceled Mind Games ABC Canceled Mixology ABC Canceled Once Upon A Time in Wonderland ABC Canceled Suburgatory ABC Canceled Super Fun Night ABC Canceled The Neighbors ABC Canceled Trophy Wife ABC Canceled Bad Teacher CBS Canceled Friends with Better Lives CBS Canceled Hostages CBS Canceled How I Met Your Mother CBS Final Season Finished Intelligence CBS Canceled The Crazy Ones CBS Canceled We Are Men CBS Canceled Nikita CW Final Season Finished Star-Crossed CW Canceled The Carrie Diaries CW Canceled The Tomorrow People CW Canceled Almost Human Fox Canceled American Dad Fox Moving to TBS Dads Fox Canceled Enlisted Fox Canceled Raising Hope Fox Canceled Rake Fox Canceled Surviving Jack Fox Canceled Believe NBC Canceled Community NBC Canceled Crisis NBC Canceled Dracula NBC Canceled Growing Up Fisher NBC Canceled Ironside NBC Canceled Revolution NBC Canceled Sean Saves The World NBC Canceled The Michael J. Fox Show NBC Canceled Welcome To The Family NBC Canceled __________________________________________ Parenthood NBC TBD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ABC Renewed Castle ABC Renewed Grey's Anatomy ABC Renewed Last Man Standing ABC Renewed Modern Family ABC Renewed Nashville ABC Renewed Once Upon A Time ABC Renewed Resurrection ABC Renewed Revenge ABC Renewed Scandal ABC Renewed The Goldbergs ABC Renewed The Middle ABC Renewed 2 Broke Girls CBS Renewed Blue Bloods CBS Renewed Criminal Minds CBS Renewed CSI CBS Renewed Elementary CBS Renewed Hawaii Five-0 CBS Renewed Mike & Molly CBS Renewed Mom CBS Renewed NCIS CBS Renewed NCIS: LA CBS Renewed Person Of Interest CBS Renewed The Big Bang Theory CBS Renewed The Good Wife CBS Renewed The Mentalist CBS Renewed The Millers CBS Renewed Two and a Half Men CBS Renewed Arrow CW Renewed Beauty & The Beast CW Renewed Hart Of Dixie CW Renewed Reign CW Renewed Supernatural CW Renewed The 100 CW Renewed The Originals CW Renewed The Vampire Diaries CW Renewed Bob's Burgers Fox Renewed Bones Fox Renewed Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox Renewed Family Guy Fox Renewed Glee Fox Renewed New Girl Fox Renewed Sleepy Hollow Fox Renewed The Following Fox Renewed The Mindy Project Fox Renewed The Simpsons Fox Renewed About a Boy NBC Renewed Chicago Fire NBC Renewed Chicago P.D. NBC Renewed Grimm NBC Renewed Hannibal NBC Renewed Law & Order: SVU NBC Renewed Parks and Recreation NBC Renewed The Blacklist NBC Renewed |
Not music related but Cougar Town was renewed for a sixth and final season.
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| Fill your largest flower vase with Malbec: TBS has renewed Cougar Town for Season 6.
Brace for a slightly bittersweet celebration, however, as the show’s next batch of 13 episodes will be the final ones for the Courteney Cox-led ensemble comedy about a group of wine-guzzling, suburban Florida pals. TBS’ sixth- and final-season order will bring Cougar Town past the 100-episode mark, the magic number for becoming a viable candidate for syndication. Cougar Town premiered in September, 2009 on ABC as a lead-out to Modern Family, then made the leap to cable after getting cancelled at the end of Season 2. The forecast for the sitcom’s future looked slightly uncertain as recently as last month, when series regular Ian Gomez booked a role on the CBS comedy pilot Cuz-Bros (in second position to his Cougar Town gig). The cul-de-sac crew is expected to return to TBS — and pound copious grape — in early 2015. |
Iggy Azalea BREAKS Billboard record!
Azalea's "Fancy," featuring Charli XCX, currently stands at No. 4 on the Hot 100. With "Problem" at No. 3, Azalea is the first female rapper ever to have two songs concurrently in the top five of the Hot 100 chart.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/bbma-2014/6084776/ariana-grande-iggy-azalea-performers-billboard-music-awards
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