Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who played a country singer in the film "Country Strong," has signed a deal with Atlantic Records, The Wrap reported Tuesday.
The financial terms of the deal were not released, but it is believed that Paltrow's deal is worth $900,000. The label said her debut album is due later this year.
Paltrow, 38, is married to Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, who are signed to EMI.
She recently showed off her singing skills on "Glee," at the Country Music Awards, at the Grammys -- where she writhed in a tight black bodysuit on a baby grand piano to perform "Forget You" with Cee Lo Green -- and at the Oscars, where she performed the nominated song "Coming Home."
A source told the New York Post that people who have heard Paltrow's music described it as "country pop."
Atlantic's roster includes Sean Paul, B.o.B, T.I., James Blunt, Janelle Monae, Zero 7, Phil Collins and Kid Rock.
Paltrow returns to "Glee" on Tuesday night to reprise her role of substitute teacher Holly Holiday. Songs planned for the episode include Prince's "Kiss," Joan Jett's "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" and Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide."
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Lady GaGa Breaks 20-Million Single Sales Barrier
LADY GAGA might as well start building her own FT. KNOX, as the RIAA has recognized her as the highest-certified artist of digital singles in Gold & Platinum history with 20 million downloads sold.
The breakdown of her massive sales, printed in the RIAA's FEBRUARY Gold & Platinum certifications report, went as follows:
"Just Dance" 6x multi-Platinum
"Poker Face" 5x multi-Platinum
"Bad Romance" 4x multi-Platinum
"Paparazzi" 3x multi-Platinum
"Love Game" 2x multi-Platinum
At 6x multi-Platinum, the GAGA's "Just Dance" ties the BLACK EYED PEAS’ "I Gotta Feeling" as the RIAA’s highest digital song certification in G&P program history.
Not far behind those two acts are RIHANNA and TAYLOR SWIFT whose digital single certification tallies are currently 19 million and 18.5 million, respectively.
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The breakdown of her massive sales, printed in the RIAA's FEBRUARY Gold & Platinum certifications report, went as follows:
"Just Dance" 6x multi-Platinum
"Poker Face" 5x multi-Platinum
"Bad Romance" 4x multi-Platinum
"Paparazzi" 3x multi-Platinum
"Love Game" 2x multi-Platinum
At 6x multi-Platinum, the GAGA's "Just Dance" ties the BLACK EYED PEAS’ "I Gotta Feeling" as the RIAA’s highest digital song certification in G&P program history.
Not far behind those two acts are RIHANNA and TAYLOR SWIFT whose digital single certification tallies are currently 19 million and 18.5 million, respectively.
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Britney Spears Gears Up For 'Till The World Ends' Video and 'Femme Fatale' Performances
Britney Spears is gearing up for a week of appearances and surprise performances to promote the release of her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.
First off is a special performance on ABC's Good Morning America from San Francisco's historic Castro district. This is the first time the show has filmed a concert from the location, and due to the time difference and logistics Britney will pre-tape the performance on Sunday, March 27th and the concert will air on GMA on March 29th. She is scheduled to make several appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show week of release and MTV is celebrating Femme Fatale with a Britney take-over day on March 29th. Britney is confirmed to participate on Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards on April 2nd.
In between rehearsals, Britney is shooting the video for her newest song, "Till The World Ends" in Los Angeles. Ray Kay has been tapped to direct the video.
Britney is currently featured on the covers of V magazine and Out magazine's first ever "Ladies We Love" issue.
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First off is a special performance on ABC's Good Morning America from San Francisco's historic Castro district. This is the first time the show has filmed a concert from the location, and due to the time difference and logistics Britney will pre-tape the performance on Sunday, March 27th and the concert will air on GMA on March 29th. She is scheduled to make several appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show week of release and MTV is celebrating Femme Fatale with a Britney take-over day on March 29th. Britney is confirmed to participate on Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards on April 2nd.
In between rehearsals, Britney is shooting the video for her newest song, "Till The World Ends" in Los Angeles. Ray Kay has been tapped to direct the video.
Britney is currently featured on the covers of V magazine and Out magazine's first ever "Ladies We Love" issue.
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Lady Gaga Starts Fifth Week Atop Hot 100
Lady Gaga’s latest smash “Born This Way” extends its Billboard Hot 100 dominance to five weeks, with 176,000 digital copies sold and more than 105 million audience impressions. The track is the longest-running number one on the chart since Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie,” which occupied the top spot for seven weeks last year.
“Born This Way” remains the best-selling single of 2011, with over 1,650,000 digital copies sold in the U.S. to date. The release of the remixes EP is expected to help the song become Gaga’s eighth consecutive 2-million-seller in less than a month.
“Born This Way” is the first single from Lady Gaga’s forthcoming album of the same title, due out on May 23rd. The RedOne-produced “Judas” is set to be released as the record’s second single in early May.
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“Born This Way” remains the best-selling single of 2011, with over 1,650,000 digital copies sold in the U.S. to date. The release of the remixes EP is expected to help the song become Gaga’s eighth consecutive 2-million-seller in less than a month.
“Born This Way” is the first single from Lady Gaga’s forthcoming album of the same title, due out on May 23rd. The RedOne-produced “Judas” is set to be released as the record’s second single in early May.
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Britney Spears On Her New Album, Her Favorite Music and Working With will.i.am
Do your kids like the new record? What have they said about it?
Yes. They definitely dance to it but its kind of funny because they are still confused .... It’s like, ‘who is this Britney Spears singer in contrast to mommy?’
How has your involvement in the record-making process changed over the years?
I have always been heavily involved in every album I have ever made. I'm very stubborn when it comes to recording and will only record songs I love, which is why it takes me a long time to make an album. I have to feel connected before I record and the song has to spark something inside me. Very few songs do that. I guess it's a good process because I love all of my music. I know there are a lot of artists that hate songs they recorded. I don’t feel that way.
Mariah Carey Set To Return To Sony Music In 2012
LA Reid and Doug Morris aren’t the only power players leaving the Universal Music Group for Sony Music. In what is possibly one of the most shocking moves in music since Janet Jackson parted ways with Island Def Jam, Mariah Carey will also be leaving UMG to return to Sony.
Carey, who became the best-selling act on Columbia Records in less than 8 years, left Sony in 2000 following her tumultuous divorce from the company’s then head Tommy Mottola and signed a record-setting yet short-lived $80 million deal with Virgin Records. She then joined UMG in 2002 after the failure of her ‘Glitter’ movie and soundtrack which led Virgin to buy out her contract for over $28 million.
The diva has only 1 album left to deliver for UMG and will reportedly release the project by the end of this year. Other records Carey put forward while signed to the company include the 6x platinum ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ which was co-executive produced by Reid.
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Carey, who became the best-selling act on Columbia Records in less than 8 years, left Sony in 2000 following her tumultuous divorce from the company’s then head Tommy Mottola and signed a record-setting yet short-lived $80 million deal with Virgin Records. She then joined UMG in 2002 after the failure of her ‘Glitter’ movie and soundtrack which led Virgin to buy out her contract for over $28 million.
The diva has only 1 album left to deliver for UMG and will reportedly release the project by the end of this year. Other records Carey put forward while signed to the company include the 6x platinum ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ which was co-executive produced by Reid.
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L.A. Reid writes farewell letter to Def Jam
L.A. Reid has officially stepped down as Island Def Jam chairman.
His letter sent to his staff started off with a quote from Colin Powell: “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through
argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
And here’s the rest of L.A.’s letter as obtained by JustJared.com:
“To my Island Def Jam family: After much consideration, I have decided to leave my position as Chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group.
“I have always thrived on growth and the next great challenge, and I look forward with much enthusiasm to what the future holds.
“I am extremely proud of our beautiful roster and all we have accomplished in my seven years with IDJ. We continue to have incredible success together with today’s most phenomenal superstars - Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey (she reportedly will follow L.A.), Kanye West, Bon Jovi, Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Rick Ross, The Killers, The-Dream, Chrisette Michele, Jeezy and Ludacris to name a few.
“I want to thank all of you for your amazing contributions.
“With Warm Regards -
LA”
Yesterday, it was announced that L.A. would be joining the judging panel on The X-Factor - his leaving Def Jam early frees up his schedule to join Simon Cowell’s show!
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His letter sent to his staff started off with a quote from Colin Powell: “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through
argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
And here’s the rest of L.A.’s letter as obtained by JustJared.com:
“To my Island Def Jam family: After much consideration, I have decided to leave my position as Chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group.
“I have always thrived on growth and the next great challenge, and I look forward with much enthusiasm to what the future holds.
“I am extremely proud of our beautiful roster and all we have accomplished in my seven years with IDJ. We continue to have incredible success together with today’s most phenomenal superstars - Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey (she reportedly will follow L.A.), Kanye West, Bon Jovi, Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Rick Ross, The Killers, The-Dream, Chrisette Michele, Jeezy and Ludacris to name a few.
“I want to thank all of you for your amazing contributions.
“With Warm Regards -
LA”
Yesterday, it was announced that L.A. would be joining the judging panel on The X-Factor - his leaving Def Jam early frees up his schedule to join Simon Cowell’s show!
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