TLC - "No Scrubs"/"Waterfalls"
Beyonce - "1+1"
Lady Gaga - "The Edge of Glory"
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Mega-Post: Afro-Punk, free Kanye West concert, and G.O.O.D. Music Tour
Cee Lo Green, Santigold, And Janelle Monáe To Headline Afro-Punk Festival
The seventh annual Afro-Punk Festival will take place at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn at the end of August (the 27th and 28th, to be precise), and the just-announced lineup looks pretty incredible: Cee Lo Green will headline, and the once-again-active Santigold, the always-spellbinding Janelle Monáe, the Yes In My Backyard alums Cerebral Ballzy, and the shape-shifting Philadelphia soul singer Res will also be on the bill. As will Fishbone! There'll also be food from more than 20 trucks courtesy of the Afro-Punk Bites&Beats Food Truck Festival, and a BMX competition. The lineup as of now is after the jump; the full schedule will be released closer to showtime.Christina Aguilera Planning Music Comeback
Over the weekend, one of our photographers caught up with producer Scott Storch who broke the news. "I'm focusing my energy on Christina Aguilera right now. We did an album once before and it did very well. It's time to do it again!"
Storch who produced Aguilera's hit song, "Fighter," also had something to say about critics who've been panning Aguilera's recent weight gain. "I think she's look gorgeous. I like my girls a little thick. Who wants a little anorexic, bulemic girl?"
No word on when the project is expected to drop, but hopefully Storch can help Aguilera find her signature sound and revive her music career.
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Britney Spears Films ‘I Wanna Go’ Music Video
Britney Spears is currently shooting her third single, “I Wanna Go,” in LA today and tomorrow — but HollywoodLife.com has all the details about her latest project! The video, directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, will feature hardly any choreography, “It’s very personality and action driven,” our source said. Rather than play up the sexuality of the song, the piece will showcase Britney’s sense of humor in a playful way. According to our source, “It’s not really indicative of the song at all.”
The video will open with a mock press conference, and the paparazzi will ask Britney inappropriate questions. The singer curses them out and storms off, before later discovering that they’re all robots. “It seems like Britney is hung up on the press, which is ironic because for the most part they seem to be leaving her alone,” our source continued.
Britney will play out fantasies in her head, which include making out with a fan, flashing a cop, and getting frisky with a hot star! Although we’re not quite sure who her main man will be, our source tells us they’ve already reached out to Matthew McConaughey and Kellan Lutz.
The handsome actor will show up and save Britney from the paparazzi, before they hook up in the backseat of a car, where she discovers he’s a robot too!
The video ends back at the press conference, where you discover that Britney was just daydreaming. She then walks off with the actor, who turns around and smiles at the camera, his eyes glaring just like those of the robot paparazzi.
Britney is going to definitely look sexy, but in an edgy way — expect to see the star in combat boots, and a studded, punk-rock get-up at the press conference.
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Dawn Richard Announces Solo Plans
After years of remaining in the shadows, Dawn Richard’s moment has arrived. The Dirty Money singer-songwriter is ready to fly solo with her first album. She exclusively revealed the title to Rap-Up TV and gave us a first listen to a couple tracks, including the whimsical intro “Hollywood Story” (Rob Holliday) and “Running from Sane” (D’Mile), the latter of which was inspired by Phil Collins and Meat Loaf.
The former Danity Kane member explained that the conceptual project, due on Bad Boy, will be a trilogy with the first release GoldenHeart coming in late 2011/early 2012 with BlackHeart and RedemptionHeart to follow.
Her fans (or “Hearts” as she calls them) got a taste of what’s to come with her previously released mixtape A Tell Tale Heart, but she’s excited to share her complete vision with them.
“The last six years have been a battle for people to understand and conform me into what they really want me to be and I’ve kind of had to protect that throughout this whole journey,” said the New Orleans native. “It’s kind of the story of me protecting this golden heart, which really kind of symbolizes my own heart and my passion for this music thing and really who I am.”
After appearing in two successful groups, it’s time for Dawn’s voice to be heard. “It’s so exciting for me right now. I’m coming into my own. I’m deciding to say I really don’t care if you think I’m not pretty enough or sexy enough or you don’t think the sound is dope enough. I’m really falling in love with who I am and falling in love with the concept of what I’m choosing to do.”
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Jeff Bridges announces solo album debut album, release date
Jeff Bridges has finally detailed his major label debut album, on the heels of his Crazy Heart fame. The self-titled set is due on Aug. 16 via Blue Note, and was recorded out of Brooklyn and Los Angeles. At the helm was Crazy Heart collaborator and celebrated producer T-Bone Burnett, who helped wrangle a host of key musicians on the set, including guitarist Mark Ribot, bassist Dennis Crouch, pedal-steel guitarist Russ Pahl, keyboardist Keefus Ciancia and drummer Jay Bellerose.
Rosanne Cash, Ryan Bingham, Sam Phillips and Benji Hughes also provide guest vocals on the 11-track album. Academy Award winner Bingham co-wrote Crazy Heart theme "The Weary Kind" with Burnett.
Actor and singer-songwriter penned a number of tunes on "Jeff Bridges," as well as tapping into the talents of the late Stephen Bruton, John Goodwin, Greg Brown and Bo Ramsay.
Here is the tracklist for "Jeff Bridges":
“What A Little Bit Of Love Can Do”
“I Will Wait”
“Falling Short”
“Maybe I Missed The Point”
“Tumbling Vine”
“Nothing Yet”
“Blue Car”
“Slow Boat”
“Either Way”
“Everything But Love”
“The Quest”
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Blink 182 & My Chemical Romance announce co-headlining tour
My Chemical Romance will co- headline the 10th Anniversary Honda Civic Tour with blink-182! Tour starts 8/5 in New Jersey. Tickets for the tour will go on sale beginning June 11th.
Silverchair splits up
Official statement:
We formed Silverchair nearly 20 years ago when we were just 12 years old. Today we stand by the same rules now as we did back then ... if the band stops being fun and if it's no longer fulfilling creatively, then we need to stop.
Therefore after much soul searching we wanted to let you know that we're putting Silverchair into "indefinite hibernation" and we've decided to each do our own thing for the foreseeable future.
We assure you that this decision has not been taken lightly. In fact we've been struggling with it for quite a while now.
Tinie Tempah sets US record for British rapper
The London-born star has become the first British rapper to reach platinum sales status with a debut single, after his track managed to crack the top 15 on the US Hot 100 chart.
The feat means that the BRIT Award winner has sold more than one million copies of the single Stateside, with 'Written In The Stars' so far peaking at number 12, reports Music Week.
The track reached number one in the UK singles chart last year, following its release in September.
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