As autumn leaves begin to fall, international superstar Mariah Carey puts the finishing touches on MERRY CHRISTMAS II YOU, her second career album of holiday tunes, arriving November 2nd on the Island Def Jam Music Group. Highlighting the long-awaited new album is a brand new recording of Mariah's all-time standard, "All I Want For Christmas Is You."
In addition to traditional yuletide fare - "The First Noel," "Little Drummer Boy," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "O Come All Ye Faithful" and more - MERRY CHRISTMAS II YOU also contains four original songs composed by Mariah, including the new single, "Oh Santa," and many more surprises for the fans. Producers on the new album include American Idol's Randy Jackson, multi-platinum hit-making producer Jermaine Dupri, James Poyser (acclaimed producer for Aretha Franklin, The Roots, Lauryn Hill and more), and five-time Oscar nominee and Grammy/Tony/Emmy award winning composer Marc Shaiman.
Since it was first released, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," written by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff, has become one of the essential musical hallmarks of the holiday season, and continues to set sales records each year. The song hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Recurrents chart every year from 2005 to 2008. After ringtones began to be charted in 2006, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" hit #1 for the next three consecutive holiday seasons. It became the first seasonal Mastertone to be certified RIAA gold (2006) and RIAA platinum (2007), and is ranked as the top-selling seasonal ringtone of all-time."All I Want For Christmas is You" was the featured single from MERRY CHRISTMAS, which has sold over 12 million to date.
MERRY CHRISTMAS II YOU is Mariah Carey's 13th studio album, and follows up her worldwide multi-million-selling Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel (released September 2009), her multi-platinum E=MC? (2008), and worldwide 10 million selling The Emancipation Of Mimi (2005). The Emancipation Of Mimi generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), two #1 singles, and countless more honors during its 18-month chart stay. Soundscan's biggest-selling album of 2005, Mimi featured "We Belong Together" (Grammy winner for Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song) and "Don't Forget About Us," Mariah's 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1's.
Three years later, Mariah surpassed Elvis when "Touch My Body" (from E=MC?) became her 18th #1 Hot 100 hit. "Touch My Body" spent two weeks at the top, Mariah's 78th and 79th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis' long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated by Billboard. Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits. The success of E=MC? brought total sales of Mariah's albums, singles and videos to more than 200 million worldwide, distancing her even further from the pack as the top-selling female recording artist in history.
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Scissor Sisters will be joining Lady Gaga on the early 2011 run of her Monster Ball World Tour, beginning with the February 19th show at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ and including two consecutive nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden Arena (February 21st & 22nd) and shows in numerous other cities. See below for itinerary.
“We Scissor Sisters are thrilled to be a part of Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour in 2011. It’s a perfect opportunity to join forces with such a kindred spirit,” said the band.
2/19 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
2/21 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
2/22 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
2/24 Washington, DC Verizon Center
2/26 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
2/28 Chicago, IL United Center
3/3 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
3/8 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
3/10 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
3/14 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
3/15 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
3/19 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
For further details and ticket info, see ladygaga.com
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Robyn has admitted that releasing three albums in one year has been a big "gamble".
The Swedish chart-topper has already released 'Body Talk Pt 1' and 'Body Talk Pt 2' this year, with a third instalment expected in November or December.
But the singer defended her decision to release a trilogy of LPs by limiting each album to eight tracks.
"When you do 16 or 13 songs in one go, you kind of empty yourself, and it takes a while to fill back up and have new things to talk about, so I think it's good for everyone," she told BBC Newsbeat. "It was just something I felt like I needed to do. I just never thought about selling records or not, making this decision. I just did it for myself."
Robyn confirmed that she will not bring out a trio of albums again, adding that the move felt like the "jump start" she needed coming five years after her breakthrough self-titled album.
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Robyn's second eight-track release of 2010, Body Talk Pt. 2, is out now in the U.S., Canada, and Sweden on Cherrytree, and due September 13 via Konichiwa/Island in the UK. (You can hear it in full over on her MySpace.) And the singer is set to bring her infectious, exercise-video-ready dance moves to Europe and North America in the coming months. If you happen to be the type of person who appreciates a good time and have not seen Robyn, I humbly recommend her show. If you have seen her, you know what's up.
All dates below:
Robyn:
09-10 Berlin, Germany - Berlin Festival
10-07 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum
10-08 Copenhagen, Denmark - Falconer
10-09 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
10-10 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Fariheit
10-12 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Atelier
10-13 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
10-15 Warsaw, Poland - Freeform Festival
10-16 Reykjavik, Iceland - Airwaves
10-18 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
10-19 Manchester, England - Academy 2
10-21 Brighton, England - Concorde
10-22 London, England - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
11-05 Miami Beach, FL - The Filmore
11-06 Orlando, FL - Club Firestone
11-07 Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor
11-08 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
11-10 New York, NY - Terminal 5
11-12 Toronto, Ontario - The Sound Academy
11-13 Chicago, IL - Metro
11-14 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
11-17 Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
11-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Venue
11-20 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroonm
11-21 Seattle, WA - Neumos
11-27 Sydney, Australia - Showgrounds (Stereosonic Festival)
11-28 Perth, Australia - Claremont Showgrounds (Stereosonic Festival)
12-04 Melbourne, Australia - Showgrounds (Stereosonic Festival)
12-04 Brisbane, Australia - RNA Showgrounds (Stereosonic Festival)
Beyonce has been working hard on her new album and ANOTHER producer has come forward to gloat about his work for the ‘Single Ladies’ songstress. This time, Q-Tip made the announcement that he was working on new joints for both Beyonce and Mary J. Blige.
This new Beyonce album is becoming an event itself with so many different producers coming forward to confirm their contributions. She’s one of the biggest heavyweights in R&B music right now so it’s totally understandable that they’d want the whole world to know they are working on one of the most anticipated albums yet.
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It seems not even Lady GaGa's meat dress was enough to win her the title of most daring celebrity fashionista as Rihanna has topped People magazine's Daring Diva poll.
The Love The Way You Lie singer, has been awarded the title by the celebrity publication after being named the most daring dressed diva.
As well as the Barbadian beauty receiving a fashion nod from the magazine, Jessica Alba was given The Mix Master title for being able to look glamourous both on and off the red carpet.
Former No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani was received The Hip Mom title, while Glee's Lea Michele picked up The Newbie gong for her efforts since making the big time.
Avatar actress Zoe Saldana, Diane Kruger and The City's Olivia Palermo were also named by the magazine for their services to fashion.
People Magazine's 2010 Best Dressed awards full list of winners:
Zoe Saldana - The Red Carpet Queen
Gwen Stefani - The Hip Mom
Rihanna - The Daring Diva
Diane Kruger - The Runway Renegade
Lea Michele - The Newbie
Olivia Palermo - The Uptown Girl
Jessica Alba - The Mix Master
Jennifer Aniston - The American Classic
Rachel Bilson - The Denim Darling
Kate Middleton - The Princess in Waiting
KATY Perry has urged fans to stop devouring her latest album, quite literally.
A special candy-scented CD version of Teenage Dreams really does smell good enough to eat, according to some hardcore admirers.
The California Gurl, 25, said: “It smells good, but you can’t eat the album. I’ve had people eating it and I can’t take responsibility for that.”
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But Katy, seen here enjoying an emotional homecoming concert at her old school Dos Pueblos in California, is set to get tummies rumbling again.
The pop cheerleader is plotting a 2011 world tour that will taste as good as it looks and smells.
Katy revealed: “I hope that it’s going to engage all of your senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch.”
Yum.
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