With the release of the Beatle’s back catalogue on iTunes, 37 spots in the UK top 200 iTunes chart are occupied by the band that arguably influenced more bands than any other.
Despite no confirmed acts for next years Glastonbury Festival tickets have sold out. This is not a new phenomenon for the festival and shows that the power of both live music and the festival itself are stronger than ever.
X-Factor contestant Katie Waissel’s bad publicity continues to grow, but not this time from journalists. The 24 year old who has not been far from the headlines since singing at Cheryl Cole’s house, has become a victim of cyber-bullying.
Wagner, the 54 year old Brazilian star of the talent show X-Factor, is reportedly claiming Incapacity Benefit, and has been for about a year due to a shoulder injury. X-Factor bosses say that he was checked over by a doctor before going on the show and was deemed medically fit to perform. Judging by his energetic performances and his dedication to the rather attractive dancing girls that normally surround him, his shoulder is not causing him too much pain.
After 15 years Take That hit the stage last night at the X Factor and it seemed to go down well. Take That appeared after JLS and Westlife, proving that they still have what it takes at nearly 40 the aging 'boy band' proved they could still perform well.
With the growing use of social networking, Internet marking for unsigned bands and musicians has taken a whole new approach. The use of social networks along with some clever Internet promotion can bring a whole wave of new followers and fans to your music.
Just announced, Cheryl Cole has been added to the 2010 Royal Variety show. The X Factor star will be performing infront of the likes of Prince Charles and the Dutchess of Cornwall. The X-Factor judge is thought to perform one of her new songs off her album called 'The Flood'.
Live and Unsigned (The UK'S biggest competition for unsigned artists) is giving away over £100,000 in prizes with the chance to play at the prestigious O2 in London. Attracting thousands of unsigned musicians around the UK, the auditions are set to start in January. The latest competition though includes an amazing main prize consisting of a four continent world tour!
As December draws closer, so does the X-Factor Christmas UK number 1 saga. Last Year Rage Against the Machine beat the popularity of Simon Cowell's show to the Christmas number1 place - This was done through a simple Facebook campaign.
Young star Justin Bieber has finally reached 1 billion views on Youtube. Lady Gaga made it a few weeks back now Justin came in a respectful second place. The number has become a special milestone for music stars, where the internet has become an important part of the music world.
Probably the most easiest song we could ever review without even hearing it. The Two Minutes of Silence Charity song has been launched and experts say it could reach the number1 spot!
More than 2000 viewers have complained about Cheryls controversial decision not to make a decision on Saturdays X-Factor. There has also been Facebook groups set up, one called 'Sack Cheryl Cole From X Factor'.
Nashville, TN/Tempe, AZ, November 09, 2010 -- KLM Distribution, LLC ( http://www.klmdistribution.com ) announced that they are expanding their suite of products and services to the independent music industry through the recruitment of 50 regional sales managers and 500 independent sales representatives throughout North America.
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Lil Wayne thanked P Diddy for visiting him in jail. The source which was revealed yesterday said Lil Wayne was happy to see P Diddy. Wayne added that a lot of trouble goes into jail visits.
Eminem is doing great this year with 5 nominations for the American music Awards 2010. He certainly will win because of his superb songs. The nominations were announced on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Like all the previous years, this year too is the year of Eminem. Beside him there are other stars also who have been nominated for their great music and songs like Lady Antebellum who is in tie with Eminem. Other stars include Justin Bieber who is nominated for four categories while B.o.B, Usher and Katy Perry and Ke$ha have been nominated for three awards. Similarly many other star like Rihanna, lady Gaga and Drake have also been nominated in many categories bacuse they all are the big stars of music industry.
Singer of famous song “My heart will go on” Celine Dion is the mother of two cute sons. She has named her sons after two famous personalities. One is the record producer eddy Marnay and second personality was the President of South Africa Nelson Mandela. She gave birth to two baby boys on October 23 Saturday.
France is facing the problem of strikes these days. It made a huge impact on the singers and other stars because they have to cancel their concerts and other programs. Lady Gaga was also going to perform in Paris but strikes made her postpone her concert. The announcement was released on Wednesday, October 20. Lady Gage’s personal website stated that the performances in Paris at Bercy will not be held not on 19th and 20th of October but now the superstar will perform on 19 and 20th of December. Though it is very sad news for her fans in France but she has also not disappointed her fans and scheduled her performance at the end of the year 2010.
Eminem is always a source of inspiration and fascination for his fans. Recently he has given a “60 Minutes” interview to a TV channel. He is always a mystery for his fans and his fans are always keen to know about their favorite singer’s personal life but he has separated his professional life from his personal life. His interview aired on 10th of the October in which he told about his personal life.
It is noted that the fans of the famous music programs X Factor got angry when they cam to know that to make the voice quality of some singers better, auto-tuning technology was used. They gave their opinions on various social networking sites and twitter is one of them. The auto tuning technology is usually used in studios to make the sound quality of the singers better and hide off-key mistakes.
The Country Music is a blend of traditional and popular western music. Country Music became popular in the early 1940s and Country Music has given the world with two great artists of country music, that is, Elvis Presley and the Garth Brooks.
