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Guitar Hero gets new download tracks from Creedence Clearwater Revival and more
Guitar Hero® hits the ground running as it starts 2010 off with a bang and a great selection of new downloadable tracks. Building upon an already vast catalog of downloadable music compatible with both Guitar Hero® 5 and Band Hero™, the Guitar Hero music library is providing something for everyone this January. Fans can look…
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Sade biography
‘Soldier of Love’ is only the sixth studio album the band Sade released during their 25 year career, and the first since ‘Lover’s Rock’ in 2000. For Sade herself, as the lynchpin of the group’s songwriting effort, it’s a simple matter of integrity and authenticity. “I only make records when I feel I have something…
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Allison Iraheta biography
Allison Iraheta is having one of those years some teenagers can only dream about. First, she made the top 10 on “American Idol.” Then Simon Fuller, Chief Executive Officer and founder of 19 Entertainment, called her into his office and made her cry. “He told me I was going to have a record deal and…
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Josh Thompson Joins Eric Church in 32-Date Jagermeister Country Tour
Columbia Nashville newcomer Josh Thompson didn’t waste any time starting the New Year. Instead, he ushered in 2010 by playing his first time ever in the Mother Church of country music, the Ryman Auditorium, on New Years’ Day. “That was the closest I’ll ever get to floating,” he said of the performance. “It was a…
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Shooter Jennings announces “Black Ribbons”
“Black Ribbons”, the highly anticipated new album from singer-songwriter SHOOTER JENNINGS, features a unique collaboration between Jennings and best-selling author STEPHEN KING. The 70-minute concept album, in stores on March 2, sees King providing the voice of “Will O’ The Wisp,” a late-night talk radio host who is in the last hour of his final…
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Katharine McPhee “Unbroken” review
Artist: Katharine McPhee Title: Unbroken Label: Verve Rating: 4/10 Corporate line: Katharine McPhee warmly laughs as she confesses she’s been in “artistic hiding” for the last few years. “It took me a long time to figure out where I wanted to go and be as an artist,” she says. “I needed time to learn who…
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New Jackson Music: Does anyone care?
The last time Michael Jackson wrote a song worth listening to was a few tracks from “Dangerous.” So it’s been nearly 20 years since a good Jackson song has been released, and yet people whip themselves into a frenzy after hearing that a new song was leaked. Apparently it was written with the underwhelming, but…
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Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok” tops downloads record
Ke$ha made digital sales history with her debut single “TiK ToK.” The song was downloaded 610,000 times, the highest female artist digital total in one week since SoundScan started tracking the figures. The current record holder for most downloads in a week, Flo Rida’s “Right Round”–which actually features Ke$ha singing. Ke$ha’s debut album “Animal” is…
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Lady Gaga to perform at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
Lady Gaga has been confirmed to perform at music’s biggest night, The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards! She has racked up FIVE nominations: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Dance Recording for “Poker Face”, and Album Of The Year and Best Electronic/Dance Album for ‘The Fame’. Other Grammy performers just announced include…
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