Upcoming POP Music Talent Morgan Giesler Releases EP on iTunes

At only 13 years old, upcoming pop music artist Morgan Giesler already has critics talking and the industry seeking her out to collaborate. Morgan’s tunes are catchy and send a positive, encouraging message, and her debut EP, “Stay Strong Girl” is now available on iTunes!

Although she is young, Morgan Giesler has a surprising amount of talent and has been devotedly singing and pursuing her passion in music since she was a small child. Morgan offers her fans pop tunes that retain a charming quality to them that is often lost in the music of many current artists. Her music is playful and fun and showcases her true talent and ability as a rising artist while sending a positive message to her listeners. On her newly released EP entitled, “Stay Strong Girl,” Morgan provides the listener with tunes that are sure to be on repeat.

Morgan Giesler is a sterling young talent with a fresh voice, passionate about her music and stepping up to become the next star in pop music. Be sure to check out her new EP, “Stay Strong Girl,” now available on iTunes!

Check out Morgan’s official website by clicking here!

Adele’s “21″ regains top spot on Billboard chart

British singer Adele regained the top spot on the Billboard Top 200 album chart on Wednesday, marking her 13th week at No. 1 with “21″ and making it the first album since the “Titanic” film soundtrack to claim as many weeks atop the chart.

“21″ sold 106,000 copies to pass the 4 million sales mark last week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. It is the biggest selling album of 2011 so far, with Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” far behind with 1.9 million sales.

The singer plans to follow-up “21″ with a live CD and DVD release on November 29 that taped from a performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, according to a posting on her website.

Adele’s return to the top spot prevented Christian rock group Casting Crowns from earning their first No. 1 with “Come to the Well,” which sold 99,000 copies in its first week of release and came second on the album charts.

“American Idol” winner Scotty McCreery’s former No. 1 album “Clear As Day” rose from fourth to third place, while last week’s chart-toppers, Gothic rockers Evanescence fell to fifth with their latest self-titled album.

The top 10 albums for the week also include Tony Bennett’s “Duets II” at No. 5, Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” at No. 6, R&B singer Joe at No. 8 with ‘The Good, The Bad, The Sexy,” and Lauren Alaina’s “Wildflower” in tenth place.

Next week’s album charts are expected to be shaken up with new releases from Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble and Coldplay,

Evanescence comes together for new album

On their first album in five years, the self-titled “Evanescence,” Grammy-winning gothic rock band Evanescence finally sounds like the band it has always wanted to be — tight, together and mature.

On October 11, Evanescence releases the 12-track collection produced by Nick Raskulinecz, known for his work with Alice in Chains and Foo Fighters. Frontwoman Amy Lee told Reuters the new record is more collaborative than the band’s previous two.

“We know how to work together and play off each other’s strengths and that is different from our other albums,” Lee told Reuters. “It’s cool because we do have some life experiences together and there isn’t a new member. It feels like a family reunion.”

Evanescence burst onto the rock scene with their 2003 smash hit “Fallen,” which featured the band’s breakthrough single, “Bring Me to Life,” followed by the popular “My Immortal” and “Going Under,” about the end of a bad relationship. The multi-platinum album earned the band a Best New Artist Grammy nomination, and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.

Shortly thereafter, the five-member band underwent major changes when co-founder, guitarist and songwriter Ben Moody abruptly left amid creative differences. John LeCompt and Rocky Gray also later went their own ways.

Terry Balsamo replaced Moody and has been the band’s lead guitarist and co-songwriter with Lee. Drummer Will Hunt and guitarists Troy McLawhorn and Tim McCord now round out the group, which has had the same lineup since 2007.

Since Evanescence’s last album, 2006′s multi-platinum, “Open the Door,” the members have all matured. The 29 year-old Lee, for one, has married, spent time decorating the New York home she shares with her husband and taken up playing the harp.

The album’s name and cover art reinforce a new sense of cohesiveness. The cover, which features only a graphic of the band’s name, is the first that is not a solo shot of Lee.

“I’ve been in a totally different place. I’ve not been ‘the girl in the band,’ “said Lee. “I’ve been writing and living. It was awesome.”

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Lady Antebellum’s Latest Album “Own the Night” Rules The Billboard chart

Lady Antebellum is definitely experiencing pride of ownership, as the country-pop trio’s third album, “Own the Night,” sold 347,000 copies to debut atop the Billboard/SoundScan album rankings.

That’s the best bow for a country release since Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” moved a little over a million units last November. It’s a comedown for Lady A, though, compared to the blockbuster bow for their previous release, “Need You Now,” which debuted with 481,000 copies a year and a half ago, when that album’s once-in-a-lifetime title-track smash was peaking across multiple formats.

Country-inclined shoppers weren’t checking out with just Lady Antebellum in their baskets. The week’s second-best entry belonged to newcomer Brantley Gilbert, in at No. 4 on sales of 51,000 for his “Halfway to Heaven” album (boosted by a hit single, “Country Must Be Country Wide”). Technically, it’s a re-entry: Gilbert’s album was previously issued on an indie label before being taken out of print in anticipation of this successful relaunch by Swift’s label home.

Staind made a stand at No. 5, though the 47,000-copy bow for the fading hard rock band’s eponymous effort only represented half the 92,000 units their previous album debuted with three years ago.

Other top-ranked rock entries included bows from Dream Theater at No. 8 (36,000 copies) and the Devil Wears Prada at No. 10 (32,000).

Two reunited rock outfits associated with the ’90s made comebacks after long layoffs, to very modest returns. Primus’ first album in eight years entered the chart at No. 15 (selling 24,000 units), while a seemingly whacked Bush only made it only to No. 18 with their first album in a decade (20,000).

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New Madonna Album Coming Soon?!

Madonna’s latest cinematic effort, “W.E.,” isn’t exactly wowing the critics, but maybe the singer will have better luck with her return to music.

The “Material Girl” songbird announced during a recent interview that her next album — the first since 2008′s “Hard Candy” — will be released in spring 2012.

Madonna made the reveal while promoting “W.E.” during an interview with Sweden’s Sveriges Television in Venice, Italy. The singer noted that she’s done “a little bit of work” on the new collection in the studio, but will pick the project back up in earnest when she returns to New York, recording “until the end of the year.”

According to the singer, the first single for the album will be released in February or March 2012, with the full album due in the spring.

As reported by Billboard, this will be Madonna’s first album since parting ways with Warner Bros. in favor of a deal with Live Nation.

“Hard Candy” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart; its single “4 Minutes,” featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, reached No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

Kanye West, Jay-Z Hold Onto Billboard Throne

After an impressive debut week on the Billboard 200 chart, Kanye West and Jay-Z’s collaborative effort Watch the Throne, will once again sit at the top. Adding to the 436,000 copies they sold last week, the hip-hop dynamos moved another 177, 000 this week, bringing their current total to 613, 000, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.

While the Throne won’t get bragging rights to 2011′s biggest first-week seller on the Billboard charts (that honor still belongs to Lady Gaga), they successfully beat Coldplay’s Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends record for one-week sales on iTunes. And needless to say, they’ve claimed the #1 spot on iTunes once again.

Though the second week of Watch the Throne saw a 59 percent drop in sales, it was enough to hold off chart newcomers. None of the week’s debuts saw six-digit sales, and only two will crack the top 10: Life at Best from country’s Eli Young Band at #6 (35,000) and the latest “Twilight” soundtrack favorite Blue October, Any Man in America at #8 (27,000). Other notable newcomers include rockers Breaking Benjamin’s Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin at #22 (14,000) and actor Jeff Bridges’ self-titled record, which places at #25 (13,000).

The rest of this week’s top 10: Adele’s 21, (#2, 80,000), Now That’s What I Call Music 39 (#3, 63,000), Luke Bryan’s Tailgates & Tanlines (#4, 53,000), Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party (#5, 37,000), Eric Church’s Chief (#7, 31,000), Beyoncé’s 4 (#9, 25,283) and Kidz Bop 20 (#10, 24,000).

As we inch closer to Sunday’s VMAs, fans are continuing to purchase records from this year’s nominees and performers, including Lady Gaga’s record-breaking Born This Way (#12), which saw a 9 percent increase with this week’s sales of 20,000, bringing it’s grand total to 1.7 milllion, and Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream (#15), up 7 percent after moving 17,000 more copies, which brings her album to 1.7 million as well.

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Lady Gaga Reveals Born This Way Track List

Check out the track list for Lady Gaga’s new album Born This Way –

Standard Edition –
1. Marry the Night
2. Born This Way
3. Government Hooker
4. Judas
5. Americano
6. Hair
7. Scheiße
8. Bloody Mary
9. Bad Kids
10. Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)
11. Heavy Metal Lover
12. Electric Chapel
13. Yoü and I
14. The Edge of Glory

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Foo Fighters earn Their first No. 1 album in The U.S. Ever

The Foo Fighters finally got their first No. 1 album in the United States on Wednesday as their eighth studio album “Wasting Light.”

The band sold 235,000 copies of “Wasting Light” during the week ended Sunday, according to tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan. It ranks as their second-largest sales week, trumped only by the No. 2 launch of “In Your Honor” in 2005, which began with 311,000. Their last studio album, “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,” debuted at No. 3 in 2007 with 168,000.

Congrats boys!

Jennifer Lopez Releases New Single ‘Papi’

Dance for your papi! The most beautiful woman in the world, Jennifer Lopez, has released her new single ‘Papi.’ Produced by RedOne, ‘Papi’ is a latin club jam that plays to Lopez’s strength as a dance diva. The American Idol judge is back on the music scene!

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[audio] BC Jean Releases Powerful New Single – I’ll Survive You

BC Jean earned an incredible amount of recognition as both a songwriter and artist when it was revealed that she was the force behind Beyoncé’s insanely successful hit ‘If I Were A Boy’. Last year, BC Jean released her a promo single ‘Just A Guy’ and began working on her debut album with J Records. I was disappointed with ‘Just A Guy’. Knowing that she had the talent to produce something as an incredible as ‘If I Were A Boy’, and after hearing her recording version of the song with her crazy emotionally raw vocals, ‘Just A Guy’ just didn’t do it for me.

But now, BC Jean’s new single ‘I’ll Survive You’ has me falling in love all over again with her amazing voice. This song has power. This is the avenue that BC Jean needs to continue on. Take a listen for yourself –

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