Benji Madden Explains Why They Scrapped The Good Charlotte Album

Benji Madden from the band Good Charlotte decided to scrap their latest project because he felt it was lacking “the magic” of their previous albums and he didn’t like the way it sounded.

Benji tells Kerrang! magazine:

“On every record we’ve made there has always been a clear moment where I just felt like we had captured the magic. But this time around I just didn’t get that feeling. I loved the songs, but that moment never came.

“Music is not like building furniture. There’s an X factor, an undetermined thing that makes it come together and, thankfully, that feeling has come back.”

Madden adds, ” Joel and I sat down before we started this record and decided we needed to really reconnect with our fans on this record.

“Our fans have really stuck by us through thick and thin and put up with all the s–t that’s out there and the whole rollercoaster we’ve been on. This record is for them. It’s going to be a moment between us and them and I think it’s the most personal and soulful record that we’ve made.”

The last album they released was in 2007 and the title was: Good Morning Revival.The rockers are now back in the recording studio and will be dedicating this album to their fans.

Steven Tyler Plans On Touring With Aerosmith In Europe

NEW YORK (AP) — After turmoil that included public squabbling, threats of a lineup change and a rehab stint, Aerosmith is back and ready to rock.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have announced their “Cocked, Locked and Ready To Rock” European summer tour — with Steven Tyler.

The band made the announcement Thursday. It also posted a video on its Web site in which Tyler, sitting with the rest of the band, jokes: “I just auditioned and I got the gig.”

“We’re coming your way and rocking your world! Look out because here we come,” he says as he looks at guitarist Joe Perry and the group breaks out in laughter.

Aerosmith, which has been one of rock’s enduring bands over the past three decades, has been in limbo since Tyler fell off a stage during an August concert in South Dakota, injuring himself and forcing the band to cancel the rest of their summer tour.

After that, Perry expressed anger that the group had been sidelined and said Tyler needed to get his act together. For his part, Tyler was quoted as saying he was interested in going solo, and soon the band was talking about replacing Perry with another singer.

In December, Tyler checked in to rehab for a painkiller addiction, a problem he blamed on years of injuries suffered while performing with the band.

In an interview this week, bandmate Joey Kramer said: “Everything right now in Aero-land is very copacetic. … We will carry on and do what we do best.”

As far as their latest drama, he said: “The one common denominator that we still all have is that we all love to get up on stage and rock out, play music and bring joy to people. And we let the other drama, as of late, kind of filter itself out by the wayside and concentrate on more of what’s important, which is the playing and the business at hand. ”

The band, best known for hits like “Walk This Way,” has a long history of discord and overcame heavy drug abuse in the 1970s and early 1980s, but has been a mainstay in rock since enjoying a revival more than two decades ago.

Their tour starts in Sweden on June 10.

Janet Jackson To Go On Tour With Her Brothers

Janet Jackson is going to be joining her brothers on their world tour later this year. She will filling in her late brother, Michael Jackson, to act as a member of the Jackson 5.

There was a rumor that Janet would be joining her brothers as a tribute to Michael Jackson, but she has not given any confirmation.

According to her brother Jermaine Jackson, Janet is busy getting prepared to perform on the tour.

He says, “We had a conference call and Janet has agreed to join us on tour.”

Would you purchase tickets to see Janet Jackson on tour with the Jackson 5?

The 2010 Grammy Awards Winners List

The 52nd Grammy Awards was held at Los Angeles Staple Stadium on Sunday night and it played host to some remarkable performances by Pink, a duet by Lady Gaga and Elton John and a Michael Jackson Tribute by Celine Dion, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson and Usher.

Beyonce was the biggest winner of the night, winning six Grammys followed by Taylor Swift who won four including the Album of the Year.

Here is the complete list of the Grammy winners.
Album of the Year: Fearless- Taylor Swift
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: “Halo”- Beyoncé
Song of the Year: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyonc— Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyonc—)
Best Solo Rock Performance: “Working on a Dream” — Bruce Springsteen
Record of the Year: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best Country Album: Fearless — Taylor Swift
Best Rock Album: 21st Century Breakdown — Green Day
Best Hard Rock Performance: “War Machine” — AC/DC
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “Run This Town” — Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
Best Dance Recording: “Poker Face” — Lady Gaga
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Use Somebody” — Kings of Leon
Best New Artist: Zac Brown Band
Best Electronic/Dance Album: The Fame — Lady Gaga
Best Alternative Music Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix
Best Contemporary R&B Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce — Beyoncé
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” — Beyoncé
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Gotta Feeling” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Rock Song: “Use Somebody” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
Best Pop Vocal Album: The E.N.D. — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance: “Pretty Wings” — Maxwell
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “Blame It” — Jamie Foxx & T-Pain
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: “At Last” — Beyoncé
Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “A Day in the Life” — Jeff Beck
Best Urban/Alternative Performance: “Pearls” — India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore
Best R&B Song: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” — Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Rap Solo Performance: “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)” — Jay-Z
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group: “Crack a Bottle” — Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Best Rap Song: “Run This Town” — Jeff Bhasker, Shawn Carter, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West & Ernest Wilson, songwriters (Athanasios Alatas, songwriter) (Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West)
Best Rap Album: Relapse — Eminem
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: “Make It Mine” — Jason Mraz
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Lucky” — Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Best Female Country Vocal Performance: “White Horse” — Taylor Swift
Best Male Country Vocal Performance: “Sweet Thing” — Keith Urban
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden — Michael Bublé
Best Metal Performance: “Dissident Aggressor” — Judas Priest
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: “I Run to You” — Lady Antebellum
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: “I Told You So” — Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
Best Country Song: “White Horse” — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Best Americana Album: Electric Dirt — Levon Helm
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Already Free — The Derek Trucks Band
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: Slumdog Millionaire — Various Artists, A.R. Rahman, producer
Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media: “Jai Ho” (From Slumdog Millionaire) — Gulzar, A.R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah, songwriters (A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
Best Recording Package: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today — Stefan Sagmeister, art director (David Byrne & Brian Eno)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972) — Gary Burden, Jenice Heo & Neil Young, art directors (Neil Young)
Best Short Form Music Video: “Boom Boom Pow” — The Black Eyed Peas
Best Long Form Music Video: “The Beatles Love – All Together Now” — (Various Artists)
Best Comedy Album: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! — Stephen Colbert

Rihanna Is Going To The Grammys “Alone”

“I’m going to the Grammys alone…I’m still single.” Rihanna dismisses reports she’s dating Los Angeles Dodgers baseball star Matt Kemp.

Matt has a controversial history – a former lover filed a restraining order against him. But the baseball star insists the court order, which was subsequently lifted, is a “non-issue.” His agent said, “Matt Kemp is a consummate Midwestern gentleman who has never displayed any act of violence towards a woman.”

Rihanna insists she won’t be taking the stage this year after she and Chris Brown caused the producers so much hassle in 2009. She says, “We messed their show up pretty bad last year. They might be a little mad at me.”

I think it’s a smart move for her to go to this years Grammy awards alone given it’s only been a year since Chris Brown beat her up.

Brandy Calls Herself Bran’Nu, The Latest Rap Artist

R&B star Brandy is relaunching her career as a rapper under the moniker Bran’ Nu. The hitmaker has built up her career as a singer, earning three Grammy nominations for her vocal talents.

But she’s adopted the new stage persona for an appearance on superproducer Timbaland’s new album, “Shock Value 2,” on which she shows off her rhyming skills on the song “Meet in The Middle.”

And Brandy is enjoying the experience because it allows her to express herself in a different form: “What I’m doing on the album is a little bit different than what everybody knows me for. It was a great experience. I got a chance to be another part of myself.”

Wow…..this should be interesting.

The Jackson 4 To Go On Tour?

Michael Jackson’s brothers have announced they’re set to hit the road as The Jackson 4. Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Marlon want to tour the world playing the hits that took them to the top of the charts before their little brother Michael went on to become a solo superstar.

Eldest sibling Jackie, 58, says, “For 40 years, we’ve had great support from our fans around the world. And we should give them a great tour.”

Jermaine, 54, adds, “We want to go out there, hit the road and just jam.”

The King of Pop passed away aged 50 in June after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Lenny Kravitz Denies The Aerosmith Rumors

Lenny Kravitz has shot down reports he is set to take over from Steven Tyler as Aerosmith frontman, insisting the singer is irreplaceable.

Tyler left the group earlier this year, announcing plans for a two-year hiatus, but his band mates are determined to continue without him and are currently considering replacement singers for a 2010 album and tour.

Former Geffen Records executive John Kalodner, the man behind the legendary group’s 1980s comeback, recently urged the crestfallen Aerosmith band mates to sign Kravitz to take over from Tyler.

However, although the rocker is “flattered” by Kalodner’s comments, he’s adamant he would never consider stepping into Tyler’s role.

On his Twitter.com page, Kravitz writes, “As much as I am flattered that Aerosmith’s camp would consider me to front the band, Steven Tyler is a family friend, and no voice could ever take the place of his. I hope the band stays together. They are classic.”

Chris Brown “20/20″ Interview With Robin Roberts Clip

In clips that aired on Good Morning America on Thursday, disgraced singer Chris Brown told ABC News’ Robin Roberts he understands the effects of his violent outburst on ex-girlfriend Rihanna last February, but is “really, like, a little devastated” that some music lovers have pegged him and his public apologies a total sham.

We wonder what give them that idea? Maybe because he’s an idiot?

“I think what it is when people see me smiling and kind of nonchalantly getting answers or, or saying things. It’s — I’m human, really, I’m like really hurting inside,” he said. “And it really kind of like is devastating to me.”

Chris also continued to distance himself from the Rihanna attack.

“I never ever had problems with anger. No, no domestic violence with any of my past girlfriends,” the young star said. “I never was that kind of person. … I look at it, and it’s really, like really difficult. It’s like, ‘How could I be that person?’”

Taylor Swift Nurses Justin Bieber’s Foot

Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber make light of Bieber’s fractured foot in this cute YouTube video of the two at Wembley Area in London. Bieber fractured his foot while performing his hit single “One Time” in front of 12,000 fans during a live show Monday night.

“Just got home from a wild night. I see alot of you are wondering what happened. Well I had a great show in front of a great crowd and in the last song ONE TIME, I tripped over something on stage coming down the ramp and felt my ankle roll in a very bad way. Turns out I fractured my foot and had to finish the song on a broken foot,” the 15-year-old Canadian sensation — who’s on tour with Taylor — explained in a Tweet early Tuesday.

Justin continued, “After I was done, I was in such pain that I skipped the encore and got off stage and back to see the medics. @taylorswift13 came backstage to see me b4 [sic] I went to the hospital because she is awesome! spent the rest of the nt in the hospital getting xrays and now a cast. Sucks. But don’t worry Manchester, me and @taylorswift13 = the show must go on!!”

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