Santana Lines Up All-Star Cast For New Album

He’s done it before and he’s about to do it again!

Santana has announced that he is planning to release a new album in September, but, unlike his previous pop album, the new album will have Santana and friends covering classic rock songs.

Some of the artists set to be covered on the new LP include: Def Leppard (“Photograph”), Led Zeppelin (“Whole Lotta Love”), Deep Purple (“Smoke on the Water”), AC/DC (“Back In Black”), Jimi Hendrix (“Little Wing”), as well as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Santana will be collaborating with artists such as Nas, Chris Daughtry, India Arie, Papa Roach, Chris Cornell, his “Smooth” partner Rob Thomas and many more.

Billboard’s Top 10 Money Makers Of The Year

Billboard has released it’s Top 40 Money Makers list and we’ve got the top 10 here for you. How does Billboard calculate these top earners? Their top-secret Money Makers formula is comprised of, among other variables, monies earned from CD and digital sales, publishing royalties and all forms of streaming. But the largest component of their formula is, without a doubt, touring, as seen by this years top money maker.

Here are the Top 10 Money Makers:

1. U2 $108,601,283
2. Bruce Springsteen $57,619,037
3. Madonna $47,237,774
4. AC/DC $43,650,466
5. Britney Spears $38,885,267
6. Pink $36,347,658
7. Jonas Brothers $33,596,576
8. Coldplay $27,326,562
9. Kenny Chesney $26,581,141
10. Metallica $25,564,234

Other notable artists worth mentioning include:

13. Beyoncé $23,658,131
15. Miley Cyrus $21,285,996
21. Taylor Swift $17,204,646
25. Kings Of Leon $14,421,763
30. Lil Wayne $12,866,174
31. Paul McCartney $12,203,170

With touring being a large component to Billboard’s formula, after selling more than 10 million albums and extending practically every leg of her tour, Lady Gaga will certainly make next year’s list.

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

The Top 10 Grossing Concerts In 2009

According to Pollstar, the band U2 sold the most concert tickets in North American in 2009. U2 grossed over $123 million and sold over 1.3 million tickets.

The remaining Top 9 highest grossing acts of the year are:

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – $94.5 million.
Elton John and Billy Joel – $88 million
Britney Spears – $82.5 million
AC/DC – $77.9 million
Kenny Chesney – $71.1 million
Jonas Brothers – $69.8 million
Dave Matthews Band – $56.9 million
Fleetwood Mac – $54.4 million
Metallica – $53.4 million

AC/DC Are The Richest Aussie Entertainers

AC/DC are the wealthiest Australians in show business – the rockers have topped a poll of the country’s richest entertainers.

The Back in Black hit-makers, who formed in Sydney in 1973, claimed the number one slot on the 2009 BRW Top 50 Entertainers list with their yearly income of $95 million.

Aussie singer Kylie Minogue retained her place at number two with $42 million yearly earnings, while children’s musical group The Wiggles bumped New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe into fourth place.

The top five is rounded out by country music star Keith Urban, whose actress wife Nicole Kidman ranked ninth in the poll.