New Artist Spotlight: Ivana

Pop music continues to redefine itself with young breakout stars like Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato, just to name a few. These young stars have risen to the top seemingly over night and fans just can’t seem to get enough of them.

With our eyes on the horizon looking out for tomorrow’s breakout star, we’ve just discovered Ivana, a young pop/rock artist reminiscent of Avril Lavigne. Ivana got her start singing the National Anthem for the Carolina Mudcats and was discovered while competing as a finalist in a nationwide talent serach. At just 16yrs old, Ivana already has her eyes set on Madison Square Garden.

Check out Ivana’s ‘Happy Ending’ –

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Check out Ivana’s ‘Honesty’ –

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For more info on Ivana, check out myspace.com/ivanalturano.

Lady Gaga To Release Remix Album

Lady Gaga will release Lady Gaga – The Remix (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope) on August 3rd, 2010. The Remix has sold over 500,000 albums internationally topping the charts in the UK, Japan and Canada. The U.S. version of The Remix features ten songs from The Fame and The Fame Monster including Gaga hits like “Just Dance”, “Poker Face”, “LoveGame”, “Paparazzi”, “Bad Romance”, “Telephone” and “Alejandro” all remixed by highly acclaimed DJ’s and artists. This is the first time this collection will be available stateside.

Lady Gaga’s The Fame Monster and The Fame have sold over 13 million albums worldwide to date, scanning 783,056 units digitally (combined) making it the largest selling digital album ever.

Gaga’s status as the biggest superstar of the digital age isn’t limited to sales: After a heated race with Barack Obama, she has become the first living person with 10 million “Likes” on Facebook, currently nearing 12 million. In just a month since its June 8th release, the video for her latest single “Alejandro” has been viewed online over 39 million times.

Lady Gaga will be performing Friday morning, July 9th, on NBC’s Today Show. Fans began lining up on the sidewalk as early as 11:30pm Wednesday, with Gaga personally sending her devoted “little monsters” pizza and water, according to NBC.

New Music Video: Lolene ‘Rich (Fake It Til You Make It)’

iMusicDaily favorite newcomer, Lolene, has just released the video for her debut single ‘Rich (Fake It Til You Make It)’.

What do you think? We say, “Fake It Til You Make It!”

New Music: David Archuleta ‘Something ‘Bout Love’

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David Archuleta is back with is highly anticipated new single ‘Something ‘Bout Love’. David has been busy writing and recording over the past year and this is the first of many new songs to come for the former Idol runner-up.

Check out David Archuleta’s ‘Something ‘Bout Love’ –

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Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ – Biggest Debut Since 2008!

Eminem, the Nielsen SoundScan Artist of the Decade for 2000-2009, is already kicking off the new decade with more of the same. His latest album, Recovery (Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records), makes its debut atop the charts this week with sales of 741,000 copies; easily outpacing any other release for this year, and setting a bar that no other album has reached for first week sales in almost two years.

The album’s first single, “Not Afraid,” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May. The song was only the 16th in the 52-year history of the Hot 100 to debut at the top spot, and the first rap song to do so in 13 years. The second single from the album, “Love The Way You Lie” (featuring Rihanna), is already showing tremendous growth at radio, and debuts at #1 on the Singles chart this week, with sales of 337,000.

“It’s been 12 years since Eminem signed to Aftermath and Interscope,” remarked Jimmy Iovine, Chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M Records. “This is a real watershed moment in his career. In my opinion, with this album Eminem’s impact on popular culture, and as a lyricist and writer, puts him on course to be mentioned in the same sentence as Dylan, Springsteen, and Bono.”
Recovery is being hailed as a tour de force for the rapper, receiving a four-star review in the current issue of Rolling Stone, and being described as “his fiercest and most focused work in a long time … a strong return to the form that made him a star in the first place.” (USA Today, 6/21/10)

New Artist Spotlight: Nick Rodrigues

With so many young pop stars in today’s music scene, it’s rare that you find a young guy who’s ready rock by the time he’s 13. Look no further than Nick Rodrigues!

From Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Nick’s been performing since he was 5, picked up the guitar at 9, and now, at 13, Nick’s been in LA writing and recording for his debut album. With influences ranging from Queen to Justin Timberlake, we expect big things from this newcomer.

Check out Nick Rodrigues’ ‘Good Day’ –

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For more info on Nick, check out www.myspace.com/nickrodrigues1

New Music Video: Fefe Dobson ‘Ghost’

We fell in love with Fefe Dobson’s new single ‘Ghost’ when it leaked online a couple of months ago and now Fefe is releasing the music video for her long awaited new single.

Check out Fefe Dobson’s new video for ‘Ghost’ –

What do you think?

New Details On Avril Lavigne’s Upcoming Album

Avril Lavigne’s been talking about releasing a new album for a while now. The release date seems to change all of the time and Avril recently spoke to Entertainment Tonight Canada and explained why.

“Some people come up to me and say, ‘Oh you haven’t been around in so long’. It’s like, I’m only 25 now; I plan on doing music the rest of my life”.

“It’s been a really long process. I think because I write my own music, It’s important for me to kind of just live my life to get my inspiration. My previous records were more pop-rock and somewhat aggressive and fun, and this [album] is more like, stripped down and raw. I’m a little excited to put something out that’s a little different, without being too different”.

Lauryn Hill Explains Why She Left Music

Rumors claimed she had a breakdown and went crazy, but Lauryn Hill is putting those rumors to rest and explaining why she left music after the success of her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

“There were a number of different reasons. But partly, the support system that I needed was not necessarily in place. There were things about myself, personal-growth things, that I had to go through in order to feel like it was worth it. In fact, as musicians and artists, it’s important we have an environment — and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the [music] industry, that really nurtures these gifts. Oftentimes, the machine can overlook the need to take care of the people who produce the sounds that have a lot to do with the health and well-being of society, or at least some aspect of society. And it’s important that people be given the time that they need to go through, to grow, so that the consciousness level of the general public is properly affected. Oftentimes, I think people are forced to make decisions prematurely. And then that sound radiates.”

2010 BET Awards Winners

There was not a dry-eye in the house at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27, 2010 when Chris Brown took to the BET AWARDS ’10 stage to honor the late Michael Jackson. Kanye West opened the show with a monumental performance of “Power” atop a smoky crag of rocks marking his return to the Awards show spotlight and circuit. King of the South T.I., backed by Travis Barker on drums and flaming pyrotechnics, tore the house down with his first national TV performance since being released from prison. Brown, West and T.I.’s show-stopping performances at this year’s tenth anniversary BET AWARDS ’10 provide platform for these three artists to re-emerge from the ashes for the negative publicity they recently faced to reclaim their status as superstars. Read more

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