Mandy Moore Working On 70s Inspired Album
Mandy Moore recently revealed that she’s working on a new album! This time around Moore says she’s inspired by the 70s.
“I’m stuck in the ’70s. I think it’ll always have that kind of influence. Joni Mitchell, Todd Rundgren, Harry Nilsson, McCartney – that’s the sort of stuff I’m really inspired and influenced by.”
Asked if the project has a title, she admitted: “No, it’s still too early. That always comes at the end for me. I can’t go into having a collection of songs and already have a name for it. I’m not necessarily sure what it will sound like but I definitely have enough to write about.”
On whether the album will continue to move away from the “Factory-line pop” of her earlier work, she said: “I hope so. Factory-line pop, I like that. Gosh, that’s where I started as a kid when you don’t have any creative input or input at all. That’s what ends up happening. It’s nice to have the control to make choices now.”
Billboard’s Top 10 Money Makers Of The Year
March 1, 2010 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music
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.
50 Cent Slams Heather Mills In New Song
50 Cent said that Paul McCartney didn’t know who he was when he asked Paul for an autograph. Even though McCartney didn’t know who the rapper was he signed an autograph for him. 50 is so pleased that he included McCartney one of his new songs, titled “Do you think about me?” However I don’t know if McCartney will like what he hears….
50 Cent rhymes, “It’s like Paul McCartney stuck in my head/fell in love with a b-tch walked away with one leg/she ain’t even have to run to get away with the bread/that’s some f–ked up sh-t/think about that kid.”
The lyric references McCartney’s divorce from the one-legged Heather Mills.
50 says, “That’s interesting. You figure if you’re gonna marry a woman with one leg, she’s gonna stay!”
John Mayer Expected To Top Billboard 200
November 19, 2009 by imusicdaily
Filed under Album, Celebrity, Music, Music Charts
John Mayer is on track to debut at No. 1 with “Battle Studies,” which could sell somewhere between 275,000 and 300,000 copies by week’s end on Sunday (Nov. 22), according to industry sources. It will be the singer/songwriter’s second topper, following “Heavier Things” in 2003. “Heavier” bowed in the penthouse with 317,000 copies. Mayer’s last studio set, “Continuum,” entered the chart at No. 2 with 300,000 in 2006.
Next in line could be Casting Crowns’ “Until the Whole World Hears,” with possibly as much as 175,000 copies. After that, 50 Cent’s “Before I Self Destruct” and Norah Jones’ “The Fall” are vying for the third-highest debut, as each are estimated to sell around 150,000 copies.
Tween sensation Justin Bieber’s debut album, “My World,” could shift 100,000 copies while “American Idol” winner Kris Allen may see his debut effort move approximately 90,000 copies. Rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures seems on track to sell about 75,000 with its first effort and Leona Lewis’ second album, “Echo,” may sell 50,000 to 60,000, as will Paul McCartney’s new live set “Good Evening New York City.”
Paul McCartney Announces European Tour
October 22, 2009 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music, On Tour
Paul McCartney has announced that he will be touring Europe for the first time in 5 years.
The Good Evening Europe tour will kick off Dec. 2nd in Hamburg, Germany, the city where the Beatles hones their craft.
McCartney will also play Berling, Arnhem, Paris, Cologne, and Dublin. The tour will end at London’s O2 arena on Dec. 22nd.
The Beatles: Rock Band on sale today!
September 9, 2009 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music, Music Video, New, Video
It’s B-day – the moment when The Beatles: Rock Band finally goes on sale. It’s a much anticipated title and given that combining Lennon and McCartney with this video game stuff means it covers pretty much every demographic that media outlets care about, expect blanket coverage from every angle.
Check out the trailer for the new game below.
MCCARTNEY, KILLERS, CURE ANCHOR COACHELLA LINEUP
January 30, 2009 by Rob Steiner
Filed under Concert, Music
Paul McCartney, the Killers and the Cure lead the bill for the tenth Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held April 17-19 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif. Also confirmed are My Bloody Valentine, Amy Winehouse, Morrissey, Leonard Cohen and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
McCartney will be making his maiden American festival appearance at the event. “I have heard that Coachella is one of the greatest festivals in the world,” he said in a statement. “I’m really excited to get out there and rock!”
Coachella has been after My Bloody Valentine for years, and nearly had the band booked for its 2008 festival. But frontman Kevin Shields ultimately decided the freshly reunited MBV would not have been ready to perform by last year’s show date and instead waited until the fall before playing North American shows.
As for Winehouse, this will be her first major American appearance since performing at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The U.K. artist’s 2007 Coachella set came at a time when she was breaking through in the States with her single “Rehab” and album “Back to Black,” but in the past 18 months she’s been beset with drug problems and erratic behavior.
Meanwhile, Cohen’s Coachella appearance will be part of his first North American tour in 15 years, which begins Feb. 19 in New York.
Other highlights of the festival lineup include Fleet Foxes, Conor Oberst, the Black Keys, the Hold Steady, Superchunk, Dr. Dog, TV On The Radio, Okkervil River and Band Of Horses from the world of indie rock; and MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Thievery Corporation, the Crystal Method, Throbbing Gristle, Groove Armada and Roni Size from the dance and electronic community.
The Drive-By Truckers will perform their own set on April 18 as well as back soul legend Booker T & the MGs, while rock veterans such as X, Paul Weller, Henry Rollins and Bob Mould add a dose of experience to the lineup.
Among the buzz bands and notable newcomers playing this year are White Lies, who currently have the No. 1 album in the United Kingdom, N.A.S.A., the Airborne Toxic Event, Cage the Elephant, Gang Gang Dance, Hercules and Love Affair, Vivian Girls, Lykke Li, Late Of The Pier, the Knux and the Gaslight Anthem.
Coachella tickets go on sale this morning via Ticketmaster. For the first time, festival promoter Goldenvoice is offering a layaway plan for three-day passes, which is available only online and through Feb. 28.
Here is the lineup for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival:
FRIDAY APRIL 17: Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Leonard Cohen, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Beirut, The Black Keys, Girl Talk, Silversun Pickups, The Ting Tings, The Crystal Method, Ghostland Observatory, Crystal Castles, The Airborne Toxic Event, We Are Scientists, N.A.S.A., Patton & Rahzel, M. Ward, The Presets, The Hold Steady, A Place to Bury Strangers, Felix da Housecat, Buraka Som Sistema, Ryan Bingham, Bajofondo, Peanut Butter Wolf, Noah & the Whale, White Lies, The Bug, Alberta Cross, Los Campesinos!, Craze & Klever, Molotov, Switch, Gui Boratto, Steve Aoki, The Aggrolites, People Under the Stairs, The Courteeners, Cage the Elephant, Dear and the Headlights.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18: The Killers, Amy Winehouse, Thievery Corporation, TV on the Radio, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Atmosphere, Mastodon, TRAV$DJ-AM, Henry Rollins, Crookers, Turbonegro, Hercules and Love Affair, Superchunk, Glasvegas, Dr. Dog, Drive-By Truckers, Booker T & the DBT’s, Amanda Palmer, The Bloody Beetroots, Surkin, Para One (Live), Calexico, Liars, Bob Mould Band, Zane Lowe, Electric Touch, Blitzen Trapper, James Morrison, Drop the Lime, Glass Candy, Thenewno2, Gang Gang Dance, Billy Talent, Ida Maria, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Zizek, Cloud Cult, Tinariwen.
SUNDAY, APRIL 19: The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Throbbing Gristle, Lupe Fiasco, Paul Weller, Peter Bjorn and John, X, Antony & the Johnsons, Roni Size, Public Enemy, Jenny Lewis, Groove Armada, Paolo Nutini, Christopher Lawrence, Lykke Li, The Kills, Okkervil River, M.A.N.D.Y., Clipse, Sebastien Tellier, Fucked Up, Perry Farrell, The Horrors, Late of the Pier, K’naan, Junior Boys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Supermayer, No Age, Vivian Girls, Shepard Fairey, Themselves, Gaslight Anthem, The Knux, Mexican Institute of Sound, The Night Marchers, Marshall Barnes.
