Artist To Watch: Jared Lee

It only takes a couple of seconds to fall in love with a voice as rich and soulful as Jared Lee’s. For fans of The Script and OneRepublic, Jared Lee is an artist to watch closely.

Recently signed to a worldwide publishing deal with Chrysalis Music, Jared Lee just wrapped production on his debut album with producer Mike K (Nelly Furtado, Natasha Bedingfield). Armed with a stack of r&b infused pop-rock songs, Jared’s music is full of radio-ready anthemic choruses, soaring guitars, powerful drums, and highlighted with soulful vocals that cut right to the core. As the buzz continues to build on this rising star, expect to hear a lot more about this newcomer in the upcoming months.

Jared Lee is currently being featured by Clear Channel as the “Artist To Watch – Pop” on over 71 US Top40 radio websites.

Check out this footage taken at his Jan 9th, 2011 show at the famous Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles.

Jared Lee’s ‘It’s Over (Goodbye)’ is available on iTunes.

Check out Jared Lee on the web –
http://www.JaredLeeMusic.com
http://www.twitter.com/JaredLeeMusic
http://www.facebook.com/JaredLeeMusic
http://www.myspace.com/JaredLee

[video] Taylor Swift Performs Live On BBC 2 Radio

Taylor Swift is over in London promoting her upcoming album Speak Now and she stopped by BBC 2 Radio and performed a live acoustic set that included ‘Mine’ and a cover of Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’.

‘Mine’ –

‘Viva La Vida’ –

New Release: Zac Poor ‘Let’s Just Call It Heartbreak’

Finally!

Zac Poor’s debut EP Let’s Just Call It Heartbreak is officially available on iTunes!

Let’s Just Call It Heartbreak is one of the most, if not the most solid release we’ve heard from an artist in a long time. Zac’s EP was produced by Adam Anders, the music producer behind FOX’s hit show Glee.

Zac Poor Let’s Just Call It Heartbreak Track List –
1. Radio
2. Say Ya!
3. Over Again
4. Silver Screens
5. She’ll Be Breaking Hearts
6. Meet Me By The Stairs
7. I Don’t Wanna Be Alone Tonight

Download Let’s Just Call It Heartbreak on iTunes now!

Christina Aguilera Releases New Promo Pic And Shoots Music Video

Christina Aguilera is on her way back to the top and the anticipation is building for the release of her upcoming album, Bionic.

Aguilera released a new promo pic which is rumored to be from her ‘Not Myself Tonight’.

Speaking of Aguilera’s ‘Not Myself Tonight’ music video, check out this behind the scenes photo from her 3 day music video shoot.

Christina’s ‘Not Myself Tonight’ is scoring big with radio as it has already become the most added Top 40 song of this year.

Aguilera will appear on the Oprah show May 7th.

New Details On Rihanna’s Upcoming Album

After her brief journey to the dark side, Rihanna’s returning to the lighter side of pop with a new album that’s set to be released later this year. Producer Sean Garrett is dishing the details exclusively to Rap-Up.com.

“It’s a fucking smash. I gave her a humongous radio record. It’s just so infectious. It’s about getting past any drama and just being happy to be alive. It’s an encouraging record. It feels great and it’s got great tempo…Whenever I think of Rihanna, it makes me happy. To be honest, I wasn’t really that excited about hearing her in a dark zone. I love Rihanna for being that girl… She’s like the lil’ fantasy chick—nice brown skin, beautiful woman with a Caribbean swagger that’s ridiculous.”

In addition to Sean Garrett, Rihanna is reportedly working with Ne-Yo and David Guetta. It’s looking like her new album will be more radio-friendly than Rated R.

“Whenever I think of Rihanna, it makes me happy. To be honest, I wasn’t really that excited about hearing her in a dark zone. I love Rihanna for being that girl… She’s like the lil’ fantasy chick—nice brown skin, beautiful woman with a Caribbean swagger that’s ridiculous,” said Garrett.

We couldn’t agree more. We’re excited for the return of the real Rihanna.

Rihanna To Release New Single ‘Rude Boy’

Rihanna appears to be racing through the release of singles off of her album Rated R. Rihanna’s third single will be ‘Rude Boy’ and it will be hitting radio on February 9th.

After much criticism, Rihanna’s album is doing fairly well and her current single ‘Hard’ is in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Check out ‘Rude Boy’ –

Tricky Stewart Dishes On Christina Aguilera’s New Album

Producer Tricky Stewart recently shared some inside information with Vibe magazine on what it’s been like working with Christina Aguilera on her upcoming album.

When asked about his approach to working with the superstar, Tricky says, “With Christina it’s a little different, because Christina wants music that you haven’t heard before. She did things that she’s never necessarily heard on the radio. She doesn’t want a record that sounds like anything else so you’re trying to create an entirely new sound for an artist. The three tracks that I did, they’re all uptempo tracks so we definitely kind of get the club moving but it’s just a matter of her doing different styles and using her voice in different ways.”

In addition to Tricky Stewart, Aguilera has reportedly been working with Sia, Le Tigre, Flo-Rida, Diplo & Switch, Linda Perry, Claude Kelly, Santigold, M.I.A, and many more.

Are you excited for Christina’s new album?

Lady Gaga Lands Another No. 1 Hit

Lady GaGa has the #1 song on mainstream radio in America this week with Paparazzi.

Insiders claim Gaga is the only artist to have four #1s from a debut album since the start of monitored airplay charts.

Lady Gaga has made history in more ways than one with her debut album The Fame.

Congratulations!

Miley Cyrus: “Twitter Should Be Banned From The Universe”

Miley Cyrus thinks Twitter should be banned from the universe.

The Hannah Montana star recently left the popular microblogging site and later wrote a rap explaining her reasons for doing so. However, Miley believes the service is “unhealthy” because it prevents people from experiencing life.

“I think that everyone should leave Twitter,” the Tween Queen said during an interview with Chicago radio station B96. “I think Twitter should just be banned from this universe.”

“All I did was lay in bed on my computer and sit there and eat ice cream late at night,” she explained. “You don’t end up living your life and you end up saying things that really is no-one else’s business. And I’m not a big fan of the internet anymore. I don’t really go online.”

A crazed fan recently threatened to kill her pet cat unless Miley returns to Twitter by Nov. 6.

Back In The Studio: Kelly Clarkson Working On Fifth Studio Album

During a new interview on Chicago’s KISSFM, pop/rock diva Kelly Clarkson revealed that she’s already begun working on her fifth studio album, which will be due out Fall 2010.

“We’re already working on it. [The songs] are really different. The next record is going to be really different”.

She also revealed that she may not write the whole record either, which she blames on constant touring and releasing albums so close together (Clarkson’s current tour does not wrap up until March 2010).

“If I end up liking stuff that I’ve done then I’ll include it, but if I like other stuff better I’ll use that. Sometimes you’re just more inspired I guess, and sometimes if you have records that come out really close together it might be more other peoples songs. Because there’s not enough time to write and sing and perform and do everything.”

Despite penning all the songs from her 2007 album My December, Kelly only wrote on six of the fourteen tracks from her latest effort All I Ever Wanted.

In other news, Kelly’s latest single ‘Already Gone’ continues to rise on the Billboard charts after reaching a new peak of #17 this week. Rumor has it that ‘Don’t Let Me Stop You’ will serve as the fourth single from All I Ever Wanted, which is now close to being certified Platinum.

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