Jason Derulo Announces Headlining Tour
August 4, 2010 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music, On Tour
Newcomer Jason Derulo already has 3 certified pop hits under his belt and, after touring with Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas, he’s set to head out on the rode solo for his first ever headling tour.
The tour, which is being sponsored by AIM, will kick off in Philadelphia, PA on September 27th and hit several major cities before coming to a close on October 29th in Fairfield, CT.
Tickets for the tour will be available through tickermaster.com starting August 6.
Check out Jason Derulo’s Tour Dates:
09/27 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
09/28 Boston, MA House Of Blues
09/29 Worcester, MA Clark University
09/30 New York, NY Club Nokia
10/01 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head
10/03 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/05 Detroit, MI Royal Oak
10/06 Allendale, MI Fieldhouse Arena
10/08 Indiana, PA MPC Ohio Performance Space
10/09 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II
10/10 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
10/12 Orem, UT McKay Events Center
10/13 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
10/14 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
10/15 San Francisco, CA The Regency
10/16 Fresno, CA Fresno Fairgrounds
10/18 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
10/20 Phoenix, AZ Arizona State Fairgrounds
10/21 Lexington, KY University of Kentucky
10/22 Lawrenceville, NJ Rider University
10/23 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
10/25 Dallas, TX House Of Blues
10/27 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
10/28 Tampa. FL The Ritz Ybor
10/29 Fairfield, CT Alumni Hall
The Black Eyed Peas Announce New Album
The Black Eyed Peas have announced that they’re releasing a new album!
The album, titled The Beginning, is almost finished and will be released later this year.
Will.i.am said that this record “symbolizes growth, new beginnings and starts, fresh new perspective.”
After it was just announced that the band’s hit I Gotta Feeling has become the best-selling song in digital history with 6 million downloads, we have to admit, the Black Eyed Peas are unstoppable!
The Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” hits 6 Million Downloads!
July 30, 2010 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music, photo
The Black Eyed Peas have more proof of the ubiquity of “I Gotta Feeling.”
Their No. 1 hit has become the first song to reach the 6 million mark in digital downloads.
The milestone was announced Friday and confirmed by Nielsen SoundScan. For the group’s leader, will.i.am, the moment is about much more than the song.
“We came out in ’98 and our career, if you would look at it on chart, there’s no dips in it,” he said in a phone interview Thursday. “For our career to still be healthy and vibrant and doing things like 6 million downloads, it’s pretty significant.”
It’s also significant, he said, in a time when illegal downloading is the norm.”That means that they chose to support the group, support the art,” he said. “God knows how many people listened to it online and didn’t buy it, downloaded it for free and didn’t think about it.”
The upbeat song about good vibes was No. 1 for 14 weeks; will.i.am said the reason it was so successful was because it gave people hope in a downward time.
“It’s a positive, feel-good song at the time where there’s question marks and uncertainty. People want to be reminded that it’s going to be all right,” he said.
The song was one of the hits from the group’s multiplatinum “The E.N.D.,” which was released last year. Although it is still on the charts, will.i.am said a new album, “The Beginning,” is almost finished and likely due at the end of the year.
“It symbolizes growth, new beginnings and starts, fresh new perspective,” he said.
Congrats Black Eyed Peas!
‘Good Morning America’ Summer Concert Series Lineup Announced
April 26, 2010 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Concert, Music, TV
Photo Credit: Russ Einhorn / Splash News
The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Miley Cyrus, and Lady Antebellum are just a few of the big names confirmed to play at Rumsey Playfield for the Good Morning America Summer Concert Series. More performers are expected to be announced.
The summer concert series will kick off on May 21st with the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, who will also be promoting Disney’s Camp Rock 2.
Check out the Good Morning America Summer Concert Series lineup –
May
May 21 – Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, Camp Rock 2
May 28 – Sugarland
June
June 4 – Diddy
June 11 – Norah Jones and Sarah McLachlan
June 18 – Miley Cyrus
June 25 – Alicia Keys
July
July 2 – Mary J. Blige
July 9 – To Be Announced
July 16 – The GO-GO’S
July 23 – Sheryl Crow
July 30 – Black Eyed Peas
August
Aug. 6 – To Be Announced
Aug. 13 – Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, Camp Rock 2
Aug. 20 – Rihanna
Aug. 27 – Lady Antebellum
The 2010 Grammy Awards Winners List
February 1, 2010 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Comeback, Live, Music, Music Charts, TV, photo
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
Mash-Up: Top 25 Pop Songs Of 2009
December 28, 2009 by imusicdaily
Filed under Music, Music Video, Video, mash up
Take a look and listen to the top 25 pop songs of 2009 thanks to this incredible mash-up by DJ Earworm called ‘The United States Of Pop 2009 (Blame It On The Pop)’.
2009 American Music Awards Winners List
November 22, 2009 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Live, Music
The votes are in and fans have crowned their favorite acts and artists of the year. And the AMA goes to…
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group: The Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group: Rascal Flatts
Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Alternative Rock Artist: Green Day
Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist: Michael Jackson
Favorite Male Country Artist: Keith Urban
Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist: Beyonce
Favorite Female Country Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Pop/Rock Artist: Michael Jackson
Favorite Male Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Jay-Z
Favorite Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
What are your thoughts?! How do you feel about the winners??!
Robbie Williams Tops European Albums Chart
November 19, 2009 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music, Music Charts
Robbie Williams makes a winning return to Billboard’s European Albums chart, debuting at No. 1 with “Reality Killed The Video Star” (Virgin/EMI). On European Hot 100 Singles, Black Eyed Peas scores another chart-topper, moving 2-1 with “I Gotta Feeling” (Interscope/Universal).
“Reality Killed The Video Star” does, however, score No. 1 debuts in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Holland, also arriving at No. 2 in Italy and the Czech Republic, No. 3 in Denmark, No. 6 in Norway and Ireland and No. 7 in Portugal.
Fergie Accused Of Copyright Infringement
September 19, 2009 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Jail Time, Music, photo
Singer Fergie has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over allegations she stole her song Voodoo Doll from a track recorded by little-known reggae group Groundation.
The singer and her Black Eyed Peas bandmate will.i.am, who produced and co-wrote the 2006 tune, are being sued by record bosses at Grounded Music.
They claim the stars copied the beat from Groundation’s Each One Teach One, a song recorded in 2000 which Grounded Music owns the rights to.
According to legal papers obtained by TMZ.com, Grounded Music executives believe Fergie’s Voodoo Doll is “substantially and strikingly similar” to the band’s record and they are seeking unspecified damages.
Voodoo Doll was featured on Fergie’s debut solo album, The Dutchess.
