As promised, here are some of the pictures from the intimate Katie Melua gig in Cambridge, MA this past Wednesday. Such a good show! Katie was brilliant, funny, and beautiful. So glad I got a chance to see her live. My only regret is that I wish I knew how to take better flash-less photos. I need to get a little stand for my digital camera or something.
A couple of other little blurbs...saw a new photo of Jordin Sparks pop up on The Prophet. It looks like it's been tagged as an exclusive from Jordin-Sparks.org and apparently is part of a new batch of promotional photos for her upcoming new album. Whatever this photo is from - it's undeniable. Jordin looks fabulous!
Official Cover art via Coverlandia
Demi Lovato announced via Twitter that her new album, Here We Go Again, will be out in July! Here are some confirmed track names:
Here is a MQ/radio rip of the newest JBros' song, Fly With Me, from their new album, Line, Vines, & Trying Times and the new movie, Night at the Museum 2.
Photo by Andreas Terslaak via katiemelua.comJust got back from an intimate and fabulous Katie Melua show at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA. Wow. Brilliant. Absolutely stunning. Melua is a master class, her voice seamlessly floats into its upper register and back down into her smokey lower range. I got some poor quality images sans flash, which I will post this weekend. All in all, a fabulous performance! So glad I got to see her in an intimate setting, especially considering she can fill the O2 Arena in London. The equally brilliant David Berkeley opened, with Jordan Katz on banjo & horn. Great show. Great food. Great company. Now, I must get through the remainder of the week. 
Melua's new album "Pictures" is out everywhere now. Her live CD, Live at the O2 Arena is out on CD in the UK. Check out David Berkeley's website or iTunes for his latest music.
So much music, so little time!
Here is the full version of Guilty Pleasure, the b-side from the international IAIO single!
Gossip - Music For Men (June 23rd)
Frankmusik - Complete Me (July 13th)
VV Brown - Travelling Like The Light (July 20th)
Jordin Sparks – Battlefield (July 21st)
Here's a 1:30 clip of Demi & Selena's new song, One and the Same, from Princess Protection Program!
According to Space Cowboy via his Twitter, he's on set with the Paradiso Girls for the filming of Ray Kay directed "Patron Tequila" video. The girls recently appeared in his music video for the song "Falling Down" which I love! I can't wait for this video!
Check out the Paradiso Girls on the web: Official Site/MySpace/Facebook/Twitter (Aria, Chelsea, Lauren, Kelly, Shar)
Here is Mitchel's newest single, Hey, from his debut self-titled album due out in June!
Here is the official tracklisting to the 3rd Hannah soundtrack!
It's (almost) official! I'm going to see Kylie Minogue on October 7th in Chicago! So excited! All that's left to do now is pay back my friend who bought the (almost $100) tickets, and get a flight to Chicago. Still...VERY exciting! Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 16th!
The new Jordin Sparks single has leaked in full and it's AMAZING (Popjustice thinks so too!). I love it! The track was written by Ryan Tedder (of OneRepublic) who has written & produced songs for the likes of Leona Lewis ("Bleeding Love"), Hilary Duff, Jennifer Hudson, Shayne Ward, Natasha Bedingfield and countless others.
I agree with The Prophet, who compares it to Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway." It totally straddles the line between R&B and Top 40 pop and I can see this doing well on the radio here in the States. The single is released digitally in the States tomorrow (May 12th), goes to radio on May 25th and comes out in the UK on June 22nd.
Sparks is also expected to perform the new single on Wednesday's American Idol results show, with Ryan Tedder accompanying her on the guitar. Sparks doesn't always sound brilliant live so I'm hoping for the best with her live performance. Either way, I can't wait for this song! JAM!
EDIT: I forgot! I just received my German CD Maxi of Jordin's "One Step At A Time" with 4 remixes (Jason Nevins, Mike Rizzo, Tonal & Grayson). Yay! Not the best Jordin Sparks single, but I love me some remixes! Get yours at Perfect Beat while supplies last!
Check out Jordin Sparks on the web: Official Site/MySpace/Facebook/Twitter/YouTube
I'm getting excited for the upcoming Katie Melua gig on May 27th in Cambridge. Tickets are ordered and I've got a guest to join me. Katie is in the midst of her 18 city North American tour, hitting up my home town Chicago tomorrow night. 
Melua's team on Facebook posted video links today of a promotional appearance on Chicago's WGN Channel 9 morning news program. In addition to a short interview, Melua performed "Perfect Circle," of her latest album Pictures, recently released here in the U.S. Also posted was also web-exclusive performance of "Mary Pickford."
Here is a snippet of a new Ashley song, Guilty Pleasure! This song is not featured on the album itself, but on the It's Alright It's OK single.
Kaci Battaglia isn't a name you should recognize, but hopefully it will be one you'll recognize in the not too distant future. Formerly known by her first name only, 21 year-old Kaci Battaglia has been singing since she was young. Signed to Curb Records at a young age, she went on to release a few pop/dance singles. Her second single was the one I remember, a cover of "I Think I Love You," with a dance remix from UK remixers, Almighty.
While her last single was released in 2007, her sound up until now, has remained fairly innocent and young. Sugary, bubblegum, fluff-pop. Not bad, but not very relevant as far as contemporary U.S. radio is concerned. Her new single, "Crazy Possessive" is going to change all of that! 
Check out Kaci Battaglia on the web: MySpace/Twitter
While I'm not a die hard Cobra Starship fan, I do enjoy the singles I've heard and what I've heard of their last album. Plus, lead singer Gabe Saporta is very hot. I remember first hearing about the band when the movie and title song, "Snakes on A Plane" was released. I loved both the song and the video.
Photo by Lauren Dukoff via MySpace
This new single, "Good Girls Go Bad" (available on iTunes May 12th) features actress/singer, Leighton Meester of "Gossip Girl" fame. Meester is in the middle of recording her debut album for Universal Republic, working with such notable producer/writers including JR Rotem (Leona Lewis, Rihanna), Kara Dioguardi (who co-wrote "Good Girls Go Bad") (Kelly Clarkson, Ashley Tisdale), Polow Da Don (The Pussycat Dolls, Ciara), Harvey Mason Jr. (Britney Spears, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson) and Spencer Nezey (Jupiter Rising).
The Cobra Starship track is actually pretty likable. I can't say that I'm surprised. The big question mark for me was Leighton Meester's vocals. I guess I'm always hesitant when an actress becomes a singer. In all honest if the artist put outs a quality song and/or album, I don't care what sort of artist they are. Leighton's "Gossip Girl" co-star, Taylor Momsen and her band just reportedly got signed to Interscope Records. Again...if it's quality music, I'm all about giving it a chance.
Check out Cobra Starship on the web: Official Site/MySpace/Facebook/LiveJournal/YouTube
Produced by Swedish duo Bloodshy & Avant, the track is catchy and while I personally hate the chorus, it's not the worst thing I've heard. It's slowly settling in and I'm becoming more and more comfortable with the label's decision. I'm sure once I hear the remixes and see the video, I'll be even more OK with "Radar" as a single.
Here is a very HQ version of I Wanna Know You from the third season of Hannah Montana!
