Paramore’s self-titled new album premiered at the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart over its first week in release, marking the group’s first #1 album and selling over 106,000 thus far. And in support of the new album, the Grammy-nominated band will be setting out on a world tour beginning April 25, 2013 in [...]
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New Artist Spotlight: Carrie Zaruba
By Bob Doerschuk Used by Permission © 2013 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc. What made Carrie Zaruba so tough, so able to express her feelings in song? Maybe it comes from always being the last kid when your class had to line up in alphabetical order? Whatever it was, [...]
Selena Gomez’ Come and Get It – MTV Movie Awards Performance
We know Selena Gomez has grown up after seeing her in Spring Breakers, but now the rest of Gomez’ fans have gotten the message. Gomez, wearing a fiery red dress, delivered the most buzzed about performance of the 2013 MTV Movie Awards by singing her new single “Come and Get It.” Watch the video: [...]
Music Spotlight: Demi Lovato’s “Heart Attack” Video
Demi Lovato just released a brand new music video for her latest single “Heart Attack” on April 9, 2013 and as of the second I’m typing this, it has already had more than 2.1 million views in just over 24 hours. “Heart Attack” is off of her fourth studio album which is set for release [...]
Tim McGraw Shifts Gears on Two Lanes of Freedom
By DEBORAH EVANS PRICE © 2013 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc. For more than two decades, Tim McGraw has been one of the Country format’s most consistent hitmakers. Yet with his latest album, Two Lanes of Freedom, the veteran artist feels as though he’s just getting started. “After [...]
Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” as Sung by Gollum
“Cause we knew you had precious when you walked in So shame on us now Our cries echo through the Misty Mountains Since you came around” I’m not sure whether this video is annoying or hilarious. Ian Walters performs Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” as Gollum, changing the words around to reflect [...]
Luke Bryan Interview – Backstage at the Country Music Awards
The Academy of Country Music provides this behind the scenes video of Entertainer of the Year award winner/48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards co-host Luke Bryan. Bryan joined the media backstage for a 10 minute press conference in which he talked about nabbing the title of Entertainer of the Year, being blessed by Country [...]
Music Spotlight: Lavender Diamond’s “I Don’t Recall” Video
Actress Jena Malone (Sucker Punch, Into the Wild) makes her directorial debut with Lavender Diamond’s “I Don’t Recall” music video. It’s a simple yet effective video that allows the music to retain the spotlight while still telling a compelling story visually. In an interview with MTV, Malone explained why she felt now was the [...]
Jurassic Park Theme Song…It’s a Catchy Tune
In honor of the re-release of Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park in theaters (this time around in 3D), we’re spotlighting this video from Brett Domino. Domino took John Williams’ original score and added lyrics to it – including a run-down of the dinosaurs that are featured in the Jurassic Park movies. And in case you [...]
Music Spotlight: Imagine Dragons Perform “Radioactive”
A new live performance video of Imagine Dragons performing their #1 single “Radioactive” has just debuted on LiveNation.com. The performance shown in the video took place at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on February 9, 2013 as part of their first headlining tour. The band’s touring throughout [...]
