Britney Spears Nominated for "Video of the Year" in MTV Video Music Awards

Posted on 8/18/2008 @ 11:52 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Britney Spears has been nominated for "Video of the Year" for the 2008MTV Video Music Awards, according to reports on Monday. Spears was nominated for her video "Piece of Me," a video that played on her reputation as a tabloid queen. The other nominees are the Jonas Brothers for "Burnin Up," Chris Brown for "Forever," the Pussycat Dolls for "When I Grow Up" and newcomers The Ting Tings for "Shut Up and Let Me Go." Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Slipknot, Linkin Park and Foo Fighters were nominatedin the category of best rock video. Spears has been nominated for three total VMAs this year, includingbest pop video and best female video, both for "Piece of Me." The 2008MTV Video Music Awards willbe held onSunday, Sept. 7 in Los Angeles. MTV has said that they want Spears to be involved in the show in some capacity, despite her awful performance in the VMAs last year. Spears was featured in a promo for the 2008 MTV VMAs, along side VMA host Russell Brand. The showis to include performances from Kid Rock, Lil'

Britney Spears Makes Comeback with VMA Promo Video

Posted on 8/12/2008 @ 9:30 PM in #News by Brendan12 0 comments

Britney Spears is making her MTV Video Music Awards comeback with a new promotional video. Spears, who was slammed for last year’s performance on the awards show, appears with VMA host Russell Brand in a comical promo. Spears and Brand are shown talking with an elephant in the background. “You are Britney Spears, right? I’m not dreaming this am I?” Brand asks Spears. “No, this is real,” Spears says as she pinches him to prove it. Spears is rumored to be performing on the show although MTV cannot confirm the reports. She is nominated for two awards this year – best female video and best pop video. Click here for more Music News About YourFindit YourFindit Community provides Musicians and Artists as well as Music Producers, Recording Studios, Venue Owners and other members of the Music Community the ability to create a detailed profile and network with other members within the community. Members can upload their music, videos, events, blogs, pictures, background information, news as well as

Bob Dylan To Perform at Prospect Park Bandshell on Tuesday

Posted on 8/12/2008 @ 9:29 PM in #News by Brendan12 0 comments

Bob Dylan willperform a concert at the Prospect Park Bandshell in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City on Tuesday Dylan, 67, has not held a concert in NYC since he did a three-night stand at the Hammerstein Ballroomin 2003. The concertcomes at the end of"Celebrate Brooklyn," the annual concert series. The late Isaac Hayes performed at "Celebrate Brooklyn" on June 12. However, Dylan's performance was not announced publicly. Instead, the concert was mentioned subtlely on Dylan's website on June 2. Tickets, ranging in prices from $55–$100, went on sale at 10 amon June 2for registered members who had the promotional code "Tilden." The tickets for the Prospect Park Bandshell concert are available on Ticketmaster. The Prospect Park concert comes at the end of his current "Modern Times" tour, which kicked off on May 16 in Worcester, MA, taking him to Canada, Italy, Spain, France,Poland, andScandinavia before ending on Sept. 7 in Santa Barbara, CA. Click here for more Music News on YourFindit About

Disney's The Cheetah Girls Launch 50-Date North American Tour

Posted on 8/12/2008 @ 9:29 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

The Cheetah Girls will launch a 50-date North American tour, according to reports on Monday. The Disney Channel stars will begin the tour onOct. 8 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, and end it on Dec. 21 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego. Tickets for The Cheetah Girls tour go on sale Aug. 23 via Ticketmaster and AEGLive.com. The tour is to promote the "The Cheetah Girls One World" soundtrack for the group's third movie on the Disney Channel. Thesoundtrackwill be releasedAug. 19 via Walt Disney Records. The soundtrack to their last movie has sold 1.4 million units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "The Cheetah Girls One World", also known to fans as "Cheetah Girls 3", will be air on the Disney Channel on August 22.The Cheetah Girls, which consist of Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams, was a quartet until Raven-Symone left the group in 2006. Click here for more Music News on YourFindit About YourFindit YourFindit Community is a music, business and social networking

Jay-Z Confirms "Blueprint 3" As Next Album, Reveals New Single "Jockin' Jay-Z"

Posted on 8/11/2008 @ 7:07 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Jay-Z announced recently that his next album will be entitled Blueprint 3 with his first single called "Jockin' Jay-Z", which featured Kanye West. Blueprint 3 will be the third installment of his Blueprint series, following 2001's The Blueprint and 2002's The Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse. It will also be his third album since his retirement in 2004. Jay-Z was a surprise guest on West's "Glow in the Dark" tour concert at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 6. Jay-Z and West unveiled the song "Jockin' Jay-Z," which features a sample from Oasis and Run DMC. During the performance, he and West yelled out Blueprint 3. In an interviewon Shade45 radio show on Sirius XM, he confirmed that Blueprint 3 will be the title of his next album, but did not reveal when the album will be released. "I don't know if will come out this year," said Jay-Z. "But we'll see." He said that he has three songs done already, including "Jockin' Jay-Z". Rumors say that a song called"Victory" will be released next. He did not confirm

Sugarland Founder Kristen Hall Sues Band

Posted on 8/8/2008 @ 4:35 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

A founder of the country music band Sugarland has filed a lawsuit against the two current band members, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. Former member Kristen Hall helped form the band in 2002 but went solo in 2005. The lawsuit alleges that Hall, Nettles and Bush had an agreement to equally share profits and losses. Hall is suing the band for $1.5 million claiming that she has not shared in any of the band’s profits since she left. No statement regarding the lawsuit has been released by Sugarland. Click here for more Music News About YourFindit YourFindit Community provides Musicians and Artists as well as Music Producers, Recording Studios, Venue Owners and other members of the Music Community the ability to create a detailed profile and network with other members within the community. Members can upload their music, videos, events, blogs, pictures, background information, news as well as additional information that could further attract new fans to their music. Musicians and Artists who already

Melissa Lawson Wins Nashville Star

Posted on 8/6/2008 @ 10:52 AM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

On Monday night the winner of Nashville Star was chosen. The two finalists were electrician Gabe Garcia and a mother of five boys Melissa Lawson. Host Billy Ray Cyrus announced that Lawson, 32, was the winner. She was given a new red Toyota Tundra pick-up truck as well as a recording contract. “America, your new Nashville Star is Melissa Lawson!” Cyrus told the crowd as the singer’s family rushed on stage. Lawson then debuted her first single ‘What If It All Goes Right.’ The song will be on country radio stations beginning Tuesday and Lawson will perform it at the Olympics on August 12. After the show, Lawson told People magazine that she plans to give her new truck to her husband Rick. “He has been driving a crummy little truck for so long so we could buy a car for me that was big enough to haul all the boys around. He deserves this truck!” she said. Click here for more Music News About YourFindit YourFindit Community provides Musicians and Artists as well as Music Producers, Recording Studios,

David Archuleta Debuts First Single ‘Crush’

Posted on 8/3/2008 @ 2:58 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

David Archuleta debuted his first single ‘Crush’ Friday morning on the Elvis Duran radio show and it seems the song was a hit. Fans of the former American Idol star, who lost to current Idol David Cook last season, called in to the show and voiced their approval. “Wow. I tell you. How many of us have ever felt the song you just sang,” said Carol, 65, from Colorado. “I am, like, in tears. You are absolutely amazing. You have no idea,” Alexandria said. His first album is due out in November. For more Music News please go to: http://news.yourfindit.com/NewsList.aspx?cat=16&wcat=12 About YourFindit YourFindit Community provides Musicians and Artists as well as Music Producers, Recording Studios, Venue Owners and other members of the Music Community the ability to create a detailed profile and network with other members within the community. Members can upload their music, videos, events, blogs, pictures, background information, news as well as additional information that could further attract new

Miley Cyrus "Breakout" Album Tops Billboard 200

Posted on 7/31/2008 @ 6:44 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Miley Cyrus tops the Billboard 200 with her second No. 1 album "Breakout", whichsold371,000 U.S. copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Cyrus' album sales mark the second-biggest sales week of the year for a female artist, following the 463,000 debut of Mariah Carey's "E=MC2". Cyrus' last album, the half soundtrack/half studio set "Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus" started at No. 1 last summer with 326,000. The first "Hannah Montana" soundtrack, her first recording, alsostarted at No. 1 in 2006, with first-week sales of 281,000. It went on to be the best seller of that year's fourth quarter. Sugarland was second this week with the deluxe version of "Love on the Inside" (314,000), becoming the duo's best sales week and highest charting album ever. "Mamma Mia!" moved 168,000 copies, remaining at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 for a second week. Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" moved from No. 6 to No. 4 with 93,000. Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III"drops fromNo.2 to No. 5 with 85,000. Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or

Ludacris Releases Song in Support of Barack Obama

Posted on 7/31/2008 @ 6:44 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Grammy Award-winning rapper Ludacris released afreestyle about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama this week. The song, which israpped over Young Buck's "Get Buck",shows obvious favor to Obama, who said that Ludacris was one of his favorite rappers, and slams McCain. The song entitled "Politics: Obama Is Here" also disparages Obama's political opponents, callingHillary Clinton a "bitch" and challenges the sincerity of Jesse Jackson's recent apology about remarks he made about Obama. Ludacris calls President George W. Bush "mentally handicapped" and says that he is "the worst of all 43 presidents".He also asks Obama to make him the vice presidentor givehim "a special pardon he's ever in the slammer". Ludacris also encouraged African Americans to get out and vote in order to propel Obama to victory and "paint the White House black." Ludacris' song "Politics: Obama Is Here", which is featured on his new "Preview" mixtape,is located on YourFindit in the form of a personalized video. To view more

Lollapalooza 2008 Takes Place Friday in Chicago, Tickets Available on Site

Posted on 7/31/2008 @ 6:43 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

The Lollapalooza 2008, one of music's biggest festivals, will begin on Friday in Chicago's Grant Park. Kanye West, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, Nine Inch Nails, Gnarls Barkley and Lupe Fiasco are among the blockbuster names that are playingin the Lollapalooza. The lineup for the three-day music festival was leaked by Jim DeRogatis in April, much to the dismay of organizer Perry Farrell. The Raconteurs, Bloc Party, Cat Power, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Kid Sister, Girl Talk, Mates of State, G. Love and Special Sauce, the Black Keys, Broken Social Scene, Kid Sister, the Cool Kids, Blues Traveler, Jamie Lidell, Battles, Office, Grizzly Bear and Go! Team were also leaked as performers on Friday. Organizers have also announced that Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Dierks Bentley, Okkervil River, Amadou and Mariam, John Butler Trio, CSS, Battles, Jamie Lidell and Butch Walker will play too.Other names announced that were not on April’s leaked line-up include Duffy, Mates Of State, Spank

Nas' Untitled Album Tops Billboard 200, Dethrones Lil Wayne

Posted on 7/31/2008 @ 6:43 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Nas' latest album tops this week's Billboard 200, dethroning Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III," according to Nielsen SoundScan on Wednesday. Nas' untitled albumsold 187,000 copies in its opening week, giving the Queens rapper his fifth No. 1 album. His last album, "Hip Hop Is Dead," also debuted at No. 1 but sold 354,000 over Christmas week. Meanwhile, after three non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, "Tha Carter III" slips to No. 2 with 105,000 copies sold. The Decca soundtrack to "Mamma Mia!," the musical starring Meryl Streep, climbed from No. 7 to No. 3, selling 91,000 copiesassales boosted afterthe movie was released Friday. The film "Mamma Mia!" had the highest opening weekend for a musical in movie history. Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" slips fromsecond to fourth with 90,000, while the Jonas Brothers-led soundtrack to Disney's "Camp Rock" descends fromthird to fifthwith 78,000. For more Music News, please go to http://news.yourfindit.com/NewsList.aspx?cat=16&wcat=12 About

Dr. Dre Expects Highly-Anticipated "Detox" Release in Nov./Dec.

Posted on 7/31/2008 @ 6:43 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Dr. Dre's highly-anticipated album "Detox" is slated for a release date in "November or December", according to USA Today. In his first interview in months, Dr. Dre gave an update on his "phantom" album that has been expected for years. "I'm just now -- over the last couple of months -- starting to feel that it's going to be right and it's something I can be proud of, and everybody is going to love it," Dr. Dre told USA Today. "In a perfect world, I'm shooting for a November or December release." Dr. Dre was particularly excited about the drums on the album, most of which came from live performance. "We have an entirely new thing going with the drums that's incredible, and we're still developing that," he said. Despite the anticipation, Dr. Dre said that he doesn't focus on the sales or hype, but the music. "I just make the music feel the way I want it to feel and I don't put it out until I'm totally happy with it," said Dr. Dre, 43. "Then it does what it does." Dr. Dre, the CEO of Aftermath

50:50 Shot Talks About the Band with Rebecca Firth at YourFindit

Posted on 7/31/2008 @ 6:42 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Austin Benedict, Ryan Barker and Chris Gold of 50:50 Shot spoke with Rebecca Firth from YourFindit about the band, their latest projects and upcoming gigs in an audio interview. Having recently organized a large concert event at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia, and performing at a ska festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, the band had a lot to talk about. To hear 50:50 Shot’s audio interview with Rebecca Firth visit: http://community.yourfindit.com/Interview.aspx?mediaid=198&profid=621 50:50 Shot, named after a band member’s chances of hooking up with a girl, was created after the fall out of Chris Gold’s band almost five years ago. Heavily influenced by good friends the Taj Motel Trio, 50:50’s music is rock with a heavy ska influence. With a strong interest in ska music, 50:50 bassist Austin Benedict organized the first annual Mass Ska Raid at Atlanta’s The Masquerade this year. The show went down on Friday, July 18 and proved to be a successful event. Partly for curiosity and partly for hope,

Khia Edgerton, Baltimore's DJ K-Swift, Dies After Pool Accident

Posted on 7/31/2008 @ 6:42 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Khia Edgerton, Baltimore's 92Q Jams radio DJ K-Swift, has died after sustaining a head injury in a swimming pool accident. Edgerton was 27 years old. Edgerton was taken to Baltimore's Good Samaritan Hospital, where she was pronounced dead Monday morning. Edgerton, better known to fans in Baltimore as "K-Swift,"began DJing at the age of 11after being influenced by Cocoa Channel and Jazzy Joyce.At age 18, Edgerton wasoffered an internship at Radio One of Baltimore's 92Q Jams, the city's top hip-hop radio station. Since then,"K-Swift" hasbecome one of the biggest DJs in Baltimore while working for 92Q Jams. Once she became a full time DJ with92Q,she began taking over the night show from 6-10 p.m.with her co-host Reggie Reg. The show became the top night radio show in Baltimore. In addition,K-Swift, Baltimore's only female DJ, rose to Female Mix Show Coordinator at 92Q Jams, becomingthe only female in the country to hold the title. "K-Swift" is a memberof two well-respected DJ cliques,Violator All Star DJ

YourFindit Wants to Know: Is There a Market for Ska Music?

Posted on 7/17/2008 @ 2:03 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

The Masquerade on North Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia will be holding their first annual Mass Ska Raid on Friday, July 18 at 3:00 pm. The concert will feature twenty local and regional bands playing over seven hours worth of ska, punk, rock and reggae in an effort to amp up the ska music scene in Atlanta. YourFindit wants to know, is it worth the revival? Originated in the 1950’s from Jamaica, ska emerged as a mix of Caribbean mento, calypso, American jazz and rhythm and blues. Since then, the genre has experienced three movements, the last occurring in the 1980’s with the introduction of The Toasters. The third wave Ska movement reached its peak in the mid 1990’s with bands such as Sublime, Goldfinger, No Doubt, Reel Big Fish and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. YourFindit wants to talk to you, the audience and the fans, about ska and its impact on the music industry. Is ska really great or does it need to stay in the past? Let us know! Rebecca Firth of YourFindit will be discussing this tomorrow afternoon

Bob Dylan to Perform Live at the Constellations Brands Performing Arts Center in New York August 19

Posted on 7/11/2008 @ 1:48 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Bob Dylan, currently on his 2008 Tour, will be performing live at the Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua, New York on Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30 pm. He will play next at the National City Pavilion in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday, August 22.Born Robert Allen Zimmerman, Bob Dylan is a well k known American singer-songwriter, musician, disc jockey, poet and author. Being a major player within the music industry for five decades, Dylan’s most famous work came from the 1960’s, which includes “Blowin in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin.” Through his music Dylan became “an informal chronicler and a reluctant figurehead of American unrest.” (Wikipedia) Dylan’s most recent album, Modern Times, was released on August 29, 2006 and was named by Rolling Stone magazine as the Album of the Year. He recently was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for his “profound impact on popular music and American Culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” Find more

Brad Paisley to Perform Live the Sprint Center in Kansas City August 1

Posted on 7/11/2008 @ 1:48 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Brad Paisley will be performing live at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday, August 1 at 7:30 pm. He will play next at the Superpages.com Center in Dallas, Texas the following night. Brad Douglas Paisley is a Grammy Award winning American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. From the release of his album Who Needs Pictures in 1999, Paisley has recorded five studio albums and a Christmas compilation. All of his albums have been certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Twenty of his songs have gone on to hit the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, eleven of them reached number one. Brad Paisley albums include: Who Needs Pictures (1999) Part II (2001) Mud on the Tires (2003) Time Well Wasted (2005) Brad Paisley Christmas (2006) 5th Gear (2007) Find more Concerts or post your own events on YourFindit Events. YourFindit Community provides Musicians and Artists as well as Music Producers, Recording Studios, Venue Owners and

Judas Priest to Perform Live at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix August 28

Posted on 7/11/2008 @ 1:47 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Judas Priest will be performing live at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, August 28 at 5:30 pm. The band will play next at the Glen Helen Pavilion in Devore, California on Saturday, August 30. Formed in 1968, the heavy metal band, Judas Priest, was created in Birmingham by guitarist KK Downing and bassist Ian Hill. The original line consisted of Downing, Hill, Rob Halford (vocals) and Glenn Tipton (guitar). They are considered as a major influence of the heavy metal music scene earning them their nick name as the “Metal Gods.” Judas Priest albums include: Rocka Rolla (1974) Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) Sin After Sing (1977) Stained Class (1978) Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather (1978) British Steel (1980) Point of Entry (1981) Screaming for Vengeance (1982) Defenders of the Faith (1984) Turbo (1986) Ram I Down (1988) Painkiller (1990) Jugulator (1997) Demolition (2001) Angel of Retribution (2005) Watch the Judas Priest Music Video for "Breaking the Law"

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to Play Live in Charlotte July 11

Posted on 7/9/2008 @ 8:23 PM in #Music by Brendan12 0 comments

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will appear at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday, July 11 at 7:30 pm. Petty and the Heartbreakers will play next at the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh, North Carolina the following night. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their first album in 1976 but did not gain recognition until 1977 after the re-release of the single “Breakdown,” which peaked at #40 on the charts in 78. The band followed the album with Your Gonna Get It!, featuring “I Need to Know” and “Listen to Her Heart” which later became the band’s first gold album. The band’s third album, Damn the Torpedoes quickly went platinum and featured the band’s breakthrough singes, “Don’t Do Me Like That and Refugee.” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are spending 2008 on their North American Tour performing at venues across the United States and Canada. Steve Windwood will open for every show. YourFindit Community provides Musicians and