Boys Like Girls "Love Drunk" Music Video Premiere

Ashley Tisdale "It's Alright, It's OK" Live on The View

Great performance of a weak single

She's Singing In The Rain. Just Singing In The Rain.

What a glorious feeling, her album's #1! Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) has just received the news that her album "Here We Go Again" has debuted at #! on the Billboard 200. In its first week, it sold 107,000 copies. That doesn't say much despite the current state of the music industry, but it performed better than her debut album "Don't Forget" in its first week last year, which debuted at #2 with 89,000 copies. More info on this story as it develops, but in the meantime, EDGEMUSIC VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ashley Tisdale "Guilty Pleasure" CD Review

Ashley Tisdale's first album "Headstrong" started off in a rough spot commercially. Either no one took the time to hear it, or Ashley (June 21 - 28, 2009) didn't take the time to promote it fully with shooting of "High School Musical 2" around that same time. Afterwards, she made up the rest of the promo duties in October of 2007. After earning a Gold certification at 471,000 copies sold, it didn't make a giant impact. But it wasn't a disaster like we quickly assumed considering that it sounded similar to the failed debut album that Diana DeGarmo (May 25 - June 1, 2008) put out.

Now in the year 2009, Ashley might have went to the same hairstylist that DeGarmo had and came out a brunette. But that's not her only change. Her second album "Guilty Pleasure" takes on the pop/rock sound with the electrorock subgenre, which was different from the first album. With the exception of the Timbaland-ish "Crank It Up", the entire album is jammed in the middle between the Hilary Duff/Lindsay Lohan teen rock from Disney's past and the Miley Cyrus/Selena Gomez electronic pop/rock from Disney's present.

The "High School Musical" breakout, whose vocals still aren't as powerful as Demi Lovato's (April 26 - May 3, 2009), sounds scattered on "It's Alright, It's OK". Limping from note to note to high note and sounding like Kidz Bop covering "So What" by Pink (March 1 - 8, 2009), the album's first single doesn't make a giant mistake like it wanted to. As much as she tries to show her growth, the vocals sound constrained, and the amazement is not there. Tisdale hasn't even gotten a handle on the slow ballads yet. On "What If", she struggles to shake off the Broadway pitch for "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi's soft tune. It comes across as an outtake from the "High School Musical 3" soundtrack as well as a sequel to the wobbly ballad "Unlove You" from her debut album.

When listening to the lyrics on "Hair", those who miss the blonde ambition she had with Sharpay Evans and Maddie from "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" will find it hard to endure through the full song. Also sounding like a bad pun, "Hot Mess" is a decent track, but considering what didn't impress already, the album could have been either summed up as a hot mess or made into a more appropriate title for this album until the rest of the album is played.

Listeners are prone to doubt the potential of Disney stars but have never counted out Ashley. As you listen to "Overrated" you can somehow identify it as a top 40 ready smash that would have made a better first single than "It's Alright, It's OK". Ashley could have also substituted in "Masquerade". This radio-friendly jam sounds pitchy when sung live, but it gives Ashley room to grow as a vocalist. She comes out swinging toward the end of the album with knockouts like "Me Without You" and "Switch".

In a typical discussion, Tisdale is often labeled as the fabricated Disney tycoon instantly, but Tisdale's showbiz record has less in common with everyone else than anyone takes the time to notice. While she had her first encounter with Disney at the regular starting age of 13, her first appearance in a Disney product was in the 1998 Pixar film "A Bug's Life". While every other Disney star was still a teenager at their breakthrough, Tisdale turned 21 when "High School Musical" took off. While all of her good Disney friends got record deals from Hollywood Records, Ashley made a bold decision by signing to Warner Bros. Records. It may not get her videos on YouTube due to the label's feud with that website, but they supported every decision Ashley went with. Most of these songs flow better than the first single, and she finishes this round feeling like a champion.

This review can also be read on my Rate Your Music profile (misterturk182)

Kelly Clarkson Hates "Already Gone"

Kelly Clarkson (March 8 - 15, 2009) is now releasing her third official single from her fourth album "All I Ever Wanted". Turns out, the song was the one she NEVER wanted: "Already Gone".

Week 79 Results

Okay, the poll has been closed, and the votes are now tallied up. It's time to reveal who won last week's poll.

Last week, 6 votes were cast. By a unanimous vote...

YOUR FAVORITE SCENE IS THE NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Your Favorite Scene on the win, and thanks to everyone who voted.

Okay, Demi. You Can Stop Crying Now.

Billboard has reported that Demi Lovato's current single "Here We Go Again" has finally broken into the top 40 tier of the Billboard Hot 100. The song debuted 4 weeks ago at #51. Last week, it was #66. This week, it has jumped 42 spots to #24! This is only the second top 40 hit to date by Demi (April 26 - May 3, 2009). Her first top 40 hit was "This is Me", which was the Camp Rock duet with Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers (August 31 - September 7, 2008). Two songs from her debut album have come so close to breaking into the top 40 (Get Back peaked at #43, and Don't Forget was right on the edge at#41). We're proud of Demi, and now she's not in danger of being discussed in one of VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonder countdowns.

Oh yeah, and if Demi still cries every now and then, we won't stop her. It's actually sweet.

Demi Lovato's new album "Here We Go Again" is out now. Buy it. Or else the cops will catch you.

Week 78 Results

Okay, the poll has been closed, and the votes have been counted. It's time to reveal who won last week's contest.

Last week, 264 votes were cast. After receiving over 85% of the vote...

JONAS SEES IN COLOR IS THE NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Jonas Sees in Color on the win, and thanks to everyone who voted. Jonas Sees in Color will be featured on EdgeMusic starting now and lasting all the way to Saturday, July 25th. The new poll will be up shortly.

Final Results:

JONAS SEES IN COLOR - 85.61%

The Fear of Falling - 8.33%

Belson - 4.17%

The Mile After - 1.52%

Rookie of the Year - 0.38%

First Class Fever Is On Indefinite Hiatus

First Class Fever (July 13 - 20, 2008) just announced a year after they have become an EdgeMusic winner that they are going on an indefinite hiatus. This was their explanation on their MySpace blog titled "Pew! Pew! LaZer... GONE! FCF on Hiatus.":

Hey everyone,

There comes a time in everyone's life where they need to take a step back, re-evaluate what they're doing, and make some hard decisions. We're are going to be calling it quits for awhile. There are plenty of reasons why we have made this decision, but the main thing is, there is only so much a band can take without going anywhere.

We want to thank everyone for the amazing memories:
Our first show ever at The Door, meeting our first fan mackenzie.
Plano Centre Shows
Warped Tour
Hitting no. 25 on TheDailyChorus.com's Top Unsigned List
Recording with Geoff Rockwell
Touring with our boys in The Rad and Select Start
and most importantly getting to meet all of our amazing fans and supporters.

John will be focusing on producing artists! You can listen to "NYC or Bust" and "Gossip Girl" on our myspace as examples of his work.

Andy and Eric will be returning to College to pursue degrees.

Dillon and Joe will be around so I'm sure you'll see them at shows and such.

No one is giving up on music so be on the look out for new projects!

We will be having a massive merch sale and if a band needs a trailer in great shape hit us up for pics and specs!

Much Love,
First Class Fever

If this is the last we hear from them, we thank them for what they've brought to EdgeMusic. We will always remember them.

Boys Like Girls Are No Longer One Hit Wonders!

Boys Like Girls (January 6 - 13, 2008) released their new single "Love Drunk" not too long ago. Last week, it premiered at #46, which disappointed us because when it came out, it was #2 on iTunes, and then it fell down several spots.

However, this week, the song has shot up to #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its second week! It was also recognized as the week's biggest sales gainer thanks to iTunes. The only prior time that they broke into the Top 40 was almost two years ago with their first-ever single "The Great Escape". Now the worst they can be considered is a two-hit wonder, which isn't as bad.

Do Care Bears On Fire Suck?

Care Bears on Fire were voted as one of seven EdgeMusic Artist of the Week, all of which were featured from April 26th - May 3rd of 2009. What we didn't know that Care Bears on Fire were getting ready to release a new album at the time, and that album is out today according to iTunes. We know their talent is there somewhere, we were disappointed with the album that they put out. A bunch of 16 year olds doing Punk Rock ala Ramones is the equivalent of 7 year olds doing rap music. It doesn't work that well. They have the iTunes feedback to prove it. The album holds a 2 STAR RATING AVERAGE. The reviews on there are extremely negative.

Care Bears on Fire had won their poll for a reason. Their fans believed that they have some kind of talent in their music. In my opinion, it's there somewhere. But they still need to go a long way to make the music they want to make. They should honestly go away for at least five years. Then people will buy their kind of punk music.

Diana DeGarmo Is Donning The Dreamcoat Again

Diana DeGarmo (May 25 - June 1, 2009) is enlisted for the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's upcoming production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream, which she did as a child in Georgia. DeGarmo will be the narrator, while another former American Idol finalist, Anthony Federov, will be Joseph. We are more than glad to see Diana in this new role, but I'm a little concerned. If Diana knew her recording career was still on the line, she would have known better than to not go back to play productions and Broadway musicals.

Week 77 Results

Okay, the poll has been closed, and the votes have been counted. It's time to reveal who won last week's contest.

Last week, 742 votes were cast last week. It's not larger than the last O! Canada poll we had where Rachel Ferguson won, which received over 22,000 votes. However, it was much worse during most of the week. During the first 5 days, we only had seven votes cast at the time. The last time I checked the results was Friday morning. So from that time to Saturday night, there was boost by 0ver 700 votes. That made us feel a lot better about the outcome. Plus, that is the usual amount of votes we get by our standards, which we hadn't seen in a month or two, so Canada didn't disappoint yet again. With that said, after receiving almost 70% of the vote...

AFTER THE ANTHEMS ARE OUR NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to After the Anthems on the win, and thanks to everyone who voted.

Final Results:

AFTER THE ANTHEMS - 69.95%



Anvil - 29.51%



Theory of a Deadman - 0.4%



Metric - 0.13%

Align Changes Their Name

Align (May 3 - 10, 2009) has made an announcement that their name will be changed to Winbourne. Align sounds like a better name, but we're sure that Winbourne will make more sense if they get famous. Go Winbourne!

O! Canada IV

We're not Canadian, but we need you all to sing the national anthem to Canada right now. Even if you're not from Canada:

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

I know it was uncalled for, but this is a special week for EdgeMusic, as this week's theme is dedicated to our favorite country of all time, Canada. This country has given us more EdgeMusic winners than any other foreign country.

Week 76 Results

Okay, the poll has been closed, and the votes have been counted. It's time to reveal who won last week's poll.

Last week, 81 votes have been counted. After receiving 58% of the vote...

THE ALTERNATE ROUTES ARE OUR NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Demi Lovato "Get Back" ENCORE Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) finishes off an incredible night with the last of her two encore songs. This was the first single off her debut album "Don't Forget" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Wanna know what my shriek was for at the end of the song? I had a dream one night that I was at a concert by AC/DC in a hotel, and Demi Lovato was the opening act. That combination sounds weirder in my dreams than on paper. I remember that I went into the theatre room right at the end of "Get Back" which was the last song, and I remembered that ending to turn out just like that. So I knew I had to attend this concert to make that dream a reality. I was grateful to got to this one-of-a-kind concert.

That's it for the videos, but I still have to put up photos. Once I gather all that up, I'll post them on here.

Demi Lovato "Don't Forget" ENCORE Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) performs the first of her two encore songs. This was her biggest hit off her debut album "Don't Forget" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE PATHETIC VOICE I HAD WHILE SINGING. I WAS TRYING TO SHOUT OUT THE LYRICS, AND I COULDN'T GET A GREAT YELLING VOICE OUT OF ME. MAYBE MY VOICE WENT OUT DURING THE CONCERT AFTER ALL THE YELLING I DID. I WASN'T TRYING TO SOUND LIKE THAT AS WELL. MY VOICE SOUNDS EVEN WORSE WHEN IT'S RECORDED.

I have to say that I felt more excited at this more than any other concert I've been to. Demi Lovato is my top celebrity crush right now, and I adore both her personality and music.

Demi Lovato "Here We Go Again" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) performs her new single off her upcoming album "Here We Go Again" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana. I recorded the entire performance sitting down so I can hide the camera, and it was tough getting shots of her, so I only aimed for the screen.

Demi Lovato "Stop The World" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) performs a new song titled "Stop The World" off her upcoming album "Here We Go Again" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana. This song feels reminescent of Michelle Branch's "Breathe", and I can imagine this on radio.

Demi Lovato "Solo" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) performs a new song titled "Solo" off her upcoming album "Here We Go Again" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana. This is a very great jam song. You can sing this in your convertible.

Demi Lovato "This Is Me" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) begins singing her song "This is Me" at the second verse, and she notices that something is wrong. So she brings up one of her fans on stage to sing her smash hit from the "Camp Rock" soundtrack on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana. Turns out her mother has a YouTube account and asks me to send her a copy of the file that I recorded it on for her child. All I need to know is what's her email address.

Demi Lovato "Catch Me" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato performs a new song titled "Catch Me" off of her upcoming album "Here We Go Again" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana. This song goes into most of the duration in a sweet, soothing acoustic melody, and then it kicks into hard time at the end, just like "Don't Forget". Well done, Demi.

Demi Lovato "Party" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato performs a song off of her debut album "Don't Forget" titled "Party" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana. Demi just equals love.

Demi Lovato "You Got Nothing On Me" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) introduces a new song off her upcoming album "Here We Go Again" called "You Got Nothing On Me" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana. The chorus was very fun to learn, and I'm interested to hear how she does it on the studio cut. Maybe this next album will be great also.

Demi Lovato "La La Land" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) starts off her set with the hit song "La La Land" on her summer tour in Lafayette, Louisiana. This is the eighth video we got from the Demi Lovato/David Archuleta/KSM concert in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it's the first we have of the main headliner, Demi. What a great way to start this set.

David Archuleta "Crush" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

David Archuleta (January 18 - 25, 2009) closes out his set with his smash hit "Crush" while opening for Demi Lovato on her summer tour. This is the last video we recorded of David Archuleta from the Demi Lovato/David Archuleta/KSM concert. Up next are the videos we have of the one and only Demi Lovato.

David Archuleta "Apologize" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

David Archuleta (January 18 - 25, 2009) does a cover of the smash hit "Apologize" by OneRepublic while opening for Demi Lovato on her summer tour.

David Archuleta "A Little Too Not Over You" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

David Archuleta (07.01.2009) sings one of his singles off his self-titled debut album while opening for Demi Lovato on her summer tour.

David Archuleta "My Hands" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

David Archuleta (January 18 - 25, 2009) sung a song off of his self-titled debut album while opening for Demi Lovato on her summer tour.

David Archuleta "Touch My Hand" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

David Archuleta (January 18 - 25, 2009) started out his set with his current single "Touch My Hand" while opening for Demi Lovato on her summer tour. This is the third video we got from the Demi Lovato/David Archuleta/KSM concert in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it's the first we got of David Archuleta.

KSM "Distracted" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

KSM (June 21 - 28, 2009) close out their set with the song "Distracted" while opening for Demi Lovato on her summer tour. This is the last video we got of KSM last night during the Demi Lovato/David Archuleta/KSM concert. Up next are the videos we got of David Archuleta.

KSM "I Want You To Want Me" Live From Lafayette (07.01.2009)

KSM (June 21 - 28, 2009) start the night off with a cover of the famous Cheap Trick song "I Want You To Want Me", which will be featured on the new ABC Family show "10 Things I Hate About You", while opening up for Demi Lovato's summer tour. This is the first video from the Demi Lovato/David Archuleta/KSM concert in Lafayette, Louisiana. More videos are on the way.

The Mission District's New Video For "So Over You"

The Mission District - So Over You from Fiona Byers on Vimeo.

Our good friends from The Mission District (March 16 - 23, 2008) have a new music video out for their first single "So Over You". The single will be released on August 10th through EMI.

Kevin Jonas Is Engaged

Kevin Jonas, the oldest of the Jonas Brothers (August 31 - September 7, 2009), is now engaged

AOL Music's Video of the Day: Matt Wertz "Everything's Right"

Teen Choice 2009 Nominations

EdgeMusic's creator, Turk182, has registered to vote on the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, and he can reveal to you who is up for a nomination within our EdgeMusic alumni. Even if none of them win, there's still reason to watch, as the Jonas Brothers (August 31 - September 7, 2008) are hosting this event. Here's what we have for our nominees:

Ashley Tisdale (June 21 - 28, 2009) is nominated one time in the Movie Actress: Music/Dance category for her role in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year". The movie is also nominated for Movie: Music/Dance and Music Album Soundtrack.

Kelly Clarkson (March 8 - 15, 2009) is nominated only one time in Music: Single for "My Life Would Suck Without You".

Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) is nominated two times (ONLY TWO TIMES? WHAT GIVES?) She has a nomination in Other Stuff Red Carpet Icon - Female, a nomination for TV: Breakout Star Female, and a nomination for Music Tour. My bad. That's really THREE NOMINATIONS, which isn't that bad.

David Archuleta (January 18 - 25, 2009) is nominated three times. He received a nomination in Music: Breakout Artist, a nomination in Music: Love Song for "Crush", and a nomination in Music Tour as an opening act for Demi Lovato.

The Jonas Brothers are nominated in Movie: Music/Dance for their 3D concert film, a nomination in Other Stuff Male Hottie (not that I'd vote in that category), a nomination in Other Stuff Red Carpet Icon - Male, a nomination in TV Actor: Comedy for their TV show "JONAS", a nomination for TV: Breakout Show for "JONAS", a nomination is Music: Love Song for "Lovebug", a nomination in Music Album Soundtrack for their 3D concert film, a nomination in Music Tour, and a nomination in Music Album Group for "Lines, Vines, and Trying Times", which got knocked out of the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 today by fellow nominee, The Black Eyed Peas.

The Teen Choice Awards air August 10th on FOX.