Week 84 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, 28 votes were cast. Winning by only one vote, with 42% of the vote...

THE RIGHT COAST IS THE NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to The Right Coast on the win, and thanks to everyone who voted. The Right Coast will be featured on EdgeMusic starting now and ending on Saturday, September 5th. The new poll will be up shortly.

Final Results:

THE RIGHT COAST - 42.86%

Halestorm - 39.29%

innerpartysystem - 10.71%

Ween - 7.14%

Hall & Oates - 0%

Backstreet Boys on Chelsea Lately

Philly Phanatics III (Week 84)

This week's theme is Philly Phanatics III. This is the third time EdgeMusic has ever focused on the state of Pennsylvania. The first time was in October of 2008, where Strikes Again won the vote. The second time was in March of this year, and P!nk won the vote. This week, we have 5 new nominees from the state of Pennsylvania. The nominees are:

*The Right Coast (Lancaster) This is the second time they have received an EdgeMusic nomination.

*Ween (New Hope)

*innerpartysystem (Mohnton) This is the fourth time they have received an EdgeMusic nomination.

*Halestorm (Red Lion)

*Hall & Oates (Philadelphia)

EdgeMusic Artist of the Week Poll (Week 84)

This Week's Theme: Philly Phanatics III

Who should be the EdgeMusic Artist of the Week from August 30 - September 5?

The Right Coast
Ween
innerpartysystem
Halestorm
Hall & Oates

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Van Atta High "Afternoon Delight" Music Video

Def Leppard "Armageddon It" Live From New Orleans (08.18.2009)

Week 83 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, 174 votes were cast. Winning by only 64% of the vote...

CLEVERFORM IS THE NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Cleverform on the win, and thanks to everyone who voted. Cleverform will be featured on EdgeMusic starting now and ending on Saturday. The new poll will be up shortly.

Final Results:

CLEVERFORM - 64.94%

Colour Revolt - 18.97%

At Cliffs End - 12.64%

Wavorly - 2.3%

Fox Chase Drive - 1.15%

Def Leppard "Love Bites" Live From New Orleans (08.18.2009)

Def Leppard perform their only Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit "Love Bites" at the New Orleans Arena.

Def Leppard "Nine Lives" Live From New Orleans (08.18.2009)

Def Leppard (May 11 - 25, 2008) perform the first single released from their latest album "Songs From The Sparkle Lounge" at the New Orleans Arena.

Def Leppard "Animal" Live From New Orleans (08.18.2009)

Def Leppard perform their smash hit "Animal" from their classic album "Hysteria" at the New Orleans Arena.

Def Leppard "Rock Rock (Til You Drop)"/"Rocket" Live From New Orleans (08.18.2009)

Def Leppard (May 11 - 25, 2008) open their set at the New Orleans Arena on a stop in their 2009 summer tour. This video features the first two songs they performed: "Rock Rock ('Til You Drop)" from their 26 year old album "Pyromania", and "Rocket" from their blockbuster "Hysteria".

Backstreet Boys "Straight Through My Heart" Single On iTunes

The Backstreet Boys (May 4 - 11, 2008) have released a new song titled "Straight Through My Heart". It is the first single off their upcoming seventh album, "This Is Us", which hits stores October 6th. The song is produced by RedOne, who produced Lady GaGa's music, as well as the New Kids on the Block (July 20 - 27, 2008) comeback album "The Block". They have been back so many times now since 2005. This is their third comeback, but this time, it's for the radio stations. This song is a dance-pop track that reflects their previous dance hits. The only question is if it will become a hit. You can buy "Straight Through My Heart" on iTunes right now.

Five Times August Achieve $20,000!

Our second ever Artist of the Week, Five Times August (November 11 - 18, 2007), had annouced a month ago that Brad Skitsmas (the only person in the band) needs $20,000 raised in order to release his next album. The deadline was Midnight August 16th. With 4 hours left to go, Brad has crossed the $20,000 mark. I was afraid that he would never cross it, but he was able to do it with hours left to spare. Thank you, fans of Five Times August, for allowing the band to continue doing music without a major label. Now, "Life As A Song" will be released on October 13th.

Mississippi Queen (Week 83)

Okay, the nominees have been selected, the new poll has been created, and the vote is now open. Here's the lowdown on this week's EdgeMusic Artist of the Week contest.

This week, the theme is "Mississippi Queen". Mississippi became the 20th state to be admitted into the United States on December 10th, 1817. It is currently the 31st most popular state and the 32nd largest state in area. The capital and the most popular city is Jackson, Mississippi. Mississippi is known for the Mississippi River, where it takes its name from.

Musicians from the state's Delta region have been significant in the Blues genre. The genre began to rise during Reconstruction and has been the origin of many Blues artists. Also, its significance in American music as a whole is recognized as well. Its most famous music native is Elvis Presley (today is the 32nd anniversary of his death). He was born in Tupelo, and he had gone on to crossover in the 1950s and popularize the rock n' roll genre. Other natives in music are Tammy Wynette, Bo Diddley, Britney Spears (NOTE: KENTWOOD, LOUISIANA DOESN'T HAVE ANY HOSPITALS), Brandy Norwood, Ray J, LeAnn Rimes, Jimmy Buffett, Faith Hill, and B.B. King.

This week's contest is between 5 bands from the state of Mississippi. The nominees are:

*Colour Revolt (Oxford)

*Fox Chase Drive (Jackson)

*Wavorly (Tupelo)

*Cleverform (Jackson)

*At Cliffs End (Jackson)

Those are your nominees this week. You can vote on either this website (poll listed below), or you can vote on our MySpace profile. Voting ends Saturday night at 11 PM Eastern. Results announced at Midnight.

EdgeMusic Artist of the Week Poll (Week 83)

This Week's Theme: Mississippi Queen

Who should be the EdgeMusic Artist of the Week from August 23 - 30?

Colour Revolt
Fox Chase Drive
Wavorly
Cleverform
At Cliffs End

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Week 82 Results

Okay, the poll has been closed, and the results have been tallied. It's time to find out who won last week's contest.

Last week, 85 votes have been cast. Winning by 58% of the vote...

STAGGERFORD IS OUR NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Staggerford on the win, and thanks to everyone who voted. Staggerford will be featured on EdgeMusic starting now and ending on Saturday, August 22nd. The new poll will be up shortly.

Final Results:

STAGGERFORD - 58.82%

Learning to Fall - 22.35%

Go Crash Audio - 11.76%

311 - 7.06%

For Against - 0%

Elliott Yamin's New Single "Cant Keep On Loving You"

This week's EdgeMusic Artist of the Week, Elliott Yamin, has announced his second single off of his latest album "Fight For Love". The song is called "Can't Keep On Loving You (From A Distance)". It was released to radio stations this past Monday, so call whatever stations have it and request for the song.

Day 6 Of Voting

Today is the sixth day in our Omaha Beef contest. Tomorrow is the last day to vote. You are picking who you want to see on EdgeMusic next week. The nominees are 311, Go Crash Audio, Staggerford, For Against, and Learning to Fall. Voting ends tomorrow at 11 PM Eastern.

EdgeMusic Artist of the Week Poll (Week 82)

This Week's Theme: Omaha Beef

Who should be the EdgeMusic Artist of the Week from August 16 - 23?

311
Go Crash Audio
Staggerford
For Against
Learning To Fall

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Teen Choice 2009 Winners

Since we have a loyal fanbase of teenagers, we knew one of our EdgeMusic alums would win in this year's Teen Choice 2009 Awards. We basically know our fans, and 3 of our EdgeMusic alums had won at least one Teen Choice Award (in which the trophy is an actual surfboard). These are the categories our alums took an award home in:

Choice TV Breakout Show: JONAS (starring the Jonas Brothers)

Choice TV Actor Comedy: Jonas Brothers "JONAS"

Choice TV Breakout Star Female: Demi Lovato "Sonny With A Chance"

Choice Music Breakout Artist: David Archuleta

Choice Music Love Song: David Archuleta "Crush"

Choice Music Tour: Demi Lovato and David Archuleta (which we went to see last month)

Choice Music Summer Song: Jonas Brothers "Before the Storm"

Choice Red Carpet Icon Male: Jonas Brothers

In total, our alums have taken home 10 Teen Choice Awards. EDGEMUSIC VICTORY!

Week 81 Winner

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, 669 votes were cast. And get this: only three votes separate the top two vote-getters. Winning by only 47% of the vote...

ELLIOTT YAMIN IS THE EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Omaha Beef (Week 82)

EdgeMusic Artist of the Week Poll (Week 82)

This Week's Theme: Omaha Beef

Who should be the EdgeMusic Artist of the Week from August 16 - 23?

311
Go Crash Audio
Staggerford
For Against
Learning To Fall

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Demi Lovato Does Okay In Second Week. Ashley Tisdale Starts Out Rough.

This week's Billboard charts were released yesterday. While we knew Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) wasn't gonna keep the #1 slot again on the Billboard 200, "Here We Go Again" has a decent decline to #8 with 39,000 copies, which is a 64% decline. The album has sold 146,000 copies so far, so it might be here for a while. Fabolous took the top spot, by the way.

However, it wasn't a good start for Ashley Tisdale (June 21 - 28, 2009). Her second album "Guilty Pleasure" debuts at #12 with 25,000 copies. It's bad enough her movie "Aliens in the Attic" did mediocre in its opening weekend, but the album doesn't do better than "Headstrong" in its opening week back in 2007. That album debuted at #4 with 64,000 copies. It wasn't Ashley's fault or anything. The promotion was all good except for the first single. She may need to release "Masquerade" or "Hot Mess" as a single very soon, because "It's Alright, It's OK" is not going to help her out unless the payola kicks in.

The Third Results From Week 80

Okay, today is Tuesday, August 4th, 2009. That means it's time to announce another winner from last week's Lollapalooza II contest. So far, we have featured Manchester Orchestra and Cage the Elephant on EdgeMusic. Now, we will announce the third of our seven winners this week. This poll pulled in 14 votes. Winning with 78% of the vote...

PASSION PIT IS ONE OF OUR EDGEMUSIC ARTISTS OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Second Results From Week 80

How about we announce some more winners? Today is Monday August 3rd, so it's time to announce our second winner. We already have announced that Manchester Orchestra is the winner from the first poll. Now this poll was between Ben Folds, Santigold, Kaiser Chiefs, The Gaslight Anthem, and Cage the Elephant. This poll pulled in 24 votes. Winning by only 83% of the vote...

CAGE THE ELEPHANT IS ONE OF OUR EDGEMUSIC ARTISTS OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The First Results From Week 80

Okay, the polls have been closed, and the votes have been tallied. We will now beginning the winners of all of last week's contest. One winner will be announced every day this week. Today, we will announce the winner of the first poll, which was between Gomez, Manchester Orchestra, Deerhunter, Of Montreal, and Vampire Weekend. This poll saw 12 votes cast. After receiving 41% of the vote...

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA IS OUR FIRST EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Manchester Orchestra on the win, and thanks to those who voted them one of our Artists of the Week. They will be featured throughout the week starting now and ending on Saturday. The next winner will be announced tomorrow. In the meantime, the new poll is up right now.

Final Results:

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA - 41.97%

Gomez - 33.33%

Vampire Weekend - 25%

Deerhunter - 0%

Of Montreal - 0%

Meet Virginia II (Week 81)

Okay, the new nominees have been selected, the new poll has been created, and the vote is now open.

EdgeMusic Artist of the Week Poll (Week 81)

This Week's Theme: Meet Virginia II

Who should be the EdgeMusic Artist of the Week from August 9 - 16?

Parachute
Jason Mraz
Elliott Yamin
My Favorite Highway
Dave Matthews Band

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