Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Boys Like Girls "Love Drunk"
We now have the first single from the new album by Boys Like Girls (January 6 - 13, 2008). "Love Drunk" is the title track of their long awaited follow-up to their self-titled debut in 2006. The new album will be released on September 8th. This new song is just as good as their biggest song "The Great Escape". You can buy it right now on iTunes. We would have posted up a link to the song from something like zShare or Mediafire, but we're not illegal music pirates.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Demi Lovato's New Music Video For "Here We Go Again"
Two days until I get to hear this live in Lafayette, Louisiana!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Vanguard Records
Okay, the nominees have been selected, the new poll has been created, and the vote is now open. Here is the lowdown on this week's EdgeMusic Artist of the Week poll.
Who should be the EdgeMusic Artist of the Week from July 5 - 12?
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EdgeMusic Artist of the Week Poll (Week 76)
This Week's Theme: Vanguard RecordsWho should be the EdgeMusic Artist of the Week from July 5 - 12?
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Week 75 Results
Okay, the poll has been closed, and the votes are tallied. It's time to reveal who won last week's contest.
It was a close vote. Two artists tied for second, and one other artist beat them both by one vote. After receiving 28% of the 63 votes cast...
CARTEL IS THE NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations to Cartel on the win, and thanks to everyone who voted. Cartel will be featured on EdgeMusic from now until Saturday July 4th. The new poll will be up shortly.
Final Results:
CARTEL - 28.57%
Collective Soul - 26.98%
Manchester Orchestra - 26.98%
Holiday Parade - 17.46%
Kanye West - 0%
It was a close vote. Two artists tied for second, and one other artist beat them both by one vote. After receiving 28% of the 63 votes cast...
CARTEL IS THE NEW EDGEMUSIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations to Cartel on the win, and thanks to everyone who voted. Cartel will be featured on EdgeMusic from now until Saturday July 4th. The new poll will be up shortly.
Final Results:
CARTEL - 28.57%
Collective Soul - 26.98%
Manchester Orchestra - 26.98%
Holiday Parade - 17.46%
Kanye West - 0%
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Both Our Artists of the Week & Demi Lovato Release New Singles
It was an interesting week for EdgeMusic on iTunes. This past Sunday, we name Ashley Tisdale and KSM our EdgeMusic Artists of the Week after tying for 1st place. This past Tuesday, both of them have released new singles on iTunes. Ashley Tisdale released a song called "Overrated", which is off her upcoming album "Guilty Pleasure". iTunes is apparently counting down to the album release by releasing a song off her album every 2 weeks leading up to the week her album drops. They already have "It's Alright, It's OK" and "Masquerade" out. On July 7th, they will release "What If", and "Acting Out" will be out July 21st. This song isn't as good as "Masquerade", but it's a lot better than her 1st single "It's Alright, It's OK". Definitely check it out.
KSM released a song called "I Want You To Want Me". As we count down to seeing them Wednesday with David Archuleta and Demi Lovato, they cover a song from Cheap Trick, who we'll also see when they open up for Def Leppard (May 11 - 25, 2008) on August 18th. The song will be featured in the upcoming ABC Family show "10 Things I Hate About You". It certainly sounds better than all the 89 covers of this song.
Also this past week, Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) also released her 1st single "Here We Go Again", the title track on her upcoming second album. This is the only song on the album that Demi Lovato has not written, as she wrote all the rest. Whatever the acoustic rock style that will be displayed on her new album sounds like, we're glad there's at least one song that keeps the sound from her superior debut album, "Don't Forget". Buy it on iTunes, and request it on the radio so that it does good on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was #23 on the iTunes 100 Songs until Michael Jackson's death resurged song downloads and took over the chart. It's at #45 right now, but it could still debut good, since the Billboard Hot 100 doesn't allow old songs to re-chart.
KSM released a song called "I Want You To Want Me". As we count down to seeing them Wednesday with David Archuleta and Demi Lovato, they cover a song from Cheap Trick, who we'll also see when they open up for Def Leppard (May 11 - 25, 2008) on August 18th. The song will be featured in the upcoming ABC Family show "10 Things I Hate About You". It certainly sounds better than all the 89 covers of this song.
Also this past week, Demi Lovato (April 26 - May 3, 2009) also released her 1st single "Here We Go Again", the title track on her upcoming second album. This is the only song on the album that Demi Lovato has not written, as she wrote all the rest. Whatever the acoustic rock style that will be displayed on her new album sounds like, we're glad there's at least one song that keeps the sound from her superior debut album, "Don't Forget". Buy it on iTunes, and request it on the radio so that it does good on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was #23 on the iTunes 100 Songs until Michael Jackson's death resurged song downloads and took over the chart. It's at #45 right now, but it could still debut good, since the Billboard Hot 100 doesn't allow old songs to re-chart.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Paying My Respects To Michael Jackson
Although I grew distant from his music over the past few years, I will always remember the brief time that I considered Michael Jackson better than any other artist. It was back in 2001, when I was actually watching specials about him on VH1, and I was drawn to the song "Black or White". I remember seeing the video for "Thriller" back in 1998, and it scared me back then to the point that I didn't know if it was a good idea to like this guy. But I actually watched his videos when I was younger, although I had no memory of them at the time. I knew that my mom was a giant fan of him. If you played "Ben" during a game of "Name That Tune", she'd guess it instantly. Then in August 2001, I bought my first Michael Jackson album, "Dangerous". I remembered listening to "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "Jam", and "Who Is It" simultaneously, and I sought out to catch up on Michael Jackson's career.
I recorded his final music video "You Rock My World" when it premiered on VH1, and I was tuning into this channel to get a better feel for his music, which got me into seeing videos for "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", and "Billie Jean". I also got around watching the "Thriller" video, and I even got to see a 40 minute long version of the "Smooth Criminal" video. VH1 helped me a lot on liking Michael Jackson's music. I remember turning it on there every time that they aired the miniseries on the Jacksons.
On the day that his final album "Invincible" was released, I got in my mom's car and finding that she got it for me while I was at school. Then, the peak of my Michael Jackson obsession came in Halloween 2001 when I dressed up as Michael Jackson. I had no idea who to dress up as for that Halloween until I came across a mask listed as "Plastic Man". I instantly identified that it was the white skinned Michael Jackson. So I came up with a combination of white shirts and black pants to resemble the 90s style of Jackson. I didn't have a glove that had the diamonds on them, but I did have a black glove, because I knew it was something useful. I had a good time playing that character.
My Michael Jackson obsession came and happened so fast that I caught up with Michael Jackson's chronology by the time that he started dangling his son, doing a bizarre special for ABC, and getting tried for child molestation again. After a while, I fell out of my interest for Michael Jackson. Not because of his behavior. It's because I didn't find anything relevant about his music anymore at the time. Also, I felt that his career has been responsible for the careers of many rap, hip-hop, and R&B singers that I did not like. I was in a stage that I kept labeling him into my least favorite genre of all time.
But looking back on it yesterday, I figured out that even though he was a soul singer from the beginning, there was a reason that he was the "King of Pop". He actually crossed over into the unlikeliest genres that would suit him. That's why the "Thriller" album is the best-selling album ever because he made the pure pop sound blend in and work well. He was willing to cross over into pop and even rock music, as evidenced by "Beat It". It became clear to me why these R&B/Hip-Hop amateurs like Chris Brown, Rihanna, and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em weren't selling albums as Michael Jackson would. They have really contributed to the decline of the music industry and even the US economy because of one factor: they were failing to sell music using the sound that was only made for one musician. They can get far in this business by doing that, but they know that they'll be considered as D-list celebrities compared to him. Usher could have even been listed as an opening act for Michael Jackson if the concerts in London had ever happened.
Few artists have achieve the success that Michael Jackson had who wanted to be artists like him. Only Justin Timberlake, my real favorite singer, has come close to being like him, and I hope he never goes down the way he did. Britney Spears was a reflection of Michael Jackson's career. She had the same career success as him and the same scrutiny as him. But at least she still has a shot at longevity as of right now. But more importantly, they had put themselves in a different league and leaders of their own generation. For that, Britney and Justin are the exception, and everyone else is the rule. It's tough nowadays in this music industry to sell records like him. They have a legacy to live up to and a career too extreme to top.
He has shaped up this entertainment lifestyle to the way it is. From the music to the television (particularly MTV). Even the media paparazzi had been impacted by him. In these times, we see TMZ, US Weekly, and OK Magazine becoming street smart when it came to digging up the dirt in this business. They wouldn't be this notorious without scrutinizing Britney, Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, and Paris Hilton until there's nothing left of them. But no one got it worse than the guy they dubbed "Wacko Jacko". When someone has become the most successful person in entertainment, the media is ready to strike. They probably started when his head got burned while shooting the Pepsi commercial in 1984, which could be an appropriate start to his mid-life crisis. Then they went even further and harsher when Michael changed skin color, opened up Neverland, and got married twice. Michael unfortunately fell for their tricks like a chump. That's probably how his career declined in the first place, because he was trying to honor every command that came his way while trying to enjoy life for himself on his own.
Michael became just another person that passed before their time, and it always happens to the more successful and more talented stars. Those careers give you every reason to go down the path that they took, and they give you every reason to avoid the path that they took. Michael was different, because he held on longer than anyone expected. It made people believe that he could defy the odds again and continue to make music. It's tough to balance the things you like and hate about being a celebrity, and it has to take a lot of skill, faith, and patience to do that. Michael has been able to try to shut out scrutiny to his best abilities to work on what he does best and was able to become one of the biggest celebrities of all time. He has succeeded in what most of the other celebrites can't accomplish as high as he did, and I thank him for what he offered.
I recorded his final music video "You Rock My World" when it premiered on VH1, and I was tuning into this channel to get a better feel for his music, which got me into seeing videos for "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", and "Billie Jean". I also got around watching the "Thriller" video, and I even got to see a 40 minute long version of the "Smooth Criminal" video. VH1 helped me a lot on liking Michael Jackson's music. I remember turning it on there every time that they aired the miniseries on the Jacksons.
On the day that his final album "Invincible" was released, I got in my mom's car and finding that she got it for me while I was at school. Then, the peak of my Michael Jackson obsession came in Halloween 2001 when I dressed up as Michael Jackson. I had no idea who to dress up as for that Halloween until I came across a mask listed as "Plastic Man". I instantly identified that it was the white skinned Michael Jackson. So I came up with a combination of white shirts and black pants to resemble the 90s style of Jackson. I didn't have a glove that had the diamonds on them, but I did have a black glove, because I knew it was something useful. I had a good time playing that character.
My Michael Jackson obsession came and happened so fast that I caught up with Michael Jackson's chronology by the time that he started dangling his son, doing a bizarre special for ABC, and getting tried for child molestation again. After a while, I fell out of my interest for Michael Jackson. Not because of his behavior. It's because I didn't find anything relevant about his music anymore at the time. Also, I felt that his career has been responsible for the careers of many rap, hip-hop, and R&B singers that I did not like. I was in a stage that I kept labeling him into my least favorite genre of all time.
But looking back on it yesterday, I figured out that even though he was a soul singer from the beginning, there was a reason that he was the "King of Pop". He actually crossed over into the unlikeliest genres that would suit him. That's why the "Thriller" album is the best-selling album ever because he made the pure pop sound blend in and work well. He was willing to cross over into pop and even rock music, as evidenced by "Beat It". It became clear to me why these R&B/Hip-Hop amateurs like Chris Brown, Rihanna, and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em weren't selling albums as Michael Jackson would. They have really contributed to the decline of the music industry and even the US economy because of one factor: they were failing to sell music using the sound that was only made for one musician. They can get far in this business by doing that, but they know that they'll be considered as D-list celebrities compared to him. Usher could have even been listed as an opening act for Michael Jackson if the concerts in London had ever happened.
Few artists have achieve the success that Michael Jackson had who wanted to be artists like him. Only Justin Timberlake, my real favorite singer, has come close to being like him, and I hope he never goes down the way he did. Britney Spears was a reflection of Michael Jackson's career. She had the same career success as him and the same scrutiny as him. But at least she still has a shot at longevity as of right now. But more importantly, they had put themselves in a different league and leaders of their own generation. For that, Britney and Justin are the exception, and everyone else is the rule. It's tough nowadays in this music industry to sell records like him. They have a legacy to live up to and a career too extreme to top.
He has shaped up this entertainment lifestyle to the way it is. From the music to the television (particularly MTV). Even the media paparazzi had been impacted by him. In these times, we see TMZ, US Weekly, and OK Magazine becoming street smart when it came to digging up the dirt in this business. They wouldn't be this notorious without scrutinizing Britney, Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, and Paris Hilton until there's nothing left of them. But no one got it worse than the guy they dubbed "Wacko Jacko". When someone has become the most successful person in entertainment, the media is ready to strike. They probably started when his head got burned while shooting the Pepsi commercial in 1984, which could be an appropriate start to his mid-life crisis. Then they went even further and harsher when Michael changed skin color, opened up Neverland, and got married twice. Michael unfortunately fell for their tricks like a chump. That's probably how his career declined in the first place, because he was trying to honor every command that came his way while trying to enjoy life for himself on his own.
Michael became just another person that passed before their time, and it always happens to the more successful and more talented stars. Those careers give you every reason to go down the path that they took, and they give you every reason to avoid the path that they took. Michael was different, because he held on longer than anyone expected. It made people believe that he could defy the odds again and continue to make music. It's tough to balance the things you like and hate about being a celebrity, and it has to take a lot of skill, faith, and patience to do that. Michael has been able to try to shut out scrutiny to his best abilities to work on what he does best and was able to become one of the biggest celebrities of all time. He has succeeded in what most of the other celebrites can't accomplish as high as he did, and I thank him for what he offered.
New Kids On The Block Pay Tribute To Michael Jackson
The New Kids on the Block (July 20 - 27, 2008) were discussed earlier about their feelings about the death of their idol, Michael Jackson. Last night, they found an opportunity during their concert in Detroit, Michigan to pay tribute to Michael Jackson. They sang a song from his earliest career as a member of the Jackson 5.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
EdgeMusic Alums Mourn Michael Jackson On Twitter Pt. 2
We continue covering all of the Twitter updates from our EdgeMusic alums mourning the loss of Michael Jackson. Almost everyone has been discussing it on here, so we had to do more than one article. This tweet comes from Varsity Fanclub (VARSITYFC):
"Sad day today :( please pray for Michael Jacksons family and children-VFC"
This next tweet comes from David Archuleta (DavidArchie):
"Ah, I can't get over MJ. I know everyone's talking about it but he deserves the respect. I hope people will appreciate what he's done."
This tweet comes from Jimmy Wayne (JimmyWayne):
"This is one of those days that we'll never forget..."
This next tweet comes from Demi Lovato (ddlovato). This tweet doesn't directly specify the death of Michael Jackson, but you can tell that she's referring to him, because she's combining her mourning for two celebrities since Farrah Fawcett also died yesterday:
"Such a sad day... My prayers are going out to all of the families who lost such inspiring people this week."
Diana DeGarmo (DianaDeGarmo) does her tweet the same way, mourning both Michael and Farrah's death as well as Ed McMahon's death earlier this week:
"i'm already all weepy from Ed Mcmahon, Farrah Fawcet, and MJ. i'm a hot mess right now!"
"Sad day today :( please pray for Michael Jacksons family and children-VFC"
This next tweet comes from David Archuleta (DavidArchie):
"Ah, I can't get over MJ. I know everyone's talking about it but he deserves the respect. I hope people will appreciate what he's done."
This tweet comes from Jimmy Wayne (JimmyWayne):
"This is one of those days that we'll never forget..."
This next tweet comes from Demi Lovato (ddlovato). This tweet doesn't directly specify the death of Michael Jackson, but you can tell that she's referring to him, because she's combining her mourning for two celebrities since Farrah Fawcett also died yesterday:
"Such a sad day... My prayers are going out to all of the families who lost such inspiring people this week."
Diana DeGarmo (DianaDeGarmo) does her tweet the same way, mourning both Michael and Farrah's death as well as Ed McMahon's death earlier this week:
"i'm already all weepy from Ed Mcmahon, Farrah Fawcet, and MJ. i'm a hot mess right now!"
EdgeMusic Alums Mourn Michael Jackson On Twitter
As most of you have heard, Michael Jackson passed away yesterday afternoon from cardiac arrest at age 50. He was found unconscious in Los Angeles, California and was pronounced dead on arrival. He has truly affected the way our celebrities made their paths. So it was easy for them to express their feelings on websites like Twitter, and when there's a celebrity mourning about it, there's an EdgeMusic alum mourning it. We collected the various Twitter comments from our alums. Here's a Tweet from one of this week's Artists of the Week, Ashley Tisdale (ashleytisdale):
"I have to say, the 6 of us from HSM were very lucky to have met such an amazing man. I will remember that moment forever. RIP Michael"
This one comes from the previous EdgeMusic winner, Wake the Light (wtlmusic):
"sad day my idol Micheal Jackson Dies today, on my birthday of all days :/ RIP"
This one comes from one of our winners from the Bamboozle week, Single File (singlefile):
"So long to the Elvis of our generation...we <3>RIP Michael Jackson. You will be missed and loved"
Also, New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg (DonnieWahlberg) tweeted about Michael Jackson 3 times:
"Detroit- Amazing! Hearing you all sing Man In The Mirror and I'll Be There brought tears to my eyes. As always you are the classiest fans."
"Life is so precious. So short. I've tried to live each day to the fullest during this journey. I thank you all for sharing it with me."
"This is as close as we came to sharing the stage with The King- Thank You for inspiring me Michael Jackson. Thank you for your gift to us."
This last tweet for this article, and there are more on the way, comes from Donnie's bandmate, Jonathan Knight (JonathanRKnight):
"This is as close as we came to sharing the stage with The King- Thank You for inspiring me Michael Jackson. Thank you for your gift to us."
"I have to say, the 6 of us from HSM were very lucky to have met such an amazing man. I will remember that moment forever. RIP Michael"
This one comes from the previous EdgeMusic winner, Wake the Light (wtlmusic):
"sad day my idol Micheal Jackson Dies today, on my birthday of all days :/ RIP"
This one comes from one of our winners from the Bamboozle week, Single File (singlefile):
"So long to the Elvis of our generation...we <3>RIP Michael Jackson. You will be missed and loved"
Also, New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg (DonnieWahlberg) tweeted about Michael Jackson 3 times:
"Detroit- Amazing! Hearing you all sing Man In The Mirror and I'll Be There brought tears to my eyes. As always you are the classiest fans."
"Life is so precious. So short. I've tried to live each day to the fullest during this journey. I thank you all for sharing it with me."
"This is as close as we came to sharing the stage with The King- Thank You for inspiring me Michael Jackson. Thank you for your gift to us."
This last tweet for this article, and there are more on the way, comes from Donnie's bandmate, Jonathan Knight (JonathanRKnight):
"This is as close as we came to sharing the stage with The King- Thank You for inspiring me Michael Jackson. Thank you for your gift to us."
Jonas Brothers Debut At #1
We did it again, people! Thanks to the JoBro fans, it's an EdgeMusic victory, as one of our own alumni top the Billboard 200 since their reign for the second time. The Jonas Brothers (August 31 - September 7, 2008) debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 with their fourth album "Lines, Vines, and Trying Times". The album sold 247,000 copies, which is less than half of their #1 debut last August with "A Little Bit Longer" with 525,000 copies, but what do you expect? The music industry has been suffering worse than the US economy, and it's been suffering longer than that.
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