V V Brown has already ignited TV screens with performances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ellen, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Rachael Ray. Her smash single “Shark in the Water” from her debut Travelling Like the Light is being spun on over 90 pop and adult stations nationally, having just entered the Adult…
Month: May 2010
BACHMAN & TURNER RELEASE NEW SONG AFTER 20 YEARS
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After many years of gentle prodding by music fans and industry aficionados, Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, two giants of rock n’ roll, are finally back together as Bachman & Turner after being apart for over 20 years. The group is giving away the first track “Rock n’ Roll is the Only Way Out” on…
CLAY AIKEN COMES FULL CIRCLE WITH ALBUM OF TIMELESS CLASSICS
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Clay Aiken has never sounded more at home than he does singing the lushly arranged classics on his fifth studio album Tried and True – the international pop phenomenon’s first album for Decca Records. Showcasing Aiken’s powerful voice and considerable interpretive gifts, the new CD is comprised of songs from the ’50s and ’60s that…
THE VILLIANS PREVIEW NEW SONG “LET’S FORGET ABOUT IT TONIGHT”
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Atlanta rock band The Villains and its six (Magno, Dan Call, Sean McNally, Michael Wilkes, Jimmy James Schmitt, and Alan Schaefer) members have had a rich history of writing, recording and touring. Now, following the self-release of the band’s debut album this past February, The Villains have just announced that they have signed with New…
SHANE HARPER OFFERS “JUST FRIENDS” FREE VIA BANDCAMP
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Committed to enhancing his musical career on many levels, Shane is currently recording an EP of new songs, working with industry hit-maker Adam Anders of AMI Records, the renowned musical producer for the hit TV show, Glee. Shane’s debut album has release date planned for this summer. Writing and creating his own music and lyrics,…
JUDSON CLAIBORNE “MOONRAKER” VIDEO
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“Moonraker” is a demonstration in isolation. Directed by mixed-media artist Japeth Mennes, the vibe constantly shifts from an eerie and unsettling darkness to kaleidoscopic bursts, leaving you with a quick glimpse of your surroundings followed by the warm glow of a secret message. In the end, you’re left to your own devices.
LADY GAGA SELLS OUT AROUND THE GLOBE WITH HER 2010 MONSTER BALL TOUR
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Lady Gaga has captivated audiences around the globe with her stunning international smash, The Monster Ball tour. In 2010 the tour has taken her throughout Europe to rave reviews everywhere she stops, with North American dates set to begin on June 28th, 2010. With the majority of North American dates already sold out, Lady…
KEANE ANNOUNCE HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
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Celebrated UK trio KEANE will embark on a headlining US tour this summer in support of their new album Night Train, out tomorrow on Cherrytree/Interscope Records. The tour kicks off July 20th in Oakland, CA and sees the band traveling across the country, wrapping up August 11th in Minneapolis. Tickets go on sale…
SHAKIRA SELLSOUT LOS ANGELES STAPLESCENTER IN 24 HOURS
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Grammy Award winning superstar Shakira sells out the Staples Center in just 24 hours, her first Los Angeles show in more than 4 years. A second Los Angeles area show has been scheduled in Anaheim on October 25th at the Honda Center along with 6 additional dates for the Live Nation produced tour including…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, MAY 10th, 2010
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JUSTIN BIEBER ON OPRAH Justin Bieber will perform on The Oprah Winfrey Show tomorrow. The 16-year-old will sing his song “Baby” and he will sit down with Oprah for an interview. JUSTIN BIEBER RECORDING IN NEW YORK CITY According to the New York Post, Justin Bieber will be recording his next album in…
JEZDA KNOWS HOW TO GET STOLI SHAKIN’ & GROOVIN’
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Is the weekend already over? I am so glad that we are featuring an artist that I know will get us dancing and shaking our head because I need to get moving. Coming out of Hollywood, CA is a young woman that can do it all from making beats to dancing to rhyming. I caught…
TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL ANNOUNCE “NASHVILLE RISING”
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On Tuesday, June 22nd, the Music City community will unite to assist victims of the floods that ravaged Nashville and Middle Tennessee NASHVILLE RISING: A see earlier this month. “Benefit Concert for Flood Recovery,” will take place at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. It will feature performances by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, who are spearheading the…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 7th, 2010
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USHER SCORES NINTH NUMBER ONE SINGLE After scoring big on the U-K charts last week, Usher’s new “OMG” single has given the singer his ninth number one song. SingersRoom.com reports the will.i.am-produced track tops this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart, following in the footsteps of Usher’s other smash hits including, “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home),” “Lil…
WILSON PHILLIPS REUNITE TO RELEASE THEIR FIRST EVER CHRISTMAS ALBUM
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One of the best selling female groups of all time, Wilson Phillips is back together and releasing their first ever Christmas album “WILSON PHILLIPS CHRISTMAS IN HARMONY” this October 2010 on Sony MASTERWORKS / DRW Entertainment. The award-winning trio consisting of Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson will be reuniting with their original music…
LIVE 2 CD SET FROM THE INDIGO GIRLS AVAILABLE JUNE 29TH
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Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers celebrate their long-standing passion for live performances on their upcoming release, Staring Down the Brilliant Dream on IG Recordings/Vanguard Records. Available on June 29th, the two-disc CD features 31 songs, each hand-selected by the Grammy-winning duo to capture the most memorable moments of their 2006-2009 shows.…
FRANCES ANCHETA OFFERS “ON AND ON AND ON” MP3 VIA ‘NOW WE’RE HERE’
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Frances is a Filipina American singer/songwriter and guitarist based in San Francisco, California. She performs mostly acoustic solo gigs, but occasionally performs with backup musicians.
22-20s ‘SHAKE/SHIVER/MOAN’ OUT JUNE 22
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Having just introduced their “brand new smoking great material” (Back Beat, Seattle) to North American audiences on a recent tour with Band of Skulls and the Whigs, 22-20s have confirmed another slew of dates that will take them through the June 22 release of their first album for tbd records, Shake/Shiver/Moan. The dates kick off…
BRUNO MARS DEBUTS “IT’S BETTER IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND” PLAYER
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Bruno Mars has helped B.O.B with his hit, ‘Nothin On You’ but he is not stopping there. Check out four new songs from Bruno Mars from his upcoming EP. The EP will be out May 11th.
CHARICE ROLLS OUT DEBUT CD
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Red hot new singing sensation Charice who celebrates her 18th birthday on May 10th is giving fans a reason to celebrate also with the release of her highly anticipated self titled debut album scheduled for release the very next day. Also, on the May 11th release day, Charice will perform on The Oprah Winfrey…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 6th, 2010
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B.o.B DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE! Atlanta rapper B.o.B bows at number one on the Billboard album chart this week with his debut, The Adventures of Bobby Ray, selling 84-thousand copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan. It marks the first time a solo male artist has earned a number album on the…
LIGHTS OVER PARIS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “TURN OFF THE LIGHTS”
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Lights Over Paris dropped its first EP, Turn Off The Lights EP on April 13, 2010 on Type One Records/Digital Records. With musical influences ranging from AC/DC and Oingo Boingo, Kanye West and Lady Gaga to Blink 182 and Green Day, Lights Over Paris is not limited to one particular genre.
BUILT TO SPILL CONFIRM DATES WITH KINGS OF LEON THIS SUMMER
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Boise, Idaho’s Built to Spill, one of modern rock’s most endearing and enduring iconic rock mainstays, have confirmed a string of shows with Kings of Leon which begin in Chula Vista, CA on July 9 and end in Bristow, VT on Aug.7. Additional headline dates will also be announced shortly. Built to Spill will…
AIR SUPPLY RETURNS TO BILLBOARD’S AC CHART
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Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, better known to millions of fans throughout the world as Air Supply, may still sing their signature song “All Out Of Love”–but the hits just keep on coming! The legendary pop duo celebrates today’s (May 4) release of Mumbo Jumbo–their first album of original material in eight years–and the ongoing…
NEW BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ALBUM TITLE/RELEASE
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Berserkers of the universe, the wait will soon come to an end: the new BLS opus will drop in less than four months now. Black Label Society’s brand new album is officially confirmed for an August 10th North American release date. ORDER OF THE BLACK will feature Black Label at its best with…
STRAIGHT NO CHASER ANNOUNCES FALL TOUR AS NEARLY-SOLD OUT SPRING TOUR
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ATCO/Atlantic recording group Straight No Chaser announced today plans for their 2010 fall tour. Kicking off September 17 in Jacksonville, OR, the three-month-long trek winds through North America, culminating in a December 23 show in Melbourne, FL. Current dates are listed below and more will be added over the next several months. Straight No…
TRAE THA TRUTH TAKES ON RADIO ONE / VIDEO
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Houston rapper “Trae Tha Truth” (nee Frasier Thompson) will be holding a press conference at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Harris County Civil Courthouse, 201 Caroline, Houston, Texas, to announce the filing of a lawsuit in the 189th District Court of Harris County Texas against Radio One Inc., which…
MAR KZ HITS THE STATES FOR 2010 TOUR
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Get ready for the Canadian rock trio, MAR KZ, as they roll up to a city near you! If you’re on the east coast or in the Midwest, then you should do everything in your power to check out this rock-solid band. The US tour will consist of seven cities/seven venues/seven nights starting…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th, 2010
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USHER & B.o.B TOP ITUNES CHART Usher’s “OMG” featuring will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas tops the iTunes singles download chart this week. Last week’s number one, B.o.B’s “Nothin’ On You” featuring Bruno Mars, falls to number six, while his latest single, “Airplanes” featuring Paramore’s Hayley Williams, remains at number two. Taio Cruz’s…
NEW CORNERSHOP VIDEO FOR “OPERATION PUSHâ€
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Cornershop reveals a new conceptual video for “Operation Push” from the internationally acclaimed album Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast, which was released on April 20, 2010 in North America through their label, Ample Play.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: BRISCO FT. LIL WAYNE “ON THE WALL”
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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! BRISCO FT. LIL WAYNE “ON THE WALL”:…
Martinez FX, Self-Titled
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Are you ready for a wild dance record for 2010 & beyond? If you answered yes, then Martinez FX is your guy. Techno & electro are displayed in flying colors on this new album. You’re also getting doses of alternative, electro-rock and shoegaze. Overall, Martinez FX has put together groupings of…
GARY WRIGHT OFFERS ‘CONNECTED’ AUDIO PLAYER
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Anchored by a lifetime of songcraft and production know-how, synthesizer-pioneer Gary Wright will release CONNECTED on June 8th, his first pop-rock album in over 20 years. This bold new album is an inspirational journey that instills Wright’s self-realized world-unifying vision with the magical transcendence of his all-time classic hits “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive”…
ELOGY NEW VIDEO “BEAUTIFUL”
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LA-based Elogy has just released a new video for their focus track “Beautiful.” Evoking bands like Coldplay or Muse, Elogy is pleased to be releasing their debut albm “One” on its own dime and without the assistance of a major label, continuing its tradition of working completely independently.
JORDIN SPARKS MAKES BROADWAY DEBUT
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The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomes 19 Recordings/Jive Records platinum recording artist and 2007 “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks as Broadway’s new Nina Rosario. Making her Broadway debut in In The Heights Thursday, August 19, 2010, 20 year old Jordin Sparks will play a limited 12 week engagement…
SONS OF SYLVIA AI VIDEO
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For those who missed country/pop crossover sensation Sons of Sylvia on last week’s American Idol – or for any fans that would like an encore – a video of their buzz-worthy performance of single “Love Left to Lose” is up on YouTube. [youtube oJoVv8RBvt0 nolink]
Christopher Hawley Rollers, Comes Around Again
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The Christopher Hawley Rollers are a band you find in a juke joint on the side of Route 62, letting the dust come in and coating bar top, boots and guitar fret boards; playin’ crowd-pleasers ‘til sunrise and going home with enough money in the pocket to come back next week. At least, that’s the…
‘ALTAMONT NOW’ TRAILER
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A comedic slice of Indie Rock Apocalypse, Altamont Now is a biting satire of how the “alternative” youth culture of America lifts its rebellion from the past. It’s the 30th anniversary of the Rolling Stones’ disastrous concert at Altamont.
SKOPE TV PHONER FEAT MARCUS J AUSTIN
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On April 30th we got a call at Skope HQ from an up and coming musician by the name of Marcus J Austin. Marcus is a musician that transcends genres and is the whole package. After hearing his hit single “Back Home” we knew we had to have this young talent on Skope TV to…
TAKING BACK SUNDAY ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR DATES
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Warner Bros Records artists Taking Back Sunday have announced a handful of summer tour dates. The six shows kick off at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ on June 22nd and will take the band through New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The dates mark the first time the New York…
DEFTONES TO STREAM LIVE PERFORMANCE ON USTREAM MAY 4, 2010
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Premier hard rock icons, DEFTONES celebrate the release of their brand new studio album DIAMOND EYES, released today May 4, 2010, by performing a special, sold out, fan only intimate club show in Dallas, TX. For those of us who cannot attend this show, DEFTONES invite you to be part of a special hour-long…
