Janet Jackson is gearing up to release a greatest hits collection titled Number Ones. The two-disc album will feature Janet’s new song, “Make Me,” and will include guest appearances from her late brother Michael Jackson, Nelly, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes. Fans can get their copy on November 17th.

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Owl City have announced 2010 tour dates.   The outing kicks off January 21st at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Missouri and wraps on Valentine’s Day at the University of Maryland.     The band just finished their first trek to China and Japan and will be heading to Europe with Cobra Starship after…

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According to the U-K’s The Sun, Whitney Houston is looking to play five arena dates overseas beginning on April 8th at Manchester’s MEN Arena. The singer said in a statement, this will be her “first full tour since 1999” and she “cannot wait to perform songs from my new album, along with favorites.” In addition,…

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Katy Perry’s MTV Unplugged will arrive in stores on November 17th. The CD and DVD set features Perry’s Unplugged show, which was recorded back on July 22nd.   The episode features Perry performing her hits like “I Kissed a Girl,” “Waking Up in Vegas,” “Hot N Cold,” a cover of Fountains of Wayne’s “Hackensack” and…

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Kyp Malone’s acclaimed new solo project Rain Machine is currently on tour getting rave reviews. Known for his work fronting celebrated Brooklyn art-dance ensemble TV on Radio, Malone’s new endeavor is a boundary pushing yet soulful amalgamation of musical styles crystallized by his distinctive and provocative lyrical imagery and voice. Rain Machine Dates (with The…

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Bremerton, WA’s punk trio MxPx will be embarking on an International tour to Japan and Malaysia, but with a slight twist.   An MxPx All-Star line-up has been announced featuring MxPx lead vocalist and bassist Mike Herrera along with Kris Roe of The Ataris on guitar and Chris Wilson of The Summer Obsession on drums.…

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For an Israeli-born band plying their own aggressive rock subgenre, known as psy-trance, Infected Mushroom look an awful lot like mainstream artists these days. In fact, they’ve infiltrated the retail, new media and culinary worlds simultaneously. For one thing, their latest album, Legend of the Black Shawarma (Perfecto Records), has broken into the Billboard Top…

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San Francisco-based rock band NOVA announced today that they are embarking on a 30-city, nationwide fall tour that will kick off in their hometown on October 7, 2009 at The Red Devil Lounge.   Best known for their heavy, atmospheric and ever-shifting rock anthems, the band has become nationally known for their energetic live shows.…

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Brooklyn, NY heavy psych rock trio NAAM has completed work on its debut album.   The fast-rising buzz band will drop the self-titled Naam on October 20, 2009 via NYC’s Tee Pee Records.     A taste of what NAAM’s debut holds in store can be sampled now as the brand new song “Icy Row”…

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With all the excitement around Hot Chelle Rae’s debut release of “Lovesick Electric” on October 27th, www.friendsorenemies.com has a surprise for everyone. The site will be revealing the album cover for Lovesick Electric, piece by piece over the next couple days. The first person to fit them together, and leave a comment with the right…

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Phish’s fall tour will kick off at Detroit’s Cobo Arena on November 18th. It will include three shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden (December 2, 3 & 4) and conclude at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA on December 5th. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on October 23rd…

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Victory Records newcomer, DESTROPHY will be heading out on an October tour with Type-O Negative in support of their self-titled label debut, out October 27th.   The tour kicks off at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey on October 16th and rounds up October 31st at Harpo’s in Detriot, Michigan. DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:…

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The spectacular debut album that launched Sheryl Crow into rock music consciousness has been expanded both musically and visually for the 2CD/1DVD Tuesday Night Music Club — Deluxe Edition (A&M/UMe), released November 17, 2009.   Along with the original 1993 album, the package adds a second CD containing B-sides, rarities and out-takes, as well as…

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OUR LADY PEACE–Raine Maida (vocalist), Duncan Coutts (bass), Jeremy Taggart (drums), Steve Mazur (guitar)–will be kicking off a U.S. headlining tour starting October 19 in Solana Beach, CA to promote their seventh studio album, BURN BURN, which was released July 21 via Coalition Entertainment (Records) through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group.   While the…

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On September 30th, Linkin Park hosted a GRAMMY Soundchecks event in which they invited students from Southern California to a recording studio where they held a Q&A session. The band used their latest single, “New Divide,” as an example of how they craft their songs. For more information on upcoming GRAMMY Soundchecks, head to GRAMMY.com.…

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Wooha.com reports LL Cool J’s new NCIS: Los Angeles show is CBS’ number one program of the year. Even though the series has only aired three episodes, it has already attracted over 17-million viewers for each showing. Congrats!

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Keane is set to rerelease their hit 2004 album Hopes and Fears.   It’s a two—disc deluxe edition and in addition to the original effort, it will feature rare material including B-sides and recordings from the band’s earliest sessions.   It’s due out on November 17th.   Learn more about Hope and Fears — Deluxe…

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Brandi Carlile has a fan in Train frontman Pat Monahan.   Pat took to his Twitter account to write about the singer-songwriter’s new album, Give Up The Ghost, saying that he was “about to go get it” and that he recommends “you do too.”   Train’s new record, Save Me, San Francisco, comes out on…

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Taylor Swift is extending her Fearless tour with new concert dates through June 2010. Tickets will go on sale later this month with prices starting at 25-dollars.   Taylor will begin the 2010 itinerary with five Australian shows in February, before beginning a North American tour with 37 headlining dates in 29 cities.   For…

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Enter Shikari has just released a video that captures the band performing their hit song “Zzzonked” from their debut album Common Dreads. The recently shot video directed by Bob Harlow and produced by Stitchthat was created with an extremely small budget and showcases the band at their finest. Check out the video here and head…

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Primary Wave Music Publishing has entered in to a recording deal, alongside a publishing agreement, with Stillwater, Oklahoma based quartet Taddy Porter.   Primary Wave Music Publishing CEO Larry Mestel shared, “Simply stated, we love this band.   While we have purposely stayed out of the record business for the past three years, Taddy Porter’s…

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“In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina” is a concert hosted by the President and Mrs. Obama on the South Lawn of the White House that will be broadcast by PBS.   The sixty-minute program, to be taped live by WETA Washington, D.C., on October 13, will celebrate Hispanic musical heritage and airs on…

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