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RONNIE SPECTOR CELEBRATES HER ‘BEST CHRISTMAS EVER’

Rolling Stone calls her “the original bad girl of rock,” but this year Ronnie Spector has been very nice. The iconic singer who has influenced generations of musicians from the Beatles and Brian Wilson, to Patti Smith and the Ramones, through to Amy Winehouse and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, – and recorded some of the…

R&B SOUL SINGER LYFE JENNINGS SENTENCED TO SERVE 3 1/2 YEARS IN JAIL

On September 22, 2010, just a few weeks after releasing what he has called his “final” studio album, I Still Believe, platinum-R&B-soul-crooner Lyfe Jennings was sentenced by Cobb County Superior Court Judge, Lark Ingram, in Marietta, Georgia to serve 3 1/2 years in jail for his role in a 2008 domestic dispute. In court, Lyfe…

CHAUNCEY MOORE SHOWS REAL TALENT STILL LIVES IN BOSTON

Now that was a great weekend! I really do not feel like ending it so I brought in an amazing guest who has got just what Stoli needs to keep it moving into the week. Allow me to introduce a soul singer named Chauncey Moore who is currently residing in Boston, MA. I got hip…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 2010

EXCLUSIVE BRITNEY SPEARS GLEE CLIP Britney Spears has posted an exclusive clip from her episode of Glee on her web site. The short video features a performance of Brit’s song “Me Against The Music.”   You can see Britney’s Glee episode tomorrow night at 8 PM Eastern on FOX.   In the meantime, check out…

JEFFREY JAMES ALLOWS STOLI TO PREMIERE HIS NEW VIDEO

We made it to the weekend, I am thrilled! It was a long week but I have got the perfect guest to have on in the background as I relax in the yard with the grill cooking and some Bud Light & Bushmills. The timing here could not be more perfect to introduce Jeffrey James.…

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM

The wait for new original music from platinum-selling rock band My Chemical Romance is over. MCR have announced that Reprise Records will release their highly anticipated fourth studio album, entitled Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, on November 22nd, 2010. New Warner Bros. Records Chairman Rob Cavallo, who produced MCR’s platinum-selling album…

NEW SOUNDTRACK WIDGET FOR NEW MOVIE

It’s Kind of a Funny Story, in theatres October 8th, boasts a score by Broken Social Scene and a great soundtrack. We’re excited to let you know that Focus Features has created two embeddable soundtrack widgets that stream 3 songs from the film! This week, stream “Smash it Up” by The Damned, “The Ills” by…

SKILLET GOES GOLD WITH “AWAKE”

In a fast and furious 10 months, AWAKE, the latest album from Atlantic recording group SKILLET, has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000.   The album — which includes two Active Rock radio blockbusters in the top 5 hit, “Monster,” and the top 12 smash, “Hero” — continues to…

MONSTA SCORES WITH “LONG BEACH RAISED ME” VIDEO

Raised in the city of Long Beach, CA, a city made famous by Snoop Dogg for it’s gang violence and constant street warfare, Samoan rapper and nephew to Boo Yaa Tribe, who first gave America’s South Pacific residents the pride to express themselves musically, comes Monsta.

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2010

LADY GAGA: PRESIDENT? Could Lady Gaga become President of the United States?   According to British paper the Daily Star, a professional handicapper in England has set the odds at 100 to 1 on the pop star one day becoming Commander in Chief after her efforts to repeal the U-S military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell…

SKOPE TV PHONER FEAT KAFANI

There was an east coast / west coast connection last week when Skope TV got on the line with Kafani. Kafani aka “Da Ice King” made a grip when he put out the hit “Fast” in 2007. After a few years of touring & guest appearances Kafani is back with new music & videos that…

Shapes and Sizes, Candle To Your Eyes

After two scattered and at times, unlistenable previous releases, Montreal’s (By way of Victoria) Shapes and Sizes have finally managed to find their groove as a cohesive and timely act. It’s no small feat for this four-piece to nail that cohesive groove, seeing as how it’s damn near impossible to classify this eclectic release. It…

RACHEL FLEISCHER DIRECTS THE NEW ARIANA DELAWARI VIDEO

“We Came Home” is an uncomplicated yet moving video that will leave you in awe. It starts off black and white with the video spanning the skyline and waterfront of none other than New York City. A brilliantly lit Ariana Delawari then takes center stage in front of her grand, open piano, reflecting back on…

BOOYAH’S SOCIAL APP NIGHTCLUB CITY AND ICONIC ROCK BAND KISS JOIN FORCES

In a music event that will mark the first time a band of historic magnitude has streamed a free concert to millions through a social game, KISS (www.KISSonline.com) will broadcast their final North American date of their hugely-successful 2010 Hottest Show on Earth concert tour live in Booyah’s Nightclub City (http://apps.facebook.com/nightclubcity), a wildly-popular, music-centric social…

Nathan Sexton, Grave

Nathan Sexton is a special kind of artist when it comes to songwriting and performing.   Sexton puts everything he has into each song as he hopes to connect with the audience on a highly personal level.   Nathan searches high and low on Grave as he digs deep to find out what we’re all…

JIVE RECORDS PRESENTS BLACK DUB / AUDIO

Black Dub, the enigmatically eclectic new quartet helmed by acclaimed guitarist and Grammy award-winning producer Daniel Lanois, hit the road this November in support of their self titled debut album. The tour will kick off November 15th in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club and finish up in Minneapolis on November 24th.

AARON LEWIS ANNOUNCES SOLO ACOUSTIC TOUR

Aaron Lewis, the acclaimed frontman for Atlantic recording group Staind, has announced details of his upcoming solo acoustic tour.   The dates begin October 7th at Boston’s House of Blues and then continue through early November.   A committed philanthropist as well as an unstoppable road warrior, Lewis is also poised to embark on an…

CEE LO GREEN RESPONDS TO HUGE POPULAR DEMAND

Responding to massive popular demand, Elektra recording artist Cee Lo Green has moved up the release of his hugely anticipated new solo album.   “THE LADY KILLER” — which includes the blockbuster first single, “F**k You” — will now arrive in stores and at all online retailers on November 9th. Green will herald the album’s…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2010

SELENA GOMEZ RELEASES A YEAR WITHOUT RAIN Yesterday, Selena Gomez released her new album, A Year Without Rain.   The Disney star explained the title of her album was born from the song of the same name.   See Selena Gomez’s video for “A Year Without Rain” here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uPvX2te0I LADY GAGA’S SPEECH! As we previously…

JIMI HENDRIX ‘THE GUITAR HERO’ TRAILER

Image Entertainment is proud to release Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero, now available on DVD. Needing no introduction, Jimi Hendrix is world renowned for changing the landscape of rock & roll and revolutionizing the way a guitar is played. Narrated by Slash and with interviews from such rock legends as Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Crosby,…

VANITY THEFT VIDEO “LIMB FROM LIMB”

Five years ago the girls of Vanity Theft were high schoolers in Dayton, Ohio itching to do something more with their free time after school, so like many kids across the country, they started a band. What set them apart from the other teenagers they knew rocking in their parents’ basement is that they knew…

INSANE CLOWN POSSE UNVEIL VIDEO FOR “JUGGALO ISLAND”

The duo of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, otherwise known as Insane Clown Posse, have recently unveiled a new video for the song “Juggalo Island.” The song comes off of the bands 2009 album Bang Pow Boom. The video features footage from this years recent Gathering Of The Juggalos as well as a special…

ZOE SCOTT NEW SINGLE “HARD HABIT” AUDIO

High in the leafy enclave of L.A.’s Laurel Canyon, in a rainbow hued bungalow dubbed “The Happy House,” Zoe Scott creates unabashedly autobiographical songs of love, hope, and empowerment. “Each of these songs signifies a little victory in my own personal development,” Zoe says about the tracks on her new CD, Woman on Top. “Whatever…

FREE DOWNLOAD OF WHITE NOISE SOUND’S NEW SONG “SUNSET”

WHITE NOISE SOUND is the eponymous debut from the Swansea / Cardiff, Wales-based sextet. Completed with the help of Pete Kember (Spacemen 3, Spectrum and E.A.R) and magician Cian Ciaran (Super Furry Animals), the album is the realization of a band conjuring their own particular wall-of-sound – at once relentlessly pulsating and blissed-out.

MCR RELEASE TRAILER TO NEW ALBUM

My Chemical Romance have just launched an ambitious and eye-exploding official trailer for their album “Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys” coming soon   featuring a taste of the new music! [youtube 63lyA42Y6ug nolink]

SOUNDGARDEN REVEAL NEW VIDEO FOR “BLACK RAIN”

Soundgarden have just released their first new music video in over 10 years for the song “Black Rain,” which is available on the upcoming career retrospective album Telephantasm, in-stores 9/28. The sci-fi leaning animated video was directed by Brendan Small, creator of the animated metal show, Metalocalypse.

SKOPE / SERJ TANKIAN RECORDING STUDIO CONTEST

In anticipation of the release of Serj Tankian’s sophomore studio album Imperfect Harmonies on September 21st, Serj Tankian is giving you the chance to win two huge prize packs! One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a recording software bundle of AmpliTube iRig/ AmpliTube Fender/ Miroslav Philharmonik plus the T-RackS 3 Mastering Software, an Epiphone…

TRIPLE CROWN SIGN MOVING MOUNTAINS

Triple Crown Records is excited to announce the singing of Purchase, NY natives Moving Mountains. Front-man Gregory Dunn (guitar/vocals) — rounded out by Nicholas Pizzolato (drums), Mitchell Lee (bass), and Frank Graniero (guitar/vocals) — has confirmed the rumors and is pleased to report the good news: “We know it’s been a little quiet in the…

BUDDY GUY NEW SINGLE “STAY AROUND A LITTLE LONGER”

Five time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Buddy Guy, will release his new album, Living Proof on October 26th.   His 11th Silvertone/Jive studio release marks an historic first as it brings together the incomparable B.B. King and Guy on the introspective and moving lead single, “Stay Around a Little…

KATY PERRY DUET WITH ELMO

Hot on the heels of her # 1 album debut, Katy Perry stopped by Sesame Street to play dress up with Elmo.   Watch the ultimate California girl get stuck in a game of tag and sing a new rendition of “Hot N’ Cold” with America’s favorite furry friend.   [youtube JXiFsB4SYlc nolink]

PS I Love You, Meet Me At The Muster Station

OK. Let’s get over the obvious: this fuzzed-out duo out of Kingston, Ontario have the worst possible for their band. Even if Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler hadn’t teamed up to melt hearts on film, it’d still be a wretched name. There’s no doubt that the band has faced pressure to change their name. Yet…

AVRIL LAVIGNE DOES GOOD FOR THE KIDS

Avril Lavigne, award-winning singer/songwriter and philanthropist, announced today the creation of The Avril Lavigne Foundation. The Avril Lavigne Foundation will partner with leading charitable organizations to design and deliver programs, raise awareness and mobilize support for children and youth with disabilities and serious illnesses. “I have spent the last six months figuring out how to…

SCISSOR SISTERS WILL JOIN LADY GAGA ON 2011 MONSTER BALL TOUR

Scissor Sisters will be joining Lady Gaga on the early 2011 run of her Monster Ball World Tour, beginning with the February 19th show at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ and including two consecutive nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden Arena (February 21st & 22nd) and shows in numerous other…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, 2010

LADY GAGA TO MAKE BEST ALBUM YET! RWD magazine reports Lady Gaga’s next studio album, titled Born This Way, is guaranteed to include some of the best work she’s ever created. The “Alejandro” star recently surprised Beyonce with some of the finished material. Bee asked her “Telephone” collaborator, “’Where the f**k do you get these…

SKOPE SPONSORS WHITMAN, MA AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS

For the fourth consecutive year, Skope Entertainment Inc will be sponsoring the 7th Annual Korean War Remembrance Ride. The ride will be held on September 19, 2010. The American Legion Riders is a non-profit organization that rides to raise public awareness of Veterans.   Donations to benefit the Veterans at the Brockton VA. Skope CEO…