GAGA RELEASES COUNTRY VERSION OF “BORN THIS WAY” Lady Gaga has released a country version of her hit single “Born This Way.” According to NME.com, “The track strips the single of its electronics and disco beats and replaces them with slide guitar and mouth organ.” It was produced by Gaga and Fernando Garibay,…
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METALLICA WARNS THEIR FANS TO BEWARE OF THE FRONT ROW
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Metallica announced that all announcements made on their behalf via Writers Group Film Corp. and their subsidiary Front Row Networks, Inc. are false. Writers Group issued a press release on March 22, 2011 announcing “the acquisition of several hours of unique Metallica 3D & 2D concert video footage for distribution.” “Metallica owns and…
“FOO FIGHTERS BACK AND FORTH” DOCUMENTARY FILM PREMIERE
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“Back and Forth” chronicles the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters: from the band’s very first songs created as cassette demos Dave Grohl recorded during his tenure as Nirvana’s drummer, through its ascent to their Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, arena and stadium headlining status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. [youtube zBArTIXhUcg…
COMPLETE RE-DESIGN & RE-LAUNCH OF ASTRALWERKS.COM
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Astralwerks Records is proud to announce the re-design and re-launch of Astralwerks.com today. With its simple, clean, intuitive design, the website will give fans a reason to come back to the site time and time again to discover new music, participate in exciting contests, and access music news and videos from their favorite Astralwerks…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 25th, 2011
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LADY GAGA STILL NUMBER ONE WITH “BORN THIS WAY” Lady Gaga holds on to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for her sixth straight week with “Born This Way.” Katy Perry’s “E.T.” featuring Kanye West climbs one spot to number two, Rihanna’s “S&M” climbs one notch to number three, Cee-Lo Green’s…
THE BOXING LESSON NEW VIDEO “THREE”
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The Boxing Lesson just released a new fun music video for our song “three” from Fur State. It’s our first non-animated video in a few years. It’s an upbeat electronic number and the video shows us running around Austin dressed as cats having fun with acoustic guitars, synthesizers and tambourines. [youtube IEN7kwRJxgU nolink] http://theboxinglesson.bandcamp.com
THE MAINE ANNOUNCE NATIONWIDE CO-HEADLINING TOUR WITH AUGUSTUANA
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Fresh from a sold-out European tour, Sire/Action Theory Records artists The Maine will be hitting the road with Augustana. The nationwide co-headlining run, presented by LG, kicks off May 12th in Dallas, TX and runs through June 18th in their hometown of Phoenix, AZ. Austin Gibbs will support. The five-piece is touring in support of…
SICK OF SARAH ALBUM SURPASSES 1 MILLION DOWNLOADS
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BitTorrent Inc., a leading innovator creating advanced technologies to efficiently move large files across the Internet, today announced that Sick of Sarah’s album “2205” has been downloaded over one million times since launch on February 15, according to trackers set up to monitor the album’s proliferation through the BitTorrent community. As of 5 p.m. March…
BRIDGE NINE UNVEILS DIGITAL MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
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Bridge Nine Records announced today that their new “premium” account is LIVE now! Members of the label’s social networking community, TheB9.com, can now access Bridge Nine’s entire catalog (100+ albums, new and old), have their own URL on TheB9.com, make playlists, hide/show users and features, and much more for the low cost of only…
KELLY PRICE SET TO RELEASE NEW R&B ALBUM
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As Kelly Price gears up to release her sixth album, KELLY, on May 3, 2011, she is enjoying the growing success of her recently released single, “Not My Daddy.” The new single, which debuted at #20 last week on iTunes, features production and vocals by Mint Condition’s Stokley Williams and is sizzling at radio, approaching…
TEDDYBEARS TO RELEASE ‘DEVIL’S MUSIC’ JUNE 21st
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Devil’s Music is homage to the music Teddybears love by artists like Kraftwerk, The Ramones, and Public Enemy- not decidedly one genre but many. While some songs on the album speak to one’s pop sensibilities, as on “Cardiac Arrest” featuring Robyn, the album walks a fine line that few dare. Here we see Teddybears pulling…
BEN HARPER’S OFFERS “ROCK N’ ROLL IS FREE” FREE
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“Rock N’ Roll Is Free,” the first single from Ben Harper’s upcoming album, Give Till It’s Gone, is currently Starbucks’ “Pick of the Week.” Beginning March 29th, Harper will be giving away a free download of the track at his website (www.BenHarper.com) for a limited time. The commercial single, video and ringtone for “Rock N’…
BIFFY CLYRO JOIN FOO FIGHTERS ON SPRING TOUR
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Breakthrough band Biffy Clyro will be hitting the road with Foo Fighters for a portion of their spring tour. The string of dates, which kick off May 17th in Tulsa, OK, will follow a run with Cage the Elephant and an appearance at the Bamboozle Festival in Rutherford, NJ April 30th. The…
THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE RETURNS APRIL 20th
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The critically acclaimed cinematic concert rockumentary, The Grateful Dead Movie Event will take audiences back to the ‘70s for a one-night in-theater event on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Under the direction of the band’s lead guitarist Jerry Garcia and co-directed by Leon Gast, these legendary 1974 concerts capture the Grateful Dead…
HANG OUT WITH MAROON 5 IN STUDIO TODAY / VIDEO
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Beginning at 1:00pm EST, Maroon 5 will open their studio doors as they begin the first ever Coca-Cola Music 24hr Session. Through interactive projection technology, fans will be given a virtual all access pass into the studio via www.mycoke.com/music and can contribute ideas and suggestions for the track to the band using the @Coca-Cola Twitter…
HANSON RELEASE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “GIVE A LITTLE”
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Amidst a flurry of activity in the music world, the indie pop-rock trio are excited to announce the release of the music video for their new single “Give A Little.” [youtube 56VPiS8dPDE nolink]
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST SPEAK ON DOCUMENTARY
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On Monday, March 14th, A Tribe Called Quest members Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi (via phone) spoke with MTV’s Sway for an exclusive interview on their concerns with the ATCQ documentary, Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. The film, directed by Michael Rapaport, premiered at this year’s Sundance Film…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 22nd, 2011
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BIEBER’S NEVER SAY NEVER TOPS MJ’S THIS IS IT According to The Hollywood Reporter, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never has earned 72.2-million dollars at the domestic box office so far, passing Michael Jackson’s 72.1-million haul for This Is It. Bieber still has a little way to go to climb the list of the top-grossing documentaries…
THE HOBLIMINAL IBLOID RELEASES ‘ACTION AT A DISTANCE’
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Described as Pink Floyd meets Jean Michel Jarre. The Hobliminal Ibloid’s Rock & New Age instrumentals evoke the big sounds of the 80’s inspired by the lush music of Simple Minds, U2, Cocteau Twins and Vangelis. “Whether the peace of my new born child (Lullaby); the excitement of a night out on the town (Red…
TOM WAITS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME
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Iconoclast TOM WAITS was inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame by Neil Young at the ceremony Monday night honoring his vast and storied musical career spanning four decades. Waits accepted this honor with humor and heart, stating: “Thanks, everybody, this is very encouraging. Songs are really just interesting things to do with…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 21th, 2011
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BRITNEY TALKS NEW ALBUM WITH ROLLING STONE Britney Spears’ highly anticipated album, Femme Fatale, is due out on March 29th, and the pop star opened up to Rolling Stone about the recording process and much more. She told the mag that she wanted to make sure her latest effort is “completely different” from anything…
FOO FIGHTERS GARAGE TOUR
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This April, Foo Fighters will be playing songs from Wasting Light, the new album they recorded in Dave Grohl’s garage, in the garages of eight lucky fans in eight North American cities. Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear have teamed with BlackBerry ® and local radio stations to create a once…
STEPHEN BALDWIN DIRECTS NEW CORY LAMB MUSIC VIDEO
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Singer/song-writer Cory Lamb joined forces with actor/director Stephen Baldwin to produce his “Break The Cycle” music video. The video debuted on AOL Music on March 14, 2011 and is available today on YouTube ( www.youtube.com/corylambmusic). The video also marks the directorial debut of Stephen Baldwin. “If you want to reach today’s youth you’ve gotta…
CELINE DION’S MOMENTOUS RETURN TO THE COLOSSEUM
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Celine Dion will be at the microphone. Legendary Grammy Awards Producer Ken Ehrlich will be the director at the helm. A stage filled with 31 musicians, consisting of a full orchestra and band, will be playing. And thousands of fans from around the world will flock to Las Vegas to be amongst…
DIRTY VEGAS “CHANGES” VIDEO
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Om Records has now released “Changes,” the second single from Dirty Vegas’ new album Electric Love (out April 26). Hot off the heels of their first single, also titled “Electric Love,” “Changes” will be made available as a two-part remix series. “Changes 1,” out now, features remixes that highlight the big-room dance floor sound…
LUPE FIASCO BEAMS TO THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD 200
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1st & 15th/Atlantic recording artist Lupe Fiasco’s highly anticipated third studio album, “LASERS” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 204,294 units sold. The album— which includes the RIAA gold certified hit single, “The Show Goes On” — becomes the rapper’s highest selling and chart-ranking debut to date. The Hip-Hop phenom, who…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 17th, 2011
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JUSTIN BIEBER GETS WAXED! Justin Bieber has joined the prestigious list of pop stars honored with wax figures. Lifelike replicas of the singer were unveiled on Tuesday at Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Amsterdam and London. In New York, dozens of Bieber fans were on hand to welcome the wax figure…
MATT NATHANSON NEW ALBUM IN JUNE
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On June 7th, Matt Nathanson will release his new album, Modern Love, on Vanguard Records. A collection of pop and rock songs that are more joyful, complex and bold than any of Matt Nathanson’s previous works, Modern Love is poised to become the album of the summer. In the weeks leading up to the much…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: RIP: Nate Dogg’s Greatest Hits
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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! Nate Dogg’s Greatest Hits: SKOPE IT HERE!
BELL X1’S SESAME ST THEMED VIDEO
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Vevo is exclusively premiering the video for Bell X1’s new single “Velcro” from the band’s forthcoming album ‘Bloodless Coup’ (4/12, Yep Roc) today. The song, (on iTunes), centers around a particularly transcendent experience on the road in Texas. Check out the video, actually inspired by the group’s favorite Sesame Street segment, here: http://bit.ly/hzuBqd www.bellx1.com
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16th, 2011
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BLACK EYED PEAS DEDICATE NEW VID TO THE JAPANESE Just about a week before the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, the Black Eyed Peas were in Tokyo to shoot the video for their new single, “Just Can’t Get Enough.” The group has now dedicated the clip to the people of the country. According…
FUELED BY RAMEN SIGN SUBLIME WITH ROME
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Fueled By Ramen has announced its signing of alternative/ska-punk group Sublime with Rome. The California-based combo features drummer Bud Gaugh and bass player Eric Wilson — both founding members of the legendary ska-punk band, Sublime — alongside gifted singer/guitarist Rome. Currently hard at work at El Paso, Texas’ Sonic Ranch studio with producer Paul…
MICHAEL GRIMM TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM
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The attributes that led Michael Grimm to win season five of NBC’s America’s Got Talent (AGT), including his sincere humility and undeniable talent has earned him a devoted fanbase of millions eagerly anticipating the release of his first major label debut with Epic Records due out on May 17th. The southern crooner goes…
STEVE MARTIN ON HIS SOPHOMORE ALBUM ‘RARE BIRD ALERT’
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The Steep Canyon Rangers (SCR), have joined iconic comedian, Steve Martin on his sophomore album entitled Rare Bird Alert to be released TODAY, March 15, 2011. Bringing bluegrass music to new audiences, SCR continue their meteoric rise as passionate ambassadors for the bluegrass music they love. With Martin, SCR played for more people than any…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 15th, 2011
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THE PEAS AT THE KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS The Black Eyed Peas will perform at the 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards next month. Fergie told UsMagazine.com that she is excited about appearing at the event, but she hopes they don’t get slimed. Jack Black will host the show for the third time. Kristen Stewart,…
FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI’S ‘HUNDRED MORE YEARS’ DEBUTS AT NO. 1
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Fervent Records and reigning Dove Awards “Female Vocalist Of The Year” Francesca Battistelli, proves that she’s got the stuff with her sophomore album Hundred More Years landing in the No. 1 spot on the Christian SoundScan Album Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart today, making it her highest charting album debut…
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAUNCHES MUSIC SITE
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The Library of Congress has launched a Music Consortium Treasures website that gives online access to some of the world’s most valued music manuscript and print materials from six esteemed institutions at www.loc.gov/musictreasures/. The aim of the site is to further music scholarship and research by providing access in one place to digital images of…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, MARCH 14th, 2011
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LADY GAGA DESIGNS BRACELET FOR JAPAN TSUNAMI RELIEF Lady Gaga took to Twitter to announce that she created a Japan Prayer Bracelet. The bracelet costs five dollars and all proceeds will go to tsunami relief efforts. Learn more at LadyGaga.com. http://ladygaga.shop.bravadousa.com/Product.aspx?cp=14781_42444&pc=BGAMLG88 “POKER FACE” HITS SIX-MILLION DOWNLOADS Lady Gaga can’t help making history. …
STEELY DAN ANNOUNCES THE “SHUFFLE DIPLOMACY TWENTY ELEVEN” TOUR
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Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Steely Dan dazzled the public and critics alike in 2009 with their classic-albums-in-full “Rent PartyTour.” Now the band is responding to overwhelming popular demand and returning to give fans more Steely Dan action with a new summer tour, Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty Eleven. This year’s tour, which kicks off…
TRISTEN UNVEILS VIDEO FOR “BABY DRUGS”
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Tristen is excited to unveil the video for single “Baby Drugs”, off her recently released album Charlatans At The Garden Gate (American Myth). View the Justin Mitchell directed video for “Baby Drugs. ” Tristen continues to win praise as new ears are introduced to her sound. In the past week Charlatans At The Garden Gate…
