Category: NEWS

This year, Warner Bros. Records teamed up with Beluga Heights and celebrates an instantly successful joint venture, with the launch of two groundbreaking artists who have both reached #1 on the Billboard charts within weeks and have taken on pop music by storm.   Miami native, 20 year old pop star, Jason Derulo quickly soared…

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LEONA PUTS ATTACK “BEHIND” HER Leona Lewis’ attacker was finally sentenced to time in jail last week after punching the singer at an October book-signing.   Lewis spoke about the incident on British TV show Live From Studio Five, saying that at first it was very “shocking,” but now that it’s over, she wants to…

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New video for “Know What I Mean” just released today from Freeway & Jake One’s forthcoming album The Stimulus Package out 2/16 on Rhymesayers! Director: Rik Cordero, Producer: Mike Fox, Cinematograper: Ryo Murakami, & Prod Co: Three/21 Films. Freeway & Jake One – “Know What I Mean” video: [youtube lbHKBN_S0WE]

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Emerging band Never Shout Never, the brainchild of 18-year-old singer-songwriter Christofer Drew, has been chosen to headline the 2010 AP Tour, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Cleveland-based magazine Alternative Press. The line-up, which also features Joplin, The Cab, Hey Monday, Every Avenue and The Summer Set, has been handpicked by the AP staff.…

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Matriarch Entertainment and Geffen Records are proud to announce the release of Stronger withEach Tear, MUSIC GIANT MARY J. BLIGE’s ninth studio album on Monday, December 21st.     The first single from the album is titled “I Am” and was produced by Stargate while the video for the song was directed by famed lensman,…

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Keytar-wielding synth-pop sensation LIGHTS has extended her tour with Owl City. Beginning January 21st in Kansas City, MO, the dates will continue through May 2nd in Milwaukee, WI. The artists will also be making international stops in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Twenty two year-old singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist LIGHTS crafts…

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Electronic dance music cruise, the GROOVE CRUISE, has chosen viral website, Outstage.com, to give amateur and professional electronic dance music DJs/producers the “gig of a lifetime” featuring Grammy Award winner BENNY BENASSI and twelve other DJs. Sailing from Miami to Great Stirrup Cay and Nassau Bahamas from January 29th — February 1st, 2010, the GROOVE…

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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! The Goat & the Occasional Others “Luh…

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Fresh from a successful international run, Reprise Records artists The Used have announced a US headlining winter tour.   The nationwide string of dates, which kick off January 27th in San Diego, CA and run through February 26th in Birmingham, AL, will support their new album, Artwork.   Atreyu and Drive A will be supporting.…

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Indie folk/rocker Matthew Ryan will celebrate his twelfth release Dear Lover on a U.S. tour coming to Club Passim in Boston on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010. Currently available digitally, Dear Lover will be available in-stores on February 16, 2010 via Dear Future Collective, with distribution through Junketboy/CIMS. Recorded at his home studio The Lerkim, it…

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Due to the recent bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo, and per doctor’s orders the following WEEZER shows are cancelled. Citing doctor’s orders, band nixed three stops in California and a tour-ending gig in Phoenix, Arizona in January 2010. Three December Weezer shows were immediately canceled after the accident.   12/7/2009 — Agganis Arena — Boston,…

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After bursting onto the scene in late 2007, Poe Boy/Atlantic recording artist Flo Rida has claimed a digital first. The Miami-based rapper’s debut smash single “Low,” from his debut album “MAIL ON SUNDAY,” has been named the top-selling digital song of the decade with over 5.2 million digital downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In…

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BEYONCE TOURS IN SOUTH AMERICA Beyonce has reportedly extended her I Am… world tour into parts of the Caribbean and South America. The entertainer will invade major cities in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru as well as Trinidad. According to SingersRoom.com, Bey’s upcoming concerts will kick off February 4th in Brazil and run until February…

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Only days after completing a tour across Canada, Swollen Members’ tour bus was destroyed in Colorado Springs, CO on Monday night after it was hit by an oncoming train. The accident happened just after midnight when the group’s bus got stuck on a railway crossing. Minutes later the railway barrier went down signaling a train…

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Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars returns to the album charts this week with the debut of their highly anticipated third album This Is War (EMI/Virgin), landing in the #2 spot on both the Alternative Album Chart and Digital Album chart, selling nearly 71,000 copies in the first week.   Alternative Press Magazine praised…

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On December 18th, Warren (“Warren G”) Griffin III, west coast rapper, hip-hop producer and Long Beach native will be honored with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach Image Award for his commitment to the youth and community of Long Beach. The event, which will be held at the John C. Wallace/Petrolane Club, is…

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The Universal Music Store is auctioning several items on Ebay. All of the proceeds for these auctions go to The City of Hope. The City of Hope is an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution. They are dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases, guided by a compassionate patient-centered…

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Grit PR & Consulting represents artists in music and performing arts from across the world. The Company specializes in diversity, and works with only two artists per genre at a time; a unique approach and philosophy that has set Grit apart from many companies in the Publicity, Promotion and Marketing fields. Grit’s expertise spans such…

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McCARTNEY WANTS TO TEAM UP WITH LUDACRIS AGAIN Jesse McCartney teamed up with Ludacris for the rapper’s remix of Jesse’s song “How Do You Sleep?” off the Departure album. The duo also collaborated on the video for the track.     With McCartney heading back into the studio to work on the follow-up LP, he’s…

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Beck.com   has unveiled the virtual art gallery Colorspace as the newest of the site’s expanding array of exclusive features. Colorspace will serve as an online showcase for new visual talent, featuring new artists every month, and also making available limited edition T-shirts, prints, posters and more. The first artist to be featured at Colorspace…

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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! ohbijou “Last Christmas”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Michael Buble has been all over the national airwaves these days, making appearances on Oprah, the Today Show, Regis & Kelly, and Dancing with the Stars. And last night, he had another stunning performance, this time singing a duet with the talented Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson, who starred in her very own ABC Christmas special.…

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Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group The Academy Is…have unveiled details for a special hometown performance.   The show, set to take place at Metro in Chicago, IL on February 6th , will commemorate the 5-year anniversary of their breakthrough debut “Almost Here.” TAI will be joined by friends Sing It Loud, as well as other…

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Gucci Mane’s The State vs. Radric Davis is the #1 rap album in the country with 89K units sold in its first week of release, making it the #10 album overall according to Billboard’s Top 200.   The album features Gucci’s first single “Wasted” featuring Plies, a #1 song at urban mainstream radio, and the…

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Celebrating the overwhelming success of his smash single, “I Look Good,” Battery/Jive Records’ Chalie Boy is proud to announce the launch of the official I Look Good Contest. With the help of partners Puma Clothing, Battery Records, and leading Southern rap-focused hip-hop site, KeepItTrill.com, Chalie Boy will give fans the opportunity to win exclusive gear…

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James Mercer and Brian Burton a/k/a Danger Mouse have completed work on the first album by their new and ongoing band Broken Bells. The album, also titled Broken Bells, will be released by Columbia Records March 9, 2010. The   album features 10 melodically seductive and psychologically provocative songs co-written and performed by Mercer and…

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Metallic rock titans THE SWORD have announced January, 2010 U.S. tour dates.   The headlining run will launch on January 23 in Corpus Christi, TX.   The celebrated quartet will preview brand new songs from its as-yet-untitled third record over the course of the short tour.   A full listing of upcoming THE SWORD tour…

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Never Shout Never, the brainchild of 18-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist Christofer Drew, has sold out all eight shows on his December tour, which begins December 16th in Philadelphia, PA, and runs through December 30th. With each venue holding between 500 and 1,100, Never Shout Never will perform for more than 5,000 fans by the end…

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After simmering down from the buzz garnered from their smash single “I’m On”, Bay Area pioneers of ‘Town Techno’ League510 are preparing themselves for a massive invasion of fan’s auditory senses in 2010. The group, which consists of emcees TK, MONT, Mr. Knowitall, and DJ Blacksmith, has a busy year ahead of them consisting of…

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Columbia Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of Year of the Black Rainbow, the heavily anticipated fifth studio album from Coheed and Cambria, the 21st century’s premier progressive rock band.   Year of the Black Rainbow is slated for release in April 2010. Year of the Black Rainbow will be made available in…

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Tokio Hotel have just premiered the highly anticipated video for “World Behind My Wall.”     Head over to the homepage of TokioHotel.com now to be one of the first to see the brand new clip directed by Daniel Wolfe (Duffy, Take That).   “World Behind My Wall,” the powerful new single from Tokio Hotel,…

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The TRUCK festival in Oxfordshire, UK has run for the past 13 years on the same basic principles of independence and ethically minded and cooperative production, with a passion for introducing cutting edge music as well as a reverential nod back to the classics. Full to capacity every year thanks to a loving word of…

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The incomparable Joe Henry will be performing some select dates in support of his moving and critically lauded new release Blood From Stars. A review of the album in Spin observed “These soulful laments and menacing gospel rumbles don’t really demand attention as reward it,” while Billboard declared, “the new album is a testament to…

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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! J-Love “Back In NY”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Gearing up for the highly anticipated release of the long awaited Statlanta in early 2010, Stat Quo is keeping fans happy by releasing another mixtape, this one in conjunction with DJ Black Bill Gates. The Status Report which features production from the likes of Focus, Sicknotes and Sha Money XL and more, is a collection…

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Never Shout Never, the brainchild of 18-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist Christofer Drew, will release a digital four song EP through all online service providers today as well as through www.shockhound.com and www.nevershoutnever.com.   This is a digital version of the physical EP that was released exclusively through clothing retailer Hot Topic on December 8th. A…

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Since the release of the Grammy nominated song (and music video) “I’m On a Boat” by The Lonely Island feat. T-Pain, Andy Samberg & T-Pain have not been seen together…until now. The two superstars have been talking via mobile phone and one of those very conversations has now found its way on to Funnyordie.com @…

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Up-and-coming rockers Sugar Red Drive want to offer their fans a free download of their single “One More Time.” To get the song, simply click “Download Mp3” inside the band’s new widget, which also showcases the “One More Time” music video, and fill in the prompts.

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THQ Inc. today announced the company has partnered with EMI / Capitol Music Group recording artist Sick Puppies to offer consumers the opportunity to connect with the band using WWE ® SmackDown ® vs. Raw ® 2010, the critically acclaimed addition to the renowned fighting videogame franchise.   On Friday, December 18 at 8:00 p.m.…

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It’s been a great year for singer-songwriter Angel Taylor, whose critically acclaimed debut album, Love Travels, has just been named iTunes Best Pop Album of 2009. Love Travels has been called “one of the top debuts of the year” by the Associated Press, and received three-out-of-four stars in People magazine, which announced Taylor as, “fresh…

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