Global superstar and EMI/Priority Records recording artist Snoop Dogg announces his latest tour featuring hip hop greats Method Man, Redman and Devin the Dude. The tour, titled “Wonderland High School Tour,” is a bonafide hip hop lover’s dream and will kick off on October 27th in Baltimore and travel across North America. Tour Dates:…
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Cormega “Make It Clear”
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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! Cormega “Make It Clear”: SKOPE IT HERE!
T.I. RELEASES NEW MATERIAL
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Here it is! Finally T.I. has released new material for his loyal fans as they await his return from prison. Rap-Up.com reports Tip’s new song is called ““Hell of a Life” and was produced by Danja. It is not yet known if the track will be featured on T.I.’s Paper Trail: Case Closed re-release. …
WYCLEF TEAMS WITH THE TIMBERLAND COMPANY
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Wyclef Jean is more than an artist; he also prides himself as a humanitarian. The GRAMMY Award-winning singer is looking forward to his partnership with The Timberland Company as they aim to restore his native homeland of Haiti. During Wyclef’s upcoming tour next year, Timberland will provide a collection of eco-conscious apparel to be sold…
NICK CANNON: “EMINEM IS LUCKY I HAVEN’T RUN INTO HIM YET”
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In Touch Weekly reports Nick Cannon wants to have an “old-school sit down” with Eminem. The funnyman also revealed Em is “lucky” Nick hasn’t run into him yet. Nick explained to the mag, “I’m supposed to protect my woman if someone can be so heinous and disrespectful. Until we speak, I don’t respect him as…
JAY-Z PLANS GREATEST HITS ALBUM
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According to MTV News, Jay-Z could potentially release his third greatest hits album through his old label home at Def Jam Records. A spokesperson for Hova told MTV that the disc is slated to drop on November 24th. We’ll keep you posted with further updates.
ALICIA SHOOTS “EMPIRE STATE OF MIND”
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It’s clear that Jay-Z’s “Empire State Of Mind” video is going to capture New York City in a way we haven’t seen before. Alicia Keys was spotted singing at the top of her lungs on set for the video. Check it out on YouTube now. SKOPE IT HERE!
KINGS OF LEON TOP THE POP RADIO CHARTS
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Kings of Leon’s single “Use Somebody” has hit the top spot on the Top 40 Radio charts. The song hits number one as the band’s album, Only By The Night, celebrates its year anniversary on the Billboard album chart. The album has sold over 1.3-million copies and also spawned the hit “Sex on…
EMINEM AND APPLE SETTLE
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Apple and the music publisher for Eminem have settled a lawsuit over the digital downloading rights to his songs. According to the Associated Press, Em’s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, claimed that its contract with Aftermath Records did not authorize the record label to strike a download deal with Apple and the iTunes service.…
GAGA STILL GOING OUT ON SOLO TOUR
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Lady Gaga and Kanye West cancelled their tour just weeks after it was announced, and now Gaga’s choreographer took to her Twitter account to address why. According to PerezHilton.com, Laurieann Gibson said it was due to “creative differences,” but also announced that the “Just Dance” singer will be going out on a tour of…
TAMAR KAPRELIAN “MONDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB” LIVE IN NYC
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Tamar just got off the road doing a 30 city/30 day tour, across the US, creating awareness for a charity called FEEDING AMERICA. The month of Sept was hunger awareness month and Cheesecake Factory, their corp sponsors, created an incredible platform for the charity to touch people on a local level. In conjunction with the…
DAVE MATTHEWS SIGNS DANNY BARNES TO ATO RECORDS
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Danny Barnes, banjo pioneer and a founding member of the Bad Livers, a seminal Austin alternative country band, will open for the Yonder Mountain String Band on its fall tour, which launches October 6th in Millvale, PA. Barnes will be debuting songs from his new album, Pizza Box, to be released digitally on October 20th…
PLAYING FOR CHANGE/CONCORD MUSIC GROUP LAUNCHES NEW RECORD LABEL
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In partnership with the Concord Music Group, Playing For Change announced today the launch of a new record label that will support releases from select artists associated with the global music and multi-media collective Playing For Change. The first artist signed to Playing For Change Records/Concord Music Group is legendary New Orleans street performer “Grandpa”…
MOBY TO DONATE CA LIVE PROCEEDS TO CA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS
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Award-winning recording artist Moby has announced that he will donate the proceeds of his three California tour dates to help that state’s struggling domestic violence shelters. Since Governor Schwarzenegger eliminated all State funding for shelter services in a July line-item veto, six California shelters have been forced to close, and dozens of others have laid…
PRETTY RICKY NEW ALBUM OUT NOVEBER 17
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Heartthrobs and best-selling group Pretty Ricky are back and ready to once again show the world why they are one of the most formidable groups in music history. The video for “Tipsy In Dis Club,” the first single from their upcoming self-titled album, premiered today on BET’s highly-rated 106 and Park in the Top 10…
T-PAIN APOLOGIZES TO JAY-Z
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T-Pain has released apology record to Jay-Z titled “More Careful.” The Auto-tune champ freestyles over Drake and Trey Songz’ “Successful” as he tries to end the feud. Check it out at Rap-Up.com now. SKOPE IT HERE!
WAYNE READIES NO CEILING MIXTAPE
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MTV News reports Lil Wayne has completed six tracks on his much anticipated No Ceiling mixtape. Mack Maine told MTV that Weezy couldn’t resist the urge to put out a tape especially since there are a lot of hot beats out that Wanye wants to put his stamp on. In addition, the Young Money exec…
DAVID GRAY TALKS NEW ALBUM
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It had been four years between albums for David Gray, but now the singer-songwriter is back with his latest effort, Draw The Line. He opened up to USAToday.com about the disc, saying that it “feels like a new beginning” and that he had “such joy in the writing of it.” Read the whole…
THE BRAVERY NEW VIDEO IS NSFW
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The Bravery’s song “Hatefuck” is from their new album “Stir The Blood,” which will be out on November 10. The rather disturbing video was directed by the band’s bass player Mike Hindert and stars his sister and brother-in-law. This song, as you may guess by its very title, is not the first single off the…
BLACK EYED PEAS AND RICHARD BRANSON OFFER AWESOME GETAWAY
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The Black Eyed Peas have partnered with Richard Branson’s newest airline – V Australia – to create an once-in-a-lifetime experience to benefit the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Australia. Now available through eBay auction, people can bid for the chance to fly from Los Angeles on V Australia to Melbourne where, after a…
LUKE MULHOLLAND AND HIS BAND EMBARK ON EAST COAST FALL TOUR
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THE LUKE MULHOLLAND BAND has been privileged enough to be taken under the wing of many of rock’s most legendary acts: Blue Oyster Cult, Dave Mason, Sister Hazel, and Bon Jovi. This year, they’ve continued to learn from the masters – Mulholland has been touring with Marshall Tucker Band and Dickey Betts this…
BLACK LIPS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “LET IT GROW”
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Black Lips, perhaps the world’s most nefariously consistent live band and raucous pioneers for a new generation of psychedelia-steeped garage rock have released their fourth video from 200 Million Thousand (VICE Records). For the searing gem “Let It Grow”, director Matt Dilmore filmed exclusively with the late 90’s kids camera Vidster, creating a unique…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Kill Hannah “Tokyo”
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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! Kill Hannah “Tokyo”: SKOPE IT HERE!
PAUL MCCARTNEY LIVE IN NYC DVD COMING NOVEMBER 17
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Paul McCartney’s historic three-night musical christening of New York’s Citi Field, witnessed by 120,000-plus attendees and universally hailed as a concert experience for the ages, will be immortalized November 17 when Hear Music/Concord Music Group releases Good Evening New York City. This momentous musical experience will be available in two formats: a 3-disc (2…
JEFFREE STAR “BEAUTY KILLER” DEBUTS AT #2 ON BILLBOARD’S HEATSEEKERS CHART
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Jeffree Star’s debut album Beauty Killer debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart this week. It also debuted at #7 on the Dance/Electronic chart and #122 on Billboard’s Top 200. The video for lead single “Prisoner” is being shot in LA next week. “Prisoner” is undeniably catchy, it has the ability to seduce anyone vulnerable…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: FIEND “TRAP SPOT” (Clean)
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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! FIEND “TRAP SPOT” (Clean): SKOPE IT HERE!
TAKING BACK SUNDAY SET TO RELEASE ‘LIVE FROM BAMBOOZLE ’09’
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Taking Back Sunday has announced, via takingbacksunday.com, the release of Live From Bamboozle ’09. The digital album will be available exclusively on iTunes starting October 6, 2009. Live From Bamboozle’09 captures the band playing to a crowd of over 30k fans at the 2009 Bamboozle Festival, which took place in Rutherford New Jersey on May…
METALLICA TO OFFER SINGLE-TRACK DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
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Launched in March 2004, www.livemetallica.com has enabled fans to purchase and download full live sets of Metallica’s concerts, often within hours of the final encore. After more than 300,000 downloads (and no two set lists the same since the site’s launch more than five years ago), the fans began to clamor for the ability to…
PEARL JAM TOPS BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART
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Pearl Jam debuts at number one on the Billboard album chart this week with their ninth studio album, Backspacer, which sold over 189-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers. Last week’s number one album, Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, slips to number two moving 134-thousand units, bringing its three week sales total to over 908-thousand…
KANYE SPAZZED OUT OVER CHICKEN
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Vibe.com reports during Common’s benefit show last weekend in Los Angeles, Kanye West exploded after he wasn’t offered food while in the dressing room backstage. West blurted, “Why wasn’t I offered chicken? You want me to perform for free, [and] everyone is eating… why am I not eating?” When he finally received his food he…
SHINS SINGER AND DANGER MOUSE FORM BROKEN BELLS
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According to Pitchfork.com, Shins frontman James Mercer has formed a new band with Danger Mouse, and they call themselves Broken Bells. Their debut album is expected out early next year. The Shins singer and the Gnarls Barkley member are committed to the project promising more music past the debut record.
TAYLOR SWIFT TO APPEAR ON JOHN MAYER ALBUM
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According to CountryMusicIsLove, Taylor Swift will be featured in a song on John Mayer’s upcoming album, Battle Studies. Mayer started tweeting last March about wanting to record with Taylor and now her voice will be heard on the track “Half Of My Heart.” Mayer says this album is different from his most recent release because…
WEAVER NAMED EVP OF ATLANTIC RECORDS
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Kevin Weaver has been promoted to Executive Vice President of the Atlantic Records Group, it was announced by Atlantic Records Group Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman and Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald. The Los Angeles-based Weaver, who began his music career with Atlantic in 1994, was most recently Senior Vice President of the company. In his post,…
AAR CANCEL TOUR DATES
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The All-American Rejects are sorry to announce the cancellation of three upcoming show dates–two dates in support of Blink-182 and one headlining date in Atlantic City. Lead Singer Tyson Ritter sustained an injury while on tour and is taking necessary precautions for a speedy recovery. The All-American Rejects will return to the stage…
THE HOT RATS DEBUT & TOUR COMING JANUARY 2010
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Clear your holiday playlists: Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey of Supergrass have teamed up with producer extraordinaire Nigel Godrich to bring you the must-have party record of 2010 (and beyond) with Turn Ons, their debut as THE HOT RATS, scheduled for release January 19 on Fat Possum. Having whipped festival crowds into rock and roll…
50 CENT TOPS NEW YORK TIMES’ BEST SELLERS LIST
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According to his official fan site, 50 Cent’s latest project, The 50th Law book, debuted on top of the New York Times’ best-sellers list last week. The book gives readers advice on how to make successful business moves and financial gain. You can get yours today via Amazon.com now.
SHAKIRA GETS REMIXED!
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According to Rap-Up.com, T-Pain has released the official remix to Shakira’s hit single “She Wolf.” The Auto-tune laced track is definite a must-listen! SKOPE IT HERE!
GWEN AND GAVIN’S HOME OK AFTER BREAK IN
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According to reports Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s London home was broken into over the weekend. But it turns out only the bottom part of the home, which the couple rent out, was burgled. The police say the couple’s upstairs residence remained untouched but a number of items were stolen from the bottom…
NEW ROD STEWART DISC
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Rod Stewart will be releasing his new album Soulbook on October 27th. On the effort, Stewart covers sixties and seventies soul classics and has duets with Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder and more. Head to RodStewart.com for more.
NUDE GAGA PROMO
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A promo video to promote the upcoming Fame Kills tour with Lady Gaga and Kanye West has was posted on West’s blog. “What Happened To All The Rock Stars?,” West wrote on his blog, “The Fame Killed Them!” The 31 second clip shows a man carry a nude Gaga in slow motion before…
