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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Danny Thorn Feat. Amanda Wilson - Out Of Time
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Do I Have A Hit Song?
http://www.doihaveahitsong.com/
One songwriter/artist will win an opening slot with a major touring artist of your genre. Performance of the song will be considered for this special prize.
Publishing deals will be offered to some artists at the producers’ discretion.
Indie Artists struggle to get heard. The Gatekeepers, The Major Labels all do things to shut out the Indie Artists. NO MORE . This is an International Television show . That’s right — everyone in the world will be able to see you perform and hear your music. You want to be heard?
This is your chance!One songwriter/artist will win an opening slot with a major touring artist of your genre. Performance of the song will be considered for this special prize.
Publishing deals will be offered to some artists at the producers’ discretion.
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Nick Cannon Files For Divorce From Mariah Carey After Six Years Of Marriage
By Shari Weiss
Nick Cannon secretly filed for divorce from Mariah Carey last month after six years of marriage.
According to TMZ, Cannon’s petition was filed on December 12. That was a little more than a week after divorce negotiations allegedly caused Carey to miss her “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” taping. As Gossip Cop reported at the time, Carey was slated to film her performance the night before the annual tree-lighting special, but when she showed up three hours late, producers pulled the plug. Carey ended up opening the NBC show live, and was then ridiculed for her rough vocals.
Then, a little more than two weeks later, Cannon took to Twitter on December 29 to slam claims he was making a diss album about Carey. “I will never say anything negative about @MariahCarey We are forever a family rooted in love,” he tweeted. Cannon similarly ranted in September, after tabloid reports claimed they were battling over custody of their twins and more issues. As Gossip Cop reported, the “America’s Got Talent” host tweeted, “What infuriates me most is to hear people slander @MariahCarey . I will forever be in debted to her for blessing me with our children.”
“I will always love her unconditionally for this and so much more. @MariahCarey is an amazing Mother and I trust her wholeheartedly,” he went on. “I love @MariahCarey and that will never change!!” Cannon and Carey were first reported to be living apart in August, even though Cannon himself shot down split rumors in May. He told Parade at the time, “There’s no merit or truth to it.”
The news of Cannon’s filing comes one day after Carey announced on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that she will have a Las Vegas residency at Caesar’s Palace beginning in May. The couple wed in 2008, and welcomed daughter Monroe and son Moroccan in 2011. Gossip Cop has reached out for comment, and will have updates.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
OWEN THOMAS of Dublin, Ireland
OWEN THOMAS was born on a hot summer’s day in mid '80's Dublin, Ireland to parents Tommy and Anne. The youngest of 3 children, Owen grew up on the north-side of the city in the suburb of Artane. Music featured heavily in his up-bringing with his father Tommy, a music fanatic, introducing him to many different musical genres ranging from pop, to rock and roll, to traditional Irish, to classical.
At the age of 15 Owen began to play the guitar, teaching himself some of his favourite Beatles and Oasis numbers & over the next few years he played in a few local bands, mainly as a hobby, playing mostly covers. After finishing school and Owen went to work as an apprentice electrician. Once he had his qualifications he packed his bags and went back packing around Australia. He spent 2 years in Australia working mainly as an electrician and playing cover gigs as he travelled.
On his return home, Ireland was now a country in recession / depression with unemployment set to reach devastating highs. So with the construction industry dead in the water and no jobs on the horizon he decided to turn his passion into a career and follow his dream of becoming a fulltime musician. He began writing his own songs and playing gig nights around the bustling Dublin city music circuit.
Owen sights his main influences as The Beatles, Oasis, The Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, Paolo Nutini, although there are many more.Infectious melodies coupled with extremely clever & evocative lyrics are his trademark. Owen has recorded 4 fully mastered tracks and many demos with internationally renowned producer Billy Farrell.
‘SUMMER DAYS’ will be Owen’s debut single from those recordings. It is a wonderful upbeat melodic ‘ode to childhood summer memories and enduring friendships’.
A video is being released to coincide with the single.
The video has been directed / filmed and edited by Karin Pritzel of Pritzel Photography. Karin has also looked after stills photography for Owen.
Scheduled release date: 11th of August 2014
Management: Noel Taylor, Rockit Music, P: +353-86-6391443 / E: noel.taylor@rockitmusicmanagement.com
Airplay & global distribution of the single & video are being handled by Star1 Records.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Fans Of Erykah Badu and Kate Bush Will Love Jordannah Elizabeth
Jordannah Elizabeth is just the type of artist we like to recognize here at I.M.P. She has depth and she’s not afraid to stand on her own. To embrace unique sounds and follow her passions to whatever ends, even if the outcome is challenging to the mainstream ear. Her new solo album “Harvest Time” drops March 21, 2013, and it’s at once soul, psychedelic, electronic, folk, minimalist…and most of all daring. Jordannah was kind enough to answer some of my questions and give some insight into her new venture. Don’t forget to follow her on Facebook. Fans of everyone from Erykah Badu to Kate Bush will appreciate this.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
2015 People's Choice Awards: Winners List
2015 People's Choice Awards: Winners List
It was a "Big" night for "The Big Bang Theory" at the 2015 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
The show picked up multiple honors, including Favorite TV show and Favorite Comedic TV Actress for its star Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting.
Ben Affleck also won Favorite Humanitarian for creating the Eastern Congo Initiative to help the people of that impoverished region.
Here's the rest of the winners list:
Favorite Humanitarian Ben Affleck
MOVIES
Favorite Movie "Maleficent"
Favorite Movie Actor Robert Downey Jr.
Favorite Movie Actress Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite Movie Duo Shailene Woodley & Theo James - "Divergent"
Favorite Action Movie "Divergent"
Favorite Action Movie Actor Chris Evans
Favorite Action Movie Actress Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite Comedic Movie "22 Jump Street"
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor Adam Sandler
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress Melissa McCarthy
Favorite Dramatic Movie "The Fault in Our Stars"
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor Robert Downey Jr.
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress Chloë Grace Moretz
Favorite Family Movie "Maleficent"
Favorite Thriller Movie "Gone Girl"
TV
Favorite TV Icon Betty White
Favorite TV Show "The Big Bang Theory"
Favorite Network TV Comedy "The Big Bang Theory"
Favorite Comedic TV Actor Chris Colfer
Favorite Comedic TV Actress Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting
Favorite Network TV Drama "Grey’s Anatomy"
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor Patrick Dempsey
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress Ellen Pompeo
Favorite Cable TV Comedy "Melissa & Joey"
Favorite Cable TV Drama "Pretty Little Liars"
Favorite Cable TV Actor Matt Bomer
Favorite Cable TV Actress Angie Harmon
Favorite TV Crime Drama "Castle"
Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor Nathan Fillion
Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress Stana Katic
Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show "Beauty and the Beast"
Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show "Outlander"
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor Misha Collins
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Kristin Kreuk
Favorite Competition TV Show "The Voice"
Favorite Daytime TV Host Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host Jimmy Fallon
Favorite Dramedy "Orange Is the New Black"
Favorite TV Duo Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder
Favorite TV Character We Miss Most Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang - "Grey’s Anatomy"
Favorite Actor In A New TV Series David Tennant
Favorite Actress In A New TV Series Viola Davis
Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show "Saturday Night Live"
Favorite Animated TV Show "The Simpsons"
Favorite New TV Comedy "Jane the Virgin"
Favorite New TV Drama "The Flash"
MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist Ed Sheeran
Favorite Female Artist Taylor Swift
Favorite Group Maroon 5
Favorite Breakout Artist 5 Seconds of Summer
Favorite Male Country Artist Hunter Hayes
Favorite Female Country Artist Carrie Underwood
Favorite Country Group Lady Antebellum
Favorite Pop Artist Taylor Swift
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist Iggy Azalea
Favorite R&B Artist Pharrell Williams
Favorite Album "x" - Ed Sheeran
Favorite Song “Shake It Off” - Taylor Swift
Monday, January 5, 2015
Cosby not finding support in black community
By JESSE J. HOLLAND
Associated Press
Read more: http://www.cbs3springfield.com/story/27695516/cosby-not-finding-support-in-black-community#ixzz3Nzp36m2K
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Cosby hasn't been "America's dad" for years. For some blacks, he is the cranky uncle complaining about young African Americans who, in his view, dress and behave in a way that drags down their race.
The shift in perceptions of Cosby, from revered comedian to more of a public scold, may be costing him support in the black community as he battles decades-old accusations of drugging and sexually assaulting women.
Few people outside Cosby's circle of family and friends are rallying around him. Besides the gravity of the accusations, Cosby's own words may help explain why.
"He's asking people to pull up their pants and act right," said Fredrick Harris, director of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University. "People are questioning, 'Why were you unzipping yours and pulling yours down?'"
More than 15 women have come forward since November claiming to have been drugged, sexually assaulted or both by Cosby, who has never been charged in connection with any of the allegations.
A 2005 lawsuit by a Pennsylvania woman was settled before it went to trial. Earlier this month, prosecutors in California declined to pursue charges against him in the case of Judy Huth, who claimed Cosby molested her 40 years ago. She is one of two women currently suing the entertainer.
Since his iconic sitcom "The Cosby Show" ended in the early 1990s, Cosby has moved away from the benign "Heathcliff Huxtable" father figure to a chastising curmudgeon, scolding African Americans for what he deemed irresponsible behavior.
The most famous of his critiques came in Washington, D.C. a decade ago during a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, which declared segregated schools unconstitutional
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Cosby cited a range of behaviors, from speech and attire to single-parent households and dropout rates as high as 50 percent in some cities. "Parenting is not going on," he said. Lower-income families are not "holding their end in this deal."
"I'm talking about these people who cry when their son is standing there in an orange suit," he elaborated. "Where were you when he was 2? Where were you when he was 12? Where were you when he was 18, and how come you don't know he had a pistol? And where is his father, and why don't you know where he is?"
Cosby's comments prompted spirited debate. Some commentators backed his call for greater personal responsibility, while others decried the harsh tone he invoked when talking about poorer blacks.
Now, Cosby's criticism may be causing younger blacks not to defend him, said Tamara Winfrey Harris, author of an upcoming book on black women and marriage. They don't have the connection and affection with Cosby that older blacks have.
"There are generations of young black kids," she said, "who didn't grow up with the Huxtables as the picture of the perfect black family."
"They don't see him as being on their side, so they're not on his," she said.
That was the attitude of 31-year-old comedian Hannibal Buress, who mentioned the accusations against Cosby during an October show in Philadelphia. That prompted the latest round of accusations from women.
"He gets on TV, 'Pull your pants up black people, I was on TV in the 80s! I can talk down to you because I had a successful sitcom!'" Buress said. "Yeah, but you rape women, Bill Cosby, so turn the crazy down a couple notches."
Hundreds of thousands of people later viewed the segment from Buress' performance in online videos.
Since the allegations emerged, NBC halted work on a Cosby sitcom that was under development. Netflix indefinitely postponed a special that was set to premiere last month. And at least 10 performances in Cosby's standup comedy tour were canceled.
Cosby's wife, Camille, stepped forward earlier this month to defend him. She called him kind, generous and a wonderful husband and father. "He is the man you thought you knew," she said.
Their daughter, Evin Cosby, similarly defended him on social media as "the FATHER you thought you knew."
Cosby himself tried to rally the black community to his side, saying he expected "our black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism, and when you do that you have to go in with a neutral mind."
That prompted Bob Butler, president of the National Association of Black Journalists, to immediately fire back, telling TMZ that, as journalists, "You don't go easier on a person with color."
Last week, Cosby's spokesman David Brokaw issued a statement denying Cosby expected special treatment from black media, expressing dismay with criticism by Georgetown University sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson, author of a book questioning Cosby's call for black social responsibility.
Some entertainers have defended Cosby. Actress/singer Jill Scott, a fellow Philadelphia native, said on Twitter she needed "substantiated proof when media/society is attempting to destroy a magnificent Legacy."
Comedian Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of ABC's "The View," said, "I hope somebody gets to the bottom of this, but I'm going to reserve my judgments because I have a lot of questions."
Some people may just not want to see Cosby as a sexual predator.
"A lot of people are loath to believe any of the allegations," Winfrey Harris said. "He's not, 'quote unquote,' that kind of person."
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Follow Jesse J. Holland on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jessejholland
Read more: http://www.cbs3springfield.com/story/27695516/cosby-not-finding-support-in-black-community#ixzz3Nzp36m2K
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Sarah Palin on Pet Stepping Controversy: Well... Obama EATS Dogs!
Late last week, former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin found herself in hot water after sharing what she believed to be a cute photo of son Trig and her family's dog.
But many animal advocates disagreed with this adorable assessment, blasting the ex-politician for allowing her child to harm her canine.
Now, in response, Palin has issued an apology and admitted she made a mistake...
... JUST KIDDING!!!
She's actually used the opportunity to blast PETA as an organization full of hypocrites, while also bringing President Barack Obama into the controversy.
Addressing PETA on Facebook yesterday, Palin wrote:
"Did you go as crazy when your heroic Man-of-Your-Lifetime, Barack Obama, revealed he actually enjoyed eating dead dog meat?"
Also also noted by a Mitt Romney staffer in 2012, Obama did mention that he dined on dog meat as a boy in Indonesia, labeling the delicacy as "touch" in his memoir, "Dreams From My Father."
Palin went on to accuse PETA of only calling out celebrities who don’t openly support their cause, adding that her family treats its dog better than many folks treat human beings.
Per TMZ, a rep for PETA fires back: “Palin's Facebook response shows us that she knows PETA about as well as she knows geography."
Ohhhh! It is on now, folks.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
How NBC's The Voice Sold 20 Million Songs Without a Single Star
How NBC's The Voice Sold 20 Million Songs Without a Single Star
Courtesy NBC
Over the past three and a half years, people have downloaded songs from NBC’s The Voice more than 20 million times. That’s a lot of downloads. So many downloads, in fact, that when Lady Gaga hit the 20 million mark back in 2011 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that she was the highest-certified digital artist ever.
It’s surprising that millions of people are downloading Voice songs, and not just because it means they’re paying amateur singers to cover existing songs that have already been recorded much more deftly by other artists. The Voice’s Matthew Schuler has a nice voice and all, but both Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley have all the “Hallelujahs” you’ll ever need. And what’s most surprising about the 20 million milestone is how successful The Voice has been at marketing its music without producing a star.
If you’re not a regular Voice viewer, have you heard of Javier Colon, Jermaine Paul, or Tessanne Chin? No, you haven’t. That’s because The Voice isn’t actually designed to discover a new pop star. The show, which pulls in close to 14 million viewers each week and is currently the most watched reality-TV program, works best as a vehicle for the judges’ careers. Blake Shelton was barely known outside of country music circles when the show made its debut in 2011; this year he brought in $10.3 million from album sales and touring, according to Billboard, putting him on par with the likes of Kanye West and John Mayer. Fellow judge Adam Levine’s band Maroon 5 made more than twice that.
“We have never made the promise of stardom,” Paul Telegdy, president of alternative and late night programming at NBC, recently told Billboard. Commercials for the show advertise the judges, not the contest. And while American Idol’s promotions still peddle the promise that the show can make aspiring singers’ dreams come true, The Voice prefers to cast Betty White as its golden-voiced discovery.
American Idol doesn’t release its track sales the way The Voice does, so it’s hard to compare the two shows’ sales. And The Voice’s numbers don’t include sales of songs released by contestants after they have won the show, so these numbers aren’t pitting its still relatively unknown stars against, say, Kelly Clarkson. Still, Idol has been in an undeniable slump in recent seasons; in August, Caleb Johnson had the lowest album sales of any Idol winner, at just 11,000 copies of Testify sold in the first week. Yet that’s not as low as The Voice’s season five winner, Tessanne Chin, who sold 7,000 copies of her debut, Count on My Love, in July.
Even so, The Voice’s popularity keeps growing. And it’s surging during a time when record labels find it increasingly difficult to expose audiences to new music.According to the Atlantic, Top 40 stations play popular songs about twice as often as they did a decade ago, leaving very little room for new artists looking to break out. What’s more, when people listen to music they almost always seek out songs they’ve heard before.
Maybe that’s why shows like Idol and The Voice do so well: People feel like they’re discovering new artists even though they’re listening to the same old tunes.
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