Day in Pop Report for 08/27/2010
It looks like Miley Cyrus hasn't learned her lesson after her racy appearances to promote her new album failed to promote it. In fact, the once big selling star's single "Can't Be Tamed" has gone AWOL from the charts according to Stop The Presses. But apparently Cyrus plans to kick things up a notch with her next acting role in the movie LOL, which she is currently filming. Bonnie Fuller's Hollywood Life reports that in the film Cyrus's character "loses her virginity, talks about sex incessantly, smokes marijuana, kisses one of her two best female friends on the lips, [and] gets wasted."
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The big day Taylor Swift fans have been waiting for has arrived. Today CMT and CMT.com will premiere Taylor's new video for the song "Mine" as part of an exclusive half-hour LIVE special when CMT Premieres Taylor Swift "Mine" airs tonight, August 27 at 8:00-8:30 p.m. ET/PT. MTV will retelecast the special Saturday, August 28 at 10 a.m. ET/PT; while VH1 is set to air it Saturday, August 28 at 4 p.m. ET/PT.Swift will introduce the video for the very first time before a live audience in Cmt Premieres Taylor Swift "Mine" as she returns to the towns of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, Maine where the video was filmed with co-star Toby Hemingway. The special includes a behind-the-scenes look as she gives CMT host Katie Cook a tour of the quaint towns, and offers personal insight into how this latest video came to life. "Mine" was co-directed by Swift and Roman White. CMT.com, MTV.com and VH1.com, along with MTV International sites, will present Taylor's new video for the song "Mine" in an exclusive online premiere roadblock beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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It worked so well the first two times, CMA have again tapped Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood to host the CMA Awards. The 44th Annual CMA Awards telecast airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 10 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network. "The CMAs are different from any other awards night," said Brad. "You're looking at a roomful of people who love each other. And any new viewer will be pleasantly surprised at what they relate to on the Awards and what they like that they had no idea they would like. For that reason alone, this is the most important night of the year for Country Music." "It's all about Country Music," said Underwood. "We all live here. This is our community. The CMA Awards are in Nashville, the home of Country Music. It's great to come here and celebrate that every year."
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Rod Stewart is adding a fifth chapter to The Great American Songbook series with the October 19th release of 'Fly Me To The Moon
The Great American Songbook, Volume V.'Reuniting Rod with his longtime collaborator Richard Perry, Fly Me To The Moon
The Great American Songbook, Volume V was produced by Richard Perry and was co-produced by Rod Stewart and Lauren Wild. Fly Me To The Moon
The Great American Songbook, Volume V is the next chapter of the Grammy-Award winning Great American Songbook series which has enjoyed unprecedented success as the biggest selling ongoing series of new music recordings in history, with over seventeen million copies worldwide. With an estimated 250 million in album and single sales, Rod Stewart is indisputably one of the most successful musical performers of all time.
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Activision has released the full tracklisting for DJ Hero 2, which is set for release on October 19th and will include 105 tracts remixed exclusively for the game. To coincide with the full tracklisting announcement, DJ Hero 2 has launched the "Name That Mix" challenge on the DJ Hero Facebook page, testing fans knowledge of music to discover the game's tightly held and eagerly anticipated mixes. Every week from now until September 20, fans will be presented with a "mashup of mashups" video from which participants will need to decipher what songs were used to create each mix.
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Bo Bice lends his voice to 'The Gulf Is Back', a one-hour special airing tonight (August 27) at 8am ET/PT on the CW Network.The special, hosted by David Hasselhoff, focuses on the resiliency of the residents of the Gulf Coast region and how they are bouncing back from the worst oil spill in the nation's history. It was filmed during two days of free concerts at Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Bo performs "Long Road Back" and the current single "You Take Yourself With You" off his latest album, '3'. Other music performances feature such artists as Lonestar, Ricky Skaggs, Terri Clark, Taylor Hicks, Ace Young, Kyle and Chris Massey, Brian McKnight and Drake Bell. Additional celebrity guest appearances include Dean Cain and Shannon Elizabeth.
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Elektra will release Cee Lo Green's new solo album "The Lady Killer" on December 7th. The first single "F**k You" was released last week via Green's official YouTube channel and it has caused a genuine viral commotion, drawing more than 2 million plays in the first five days online. The clip quickly became the #1 Most Viewed Video in the United Kingdom, beating out the latest uploads from the hugely popular singing competition series, The X Factor.
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The Summer Set will kick off their first headlining tour, dubbed "The Travelin' Show," at Emo's in Austin, TX on October 19th. From their the fall tour will hit venues nationwide, concluding the tour with two dates in their home state of Arizona on November 26th and 27th. Stereo Skyline, Mod Sun, and Austin Gibbs will join The Summer Set for "The Travelin' Show," with School Boy Humor and The Downtown Fiction on select dates.
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Shout! Factory is giving Frank Sinatra fans an early Christmas gift with the November 2 release of the 7-DVD box set Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection, which contains over 14 hours of television and concert performances from the '50s through the '80s, including four previously unreleased specials, a box-set exclusive compilation of vintage performances, and a 44-page book featuring rare photographs and notes by Sinatra scholar Bill Zehme. Concert For The Americas, included in the set, will be released separately on December 14. The Frank Sinatra Enterprises collection begins with Sinatra's first television special, A Man And His Music, broadcast in 1965 on NBC to commemorate Sinatra's 50th birthday. The spectacular performances include favorites "I've Got You Under My Skin," "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Come Fly With Me" and "The Lady Is A Tramp." A Man And His Music Part II, with special guest Nancy Sinatra (1966, CBS), thrills from start to finish, with unforgettable performances of signature songs such as "Luck Be A Lady" and "That's Life." Sinatra opens the show with his celebrated Quincy Jones arrangement of "Fly Me To The Moon." Nancy Sinatra, clad from head to toe in pink fringe (and signature boots), sings "Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and "On Broadway," followed by a series of duets with her father that includes "Downtown," and "These Boots Are Made For Walking."
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Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, Bill Evans Trio and Vince Guaraldi Trio classics will be reissued by Concord Music Group as part of the Original Jazz Classics Remasters series on September 28, 2010.Originally launched in March 2010 and enhanced with 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, along with insightful new liner notes the series showcases some of the most pivotal recordings of the past several decades by artists whose influence on the jazz tradition is beyond measure. The five new titles in the series are: Vince Guaraldi Trio: Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus Miles Davis featuring Sonny Rollins: Dig Wes Montgomery: Boss Guitar Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You Bill Evans Trio: Waltz for Debby
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J Records sent over word that Seven-time Grammy nominee Jazmine Sullivan will premiere her brand new video "Holdin' You Down (Going in Circles)" on BET's 106 & Park and across the VEVO Network, which includes VEVO.com and VEVO on YouTube August 30th. Directed by Marcus Raboy, the video follows Jazmine as she and her girls prepare to attend a 90's hip-hop house party with cameos by Missy, Doug E Fresh, Pepa from Salt N Pepa, Pete Rock and Kwame. "Holdin' You Down (Going in Circles)," written by Jazmine Sullivan and produced by Missy Elliot is the first single from Jazmine's forthcoming sophomore album Love Me Back, set for release this fall on J Records.
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