“American Idol” finalist James Durbin has announced he will hit the road for his first-ever national tour this Spring in support of his Wind-Up Records debut album Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster. Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster broke into the Top 10 on Billboard’s Rock Album chart at #8 and debuted at #36 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album chart. The disc is nearing the 100,000 sales mark, while his current single, “Love Me Bad,” recently cracked the Hot Adult Top 40 chart. Check out his music video for “Love Me Bad” above!
James’s tour dates are listed below! Check them out under the jump. Read more…
Justin Bieber and his new artist Carly Rae Jepsen appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show today to talk to our favorite talk show host! While there, not only did Carly sing her smash hit song, “Call Me Maybe,” (Check under the jump!) but Justin debuted a 15 second clip from his brand new song “Boyfriend!” Check it out above. To see if a career in the music industry is something you would be interested in, check out the site http://www.guidetocareereducation.com/.
Epic Records recording artist Chris Rene unveils the music video for his first single “Young Homie” on VEVO. Following his charismatic performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, “Young Homie” skyrocketed up the iTunes pop chart landing in the Top 20. The video for the feel-good, pop-driven track was shot in his hometown of Santa Cruz, California by renowned director, Jeremy Rall (Jay-Z, Snoop Dog, Ludacris). The video gives viewers a snapshot of Chris’ hometown, the places and people Chris grew up with and the inspiration for the song.
Chris has such an inspiring story and he’s out there to better everyone now! Check out “Young Homie” above!
You think boybands are done? Think again! IM5, they newest creation from Simon Fuller & Perez Hilton, is made up of five young boys that are going to be the NEXT BIG THING! In the video above, you’ll see Dana, Cole, Dalton, Will, and Gabe sing a phenomenal mix of Maroon 5‘s “Moves Like Jagger” and Michael Jackson‘s “P.Y.T.” We’ve had the oppotunity to hear this live and this sound is ALL REAL! No edits and no vocal help for these guys. Check out IM5′s latest video above!
Haley Reinhart, the 21-year-old American Idol alum, showed viewers with her unique, standout performances and jazzy vocal style as a Season 10 finalist, will release her debut single, “Free”, digitally, TODAY, March 20th. The piano-driven track, which Haley describes as “an empowering break-up song” is the lead-off single from Haley’s eagerly awaited debut album, Listen Up!, which will be released by 19 Recordings/Interscope Records on May 22nd.
ARE YOU A FAN OF HALEY? If you sign up at Haley’s website HERE , you can pre-order the physical deluxe edition of Listen Up!, which includes a CD of the album’s 14 songs, a collectible display flipbook featuring 14 vintage art postcards with commentary and a personal message to fans from Haley on each card, and a code to redeem a digital download of “Free” beginning today. The first 500 fans to purchase this very special item will receive copies signed by Haley.
To celebrate the release of “Free”, Haley will return to American Idol to perform the song on Thursday, March 22nd. She will also appear as herself on the CW‘s “90210″ on the March 27th episode, performing a part of the song.
Haley recently performed the song at the Hardrock Cafe in Hollywood, California. Check her new song in the video above!
Asher Monroe has hit the road with the DigiTour! While there, Asher has been exploring cities and doing fun things… including riding segways! Check out this funny video of Asher riding around and racing Dave Days on the grass.
The youngest of the Kardashian clan, Kendall & Kylie Jenner, interviewed some big celebrities at the world premiere of The Hunger Games! The girls first interview Cody Simpson, who was rumored to be dating Kylie. In their encounter, Cody heads to Kendall first for a greeting and then Kylie pipes up, “It’s been a while!” Have the two called it quits or are they just playing it cool for the cameras? The girls also pull out a fishbowl of questions where stars such as Miley Cyrus (She puts her first and second questions back in), Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Alexander Ludwig answer on-the-spot questions!
Thomas Fiss has a new single! The singer and songwriter released the lyric video for his newest song “Let Go.” In 2011, Thomas won a recording fund from Samsung and T-Mobile after competing in a national Battle of the Bands competition. He toured the US performing at malls and venues throughout California, New York, Ohio, New Jersey, and more. Shortly after the tour, he released an EP written by Ryan Tedder of One Republic.
You can download Thomas’ single “Let Go” from iTunes right HERE.
Brothers, recording artists and actors Nat and Alex Wolff (Former stars of Nickelodeon’s “Naked Brothers Band”) were destined to be stars from the very beginning of their lives, and they have the resume to prove it! The duo recently hit the road for a five date US mini tour in support of “Black Sheep,” their very first album as Nat & Alex Wolff. The album was produced by Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Faith No More, O.A.R., The Replacements) and shows these two coming into their own with serious musical chops and the songwriting skills to back them. The album was released October 11, 2011 on SaddleUp Records via RED Distribution. The duo has new music out now! Check out the video above, which is the music video for their new single, “Lullaby”.
Professional snowboarder and member of the RedBull team, Louie Vito, alongside friend professional skateboarder, Ryan Sheckler, head to the shooting range! In the latest episode of Louie’s webseries the duo get to handle some weapons! The above video was uploaded with this message:
In this episode, we see what happens when you take pro snowboarder Louie Vito off the slopes and into Dragon Man’s gun range to shoot some M16s, AK47s, and even a couple home-made flame throwers with his buddy and pro skateboarder Ryan Sheckler.
Check out the extreme sport athletes’ adventure above!
