Thursday, October 22, 2009

Philippine Singing Competitions

Philippine Singing Competitions

Mia Michaels cancer buzz

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:17 AM PDT

Does Mia Michaels have cancer? Mia Michaels, So You Think You Can Dance choreographer, officially announced that she is leaving SYTYCD. No reason mentioned yet.

Michaels bid farewell to the show on her Twitter account:

"I AM OFFICIALLY AN ADORING FAN OF SYTYCD....THANK U FOR 5 WONDERFUL YRS,"
"TO CREATE MOMENTS AND MOVEMENT FOR THE WORLD TO SHARE WITH ME WAS A GIFT...THANKS SYTYCD AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHATS AHEAD FOR ME...LOOKOUT WORLD!!!!!"

Susan Boyle's Album is Amazon.com Music's Largest CD Pre-Order

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:41 PM PDT

Susan Boyle's album "I Dreamed a Dream" will be released from Sony Music Entertainment on Nov. 23. Fans from around the world have already pre-ordered the album from Amazon.com. Today, Amazon announced that Susan Boyle's upcoming album, "I Dreamed a Dream," has become the largest CD pre-order in the history of the Amazon.com Music Store.

Here's a list of the Top 10 CD pre-orders of all time in the Amazon.com Music Store:

1. Susan Boyle, "I Dreamed a Dream" (2009)
2. Norah Jones, "Not Too Late" (2007)
3. U2, "No Line on the Horizon" (2009)
4. Bruce Springsteen, "Magic" (2007)
5. Dixie Chicks, "Taking the Long Way" (2006)
6. Coldplay, "Viva La Vida" (2008)
7. U2, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (2004)
8. David Cook, "David Cook" (2008)
9. Diana Krall, "Quiet Nights" (2009)
10. Clay Aiken, "A Thousand Different Ways" (2006)

Pre-order your copy via Amazon Store, here.

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Kris Allen: Songs From the Upcoming Album

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:34 PM PDT

Lindsey Parker of Yahoo Music reviewed 7 new songs from Kris Allen's upcoming self-titled album.

Here they are:

* "Before We Come Undone" – Kris Allen, Lindy Robbins (various Idols, Lisa Loeb, Faith Hill, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez), and Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, the Bird & The Bee, the Flaming Lips, Kylie Minogue) – an "Uptempo Power-pop rocker"

* "Can't Stay Away" – Kris Allen with Mike Elizondo (a Dr. Dre protégé who's penned songs for Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Mary J. Blige, and 50 Cent, as well as alt-country chanteuse Shelby Lynne and singer-songstress Poe) Elizondo co-wrote "Cowboy Casanova" with Carrie Underwood – Kris gets "Fresh and Funky…blue eyed soul"

* "The Truth" – Pat Monahan of Train and Pat Gadd…NOT co-written by Kris. Lindsey's least favorite of the 7, a "mid-tempo ballad"

* "Written All Over My Face" - Penned by two Scriptmates along with Andrew Frampton (Natasha Bedingfield, Kylie, Delta Goodrem) and Steve Kipner (produced Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" and Christina Aguilera's "Genie In A Bottle" ). Fans of "Live Like We're Dying" will like this.

* "Bring It Back" - Kris Allen co-wrote it in London with Eg White (Adele, Duffy, James Morrison, and Sam Sparro) "a ballad, hearkening back to the understated Kris America fell in love with…more heartland soft-rocking than brit-poppy)

* "Let The Rain" – Kris Allen with Tobias Karlsson (an affiliate of Carolina Liar) – The lyrics "grapple with Kris's sometimes frustrating experience of…having to compromise with the powers that be at Jive and 19″. Lindsey calls it one of the stronger songs. She calls it "single potential".

* "Red Guitar" - Kris Allen – A song he wrote a year and a half ago! "…fits in perfectly with the other songs, following the album's failsafe soft-verse/exploding-pop-chorus formula to a T."

Lindsey's full review here.

Chris Brown - Fan Appreciation tour

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 07:20 AM PDT

Singer Chris Brown has an upcoming 19-city 'Fan Appreciation' tour to acknowledge and thank his fans for their ongoing support. The tour starts on November 14, 2009.

Chris Brown tour dates, according to his label:

»11/14 Houston @ House of Blues
»11/15 Dallas @ Palladium
»11/18 Los Angeles @ Avalon
»11/19 San Francisco @ The Fillmore
»11/22 Richmond, Virginia @ Landmark
»11/25 Detroit @ Royal Oak
»11/26 Chicago @ House of Blues
»11/29 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida @ Revolution
»12/1 Atlanta @ CenterStage
»12/4 Washington, D.C. @Warner Theater
»12/5 Providence, Rhode Island @ Lupo's
»12/6 Boston @ House of Blues
»12/9 Sayreville, New Jersey @Starland
»12/11 Baltimore @ Sonar
»12/12 Wallingford, Connecticut @ Chevrolet Theater
»12/13 Philadelphia @ Electric Factory
»12/15 New York @ Nokia Theater

Time For Miracles video

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 07:10 AM PDT

A clip was posted yesterday. Finally, it is here. The official video for "Time For Miracles" from the film 2012 performed by Adam Lambert.

Video after the jump.

Kanye West Died -- Kanye West Car Accident Death Hoax

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 07:01 AM PDT

Just like any other death hoaxes! Today Kanye West died online. News spread that Kanye West had a car accident and died.

Kanye West is not dead. He is alive and kicking.

You better buy Kanye West's book "Through the Wire (The Words and Lyrics of Kanye West)," which will be released on November 10.

...the book features illustrations by Bill Plympton and details the ups and down of the rapper's career including "his decision to drop out of college to pursue his dreams in music, through his days spent folding chinos at the Gap while struggling at night to make a name as a producer, through the pivotal car accident." Additionally, lyrics will accompany each song illustration.

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