Friday, 5 September 2008

John Legend Reflects On His Early Days -- When Kanye West Was Opening For Him





You may not experience who John Stephens is, but you're probably conversant with his superstar persona: John Legend. While he may now have the stuff that, uh, legends are made of, his struggle for success has taken the R&B isaac M. Singer through a long trek of trials and tribulations.


John Legend was in a reflective humour when he sat down with MTV News, recalling his early days. "I would dally ... all these small places in New York where a lot of young musicians arrest their start up," Legend aforementioned of his music career after moving to NYC in 2000. "[I would do] whatsoever I could do to get people talking about my music. A couple of days into it, we could get, like, 300 or 400 citizenry to show up at [New York music venue] S.O.B.'s, but at number 1 we were happy to get, like, 50 or 60 or 70 people to show up.





"But that whole grind is just part of how you get discovered, how you develop yourself as a performer," he added. "I think it makes everything I do now more than worth it, because I put in all that time and all that effort."


After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and working as a management consultant, Legend made his rounds through the cabaret circuit in New York, performing under his veridical name earlier gaining the moniker John Legend from his peers.


"John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my point name," the singer said. " 'Legend' is something that I never would stimulate chosen for myself primitively. It grew to the point where more citizenry in my circle would know me by that name than by my real name. I had to make a decision.


"I was simply like, 'You know what? Let's just now go for it. People are leaving to pay attention and I'm departure to either live up to my name or I'm not,' " he continued. "My bet was on me trying to live up to the name."


Despite being a solo artist, Legend said, he never went through the grind lone and acknowledged some of his fellow artists world Health Organization struggled with him during his early beginnings, including Jazmine Sullivan, Jill Scott, Bilal and Kanye West.


"Kanye was inactive grinding it out when I was grinding it out," Legend recalled. "We did shows together. He actually opened for me at one point. It was weird, 'cause people didn't know him at all. He was really well-known in the [music] business because he was producing for everybody, just no one kind of in the general public knew world Health Organization he was as a rapper.


"We did a evince at S.O.B.'s, and the crowd was definitely acquiring restless piece he was performing," he added. "It's hard to play a live shew when multitude have no idea world Health Organization you are. I knew he was going to be majuscule and was going to be a big hotshot, but at the clip, no one knew. Little did they know world Health Organization he was going to be."


Two multiplatinum albums and five Grammys later, Legend is prepping to going Evolver in October, with "Green Light" as the first single, and the singer in agreement that his hard work has doubtless paid off.


"You will non make it in this business and succeed over a long period of time unless you work really hard," Legend explained. "I had to learn as I went when I was grinding. And it does make you appreciate your success. It makes you realize that it's truly about the work. It's really around making the best music you canful make. It's really around working hard.


"At the goal of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are aspiring to be that."


Make sure to watch the premier of John Legend's "Green Light" video on "FNMTV" Friday (August 22).







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Tuesday, 26 August 2008

Download Gary Stadler mp3






Gary Stadler
   

Artist: Gary Stadler: mp3 download


   Genre(s): 

New Age

   







Discography:


Reflections Of Faerie
   

 Reflections Of Faerie

   Year: 2003   

Tracks: 9
Fairy Nightsongs
   

 Fairy Nightsongs

   Year: 2002   

Tracks: 9
Fairy Of The Woods
   

 Fairy Of The Woods

   Year: 2000   

Tracks: 10
Fairy Heart Magic
   

 Fairy Heart Magic

   Year: 2000   

Tracks: 11






Electronic composer and songster Gary Stadler combined melodic elements of worldbeat and symphonic genius to be one of the new millennium's forerunners in new age music. Throughout the '90s, Stadler lento crafted his recording life history, inking a deal with Sequoia Records and showcasing sonic pianissimo seventh shangri-la constitute on his first album, Poove of the Woods (1996). He and vocalizer Laura Drew, cosmos Health Organization likewise went under the monikers Singh Kaur and Lorallei, cursorily became friends and wrought such idolisation into a melodic ship's company. She lententide her voice to Stadler's 1998 Celtic divine record album Fairy Nightsongs. Sadly, Drew succumbed to cancer short thenceforth; Stadler was deeply shaken by the privation of his musical cooperator, yet, he began working with some other elegant chanteuse by the name of Stephannie. Her talent was constitute on Stadler's Fairy Heart Magic, which appeared in go down 2000. Three days after, a collaborationism with harpist Lisa Lynne, Reflections of Faerie, showcased a much more cozy and emotional advance from Stadler. 2004's Deep Within a Faerie Forest was evenly moving; this prison term Australian vocalizer Wendy Rule coupled Stadler for this in-depth aural get.





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Sunday, 17 August 2008

Game Slams Jesse Jackson -- Twice -- On New Tracks With Lil Wayne, Nas





"It's a hundred different messages you can take from the song," Game said on Monday good afternoon, cruising through Houston on his way to a radio station. "It's called 'My Life,' so tune in." The video for the song, from his forthcoming LP L.A.X.,premieres on "FNMTV" Friday (starting at 8 p.m. ET).


"And I ain't no sermoniser, but here's my Erick Sermon," he raps on the phonograph record. "So eat this black music, and tell me how it tastes now/ And f Jesse Jackson 'cause it ain't nigh race now."





Later he adds "Walk through the william Henry Gates of underworld, see my Impala parked in movement with the high beams on/ Me and the devil sharin' chronic blunts/ Listening to The Chronic album/ Playin' backwards, shootin' at pictures of Don Imus for target practice."


It's very provocative � and he goes after Jackson even harder on a different raceway from the album, "Letter to the King," that leaked on Thursday (August 14).


The song � a duet with Nas � has bars that ar lyrically amazing, and will probably be the pair's most talked-about collaboration in time. Of course, the "King" the duette refers to is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. At times, the deuce talk directly to the late civil-rights leader as if he were smooth alive; at others, they ponder aloud about what could have been.


"If Dr. King marched today, would Bill Gates march?" Game raps on the third verse. "I know Obama would, just would Hillary take share?/ I feel the pain of Nelson Mandela/ 'Cause when it rains it pours, I motive Rihanna's umbrella/ For Coretta Scott [King's] teardrops/ When she got the telephone call that the future just took a f---ing headshot."


If you don't remember anything else about the song, Game's controversial last line volition stay with you.


"I curiosity why Jesse Jackson ain't catch him before his body dropped," he asks. "Would he give me the answer?/ Probably not."


At press time, Game had non responded to MTV News' requests for comment on why he's going after Jackson � a longtime King associate, who was present at his character assassination in 1968 � so hard, only he did speak with us at length near L.A.X. in Houston earlier this week.


Several other noteworthy tracks from the record album hit the Net on Thursday (August 14), including "Angel," which features graeco-Roman name-dropping from an outspoken Game piece Common guest-drops metaphors. There's also a song called "Ya Heard" that features the Compton track-slayer piquant in some rap repartee with Ludacris.


Game described the album as "just me taking flight, man. This album is gonna be real special � from beginning to end, it's gonna knock."


In some interviews Game has said that this will be his last record album, but this week he told us his ultimate goal was to be known as the "charles Herbert Best lyricist." It may take a couple more albums before he's there � or possibly just a battle with Jay-Z.


Recently on KISS-FM in Phoenix, Game admitted that he's a fan of Jay's music, but predicted that a battle 'tween the deuce of them would be one-sided � against Jigga.


"I'm young, stupid, disrespectful," Game said. "I haven't confused a beef. I killed a solid group limb by limb � consider what happened to G-Unit."


Speaking of the Unit, estranged group member Young Buck appears in the video for "My Life," which also co-stars Lil Wayne.


"Buck is in the tV for a split irregular, robbing the liquor depot!" Game smiled. "Lil Wayne came out to California � he re-routed his tour coach, made a U-turn for me, [so we could] shoot the video. I think the video is gonna do some great things."


L.A.X. is due on August 26.







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Thursday, 7 August 2008

Mary Kate Olsen - Mary-kate Olsen Ignorant Over Ledger Death

Mary-Kate Olsen has stressed she does not know how Heath Ledger obtained the ethical drug medication that led to his death.

The former nestling star was the first person contacted by the masseuse wHO found the Dark Knight's star body after his death in January and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigators ar keen to interview her regarding the death of her close friend.

However, it has been reported that the 22-year-old wishes to be given immunity from prosecution ahead she will cooperate with the DEA investigation.

A argument from Olsen's lawyer Michael C Miller denied "yellow journalism speculation" and said the actress "had nothing any to do with the drugs establish in Heath Ledger's rest home or his body" and "does not know where he obtained them".

"Regarding the government's investigation, at Ms Olsen's call for, we feature provided the government with relevant selective information including facts in the chronology of events encompassing Mr Ledger's death and the fact that Ms Olsen does not know the reference of the drugs Mr Ledger consumed," he added.

The Australian thespian was base dead at his New York City apartment on January twenty-second after an accidental overdose of prescription medication.

And DEA investigators suspect the painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone - sold as OxyContin and Vicodin - found in Ledger's system may take been obtained with untrue prescriptions.

An unnamed official - who requested anonymity as the investigating into the actor's expiry is ongoing - said authorities suffer obtained a subpoena which could force Olsen to testify in front of a grand jury.

The masseuse who observed Ledger's body spent nine minutes making three calls to Olsen, police said, before calling emergency services.

At some point after the discovery of the dead body, Olsen - who was in California at the time - sent her personal security guards to Ledger's apartment to help.





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Monday, 30 June 2008

Gunman Pops Off Near Johnny Depp Set

Johnny Depp's new gangster flick almost became a bit too real.

Chicago police tell us a juvenile was pinched for allegedly firing a weapon outside a car on the 1300 block of W 19th Street in Chicago around 12:30 AM on Friday. Sources say the location is close to the South Side set of "Public Enemies." The kid was charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon.

Depp arrived on set 30 minutes after the shooting, according to the Chicago Tribune.

A call to Depp's rep has not been returned.





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Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Motel Connection

Motel Connection   
Artist: Motel Connection

   Genre(s): 
Ethnic
   Soundtrack
   



Discography:


Do I Have a Life?   
 Do I Have a Life?

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 12


My Darkside   
 My Darkside

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 3


Santa Maradona Ost   
 Santa Maradona Ost

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 12


P Samuel-Krakatoa Torino   
 P Samuel-Krakatoa Torino

   Year:    
Tracks: 1


Andata e Ritorno (cd2)   
 Andata e Ritorno (cd2)

   Year:    
Tracks: 10


Andata e Ritorno (cd1)   
 Andata e Ritorno (cd1)

   Year:    
Tracks: 11




Motel Connection are an Italian electronica and house jazz band from Torino, formed in 2000 by DJ Pisti and Subsonica's singer and bassist, Samuel Romano and Pierpaolo "Pierfunk" Peretti Griva. Motel Connection effectively kicked off their life history when director Marco Ponti asked them to compose the music for his 2001 make film Santa Maradona. The following year they released their number one album, Give Me a Good Reason to Wake Up, featuring eight-spot remixes from the film's soundtrack addition deuce fresh tracks, all sung in English. Among these was the arrive at single "Two," whose tV received all-encompassing airplay during 2002-2003. After a new soundtrack for some other Ponti film, 2004's A/R Andata + Ritorno, Motel Connection's irregular album appeared in 2006, under the title Do I Have a Life?





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Monday, 16 June 2008

American Idol - Idol Producers Sued Over Royalties Dispute


Officials at America's leading musicians' union have filed a lawsuit against hit talent show AMERICAN IDOL over royalties payments.

The American Federation of Musicians claims the show's producers violated a collective bargaining agreement by failing to pay musicians in the programme's house band royalties for rebroadcasts of episodes.

The union bosses also claim they were not informed of plans to use their members to re-record new music for season highlights.





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Wednesday, 4 June 2008

will.i.am joins the Wolverine film

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am is to star opposite Hugh Jackman in the new blockbuster 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.
Billboard reports that will.i.am, real name William Adams, will play the mutant Wraith in the 'X-Men' spinoff.
Wraith has the power to make himself translucent.
The cast of the new film also includes '30 Days of Night' star Danny Huston, 'Friday Night Lights' star Taylor Kitsch and 'The Number 23' star Lynn Collins.
'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' is due in cinemas on 1 May 2009.

Friday, 30 May 2008

Look out, Miley - Disney sets sights on new teen queen

NEW ORLEANS - Look out, Miley and Hilary, here comes Demi.Disney Channel has ordered Welcome to Mollywood, a live-action comedy series starring Demi Lovato of the network's upcoming Jonas Brothers movie Camp Rock.It's a role that could potentially put Lovato on the teen queen career path trod so successfully by Miley Cyrus and Hilary Duff. The tentatively titled series centers on Molly (Lovato), a 15-year-old small-town girl who, after a nationwide search, is chosen to join the cast of the most popular and long-running teen sketch comedy show on television. The sitcom will feature a show-within-a-show with fully produced comedy sketches.Lovato was introduced to Disney Channel viewers last year in the shortform comedy series As the Bell Rings. She also co-stars in Disney's upcoming TV movie Princess Protection Program.Lovato also has a recording contract with Disney's Hollywood Records, and will tour with the Jonas Brothers in the summer.




The Mollywood cast also includes Tiffany Thornton, Brandon Mychal Smith, Doug Brochu and Allisyn Ashley Arm. It is set to go into production in September.- REUTERS/Hollywood Reporter

Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Hairspray - Cruise Holmes Surprise Hairspray Cast

The cast of Broadway musical HAIRSPRAY got a big surprise after they finished last Friday's (04May08) show - walking off stage to find TOM CRUISE and his wife KATIE HOLMES waiting in the wings.

The Hollywood couple attended the stage version of the hit show with their two-year-old daughter Suri and were granted a backstage visit afterwards to meet the actors.

But the cast had not been informed of the stars' visit and were shocked to be greeted by the family after the performance.

Jenifer Lewis, who plays Motormouth Maybelle in the hit show, was delighted to meet Cruise and Holmes.

She tells New York Daily News, ""I turned, and there was Tom Cruise saying to me, 'Oh my God, you're wonderful!'

"Suri was so sweet in her little velvet and taffeta dress."

Cruise later sent the whole cast flowers and a large basket of candy in time for their next performance.




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Boban Markovic Orkestar

Boban Markovic Orkestar   
Artist: Boban Markovic Orkestar

   Genre(s): 
Folk: Balkanian
   



Discography:


Srce Cigansko   
 Srce Cigansko

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 11


Millenium   
 Millenium

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 12


Bistra Reka-Clear River   
 Bistra Reka-Clear River

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 14


Boban I Marko - Balkan Brass Fest   
 Boban I Marko - Balkan Brass Fest

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 14


Live in Belgrade   
 Live in Belgrade

   Year: 2002   
Tracks: 9


Zlatna Truba   
 Zlatna Truba

   Year: 1997   
Tracks: 12


The Best Of   
 The Best Of

   Year:    
Tracks: 28


Boban I Marco   
 Boban I Marco

   Year:    
Tracks: 18




 






Ghalib claims that Spears is pregnant

Photographer Adnan Ghalib has reportedly claimed that singer Britney Spears is pregnant with his baby.
According to Star magazine, the paparazzo has told friends that the singer is expecting her third child.
The couple previously sparked baby rumours after they were photographed looking at pregnancy tests together.
It was later claimed that the photographs were posed as part of a publicity stunt.

Motley Crue - Tommy Lee Gets Animated

MOTLEY CRUE star TOMMY LEE is to lend his voice to a new cartoon - based on his life story.

The rocker has signed up to take part in the making of The Life and Times of Jimmy Jaxx, which will be produced by the team behind the 2007 film Blades of Glory.

The Fox TV show is currently under development but is said to follow a rocker who tries to balance his experiences in a band with his calmer home life - but is constantly distracted by his tattoos which come to life and attempt to lead him astray.

Lee tells Blabbermouth.net, "I've always loved the animated world. How fun and kooky is this gonna be, to combine some real-life experiences with some seriously over-the-top humour."




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Singer Amy Winehouse will not face charges over a video that allegedly showed her smoking a crack pipe, police have said. She was interviewed under caution by police ...

Zero Zero

Zero Zero   
Artist: Zero Zero

   Genre(s): 
Drum & Bass
   



Discography:


The World Famous Killer EP   
 The World Famous Killer EP

   Year: 1992   
Tracks: 4




 






Queen of Soul heads Downunder

We can rock   with the best of them, sway to the rhythm of old-time crooners and break it down to the bass lines of the biggest hip-hop artists. It's hard to know how we'll respond to a major R&B gig because, well, we've never really had one before. At least not of this calibre ... Mary J. Blige is hitting New Zealand next month, playing Auckland's Vector Arena on June 16 and Wellington's Town Hall on June 17.Dubbed the Queen of Soul, the Grammy Award-winning and platinum-selling artist has never ventured to our shores before.Once known for her ghetto-fabulous lifestyle, the former drug addict has turned her life around in recent years, a story told over the course of her past two albums The Breakthrough and Growing Pains.Earlier this year, Blige claimed two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a duo or group and Best Gospel Performance, adding to her total collection of eight Grammies. Blige has sold more than 40 million records worldwide since first debuting on the music scene in 1991.




Tickets to the shows go on sale on Monday June 16 through all Ticketmaster (Auckland) and Ticketek (Wellington) outlets.

Madonna - Madonna Stunned By Sexual Cleansing Ritual

Pop superstar MADONNA was left shocked and appalled by a bizarre sex ritual which young widows in Malawi have to go through after their husbands die - because it fuels the spread of Aids in the country.

In her new documentary I Am Because We Are, Madonna chronicles the plight of the people in the African nation, where she adopted her son David in 2006, and she admits some local customs left her feeling sick.

In one segment of the harrowing new film, the star reveals a young widow is forced to have sex three times with a stranger from outside her village as part of a cleansing ritual.

She says, "When this woman's husband dies of Aids, she is required by the village head tribal chief to go through this sexual cleansing.

"Until she does, basically the village is, like, at a standstill. And, if she refuses to do it, she will be ostracised by everyone."




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