Sade Speaks On New Album + TV Appearances & Rave Reviews

“Soldier” was one of those songs we really had to fight with and even abandon for a while. But I think that that strengthened the rest of the album, because it was always there inside my head and somehow made its way into the other songs, that sort of feeling of being in the world which is a sort of wasteland or a place where there’s a struggle but somehow you have a purpose. At the end of that struggle, there’s light.

- Sade Adu on the making of Sade's new album "Soldier of Love"

Don't Miss These RARE Upcoming Sade Television Appearances:

2/09 - Today Show

2/09 - 106 & Park on BET

2/09 - The Late Show with David Letterman

2/10 - The View

2/15 - The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2/16 - Jimmy Kimmel Live

2/20 - The Wanda Sykes Show (appearing in a skit - not performing)

The critics (and one fellow songstress) are already raving about "Soldier of Love"...

Sade enters their fourth decade of existence with a sixth studio album. And what an entrance!... Of course, at its center is Sade Adu's incomparable voice, which sounds as passionately poised as it did on 1984's Diamond Life. - Pitchfork.com (8/10 rating)

The 10 tracks on Soldier flow seamlessly together—showcasing the harmonious spiritual connection between Paul Spencer Denman, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman and lead singer, Sade Adu. - Blogcritics.org

"When it comes to sexy, smooth, elegant R+B music, Sade IS the standard. I can't wait to hear her new work." - Christina Aguilera

Usher’s New Official Artwork for “Raymond V Raymond”

Usher has revealed the official artwork for the cover of his upcoming new album “Raymond V Raymond” due to be released March 30th on his website. The album will be his first since 2008’s “Here I Stand”, got off to a pretty bad start. The original first single “Papers” drove some initial buzz but failed to live up to Usher’s past singles. In addition, lots of other songs from the album began leaking on the internet. 

Numerous release dates for the release of “Raymond V Raymond” were announced but it seems that March 30th will be the official date.

Usher’s team is currently advertising “Raymond V Raymond” with his new single “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home")” and the video for the track, along with the new official artwork of the album.

Carrie Underwood to Perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Super Bowl

Carrie Underwood is set to sing the “The Star-Spangled Banner” at this year’s Super Bowl at which the New Orleans “Saints” and Indiana “Colts” will battle it out to win the ultimate NFL title of the year. The Super Bowl is supposed to kick off around 6:30 p.m. ET, but make sure to tune in earlier to watch Carrie sing the National Anthem.

Carrie comments on performing at the Super Bowl: "I am going to be extremely nervous. If I look like I am about to get sick on the field, I may at any moment during that song."

Carrie will also star in her first movie where she will play a youth counsellor based on surfer Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm to a shark attack in 2003. She has turned down many movies before, but really fell in love with the script of this movie.  

The Black Eyed Peas Launch “The E.N.D” World Tour

The Black Eyed Peas kicked off their world tour this week in Atlanta, dazzling many fans with interesting outfits, dazzling lights, and flying stunts! The tour is in support of their very successful album “The E.N.D”.

The show opened with a large, green robotic face projected onto a video screen behind the center of the stage, as plumes of smoke swirled from the floor. A mechanical voice intoned, “Welcome to The E.N.D.” Soon after, Will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo and Apl.de.ap rose from beneath the stage, enveloped in green laser light, and launched into “Let’s Get It Started.”

The band ended the show by thanking their audience and performing “Where is the Love”. During the encore they sang “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling". Fergie briefly switched to U2’s “With or Without You” and confetti rained down on the crowd as the show came to an end. 

The Black Eyed Peas tour dates:

» February 6 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
» February 9 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
» February 10 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
» February 12 - Nashville, TN @ Nashville Arena
» February 13 - Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Arena
» February 16 - Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
» February 17 - Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
» February 19 - Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center
» February 20 - Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
» February 23 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
» February 24 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
» February 26 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
» March 1 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
» March 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
» March 4 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
» March 6 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Air Canada Centre
» March 9 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace
» March 11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
» March 13 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
» March 19 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
» March 20 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
» March 22 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
» March 24 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
» March 25 - Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
» March 27 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
» March 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
» March 31 - Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
» April 2 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
» April 7 - Sacramento, CA @ ARCO Arena
» April 10 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
» April 11 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada @ GM Place

LOST – The Final Season EPs

As pop culture phenomenon “Lost” begins its sixth and final season on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC, fans of the ABC television series will gain a unique glimpse into the minds of characters Kate, Sawyer, Locke, Hurley and Charlie as well as the vibe of the Dharma Initiative with the release of six EPs revealing classic songs important to each of them.  Appropriately for characters stranded on a remote South Pacific island, these recordings are their “Lost tracks.” 

Each seven-track digital download LOST EP--individually titled Kate, Sawyer, Locke, Hurley, Charlie and Dharma--will be issued by Universal Enterprises (UMe) exclusively via iTunes beginning Tuesday, February 2, 2010, the same day as that for the season’s premiere episode for the popular, critically acclaimed, and Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning series. 

“If you want to get inside the characters’ heads, and find out what inspires and motivates them, then just push play,” stated Executive Producer, Edward Kitsis regarding the Lost Tracks EPs.

The artists heard on the LOST EPs range from classic rockers The Who, Rod Stewart, Traffic, Steppenwolf and The Kinks to new wavers Squeeze, The Specials and Elvis Costello; from country legends Patsy Cline and Hank Williams to R&B giants Marvin Gaye and Etta James.  The selections, culled from the vast Universal Music Group archive, reach back to vintage gems from Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry, and ‘70s tracks from Lynyrd Skynyrd and KISS, plus contributions from more contemporary artists such as Sonic Youth, The Roots and Eels.

Kate’s Tracks: LOST EP: A fugitive on the run, the strong-willed Kate Austen has a tumultuous past. 
1.  “Cherry Bomb” (The Runaways)
2.  “Crazy” (Patsy Cline)
3.  “Jack Of All Parades” (Elvis Costello)
4.  “(I Know) I’m Losing You” (Rod Stewart)
5.  “Another Nail In My Heart” (Squeeze)
6.  “Bad Medicine” (Bon Jovi)
7.  “Somebody I Used To Know” (Elliot Smith)

Sawyer’s Tracks: LOST EP: Conman James “Sawyer” Ford at first was self-centered and disliked but he becomes a trusted, courageous leader. 
1.  “Hair Of The Dog” (Nazareth)
2.  “Bad Moon Rising (Live)” (John Fogerty)
3.  “You Got That Right” (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
4.  “Farther Along” (Flying Burrito Brothers)
5.  “Walk Away” (The James Gang)
6.  “Strutter” (KISS)
7.  “Love Ain’t For Keeping” (The Who)

Locke’s Tracks: LOST EP: A man of faith and a philosopher, John Locke believes in the mystical and spiritual to explain the world. 
1.  “Can I Get A Witness” (Marvin Gaye)
2.  “Listen To Me” (Buddy Holly)
3.  “Memphis, Tennessee” (Chuck Berry)
4.  “Lost Highway” (Hank Williams)
5.  “Mannish Boy” (Muddy Waters)
6.  “I’d Rather Go Blind” (Etta James)
7.  “I Put A Spell On You” (Nina Simone)

Hurley’s Tracks: LOST EP: Winning the lottery only brings loveable Hugo “Hurley” Reyes bad luck, including stays at psychiatric hospitals. 
1.  “The Seed (2.0)” (The Roots)
2.  “C’mon And Love Me” (KISS)
3.  “Jesus” (Velvet Underground)
4.  “Call Me Names” (The Specials)
5.  “Goodbye Girl” (Squeeze)
6.  “Shangri-Las” (The Kinks)
7.  “Fresh Feeling” (Eels)

Charlie’s Tracks: LOST EP: The most obvious character to have an EP, Charlie Pace is a rock musician who conquers his drug addiction while on the island. 
1.  “Gasoline Alley” (Rod Stewart)
2.  “Less Than Zero” (Elvis Costello)
3.  “I’m One” (The Who)
4.  “Going Underground” (The Jam)
5.  “Dirty Boots” (Sonic Youth)
6.  “Lady Godiva’s Operation” (Velvet Underground)
7.  “Empty Pages” (Traffic)

Dharma Tracks – LOST EP: The Dharma Initiative was created in 1970 by Gerald and Karen DeGroot and funded by reclusive Danish industrialist and munitions magnate Alvar Hanso.  It was designed as a multi-purpose social science research facility where scientists and free-thinkers from around the globe could pursue research in meteorology, psychology, parapsychology, zoology, utopian social dynamics and electromagnetism. 
1.  “Dharma Lady” (Geronimo Jackson)
2.  “Shambala” (Three Dog Night)
3.  “Hot Burrito #2” (Flying Burrito Brothers)
4.  “The Acid Queen” (The Who)
5.  “The Pusher” (Steppenwolf)
6.  “Heaven Is In Your Mind” (Traffic)
7.  “Bell Bottom Blues” (Derek & The Dominos)

“Lost” stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Terry O’Quinn as Locke and Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana.

We Are The World – 25 For Haiti

“We Are The World” is being re-made, Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie are working together on a 25th anniversary release of the song Michael Jackson penned together with Lionel Richie to raise money for Africa. Yesterday, many artists arrived yesterday at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich will produce the event, which will then be turned into a video and single just like it was in 1985.

Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Trey Songz, Drake, Barbra Streisand, Toni Braxton, Snoop Dogg, Usher, Pink, Jamie Foxx, T-Pain, Keri Hilson, Brandy, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus, Busta Rhymes, Nicole Scherzinger, Akon, Tony Bennett, Carlos Santana, and many others participated in the re-make of “We Are The World”.

“We Are The World – 25” will serve to raise money for Haiti. The world premiere of “We Are the World – 25 for Haiti,” along with the accompanying 3-D video, will air during NBC’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Friday, February 12th.

Are you looking forward to the re-make or do you feel it should have remained untouched?

The 2010 Grammy Awards Review

Last night’s Grammy Awards showed that the show is mainly about rewarding people that sell rather than have actual talent. I’m still baffled to see that Taylor Swift won Album of the Year. Her performance with Steve Nicks was terrible, she really couldn’t sing to Nicks’ level.

The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Drake, Lil Wayne, Jamie Foxx and many more really failed to impress. While they clearly are successful due to their popularity, there was true talent too.

The Michael Jackson tribute of the “Earth Song” was really moving, but in my opinion should have closed the show. Pink showed that she can be part of Cirque du Soleil, Beyonce was extremely fierce, Mary J Blige and Andrea Boccelli were amazing together, I discovered Lady Antebllum who were a nice surprise, and last but not least Maxwell and Roberta Flack were so smooth. Maxwell is truly sensational.

Beyonce made an all time record by winning 6 Grammy Awards, well done you truly deserve it B!

I tweeted during the show last night, feel free to look at my tweets and leave your comments.

Have a look at some pictures and videos of last night’s show, and for more pictures and info about last night’s show feel free to visit Grammy.com

 

 

 

 

 

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