Jimmy Kimmel To Host American Music Awards
Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards. The comedian and talk show host is slated to host the annual event on November 23rd live from L.A. on ABC. Pink and the Jonas Brothers are just two of the many artists scheduled to perform. Read more
Chris Tomlin “Hello Love” to drop Sept. 2nd
Reigning three-time Gospel Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year, best-selling worship leader and all around cool guy Chris Tomlin will release his fifth studio project, “Hello Love”, on Sept. 2nd.
The project’s debut single, “Jesus Messiah,” was released two weeks ago and it was the most added song on Christian Radio, according to Radio & Records. The song is also having a huge impact online, ranking No. 1 on the Christian Top Chart at iTunes after 1 week.
iTunes Store Has Sold Five Billion Songs
Music fans have purchased and downloaded over five billion songs from APPLE’s iTUNES store, the #1 music retailer in the U.S. iTUNES customers are now renting and purchasing over 50,000 movies every day, making iTUNES the world’s most popular online movie store.
The iTUNES store is the world’s most popular online music, based on data from market research firm the NPD Group’s MusicWatch survey that captures consumer reported past week unit purchases and counts one CD representing 12 tracks, excluding wireless transactions. The iTUNES store became the largest music retailer in the U.S. based on the amount of music sold during the first two months of this year.
What to watch until American Idol Season 9?
I’ve watched a few hours of “So You Think You Can Dance” on FOX, but mainly for the unknown music thy use for their routines. I’ve watched one hour of “Nashville Star” on NBC/CMT, but it’s just not working for me. I’ve watched a few hours of “Can You Duet” also on CMT, but I’m not a big duets fan just give me a solo artist or a full band. Then on Tuesday night “America’s Got Talent” kicked off on NBC with some surprising acts, but yet I’m still just not sure. I’m having a really tough time trying to find a TV replacement for American Idol.
I can’t be the only person in America having this issue. So, here’s the BIG question what are you watching that we may be missing? Is there something that one of these shows or another music type show that other ST.net daily readers could find of interest?
Encouraging words from Jenny of Addison Road
Addison Road has been having HUGE success with their single “All That Matters” from their “Addison Road” project. Well, now it’s time for the second single “Sticking With You” to drop on your radio. Here’s an e-mail we received from their lead singer Jenny Simmons…
The song, Stickin with You, is about hiding. Or trying to hide. And it is from the perspective of a friend who says, “Look, I know you messed up. I know you are trying to hide from me now because you feel guilty. I know you want to detach. Go it alone. Live your own way and suffer from your own consequences. Try to make it by yourself…but I will not leave you. You cannot hide from me. I am sticking with you no matter what.
Grammy museum grand opening set
The Grammy Museum will celebrate it’s grand opening with a slate of activities from December 3rd through the 7th. The 32,000 square-foot facility will explore and celebrate the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the art and technology of the recording process, and the history of the premier recognition of excellence in recorded music — the Grammy Award.
The one-of-a-kind “21st Century Museum” will feature interactive, permanent and traveling exhibits, with four floors of multimedia presentations, and will be located within L.A. Live, the downtown Los Angeles sports, entertainment and residential district, across the street from the Staples Center.
We’ve been officially added to MercyMe’s blog
Last week, we asked for your help in getting us added to MercyMe’s blog roll. Well, we got the stamp of approval from Bart himself (not just their IT guy) when he left this comment on the post….
New comment on your post #730 "Checking in with Bart Millard from MercyMe" Author : Bart Millard E-mail : blog@mercyme.org URL : http://mercyme.org/blog Comment: Consider yourself added. Thanks for the support.-bart
WOW! How cool is that! By the way check out his latest photo… Read more
Checking in with Bart Millard from MercyMe
In our own selfish attempt to get approved for MercyMe’s new blog site, we thought it would help our chances if we shared Bart’s e-mail about it with you. If you’re a fan of ours, please leave a comment for Bart and the boys that StereoTruth.net is your trusted source for today’s Christian music news, and we support them and their music. Here’s the e-mail…
Boys and girls, the word of the day is…Blog. Say it with me…bluh-ogggg. What does this word mean you ask? It means MercyMe sits around like 9 year olds with nothing to do being as ridiculous as possible. Now say it again…blog.
Apple wants more mobile music from labels
Apple has approached some of the major music labels to try to expand the variety of ringtones and other musical features available on the slow selling iphone. Several record label executives have told THE NEW YORK TIMES’ that negotiations between the parties is very active right now.
Ringtones are a very profitable corner of the music business these days, as the price for a short segment of a song is higher than for the full song. Right now, Apple offers ringtones as a 99-cent upgrade to its regular 99-cent music tracks, but not all tracks can be converted into ringtones.
American Idol 7: David vs David who had the knockout?
We’ve finally witnessed the last American Idol performances of Season 7. Right out of the gate I have to ask, who will walk away with the title of American Idol tonight?
It was fitting that the show began with the Rocky theme and the world famous boxing announcer Bruce Buffer announcing “Let’s get ready to rumble.” Then it got a little weird when the David’s came out in boxing robes and gloves. Read more
