Saturday, January 16, 2010
Zombie in your lawn
Lyrics:
(chorus)
There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
We don't want zombies on the lawn
I know your type: tall, dark, and dead
You want to bite all the petals off of my head
And then eat the brains of
the one who planted me here
I'm just a sunflower but see
me power an entire infantry
You like the taste of brains
we don't like zombies
I used to play football
Road cones protect my head
I have a screen-door shield
We are the undead
(repeat chorus)
Maybe it's time to reevaluate
I know you have a lot of food on your plate
Brains are quite rich in cholesterol
You're dead so it doesn't matter,
Instead we'll use this solar power
to make a lawn defense at any hour
I like the tricycle
There's butter on my head
I'm gonna eat your brains
(repeat chorus)
Music News
Ke$ha will end Susan Boyle's six-week run at the top of the albums chart this week with her debut, "Animal," which sold 152,000 copies. That solid debut stopped Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" from making it seven weeks in a row at #1. However, Boyle's album moved another 93,000 copies as it eased up on the 3.2 million mark in less than two months. Lady Gaga's "The Fame" fell a spot to #3 on sales of 66,000 as total sales crept toward 2.5 million, followed by Alicia Keys' "The Element of Freedom" and Mary J. Blige's "Stronger."
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Music News
The track list for the upcoming soundtrack to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" was released today. Avril Lavigne, All Time Low, Tokio Hotel, Pete Wentz and Mark Hoppus are just some of the acts confirmed to appear on the soundtrack, which is called "Almost Alice" and will hit stores March 2. Joining them will be the All-American Rejects, Motion City Soundtrack, and the Plain White T's. Lavigne's "Alice (Underground)" has been tapped as the first single and will go to radio in early February. Burton's take on "Alice" is scheduled to hit theaters March 5, just three days after the soundtrack is released.
The track list for "Almost Alice":
» Avril Lavigne - "Alice (Underground)"
» The All-American Rejects - "The Poison"
» Owl City - "The Technicolor Phase"
» Shinedown - "Her Name Is Alice"
» All Time Low - "Painting Flowers"
» Metro Station - "Where's My Angel"
» Tokio Hotel and Kerli - "Strange"
» 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch - "Follow Me Down"
» Robert Smith - "Very Good Advice"
» Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz - "In Transit"
» Plain White T's - "Welcome to Mystery"
» Kerli - "Tea Party"
» Franz Ferdinand - "The Lobster Quadrille"
» Motion City Soundtrack - "Running Out of Time"
» Wolfmother - "Fell Down a Hole"
» Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - "White Rabbit"
The track list for "Almost Alice":
» Avril Lavigne - "Alice (Underground)"
» The All-American Rejects - "The Poison"
» Owl City - "The Technicolor Phase"
» Shinedown - "Her Name Is Alice"
» All Time Low - "Painting Flowers"
» Metro Station - "Where's My Angel"
» Tokio Hotel and Kerli - "Strange"
» 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch - "Follow Me Down"
» Robert Smith - "Very Good Advice"
» Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz - "In Transit"
» Plain White T's - "Welcome to Mystery"
» Kerli - "Tea Party"
» Franz Ferdinand - "The Lobster Quadrille"
» Motion City Soundtrack - "Running Out of Time"
» Wolfmother - "Fell Down a Hole"
» Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - "White Rabbit"
Monday, January 11, 2010
Music News
After months of rumors and speculation, it was confirmed today that Simon Cowell will leave the judges' panel of "American Idol" to launch the American version of his other talent show, "The X Factor." In a press release, Fox announced that "The X Factor" will launch in the U.S. in fall 2011 with Cowell, creator of the show he launched in the U.K. in 2004, serving as both executive producer and a judge on the U.S. version.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Music News
Keyshia Cole is pregnant! The singer confirmed today both her pregnancy by Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Daniel Gibson and her upcoming marriage to him in a statement that also included searing remarks about her relationship with her estranged family. Cole's mother, Frankie Lons, a popular reality TV star on BET, recently told Atlanta radio station V100 that her daughter was already married and did so to avoid having her child be born out of wedlock. In her statement, the singer announced she no longer is in communication with her mother. Cole appeared with Frankie and her sister Neffe in the series "Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is," which was a candid account of the Oakland, California, native reconnecting with the matriarch of her family.
Season four of Miley Cyrus' hit Disney series, "Hannah Montana," will be the show's last. Today, a rep for Disney confirmed the upcoming finale to MTV News. Disney Channel Worldwide programming exec Adam Bonnett said "The [new] episodes will continue to roll out at least over a full year." Production on the fourth season of the show will begin January 18 and continue throughout the summer, with breaks scheduled around Cyrus promoting her film "The Last Song" in April. The season is set to kick off in the spring, and the season-three finale is set to air as a one-hour special in mid-March.
Season four of Miley Cyrus' hit Disney series, "Hannah Montana," will be the show's last. Today, a rep for Disney confirmed the upcoming finale to MTV News. Disney Channel Worldwide programming exec Adam Bonnett said "The [new] episodes will continue to roll out at least over a full year." Production on the fourth season of the show will begin January 18 and continue throughout the summer, with breaks scheduled around Cyrus promoting her film "The Last Song" in April. The season is set to kick off in the spring, and the season-three finale is set to air as a one-hour special in mid-March.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Music News
Russell Brand and Katy Perry are engaged! Emmet Mannion, a representative for Russell Brand, says the 34-year-old British actor-comedian has proposed to singer Katy Perry. No wedding date was announced in the statement, issued Wednesday, and no other details were available. Brand met Perry, 25, when he hosted last year's MTV Video Music Awards and she performed.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Music News
Susan Boyle holds onto the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart for a second week, thanks to another 527,000 units shifted. Even with a 25 percent drop-off from her smash first-week sales, which set the high mark for a chart debut in 2009 at 701,000, Boyle easily remained #1 as her debut steamed past the 1.2 million mark. The only serious competition came from tenor Andrea Bocelli's "My Christmas", which saw a 97 percent sales bump to 428,000, pushing the disc past the 1.1 million mark in just over a month. Things were sagging slightly for a few albums in their second week. Lady Gaga's eight-track EP "The Fame Monster" drops to #13 in week two, selling 65,000 units. Rihanna's Rated R falls 10 spots to #14, selling 59,000 units. And "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert drops 16 spots to #19 in week two with sales of 51,000, a 74 percent downturn.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Music News
Ciara's much-delayed "Fantasy Ride" album finally saw the light of day earlier this year. "Love Sex Magic," featuring Justin Timberlake, earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, but after everything she went through while making it (a split with management, a spat with the editors of Vibe magazine) you'd think she'd want to take some time off before jumping right back into the recording process. But Ciara is already hard at work on the Fantasy Ride follow-up, recording tracks with producer Tricky Stewart for what she promises will be a very hot album. While making Fantasy Ride was a struggle, Ciara said she grew during the process. And, emboldened by the album's success, she's ready to get back at it. "I'm very proud of [Fantasy Ride]. And it was really a journey for me, behind the actual album, like, I made so many changes and so many things happened, so it really was a journey for me," she said. "But I'm very proud of that, and I'm also very proud of one record in particular: 'Love Sex Magic,' was a very successful record for me off of that, so I'm proud of that. Grammy-nominated record."
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Music News
Last Thursday, a pair of brand-new Eminem songs hit the Net, one of which, "Elevator," contains a lyric directed at Adam Lambert, Lance Bass and Clay Aiken that may be using an anti-gay slur. "Sorry, Lance, Mr. Lambert and Aiken ain't gonna make it/ They get so mad, when I call them both fake/ It's all these f---ing voices in my head, I can't take it/ Someone shut that f---ing baby up, before I shake it," he raps on the tune — with the "Fake/ It's" combination sounding a lot like a common anti-gay slur. This isn't new ground for Slim Shady, who has come under fire from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which cited his use of anti-gay slurs on earlier tracks like "Criminal" and "Kill You."
Monday, December 7, 2009
Music News
Rihanna is ready to take her "Rated R" act on the road for a full-fledged tour, and she promises that when the trek starts next year she's going to give concertgoers a real show. "We gonna be going on tour in the spring and the tickets are going to be up for presale in a couple weeks, actually," she told MTV News on the set of her "Hard" video. "It's going to be a worldwide tour, so it's going to be a very long tour. We'll definitely be in your city, so look out for that." Although she was light on details, she did say that it's going to be somewhat of a spectacle, calling the vibe of the tour "daring." But, in terms of planning, the best is yet to come. "We've been prepping for the tour for a few months now, coming out with different ideas and cool things that we can do," she explained. "Things that we've never seen before, daring things — but now is when we really start with the rehearsal and we get into the nitty-gritty and the details of everything. I love taking risks. I'm not afraid of the unknown," she added.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Music News
The nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced last night in Los Angeles, with a star-studded telecast/concert headlined by Nick Jonas and the Administration, the Black Eyed Peas and Maxwell. Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Eminem, Drake, the Kings of Leon and Green Day were just some of the artists who landed early Grammy nods Wednesday night, setting the stage for a very big night Sunday, January 31, when the 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A full list of nominees is available at Grammy.com. Here are some of the major categories:
Album of the Year
» Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce
» The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
» Lady Gaga, The Fame
» Dave Matthews, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
» Taylor Swift, Fearless
Record of the Year
» Beyoncé, "Halo"
» The Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"
» Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
» Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
» Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
Song of the Year
» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
» Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
» Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
» Maxwell, "Pretty Wings"
» Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Album of the Year
» Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce
» The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
» Lady Gaga, The Fame
» Dave Matthews, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
» Taylor Swift, Fearless
Record of the Year
» Beyoncé, "Halo"
» The Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"
» Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
» Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
» Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
Song of the Year
» Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
» Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"
» Lady Gaga, "Poker Face"
» Maxwell, "Pretty Wings"
» Kings of Leon, "Use Somebody"
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Music News
After much speculation following the release of a song titled "Acapella" on the Internet last week, it was announced today that Kelis has signed to Interscope Records through will.i.am Music Group. Her as-yet-untitled upcoming album features production from will.i.am, Free School, Boyz Noize, Burnz, DJ Ammo and David Guetta, who produced the above-mentioned retro-dance track. "I love that I am now a new part of the Interscope family," Kelis said in a statement. "2010 is around the corner and I can't wait to put out new music and spend time with real music fans on tour again." Kelis' last label deal was with Jive Records, but she was reportedly dropped in late 2007. Kelis is best known for her 2003 single "Milkshake," which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold 883,000 digital downloads. The track is from her best-selling album, "Tasty," which has shifted 535,000 units.
YouTube sensation and former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle's debut album "I Dreamed a Dream" opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 701,000 copies sold in its first week, the best sales week for an album in the U.S. this year. 2009 "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's debut "For Your Entertainment" debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 198,000 copies. Rihanna's fourth album "Rated R" climbs in at No. 4 with 181,000, her best sales week yet. Lady Gaga's new eight-song EP "The Fame Monster" bows at No. 5 with 174,000 while her first album "The Fame" rises from No. 34 to No. 6, moving 151,000 units. The latter "Fame's" total jumps this week because it combines sales of her debut set in addition to a two-disc deluxe "The Fame" package that contains both "The Fame" and the new "Monster" disc. In total, Lady Gaga sold over 350,000 CD's last week.
YouTube sensation and former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle's debut album "I Dreamed a Dream" opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 701,000 copies sold in its first week, the best sales week for an album in the U.S. this year. 2009 "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert's debut "For Your Entertainment" debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 198,000 copies. Rihanna's fourth album "Rated R" climbs in at No. 4 with 181,000, her best sales week yet. Lady Gaga's new eight-song EP "The Fame Monster" bows at No. 5 with 174,000 while her first album "The Fame" rises from No. 34 to No. 6, moving 151,000 units. The latter "Fame's" total jumps this week because it combines sales of her debut set in addition to a two-disc deluxe "The Fame" package that contains both "The Fame" and the new "Monster" disc. In total, Lady Gaga sold over 350,000 CD's last week.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Music News
Nick Jonas has announced five concert dates for his side project, Nick Jonas & The Administration, to go on sale Saturday. Performing in intimate venues rather than the arenas he's used to, Nick will sing tracks from the group's upcoming debut disc, Who I Am, out Feb. 2. And while Nick is hard at work on his new record, The Jonas Brothers insisted in October they were still together as a band. Nick Jonas & The Administration will make their performance debut at Wednesday's Grammy Nomination Concert, airing live at 9p.m./ET on CBS.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Music News
Sony Pictures has announced that "This Is It" will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 26. According to Home Media Magazine, the DVD version will include an hour of extra footage in the form of featurettes on the making of the film, costumes, dancer auditions and the performers' memories of Jackson. The Blu-Ray will contain that footage, plus an additional half hour that includes alternate versions of videos of "Smooth Criminal" and "Thriller." "This Is It" was originally scheduled for a two-week limited run in theaters, with hopes of a DVD version in stores by Christmas. But due to the popularity of the movie and complaints from theater owners that the Christmas release window was too soon, the run was extended by a month and the DVD release was pushed back, according to the Los Angeles Times. The film has taken in more than $70 million at the U.S. box office since opening on October 28.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Music News
Earlier this month, Alicia Keys told Billboard.com that since her album, "The Element of Freedom," was pushed back from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15, she used the additional time to work on possibly "the most exciting collaborations of my career yet." Now her label, J Records, confirms the album includes a duet with Beyoncé as well as one with newcomer Drake. "Put It In A Love Song" features Beyoncé, while "Unthinkable (I'm Ready)" has background vocals by Drake.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Music News
50 Cent's fourth solo album, "Self-Destruct" had the lowest opening week of his career, bowing at #5 on 160,000 sales, trailing his next-smallest debut, 2007's Curtis, by more than 500,000 copies. The album did leak weeks before its release, causing a one-week push-up for the physical release and an even earlier release for the album's digital incarnation. In July of 2008, 50 predicted that Self-Destruct, then slated for a late 2008 release, would sell 1 million copies in its first week. His 2003 debut, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" sold 872,000 and nabbed the #1 spot in its first week and the 2005 sequel, "The Massacre" smashed the charts with 1.5 million in sales for a second consecutive top debut. However, in a season filled with major releases from the likes of Lady Gaga, Adam Lambert, Rihanna, Lil Wayne, Susan Boyle and Beyoncé, "Self-Destruct" faces a tough market.
During the last U.K. stop of her "I Am..." tour, Beyonce announced that she indeed has plans of releasing a new album next year. "This is my last show for this tour in the UK, so hopefully, I'll see you all in a year with a new album," Beyonce told the crowd at the end of the set, before thanking them for coming to the show. Producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins also confirmed the news on Twitter, recently posting that he is working on some tracks for Beyonce's upcoming album. Beyonce's 2008 album, "I Am... Sasha Fierce," has sold 2.5 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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