Mariah Carey’s fans have something to look forward to by February of next year. Her latest album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, is due for rerelease by February of next year. The new edition would would be a remix. This was revealed by her manager, Chris Lightly, via Twitter over the weekend. Her manager tweeted: “Listen Memoirs remix lp february…no date set working on target exclusive.”

The new album will feature reworked versions from Memoirs and some new material and will have Tricky Stewart as its producer. According to Stewart in an interview with Rap-Up.Com last month: “We wanted to do an album that was really personal, and if you love Mariah Carey, you can put it on and listen to it all day. But at the same time, if you like the hot Mariah when she’s doing the features, we want to give people that option too, so that they can put on whichever one they choose.”

The album will be expected to have guest collaborations with artists like T-Pain, Big Boi, R. Kelly, Gucci Mae and a lot more.

Source: Rap-Up.Com

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Obviously, what we see of Lady Gaga is a stunt. Her outrageous costumes are one thing, her music is another thing. But all these are part of a clever marketing package. It work for her, didn’t it? She’s currently the IT girl in music. I’ve always wondered though if there was ever a time Lady Gaga was normal.

This video apparently shows that she was.

This is from a time when a certain Stefani Germanotta was seen performing her eclectic songs at the NYU talent show, where she went to win third place. This video proves that she can sing and actually has a captivating voice. This was an original piece which was written by her.

Watch the video:

Which do you prefer…a captivating Stephanie Germanotta or a captivating Lady Gaga?

With the release of their Greatest Hits album, “Believers Never Die”, this week, the band, Fall Out Boy, they are going on an indefinite hiatus. This doesn’t seem to surprise many of their fans. The band’s decision to go on a temporary break has been hinted for months. Their spokesperson has this statement to say: “It’s a break with an indefinite date when they’re coming back.”

Sounds like the question of when they will be back or if they will be back together is really hanging out there.

It’s been said that the band members would like to pursue personal endeavors, after eight years of hardwork, rising to the top as the Kings of Emo.

Emerging from Chicago’s underground scene, the Fall Out Boy quickly became a pop favorite with the success of their debut album, ‘From Under The Cork Tree’, which had become a worldwide hit. After this album’s release, the band went on to make two more albums and have raked in more awards than they could imagine.

But with the arrest of its lead singer Pat Stump early this year, rumors of the band breaking up have surfaced. The rumor has been pacified when the band announced the release of their Greatest Hits.

Though, now it’s confirmed. The winds have changed.

Pete Wentz is going to be busy with his Clandestine Industries, a fashion brand and is probably moving to New York to support his wife, Ashley Simpson, who will be headlining in Broadway. Joe Trohman is working on a side project and will be doing a lot of metal music. Andy Hurley also has his own fashion line, F*CKCITY, to focus on and may be starting his own music label.

500 Days of Summer Soundtracks

Who would ever think that “500 Days of Summer” is not a love story. Well, it is definitely not a love story. It was just about a simple office guy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who meets an ordinary girl (Zooey Deschanel) with extraordinary charisma as the narrator said upfront at the start of the film as if forewarning us audience to keep low our expectations towards the movie. Nevertheless, it was very accurate because (oops! spoiler alert) towards the end of the movie, one can understand why.

The movie as directed by Marc Webb -a renowned music video director who has worked with music stars such as Regina Spektor, Green Day, and My Chemical Romance.  Given with that fact, the movie is tuned with pop songs from Regina Spektor, The Smiths, and many more.  The movie’s track listing is composed of cool songs which sets the tone for the whole movie.

Here is the complete list of soundtracks in the movie:

1. A Story of Boy Meets Girl – Mychael Danna and Rob Simonson

2. Us – Regina Spektor

3. There is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths

4. Bad Kids – Black Lips

5. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want – The Smiths

6. There Goes The Fear – Doves

7. You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates

8. Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap

9. Quelqu’un M’a Dit – Carla Bruni

10. Mushaboom – Feist

11. Hero – Regina Spektor

12. Bookends – Simon & Garfunkel

13. Vegabond – Wolfmother

14. She’s Got You High – Mumm-Ra

15. Here Comes Your Man – Meaghan Smith

16. Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want – She & Him

Track No. 3 is the song played on the famous scene of the movie wherein Tom is joined by Summer in the elevator and she overhears the song being played on Tom’s Ipod as she says “I Love The Smiths“. The whole album of the movie is a total package. Kudos to the whole team of the film who successfully put together different artists despite the legal and other challenges it may meet along the way. Go ahead, grab your own disc now and just like Summer, (both the character and the season) you’ll wish it never ends or stops playing.

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As most people know, the New Kids On The Block has been reunited and is making music once again, since last year. One of its members, Joey McIntyre, however is taking a break from this and intends to go solo for the release of his anticipated EP, “Here We Go Again” which is now out. Gabe Lopez, Drew Ryan Scott and Brent Pashke.

Joey McIntyre had been working on this for quite awhile, saying this to Billboard: “Every two or three years I just get itchy and I want to make a new record, and being out on the road and performing so much only encouraged me more. It was quite an experience the last couple years with the New Kids; it definitely inspired me to write some stuff. And I think that after being part of a group, you kind of want to do your own thing again.”

This solo album was hatched even before the band regrouped last year.

Joey McIntyre’s album will be released in digital version and will also come with a limited copy which will include liner notes, a lyric booklet and photos.

The singer is set to tour this year to promote this album and will afterwards reunite with his band when they set for another round of tours and performances in May 2010.

The rest of the New Kids are also doing their own projects while the next band tour is yet in the works.

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Michael Bublé, riding high with the enormous global success of his chart topping “Crazy Love” CD will be hitting the road beginning March 10th in Orlando, Florida, it was confirmed today by Reprise Records and the tour’s national promoter, Beaver Productions.

MICHAEL BUBLÉ CRAZY LOVE 2010 TOUR DATES:

3/10/10 Orlando, FL
3/12/10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3/13/10 Tampa, FL
3/14/10 Atlanta, GA
3/16/10 Philadelphia, PA
3/17/10 Pittsburgh, PA
3/19/10 Worcester, MA
3/20/10 New York, NY
3/23/10 Cleveland, OH
3/24/10 Cincinnati, OH
3/25/10 Detroit, MI
3/27/10 Chicago, IL
3/28/10 St. Paul, MN
3/30/10 Denver, CO
3/31/10 Salt Lake City, UT
4/2/10 Portland, OR
4/3/10 Seattle, WA
4/6/10 Oakland, CA
4/8/10 Phoenix, AZ
4/9/10 Los Angeles, CA

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Listen and watch Leona Lewis’ latest song, Happy which is released under her new album, Echo:

Verse 1:
Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can’t have everything
Don’t you take chances
Might feel the pain
Don’t you love in vain
Cause love won’t set you free
I can’t stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
So unhappy
But safe as could be

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me
Cause i’m just trying to be happy, yeah
Just wanna be happy, yeah

Verse 2:
Holding on tightly
Just can’t let it go
Just trying to play my role
Slowly disappear, ohh
But all these days, they feel like they’re the same
Just different faces, different names
Get me out of here
I can’t stand by your side, ohh no
And watch this life pass me by, pass me by

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me
Cause i’m just trying to be happy, ohh, happy, ohh

Bridge:
So any turns that i can’t see,
I’ll count on a stranger on this road
But don’t say victim
Don’t say anything

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me

Outro:
I just wanna be happy
Ohh, yeah, happy, ohh, happy
I just wanna be, ohh
I just wanna be happy
Ohh, happy

In 2004, they made waves with their album, American Idiot and now five years later, Green Day’s landmark hit is going to be showcased on Broadway. The debut, according to the producers’ spokesman, Michael Hartman, has no confirmed playdate yet but it is a definite go now, as casting notices are underway since Monday.

The rock musical, which has been critically acclaimed while it was running in California, is about the search for the meaning of life, in this very chaotic world, has been under the direction of Michael Meyer. He will also serve as the director of the show when it moves from the Berkeley Repertory Theater to Broadway.

Green Day’s American Idiot was a multi-platinum awarded album.

No one would ever expect that the late Michael Jackson would still lead up to the Billboard list top 200 with “This is it”. It is no surprised that “This is it” debuted in the top 200 album chart released today with a whooping 373,000 copies sold according to a latest survey done by Nielsen Sound Scan. By far it was the fifth best sales album copy in the week in the U.S as of this year alone.

The accompanying album to the musical documentary film of the same name still made it number sixth of No. 1 on sales of since Jackson’s 1995 album “HIStory” and “Invincible.” Still this year, Jackson managed to net yet another No. 1 on the Top Comprehensive Albums and Top Catalog albums charts with the 2003 greatest hits “Number Ones.”

“This is it” film managed to grab some loyal late night watchers during its first few days of screening. As of Nov. 2, the film managed to collect a share of $36.9 million at the U.S box office and Canada. It has already been the second top grossing musical concert film in the U.S and Canada, behind “Hannah Montana: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour.”

The film “This is It”, belongs to one out of five albums to arrive in the top 10 Billboard 200 chart this week close from Creed’s “Full Circle” that garnered a No. 2 spot with 110,000 copies sold. It was Creed’s first studio release since 2001 when its song “Weathered” hit No 1. With 887,000 copies in its first week of opening.

All in all album sales in the past few weeks ending in Nov. 1 totaled to 6.32 million units, 10% more compared to a lower sum last week which was 5.71 million and 9% down. Year date album sales stand at close to 290 million, down 12% from last year’s 330 million.

With her debut album, The Fame, debuting a few months back, Lady Gaga is unstoppable and continues to produce hit after hit. Her latest dance music video is now up on YouTube and was just released over the weekend.

The song, Dance in The Dark, has an upcoming November 24th release. The music features a totally 80’s vibe and pays tribute to legendary greats like Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana. If you listen to the song carefully, it’s about famous people whose lives are all over the media. It’s a danceable tune with a very strong message.

While I’m not usually a big fan of this kind of music, I admit Lady Gaga does have a certain style and presence you cannot ignore.