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Ashlee Simpson
Ashlee Simpson is in a good place. She has two multi-platinum records that debuted back to back at the top of the charts and collectively sold more than four million copies in the U.S. alone. She has two sold-out tours under her belt, a tight-knit fa... read more
Biirdie
Biirdie is a master at moody atmospheric pop, something this core of three, Jared Flamm, Kala Savage & Richard Gowen know well from their first release, Morning Kills The Dark. Catherine Avenue, out January 22nd on Love Minus Zero Recordings, combine... read more
Dem Franchize Boyz
Back to build their brand of hard but mass-accessible rap, platinum-selling Virgin Records hip-hop group DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ have released a new single, "Talkin' Out Da Side of Ya Neck!" The track was produced by Bangladesh, who produced Kelis' recent... read more
Headlights
Champaign, IL trio Headlights will release its second album, Some Racing, Some Stopping on Feb. 19, 2008 on their hometown label, Polyvinyl Records. The band has built a devoted following by touring non-stop since the band formed in 2004. However, af... read more
Hey Willpower
Europe already knows the electro-pop joy of Hey Willpower’s full-length debut, P.D.A. (Tomlab), which has gone unreleased in North America until now - it streets on Jan. 22, 2008. The US edition features a revamped sequence, all new artwork, and the ... read more
Ida
Ida, a New York City band known for their quiet, even pastoral, take on urban life, has moved to the woods. Now, it seems, the woods have moved into their music. Strange buzzing sounds, incandescent acoustic drones, dissonant tone clusters of unknown... read more
Matt Costa
When Matt Costa sat down to write what would become Unfamiliar Faces, the follow-up to his 2005 debut full-length Songs We Sing, the singer/songwriter took his most treasured belongings and put them on a shelf — then stared at them and just let the m... read more
Razah
With a stage name like Razah, you'd expect his vocals to be stabs of gruff-toned, ragamuffin-style patois or jagged rhymes about the inner city's hottest blocks. But the singer born Martell Nelson is slicker than that. There's more romance than gang... read more
Saving Abel
In preparation for the March 11 release of their self-titled major label debut from Virgin Records, southern rockers Saving Abel will hit the road with Days of The New. The tour launches January 17 in Charlotte, North Carolina and hits eight cities b... read more
Shelby Lynne
One day back in the Spring of ’05, I received an e-mail from Barry Manilow. We had met at a Grammy function a few years back. Turns out he digs my music. So we've kept in touch over the last couple of years. In Barry's e-mail he asked me if I had eve... read more
The Puppini Sisters
On Friday, February 22, 2008, The Puppini Sisters will release The Rise & Fall of Ruby Woo, their sophomore release on the Verve Records label. The trio – featuring Marcella Puppini, Kate Mullins, and Stephanie O’Brien - returns with an album that r... read more
Torae
TORAE was up four hours before you this morning. By the second time you hit snooze on any given day he could be in the booth recording your new favorite song, penning his next feature on a hot compilation or on his way to your town to give you the sh... read more
Yung Ralph
Atlanta is the center of the southern rap universe and due to the renaissance that has taken place, it has become harder for newcomers to get a toehold. It’s a cutthroat business that quickly separates the would-be rappers from the will-be artists. Y... read more
Zucchero
The Verve Music Group announces the January 22, 2008, release of “All The Best”, a collection of hits from the multi-million-selling Italian singer-songwriter Zucchero. “All The Best” is an affectionate compilation of 15 tracks whose original releas... read more