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Keyshia Cole - Just Like You (2007)
2008-01-28 11:44:00
Just Like You (2007) by Keyshia Cole Biographyb. 1983, Oakland, California, USA. R&B vocalist Cole made a favourable impression with her 2005 debut The Way It Is, a rich reward after the singer had spent several years working behind the scenes as a session vocalist. Cole grew up in inner city Oakland and showed an interest in music from an early age. By the age of 12 she had already appeared on recordings with M.C. Hammer and in her late teens she worked with Tony! Toni! Toné! vocalist Dwayne Wiggins on the soundtrack to the movie Me & Mrs Jones. More session work followed after she relocated to Los Angeles and her burgeoning reputation ensured a solo recording contract was not long in following. A&M Records threw their promotional weight behind The Way It Is, a classy collection of urban soul that had many critics trumpeting Cole as the new Mary J. Blige. Rapper/producer Kanye West made a notable contribution to the lead-off single "I Changed My Mind", while the album ...
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Bow Wow and Omarion - Face Off (2007)
2008-01-23 05:23:00
Face Off (2007) by Bow Wow and Omarion Bow Wow BiographyShad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor, and music producer. Bow Wow was born in Reynoldsburg, Ohio to Teresa and Alfonso Moss. His mother worked three jobs to care for him after Alfonso left the family. Teresa later married Rodney Caldwell, and Bow Wow has a two half sisters Erica and Jasarah. Bow Wow was raised, and attended school, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, a small city in the Columbus metropolitan area, until his rap career took off. Upon making his debut in 2000, Lil Bow Wow appeared as an unexpectedly popular adolescent rapper. Upon closer inspection, though, the young hip-hop upstart turned out to be produced and mentored by Jermaine Dupri, and the aformentioned debut BEWARE OF DOG featured a guest appearance by Snoop Dogg himself, after whom the younger canine is partially modeled. Parents of young hip-hop fans everywhere were rel...
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L'Arc-en-Ciel - Awake (2005)
2008-01-21 05:42:00
Awake (2005) by L'Arc-en-Ciel BiographyL'Arc-en-Ciel (raruku an shieru?, "the arc in the sky" or "the rainbow" in French) is a popular Japanese rock band, formed in 1991. The group has sold over 15 million albums, 30 million singles, and millions of other units, such as videos.In February of 1991, bassist Tetsuya Ogawa (Tetsu), later band leader, recruited vocalist Hyde along with guitarist Hiro and drummer Pero, and formed a band under the name of L'Arc-en-Ciel. After a year of gaining notoriety in their hometown of Osaka, Hiro left the band on June 12, 1992. Pero soon followed on December 30 of the same year, supposedly to join up with his friend Hiro again. To replace the two, Tetsu convinced his friend Ken Kitamura to quit his university studies (he was an architecture major at The Nagoya Institute of Technology) and join the band as the guitarist. Later, a new drummer, Yasunori Sakurazawa, was recruited after Tetsu saw him perform in a few shows.On April 1, 1993, the band re...
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Colbie Caillat - Coco (2007)
2008-01-20 04:51:00
Coco (2007) by Colbie Caillat BiographyColbie Marie Caillat ("Kole-bee Kal-lei") (born May 28, 1985 in Newbury Park, California) is an American pop singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Malibu, California. Her father, Ken Caillat, co-produced Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Tusk albums; Caillat recalls being around the likes of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie as a child. Caillat is noted for her MySpace profile which led her to become the number-one unsigned singer in her genre for four months. Her popularity on the social network was partially due to her song "Bubbly". Her profile has garnered over thirty-one million plays. For the week of July 17, 2007, "Bubbly" was featured on the iTunes Store as the free "Single of the Week". The promotion coincided with the release of Coco, her debut studio album. Caillat was also spotlighted by Rhapsody during the 2007 Black Friday Sale at Best Buy. About the Album "Coco"For Coco, her debut album, Colbie Caillat follows the same formula that made ...
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Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (2007)
2008-01-20 04:04:00
Back to Black (2007) by Amy Winehouse BiographyAmy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an English soul, jazz, and R&B singer and songwriter. She born in the Southgate area of Enfield, London to a Jewish family with a history of jazz musicians. Winehouse's debut album, Frank (released in 2003) was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2007 album Back to Black led to six Grammy Award nominations including the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She has won the Ivor Novello Award twice, among other prestigious distinctions. Winehouse has created media buzz apart from her singing. Her unique style, most notably her former signature beehive hairstyle, has spawned imitators and been the muse for fashion designers, most notably Karl Lagerfeld. The singer's (and her husband's) struggle with drug and al...
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Faith Hill - The Hits (2007)
2008-01-13 06:03:00
The Hits (2007) by Faith Hill Career OverviewBy the end of the 1990s, Faith Hill (née Audrey Faith Perry) had become half of the First Couple of Country Music--the nickname given to her and her husband, fellow superstar Tim McGraw. Hill combines Cover Girl good looks (literally--she was a model for the cosmetics company) with a big, powerful voice that mixes influences from pop, gospel, rock, and classic country. In 1999, Hill crossed over to the pop charts with her worldwide smash single "This Kiss." Ever since then, she's been as much a pop diva as a country siren, though her passionate duets with McGraw continue to delight country fans. Biographyb. Audrey Faith Perry, 21 September, 1967, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Raised in the small town of Star, Mississippi, USA, this popular country singer was singing at family gatherings from the age of three. She was influenced by Reba McEntire and formed her first band when she was 17 years old, performing at local rodeos. She moved to Na...

Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection (2007)
2008-01-13 05:02:00
The Ultimate Collection (2007) by Whitney Houston Career OverviewAs the daughter of gospel/R&B singer Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston was literally born to sing. Initially a back-up vocalist and fashion model, Houston leapt to solo stardom with her self-titled debut in 1985. Since then, she has remained one of the most successful pop artists, racking up movie roles (THE BODYGUARD, WAITING TO EXHALE), platinum album sales, and the kind of admiration reserved for the very best in the music industry. BiographyWhitney Houston b. 9 August 1963, Newark, New Jersey, USA. This pop and soul singer followed the traditions of her mother Cissy Houston and cousin Dionne Warwick by beginning her vocal career in gospel. There was much diversity in her early performances, however. These included engagements as backing singer with established acts, such as Chaka Khan, as well as lead vocals on the Michael Zager Band's single "Life's A Party". She also appeared as a model in various magazines, a...

Nicole Scherzinger - Her Name Is Nicole (2007)
2008-01-09 10:10:00
Her Name Is Nicole (2007) by Nicole Scherzinger BiographyNicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea) (born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and occasional actress best known for her work as the lead vocalist for the Pussycat Dolls.Scherzinger was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Filipino father and a Hawaiian/Russian mother. Her mother Rosemary was 18 at the time of Nicole's birth, and separated from her father when Nicole was a baby. Then they moved to Louisville, Kentucky with her sister Ke'ala and German-American stepfather Gary Scherzinger, who adopted the children. She has described her upbringing as "conservative Catholic".She began her life as a performer in Louisville, attending the Youth Performing Arts School at duPont Manual High School and performing with Actors Theatre of Louisville. Scherzinger majored in theater arts at Wright State University, but put her studies on hold in 1999 to sing backing vocals for the roc...

Alicia Keys - As I Am (2007)
2008-01-09 09:13:00
As I Am (2007) by Alicia Keys See Alicia's BiographyAbout The Album "As I Am"Since late 2006, Alicia Keys worked on her third studio album, As I Am—as confirmed in a red-carpet interview at the 2007 BET Awards on June 26, released on November 13, 2007. Keys has talked to MTV about the album: "It's coming together incredibly. I am in love with this album. It's very fresh and new". Rolling Stone magazine reported in December 2005 that Keys and her long-term songwriting partner Kerry "Krucial" Brothers would start working seriously on the album in the later half of 2006.As I Am debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 742,000 copies, gaining Keys the second largest sales week of 2007 and the largest sales week for a female solo artist since Norah Jones' 2004 album Feels Like Home, and also set a record as Keys' largest sales week of her career. In addition, the album also debuted at number one the United World Chart selling 876,000. Since then, As I Am...

Will.I.Am - Songs About Girls (2007)
2008-01-05 06:27:00
Songs About Girls (2007) by Will.I.Am BiographyWilliam James Adams, Jr. (born March 15, 1975), better known by his stage name will.i.am, is an American hip hop musician, songwriter and founding member and frontman of Black Eyed Peas. He has also his own label called will.i.am music group. He is of Jamaican descent. Before joining the Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles. In 2001, he began designing his own signature clothing line, i.am, which made its official debut in 2005 at the Magic apparel trade show in Las Vegas. He shares his moniker with John Coltrane, the jazz saxophonist. In 1971 fellow Saxophonist and fan of Coltrane Franzo King founded the Church of Saint John Will-i-am Coltrane which still worships to this day. The possible connection with the Black Eyed Peas' vocalist is through the Peas' producer Sergio Mendes, a jazz aficionado who saw Coltrane play in the early 60s. In September 2007, will.i.am's r...
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John Mayer - The Village Sessions (2007)
2008-01-05 05:17:00
The Village Sessions (2007) by John Mayer BiographyJohn Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. Grew up in Connecticut, and his interest in music mostly involved listening to pop music on the radio. At the age of 13, that all changed when a neighbor gave him a Stevie Ray Vaughan tape. His discovery of the blues prompted Mayer to pick up the guitar. In less than two years time, Mayer was impressing the audiences at the local blues clubs. Mayer came to the realization that he wanted to work more on his songwriting skills and less on becoming a guitar virtuoso.Toward this end, the now 19-year-old Mayer enrolled at Boston's Berklee College of Music. He wouldn't remain at Berklee for long as his interest was in playing music and not studying it. In 1998, at a friend's urging, he moved to Atlanta. Atlanta proved to be right place for Mayer to showcase his songwriting and performing skills. In 1999, he released his first album, Inside Wants ...

Boyz II Men - Motown A Journey Through Hitsville USA (2007)
2008-01-01 15:54:00
Motown A Journey Through Hitsville USA (2007) by Boyz II Men Career OverviewWhile rap music was the music of choice on the urban charts and radio playlists by the late-'80s/early-'90s, Boyz II Men re-introduced the merits of soul and contemporary R&B, laden with perfectly executed harmony vocals. The group became one of the most successful chart acts of the '90s, especially when their 1992 single, "The End Of The Road," set the record for most weeks atop the Billboard charts.BiographyThis versatile close-harmony soul unit enjoyed an almost unprecedented level of success during the early 90s, beginning with 1991's US Top 3 debut single "Motownphilly". The original line-up comprised Wanya "Squirt" Morris (b. 29 July 1973, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Michael "Bass" McCary (b. 16 December 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Shawn "Slim" Stockman (b. 26 September 1972, USA) and Nathan "Alex-Vanderpool" Morris (b. 18 June 1971, USA). The four men met at the Philadelphia ...
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My Chemical Romance - Piano Tribute (2007)
2008-01-01 15:01:00
Piano Tribute (2007) by My Chemical Romance BiographyNew Jersey, USA-based goth-punk band formed in 2000 by vocalist Gerard Way (b. 9 April 1977, New Jersey, USA) and drummer Matt Pelissier, with guitarist Ray Toro (b. Raymond Toro Ortiz) joining up soon afterwards. Bass player Mikey Way (b. Michael James Way, 10 September 1980, Newark, New Jersey, USA) and guitarist Frank Iero completed the line-up of My Chemical Romance, an Irvine Welsh allusion. The quintet established a reputation on the US live circuit with their melodic hybrid of hardcore and rock 'n' roll, and in 2002 released their album debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love on the independent Eyeball label. Geoff Rickly, lead singer with fellow New Jersey band Thursday, and a unit to whom My Chemical Romance was inevitably compared, produced the album. The cathartic lyrics of many of the songs dealt with major personal issues in the life of chief songwriter, Gerard Way. A recording contract with Reprise...
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Shayne Ward - Breathless (2007)
2007-12-26 15:15:00
Breathless (2007) by Shayne Ward BiographyShayne Thomas Ward (born 16 October 1984) in Clayton, Manchester, is an English pop singer, who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom and Ireland after becoming the winner of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. However, He considers himself to be Irish, as both his parents are Irish. He is in a relationship with long-term girlfriend, Faye. He has six siblings, including a twin sister named Emma. Prior to his participation in The X Factor, Ward was in a band called Destiny with two women named Tracy Murphy and Tracey Lyle. They performed at pubs, clubs and weddings. Ward also reached the final thirty of Popstars: The Rivals.During The X Factor competition, Ward was mentored by manager Louis Walsh (who is now his manager under a joint venture with Global Publishing and Walsh Global Management). The bookies' favourite to win the show, he defeated duo Journey South and singer Andy Abraham in the final, screened by ITV, by a marg...
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Blake Lewis - Audio Day Dream (2007)
2007-12-26 14:00:00
Audio Day Dream (2007) by Blake Lewis BiographyBlake Colin Lewis (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and beatboxer who was the runner-up to Jordin Sparks on the sixth season of American Idol.Lewis was born in Redmond, Washington to Dallas and Dinah Lewis. Dinah is a former rocker who still sings and plays guitar. He is an only child and is of Welsh, German and Irish descent. He attended Kenmore Junior High and later Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Washington. In high school, Lewis participated in many high school state competitions. He also took part in numerous musicals, as well as comedy and rap videos with his friends. In many of these videos, for instance, "The Chuck Norris Rap", "The Harry Potter Rap" and "The Snakes On a Plane Rap", he portrayed his alter ego, Jimmie Walker Blue, the character he introduced during the semi-final round of American Idol. Lewis started beatboxing at seventeen. He picked up this talent purely by ear, listening to CDs of beatbox...
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Brad Paisley - 5th Gear (2007)
2007-12-26 09:39:00
5th Gear (2007) by Brad Paisley Career OverviewWest Virginia country singer/songwriter Brad Paisley gained renown almost immediately with his 1999 debut album WHO NEEDS PICTURES. He was differentiated from many of his peers by his expert guitar technique (his second and third albums included Western Swing-influenced instrumentals that earned him Grammy nominations) and a sly sense of humor deeply embedded in his songwriting. Paisley's profile was raised even higher when he wed actress Kimberly Williams, but his was already a career that required no boosting.Biographyb. 28 October 1972, Glen Dale, West Virginia, USA. Singer-songwriter Paisley is widely acknowledged by the US country scene as one of his generation's leading new traditionalists. His talent was apparent from an early age. Before becoming a teenager Paisley was singing in his local church, and playing alongside his guitar teacher Clarence "Hank" Goddard in the four-piece Brad Paisley And The C-Notes. He regularly appea...

Craig David - Trust Me (2007)
2007-12-23 13:16:00
Trust Me (2007) by Craig David Biographyb. Craig Ashley David, 5 May 1981, Southampton, Hampshire, England. R&B singer-songwriter Craig David emerged in late 1999 and early 2000 as a major figure on the international pop market. His first success was as the smooth, soulful voice on UK garage act Artful Dodger's "Re-rewind When The Crowd Say Bo Selecta" that reached number 2 in the UK Top 40 and spent a total of 13 weeks on the chart. At the age of 14, David was MCing on a local pirate radio station as well as at nearby clubs before moving into DJing, playing mainly garage. It was while involved in this scene that he met Mark Hill of Artful Dodger, also from Southampton. David's career was boosted when he won a national songwriting competition. The prize was to co-compose the b-side of "Wonderful Tonight", a UK number 3 hit in 1997 for R&B stars Damage. Given only the music, he put the finishing touches to "I'm Ready". Now travelling to London at the weekends to record in ...
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Trisha Yearwood - Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love (2007)
2007-12-23 12:37:00
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love (2007) by Trisha Yearwood Career OverviewOften hailed as Linda Ronstadt's successor, Trisha Yearwood became one of the 1990s' most respected and popular country music artists by virtue of her magnificent voice and her choice of intelligent, quality material. She has the distinction of being the first female country singer to reach Number One on the country charts with a debut single. A multiple Grammy-winner, the versatile Yearwood has duetted with the likes of Aaron Neville, Don Henley and Garth Brooks, and for a time was married to Mavericks bassist Robert Reynolds. Biographyb. 19 September 1964, Monticello, Georgia, USA. During the mid-90s Yearwood became a figurehead of the new wave of highly creative female country singers, including Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea and Mary-Chapin Carpenter, who breathed exciting new life into an old formula.In 1985, Yearwood started working as a session singer in Nashville. She was discovered by Garth Brook...
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Mario - Go (2007)
2007-12-23 11:31:00
Go (2007) by Mario Biographyb. Mario Barrett, 27 August 1986, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. This teenage R&B sensation rose to prominence in 2002. Mario decided at an early age that he wanted to pursue a career in entertainment, as he began utilizing a karaoke machine and tinkering on his mother's piano. Soon he began emulating renowned artists such as Usher and Stevie Wonder, and performed at numerous school talent shows and singing competitions. After moving to Northern New Jersey, Mario signed a recording contract with J Records, resulting in the release of a self-titled debut in July 2002, when he was still only 15 years old. The album spawned a popular video/single, "Just A Friend 2002", which paid tribute to an earlier, similarly titled track from Biz Markie back in 1989 (Markie even made a cameo in the song's video). Mario featured input by some of the top urban producers of the early twenty-first century, including Warryn Campbell, Harvey Mason, and Gerald Isaac, plus a co...

Chris Brown - Exclusive (2007)
2007-12-18 05:43:00
Exclusive (2007) by Chris Brown BiographyChristopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989), better known as Chris Brown, is an American pop and R&B singer, dancer, and actor who released his Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single "Run It!" in 2005, which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. His self-titled debut album spawned four successful top ten and top twenty hits in the United States. To date, the album has sold three million copies worldwide and 1,920,665 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Brown left school in late 2004 to begin working on his self-titled debut album, Chris Brown, which was released on November 29, 2005. His debut single “Run It!”, was #1 in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Following “Run It!”, “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" became Brown’s second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #7, and #13 in the UK. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA. His third single “Gimme That” was released in Ma...
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Kylie Minogue - X (2007)
2007-12-18 04:51:00
X (2007) by Kylie Minogue Career OverviewAustralian pop singer Kylie Minogue started out as an actress, working on the TV show NEIGHBOURS, whose UK popularity eventuated the young singer taking up with megapop production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman (who also made Rick Astley a success). With that titanic trio behind her, Kylie became the queen of the British pop charts, scoring hit after hit. Like Sheena Easton, she eventually changed her image from girl-next-door to sex-kitten and shortly thereafter became the paramour of INXS vocalist Michael Hutchence. Though Kylie reigned supreme in the UK, establishing a Madonna-like presence on records and in films, she never took off in America until her 2002 album FEVER finally made her a US dance-pop diva. Biographyb. 28 May 1968, Melbourne, Australia. Coming from a stage family, Minogue passed an audition for the Australian soap opera, Neighbours, which eventually led to her recording debut with Little Eva's hit, "The Loco-Motion". ...

James Blunt - All the Lost Souls (2007)
2007-12-14 15:06:00
All the Lost Souls (2007) by James Blunt BiographyBlunt was born in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England. His parents are Charles and Jane Blount. He was educated at Elstree School, Woolhampton, then Harrow School (Elmfield House). From Harrow School he gained an army-sponsored place at Bristol University, before finally completing his education at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Blunt's father was a Colonel in the British Army Air Corps, and his family has a long history of military service. The Blount family is also known to have owned and restored Cley Windmill. Blunt was then a commissioned officer in the Life Guards regiment, a unit of the Household Cavalry of the British Army. He rose to the rank of Captain and served as an armoured reconnaissance officer in the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo. He led the first squadron of troops to enter Priština, and was the first British officer to enter the Kosovan capital. It was while on duty in Kosovo that he wrote the song "No Braver...