Upcoming Album Release Calendar

Upcoming Album Release Calendar

"All dates are for U.S. releases unless otherwise noted. Release dates are subject to change, and often do"

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8 February

+ And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead… - Tao of the Dead

+ Emily Arin  - Patch Of Land

+ Nicole Atkins  - Mondo Amore

+ Cut Copy  - Zonoscope

+ Esben & The Witch  - Violet Cries

+ Dave Hause [The Loved Ones]  - Resolutions

+ Lionize  - Destruction Manual

+ Motorhead  - The World Is Yours

+Thompson Square  - Thomson Square

+ Teddy Thompson  - Bella

+ Yanni  - Truth Of Touch

1 March


+ DeVotchKa  - 100 Lovers

+ Dropkick Murphys  - Going Out In Style

+ Alexander Ebert  - [Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros] Alexander

+ Everyone Dies In Utah  - Seeing Clearly

+ Lykke Li  - Wounded Rhymes

+ Papercuts  - Fading Parade

+ Rural Alberta  - Advantage Departing

+ Vanity Theft  - Get What You Came For


7 March

+ Striken City  - Losing Colour (Final Album of the Band)


8 March


+ A Hawk And A Hacksaw  - Cervantine

+ Travis Barker [Blink-182]  - Give The Drummer Some

+ The Dodos  - No Color

+ Mascis [Dinosaur Jr.]  - Several Shade Of Why

+ Noah And The Whale  - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

+ Robotanists  - Plans In Progress

+ Smoking Popes  - This Is Only A Test


22 March

+ Green Day  - Awesome As F**k [Live CD/DVD]

+ Jennifer Hudson  - I Remember Me

+ Soundgarden  - Live on I5

+ The Strokes  - [Title N\A To Be Announced]

+ Yellowcard  - When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes


29 March

+ Generationals  - Actor \ Caster

+ Hunx And His Punx  - Too Young To Be In Love

+ Mountain Goats  - All Eternals Deck

+ Snoop Dogg  - Doggumentary

+ Heidi Spencer  - Under Streetlight Glow

+ Wiz Khalifa  - Rolling Papers

+ YELLE  - Safari Disco Club


5 April

+ Holy Ghost!  - Holy Ghost!

+ The Kills  - Blood Pressures

+ Scattered Trees  - Sympathy

+ Sharks  - The Joys Of Living 2008-2010



12 April

+ Foo Fighters  - [Title N\A To Be Announced]

+ Joan As Police Woman  - The Deep Field [CD release]

+ Low  - C’mon

+ Panda Bear  - Tomboy

+ Emilie Simon  - The Big Machine

+ Thursday  - No Devolucion

+ Vivian Girls  - Share The Joy


19 April

+ Jenniferever  - Silesia


26 April

+ Steve Earle  - I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive

+ Rachel Platten  - Be Here

+ Thao & Mirah  - Thao & Mirah


3 May

+ Cat’s Eyes  - Cat’s Eyes

+ Stevie Nicks  - In Your Dreams


10 May

+ Sleepy Rebels  - Yellow Tree


23 May

+ Lady Gaga  - Born this way+ Bruce Cockburn  - Small Source Of Comfort

+ Dam Mantle  - First Wave

+ Dance Gavin Dance  - Downtown Battle Mountain Pt. II

+ Dinosaur Bones  - My Divider

+ Riley Etheridge, Jr.  - Power Keg

+ Avril Lavigne  - Goodbye Lullaby

+ Lupe Fiasco  - Lasers


15 March

Kelly Brook wanna smell like Madonna

                                      
The 31-year-old model-and-actress ' whose former boyfriend Jason Statham is close pals with the singer's ex-husband Guy Ritchie - loves the scent Fracas by Robert Piguet after first smelling it on the 'Hung Up' hitmaker.

She said: ' first smelt this perfume on Madonna and asked her what it was. I decided there and then that I always wanted to smell like her. Who wouldn't want to smell like Madonna?

't's a lovely jasmine-based scent which you can get from Harrods. Once somebody came up to me and said, 'Madonna wears that fragrance too.' And I replied, 'Yeah I know.' '

The 'Piranha 3-D' star has previously revealed she takes inspiration from Brigitte Bardot and loves to work the "sex kitten" look reminiscent of the French actress.

She said: "I do love that 60s sex kitten vibe. One of my favourite films is 'Manina', which was one of Bridget Bardot's first movies and she looks so beautiful and young and pretty. She spends the whole film in a bikini. I don't know why I'm drawn to that."

Justin Timberlake took on latest role to 'feel better' about himself

                                    
Justin Timberlake took on the role of Boo Boo in 'Yogi Bear' to 'feel better' about himself.


The singer-and-actor ' who provides the voice of the little bear in the new animated movie ' has felt guilty about young girls being fans of his raunchy music so wanted to do something that wouldn't be inappropriate for children to watch.


When asked why he took on the role of Boo Boo, Justin replied: 'Guilt. I've had parents come to me and say: 'My daughter really loves the song 'SexyBack'. I say, 'Oh great. How old is your daughter?' expecting them to say she goes to university. They say, 'She's nine.'


'So that made me feel really bad as a person. And I felt it was irresponsible of those parents - my music is explicit. So I did this film so that I would feel better about myself.'


As well as feeling guilty, the 30-year-old heartthrob says another reason he agreed to star in the movie ' which sees Dan Aykroyd voice Yogi - was because it brought back happy memories.


He explained in an interview with the Daily Mail newspaper: 'As a kid I liked to entertain. I'm an only child and I was obviously really bored, so I would imitate Scooby-Doo and Boo Boo for my parents. Yogi and Boo Boo are iconic characters - a duo like Batman and Robin. I laughed at them as a kid, so I think nostalgia is the biggest reason I did the film.'

Taylor Swift receives SoundScan Award

                                                     
Nielsen SoundScan has awarded Taylor Swift for having the best selling debut week for a female country artist.

First week sales for her 'Speak Now' album were 1,047,000 making it the biggest selling debut for a female country artist ever.

Taylor Swift album sales in 2010 added up to around 4.4 million. She has sold over 4 million albums a year for the past three years and had it not been for Michael Jackson's death in 2009, she would have been the biggest selling artist of that year as well.

Taylor is also the top selling digital artist of all-time. 34,269,000 Taylor tracks have been downloaded, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Taylor Swift was also the most played artist on US radio with 1,128,100 spins registered last year, according to Nielsen BDS.

Drake, Arcade Fire and Justin Bieber Top Juno Award nominations

                                                           
Drake, Arcade Fire and Bieber top the nominations for Canada's national music awards, the Junos. 

Rapper Drake and indie heroes Arcade Fire have scooped up the most nominations, both getting a nod for Album Of The Year. 

Drake received nominations for Artist Of The Year, Juno Fan Choice Award, Songwriter Of The Year and Single Of The Year.

Arcade Fire also picked up nominations for Group Of The Year, Songwriter Of The Year and Alternative Album Of The Year.

Pop wunderkind Justin Bieber scored nominations for Artist Of The Year, Pop Album Of The Year and the Juno Fan Choice Award.

Sarah McLachlan was nominated for Songwriting, Pop Album and Artist Of The Year.

Neil Young has already been granted the 2011 Allen Water Humanitarian Award.

The 40th Juno Awards will take place in Toronto from march 21 to March 27. 

Miley Cyrus has a new boyfriend

                                                                       
The singer-and-actress is said to be dating British actor Joshua Bowman after meeting him on the set of her new movie 'So Undercover' and while sources say it's not that serious at the moment, they are having fun together.

A source said: 'They were inseparable at the movie's wrap party but Miley's back in Los Angeles at the moment and Joshua's in Louisiana, so they're going to see how it goes.'

Last year, Joshua hit the headlines after being spotted canoodling with Amy Winehouse on the beach in St. Lucia, while Miley split from ex-boyfriend Liam Hemsworth in November.

As well as getting a new love interest, Miley has added a fifth tattoo to her body, which pays tribute to her four siblings, Brandi, 23, Trace, 21, Braison, 16, and Noah, 10.

The etching is "a picture of the dream catcher that hangs over her bed with four feathers to represent her four brothers and sisters" and the 18-year-old star says she had it to 'protect them'.

The former 'Hannah Montana' actress also has 'Just Breathe' tattooed on her ribcage in honour of a friend who died of Cystic Fibrosis, the word 'LOVE' inked on the inside of her ear, and both a heart and a small cross on her fingers.

A source said of the etchings: "All of Miley's tattoos have a deep meaning to her. They all represent family and friends close to her."

Jessie J's UK Tour Dates are announced

                                                

After her explosive entry into the UK charts with debut single 'Do It Like a Dude' which charted at #2 and has currently sold over 300,000 copies, Jessie J has well and truly cemented herself as the UK's hottest new diva, with her infectious ghetto-fabulous swagger and personality as big as her belting, multi-octave vocal. 

Already the proud winner of both the coveted Critics Choice Brit Award and BBC Sound Of 2011 Poll, an amazing double hit for a brand new artist. 'Price Tag' feat B.o.B, Jessie's second single has already shot up to #1 in UK mid-weeks charts after the on air/on sale release of the track on January 31st. With both 'Do it Like A Dude' and 'Price Tag' currently in the UK top 10 and due to phenomenal public demand, Island Records are moving the release of Jessie J's debut album 'Who We Are' a whole month forward to the new release date of Monday February 28th. 

Live Jessie J has proven she's a force to reckoned with, already having sold out gigs across the country Jessie has stunned critics and fans with her high energy live performance and stunning powerhouse vocal. 

Jessie J kicks off her UK tour at the end of March, full list of live dates below: 

31st March ' Glasgow, O2 Academy 
1st April ' Bristol, O2 Academy 
2nd April ' Birmingham, O2 Academy 
4th April ' Manchester, Academy 
5th April ' London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 
7th April ' Dublin, Academy 
8th April ' Dublin, Trinity Ball 
9th April ' Belfast, Mandela Hall

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