It’s a good thing Javier Colon won the inaugural season of NBC’s The Voice. Had it not been for the show, he would’ve moved onto Plan B — teaching music to kids.



“Before I came out to do this audition in January, I had been rejected from yet another record label that I really thought [I was] gonna get,” Colon… Continue

Does the world still remember Gillian Welch? Maybe best known among mainstream listeners for her entanglement with the “O Brother Where Art Thou” soundtrack back in 2000, it’s been eight long years since Welch released an album.



But questions about timeliness lose meaning pretty fast when listening to Welch teamed with her nearly symbiotic collaborator David Rawlings. Long… Continue

The bookers of the Waterfront Blues Festival have done an amazing job keeping their lineup as diverse as possible, especially in the case of the number of brilliantly talented female acts they bring to the stage each year.



The 2011 edition of the fest is no exception, with renowned artists such as Lucinda Williams and Australian guitar goddess Fiona Boyes performing spotlight sets during the weekend. But dig even deeper into the schedule and you'll find an especially impressive array… Continue

One of the web’s best-kept secrets is out. Well, technically not yet as of this writing but it’s coming out with a bang within the next few days. This is David Choi, the sensational singer and songwriter who is not signed to any label, is not in the cast of a hit TV show and is not heard on the radio. But he is, in…

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" 'Does this have to be final? Could we do a couple of gigs or can we think about this tomorrow?,' " the former Beatle member recalled of a conversation with his fellow bandmates.



Paul McCartney isn't letting the breakup of the Beatles go.



In an interview with Geoff Lloyd on Absolute Radio, McCartney blamed the group's… Continue

A combination of sacred and secular music -- including covers of songs by Earth, Wind & Fire, Maxwell, Al Green, Michael Jackson and Lynyrd Skynyrd -- will appear on the self-titled debut album from the Alabama a capella group Committed, winner of the second season of NBC's "The Sing-Off."



"We wanted to be true to who we are," the group's Therry Thomas tells Billboard.com.… Continue

While 20,000 fans are expecting a night to remember with Amy Winehouse at Belgrade, the English singer-songwriter does a major musical tragedy when she appeared and performed drunk in front of her fans, Saturday.



In a multiple report, the Grammy-winning singer was said booed during her concert in Belgrade, Serbi and critics pinch marked the show as the worst concert in the… Continue

After an underwhelming Seattle episode, let's hope Houston and Minneapolis can bounce things back for "America's Got Talent."



The first audition from Houston is The Rhinestone Ropers, a Wild West skill show that may not be "Vegas" exactly but is impressive nonetheless. Dan does most of the actual tricks, with Melody acting as his victim assistant. Oops, spoke too soon… Continue

This city can’t get enough of Rob Bliss, the urban artist and visionary who attained worldwide fame for the west Michigan city with a YouTube video that has drawn a staggering 2.8 million views in less than two weeks.



Bliss’ lip dub video—in which a parade of Grand Rapids celebrities and residents…

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Every now and then, we like to scour the internet to discover some of the great talent being showcased on reality shows across the globe. This time, we have an absolute gift courtesy of the "Korea's Got Talent" audition rounds.



As you will see in the video to the left, Sung-Bong Choi may have one of the most… Continue

Marck 4, 2011 - On Thursday night, Mother Monster treated one of her littlest monsters to the ultimate experience by bringing her up onstage during her Toronto tour stop.



Lady Gaga sat 10-year-old Maria Aragon on her lap before they both began playing piano and singing "Born This Way." It was a moment that…

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Can a YouTube hit translate into a lucrative record deal? That’s a question being asked as Kreayshawn (Natassia Zolot), a 21-year-old multimedia artist who quickly snagged more than two million views on YouTube for her video and rap song “Gucci Gucci,” will announce that she’s signed a recording contract. The news, expected to be released by tomorrow, differs slightly from rumors…

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