Rising Star Jaicko Featured on NOW That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 33
New Single “Fast Forward (FFWD)” Available Now

Jaicko is “fast forwarding” his way to the top with Carribean-infused pop anthems and infectious hooks destined to heat up the radio charts. His new single “Fast Forward (FFWD)” is currently featured on the new NOW That’s What I Call Music compilation alongside the likes of Jason Derulo, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Jaicko is spotlighted on the “NOW What’s Next” New Music Preview platform which presents emerging tracks from artists on the rise.

With Jaicko’s Capitol Records’ debut coming soon, now is the perfect time to get on board with his hypnotic vocals and unique style. Check out “Fast Forward (FFWD)” and be sure to grab it on iTunesitunes.apple.com/us/album/fast-forward-ffwd-single/id352263869. Please visit JaickoMusic.com for more info.

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ROBIN THICKE TOPS URBAN RADIO WITH “SEX THERAPY”
Title Track Reaches #1 as Thicke Tours North America with Alicia Keys

Los Angeles, CA – The title track from Robin Thicke’s December 2009 release, Sex Therapy, has soared to the #1 spot at Urban Radio. The Grammy award winning, platinum recording artist is currently performing in arenas with Alicia Keys with a handful of intimate headline dates throughout the tour (see tour dates below). Tickets are on sale now.

Robin Thicke returned to the charts with his highly anticipated release, Sex Therapy, which takes a substantially different tack than any of his previous records, both musically and thematically. For the first time, Thicke left his classic soul sound and ventured into contemporary R&B, Rock, Electronic and hip-hop influences and collaborators—seen in the presence of guest artists like Jay-Z, Nikki Minaj, Kid Cudi, Estelle, Snoop Dogg, and Game.

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Black Eyed Peas
Bradley Center – Milwaukee, WI
March 11, 2010

“Boom Boom Pow is my freakin’ style,” rapped will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas last Thursday night in Milwaukee. “What up Lexie? I know you’re lookin’ sexy.” The mastermind songwriter and producer behind the Black Eyed Peas spent a good five minutes freestyling alone on stage while reading off of the two jumbotron video screens hanging down on either side of the stage. The Black Eyed Peas vocalist/rapper was getting his ideas and cues from various BlackBerry Messenger texts rolling up the screens sent in from BBM-using fans in the audience. Putting aside the obvious fact that BlackBerry is the official sponsor of the BEP’s The E.N.D World Tour, it was pretty amazing to witness will.i.am coming up with rap verses on the spot while a steady beat played through the Bradley Center’s PA system. That man has some serious skills. This awesome display of talent was only the beginning of what would become an almost two-hour long outrageously entertaining concert from the Black Eyed Peas.

More photos of the Black Eyed Peas after the jump…

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All it took was for me to hear the opening guitar riff in V.V. Brown’s single “Shark In The Water” and I was in love. Then I heard the chorus. Words cannot express how insanely catchy that song’s hook is. The horn section! The layered vocals! The chord progression! The voice! The beat and groove! The guitar riff! The clapping! There is not one tiny thing wrong with that chorus. It is absolutely perfect. It serves its purpose: to get stuck in the listener’s head and have that person singing or humming along to the melody over and over all day long. That’s what it did to me upon hearing it the first time. “Shark In The Water” is still on repeat when I listen to it (over and over again). I am not only in love with the song, but in love with the woman singing it. Again, all it took was 20 minutes of conversing with V.V. Brown over the phone and my respect and admiration for her skyrocketed. V.V. Brown is by far my new favorite artist of 2010 and she should be yours as well.

Read on to hear what the British singer/songwriter had to say to The Dead Hub…

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BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 RELEASE CD/DVD
LIVE FROM THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
ON MARCH 9

BEN HARPER/EDDIE VEDDER SPLIT SINGLE BENEFITTING
ARTISTS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE HAITI RELIEF NOW AVAILABLE

TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

On the heels of an incredible first year as a band and the release of their powerful album, White Lies For Dark Times, Ben Harper and Relentless7 is hitting fans with a one-two punch by delivering a commanding documentation of one of their most incredible performances of 2009 with the combination CD/DVD, Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival on March 9th. Pre-orders are available now at www.BenHarper.com.

In addition, Ben Harper’s live performance of “My Father’s House” and Eddie Vedder’s version of “My City of Ruins” is now available as a split digital single on iTunes and AmazonMP3 to benefit Artists for Peace and Justice Haiti Relief. “My Father’s House” was written by Bruce Springsteen and performed by Harper live at the Kennedy Center Honors on December 6, 2009, in front of an extraordinary audience including The Boss and President Barack Obama. Exclusive video of the performance can be seen on www.BenHarper.com.

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The guys of OneRepublic are gearing up for a south east tour of America while they see their single “All The Right Moves” crack into the Top 25 at Top 40 radio! The Rocket Summer will open on most dates.

OneRepublic recently performed at the NBA All Star Game and made a special appearance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver last night when they performed at the medal ceremonies at Whistler Medals Plaza. Their south east headlining tour kicks off March 13th in Montgomery, AL at Riverwalk Amp (see below for complete list of tour dates).

In 2007, after seven years together as a band, OneRepublic took the world by storm with their debut release Dreaming Out Loud. The album included the smash first single “Apologize” which shattered digital sales and airplay records worldwide, and along with second single “Stop And Stare” propelled the album to platinum plus sales. Their sophomore set Waking Up was released in November and in addition to being a hit at Top 40 radio, first single “All The Right Moves” is currently a top 20 hit at Hot AC radio and has sold over 170,000 downloads in past 4 weeks and remaining in the top 40 downloads on the iTunes chart.

Follow the jump for the complete list of March tour dates for OneRepublic

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Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez was booked to appear on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live as both the host and musical guest to plug her April 23’s comedy film The Back-Up Plan and her seventh pop album Love?. That is until Love?’s April release was canceled when Lopez “parted ways” with Epic Records. I must say I heard said single this morning and it was terrible! I couldn’t even listen to it from beginning to end. Word on the street is the chart failure of the record’s shoe-themed lead single “Louboutins” and her hilarious performance at the American Music Awards, during which these very shoes caused her to fall down. Lopez insiders say that Love? was “by no means done” and that J.Lo was “only a few songs into it,”. Funny how The Back-Up Plan’s release was once moved from January to April to coincide with the album’s. Lopez will most likely be forced to sing something in between skits this Saturday. I’d like to suggest some old skool Jenny from the Block please!

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Explicit Video Alert!!!

Ben Harper premiers his latest video “Lay There & Hate Me” on Playboy. Can you guess why I have an EXPLICIT Warning now? I’ll give you a hint, there is no foul language.

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MAYER HAWTHORNE AND THE COUNTY ANNOUNCE EXTENSIVE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
SXSW AND COACHELLA PLANNED STOPS ALONG THE WAY

The Motor City crooner of soul, Mayer Hawthorne, is taking his band The County with him across North America for a month-long tour starting on March 4th in New York City. The multi-instrumentalist/singer/producer will be making much-anticipated stops along the way to play three days at Austin’s SXSW Festival and will end the tour on April 18th with a Sunday night serenade at Coachella.

Mayer and crew will be performing tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live (Weds 1/27 on ABC 12:05|11:05c) doing his hits “Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’” and “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out”.

You surely became familiar with Mayer’s R&B soul style in 2009 with the release of his debut album, A Strange Arrangement on Stone’s Throw Records, which received the approval of critics from the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, The New York Times, NPR, O Magazine, Pitchfork, and Alarm, among others.

Supporting Mayer for the first leg of his tour is the songwriter and pianist for Nouveau Riche, Nikki Jean. The second leg of the tour will include Mayer opening for the popular electro-pop band Passion Pit.

Tour Dates after the jump…

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John Legend
The Venue – Hammond, IN
December 30, 2009

Witnessing the undeniable talent of John Legend live in concert for the second time in my life ended up making me bounce between two utterly different emotions. First off, I felt inspired and was left in awe of how amazing a pianist and songwriter John Legend truly is. Second of all, I couldn’t help but feel like a complete loser for being just six years younger than John Legend and not possessing even half of the musical gift and skill set belonging to this man. Legend did not have an opening act to warm up the crowd before gracing the stage himself. And to be honest, with as much music as Legend has under his belt, John did not need an opener to precede him last Wednesday night at Horseshoe Casino’s The Venue in Hammond, IN.

More photos of John Legend after the jump…

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