by Blair Hardman | Sep 12, 2012 | Recording Industry News
At first, superstar DJ/producer Afrojack wasn’t sure he wanted the gig. After all, what would you do if Michael Jackson’s family came calling and asked you to remix one of his most iconic hits? Despite the daunting nature of the task, though, the Dutch...
by Blair Hardman | Sep 10, 2012 | Music and Recording Equipment, Recording Industry News
David Archuleta sings his heart out in his new music video for “Everybody Hurts”. Covering R.E.M.’s 1992 hit song, the “American Idol” alumni can be seen singing in a recording studio along with an orchestra, which includes producer Kurt...
by Blair Hardman | Sep 8, 2012 | Recording Industry News
LeAnn Rimes is getting back to what she knows best: music. Just eight days after the 30-year-old country crooner checked into treatment for anxiety and stress, Rimes was back on stage, performing for fans Friday night at the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center in Eau...
by Blair Hardman | Sep 7, 2012 | Recording Industry News
It was recorded last February by Thomas Lauderdale for Pink Martini’s next album. Diller died Monday in Los Angeles at age 95. You can listen to the the track here. In a media release Lauderdale says he may add strings and a clarinet to the simple piano-and-voice...
by Blair Hardman | Sep 6, 2012 | Recording Industry News
There may be no baby bump to talk about this year, but given its track record, the MTV Video Music Awards will surely provide some water cooler moments when the show airs Thursday. Last year, Beyonce set a tweets-per-second record on Twitter when she revealed her...
by Blair Hardman | Sep 4, 2012 | Recording Industry News
The Los Angeles Times reports that Michael Clarke Duncan, the strong, tall actor from Chicago with the shaved head and deep voice who received an Academy Award nomination for his moving portrayal of a gentle death row inmate in the 1999 prison drama “The Green Mile,”...