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Ever wonder what your favorite artist was listening to at any given moment? Well Mike Kennerty of The All-American Rejects is letting people in on his own personal soundtrack through the social music portal Last.fm. Fans can check out Kennerty’s scrobbling habits through his personal Last.fm profile where each track he listens to is marked and made available to stream. From the classics of Queen and Bruce Springsteen to modern rock mavens Alkaline Trio and Against Me! Kennerty’s eclectic taste can be sampled in depth.

Mike Kennerty’s User Profile on Last FM:

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People has provided a preview of Kelly Clarkson’s music video for her latest single ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’. A sneak peek of the video has even premiered on the January 28 showing of American Idol. After that preview, fans were able to watch the full-length video for 24 hours on the following AT&T platforms: AT&T wireless via texting ‘KELLY to 8008, AT&T U-Verse via Video on Demand and all fans were able to catch it online at ATT.net. I wonder when the official premiere will be. Kelly looks great in the picture don’t you think? I think she lost a bit of weight too.

Leona Lewis has finally premiered her latest music video for her song ‘I Will Be’. ‘Gossip Girl’ actor Chace Crawford has several speaking lines in a brief cameo at the beginning of the video. The music video was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also directed the international version of Leona’s ‘Bleeding Love’ music video. In the video for ‘I Will Be’, Leona Lewis plays a criminal who gets arrested by an NYPD officer, played by Cedric Darius. It looked like Leona Lewis got to practice her acting chops for this one. I wonder if she has any plans to go into acting.

Jonas Brothers are set to release the Soundtrack to their new movie, “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience” on February 24th, three days before the film is slated to hit 3D theaters across the nation. The soundtrack includes old favorites like “Hold On” and “S.O.S” as well as live performances with Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato, a Shania Twain cover, and one new, never-before-heard studio recording called “Love Is On Its Way.” The highly anticipated film goes behind-the-scenes with Kevin, Joe and Nick on last year’s Burning Up Tour, following their every move along the way. Check out the recently released video for “Tonight,” the first single from the Soundtrack, featuring great live footage from the movie.

2008 was a record breaking year for Jonas Brothers where they took home six Teen Choice Awards, starred in Camp Rock, went platinum with their #1 debuting “A Little Bit Longer,” released “Burnin’ Up,” and became the youngest group to be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone. The New Year has already proven to be a continuation of their hot streak with a performance at the Kids’ Inaugural Concert in D.C. and an upcoming performance on the Grammys where they are nominated for Best New Artist.

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It has been announced that the newly released “Shout” video from thrashers BLACK TIDE will be featured on mtvU’s new artist show, The Freshman. The show spotlights emerging artists both on air and online, with a chance for one of the competing videos to get an automatic add into rotation on the channel the following week. Be sure to visit freshmen.mtvu.com and vote! Fans can vote as many times as they want.

On the strength of their electric debut album, Light From Above, BLACK TIDE has been voted “Best New Artist” from several media outlets including Guitar World, Kerrang!, and TheGauntlet.com.

BLACK TIDE is currently overseas in the UK touring with Bring Me The Horizon, Mindless Self Indulgence and others. The band will return home in February to kick off a US tour with Escape The Fate. BLACK TIDE will also be a main stage performer all summer long on Warped Tour 2009.

Black Tide w/ Escape the Fate:
2/5 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
2/6 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
2/7 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine
2/8 - El Paso, TX - Chic’s Billiards
2/10 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
2/11 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
2/12 - Houston, TX - Meridian
2/13 - Metairie, LA - High Ground
2/15 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
2/16 - Orlando, FL - Firestone
2/17 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
2/18 - Charlotte, NC - Amos’s Southend
2/19 - Towson, MD - Recher Theater
2/20 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
2/21 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
2/22 - Boston, MA - Middle East
2/24 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
2/25 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
2/27 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
2/28 - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot
3/1 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
3/3 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave II
3/4 - Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
3/6 - Denver, CO - Cervantes
3/7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Murray Theatre
3/8 - Idaho Falls, ID - ICON
3/9 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
3/10 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
3/11 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
3/13 - Orangevale, CA - Boardwalk
3/14 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
3/15 - Bakersfield, CA - The Dome
3/17 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
3/18 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues

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Kiwibox.com is running a huge Lady Gaga Music Video Quiz Contest! One Grand Prize winner will win a $500 gift certificate to the Miss Sixty Store, an iPod and a signed copy of ‘The Fame’! Ten runner ups will also win signed copies of ‘The Fame’! Click Kiwibox.com is running a huge Lady Gaga Music Video Quiz Contest! One Grand Prize winner will win a $500 gift certificate to the Miss Sixty Store, an iPod and a signed copy of ‘The Fame’! Ten runner ups will also win signed copies of ‘The Fame’!

Plus, Lady Gaga recorded a Dear Mr. President video drop for Pepsi’s Refresh Everything campaign. Check out her special message for Barack Obama!

Lady Gaga’s Dear Mr. President Video

Enter the “Just Dance” Dance-Off on IBeatYou.com! here for details on how to enter!

Plus, Lady Gaga recorded a Dear Mr. President video drop for Pepsi’s Refresh Everything campaign. Check out her special message for Barack Obama!

Lady Gaga’s Dear Mr. President Video

Enter the “Just Dance” Dance-Off on IBeatYou.com!

Clique Girlz check in this week from a stop on their recent tour with The Cheetah Girls in Greenville, South Carolina. Tune in to watch Paris, Destinee and Ariel go through sound check, practicing their dance moves and getting a feel for the stage.

Be sure to check out last week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV and get a glimpse into their tour bus turned “school bus.”

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New album No Line On The Horizon out March 3rd
Listen to the new single from U2 “Get On Your Boots”
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RISE AGAINST’S ‘AUDIENCE OF ONE’ VIDEO PREMIERS ON MYSPACE MUSIC

NEW SINGLE BEING PLAYED AT SOME OF THE BIGGEST RADIO STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY WITH OFFICIAL ADD DATE STILL TWO WEEKS AWAY

Chicago’s punk rock outfit Rise Against has a new single ready to storm the modern rock radio charts. “Audience Of One” is already being played at some of the biggest radio stations in the country with the official add date still two weeks away. The video for “Audience Of One” makes its debut, today, Thursday, January 15th, on MySpace Music.

Directed by Brett Simon the video for “Audience Of One” was shot in Los Angeles last month and features the band performing in a miniature world on the White House lawn.

Rise Against released their fifth studio album, Appeal To Reason, on DGC/Interscope Records last fall and it debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart as well as spending one week at # 1 on the iTunes album chart. First single, “Re-Education (Through Labor),” was a top 2 hit at modern rock radio.

Rise Against will embark on a European tour starting in early February follow by some dates in Australia and Japan. The band will play the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, NJ on May 3rd with No Doubt. For complete list of tour dates please visit riseagainst.com.

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The All-American Rejects, hot off their December release of When The World Comes Down, have taken their time in the Yahoo! Music studio to bring a stripped down version of Britney Spears’ hit “Womanizer” to life. Packed with an accordion, clanking beer bottles, and a unison of “whooooos” the cover is described by frontman Tyson Ritter as “better than Britney” and can be seen at Yahoo! Music.

In another stripped down performance, The All-American Rejects’ performed their hit single, “Gives You Hell” acoustically. The band has uploaded the bare-bones version that can be heard at myspace.com/allamericanrejects.

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Check out this week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV at Waffle House in Florida. The girls give one lucky fan an acoustic performance of “Then I Woke Up” in the parking lot before heading inside for breakfast. Paris, Destinee and Ariel then make their way to Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena for sound check.

The Girlz also posted another episode over the holidays documenting a day on tour that includes everything from radio promo and screaming fans to rocking out on stage and signing autographs.

Beyonce decided to give her fans a Christmas gift as she released two new music videos simultaneously. ‘Diva’ is a black and white video which was shot in downtown Los Angeles about a month ago. Melina Matsoukas directed the video. I’m not sure when the video for the other song ‘Halo’ was shot or who directed it but I would assume that it was shot at around the same time and probably by the same person. Beyonce’s latest album ‘I Am… Sasha Fierce’ hasn’t been out for a long time but it already has 4 singles and 4 videos out to its name. Desperate much?

Check out this week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV. Paris, Destinee and Ariel get the rock star treatment and ride around New York City in a fancy limo. The girls sport some colorful outfits as they chat on their way to a meeting at Limited Too.

Be sure to tune in to Planet Cazmo on 12/13 at 2pm EST to catch a virtual performance from the girls! For more details, please visit CliqueGirlz.com.

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Britney Spears recently premiered the video for the title track off of her new album Circus. The explosive video features amazing costumes, crazy circus performers and a gorgeous Ms. Spears.

The pop princess has also just announced additional dates for The Circus: Starring Britney Spears tour. Check them out below to see if she’s coming to a city near you! Head over to Britney.com for the full schedule.

NEW dates:
3/14 Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
3/19 Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
3/23 Uniondale, NY (Nassau Coliseum)
4/17 Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
4/20 Anaheim, CA (Honda Center)
4/29 Chicago, IL (AllState Arena)
6/6 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/7 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/10 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/11 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/13 London, UK (O2 Arena)
6/14 London, UK (O2 Arena)

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Jesse McCartney has released a new single called ‘It’s Over’. It’s the follow-up song to his hit song ‘Leavin’’. The 21-year old singer and actor told MySpace Celebrity that “It is one of my favorite songs from the record.” A video has also been released for the song. You can watch out for the special effects and different scenarios Jesse brings to life in his tale of love and loss. The video was directed by Rich Lee and filmed at Hollywood’s famed Roosevelt Hotel. If you want to hear Jesse’s full album ‘Departure’, it is now available in stores and in iTunes.

After seeing steamy pictures of Rihanna and Justin Timberlake shooting the video for the Barbadian babe’s song ‘Rehab’, I can’t help but say ‘finally!’. The music video was just recently released. The video was shot last month in Vasquez Rocks Park, just outside of Los Angeles. JT and producer pal Timbaland wrote the song and also contributed backing vocals in the bridge. Anthony Mandler directed this Rihanna video. He has done so for the tenth time! And as usual, it is amazing! Hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And his partnership with Rihanna as her director is working pretty damn well.

Meet Hana Pestle — an eighteen year old singer/songwriter that has come a long way from her hometown of Billings, Montana. Hana moved to Los Angeles about a year ago to work on her debut album with Ben Moody, co-founder of Evanescence, who has also produced records for Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne. On top of the ten month recording process, Hana spent most of this year touring with an opening slot on the Blues Traveler, Live, Collective Soul Tour. She has since toured with the likes of Joshua Radin and Jon McLaughlin and is currently on the road with pop/pock band Ingram Hill.

The versatility of Hana’s vocals stands out on her current E.P with the intense single “These Two Hands” and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s classic “Hallelujah.” Hana will be able to tell more of her story on her full-length release due out next year.

Hana may be far away from home in a city she calls “much different yet wonderful,” but she explains, “I’m home wherever my guitar is.” Citing influences that range from Radiohead and Sarah McLachlan to Incubus, Feist and Jack Johnson, it is clear that Hana isn’t bound to any one genre.

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Spend a day in New York City with the Clique Girlz in Episode 25 of Clique Girlz TV. Watch the girls go for a jog in Central park and goof off during their workout. They also discuss what it was like making their album and pay a visit to the Cupcake Café.

Paris, Destinee and Ariel have been blogging from the road about everything from meet & greets with fans to going back home to Jersey to meeting Lady Gaga and New Kids on the Block. Check out the entries and exclusive photos here.

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Clique Girlz stop by Radio Disney in this week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV. The girls discuss how their personalities haven’t changed and that they are still just regular Jersey girls. Catch part of an acoustic performance of their song “Incredible” that was featured on the Team USA Soundtrack for the Olympics.

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P!nk bring her Funhouse to AOL Sessions. Check out performances of “So What,” “Sober,” “Dear Mr. President” and more. Also, watch an exclusive Q&A where P!nk discusses everything from what issues she’s working through on Funhouse to the meanings behind some of the tracks.

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Britney Spears will be celebrating her twenty-seventh birthday this year with the release of her sixth studio album, Circus. The highly anticipated album set for a December 2nd release features the # 1 hit “Womanizer” as well as collaborations with Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Danja, Guy Sigsworth (Madonna, Alanis Morissette) and more. Britney recently had a triple win at this year’s MTV VMAs.

Circus Track Listing

1. Womanizer
2. Circus
3. Out From Under
4. Kill The Lights
5. Shattered Glass
6. If U Seek Amy
7. Unusual You
8. Blur
9. Mmm Papi
10. Mannequin
11. Lace and Leather
12. My Baby
13. Radar (Bonus Track)

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Clique Girlz check in from Atlanta in this week’s episode of Clique Girlz TV. Before sound check for their performance, Paris, Destinee and Ariel took a fun ride on the “Scream Machine” roller coaster. Next, watch the girls perform a few songs on stage, sign autographs and greet fans after the show.

Don’t miss Clique Girlz opening up for The Cheetah Girls on the One World Tour! Head over to their official site for blogs and exclusive photos straight from the road.

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MTV2 have premiered the video for “18 Days,” the new single from Saving Abel. The clip was directed by Travis Kopach (Panic At The Disco, Black Tide) and features the band performing on the USS Hornet. The San Francisco based naval carrier won 9 battle stars for her service in WWII.

Saving Abel will be out on tour supporting Buckcherry and Avenged Sevenfold starting on November 4th. Check out the band’s MySpace profile page for all of the dates.

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Check out the Pussycat Dolls’ just released video for “I Hate This Part.” The Joseph Kahn (Britney Spears, Chris Brown) directed video features Nicole at the piano in one of the more emotional tracks off of Doll Domination. Watch the always fashionable Dolls show their softer side in the desert.

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Beyonce has released two music video for her two new singles ‘If I Were a Boy’ and ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ last week via MTV, BET, VH1 and Fuse. Beyonce recently spoke with Billboard about the concept of the ‘If I Were a Boy’ video saying “It’s kind of like Freaky Friday. In the beginning of the video, my husband makes me breakfast and he’s excited about it, and I kind of don’t have time to eat. As a police officer, I have a male partner and the video goes through our days. My husband’s at work and has attractive girls flirting with him but he declines their advances. I have a guy flirting with me, and I flirt back… It’s about all of the little things that mean so much in a relationship. At the end of the clip, you realize that I was acting out his life, and it all starts over again. He was a cop and everything that happened was really him doing the same thing to me.”

Recently named best new artist of 2008 at the MTV VMAs, Tokio Hotel is back in the US and kicking off their fall tour October 24th in Orlando. Check out their promo video for the tour and find out if they are coming to a city near you!

US Dates:

October 24th // Orlando, FL // House of Blues
October 26th // Atlanta, GA // Tabernacle
October 29th // Philadelphia, PA // The Electric Factory
October 30th // New York City, NY // Roseland Ballroom

Lesley Roy’s debut album, Unbeautiful, is in stores and available on iTunes. The Irish rocker has become an MTV favorite with her first single “I’m Gone, I’m Going” as the theme song for Exiled and her second single, “Unbeautiful,” featured on last night’s episode of The Hills. Roy worked with Max Martin (P!nk, NSYNC) on her debut effort as well as Katy Perry, Desmond Child (Bon Jovi, Aerosmith) and Dr. Luke (Kelly Clarkson, Sugababes). Check out a track by track video commentary from Lesley about each song on the album.

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The Jonas Brothers were recently spotted shooting their music video for the single ‘Lovebug’ in San Pedro, California. Nick, Joe and Kevin were also joined by Camilla Belle who makes an appearance in the video. A love interest perhaps? Check out their old school duds in this still shot. I wonder what the video’s theme is all about. This is also the set of t he video where they were spotted coming out of their wardrobe trailer covered by a blanket and umbrella to keep details under wraps. I guess part of it has been revealed. I can’t wait to see what it’s all about.

Go behind the scenes with the Clique Girlz on their shoot for “Then I Woke Up.” Paris, Destinee and Ariel got to live out their dreams of being rock stars and hip hop queens in their first ever music video. Watch them discuss the video concept with the director then strut their stuff on the red carpet, sing in a classic convertible, and rock a party performance.

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