The enormously popular Idol series is a spinoff of the show Pop Idol and is found in slightly differing formats in 42 territories. Created by Simon Fuller, the show has captured the imagination and dreams of millions around the world.
The format of the show is as following:
One host (sometimes two) is responsible for directing the show, introducing the contestants and also announcing the results. A panel of Judges is responsible for offering critique …
Benefit concerts have always been very popular. Due to the very nature of these concerts, where all proceeds go to helping some worthy cause, people have always flocked to them. Usually the performing artists accept very little in terms of remuneration and most do not accept any payment at all. The largest of these in recent times was the Live 8 concert of 2005. But there have been other notable concerts over the past few …
By the time Christmas comes and goes it takes a lot out of us. The shopping, the cooking, the eating, etc all take a toll on everyone. But what keeps everyone going throughout the whole season and sometimes after that, are the good old Christmas songs. It’s no wonder that some of the oldies have been voted the best of all time.
“Santa Claus is coming to town” – It debuted in 1934 on Eddie …
The phrase ‘Nobody’s Coming To Save You, does not intend to convey an anti religious message or anything like that but is actually the title of The Sunshine Underground’s second album due in February this year. To promote the upcoming release, the band is putting up an exclusive set of downloads on their website, www.thesunshineunderground.co.uk. Some of the material available is considered exclusive, as it will not be included on the upcoming album.
You will …
For guitar fans across the world, Lick Library’s (LL) newest release is great news. LL has released three Pink Floyd specific tutorials designed to generate nostalgia as well as show us how Dave Gilmour created magic. In the videos Jamie Humphries, who played with The Australian Pink Floyd (a Pink Floyd tribute band), will take over the duty of guiding us through the genius of Pink Floyd.
In “Learn to play Pink Floyd: Volume 2”, …
The RBMA (The Red Bull Music Academy) started as a DJ event, and has now grown to bring together music of all genres and facets worldwide. Torstein Schmidt and Christopher Romberg are the founders of Red Bull Music Academy, an international Event for musicians that takes place once a year. RBMA is an excellent opportunity for DJs, singers, musicians, arrangers, and new producers to learn more about music from the top industry experts.
Every year, …
This year’s 16th Annual MTV European Music Awards was once again held in Berlin to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. The event commenced with a short performance by the legendary band U2, who played at the Brandenburg Gate. The tickets for the show were sold free online. The short concert saw 10,000 very excited, fans hear the band play songs such as “Sunday, Bloody Sunday” “Magnificent” and “One”.
The …
Pop princess Rihanna recently spoke to Diane Swayer on “Good Morning America”, in a candid interview about the night of the Grammy Awards in February and the events that followed. The singer talked about the event and details of the beating by then boyfriend Chris Brown and cautioned that despite what many believe, domestic violence can happen to anyone.
Following this interview, Glamour Magazine interviewed the singer. In the interview, Rihanna said the already disturbing …
Lady Gaga was honoured as Billboards ‘Rising Star’ at the trade publication’s annual Women in Music event last week. She was honoured along with Beyonce on Friday, who was named ‘Woman of the Year’.The already famous Lady Gaga’s debut CD ‘The Fame’ sold over one million copies since its release last year. She has had two No.1 singles with ‘Just Dance’ and ‘Poker Face’. November 2009 will see Lady Gaga kicking off a joint tour …
Warner Music Group and YouTube are in the midst of finalizing an agreement which would allow music videos from top artists such as Madonna and Green Day to be featured on the popular website once again.
Described as imminent by one source, the deal would also settle a dispute over licensing rights caused by Warner Music to pull music videos by its artists from Google Inc’s YouTube in December 2008. The deal, first reported by …