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The 2010 Fall Preview: Music

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Start with Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” then count down to highly anticipated albums from Disturbed, Sara Bareilles, Robert Plant, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Kenny Chesney, Kings of Leon, Susan Boyle, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift. By the end of the year, there should also be works from Michael Jackson, U2, Diddy and T.I.
Teenage Dream — [...]

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What Does This Photo Mean To You?

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JoyHog’s Fall Music Preview is set to rock ‘n roll next week, but for now, let’s marvel at the amazing art on the cover of Maroon 5’s forthcoming album “Hands All Over.”
Rosie Hardy, an extraordinary 19-year-old Englishwoman, did the self-portraiture. On the Maroon 5 website, Hardy explained how the band discovered her original photo online [...]

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Chelsea Handler To Host VMAs

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It’s a surprise but the more you think about it, MTV’s decision to name Chelsea Handler the host of the Sept. 12th Video Music Awards is right on. Handler is a bold, contemporary late-night comedy host with a strong following — especially among the coveted college audience — for her best-selling memoirs “Are You There [...]

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Music producer Jim Wirt, whose credits include ‘Incubus’ and ‘Hoobastank’ is now leading the Los Angeles based band ‘Permanent Ability’ into the limelight with their album, ‘Bring It On.’
Self described as Funk/Rock, the album includes six singles; each one could easily be found wedged in the Billboard charts between Lady Gaga and Mike Posner.
If you [...]

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Look Who’s Coming Back To VMAs

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Kanye West is getting another chance at the MTV Video Music Awards. The rapper, who disrupted last year’s awards with his infamous outburst, is scheduled to perform at the show Sept. 12 in Los Angeles. Last year, he dissed Taylor Swift at the event, grabbing the microphone from her as she accepted the award for best [...]

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In the opinion of the Boston Globe Magazine, which recently published its list… “relying on a highly unscientific combination of music our critics love (or at least respect, even if it’s secretly) and music that had some measure of influence on other artists or the culture at large or both.” What do you think?
1. Aerosmith, [...]

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Salling Announces Album, Debuts Single

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Can’t get enough of “Glee” music? Mark Salling, who plays Puck, has announced that his debut album, “Pipe Dreams,” will be released on Oct. 12. Salling also premiered a new song, “Higher Power,” on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show this morning.
Listen to it HERE.

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