Meta and the Cornerstones are an reggae group from Brooklyn, NY . They fuse Afropop, Hip-Hop, Rock and Soul with a mixture of French, English, Wolof, and Fulani vocals.
The band consists of six members who are as diverse as their music, with each member bringing their musical background from the coast of Africa, North America, Asia and the Middle East. the band; Adrian Djoman (bass); Shahar Mintz (guitar); raja kassis (guitar);Aya Kato (keyboards); Daniel Serrato (drums), Sierra Carrere (backup vocals) and Meta Dia (lead vocals).Meta and the Cornerstones debut album “Forward Music” is available on Itunes and Amazon.
The Grammy are right around the corner. This award show is the most significant music because the nominated and winners are decided by there musical peers. My focus will be the musicians that are nominated for best new artist. To be nominated for a best new artist award, an musician must release an album that is who released, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.
Best New Artist For an artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.
Zac Brown Band Zac Brown Band is a Grammy nominated and Academy of Country Music-award winning American country music band based in Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown, (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy De Martini (fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, vocals), Coy Bowles (guitar, organ), Chris Fryar (drums) and Clay Cook (guitar, organ, mandolin, steel guitar, vocals). The band has toured throughout the United States, including a slot on the 2009 Bonnaroo Music Festival. It has also recorded four studio albums, and charted four singles on the Billboard country charts in the Number Ones "Chicken Fried" and "Toes", the #2 "Whatever It Is" and "Highway 20 Ride".
"CHICKEN FRIED"
Keri Hilson Keri Lynn Hilson is an American recording artist signed to Zone 4, Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records. She is part of a collective of writers and producers known as The Clutch. Through the early and late 2000s, Hilson wrote songs for multiple rappers and singers, including Britney Spears and Ludacris. In 2007, she guest performed on Timbaland's hits "The Way I Are" and "Scream" and began a solo singing career. Hilson has made cameos in music videos for Usher, Ne-Yo and Nelly, amongst others. Her debut album, In a Perfect World…, was released in early 2009, spawning hit singles "Energy," "Turnin' Me On," "Knock You Down," and "I Like", which was a hit in Germany.
"MAKE LOVE"
MGMT
GMT,[2] also called "The Management" ("The Management" was occupied by another artist so the band shortened "The Management" to "MGMT"), is a Grammy nominated American musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew van Wyngarden. Formed at Wesleyan University and originally with Cantora records, they signed with Columbia Records/Red Ink/Sony in 2006.
"KIDS"
Silversun Pickups Silversun Pickups are a Grammy nominated Alternative Rock band from Los Angeles, California, comprising Brian Aubert (lead vocals, guitar), Nikki Monninger (bass, vocals), Christopher Guanlao (drums) and Joe Lester (keyboards). The band released their debut EP, Pikul, in July 2005, and their debut full-length album, Carnavas, on July 26, 2006. Their second full length album, Swoon, was released on April 14, 2009.
"PANIC SWITCH"
The Ting Tings he Ting Tings are a Grammy-nominated English indie pop duo composed of Jules De Martino (drums, lead guitar, vocals, piano) and Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drums, bass guitar, and cow bells). Originally from Hackney, London, they formed in December 2007 while based at Islington Mill Artist Studios in Salford. They have released four singles on their current label Columbia Records UK, including the single "That's Not My Name", which charted straight at number one in the UK Singles Chart on 18 May 2008. The album We Started Nothing was released on 19 May 2008 and charted at number one in the United Kingdom.
On Wednesday, June 24,2009. i-GOTNEXTBLOG named Nicki Minaj as one of many upstarts in the music business. Since then she created a buzz that hasn't been felt since Lil Kim. Minaj's seems to have connect with a a lot of people. Sparking other female rapper to boast there opinions.
Kid Sister
Rap newcomer Kid Sister recently spoke on the buzz surrounding Lil Wayne protege Nicki Minaj and questioned whether the public has taken her music serious. "I think Nicki Minaj is awesome," Sister said in an interview. "She has a cute little look but my thing is do people take her seriously? I'm not being funny. I'm just asking a question. That whole thing like I want more cheese, lots and lots of cheese, do people make fun of her? B"-(Honey Mag)
Lil Mama
"Nicki Minaj is a talented rapper," Lil Mama said in an interview. "She's out there, she's doing her. What she represents, I don't represent and she's doing something different, that's her lane. As the voice of the young people, Lil Mama, I focus on bringing up young girls to respect their bodies, respect theyself, do it up."
Rapper Trina
"she gotta really nice voice actually reached to work with on the new album"- Jessiemaguire blog.blogspot.com
Rapper Lola Monroe
" "She's never been set to have her own style. It's always been set to say she's jacking Lil' Kim to Foxy [Brown] and now Lil Wayne. So how can I be jacking somebody or using somebody's style if they never been known to have their own style. That part never made sense. That's one. Another thing, it kind of comes from Wayne is in the foundation of my music and what I've listened to him for years and years. So you can hear his styles in my music. And you know, that's her mentor and that's somebody whom she's under and so she's known to sound like Wayne."-all hip hop
Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band from New York, formed in 2006 and signed to XL Recordings.Vampire Weekend is a band that met while attending Columbia University; they then self-produced their first album after graduation while concurrently working full-time jobs. They are managed by Ian Montone, who also manages The White Stripes. They are signed to XL Recordings.
The band gained attention via a variety of blogs, such as Stereogum. The band claims to be influenced by both African popular music and Western classical music, describing their genre of music as "Upper West Side Soweto", with such songs as "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" which was ranked 67th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of the year. This song is a referencie to Congolese soukous music.
They were declared "The Year's Best New Band" by Spin magazine in the March 2008 issue, and were the first band to be shot for the cover of the magazine before releasing their debut album.
The band's debut album Vampire Weekend was released January 29, 2008. It was a success in the US and UK, peaking at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and number 17 on the Billboard 200. Four singles were released from the album; while "A-Punk" peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and number 55 on the UK Singles Chart, "Oxford Comma" peaked at number 38 in the UK. "A-Punk" was ranked the 4th best song in 2008 on Rolling Stone's list of Best songs in 2008. "A- Punk" was also used to open the smash Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly feature Step Brothers. The song is also featured in the hit UK television show, The Inbetweeners.
In 2008, Vampire Weekend were dubbed the "whitest band" by Christian Lander, the creator of the site Stuff White People Like, in an interview with Salon.com.
During the summer of 2008, Vampire Weekend performed at the Central Park SummerStage in Manhattan and a fundraiser for Music for Democracy in October, where they shared the stage with David Crosby and Graham Nash. In December 2008, Vampire Weekend's debut album was #2 in Under The Radar magazine's "top 50 albums of 2008" issue. In the January 2009 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, their self-titled album was dubbed the 10th best album of 2008. Their song "Ottoman" was used during the credits of the 2008 film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
The band's second album, Contra is scheduled for release on January 11th (UK) and 12th (US) 2010. The album includes the tracks "White Sky", "Taxi Cab", "Run", "Diplomat's Son", "Giving Up The Gun", "Horchata", "Holiday", "I Think Ur a Contra", "California English", and "Cousins".
COUSINS
On October 5th, 2009, the first track of their new album "Horchata" was released as a free download on the band's website. The album's first single "Cousins", was released on November 17, 2009.
MEMEMBERS Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitar, piano, hand drum Rostam Batmanglij – organ, chamberlin, piano, harpsichord, guitar, vocal harmonies, drum and synth programming, shaker, producer, string arrangements, engineering, mixing Chris Tomson – drums, guitar Chris Baio – bass guitar
KID CUDI SPILLS DETAILS ON UPCOMING "AMERICA" HBO SERIES, "I CAN RELATE TO THAT STORY""I can't really reveal too much," Cudi explained to SOHH. "But, I'm really excited about it, it's a great story it's kinda like the grind part of 'Entourage.' It's from the ground up, I mean these guys working five jobs and trying to be entrepreneurs and trying to be successful. It's a great show, I can relate to that story because I came to New York and I knew I wanted to make it so it's a topic that hits close to home with me so I'm just happy to be a part of it. It's a real series, yeah, I signed off for the season, so it's a legitimate show, it's the real deal." (SOHH) The series is expected to premiere February 16th, 2010. If you're like me then you've been f*cking with HBO programming since The Corner (remember that) all the way to The Sopranos,The Wire, Oz, Sex & The City (not afraid to admit it one bit), Curb Your Enthusiasm & Entourage. Now Mark Whalberg who created Entourage brings us it's East Coast counterpart How To Make it In America about a group of 20 somethings trying to achieve "the American dream" while living in hipster central Downtown Manhattan and stars none other than racial profiling's recent victim Kid CuDi and one of my favorite actors Luis Guzman along with some white boys. Airs Valentine's Day 2010. Next up on HBO, Irv Gotti's 160 Varrick about the old Def Jam. (Ice Dot Com) Cudi previously spoke on wanting to place his focus on the upcoming series. "It was important to me early on to branch away from music and actually do something outside my comfort zone. When we were developing my character with the writers, I was telling them, 'Man, I don't want to be anything that has to do with music,' just because that's not really acting." (The Boom Box) He also hinted at his character's role in the upcoming series. "I have a lead role," Cudi said in an interview. "My character's name is Domingo Dean. I actually named my character after both of my brothers - Dean, who lives in Phoenix, being one of them, and Domingo. My character's kind of the comic relief. He's really witty - a hopeless romantic but a player at the same time." (AZ Central)
Dan Black is a British electronica artist. He was originally a member of alternative rock band The Servant before their 2007 split, and he is also known as a guest vocalist for the Italian group Planet Funk. He is currently signed to Polydor Records, releasing his first two singles – "Alone" and "Yours" – in 2008. His breakthrough song was "HYPNTZ", a mashup of Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize" and Rihanna's "Umbrella".[1] He gained further popularity in 2009 when album track "U + Me =" was chosen as the UK iTunes Store's Free Single of the Week. This single was later used as the signature tune for BBC Switch's 'The Cut'. His debut album ((UN)) was released on July 13.[2] The album was preceded by a single, Symphonies which was released after a highly successful performance at Glastonbury 2009 in the John Peel Tent.
He also performed on the Freeze:Freesports On 4 main stage at London Battersea Power Station on November 1[3]. Other acts performing then are bands such as Friendly Fires and Chase & Status.
an Black Origin London, United Kingdom Genres Electronica Pop Years active 2008 - present Labels Polydor, A&M Associated acts The Servant Website http://www.danblacksound.com/
Leighton Marissa Meester is an American actress and singer-songwriter, best known for her role as Blair Waldorf in the TV show Gossip Girl.
Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Meester grew up in Marco Island, Florida, where she participated in productions at a local playhouse. When she was 11 years old, Meester and her mother moved to New York. Meester attended the Professional Children's School and also began working as a model with Wilhemina, booking a Ralph Lauren campaign shot by Bruce Weber and working with then photographer (now film maker) Sofia Coppola. Meester made her television acting debut as a murder victim's friend on an episode of Law & Order. At 14, Meester moved to Los Angeles, California, wanting more stable work and attended Hollywood High School and Beverly Hills High School. She then transferred to a small private school and graduated a year early.
In April 2009, Meester signed a recording contract with Universal Republic. The album will have an "electro-pop edge", and will be produced by several producers such as RedOne, J.R. Rotem and Kara Dioguardi. Her first single "Somebody To Love" featuring R&B singer Robin Thicke hit radio on October 13 and went available for digital download on October 14, 2009. The album is tentatively slated for early 2010.
Meester is featured in the Cobra Starship song "Good Girls Go Bad", which reached the Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #7. She also made a cover of the song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for the compilation album A Very Special Christmas 7, released November 24, 2009.
Background information Birth name Leighton Marissa Meester Born April 9, 1986 (age 23) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Genres Electropop, dance Occupations Actress, singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals Years active 1999–present Labels Universal Motown Republic Group
Carl Lilly, better known by his stage name Gudda is a rapper from New Orleans. He used to be part of the rap group “Sqad Up” along with fellow Young Money members Lil Wayne.G
EVERY GIRL
He is currently a memeber of lil wayne's Young Money rap group. Gudda is also signed to lil wayne's young money imprint with universal.
BED ROCK
He has spotlight stealing verses on posse records like "Thinking to Myself" "Bedrock" and "Every Girl" with his laid-back, spoken-word flow.
THINKING TO MYSELF
In Dec, Gudda steps to the front with his own mixtape, Guddaville. Young Money's newest upstart teamed up with DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar for his official new street album (mixtape) "Guddaville" including features from label mates Lil Wayne, Drake, Tyga, Lil Twist, Nikki Minaj, Jae Millz, Shanell, Mack Maine & Lil Chuckee as well as Lil Flip, Tity Boi, Short Dawg, Bow Wow, Ya Boy & Collin Munroe.
Guddaville is supposed to introduce Gudda on a personal level. Every time you heard this talented writer in on group cuts. This mixtape helps us inderstand the world through Gudda's eyes
Gudda has been mentored by Lil Wayne. Weezy liked his look and wrote Gudda his first rap. After that, though, Gudda stepped his game up through the years.
