American country pop singer and actress Taylor Swift won the 2012 ACM Entertainer of the year award on April 1, 2012 the ACM Award event. For Swift it is a big deal as it is the biggest award of the of the night and was also voted by the fans.
So the recent award has added to the list of the various awards the singer has earned in the past. Swift was the youngest among the nominees and stood out among some of the veteran and biggest names in the music industry.
American singer and dancer Usher is now all set to release his much awaited seventh studio album ‘Looking for Myself on June 12, 2012. At present the singer , who saw massive success in the past few months singing lead vocals on David Guetta’s ‘Without You’, is giving finishing touches to the album.
For the album the dancer has also worked with Rico Love, Diplo, Jim Jonsin and more. The new album by Usher will be available in both standard as well as deluxe versions.
American rock singer and guitarist, James Durbin has recently announced his first ever national tour. The tour has been announced so as to promote his debut album, ‘Memories of a Beautiful Disaster’.
Durbin will be travelling through 18 cities in the US and will start off on April 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The singer will be wrapping up the tour on May 27 at the Carlsbad, N.M. On April 12, the singer will also be appearing on the American Idol stage for a special live performance with his band. Here are the James Durbin 2012 tour dates.
Barbadian singer Rihanna after the rumours of uniting with Chris Brown romantically, will now actually be getting back to the American singer on stage down under. The singers are now all set to appear at the SupaFest in Brisbane, Australia on April 14 2012.
However, it has now been officially confirmed but sources familiar with the progress say that it will not be decided until the last minute. Reports say that Brown will be headlining the festival which will also feature other artists like Lupe Fiasco, Diddy, Ludacris, Trey Songz and T-Pain.
The wait is over as the American singer and stage actor has finally announced the release date for his much awaited upcoming album ‘Trespassing’. Lambert recently confirmed that the highly anticipated album will be out on May 15, 2012.
While talking about the album, the singer said that it has been an exciting journey through the past two years of his life. The album has been executive produced by Adam and took a reflective approach to the work.
American singer Whitney Houston’s official cause of death has been revealed. In a shocking revelation, it has been said that the singer died due to drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and the use of cocaine.
Houston’s body was discovered by her hairdresser and her bodyguard and the face of the singer was underwater while her legs were up as if she had slid down the back of the tub. According to the initial reports, Houston was rendered unconscious from sedatives and was then drowned.
British- Irish boy band, One Direction has recently announced its North American tour dates. The band will be starting off on Mar 24, 2012 with 21 dates and more to come in future.
One Direction will be performing at the arenas on both coasts and all the fans can start booking their tickets from March 24 onwards. The boys have earlier this year opened for Big Time Rush over the course of ten dates. Here are the 2012 tour dates of One Direction in America.
Lynrd.com: American hard rock band FireHouse is all set to entertain their Indian fans once again. The band is slated to perform at Imphal in the state of Manipur, India and Dimapur, Nagaland. The tour has been named as the FireHouse Rock to Rescue India Tour 2012 and is organized by 7 Sisters Entertainment in association with Queensberry Foundation.
For all those who are eagerly waiting for the American rapper Kanye West to release his much awaited album ‘G.O.O.D Music’ album, do not have to now wait for long. The upcoming album is almost done and will soon hit the stores.
However, no official release date has been revealed. One of the album producers, legendary beatmaker Mannie Fresh revealed that the compilation is in its final stages.
American musician, singer and rapper Nicki Minaj has recently released the track listing for her much awaited upcoming album ‘Pink Friday – Roman Reloaded’. Looking at the track list, there are many collaborations which include with Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Drake.
All the fans can expect Minaj to bend more towards the Hip Hop feel than the pop one. However, the tracks in the album include more of poppy and danceable tracks like the most popular ‘Starships’. Here is the entire track list of the upcoming album which will be releasing on April 3, 2012.