Monday, December 8, 2008
Toto - "Africa" Music Video
Music video for "Africa" by Toto. From the album "TOTO IV". This song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983.
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Official Toto Website -- www.toto99.com
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Kid Rock "All Summer Long" Music Video
The Official Music Video for Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" off his album ROCK N ROLL JESUS
Friday, December 5, 2008
Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video
Congratulations, Mr. President.
-Lyrics-
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Yes we can to justice and equality.
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can repair this world.
Yes we can.
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --
Yes. We. Can.
Bruce Springsteen "Working" On A New Hit
NEW YORK (Billboard) – Triple A radio, a format targeted at older rock fans, has been kind to Bruce Springsteen in the past decade.
The good vibes continue this week for "Working on a Dream," the first single and title track from the Boss' upcoming album, which comes out on January 27 via Columbia. "Dream" debuted at No. 13 on trade publication Radio & Records' Triple A chart, making it only the fifth title to debut in the top 15 since the chart expanded to 30 positions in August 2006.
Springsteen is also the only artist to achieve that distinction twice; "Radio Nowhere" debuted in the same position in 2007 and eventually climbed to No. 2. Since the chart launched in 1996, Springsteen has notched five top 10s, including a No. 1 with "The Rising."
Springsteen debuted "Working on a Dream" during a November 2 rally for Barack Obama in Cleveland. Excerpts from the studio version soundtracked a package of NFL highlights that aired November 16 on NBC, while the full track hit digital retailers November 24. In its debut week, the song sold 8,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
A second new track from the album, "My Lucky Day," went live December 1 on Amazon and MySpace. Fresh off winning the top tour honor at the Billboard Touring Awards, Springsteen and the E Street Band will return to live duty February 1 as part of the Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla.
Reuters/Billboard
The good vibes continue this week for "Working on a Dream," the first single and title track from the Boss' upcoming album, which comes out on January 27 via Columbia. "Dream" debuted at No. 13 on trade publication Radio & Records' Triple A chart, making it only the fifth title to debut in the top 15 since the chart expanded to 30 positions in August 2006.Springsteen is also the only artist to achieve that distinction twice; "Radio Nowhere" debuted in the same position in 2007 and eventually climbed to No. 2. Since the chart launched in 1996, Springsteen has notched five top 10s, including a No. 1 with "The Rising."
Springsteen debuted "Working on a Dream" during a November 2 rally for Barack Obama in Cleveland. Excerpts from the studio version soundtracked a package of NFL highlights that aired November 16 on NBC, while the full track hit digital retailers November 24. In its debut week, the song sold 8,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
A second new track from the album, "My Lucky Day," went live December 1 on Amazon and MySpace. Fresh off winning the top tour honor at the Billboard Touring Awards, Springsteen and the E Street Band will return to live duty February 1 as part of the Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla.
Reuters/Billboard
Aretha Franklin Among Performers At King Concert
WASHINGTON – A free concert featuring Aretha Franklin will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to pay tribute to the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior.
The show is being sponsored by the performing arts center and Georgetown University. It will take place on January 19, which is Martin Luther King Day.
Since 2003, the program has featured Kennedy Center honorees and popular entertainers. Franklin was an honoree in 1994.
Tickets will be available at the concert hall on the day of the show.
The event will also include performances by violin duo Nuttin' But Stringz and Georgetown University's Let Freedom Ring Choir.
The show is being sponsored by the performing arts center and Georgetown University. It will take place on January 19, which is Martin Luther King Day.Since 2003, the program has featured Kennedy Center honorees and popular entertainers. Franklin was an honoree in 1994.
Tickets will be available at the concert hall on the day of the show.
The event will also include performances by violin duo Nuttin' But Stringz and Georgetown University's Let Freedom Ring Choir.
Guitarist Sues Over 2008 Coldplay Hit
LOS ANGELES – A noted guitarist has sued members of Coldplay, claiming the band's smash hit "Viva La Vida" copied parts of one of his songs.The copyright infringement lawsuit by Joe Satriani was filed Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles.
The 52-year-old claims Coldplay copied "substantial, original portions" of his 2004 song, "If I Could Fly." The Coldplay hit, which was nominated for a Grammy this week, has topped charts around the world and been used to sell iPods in commercials.
Representatives for the band and their label, Capitol Records, did not return calls seeking comment on Friday.
Satriani wants a federal judge to order an accounting so he can determine how much money he may be owed, or else stop using the song.
Aussie Dollar Plunge Stings Concert Promoters
LONDON (Billboard) – The summer festival season is heating up Down Under, but a dramatic slump in the value of the Australian dollar has promoters sweating over bookings of international talent.
After hitting a 25-year high of 98.49 U.S. cents in mid-July, the Aussie ended the week at about 65 cents.
That's "causing quite a lot of problems for all promoters in Australia," says Vivian Lees, co-promoter of touring festival Big Day Out, which will travel to five Australian cities as well as the Auckland, New Zealand, between January 16 and February 1. "Such a rapid decline has meant everyone has been caught."
Sources say negotiations over Australian tours by Paul McCartney, Neil Diamond, Green Day, Madonna and Metallica have been shelved until the financial situation settles.
Some of those acts were expected to play Sydney's 21,000-capacity Acer Arena. "We've seen a couple of tours blow out," the venue's business development manager Don Elford says. "It probably has a lot to do with the dollar."
Promoters who agreed to pay acts in U.S. dollars during the Aussie currency's ascent have been badly stung. For example, if a promoter had agreed to pay an overseas act $9 million U.S. for an Australian tour, paying half of that upfront and the remaining $4.5 million when the act arrives. The second payment would now cost almost $7 million Australian -- rather than the $4.6 million Australian it would have cost in mid-July. "We're all taking a battering," says Andrew McManus, managing director of Melbourne-based AMP.
The recent currency volatility follows two strong years for the Aussie live scene. Ticket revenue topped $1.2 billion Australian ($775 million U.S. at today's values) in 2007, up 6.1% from 2006, when revenue surged 38.8%, according to trade association Live Performance Australia. Non-classical music, musicals and theater were the top three cash-earners.
McManus wants local promoters to insist all fees are paid in Australian dollars. "That cushions the promoters and the acts share the risks," he says.
But many international touring acts demand payment in U.S. dollars and other promoters -- who wish to remain anonymous -- suggest their peers need to nail down currency conversions at the time of negotiation. Billboard has learned of other promoters aggressively renegotiating reduced appearance fees in exchange for larger shares of merchandising sales.
While the Australian dollar's plunge is on the minds of promoters as they prepare for the summer festival season, some expect to fare just fine.
"We're lucky because we've got the weight of the festival to insulate us from that," Big Day Out co-promoter Lees says. "Only a fraction of our bands are paid in U.S. dollars."
Big Day Out features such acts as Neil Young, Arctic Monkeys and TV on the Radio.
Reuters/Billboard
After hitting a 25-year high of 98.49 U.S. cents in mid-July, the Aussie ended the week at about 65 cents.
That's "causing quite a lot of problems for all promoters in Australia," says Vivian Lees, co-promoter of touring festival Big Day Out, which will travel to five Australian cities as well as the Auckland, New Zealand, between January 16 and February 1. "Such a rapid decline has meant everyone has been caught."
Sources say negotiations over Australian tours by Paul McCartney, Neil Diamond, Green Day, Madonna and Metallica have been shelved until the financial situation settles.
Some of those acts were expected to play Sydney's 21,000-capacity Acer Arena. "We've seen a couple of tours blow out," the venue's business development manager Don Elford says. "It probably has a lot to do with the dollar."
Promoters who agreed to pay acts in U.S. dollars during the Aussie currency's ascent have been badly stung. For example, if a promoter had agreed to pay an overseas act $9 million U.S. for an Australian tour, paying half of that upfront and the remaining $4.5 million when the act arrives. The second payment would now cost almost $7 million Australian -- rather than the $4.6 million Australian it would have cost in mid-July. "We're all taking a battering," says Andrew McManus, managing director of Melbourne-based AMP.
The recent currency volatility follows two strong years for the Aussie live scene. Ticket revenue topped $1.2 billion Australian ($775 million U.S. at today's values) in 2007, up 6.1% from 2006, when revenue surged 38.8%, according to trade association Live Performance Australia. Non-classical music, musicals and theater were the top three cash-earners.
McManus wants local promoters to insist all fees are paid in Australian dollars. "That cushions the promoters and the acts share the risks," he says.
But many international touring acts demand payment in U.S. dollars and other promoters -- who wish to remain anonymous -- suggest their peers need to nail down currency conversions at the time of negotiation. Billboard has learned of other promoters aggressively renegotiating reduced appearance fees in exchange for larger shares of merchandising sales.
While the Australian dollar's plunge is on the minds of promoters as they prepare for the summer festival season, some expect to fare just fine.
"We're lucky because we've got the weight of the festival to insulate us from that," Big Day Out co-promoter Lees says. "Only a fraction of our bands are paid in U.S. dollars."
Big Day Out features such acts as Neil Young, Arctic Monkeys and TV on the Radio.
Reuters/Billboard
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