NEW VIDEO: Marina And The Diamonds' "Shampain"

// Marina and The Diamonds
Check it out! Don't forget to visit Marina's website here.

An Update From Pleasure P...

// T.I.


Pleasure updates on what he's been up to. He discusses his upcoming album "Pleasure Principle" and mixtape, the current R&B game, and even performs an acoustic version of his smash "Under"!

Swithfoot Launches Fall Tour & iTunes Session

// Switchfoot
SWITCHFOOT will head out with The Almost this fall on a tour that launches October 1st in Lynchburg, VA. Pre-sale tickets will be available through Friends of the Foot beginning Wednesday, September 1st. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, September 2nd. For ticketing information and further details, visit http://www.switchfoot.com. The band, which just wrapped up a summer outing with Goo Goo Dolls, will also perform at Celebrate Freedom Atlanta, the largest free one-day concert in Atlanta, on September 4th, and the Austin City Limits Festival on October 10th.

“The Sound (John M. Perkins’ Blues),” the band’s current single, is one of eight songs included on the new Switchfoot iTunes Session, available beginning today here. “The Sound” is a Top 10 hit at Modern Rock radio and the accompanying video has been added to Fuse’s “#1 Countdown” and MTVu. The song was inspired by civil rights activist John M. Perkins, who appears in the video. Jon Foreman, lead vocalist/guitarist for SWITCHFOOT, has penned nine articles for The Huffington Post, including one detailing his recent meeting with Perkins.

Big Month for Zac Brown Band

September is a big month for Zac Brown Band. They just received two additional Country Music Award nominations: Entertainer of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for 'Can't You See' featuring Kid Rock.

In addition to the five nominations, ZBB will perform 'Who Knows' on tonight's CMA Music Fest: Country's Night to Rock. The special airs at 8pm EST on ABC.

Last but certainly not least, ZBB is the CMT Posted Artist of the Month. Head to CMT.com to learn more.

ZBB Nominated for 3 CMA's

// Zac Brown Band
Congratulations to Zac Brown Band on their CMA Nominations. ZBB has been nominated for the following awards:

Song of the Year - 'Toes'
Best New Artist
Best Vocal Group

Make sure to tune in when the CMA's air live on November 10th on ABC.

Plan B Video For "She Said"

// Plan B
You may not know it yet, but Plan B is killing it over in the UK. Be the first of your friends to learn about this multi-talented man who is actor, musician, producer - let's face it - he does everything. Watch "She Said " below.

 

Diggy Simmons Featured In AT&T Commercial

// Diggy

Musiq To Perform @ The Black Family Reunion Tribute

// Musiq Soulchild
Musiq will be heading to Washington DC on Saturday, September 11th, where he'll be performing at the 25th Anniversary Black Family Reunion Celebration One Day Mega Festival in Washington, D.C. The event will take place at the National Mall from 8:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. This multi-cultural, family focused festival attracts up to 250,000 people. It is a unique opportunity for you to display your organizations programs, services, and activities to the thousands of African Americans and others, who participate in this national celebration.

New Kid Rock album "Born Free" Due November 16th

// Kid Rock
Kid Rock will release his 8th studio album, “Born Free,” on November 16th via Atlantic Records. The record was produced by Rick Rubin and mixed by Greg Fidelman. The first single from the album will be, appropriately, “Born Free” which hits radio September 14th. “Born Free” is in many ways a transformational album for Kid Rock. While there is still the edge, wit, and swagger of previous albums, he doesn’t rap, there’s no metal – there isn’t even a parental warning sticker. Says Kid Rock, “The catalyst for this record was Detroit, and my thoughts on the world through the lens of Detroit. Watching everything go downhill over the past few years, the economy, the loss of jobs everywhere, I wanted to make a record that reflected the times but that still had soul."

The bulk of the album was recorded live in a two week span in Los Angeles with a stellar cast of musicians including Heartbreaker Benmont Tench, Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith, David Hidalgo from Los Lobos and Chavez guitarist Matt Sweeney. Studios in Detroit, Nashville and Atlanta were used to incorporate collaborations with Bob Seger, Sheryl Crow, Zac Brown, Trace Adkins, and in a pairing surely never to be replicated – T.I. and Martina McBride on the track “Care.” Kid Rock and Rick Rubin, as friends, have spent many hours talking about their respective histories – starting in hip-hop, crossing into and creating new territories – as well as the need for a great new American classic rock record that challenges the field. “Born Free” is in part the result of those conversations – an album that is meant to be played from start to finish.