Blog Posts by J. Michael Brown

  • Hillsong Live

    Christian rockers Hillsong Live released a new album titled A Beautiful Exchange on June 29. Preview the album and order below.

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  • Steve Miller Band

    Steve Miller Band released a new full-length album on June 15 titled Bingo!--the first release on Miller's Space Cowboy Records. Listen to a preview of the album here on Yahoo! Music.

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  • Stone Temple Pilots

    2010 Stone Temple Pilots

    Stadium-rockers Stone Temple Pilots have reunited and released their self-titled, sixth full-length album on May 25 along with a deluxe edition containing several bonus tracks. Celebrate STP's reunion and new album with Yahoo! Music as we take a look back at all of their videos, including their newest "Between The Lines."


    2001 Shangri-La Dee Da

    STP released Shangri-La Dee Da in 2001, then a greatest-hits package titled Thank You two years later. Between 2003 and 2008, the band took an extended break and singer Scott Weiland became the frontman of the band Velvet Revolver.


    1999 No. 4

    The band reunited for the 1999 album No. 4 after Weiland's 1998 solo album, 12 Bar Blues and the remaining members of STP, Eric Kretz (drums) and brothers Robert and Dean DeLeo (bass and guitar respectively), connected with vocalist Dave Coutts to release the self-titled album Talk Show in 1997. Weiland was sentenced to a year in LA country jail for violating his probation shortly

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  • Listen Up!

    The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ is almost here and Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Album released June 1st.  Worldwide proceeds from the album benefit African charities chosen by FIFA and the album's participating artists. Listen to a preview of the album below featuring Shakira, Matisyahu, Nneka, Wyclef Jean, John Legend, Pitbull and R. Kelly.

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  • Nas & Damian Marley

    2010 Distant Relatives

    The new collaboration from New York rapper Nas and Jamaican reggae-rapper Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley was released on May 18, titled Distant Relatives. Check out the new video from the album "As We Enter" and the videos from each of their careers in this special Then & Now.


    2008 Nas

    Nas' politically charged self-titled album materialized in 2008 after a great deal of controversy arose over the original title--which caused Reverend Jesse Jackson and the NAACP to speak out against it.


    2006 Hip Hop Is Dead

    After being dissed on 50 Cent's song "Piggy Bank" in 2005 and Jay-Z's song "Takeover" in 2001, Nas made a surprise appearance at Jay-Z's much-hyped I Declare War concert in October. Together the two rivals performed "Dead Presidents," Jay-Z's 1996 debut single; the classic song, produced by Ski Beatz and featured on Reasonable Doubt, features a prominent sample of "The World Is Yours," a 1994 classic by Nas. The reconciliation of Jay-Z and Nas opened the door to a

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  • Zac Brown Band

     

    On May 4, country group Zac Brown Band released a live DVD/CD titled Pass The Jar. Preview seven songs from the album here on Yahoo! Music.

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  • Godsmack

    2010 The Oracle

    The alternative metal rockers Godsmack will release their fifth full-length studio album May 4, titled The Oracle. Check out all of the band's videos and one from the new release "Cryin' Like a Bitch!"


    2006 IV

    Godsmack released their fourth full-length album simply titled IV in 2006. The album reached the top of the Billboard 200 that year. A greatest hits album titled Good Times, Bad Times: 10 Years of Godsmack, arrived in 2007 including the band's cover of the Led Zeppelin track of the same name.


    2003 Faceless

    The band's single "I Stand Alone" propelled the hype of the movie The Scorpion King in March 2002. As the single maintained Godsmack's strong presence at modern rock radio into the summer, founding member Tommy Stewart left the band in June. The David Bottrill-produced (Peter Gabriel, Tool, Mudvayne) album Faceless appeared in April 2003. It also marked the debut of ex-Amen drummer Shannon Larkin. In spring 2004, Godsmack released The Other Side, a seven track

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  • Movie Soundtracks

    2010 Iron Man 2 and Alice In Wonderland

    The upcoming Iron Man 2 soundtrack releasing on April 19 will exclusively feature hit songs by classic hard rock band AC/DC. Check out the new AC/DC video for "Shoot to Thrill" from Iron Man 2 in theaters May 7 and take a look back at the best music videos for songs from movie soundtracks on this special edition of Then & Now. See the AC/DC-backed Iron Man 2 trailer at Yahoo! Movies http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810026429/trailer

    Avril Lavigne's "Alice" was released earlier this year for the new live-action Alice In Wonderland movie on the movie soundtrack titled Almost Alice. The song is currently climbing the Billboard Hot 100.


    2009 Crazy Heart

    "The Weary Kind" by Ryan Bingham was the theme for the 2009 film Crazy Heart and won the Oscar for Best Original Song that year. The soundtrack, produced by T. Bone Burnett, features songs by actors Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall, as well as singers Buck Owens, The Louvin Brothers,

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  • Merle Haggard

    Country Music Hall of Famer Merle Haggard released a new album on April 20 from Vanguard Records entitled I Am What I Am.  Listen to a preview of the album here on Yahoo! Music.

    Listen to Merle and other country music greats on the Yahoo! Music Americana and Country radio stations.

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  • Usher

    2010 Raymond v. Raymond

    Usher's latest album Raymond v. Raymond was released on March 30 led by three singles. See his newest videos from the album, "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" featuring Plies, "Lil Freak" featuring Nicki Minaj, and "OMG" featuring Will.I.Am, as well all of his videos spanning his career.


    2008 Here I Stand

    Usher's 2008 album Here I Stand topped the Billboard 200 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and the single "Love In This Club" reached the top of the Hot 100.


    2004 Confessions

    In early 2004, Arista released the single "Yeah!" Produced by Lil Jon and guesting Ludacris, the addictive, lightly crunk cut fast became a club and radio favorite. By the time the Usher full-length Confessions dropped later that March, "Yeah!" had hit the top of the Billboard charts. The album itself was Usher's most mature work to date and won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2004, while "Yeah!" took home the best rapped/sung collaboration award.


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    Usher launched an acting

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News for You

  • NYers furious over photos taken through windows

    NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

  • Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest

    MALMO, Sweden (AP) — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath.

  • Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet

    By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation. Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst. Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. ...

  • Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

    MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

  • NYC artist's secret photos raise privacy issues

    NEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

  • Paul McCartney kicks off "Out There" tour in US

    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.

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