Blog Posts by J. Michael Brown

Rob Thomas will release a new EP titled Someday on March 30.  Listen to a preview of the album here on Yahoo! Music.

For more info on Rob Thomas, please visit robthomasmusic.com.

To order the Someday EP, click here.

Share:  Facebook  Twitter

2010 Soldier of Love

It's been 10 years since Sade's last album, but it hasn't affected the R&B singer's popularity. Her newest album Soldier of Love released just last month, but has already shot to the top of The Billboard 200 chart and has sold over 100,000 copies each week since its February 9th release. Celebrate Sade's success with us by taking a look back at all of her videos from her newest, "Soldier of Love," to her first hit, "Smooth Operator."

2000 Lovers Rock

During the period between Love Deluxe and Lovers Rock, the band members for Sade, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denman and Andrew Hale, took an extended hiatus to form the group Sweetback. Matthewman also played a major role in the development of R&B singer Maxwell's career, providing instrumentation and production work for his first two albums. 2000's Lovers Rock included the single "By Your Side" and triggered the first Sade tour in more than ten years. A collection of performances from the tour was released in 2002,

The yearly Christian conference and concert Passion featured the likes of Chris Tomlin, Kristian Stanfill, David Crowder*Band, Christy Nockels, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, FEE and Hillsong UNITED this year.

An album of 12 of these performances was released on March 9, entitled Awakening. Listen to a preview of the album here, on Yahoo! Music.

For more information on Passion, please visit www.268generation.com.

Share:  Facebook  Twitter

2010 Hillbilly Bone

Country singer Blake Shelton will release his newest album, a six-track EP he calls a "six pack," on Tuesday, March 2, titled Hillbilly Bone. Watch his hilarious new video featuring Trace Adkins and check out the rest of his career-spanning videos in this edition of Then & Now.

2008 Startin' Fires

Shelton released Startin' Fires in 2008 and the single "She Wouldn't Be Gone" reached the number one spot of Billboard's Country Singles. The album also features a duet with Miranda Lambert on the track, "Bare Skin Rug."

2007 Pure BS

The cleverly titled Pure BS was released in 2007 and reached the top 10 of The Billboard 200, but narrowly missed the top of the Country Albums chart. Be sure to check out the video for the sobriety song "The More I Drink."

2004 Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill

Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill released in 2004 and includes the very funny single "Some Beach" which reached the top of Billboard's Country Singles chart that year.

2003 The Dreamer

The

British indie rocker Babybird will release a new album entitled Ex-Maniac on March 1st.  Listen to a special preview of the album prior to its release, on Yahoo! Music.

For more information on Babybird, visit babybirdmusic.me.

To preorder Ex-Maniac on iTunes, click here.

Share:  Facebook  Twitter

2010 Tonight

On February 9, Christian rap-rocker tobyMac will release Tonight, including the track "ShowStopper." Get ready for his new release by taking a look back at all of his music videos.

2008 Alive and Transported

The CD/DVD set of live concert footage titled Alive and Transported was released in 2008, earning tobyMac a Grammy for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album.

2007 Portable Sounds

Portable Sounds reached the top spot on Billboard's Top Christian Albums and the number ten spot on The Billboard 200.

2004 Welcome to Diverse City

tobyMac released Welcome to Diverse City in 2004 landing him a Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year. The album received a remix in August 2005 with the release of Renovating->Diverse City.

2001 Momentum

In 2001, tobyMac released his first solo project, Momentum, which garnered five Dove awards and a Grammy nomination. A full remix album, Re: Mix Momentum, was released in 2003.

1999 Supernatural

tobyMac's Christian pop group dc Talk released their

2010 Rebirth

The wait is over for Lil' Wayne's newest album, Rebirth, releasing on February 2. Check out two new videos from the rapper's upcoming rock album, "On Fire" and "Prom Queen."

2008 Tha Carter III

Preceded by the number one hit "Lollipop," Tha Carter III arrived in May of 2008, selling more than a million copies in its first week of release. Wayne began getting involved with rock music by playing guitar at the Country Music Awards with Kid Rock, signing Kevin Rudolf to Cash Money and appearing on his massive hit "Let It Rock."

2006 Like Father, Like Son

Lil' Wayne collaborated with Birdman for the Like Father, Like Son album featuring the hit single "Stuntin' Like My Daddy." Numerous collaborative tracks came out soon after including "Gimme That" by Chris Brown, "Make It Rain" by Fat Joe and "Duffle Bag Boy" by Playaz Circle.

2005 Tha Carter II

Wayne's success of releasing underground mixtapes between major releases led to other alternative marketing strategies like leaking

2010 A Reality Tour

On January 26th, legendary rocker David Bowie will release a new two disc set of songs recorded during 2003's Reality Tour. Get ready for his career-spanning live album by taking a look back at all of his videos and two performances from his new release, "New Killer Star" and "Heroes."

2009 VH1 Storytellers

A CD/DVD package of Bowie's 1999 appearance on VH1's Storytellers was released in 2009, including eight audio tracks and twelve video tracks in which he elaborates on the story of his career and the creation of his most popular songs. "Can't Help Thinking About Me" is a song Bowie originally released as a single in 1965 with his band the Lower Third.

2002 Heathen

Both the early 1997 release Earthling and 1999's Hours… were heavily influenced by techno and drum'n'bass, culminating with 2002's Heathen which melds Bowie's new electronic direction with the atmosphere and tone of his '70s work. The album also credits Dave Grohl and Pete Townsend as guest guitarists.