Then & Now

  • Faith Hill

    By | Then & Now – Wed, Sep 30, 2009 2:46 PM EDT

    2009

    The Grammy Award-winning country and crossover artist Faith Hill has established herself as one of the biggest female country stars and an enormous crossover success. In 2009 Faith continues to build upon that success, performing the opening theme for NBC Sunday Night Football "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night" and preparing to release her debut fragrance alongside Coty fragrances.

    2008 Joy to the World

    Joy To The World is the first holiday album from Faith Hill, featuring new versions of ten traditional as well as modern day holiday classics.

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    2005 Fireflies

    Hill took nearly three years to return to recording, but when she released Fireflies in August 2005 it was hailed as one of her finest works.

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  • Madonna

    By | Then & Now – Fri, Sep 25, 2009 12:26 PM EDT

    2009 Celebration

    The video "Celebration" is released in anticipation of the upcoming album of the same name, consisting of 34 Songs That Changed The World. The collection, released September 29th, spans seven #1 albums and more than three dozen Top 10 singles.

    2008 Hard Candy

    Coming close to the completion of her Warner Bros contract, 2008's Hard Candy was an R&B album whose first single "4 Minutes" topped the singles charts in several countries.

    2007 The Confessions Tour (Live)

    In 2007, Madonna released the CD/DVD, The Confessions Tour, chronicling her controversial tour of the same name.

    2006 I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (Live)

    I'm Going to Tell You a Secret, a CD/DVD made during Madonna's Re-Invention Tour, is released.

    2005 Confessions on a Dance Floor

    Confessions on a Dance Floor marked Madonna's return to the dance-oriented material that had made her a star. Released in late 2005, it topped the Billboard charts and was accompanied by a worldwide tour in 2006.

    2003 American Life

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  • Pearl Jam

    By | Then & Now – Thu, Sep 17, 2009 3:24 PM EDT

    2009 Backspacer

    Pearl Jam premieres its new music video for "The Fixer" in anticipation of its highly anticipated ninth studio release, Backspacer.

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    2006 Pearl Jam

    The band's eighth studio album, the self-titled Pearl Jam, was released in early May 2006. Several critics acknowledged the record as a return to the band's earlier sound. "World Wide Suicide", a song criticizing the Iraq War and U.S. foreign policy, was released as a single and topped the Billboard Modern Rock chart.

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    2004 Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003

    Rearview Mirror was

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  • Jay-Z

    By | Then & Now – Thu, Sep 10, 2009 3:18 PM EDT

    2009 The Blueprint 3

    In May 2009, Jay-Z confirms that he bought out the remainder of his contract from Def Jam Records in order to start a partnership with concert promoter Live Nation. This record is his first release under the newly formed "Roc Nation," a label/management/publishing company.

     

    2007 American Gangster

    This marks Jay-Z's first concept album inspired by the film of the same name, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Despite not being available digitally on iTunes (Jay-Z felt the album should be experienced in its entirety, not sold as individual tracks, resulting in the album not being available for purchase), the album had significant commercial success. Five months after the release Jay-Z, marries Beyonce Knowles.

    2006 Kingdom Come

    This Grammy-nominated "comeback" album was not as commercially successful as Jay-Z's previous albums, but still managed to go double platinum. The comeback single, "Show Me What You Got," was leaked on the internet a few weeks

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  • Kenny Chesney

    By | Then & Now – Wed, Jul 15, 2009 10:03 AM EDT

     

    2009 Greatest Hits II

    Chesney marched into 2009 as strong as ever, with his second greatest-hits compilation. This set includes a new song, "Out Last Night," and is currently being supported with a string of summer tour dates.

     

    2008 Lucky Old Sun

    Chesney's next release is the first one for his personal division of BNA Records, Blue Chair Records.

    2007 Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates

    This album was released the same week as competing rap albums by Kanye West and 50 Cent. Country fans bet Chesney would beat both rappers and come out on top; alas, he debuted at No. 3. Sales of the album were impressive nonetheless, and three singles hit the top of the country charts.

    2006 Live: Live Those Songs Again

    This is Chesney's first live album. This year, he is honored by the Academy of Country Music as Entertainer of the Year. 

    2005 Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) & The Road And The Radio

    Chesney intended this record to be a side project, and it did not have any

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  • Michael Jackson

    By | Then & Now – Mon, Jul 6, 2009 11:03 AM EDT

    2009 Legacy

    Considerable excitement met the announcement of "This Is It"--a series of 50 live Michael Jackson dates at the O2 arena in London, to commence July 2009 and run through 2010. These would be his first major series of concerts since his HIStory World Tour in 1997. The singer hinted at a possible full retirement after the series. All the shows sold out. However, on June 25, he collapsed at his rented mansion in Los Angeles, was rushed to the hospital, and died of cardiac arrest that afternoon. He was 50 years old, and left behind the legacy of 13 Grammy Awards, 13 No. 1 singles, the sales of more than 750 records, and two inductions into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

    2003 Trials

    After the release of Invincible, a documentary about the singer was released which resulted in seven counts of child sexual abuse after it aired (all charges related to the same boy featured in the documentary). In 2005 Michael was acquitted of all charges, but he withdrew from the public

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  • Rob Thomas

    By | Then & Now – Mon, Jun 29, 2009 12:21 PM EDT


    2009 cradlesong

    In fall of 2008, Rob Thomas announces that he's nearly finished with his eagerly anticipated second solo record. By early 2009, the album's title is announced. First single "Her Diamonds" is released, with a video featuring Alicia Silverstone, plus a companion behind-the-scenes mini-documentary. Fans eagerly tick down the days to his June 30 release date.

    2007 Matchbox Twenty Returns--Exile On Mainstream

    Matchbox Twenty returns to the music scene with this compilation album--a roster of greatest hits, accompanied by six brand-new songs. Drummer Paul Doucette takes over rhythm guitar duties on this record, due to the departure of Adam Gaynor. 

    2007Meet The Robinsons

    Early this year, Thomas (still working solo) releases the single "Little Wonders," which he wrote for the Disney movie "Meet The Robinsons."

    2005 ...Something To Be--Rob Thomas Goes Solo

    With his band on hiatus, Rob Thomas releases his first official solo record, which debuts at number one on

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  • Metallica

    By | Then & Now – Thu, Jun 4, 2009 5:04 PM EDT

    2008 Death Magnetic

    Metallica's ninth studio album is the first to feature Robert Trujillo on bass, and it's also their first produced by Rick Rubin. The album is the band's fifth consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, making Metallica the first band ever to achieve five consecutive number one debuts. In 2009, Metallica were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

    2003 St. Anger

    Jason Newstead departs the band in 2001, citing "private and personal" reasons. In an interview he reveals that he encountered resistance from Hetfield upon trying to pursue a side project, Echobrain. Metallica's eighth studio album is the first record since the Burton period to not feature Newstead. Due to lack of time to find a replacement, producer Bob Rock played bass during the album's recording. After finishing the album, Robert Trujillo, former bassist for Ozzy Osbourne, took over permanent bass duties.

     

    1998 Garage, Inc. and

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  • Rascal Flatts

    By | Then & Now – Tue, May 19, 2009 12:10 PM EDT

    2009 Unstoppable

    The title of this album proved accurate, as the Flatts' sixth studio album earned them yet another number-one album debut. Also notable in 2009: The band contributed two acoustic numbers ("Backwards" and "Bless The Broken Road") to the soundtrack to Hannah Montana: The Movie.

    2008 Greatest Hits Volume 1

    Rascal Flatts packed their first greatest-hits album with 13 smash singles, and, for a limited time, included three Christmas songs (newly recorded) to make the late October release a perfect holiday present.

    2007 Still Feels Good

    After performing with Carrie Underwood at the 2007 Grammy Awards, the band followed up with their fifth studio album in September. The record continued Rascal Flatts' hitmaking streak, spawning five singles which all hit within the top 15 of the Country chart (two reaching No. 1).

    2006 Me & My Gang

    Rascal Flatts broke crossover records with their fourth album--its first-week sales were the greatest of any album that year, and

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  • Eminem

    By | Then & Now – Wed, May 6, 2009 11:51 AM EDT

     

     

    2009 Relapse

    Eminem took a hiatus from 2005-2008, causing some to speculate he was ending his solo rap career after a very successful six-year run. A greatest-hits album was released late 2005, after which Eminem announced he was not planning on retiring, merely taking a break to assess his future plans. In late 2008, his label finally confirms a new record is on the horizon. In early 2009, Eminem himself confirms he will be releasing two albums: Relapse amd Relapse 2, with the former hitting the streets May 15 and the latter scheduled for later in the year.


     

    2004 Encore

    Eminem lightens up his shock-factor tone a bit on this album; however, his parody of Michael Jackson in the song "Just Lose It" draws vocal criticism from many celebrities as well as a ban of the video by several outlets. Em also takes on then-President George Bush with the strongly negative single/video "Mosh," released right before the 2004 election.

    2002 The Eminem Show

    Eminem's fourth release went

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