http://showpopr.com/bookmarks A website that enhances the concert experience. en-us Diligent Presents The January 2009 Mixtape. diligent Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:37:18 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Music_Playlist_To_Start_The_New_Year http://www.showpopr.com/Music_Playlist_To_Start_The_New_Year Rum brand Bacardi has confirmed a four-track release from U.K. dance act Groove Armada. Bacardi and Groove Armada agreed a partnership in April 2008 for the act to work with the company on touring, recording and producing the global events marketing program Bacardi B-Live and B-Live radio shows. A four-track release is set to be issued on Bacardi B-Live Records. No date is yet confirmed. smokeydesperado Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:01:16 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Bacardi_Confirms_Groove_Armada_Release http://www.showpopr.com/Bacardi_Confirms_Groove_Armada_Release The good girl gone bad has promised to be good for one night. R&B sensation Rihanna will shun skimpy outfits when she performs in Malaysia next month, the concert's organizers said Tuesday, becoming the latest international star affected by the Muslim-majority country's strict rules on performers' dress. smokeydesperado Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:35:19 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Rihanna_Taking_No_Wardrobe_Risks_For_Malaysia_Show http://www.showpopr.com/Rihanna_Taking_No_Wardrobe_Risks_For_Malaysia_Show Sony/ATV Music Publishing chairman and CEO Martin Bandier has spoken of the longevity and current success of "Hallelujah," which is currently No. 1 in the U.K. singles chart. The cover of Leonard Cohen's 1984 song by Alexandra Burke, winner of the TV music talent show "The X Factor," will officially become a million-sellling single by the end of the week. After three weeks at No. 1, the Syco/Sony Music Entertainment release had sold 992,387 copies by Jan. 3, according to the Official Charts slowandsteady77 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:33:43 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Bandier_Hails_MillionSelling_Hallelujah http://www.showpopr.com/Bandier_Hails_MillionSelling_Hallelujah Retailer Best Buy Co, seeking new ways to appeal to cost-conscious shoppers, said on Tuesday it is selling refurbished versions of Apple Inc's iPhone 3G at its stores that are priced about $50 less than new iPhones. The electronics chain said the used iPhones, which were returned within 30 days of purchase, are priced at $149 for the model with 8 gigabytes of storage, while the 16-gigabyte version is $249. A two-year service contract with AT&T Inc is required. slowandsteady77 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:24:07 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Best_Buy_Offers_Used_iPhones http://www.showpopr.com/Best_Buy_Offers_Used_iPhones Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians say they are canceling performances in the Middle East this weekend because of fighting between Israel and Hamas. Instead, they will play in the German capital. Barenboim says they are canceling the shows in Qatar and Egypt amid concerns for the musicians' safety. ghostny Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:08:23 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/ArabIsraeli_Orchestra_Stops_Shows_in_Qatar_Egypt http://www.showpopr.com/ArabIsraeli_Orchestra_Stops_Shows_in_Qatar_Egypt Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead this morning (Jan. 6) at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich., according to local police. He was 60. Ann Arbor Detective Bill Stanford tells Billboard.com that police were called to Asheton's house early this morning by Dara Hytinen, his personal assistant, who had not been able to reach him for several days. ghostny Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:06:24 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Stooges_Guitarist_Ron_Asheton_Dead_At_60 http://www.showpopr.com/Stooges_Guitarist_Ron_Asheton_Dead_At_60 Leona Lewis, who won U.K. talent TV show "The X Factor" in 2006 and topped charts around the world with her debut album "Spirit," has signed a deal to pen her autobiography with publishing house Hodder & Stoughton. The book, which will include more than 100 new photographs, will hit shelves in October, shortly before the scheduled release of Lewis' second album, the publisher said. memphisrains Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:02:03 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Leona_Lewis_To_Write_Autobiography http://www.showpopr.com/Leona_Lewis_To_Write_Autobiography After a worldwide record deal with Island Records collapsed last year, Norwegian electropop songstress Annie is forging ahead with plans to release her second album, "Don't Stop," sometime in 2009. memphisrains Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:54:02 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Annie_Readies_Album_After_Island_Split http://www.showpopr.com/Annie_Readies_Album_After_Island_Split In what has turned out to be one of the most historic elections in our country's history, Sen. Barack Obama became the nation's fist black president. Mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been among the most vocal members of the hip-hop community showing his support for Obama. peeper Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:35:43 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Sean_DiddyRussell_Simmons_React_to_Obama_Victory http://www.showpopr.com/Sean_DiddyRussell_Simmons_React_to_Obama_Victory Death Row Records, the hip-hop label that released seminal gangster rap albums by Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, sold in June 2008. The New York-based Global Music Group Inc. said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday that on June 24 it purchased Death Row, including its enviable back catalog and current artist contracts. peeper Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:03:23 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Deathrow_Records_Sold_in_June__Old_News_You_May_have_Missed http://www.showpopr.com/Deathrow_Records_Sold_in_June__Old_News_You_May_have_Missed MxPx have set a release date and artwork for their upcoming covers album. The record is titled On The Cover II and is due out March 10, 2009. It is the follow up to 2007's Secret Weapon and the "sequel" to 1995's On the Cover. As expected, the album will feature a new batch of covers including songs by U2, Belinda Carlisle, The Go-Go's, Poison and many more. lydiash Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:00:48 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/MxPx_set_release_date_art_for_next_full_length http://www.showpopr.com/MxPx_set_release_date_art_for_next_full_length Houston Calls has kicked out guitarist Jose Lopez. The band explained the move: Our good "friend" Jose has decided to shack up with my (Tom) ex-girlfriend immediately after she broke my heart and left me. The two hid it from me for weeks over christmas and only until yesterday when I had to find out was I informed. Great guy! Stand up guy! Well to put it bluntly he's out of the band for good and hopefully lives a terrible life forever. gyaeger Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:57:38 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Houston_Calls_boots_guitarist http://www.showpopr.com/Houston_Calls_boots_guitarist Universal Music Group had 31.5% of the U.S. album market in 2008, a slight drop from its 31.9% in 2007 but well enough to retain its title as market share leader. Sony Music (formerly Sony BMG) was second with 25.3%, a slight improvement from 25.0% in 2007 but far from its share just years earlier. Warner Music Group was third with 21.38%, a good improvement from 20.3% in 2007 (but not as good as the 24.7% share WMG had in the month of September). gyaeger Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:52:30 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Universal_holds_the_Top_Market_Share_in_2008 http://www.showpopr.com/Universal_holds_the_Top_Market_Share_in_2008 Graham Howell (Bodyguard for Hayley Williams of Paramore and tour manager for The Almost) is available for tour-managing work over the next 5 months. Interested bands/acts should contact ghhtour@gmail.com. Serious inquiries only, please. gyaeger Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:50:47 +0000 http://www.showpopr.com/Tour_ManagerBodyguard_For_Hire http://www.showpopr.com/Tour_ManagerBodyguard_For_Hire