11/11 The Music Mix

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. The Music Mix Michael Jackson, Beatles vindicated as 'Billboard' changes chart rules November 10, 2009 at 6:29 pm Billboard announced today that starting later this month, its flagship Billboard 200 chart will reflect comprehensive sales of all albums, old and new. How come? To understand the changed rules, think back to the awkward chart situation that followed Michael Jackson’s death this past summer. Sales of his work immediately skyrocketed, and for six non-consecutive weeks, Them Crooked Vultures: The rock supergroup streams their entire album online November 10, 2009 at 4:45 pm Rock geek dream supergroup Them Crooked Vultures just leaked their entire album online today. For the uninitiated, The band’s membership is made up of Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme singing and shredding on guitar, Foo Fighter/Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl on sticks, and John Paul Jones of LED FREAKING ZEPPELIN on bass and Lady Gaga's new 'Bad Romance' video: Her best yet?! November 10, 2009 at 1:56 pm I need to admit something: I have watched Lady Gaga’s video for “Bad Romance” five times in a row now and I have no intention of stopping. That felt good. Thanks for being there for me, Music Mix-ers. I really feel your support. But honestly this video is AHHHHHMAZING. There are more wardrobe changes than a CMA Entertainer of the Year poll: Who will win? Who should win? November 10, 2009 at 1:55 pm As anticipation for the 43rd Annual CMA Awards builds (watch it Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ABC), so does the debate over who will — and should — be crowned Entertainer of the Year. This year’s nominees include four-time winner and reigning champion Kenny Chesney; Brad Paisley and Keith Urban, who’ve each been nominated for Wyclef Jean on his new album, the future of the Fugees, and being confused with will.i.am November 10, 2009 at 1:22 pm One of the hazards of celebrity is being confused with another famous person. And that’s just what happened to Wyclef Jean when some kid asked for his autograph, mistaking him for will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas. The erstwhile Fugee recalls the incident on the track “Warrior’s Anthem,” one of the cuts off his new Aerosmith 2.0: Who should replace Steven Tyler? November 10, 2009 at 11:54 am The internet whispers and cryptic tweets have swirled for days, and now dude looks like he’s leavin‘ — for real. So what is Aerosmith without Steven Tyler? And where does The Onion get its special psychic powers? According to guitarist Joe Perry, the search for a new frontman is already on as of yesterday, Twittery misspellings The Killers' Brandon Flowers on live albums, vampires, and Sinatra: A Music Mix Q&A November 10, 2009 at 10:00 am The Killers are technically in between albums, but they’re tiding hungry fans over with a New Moon tune and a live CD/DVD that hits stores today. The Music Mix reached frontman Brandon Flowers at home in Las Vegas to chat about all this and more a few days before the band launched an overseas Monday CMA rehearsal Not-Quite-Liveblog: Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, and more! November 10, 2009 at 3:31 am Pull up your britches, Mixers: The full breakdown from day two of CMA rehearsals is finally here for your enjoyment. (Read yesterday’s report here!) There was a long, empty break in the middle of my day due to closed rehearsals from Taylor Swift and Brooks & Dunn, but we’ve got your Lady Antebellum, your Kenny   This email was sent to murahcd@gmail.com.  Manage Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.

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