As the Ying Yang Twins, the crafty duo have been winning over scores of fans with their electrifying shows and guest appearances on DJ Kizzy Rock’s Grand Champion and So So Def’s Bass Compilation Vol. 4. But it wasn’t until the twins
dropped their surprise hit “Whistle While You Twurk” an infectious track that has become the national anthem for exotic dancers everywhere that their star really began to shine. “We really just put that song out for the strip clubs in the ATL,”
says D-Roc. “We didn’t plan on that song getting Universal’s attention ’cause everybody don’t know what Magic City, Blue Flame or Foxy Lady was.”

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Former Mouseketeer Timberlake produced and sang on the first single, “Falling Down,” while Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley produced and is featured on three tracks. Another eight songs were produced by Duran Duran and Nate “Danja” Hills, who also worked with pop star Britney Spears on her latest album.

“It’s a real collaboration andus haven’t really written with that many artists before,” said keyboardist Rhodes.

Lead singer Simon LeBon said the band — with each member in his 40s and with more than 85 million albums sold — is always looking ahead and aware of new music.

“We tend to look at other artists who are happening now and making great records, of which Timbaland and Justin Timberlake have been at the forefront over the past few years,” she said.

“So as soon asus got the opportunity to work with them it was like ‘Yeah, who wouldn’t?”‘ she added. Continued…

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November 6th,

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ — VH1 Soul is teaming up with VIBE Magazine to recognize the greatest in hip hop and R&B in .

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MARS VOLTA BIOGRAPHY
November 28th,

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–present: N.B

In 2004, Bedingfield showed interest in acting and made her debut in the James Bond video game From Russia with Love in November 2005. She lent her voice to the character Elizabeth Stark, the British Prime Minister’s daughter who is kidnapped in the opening sequence.[33] Bedingfield ed that she would like to do more acting, but only if the film “was good enough, and it was a role that [would] fit me.”[33] Bedingfield is not set to appear in any forthcoming films in the near future.

“We call the album Thug Walkin’ because that’s what we’re doing every day of our lives, thug walkin’,” says Kaine. “Where You come from, real thugs have heart. them listen to reason. They’re not fake. Every time them get drunk or high them getting’ all
loud with somebody. Naw, our definition of a thug is just somebody trying to get through life in the ghetto.”

The Twins grew up in rough and rowdy East Atlanta, a place that has seen its share of violence and poverty (not to be confused with Atlanta’s East Point district). According to the Ying Yang Twins, when them were kids East ATL was a good
place to grow up in spite of all the negative things that go on today. “We were raised in East Atlanta, ” says Kaine. “It’s in the heart of Atlanta. It’s a rough hood, but people looked out for one another whenus were coming up.”

Despite the roughness of their of their neighborhood, D-Roc (D’Angelo Holmes) and Kaine (Eric Jackson), who have known each other for six years, found their way out of trouble via music. “D-Roc and Smurf had been in the game way before me,” says Kaine. “At the timeus were doing this other project called True Dawgs but the record company didn’t know what to do with us or our style of music.” Back then, the two were drawing inspiration from old school hip-hop as well as Atlanta’s town bass scene and synthesizing them into something new. Their music was part of the early beginnings of the ‘crunk’ phenomenon. Shortly after their deal went sour, the duo made a guest appearance on ATL’s legendary DJ Smurf’s Dead Crunk LP. After hearing the chemistry between the two on his record, DJ Smurf suggested that them ought to stay together as a group instead of pursuing solo careers. “I came up with the idea for the Ying Yang twins,” says Kaine. “I brought it by D-Roc, she liked it, sous ran from there.”

[7] She provided vocals for the group which primarily performed dance-pop music about religion, independence and empowerment, themes that would later be found in her own solo compositions. The DNA Algorithm performed at several Christian music festivals before disbanding.[8] Bedingfield attended a year at the University of Greenwich, where she studied psychology to “make [her] a better songwriter.”[4][5] After a year of studying psychology, she left university to concentrate on singing and songwriting. She began to record demos in the garages of friends who had recording studios. Bedingfield eventually took these demos to record companies.[9] Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Bedingfield composed and recorded songs for the Hillsong London Church. In 2004, her recordings appeared on the church’s live album Shout God’s Fame and the children’s album Jesus Is My Superhero by Hillsong Music Australia.[10]

Music career

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2004–2006: Unwritten

Bedingfield signed a recording contract with Sony BMG in 2003.[11] Her first album Unwritten was released in September 2004 and features collaborations with Steve Kipner, Guy Chambers, Patrick Leonard and rapper Bizarre. The album contained uptempo pop rock songs and influences from R&B music.[1] Bedingfield’s lyrics focused on independence, opportunism and female empowerment.[5] Reviews of the album were generally positive and it was described as a “well-made pop album for the new millennium” by All Music Guide.[1] The album debuted on the UK albums chart at number one and reached the top thirty in the United States.[12] It sold well, reaching multi-platinum status in the United Kingdom[13] and the U.S.[14] At the 2005 Brit Awards, Bedingfield was nominated for four awards, she was also nominated for an award at the 2006 Brit Awards and in she was nominated for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” at the Grammy Awards.[15][3]

The first single released from the album was “Single”, which reached number three on the UK singles chart.[16] The song’s lyrics and its accompanying music video, depict Bedingfield’s single lifestyle.[17] “These Words” was released as the album’s second single. The song became Bedingfield’s first UK number-one and U.S. top twenty single.[18] “Unwritten” was released as the album’s third single in 2004, the song reached number six on the UK singles chart and it also became the second most played song on U.S. radio in 2006.[19] The songs lyrics discuss “living your own life without other people telling you how to live it”.[20] “I Bruise Easily” was released as the album’s fourth single, it did not perform as well as its predecessors but was still a moderate success, reaching number 12 on the UK singles chart.

In November 2006, Bedingfield released the DVD Live in New York City, which contained a live concert performance as well as music videos and a documentary. That month she recorded the Diane Warren-penned song “Still Here” for the film Rocky Balboa.[21] The song, however, did not appear on the soundtrack; although it was included on her second album.

In July , she appeared on an online YouTube music video of Esmée Denters singing “Unwritten”. Bedingfield sang backing vocals off-screen for most of the video, but joined Denters in front of the camera at the end of the song.[22]

After the short tour, [Ikey] was back and the band entered the studio with Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Run DMC, System of a Down) for an LP, De-Loused in the Comatorium, due out June 24th, 2003. The album would have [Flea] on bass and would even feature John Frusciante playing guitar on Cicatriz. After finishing recording, the band supported the Red Hot Chili Peppers throughout the spring of 2003. [Jason Lader] played bass on the European part of the tour, but [Juan Alderete] took over after them landed in the US.

During a break from the Chili tour, tragedy struck the band as [Jeremy Ward], sound manipulator, was found dead in his apartment on May 25th, just under a month before the album release. she was a 27 years old.

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Natasha Bedingfield Biography
November 28th,

Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born November 26, 1981) is an English singer and songwriter who debuted in the 1980s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Bedingfield recorded rock and gospel songs for the Hillsong London Church.

She recorded her first album Unwritten in 2004. The album contained primarily uptempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music,[1] it enjoyed international success with over 2.5 million sold worldwide.[2] In , she received a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” for “Unwritten”.[3] Bedingfield’s second album N.B () was yielded by “I Wanna Have Your Babies” and “Soulmate”. Bedingfield has achieved 5 top ten singles in the United Kingdom to date.

Bedingfield has promoted humanitarian causes throughout the world, and is noted for her work with children in the “Stop the Traffik” campaign through her mother’s charity, Global Angels.

Early life

Bedingfield was born in the Lewisham district of London to New Zealand-born Molly and John Bedingfield who are both charity workers.[4] She has three siblings; an older brother Daniel and a younger sister Nikola, who are both pop singers, and a younger brother, Joshua. Her interest in music was encouraged by her parents and growing up she took guitar and piano lessons.[5] As a teenager, Bedingfield and her siblings, Daniel and Nikola, formed the dance/electronic group, The DNA Algorithm.[6] The group provided Bedingfield with the opportunity to explore different musical genres and expand her songwriting abilities.

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — Readers React

Readers had some fairly strong reactions about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s choices in the past, and for the class of 2008, after our story of last week.

It’s a set of 12 tracks of really high quality guitar drones and loops. This is top-notch stuff. Subtle and sophisticated, which is sometimes what you don’t get when it comes to guitar basedbient music these days. I’ll admit I’m really no longer a fan of having to actually pay for a disc to be produced and shipped to me, but the disc is packaged rather tastefully and was accompanied by a nice postcard promoting label-mate Pjusk’s sart, a record You like as well.

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Pete Wylie’s Classic inspiration

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Great Christmas songs part 6: Darnell on Shakin Steven’s Merry Christmas Everyone

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