New Artist: The Ready Set!

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This week I'm going to tell you about a new and upcoming music artist The Ready Set. Now you may be thinking "Is this a band?" and the answer to that question is no! The name The Ready Set is the alias name for 20 year old musician Jordan Witzigreuter. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has been trying to get his music out since 2007. Back in 2009 he released his first album titled Tantrum Castle and he has recently released his sophomore album titled I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming, which was released June 15, 2010. His music blends some elements of pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B which creates a new genre for the "shuffle" generation.

In the early years of The Ready Set, the artist wrote and recorded all of his songs in his basement, much like Owl City. He first got his interest in music at the age 11 when he started playing the drums. He went on and played drums for many other bands, and along the way he learned all the other instruments. Before The Ready Set, Witzigreuter was a member of the band "Saints Never Surrender." His first performance was in a coffee shop back in Indiana, and from then he started touring with numerous bands, including the band "Boys Like Girls." His lead single "Love Like Woe", produced by J.R. Rotem (Producer of Rihanna, Sean Kingston, & More), has hit #71 on Billboard Hot 100, #33 on Billboard pop chart,  and #28 on Mediabase Top 40 Radio Chart.

Be sure to keep an eye out for this hot new music artist!
Below is a YouTube video of his single "Love Like Woe."

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Taylor Swift's song about Kanye?

I'm sure all of you remember Kanye's rude interruption of Taylor Swift during her Best Female Video acceptance speech at last years Video Music Awards. Last week performing her song entitled "Innocent", Taylor sings a forgiving song inspired by Kanye West's stunt. The country superstar is known for writing about the people who have done her wrong in her songs, but this time she writes about giving him another chance. Some lyrics read "Everyone of us has messed up too... I hope you remember today is never too late to be brand new," and clearly Taylor Swift has gotten over the incident, and is putting it all in the past.

‘Innocent’ will be featured on Taylor's third studio album called "Speak Now" which will be released on October 25, 2010. Every track on the upcoming album was written by Swift herself for the solo project. Be sure to be on the look out for her new songs coming soon!

What's your reaction to Taylor's dramatic performance?

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Just The Way You Are Music Video!

After releasing his hit single "Just The Way You Are" back on July 19, 2010, Bruno Mars honors the single with pleasing video. The song is currently No. 4 on Billboard Hot 100, and has moved up the charts very quickly! Born as Peter Hernandez, singer and songwriter Bruno Mars first made his way to fame by co-writing the hooks for the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy. Just by listening to his songs, you can tell that this new star will be around for a long time.

"Just The Way Are", produced by the Smeezingtons,  is a song that appreciates the beauty and the one of a kind traits in one's love interest, and not wanting to see any changes within them. The song is just a beautiful pop song and is most likely one of the many pop hits from Bruno Mars. The director of the video, Ethan Lander, uses an Erika Iris Simmons influenced concept of pictures coming alive with a cassette tape. "It's hard to put myself in a box... I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There are no tricks. It's honestly with big melodies," he said. This song is also the lead-single for Mars' much anticipated album titled Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which releases on October 5. Also be sure to check out his latest performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV.com.

Do you like the video? Discuss in the comments below!

Hannah Montana Forever Releases October 19, 2010

The "Princess of Pop", Miley cyrus, is realeasing her fourth and final Hannah Montana CD for the last season of "Hannah Montana". Back in June, Disney released her single "Ordinary Girl" which was instantly a hit among the tween genre. Ever since, the single has leaked all across the internet along with many other tracks from the album. In the song, the pop singer sings about how she is just an ordinary girl despite the fact that she it a superstar. "Sometimes I'm lazy, I get bored, I get scared / I feel ignored, I feel happy, I get silly / I choke on my own words" are some of the lyrics from the song. Other upcoming songs have Cyrus teaming up with country singer Sheryl Crow, R&B singer Iyaz, and co-star from the show Emily Osment. The album contains many songs that deal with goodbyes and moving forward to another beginning. Even though many of you guys may hate Miley's voice, I can honestly say that this album was an excellent way to end the series. 

The final season of Hannah Montana aired this summer, while the filming ended back in May. Miley wants to move on from the child show and show her more mature side with her release of her stuio album "Can't Be Tamed". To bid farewell, the cast had a casino-themed wrap up party to say their last goodbyes. 

Below is the official track list: 

1. Are You Ready? (SuperStar)

2. Kiss It Goodbye

3. Que Sera

4. Need A Little Love (Featuring Sheryl Crow)

5. Barefoot Cinderella

6. Ordinary Girl

7. Been Here All Along

8. This Boy, That Girl (Featuring Iyaz)

9. I'm Still Good

10. I'll Always Remember You

11. Wherever I Go

BONUS TRACKS

12. Wherever I Go (Featuring Emily Osment) 

Are you excited for this album? Discuss in the comments below!