Neon Limelight Interviews: OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder Won’t ‘Apologize’ For New Direction On “Waking Up”

When your debut album spawns one of the biggest pop hits to be released in recent years, how do you duplicate it? You don’t even try if you’re OneRepublic.
The band who found world-wide success with their smash “Apologize” just released their sophomore album, Waking Up, and while they know how good “Apologize” was for their [...]

Album Preview: Leona Lewis – Echo

Fouth quarter promises to be a big one for the music industry with releases by some of today’s brightest new stars. Among one of the most anticipated is Leona Lewis’s sophomore set Echo, the follow-up to her worldwide smash debut album, Spirit.
Big ballads and even bigger vocals seem to be the theme of the album. [...]

New Video: OneRepublic – All The Right Moves

After releasing their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud,  in 2007, OneRepublic found themselves with a monster hit on their hands in the form of the Timbaland assisted single, “Apologize.” 2009 will find the band, led by singer and songwriter to the stars Ryan Tedder, following up with their new album, Waking Up.
The set’s first single, [...]

//Events: 2009 ASCAP Pop Awards//

  
Singers Fergie and Natasha Bedingfield were snapped together at the 2009 ASCAP Pop Awards last night at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles. The stars, both newly married, turned up to help celebrate the people who make pop music the great thing that it is: the songwriters!

Among the top winners were Jesse McCartney and [...]

//Events: The Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party – Arrivals//

  
The fabulous Jennifer Hudson took centerstage last night at a Salute to Icons: the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy party held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The R&B star walked the red carpet with Davis and posed for pics.
Others walking the red carpet included Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Kelly [...]