MTV has just learned that Beyonce met with Sony Music executives to preview her new material for her upcoming album. Denis Handlin, a Sony executive told the Daily Telegraph in an interview It was just amazing. She came and played us six tracks from the album. She wants to do a big tour off the [...]

Bill Wyman has reunited with his former Rolling Stones bandmates for a new tribute album. The bassist – who left the ‘Satisfaction’ group in 1992 – has teamed up with Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood to record a version of Bob Dylan’s ‘Watching The River Flow’ on new charity record ‘Boogie 4 Stu’, a compilation in tribute to the band’s co-founder Ian Stewart.

Iron EP on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/​fr/​album/​iron-ep/​id423849905 First EP “Iron” available on iTunes. Woodkid – Iron – Video directed by Yoann Lemoine Featuring Agyness Deyn Produced by Mourad Belkeddar Styling by Ellen Af Geijerstam

Ladytron have begun to reveal information about their upcoming 5th studio album. Gravity The Seducer, the follow up to 2008′s Velocifero, will be released on September 12th in the UK (September 13th in the US). “The title is a lyric from the track “90 Degrees,” which comes towards the end of the album, and is [...]

Things are looking quite solid for Mr. Wiz Khalifa as his debut album, Rolling Papers lands on the Billboard 200 with album sales between 190K and 220K on it’s opening week. And now that things are getting quite clearer and we’re finding out that the rapper is indeed dating Amber Rose.. Wiz wants to let [...]

Just as everyone predicted, Chris Brown’s ‘F.A.M.E.’ opened at number one on the Billboard 200. Chris, sold over 271,000 copies of F.A.M.E in just a weeks time. Chris Brown sits down and talks to Ryan Cameron and Rashan Ali on V-103. Brown’s collaborative mixtape with Tyga, “Fan of a Fan, “Deuces” which features Tyga peaked [...]

Nettwerk Records and William Fitzsimmons are pleased to celebrate William’s career high album debut, with Gold In The Shadow landing at #3 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, as well as #3 on the Folk Albums Chart, #41 on the Overall Digital Albums Chart and #161 on the Billboard Top 200. William’s success spreads well beyond [...]

The much-anticipated debut single “Summer Rain” and self-titled debut album by Matthew Morrison will be released by Mercury Records on May 30th 2011. Fans will also get to see the ‘Glee’ star in action on his first ever UK tour, kicking off in June 2011. Performing at prestigious venues in Glasgow, Manchester,Birmingham, Brighton and London, [...]

Wiz Khalifa‘s Rolling Papers dropped today, which seems a bit odd, as the album would have been more suited to an April 20 release. As you might expect from the title – Rolling Papers isn’t exactly ambiguous – and the content of most of Khalifa’s singles, this is a stoner-centric album. While that alone wouldn’t [...]

‘Come Around’ is the brilliant debut single from new musical upstarts Tim & Jean, whose short career has progressed at lightning speed. It’s a sunny electropop gem that effortlessly captures the euphoria of a damn good party whilst applying the sheen of sun-bleached nostalgia. About Tim & Jean: Unusually for ones so young, Tim & [...]

Check out the new video for the new Two Wounded Birds track called ‘All We Wanna Do’ being released on limited edition 7″ vinyl and digital download, April 18th via Moshi Moshi. About Two Wounded Birds – They formed in 2008 and last year the Margate four-piece received a leg up from Moshi soul mates [...]

A lot of buzz has been building for the March 29 release of Britney Spears‘ Femme Fatale. Perhaps it’s because people want to see whether Spears can make Femme Fatale a success and complete the transition from tabloid trainwreck to pop star. Or perhaps the public just wants more unoriginal, overproduced pop music. Either way, [...]

Rihanna features prominently on the ‘Songs for Japan’ charity album, that will help victims of the earthquake and tsunami. The epic Songs for Japan album features 38 tracks from the biggest names in music from Justin Bieber, to Eminem, Leona Lewis and Cee Lo Green. Whether your taste is hip hop, rock or pop, there [...]

American icon Tony Bennett will celebrate his 85th birthday this year with a new CD, “Tony Bennett: Duets II,” which will be released on September 20th on RPM/Columbia Records. Bennett has already begun the live recording process with several artists during Grammy week in February at LA’s famed Capitol Studios. Subsequent sessions are planned for [...]

Target today announced its partnership with GRAMMY and Academy® Award-winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson for the exclusive, deluxe edition of her second studio album, I Remember Me. The deluxe edition, including four additional new songs and bonus video material, will be available only at Target stores nationwide and on Target.com beginning March 22. “She [...]

If ever there was a band to set the blogs in a frenzy it would be Tennis – you might have heard a track called “Marathon” in early 2010 ; an instantly infectious slice of perfect pop which set a tale of sailing the high seas to a glorious backdrop of chiming guitars, handclaps and [...]

Musical legend, Dionne Warwick, celebrates an illustrious music career spanning over 50 years. She’s entertained dignitaries around the world and she’ll soon be charming desert audiences, Saturday, May 14th, during a very special appearance at the Spotlight 29 Casino Showroom at 8pm. With nearly sixty charted hits she’s known as a consummate artist and her [...]

Manchester International Festival welcomes Björk to Manchester for the world premiere of her Biophilia live show. Björk will be at MIF for a three-week residency; six intimate shows in the striking space of Campfield Market Hall for audiences of 1800, her first UK dates in over three years. Where do music, nature and technology meet? [...]

120 Minutes, the prolific MTV music franchise, is set to make its return to MTV2 as an on-air monthly show beginning later this year and as a weekly online show, 120 Seconds, beginning tomorrow morning, Friday, March 18th on MTV Hive, (www.mtvhive.com/120) the brand new curated pure music play, experience and online destination for passionate [...]

The Black Eyed Peas have just premiered the video for their new single “Just Can’t Get Enough” on Entertainment Tonight, VEVO and Dipdive.com. The Peas teamed up with director Ben Mor (“I Gotta Feeling,” “Meet Me Halfway”) and traveled to Tokyo for the shoot which took place only one week before the devastating natural disaster [...]

Grammy winner Colbie Caillat has released the official music video for “I Do,” which hails from Caillat’s upcoming album, All Of You, due in July. The upbeat, playful track offers an engaging twist on the two traditional wedding vow words. Check out the video below! All Of You features Common as a guest as well [...]

The Long Island piano-rock foursome known as The Sliders have released their first full-length album, City By The Sound, produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Hoobastank, Jack’s Mannequin). The band’s first full-length album, City By The Sound, is a record comprised of 11 coming-of-age tracks reminiscent of bands like The Script, Parachute, OAR, and Maroon 5. [...]

AltSounds.com are proud to announce that we have the UK exclusive album stream of the debut full length from Roadrunner Records Royal Republic. Starting today, visitors can listen to We Are The Royal in its entirety right here on AltSounds.com, click the link below to listen. Roadrunner Records are proud to welcome Royal Republic to [...]

2009 saw the release of The Antlers’ astonishing album “Hospice”, an elaborate song cycle dealing with life, death and all the in-between, a record which earned the trio of Peter Silberman, Michael Lerner and Darby Cicci rapturous praise, striking a deep and resonant chord in both critics and audiences alike. Now comes their follow-up, the [...]

Natalia Kills has released the cover art for her highly anticipated United States debut, Perfectionist. The album takes a unique twist on pop music, with dark, introspective lyrics and distinctive, moody instrumentation. Kills has already penetrated U.S. airwaves thanks to the single “Mirrors,” which had Akon on its impressive production team. Natalia Kills is on [...]