You know you’re large when Disney hires you to do songs for them, and Ne-Yo is the latest artist to be contacted by the mouse. “Never Knew I Needed”, the video of which premiered yesterday, is the first song from the soundtrack of the upcoming movie “The Princess & The Frog”.
Thankfully, it’s not as sappy as Disney themes usually are. That said, it’s definitely more on the pop end of the spectrum for Ne-Yo. Nevertheless, […]
Totally snark-free: I *love* Tom Jones.
While most people in my age group either know of Tom as a kitsch icon or Carlton’s hero on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, I grew up in a house where Tom Jones was not only appreciated from a musical standpoint, but appreciated by the womenfolk (OK, appreciated by my grandmother). Of course, a lot of the guy’s appeal has always had to do with the fact that he practically […]
Surprising absolutely no one, Michael Jackson rules the Billboard Album Charts this week. The soundtrack to the movie “This is It” opens at the top spot with an impressive 373,000 units sold. An additional 6,000 units of the iTunes only collection of the album’s demos were also sold. The buzz around “This is It” was so intense that even the debut album by the intended tour’s guitarist, Orianthi, debuts at #125 this week with over […]