Michael Gracey will direct the biopic of Elton John

As it was not enough to adapt fairy tales ad nauseum, it seems that Hollywood caught the bug of the biopic music, to the point where we soon to be released not only about Jimi Hendrix, but two of Janis Joplin, one on Brian Epstein, another about Susan Boyle, that of Brian Wilson, and hard survivor Sexual Healing, about Marvin Gaye. A long list súmenle Rocketman, the biopic of Elton John, approved by it, now found director Michael Gracey.

The project we decided to move

The film, which emerged as a project in 2011, took time to take shape as each one of the decisions passed first by Sir Elton and, by far, the most important thing was to get a manager. With a screenplay by Lee Hall (writer behind Billy Elliot), Gracey’s arrival could mean big changes for the delayed project, considering that the musician to have a Justin Timberlake to play him in mind, so it only takes a couple close contracts and start shooting as soon as possible. According to / Film, the film would be a kind of fantastic musical sequence after another, like Across the Universe.

Elton John

Considering the nature of the film, it’s no surprise that the musician has chosen Gracey, director of commercial that is characterized for utilizing many musical scenes in his projects, with so much choreography that had been strange that Sir Elton not it to choose when all is said and done. [...]

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Macy Gray recorded her version of ”Talking Book”

In 40 years of releasing a record in the race’s iconic huge Stevie Wonder, Talking Book, the equally talented singer Macy Gray decided to honor him in a unique way the rerecording of the complete album.

Of more it is to say how well it sounds in his classical prodigious throat as “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” and “Superstition”, among others. This is what Gray has called “my personal gift” to Wonder, for all that she has learned and the changes that the songs written by the artist born in Michigan in 1950 resulted in her successful career.

Macy Gray

Produced by Hal Wilner, the Talking Book of the third millennium (the album came out in 1972 with the label of Motown Records) is not a work of covers, but the reinterpretation of a sensitive and intelligent interpreter, which runs the 10 songs with a sense own fantastic, to pure heart, to pristine every voice. [...]

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Beyonce Knowles shares her new title dared “Bow Down”

It is about sharing site “Tumblr” the singer posted on Sunday, her brand new song “Bow Down” probably taken from her fifth album which is imminent.

In the biggest surprise of her fans, Beyonce Knowles has posted a brand new song on her account sharing site Tumblr, Sunday. In addition to “Bow Down / I Been On”, we discovered a photo of the star child posing in pink prom dress in front of a fireplace crumbling prices. Probably those won by the wife of Jay-Z for her singing talents discovered when she was only 7 years old.

Bow Down

However, what was even more surprised that the fans nicknamed the “Queen B” is the first musical style of this new song. While Beyonce had accustomed us to R’N'B in “Bow Down / I Been On”, she surfs the wave electro while keeping a touch Hip Hop. [...]

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Veronica Falls – Waiting For Something To Happen: your friends do not understand

Your friends never understood it and never will. If we followed together they would still wondering why. With Veronica Falls passes equal: the ones that do not understand it never they will do it. And we do not want to sound like a cheap excuse: neither they nor we are perfect and we may not even better than average. But hey, we were there: with proper grace at the right time.

“Driving late at night
I’ll let you listen to the music you like
Then I’ll drop you home”

Veronica Falls

The game was to give up something. Or maybe what we proposed as a game because if we had put stringent seriously if we’d gone with what we differed, we never would have endured. And we recognize that it would have been easy: you liked the music was crap and you thought the same about mine. You would have rejected every song Waiting For Something To Happen and we would have gotten the songs of Ella Fitzgerald by the throat. [...]

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Soundtrack election: five songs to go vote

If you vote early, surely you will come across a sun at full power. And if you go out in the evening, with long queues and traffic atrocious. But, do not advance liver. Tomorrow the Lima back to the polls for a new electoral process and the music, as always, will save the day. Speaking on the occasion, here we propose five songs that belong in your music player at the time of voting.

1. Won’t Get Fooled Again, The Who

Besides being a classic band Pete Townshend, is also a classic in times of suffrage and various political activities. The music was written in the seventies and immediately became a revolutionary call: “Do not be fooled again. The change had to come. I knew it from the start. We were liberated from the fold. That’s all”.

Soundtrack election

2. Candidate, Joy Division

The “Unknown Pleasures”, one of the two jewels that left Joy Division before disappearing to become (with lags) in New Order, pick “Candidate”, a dark song but precisely for days like this: “Oh, do not want that that gives me the right to change your values, to turn good into evil”. [...]

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Ricky Melendez confirmed arrival to Peru to The Reunion Concert

We confirmed the arrival of Ricky Melendez for the concert given by the group The Reunion on April 20 at the Estadio Monumental. Puerto Rican singer will join fellow former Menudo to participate in this tour will be the last to offer the group then over 30 year career.

As Johnny Lozada commented in communication with the Peruvian press, initially involving Ricky at this concert was not scheduled because the singer was doomed to work as a lawyer. “I am convincing Ricky, and talked with him, I think I’ll go to make Peru”, Johnny said on that occasion.

Ricky Melendez

“Ricky is very motivated for this tour, which begins in Peru and would not miss the opportunity to be close to his fans, has therefore tried to make a space in his heavy schedule of work as a lawyer to get to Lima. We were issued tickets and is a fact that he sings with his five companions”, reported Dea Promotora executives, organizers of this concert. [...]

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Keekee of The Voice 2: “I’ve been a victim of prejudice”

Participating in The Voice, Keekee wants to prove that she can be beautiful and have talent. The exhausted of Louis Bertignac explains us in what the musical show could change her life.

Why have you decided to join The Voice?

I have to go back over the in front of stage. I have always been passionate about music. But some time ago, I decided to take a break, take a step back and think about what I really wanted. I also had vocal problems. So, I turned to comedy. The Voice is a good way to get back to the music.

Keekee

After your tray, you have studied medicine. Then you decided to stop the music. You never regret your choice?

No. I did that the first year of medicine. At school I was always first class. I was a studious student. It is entirely logical that I turned to medicine. But my first passion was music. I had a choice, I do not regret it. In life, we must follow our desires. It has not always been easy. I had to work for many years in the restaurant to give me a little money. But I decided to stop everything. I prefer to earn less money but do a job that I like. I do not see myself continuing in a job that does not fit me. [...]

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The Voice 2: discover the 16 talents of Jenifer

At the end of the latest blind auditions of The Voice season 2 on Saturday, the only female coach has recruited 16 talents. Find out who are the members that make up the team Jenifer.

The blind auditions of the second season of The Voice ended on Saturday. Henceforth the teams of the four coaches, Jenifer, Florent Pagny, Garou and Louis Bertignac are constituted. Jenifer has found 16 talents starting with Anthony Touma, incredible singer which is attacked with success, “Billy Jean” by Michael Jackson, none of the coaches stood there, they even joined him on stage to sing with him.

Jenifer

This is probably the most unique of all the candidates this season 2 of The Voice, Luc Arbogast. With his bagpipes he bluffed the four coaches and chose to join the team Jenifer. As Olympus, a young man who, at the piano, revisited tube Lady Gaga “Born This Way” and was acclaimed by the public and coaches. [...]

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Kasabian confirmed the departure of guitarist Jay Mehlar

The British group Kasabian confirmed the departure of guitarist Jay Mehlar, after six years to belong to the band, to be joined with the rows of Beady Eye, headed by Liam Gallagher.

Through his Twitter account, Sergio Pizzorno made the official announcement of this separation with a small statement that we wish luck to the musician, the new road has just begun.

Jay Mehlar

“Jay is our brother, we are all well and the last six years have been fantastic. He moves on and is incredible in Beady Eye. Believe that publishing an impressive video was the best way to let you know that we will miss. Here it is in black and white”. [...]

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Justin Bieber canceled his second concert in Portugal

The Canadian singer Justin Bieber canceled his second concert in Portugal, scheduled for next Tuesday, the 12th, in Lisbon by “unforeseen circumstances”, according to the organization, and only a single act Once, on Monday, in the Portuguese capital.

Bieber added this second concert in February as part of the tour to promote the latest album “Believe”, after having virtually sold out for the event in the Portuguese capital.

Justin Bieber

The performances were to be held on two consecutive days at the Atlantic Pavilion in Lisbon, with a capacity of up to 12 000 500 people, but eventually there will be only one, the 11th, the singer’s first concert in Portugal. [...]

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