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American Idol, Backstreet Boys, Beyonce, Blog, Cassadee Pope, Civil Wars, Entertainment, GIF, justin timberlake, Lindsay Lohan, mariah carey, Rihanna, The Voice
What The GIF? Vol. 4
The sun is shining and the allergies are in full swing, which can only mean one thing: it’s May! I realize my updates have been few and far between lately, but I promise it’s not because I don’t love you all (that only applies to some of you). The sun is shining, flowers are a bloom and there’s a new project being cooked up at V for Vetrano HQ (details coming soon). But I couldn’t let you go any longer without serving up another helping of What The GIF? With the nice weather, and my new project in full swing, I’m ready to get back into the routine of things…
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Demi Lovato, GIF, Justin Bieber, justin timberlake, Ke$ha, News, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, taylor swift, The Voice, X Factor
What The GIF? Vol. 3
Yep, it’s that time again. If you’re not as obsessed with the GIF sitch as me, then you might be thinking… And that’s okay with me, but seriously What the GIF? How could you not love this week’s biggest headlines told by some high-larious GIFs? Let’s see if I can win you over with this week’s Top 10 — sometimes over exaggerated — headlines. #10 – Even Nicki Minaj’s unusual antics can’t save American Idol‘s ratings as they hit a series low. #9 – Demi Lovato will return to judges panel for Season 3 of The X Factor, but without Britney will it be the same? #8 – Spring Breakers…
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Collin Brace, Gregory Alan Isakov, Imagine Dragons, Interview, Macklemore, Mikky Ekko, Nate Fleming, Rihanna, Tegan and Sara, The CO, Troy Akers, Tyler Ward, usher
Interview with The CO
Photo by Sean Hagwell Readers of Tragic Kingdom are no stranger to the Nashville based pop-rockers, The CO. In 2011, I introduced the trio as an Artist to Watch and later in the year premiered their single “Camo” first on the site. Then, earlier this year, Tragic Kingdom was the exclusive destination to listen to the band’s sophomore record Keep It Together in full before its January 8 release. Almost two months after the release of the record, I sat down with Troy, Nate and Collin of The CO to talk about the new tunes, what 2013 has in store for them and what all those tweets about ‘COhorts’ mean to them.Interview…
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Andy Davis, christina aguilera, Maroon 5, Mikky Ekko, Nashville, Rihanna, Sessions, Tragic Kingdom, Tyler Ward, video
Tragic Kingdom Presents: Andy Davis "Dashes"
One of the coolest parts about the music industry is when two artists come together to create an epic collaboration. Sometimes they result in the form of a great radio single-paring like when R&B’s Rihanna enlisted Nashville indie-rocker Mikky Ekko for her chart-topping single “Stay,” or when two of music’s juggernauts collide to make the world ‘move like Jagger’, like Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera did last summer. Other times the best collaborations are the ones that aren’t as widely talked about, the collaboration of two artists coming together to write a great song. In this case, two of the coolest emerging talents coming together on Tyler Ward‘s first EP of original tunes. If you’re not yet…
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Video Premiere: Rihanna & Mikky Ekko "Stay"
When Rihanna dropped her sixth studio record Unapologetic, Nashville rejoiced to see its own indie-rocker Mikky Ekko featured on the record’s standout ballad “Stay.” The excitement continued when the R&B songstress invited the rocker to join her on stage at Sunday’s Grammy Awards’s to perform the new single, which Ekko penned. The performance kickstarted quite a buzz about the new Rihanna track and the mysterious new talent that joined her. Now, accompanied with a steamy new video, “Stay” is on track to be one of the biggest songs of the year and Ekko music’s next “it” kid. Watch the video “Stay” below and pick up Mikky Ekko’s newly released tracks EP…
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Avril Lavigne, Blake Shelton, Bruno Mars, Cassadee Pope, Imagine Dragons, Kelly Clarkson, Liz Davis, Rihanna, The Killers, The Voice
Cassadee Pope is ‘The Voice’
As I predicted yesterday, Team Blake [Shelton]’s pop-rock diva Cassadee Pope was named the winner of NBC’s ‘The Voice’ during last night’s finale. Pope was a frontrunner throughout the course of the series’ third season with smooth vocal delivery and mainstream beauty. As promised, the finale was a star-studded spectacle with performances by Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson, The Killers, Avril Lavigne and more. Each of the final three contestants took the stage with the stars in the 2-hour episode, as well as some of their fellow cast mates. Watch the Season 3 winner take on Imagine Dragons’ “It’s Time” with Liz Davis, De’borah and Melanie Martinez below and then head over…
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American Idol, Avril Lavigne, Blake Shelton, Blog, Bruno Mars, Carrie Underwood, Cassadee Pope, Cee Lo Green, christina aguilera, Entertainment, Kelly Clarkson, Liz Davis, Rihanna, Terry McDermott, The Voice
The Voice: Season 3 Finale
Last night the final 3 contestants on NBC’s hit reality competition ‘The Voice‘ had one last chance to win over America’s vote. Ultimately it was a one-horse race as season frontrunner Cassadee Pope separated herself from the other two with her epic performances of Faith Hill‘s “Cry” and a rerun of her season breakout “Over You” – a track that coach Blake Shelton penned with his wife Miranda Lambert. Shortly after the former Hey Monday frontlady performed the Lambert hit on the show, radio stations across the nation picked up her version as a single. The first time a contestant from the series has had this kind of mass appeal before…
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Interview with Marié Digby
Last week, I delivered the premiere of Marié Digby‘s powerful new video “First Picture of Earth.” If you missed it, watch it now here. Before the video’s premiere, I hit the singer with a little Q&A to find out more about the inspiration for the video, what’s next and where her clear love of music came from. Read the interview below and check back soon for more from Marié. Interview with Marié Digby Chris Vetrano: It was in 2007 that your cover of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” made an impact online and contributed to the success you’ve seen over the past few years, but where did you first discover that music was what you…
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Artist To Watch: Marié Digby
You may remember the sweet-voiced songstress Marié Digby from the acoustic version of Rihanna‘s hit single “Umbrella” that was featured on MTV’s The Hills or her sugary-sweet single “Say It Again” from the 2008 release Unfold. Since then, Digby has continued to fill the ears of her fans with her musical gift and has spent a significant amount of time touring in Asia. Early this week, Digby delivered her new video for the single “First Picture of Earth”, an emotional and spiritual clip that was shot in Yosemite National Park. The video beautifully illustrates the gorgeous track. Whether Marié is covering a massive R&B hit or delivering a soaring vocal…
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Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Eminem, Jennifer Hudson, katharine mcphee, Ke$ha, Kelly Clarkson, Lana Del Rey, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Spice Girls, taylor swift, will.i.am
Wendesday Wrap Up: Double Dose
First off, I apologize for missing the Wednesday Wrap Up last week. A nasty cold got the best of me and I was down for the count. But in an effort to get you all caught up, I’m serving up two giant helpings of all of the biggest headlines in music over the past two weeks. Just click the links below to get all the news you’re looking for – and there’s a lot of good stuff here, so grab a turkey leg, a slice of Grandma’s Pumpkin Pie and enjoy!Here’s some of the week’s biggest headlines and stories:– The new season of NBC’s SMASH is returning on February 5th with…
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Chris Brown, David Guetta, Eminem, Jack White, Ke$ha, Kings of Leon, Mikky Ekko, Rihanna, The Black Keys
Rihanna Asks Nashville’s Mikky Ekko to "Stay"
It’s no secret that Nashville is packed full of talent, but while most of the attention that falls on Music City is reserved for its Country royalty, the city has earned major street-cred in other genres this year as well. In fact, Rolling Stone magazine named Nashville the nation’s Best Music Scene early this year and GQ featured the city’s scene in an 8-page editorial spread. Rockers Jack White, Kings of Leon and The Black Keys all proudly call Nashville home, as does pop’s Ke$ha and a slew of well-known singer-songwriters. So when it came time for the Princess of R&B to look for talented folks to appear on her latest record, it…