The Beach Boys are set to perform this Friday, August 15th as part of the “Fox & Friends” All American Concert Series. The Beach Boys are America’s first pop band to reach a milestone of 50 years together. We love that after all these years they’re still together – and touring! They will discuss their summer tour and start your day performing some of the world’s most beloved summer sounds, including hits like “Good Vibrations” and “I Get Around.” We’re hoping to hear “Don’t Worry, Baby,” which is one of our favorite songs of all time.
Be sure to tune into “Fox & Friends” on Friday, August 15th at 8AM or if you’re in NYC, head on down to the Fox News plaza at 1211 Avenue of The Americas to watch The Beach Boys perform! Just make sure you line up early.
Wild Party just released the music video for their single, “When I Get Older.” The band was one of the finalists in the iHeart Radio & Macy’s Rising Star contest this year. Their debut album, “Phantom Pop,” will be released on October 7th and is available to pre-order on iTunes now. Watch the video below!
You can see Wild Party at Westway in NYC this Friday, August 15th, with Hellogoodbye. Buy tickets now! See all of their upcoming tour dates below.
Heffron Drive announced that their debut album, “Happy Mistakes,” will be released on September 9th! The album was a long time coming, as band mates Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt have been making music together since 2008. They put the project on hold so Kendall could join a little group named Big Time Rush, but now Heffron Drive is back in full swing. We love that they had a fan design the album art. Listen to their latest single, “Parallel” below!
We’re looking forward to finally getting studio versions of “One Track Mind” and “The Art of Moving On,” which we’ve only ever heard performed live! Check out the full tracklisting, for the regular and deluxe albums, below.
Heffron Drive “Happy Mistakes” Tracklisting 1. Happy Mistakes
2. Parallel
3. Division of the Heart
4. Had to Be Panama
5. Nicotine
6. ‘Interlude
7. Art of Moving On
8. Passing Time
9. Could You Be Home
10. That’s What Makes You Mine
11. Everything Has Changed
12. One Track Mind*
13. Not Alone*
14. Love Defined*
15.Parallel (Remix)*
16. Could You Be Home (Remix)*
*Deluxe Edition Only
You can pre-order the album now on iTunes or Amazon! If you’re seeing HD on tour this fall, you’ll be able to buy a copy at the show (even before it’s released!) As if you needed another reason to see them on tour. Check out all the dates here!
Rising country star Sam Hunt has been in heavy rotation in our summer playlists, with tracks like “Raised On It” and “Leave The Night On.” His debut album isn’t due out until October 27th, but Sam decided to release a little preview of what’s coming. The “X2C” EP out today features new tracks along with the single “Leave The Night On.” We’ve loved everything we’ve heard from Sam so far, so we’re thrilled to have a couple of new songs to hold us over until the album release!
Sam Hunt “X2C” Tracklisting
1. “Leave The Night On”
2. “Ex to See”
3. “House Party”
4. “Breakup In A Small Town”
Pickup a copy of the EP on iTunes now or stream it on Spotify! You can see Sam Hunt on the CMT Tour this fall with Kip Moore and Charlie Worsham. Check out the dates here!
Have we mentioned how excited we are about Hilary Duff’s musical comeback? As excited as Ms. Ungermeyer is about gelato. That’s how excited. We loved her first comeback song, “Chasing The Sun,” and the amazing video to go along with it. While it’s only been a couple of weeks since that track was released, Hilary already has a new single, “All About You!” Listen to the track below!
It’s another classic Hilary Duff track – we found ourselves singing along the first time we heard it. You can pickup a copy of “All About You” on iTunes now! Her album is set to be released later this fall.
We caught the American Dream Tour last week when it hit Irving Plaza in NYC. It was an awesome lineup already, with Tiffany Houghton and Action Item opening for MKTO. But we were even more excited when an old favorite, Patent Pending, was added to the New York show!
We unfortunately only got to see the tail end of Patent Pending’s set, but their energetic live show and infectious energy had the entire crowd pumped up. Check out their latest project, Mario & The Brick Breakers.
Tiffany Houghton was up next! We discovered Tiffany when she followed us on Twitter one day, and we’re so glad she did! We instantly fell in love with her pop country sound and fun style. Her live performance did not disappoint. Tiffany is a perfect blend of sweet and sassy, just like her new single “The Best.” Of course our favorite moment of her set came when she sang “Band Boy,” complete with a cover of 5SOS’ “She Looks So Perfect.” She certainly won over all of the fan girls in the audience (she’s one of us!) Watch her performance below.
We were majorly impressed with MKTO, especially as Tony Oller has been dealing with laryngitis. (They had to reschedule their Philly stop!) He still sounded great – if he hadn’t tweeted about it, we would have had no idea! What a trooper. Tony and Malcolm did an outstanding cover of Nico & Vinz’s “Am I Wrong.”
They played most of their debut album, including tracks like “Heartbreak Holiday,” “Forever Until Tomorrow,” “Thank You,” and of course their summer hit “Classic.”
If you can make it to the American Dream Tour, go!!! There are a few shows left before the tour wraps up in Chicago next week. MKTO will also be back in NYC for the US Open Arthur Ashe Kids Day on August 23rd with Hunter Hayes & The Vamps! Get more info HERE!
We often complain about the lack of smaller country artists playing in NYC, because it seems like a lot of country stars only play in New York when they’re big enough to sell out MSG! But things are looking brighter for country fans in NYC. This summer we’ve noticed a LOT more country artists planning tour stops in the city, at venues of all sizes. Chase Rice, Brantley Gilbert, Cole Swindell, Dan + Shay, Kip Moore, Love and Theft, Sam Hunt…you can see all of them in NYC this fall!
Love and Theft just announced the “Night That You’ll Never Forget Tour,” along with newcomer Joel Crouse. Love and Theft have been nominated for ACM and CMT Awards for Duo of the Year, and are known for their singles “If You Ever Get Lonely” and “Night That You’ll Never Forget.” Pickup a copy on iTunes now!
Joel Crouse is releasing his debut album, “Even The River Runs,” on August 19th! Watch the lyric video for “Why God Made Love Songs” below, and pre-order a copy of the album on iTunes.
Love and Theft & Joel Crouse Fall 2014 Tour Dates
October 16 – Asylum – Portland, ME
October 17 – Royale – Boston, MA
October 18 – Alumni Hall – Fairfield CT
October 24 – Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge, LA
October 30 – The Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
October 31 – Water Street Music Hall – Rochester, NY
November 1 – Chameleon Club – Lancaster, PA
November 2 – Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
November 6 – The Round Up – Davie, FL
November 7 – White Buffalo Saloon – Sarasota, FL
November 8 – Embry Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach, FL
November 13 – The Dusty Armadillo – Roostown, OH
November 14 – The Bluestone – Columbus, OH
November 15 – Schmitt’s Saloon – Morgantown, WV
November 20 – Ziggy’s By The Sea – Wilmington, NC
November 21 – Coyote Joe’s – Charlotte, NC
November 22 – Bucked Up Super Saloon – Kernersville, NC
December 5 – Firehouse Saloon – Houston, TX
December 11 – Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill – Phoenix, AZ
December 12 – Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill – Rancho Cucamonga, CA
December 13 – Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill – Folsom, CA
December 17 – Sanford Center – Bemidji, MN
December 18 – The Single Barrel – Lincoln, NE
December 19 – Grizzly Rose – Denver, CO
December 20 – The Outlaw Saloon – Ogden, UT
“Clueless” is our favorite movie of all time. We can recite the whole movie by heart (and we quote it almost daily).
We were beyond thrilled to hear that director Amy Heckerling is working on a “Clueless” musical! As she told Vulture, she’s already written a book and song lyrics for the show, and Katy Perry has expressed interest in being in it (I mean, who wouldn’t?!) The show is still in the early stages, so we thought about which young stars we’d like to see star in “Clueless” on Broadway a few years down the road. Even though they’d have some major purple clogs to fill.
Sabrina Carpenter as Cher – If you’ve seen Sabrina on “Girl Meets World,” then you know she’s got the attitude to pull off the role. And she can sing, too!
Nat Wolff as Josh – This was a difficult choice. Josh has to be the perfect blend of adorable, intelligent, and snarky to keep up with Cher. Nat certainly fits the bill, and he’s both a musician and an actor. Runner Up: Kyle Harris. Kyle had a short turn on “The Carrie Diaries,” and has also been in productions of “West Side Story.”
Willow Smith as Dionne – We all know she can whip her hair back and forth (polyester or not), and she’s also got the the style to pull off any of Dionne’s ensembles. Even if she’s been shopping with Dr. Seuss.
Leon Thomas as Murray – We’ve seen Leon Thomas in Victorious and we’d love to see him stretch his acting wings as the braces wearing, head shaving, baggy pants wearing boyfriend of Dionne.
Carly Rae Jepsen as Tai – She was the first person we thought of for Tai, maybe because she just finished a turn in “Cinderella” on Broadway.
Dave Franco as Elton – Not only is Franco a total dead-ringer for Elton, can’t you just picture him doing the “Rollin’ With the Homies” dance?
James Maslow as Christian – Let’s face it: he’s a total Baldwin. Plus he can sing, he can dance, he can act…what more do you want?
Chloe Bridges as Amber – Chloe practically specializes at playing frenemies – we loved her on “The Carrie Diaries” (RIP), and her latest role on “Pretty Little Liars.” She could nail the part of Amber.
Aaron Carter as Travis – Why not? He already has a few Broadway shows on his resume. And we can totally picture him hanging on that grassy knoll over there.
Donnie Wahlberg as Cher’s Dad – Basically, we’d just love to see Donnie on Broadway. He’s both a boy band member, and an actor, so he could totally nail a Broadway show. Plus can’t you picture him saying “Cher get in here! What the hell is that?”
We’ll let you know as soon as there are any developments on this, in the meantime you can watch “Clueless” on Netflix. Or just watch Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” video for the abridged version.
After dropping several indecipherable clues last week (which all make perfect sense now, looking back), Taylor Swift finally revealed her big news.
Taylor is having a livestream on Yahoo! on August 18th at 5pm EST. If you’re in NYC, you can enter to win a chance to attend in person! We’re guessing (and hoping) that she’ll be announcing some news about the new album! Which if her usual pattern continues, should be out in October. Taylor will also be performing at the VMAs on August 24th….maybe playing some new material?
Jake Miller just released the official video for his latest single “First Flight Home” and we are totally loving it! The video almost looks like a scene from a movie, and we totally wish Jake would catch the first flight home and surprise us! He seems like such a sweetheart. The new video and single beg the question – what would you do if Jake Miller sat next to you on your next flight?
Watch the video for “First Flight Home” below.
Jake just had a meet & greet and handprint ceremony at Planet Hollywood in NYC, and over 4,000 fans showed up! We love that he took the time to meet each and every one of them.
Grab a copy of the single on iTunes now. And catch Jake Miller when he comes back to Long Island on August 18th at The Paramount, presented by 106.1 BLI. Get your tickets HERE!
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