Hilary Duff is ready to take over your playlists this summer with her brand new song “My Kind.” The synth heavy, Latin inspired track is perfect for those hot nights you just want to dance in the Summer rain. The video follows Hilary from a songwriting session to dance rehearsal, which we can only hope is for an upcoming tour!
Watch the video for “My Kind” below.
Pick up a copy of “Breathe In. Breathe Out” on iTunes or Amazon.
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Country darlings Maddie & Tae are going on tour this Fall! They’re bringing Levi Hummon along to get the party started early. This is Maddie & Tae’s first major headlining tour, in support of their debut album “Start Here,” out on August 28th. The duo have had lots of experience on the road this Summer, opening for Dierks Bentley on the Sounds of Summer Tour with Canaan Smith and Kip Moore. Tickets for the Fall tour go on sale Friday, July 24th at 10 am local venue time.
Check out the dates below!
“Start Here Tour” Ft. Maddie & Tae
Oct 7th – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
Oct 8th – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets
Oct 10th – Asylum – Portland, ME – Buy Tickets
Oct 15th – Cotton Eyed Joe’s – Knoxville, TN – Buy Tickets
Oct 16th – Amos’ Southend – Charlotte, NC – Buy Tickets
Oct 17th – Track 29 – Chattanooga, TN – Buy Tickets
Oct 22nd – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK – Buy Tickets
Oct 23rd – Banita Creek Hall – Nacogdoches, TX – Buy Tickets
Oct 24th – House Of Blues – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 5th – Boondock’s Pub – Springfield, IL – Buy Tickets
Nov 6th – Saint Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
Nov 7th – Joe’s Bar – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
Pre-order a copy of “Start Here” on iTunes or Amazon.
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Country star Kacey Musgraves served up some Southern style at The Paramount Theater in Long Island, NY over the weekend. She performed tracks from her new album, “Pageant Material,” which was just released last month, along with hits from the Grammy winning “Same Trailer, Different Park.” We love Kacey’s style – her set was made to look like a sunset over the Texan desert, complete with neon cactus lights. Her 5 piece band wore their signature light up suit jackets, and played everything from the steel guitar to the upright bass to the banjo. They joined Kacey at the front of the stage at the end of the evening for “My House,” doing a little do-si-do.
Throughout the evening, Kacey showed off her vocal range and clever songwriting skills. Other highlights of her set included a country version of TLC’s “No Scrubs” and a cover of Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart,” which Kacey penned. She also filled the audience in on the inspiration for some of the tracks on her new album. When she was 11 a crazy stage mom called her a “dime store cowgirl,” which Kacey ended up turning into a song. She gave a shout out to her “momma” who was in attendance. We’re sure that even though Kacey’s “not Pageant Material” she’s still proud!
The crowd was singing along to every word, even the newer material. Kacey took time near the end of the set to individually point out and thank fans in the crowd (by name!) Some had made her unique gifts, others had been to countless shows, and a young girl had asked Kacey to sign her guitar before the show.
She closed out the show with an encore that began with a solo acoustic performance of “Cup of Tea” before her hit “Follow Your Arrow.” Kacey came back out wearing light up boots for a country version of “These Boots Are Made For Walking” which had the whole venue rocking. She thanked the crowd one final time and wished them safe travels before doing an acapella version of “Happy Trails” with her band.
Setlist
High Time
Stupid
Blowin’ Smoke
This Town
Biscuits
Good Ol’ Boys Club
Family is Family
The Trailer Song
Pageant Material
Dime Store Cowgirl
Mama’s Broken Heart
No Scrubs
It Is What It Is
Late to the Party
Step Off
Merry Go ‘Round
My House
Cup of Tea
Follow Your Arrow
These Boots Are Made For Walkin’
Happy Trails
It’s boyband week over at Billboard.com, AKA the greatest thing ever. Every week should be boyband week. In honor of the occasion, Billboard staffers held a fantasy boyband draft, assembling their dream teams. For this week’s Friday Five, we decided to get in on the fun and do our own boyband draft and create 2 super boybands: J5 and *Big Time Boys on the Block°. The only rules were that you can’t pick 2 members from the same band. Check out our picks and vote for your favorite!
Team A: J5 (JC, Joey, James, Jeff and Jesse)
JC Chasez
One of the greatest male vocalists, ever. He can still hit ALL the notes, and he hasn’t aged a day since “Bye Bye Bye.”
Joey McIntyre
Just watch this performance from The Main Event Tour, and you’ll know why Joey is the MVP of any boyband. Those vocals. Those moves. Those abs.
James Maslow
We knew James was a national treasure during Big Time Rush’s run, but he further proved it in his run to the final 3 of “Dancing With The Stars.” Enjoy.
Jeff Timmons
Jeff has had the most uh, interesting post-boyband career. He brings the moves for sure. Fun fact we somehow just discovered: He was part of a “man band” on VH1 called “Sureshot” with Chris Kirkpatrick, Rich Cronin and Bryan Abrams in 2007.
Jesse McCartney
The most underrated former boyband member (Dreamstreet!). His last single, “Punch Drunk Recreation,” and the accompanying video (where J Mac basically leads his own boyband) have not gotten nearly enough love.
Team B: *Big Time Boys on the Block°
Nick Carter
Nick has had his struggles in the past but he overcame them and continues to BRING IT every night on stage giving 110% during every show. He also likes to make up his own moves on stage which is always A+ in my book.
Donnie Wahlberg
Do you watch NKOTV every week on A&E? NO?? You should. It’s the greatest night for television and you’ll see why Donnie Wahlberg is my top pick for boyband. He knows how to treat the fans, he’s great to his wife (secret fangirl: Jenny McCarthy) and his family. Plus – watch this video for further proof of A+ boybanding.
Nick Lachey
Another former boyband member who has a TV show about his own restaurant (“Raising The Bar” on A&E every Wednesday night.) Let’s face it, Nick Lachey was the best looking member of 98* and he’s been the most successful – aside from Jeff Timmons’ stripper revue.
Kendall Schmidt
Kendall has seamlessly transitioned into boyband member to acoustic singer-songwriter while not alienating any fans from either end of the spectrum. He’s got a good voice, and whether he wants to admit it or not – this boy can DANCE! Plus, he’s got great hair.
Joey Fatone
He appeared on Hannah Montana, dancing with the stars, various food critic reality shows, and he’s still the most underrated member of *N SYNC. Let’s not forget that Joey was also in “On The Line” with Lance.
After keeping fans guessing with 5onthewall.com and weeks of anticipation, 5SOS just released their new single, “She’s Kinda Hot!” The track is out just in time for the North American leg of the Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour, which starts tonight in Las Vegas! The catchy track was co-written by Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte. Watch the lyric video below and get ready to sing along at your show! (The tour was announced over a year ago, and IT’S FINALLY HERE!!! #Fangirling hard)
Check out the dates for the Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour below!
“Rock Out With Your Socks Out” North American Tour 2015
July 17th – Mandalay Bay Events Center – Las Vegas, NV – Buy Tickets
July 18th – Sleep Train Ampitheatre – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
July 20th – Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre – Irvine, CA – Buy Tickets
July 22nd – Shoreline Ampitheatre – Mountain View, CA – Buy Tickets
July 24th – Key Arena – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
July 25th – Pepsi Live @ Rogers Arena – Vanocuver, BC – Buy Tickets
July 27th – Rexall Place – Edminton, AB – Buy Tickets
July 29th – MTS Centre – Winnipeg, MB – Buy Tickets
July 31st – XCEL Energy Center – St. Paul, MN – Buy Tickets
Aug 1st – First Midwest Bank Ampitheater – Tinley Park, IL – Buy Tickets
Aug 4th – KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, KY – Buy Tickets
Aug 5th – Aaron’s Ampitheater at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
Aug 7th – Gexa Energy Center – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
Aug 8th – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets
Aug 19th – The Palace of Auburn Hills – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
Aug 21st – Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, OH – Buy Tickets
Aug 22nd – Klipson Music Center – Indianapolis, IN – Buy Tickets
Aug 23rd – First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA – Buy Tickets
Aug 25th – Molson Canadian Ampitheater – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
Aug 28th – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA – Buy Tickets
Aug 29th – Hershey Park Stadium – Hershey, PA – Buy Tickets
Aug 30th – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ – Buy Tickets
Sept 1st – Nikon Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY – Buy Tickets
Sept 4th – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ – Buy Tickets
Sept 5th – The Xfinity Theater – Hartford, CT – Buy Tickets
Sept 6th – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA – Buy Tickets
Sept 7th – Farm Bureau Live at VA Beach – Virginia Beach, VA – Buy Tickets
Sept 9th – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC – Buy Tickets
Sept 12th – Midflorida Credit Union Ampitheater – Tampa, FL – Buy Tickets
Sept 13th – Cruzan Ampitheater – W. Palm Beach, FL – Buy Tickets
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Yesterday was James Maslow’s 25th birthday, and he decided to celebrate by giving a gift to all of his fans! James announced he is performing at Stream Con in NYC this October! James has been busy working on solo music since his run to the finals of “Dancing With The Stars” last year, and this will be one of his first solo performances. We can’t WAIT to hear what he has in store, because he was always one of our favorites from Big Time Rush. We can only hope that he’ll continue to dance, because on both BTR and DTWS, he totally crushed it. The Vine below pretty much sums up our excitement about James’ announcement.
Visit the Stream Con website for more info on James’ performance, which will be on Saturday, October 31st. He will be doing a meet and greet as well, so stay tuned for more info!
Stream Con
October 30-November 1st
Javits Center – New York, NY
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Watch James’ last cover of “Cheerleader” below.
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Rising country star Kelsea Ballerini is set to perform on FOX & Friends’ “All American Concert Series” on Friday, July 17th! Country’s newest darling songstress will perform her smash single “Love Me Like You Meant It” from her debut album, “The First Time” and talk about her dreams of being a country star coming true.
Make sure to tune into FOX News at 8am to catch the show, or if you’re in NYC head to 1211 Avenue of the Americas to see Kelsea in person!
Pick up a copy of “The First Time” on iTunes or Amazon.
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The official kickoff to the US Open is the annual Arthur Ashe Kids Day, a festival full of great music, tennis players, and fun activities on the grounds of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. There’s nothing we love more than tennis and music, so naturally it’s one of our favorite events of the year! This year’s event, on August 29th, will feature headliners American Authors. Other musical guests include Bea Miller, Kalin & Myles, Jacob Whitesides, and Natalie La Rose. Tennis players include Novak Djokovic and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic, with more to be announced!
US Open Arthur Ashe Kids Day
August 29th at 1pm
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Stadium Show Lineup
American Authors
Bea Miller
Kalin & Myles
Jacob Whitesides
Natalie La Rose
Stay tuned for more artist and athlete announcements! Outside of the main show in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the grounds at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are filled with fun activities! Everything from face painting to tennis drills to watching the pros practice up close.
Watch the video for American Authors’ latest single, “Go Big Or Go Home.”
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There are two things we love more than anything: boybands and mysteries. When we got wind of a “mystery boyband” we knew this was right up our alley. TOPLINE is a brand new, LA- based boyband who are quickly catching the eyes and ears of fangirls all over the asking “Who is TOPLINE?”
So far, there are no names or former bands (if any) attached to this new boyband, or if they’re even a boyband in the traditional sense at all. (Do they dance? We hope so!) You can listen to a 30-second teaser of the band’s lead single “We Love It” exclusively on the TOPLINE Twitter page. Topline’s sound centers around an acoustic guitar, a clap-along beat, and four voices that blend together just right!
https://twitter.com/therealTOPLINE/status/614263998314188800
We can’t wait to find out who’s behind these shadows, ready to step into the limelight of boyband stardom! 
Be sure to follow TOPLINE & Secret Fangirls on Twitter and be the first to know #WhoIsTOPLINE!
Country duo Dan + Shay just released the music video for their new single “Nothin’ Like You” and its got our two favorite things: Dan + Shay and PUPPIES! Sure sounds like a dream to us! This is one of our favorite songs on their debut album, “Where It All Began.”
The band have a special message at the end of the video about adopting a shelter dog. Dan + Shay have worked with Proverbs 12:10 Animal Shelter in Nashville, and we love Dan’s adorable rescue dogs, Joy and Chief! Oh, and did we mention the video has PUPPIES!?
Watch the adorable video below and be sure to visit the Proverbs 12:10 Animal Shelter and the ASPCA to learn more about adopting and other ways you can help out!
Pick up a copy of Dan+Shay’s debut album “Where It All Began” on iTunes and Amazon now.
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