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What to Download: New Music on iTunes

BuzzSugar — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:35:54 -0700

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to my picks below, Jem's new album, Down to Earth, featuring her popular single "Crazy" is out today, though I can't locate it on iTunes. Here are today's selections:

The hit maker: Did you know Ne-Yo wrote Beyonce's hit "Irreplaceable"? So it's no surprise that he's released an album that sounds like it's full of addicting melodies. Most of you have heard "Closer" already, as well as "Single" (another version of which can be found on the new NKOTB album). Songs like "So You Can Cry" and "Fade Into the Background" could also easily be standalone hits.

Lovely Leona: Leona Naess is a folk singer currently on tour with Ray LaMontagne and her new album (from what I've heard so far) is divine. I can't get enough of "Heavy Like Sunday" and "Ghosts in the Kitchen," and I'll be really surprised if "Leave Your Boyfriends Behind" doesn't become a hit. If you like Feist I bet you'll enjoy this!

One more up next so read more.

Thrashers: Hey Metallica fans, the band is back with a new album (technically released September 12) and so far so good on the reception from the music world. Rolling Stone says that "everything comes together" to give fans a rejuvenating album true to the band's form. Check out "The Unforgiven III" and "The End of the Line" to get started.

Buzz News Roundup, 6/30

BuzzSugar — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:34:21 -0700

American Idol's Kristy Lee Cook has signed a recording deal with Arista Nashville, USA Today reports.
According to the Futon Critic, AMC has enlisted Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel to star in a six-part miniseries remake of the TV show The Prisoner.
Variety reports that The Real World producers Bunim-Murray could be tapped to run Project Runway when the show moves to Lifetime.
Ne-Yo has bumped Coldplay out of the No. 1 spot on the UK singles chart, Billboard reports.
The Wackness and the documentary Man on Wire were audience favorites at this year's Los Angeles Film Festival, Variety writes.
Neal McDonough is the latest actor to join Desperate Housewives as a possible love interest for Edie, Zap2it reports.
Billboard announces that Bon Jovi will play a free show in Central Park on July 12.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and Google are teaming up for an Internet-only animated series that will be released this Fall, writes the New York Times.

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Music Video: Rihanna Feat. Ne-Yo, "Hate That I Love You"

BuzzSugar — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:30:00 -0700

Rihanna forayed her last big hit into a line of umbrellas, so maybe she can spin this duet with Ne-Yo into a brand of sexy lingerie. In the new video for "Hate That I Love You," off Rihanna's latest, Good Girl Gone Bad, the scantily clad singer rolls around in the sheets while pondering the irresistible pull of a fedora-clad Ne-Yo.

Idolator speculates that the video was shot when Rihanna had a broken foot, and gratuitous sexiness aside, the video perfectly suits the sultry, dreamy ballad. Just be sure to watch until the end when you read more

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Link Time! 1/18

BuzzSugar — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:39:04 -0800

Idolator discovers Ne-Yo's version of "Irreplaceable," the hit he wrote for Beyonce.
TV with MeeVee finds out what's next for some favorite TV characters.
Stereogum points us to a new Kanye West track written for a Japanese hip-hop group.
Speaking of Wests, I'm digging buzzworthy band the Broken West on You Ain't No Picasso.
Popwatch ponders: Matthew McConaughey to play Magnum P.I.?
Fans of "The State" will love "The Michael Showalter Showalter" on Best Week Ever.
TVgasm isn't sure that NBC's new celebrity improv show is such a great idea.
I Guess I'm Floating proves that The Ruby Suns are well-reviewed with good reason.
Give Me My Remote feels awkward watching the bad "American Idol" auditions.
Cinematical has the low-down on why Zach Braff's The Fast Track is delayed.

Movie Preview: Stomp the Yard

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 14:23:03 -0800

Because I can't resist a so-bad-it's-good movie and because I'm a sucker for tantalizing dance routines, I simply have to see Stomp the Yard, which opens this Friday, Jan. 12. Set at the fictional (and very subtly named) Truth University in Atlanta, the movie follows a troubled freshman who flees the street life of Los Angeles and finds himself in high demand by two fraternities who want him on their step quads.

Judging by the trailer below, Stomp the Yard promises some awesome step action and plenty of priceless one-liners - not to mention appearances by Ne-Yo and Chris Brown. Tune in on Friday, and I'll tell you what I thought of the movie.