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Comment on Article: Grammy Awards Cut Hip-Hop & R&B Categories for 2012 by GrammyWatch

GrammyWatch — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:29:27 +0000

Support Musical Diversity in the GRAMMY Awards – sign the Petition to NARAS to restore all the Grammys: www. GrammyWatch .org

Comment on Premiere: Justin Bieber, Usher In Somebody To Love by Jacoby

Jacoby — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:33:31 +0000

I was really cnosfued, and this answered all my questions.

Comment on Etta James Disses “Big Eared” Obama, Says She’d “Whoop” Beyonce, Hear Audio by judi cauldwell

judi cauldwell — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:03:28 +0000

I think Jim Jones needs to stand up to his mother, Chrissy has been taking care of him for years, the mother is old and yourlife is almost over. Let your son have a life. That mother needs to go. She’s afraid of loosing her meal ticket. She’s afraid that is he marry’s Chrissy he will stop paying her bills. Go get a job you old hag and mind your own business. Your son is a grown man or is he? Chrissy goes thru all that to propose to you and you say you are with her? Be a man and do the right thing and marry the girl or break up with her. Stop streening her along. If your a real man, you would tell your mom, your grown and you will make your own decisions.

Comment on SPOTLIGHT ON: SteffNasty of the BeatBanggahz by MARQ C

MARQ C — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:33:48 +0000

#Inspiring as always

Comment on Rihanna on the cover of GQ UK | Talks about Chris Brown by Britney

Britney — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:30:05 +0000

Of course Rhianna needs to talk about Chris Brown! He had an album coming out around that time. There are albums to sell y’all – so they gotta rekindle the fires….
Britney recently posted..Conspiracy reality for boy and girls hot and bothered over Chris and Rhiana

Comment on BOW WOW’S GIRLFRIEND IS PREGNANT, See BABY BUMP PICS! by Danny Michel

Danny Michel — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:06:16 +0000

is that the ugly chick with the lisp from that failed R&B group?

Comment on M.I.A. Reveals Blonde Ambition by Danny Michel

Danny Michel — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:05:00 +0000

that’s a damn shame. why can’t Asian women not want to be white?

Comment on Keke Palmer – The One You Call (video) by Flyeaz

Flyeaz — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000

I totally enjoyed your video go keke look forward for your album

Comment on Premiere: Justin Bieber, Usher In Somebody To Love by admin

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:58:36 +0000

sure

Comment on How to Get a Record Deal by admin

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:33:27 +0000

Hey Lanstar, thx for the feedback. You are right about #4, obviously each situation is different. An artist can come out and their sound is so unique that they are easily accepted into the market and can sell records. But not always the case, the industry is flooded with rock bands, hip hop artists, and pop/r&b singers, who claim they are different, but honestly everything sounds the same. Trust me I’ve heard the demos that came into the office I worked at. To get a DJ to play a record, the song has to be really hot, nobody cares about the artist when they are new. Its all about the record and how it blends into the Mix or playslist. So the only way to break an artist, in the cases I’ve seen, is to push a record that the majority will like, I mean this is only logical. The plan is to introduce that artist to the market, develop a buzz on that artist. Get fans to demand to hear more of the artist on the radio. What fans want, DJ’s have to play (I recently learned its also about the advertisers for that radio station and what they want). Put out another single (follow up single) for that artist, the buzz going shoot videos. Have promo tours, meet greets, radio interviews. Now fans are beginning to learn that artist, fans are identifying with that artist. Its hard to keep a following, but once you established your buzz and fanbase, anything you give to the DJ’s/radios, they are more likely to play. So its safer to put out music that is more unique to that artist later on in the career. Mostly because you need to develop your relationship with the station, and also with the market. I worked at Street Records Corporation. Our way of pushing an artist started in the street. We pushed records to mix show DJs, mix tapes, and we used street teams. Having a record that DJ’s could fit into their playlist, was one of the ways that helped to get the artist on, and eventually after the artist became popular, it was easier to push the other singles we had lined up for them.