Jay Sean f/Pitbull
"I'm All Yours" (YM/Cash Money/Universal Republic)
MGKf/Ester Dean "Invincible" (Bad
Boy/Interscope)
Rachael Spangler has exited Capitol
Records after more than a decade with the label
to join Epic Records' team as VP of Rhythm
Promotion.
Epic SVP of Promotion & Strategy Erik
Olesen comments, "Rachael Spangler is
one of the most talented young executives in
Promotion. She had us at 'Hello.' She lives and
breathes the lifestyle and the culture of
Rhythmic radio and she will help complete a
great National Staff of Promotion Executives.
We are thrilled to have her join the Epic team.
We have a ton of new music coming for the
rhythmic format and we cannot wait for her to
get started today!"
Spangler adds, "I am beyond thrilled to join
Erik Olesen, Mark Shimmel and
the Epic Records team. It’s an honor to be a
part of re-building the legendary brand under
the one and only L.A. Reid. I’m
looking forward to breaking new acts in the next
chapter of my career."
LMFAO will keep the
party going with a new round of North American
tour dates this spring and summer. The Sorry
For Party Rocking trek will visit 26 cities,
beginning on May 22 in Columbus, OH and wrapping
on July 4 in Toronto. The tour also will feature
some special guest party rockers, such as
Far*East Movement, Quest Crew (from
season 3 of America's Best Dance Crew),
Sidney Samson, Eva Simon and Natalia
Kills. The first tickets go on sale this
Friday, March 2.
Before returning to the
U.S., LMFAO continues to tour in Europe and
Asia, and they just released their new video for
"Sorry For Party Rocking" last week.
The
confirmed North American tour dates are as
follows:
May 22: Columbus, OH May 23: Detroit, MI
May 25: Minneapolis, MN May 26: Chicago,
IL May 28: Denver, CO May 30: Salt
Lake City, UT June 1: Spokane, WA
June 2: Seattle, WA June 5: Los Angeles,
CA June 6: Sacramento, CA June 8:
Oakland, CA June 9: San Diego, CA
June 12: Houston, TX
June 13: Tulsa, OK June 15: Dallas, TX
June 19: Charlotte, NC June 20: Atlanta,
GA June 22: Miami, FL June 23:
Orlando, FL June 25: Washington, DC
June 26: Uniondale, NY June 28:
Uncasville, CT June 29: Newark, NJ
June 30: Philadelphia, PA July 1:
Worcester, MA July 4: Toronto, ON
Wiz Khalifa
and model/singer Amber Rose are
engaged. The Pittsburgh emcee popped the
question on March 1 and then showed his
Twitter followers the ring via Instragram.
"She Said Yes," Wiz Khalifa tweeted. "Love
Is Everywhere."
Chris Brown has set May 8 as the
release date for Fortune. The album
will be released on RCA Records
in both standard and deluxe editions, with
the deluxe version including additional
tracks and a "collectable" cover. Fans who
pre-order
Fortune at chrisbrownworld.com will receive an
instant download of his new single "Turn Up
The Music."
Fortune will also be available for
pre-order on iTunes
starting April 10.
Cee Lo Green
plans to spend a few months in Las Vegas
doing a residency at the Planet Hollywood
Resort & Casino. The gig, dubbed Cee Lo
Green Presents Loberace, will premiere
on August 29 with 28 performances scheduled
so far through the end of the year. The
eclectic stage show will feature showgirls
and pyrotechnics and it will be "part dance
party, part live intimate concert."
According to a press release, "Cee Lo, the
conductor-ringmaster 'Loberace,' will take
you on a ride through the colorful decades
of music, stopping at legendary moments in
time, from Prince to Blue Magic to the
Rolling Stones, new wave to disco and
beyond."
Despite rumors to the
contrary, Janet Jackson
will not be a new judge on The X Factor.
The singer/actress told TheInsider.com
that she's "very flattered that X Factor
let me know that I was being considered for
next season, but it just wouldn't be
possible." Jackson explained that previous
commitments to complete her Number Ones
Up Close and Personal Tour, as well as
to the movie studio Lionsgate, will
keep her from accepting the job at this
time.
Adele celebrates six Grammy wins with her Sony Music family at Cecconi's.
Pictured (L-R) are: Steve Barnett, Chairman/COO, Columbia Records; Adele; Rob
Stringer, Chairman/CEO Columbia Records; Doug Morris, CEO Sony Music
Entertainment.
The Wired Philly crew plugged in at Wired 96.5's "Chio & Shila In The Morning
P1" Party at The Deck. (l-r): Chio, PD Dan Hunt, FMQB's Bob Burke and APD Kannon.
"Mr. Worldwide"
rolls into
Atlantic City!
Pitbull was in
the World's
Playground
opening for
Enrique Iglesias
on the "The
Euphoria Tour."
(l-r): Danny Cee
Coniglio, FMQB's
Bob Burke,
Pitbull and Pit
manager Charles
Chavez
He's the Mann
and they're the
boys from WRDW/Philly
hanging
backstage at the
Promo Only House
of Blues Show in
Atlantic City.
(l-r): Wired PD
Kannon, Mann,
Wired MD Kobi.
MTV VMA Best New Artist nominee
Kreayshawn hanging with her Columbia Records team at the Promo Only
Summer Sessions VIP Party at The Foundation Room in Atlantic City.
(l-r): Kesley DiTullio, Ayelet Schiffman, FMQB's Bob Burke, Kreayshawn,
Brian "B-Roc" Nolan and Lee Leipsner.
Capitol
recording artist
Tinie Tempah hit
the stage at The
Pool inside
Harrah's in
Atlantic City
for Wired
96.5/Philly's
Breakthrough
Concert Series.
(l-r): APD/MD
Kobi, PD Kannon,
TT and FMQB's
Bob Burke.
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