Do you remember when Blake Shelton coached a choir on reality-competition television a couple of years ago? Now he’s back, putting his musical expertise to work as a musician coach for NBC’s new competition, The Voice. Blake joins previously announced coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Maroon 5’s Adam Levine on the show. The coaches will select singers to mentor into artists during the “blind auditions”. Once teams are formed, coaches bring in their personal songwriters, producers, and high-powered friends to help grow the team. Ultimately, America decides which singer is worthy to be named “The Voice” and receive a recording contract and the $100,000 prize that goes with it. The Voice premieres Tuesday, April 26th on NBC.
The two worlds of Garth Brooks and Billy Joel collide on Billy’s new project, Live at Shea Stadium. The CD/DVD set is a recording of Billy’s two shows at the ballpark in July 2008, in front of 110-thousand fans. Garth joins the “Piano Man” on the number one cover song “Shameless.” The new double-CD set and DVD/Blu-Ray is available now. Next up, Billy Joel has reportedly signed a deal to write an autobiography, The Book of Joel, to be released sometime in June.
Tim McGraw may be on the forefront of new mobile technology. A new type of barcode called a “QR code” is popping up on advertisements and products everywhere. The codes are meant to be scanned by a smart phone, such as an iPhone, for access to exclusive mobile content on your phone. Tim has added these special bar codes to his Facebook and fan materials, giving fans access to a mobile fan club and the ability to download a free music video. Hmmm? Will you take the time to scan special bar codes in order to get free additional content from your favorite artists?
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