Buzz Track: My Gun

Australian rock act The Rubens has signed with Warner Brothers. They have gone from being unknowns to playing the main stage at one of Australia’s biggest music festivals, Splendour in the Grass, alongside Jack White and Bloc Party. The Rubens have opened for The Black Keys and will support Bruce Springsteen during his tour of Australia this March. The Rubens’ self-titled debut album, was recorded in NYC with producer David Kahne (Paul McCartney, The Strokes, Regina Spektor). This is a band to watch.

Buzz Track: Treason

In today’s music market, more and more avid listeners are clamoring for something honest and real; scouring social media and blogs for raw talent that they can believe in. This ever increasing demand has paved the way for the rising popularity of male + female duo projects such as The Civil Wars and The Swell Season. The newest addition to this genre, Flagship Romance, hopes to take that honesty, chemistry, and “real-ness” to a new level. They are quickly developing an devoted group of grass-roots followers.
Contact: danielrfriedman@aol.com

Buzz Track: A Song

Singer-songwriter Kellie Rodriguez just finished up tracking a new EP in Nashville. She captured the eyes and ears of songwriters after building a name for herself through vocal competitions in the San Fran Bay Area. Her Rolling In The Deep Cover which she posted on YouTube garnered over 70,000 views. Kellie is planning several shows that will coincide with her CD release.
Contact: kellie.rodriguez@ymail.com

Buzz Track: Ivory Tower

Secret Wish featuring Heidi are an electronic/pop duo building a buzz in Belgium. Check out the song Ivory Tower which was recorded by well known producer Patrick Hamilton. The duo has released one full length “Flick of a Switch”.
Contact: heidi.pintens@gmail.com

The audience never knew. The crowd never knew. Fans were blowing up Facebook and Twitter describing the beauty of Beyonce’s voice.

Beyoncé did not sing the national anthem live at President Obama’s inauguration.

Millions of viewers around the world were stunned by the singer’s spectacular rendition of the anthem but The Times has learnt that she was lip-syncing to a pre-recorded backing track.

A spokeswoman for the Marine Corp Band Kristen DuBois said it was standard procedure to record a backing track and Beyoncé decided shortly before her performance to rely on the studio version father than risking singing it live on the Capitol. Read more