News Update: Kings favorite Super Water Sympathy will perform 14 dates on Vans Warped Tour this summer. They have also have lent their writing and production skills to B.O.B’s upcoming album with the track, “Chandelier”. The band is currently recording their upcoming album with Cam Blackwood (Florence and The Machine, Coldplay, Morrissey) at London’s Voltaire Road Studios

Buzz Track: Cherokee

Super Water Sympathy has become a Kings favorite after listening to Cherokee. It’s hard to pin down this Shreveport, Louisiana alternative rock act, but the music grows on you with each listen. The band has played over 75 shows, recorded a full-length original album (“Vesper Belle”), is featured on the new MTV series, “CAGED,” and is playing the 2012 Vans Warped Tour.

Contact: superwatersympathy@gmail.com

We recently reported that Justin Bieber is set to have the biggest debut of the year with his new album ‘Believe‘ which is projected to sell 400k within the first week. But to put everything in perspective Bieber is falling below expectations and could be a sign that his star power is cooling off. His most recent single ‘Boyfriend’ was floundering on the charts and his label had to beef up marketing and promotion to give it new life. Showbiz says this:

“His TV special last night on NBC, “All Around the World,” was a bust. For an 8pm show aimed at pre-teens, it finished fourth out of five shows at that hour. Bieber got a very lackluster 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and scored just 3.3 million viewers– about half the number of top rated “So You Think You Can Dance” on Fox. It was also beaten by “Dogs in the City.”

“On the charts, Bieber released a new album this week called “Believe.” On iTunes, it’s number 1, hands down. But on amazon.com, “Believe” is struggling both digitally and in physical sales. Amazon has it doing best at number 9 of all its different versions. But in reality “Believe” is no knock out hit. Hitsdailydouble.com is claiming that “Believe” will end up around 410,000 copies for the week. That seems high given that the impact is low and the reviews–if they mean anything–are not great.

Indeed, Justin Bieber is starting to hit the Britney Spears trend. His original deluded fans are growing out of their age range, and new fans are hard to come by. I have never understood how or why he was popular. At best, he’s a YouTube creation using a heavy dab of Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake. He has the sex appeal of celery. He also really doesn’t have any songs anyone knows. I defy the average person on the street to name one of his hits.

This was the Jonas Brothers’ problem, too. And look what happened to them. Teen fame is fleeting.It won’t be long before Bieber is playing the Artful Dodger in “Oliver!” on Broadway.

Buzz Track: Who You Are

Incura a hybrid rock act that hails from Canada has become a King favorite. It goes without saying that the rock genre needs a facelift and Incura makes a strong attempt to shake things up. This will be the band’s first full-length release, coming out via Coalition Music (a Canadian indie label distributed by Warner Music Canada) in September 2012. The record was produced by Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace, Finger Eleven, Simple Plan) and they recently supported Apocolyptica in May.

Contact: rob.lanni@coalitionent.com

News Update: New Jersey pop rock act Glory Days signed a publising deal with EMI. Check out their cover of Katy Perry’s new single ‘Wide Awake’

Buzz Track: Find Me There

Kings favorite Glory Days just released a new EP on iTunes titled Broke In New York. The band has toured with Stereo Skyline and Cash Cash, and were featured as the Top 100 Artists on iTunes following their debut release, Living Room Sessions (2011). For show dates visit their Facebook.

Contact: emailglorydays@gmail.com

Bieber Has Believers: Even with mixed reviews Justin Biebers new album ‘Believe’ is set to sell 400 to 500k in the first week of its release. “If “Believe” does sell in the 400,000 to 500,000 range, that would easily secure Bieber his largest sales frame yet. His highest week thus far came when “My World 2.0” sold 291,000 in its second week on the chart in April, 2010. “Believe” could also land the largest debut this year for an album. It would surpass the start of Madonna’s “MDNA,” which launched with 359,000 (which became this years biggest flop) according to Nielsen SoundScan. (The best sales frame overall in 2012 was registered by Adele’s “21” in the wake of her multiple Grammy Awards wins in February. It sold 730,000 in the week after the Grammy show.)