Artists like Adele and Gotye are giving Triple a new life. Triple A (adult album alternative) is a niche radio format that nurtured Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” and Gotye’s  Somebody I Use To Know. Other debut singles finding success at the format include Imagine Dragons’ “It’s Time” (at No. 2 this week), Ed Sheeran’s “The A Team” (No. 3) and Grouplove’s “Tongue Tied” (No. 6). “Popular music comes in cycles. The pendulum is swinging in triple A’s favor,” she says. “Adele, Gotye, Jason Mraz and others being accepted by top 40 means that the young end is into the new music we play. Long-term, that’s so important to our survival.” (Billboard)

Buzz Track: Tomorrow

Radical Something the CA-trio who recently reached #6 on the iTunes Album Charts has become a Kings favorite. They just completed a national tour including appearances with Slightly Stoopid, Asher Roth, SOJA, and Cris Cab. Since bursting onto the music scene last year, the band has garnered 25k Facebook fans, 2 million+ YouTube views, and 50k downloads of their debut self released album ‘We Are Nothing’. The band has licensed music with Abercrombie & Finch, Billabong, and Viacom.

Contact: amh@radicalsomething.com

Buzz Track: Don’t Let Me Down

Check out the track Don’t Let Me Down by Hollywood Ending, a four-piece band formed in summer 2011. They got their start on season 4 of Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing competition making it in 3rd place. They have released two singles “You Got Me” and “I’m So Over You” which have become fan favorites and can be heard on Radio Disney. Hollywood Ending falls between One Direction and The Wanted and are managed by Richard and Stefanie Reines, the brother and sister team who owned and ran Drive-Thru Records (Hellogoodbye, Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, Steel Train )

Contact: richardreines@ymail.com

Buzz Track: I Don’t Like You

News Update: The Como Brothers Band was just selected to play in the Warped Tour (NY) at Nassau Coliseum on July 21st, 2012. They also had the song placed on MTV Real World St. Thomas which is going to air on July 25th.  They are in the process of recording the first full length album as they continue to promote the EP “The Speed Of Sound” which is available on iTunes.

The Como Brothers Band  released an EP earlier in the year ‘The Speed of Sound’  working with Mike Watts, Steve Haigler, and Tom Flynn (Muse, The Pixies, Brand New). The song ‘I Don’t Like You’ has already received close to 800,000 YouTube streams.

Contact: comobrothersband@yahoo.com

American Idol is in turmoil as the three celebrity judges may bail. Steven Tyler has left “American Idol” to rejoin Aerosmith and Randy Jackson is now considering his options. Jennifer Lopez told the “Today” show she’s up in the air.

“Aerosmith is launching a new album in early November, just as “Idol” is in the middle of its ramp up to a January launch. There are two sides to that–if Tyler remains on “Idol,” the album gets a huge promotional push. On the other hand, in order to really promote the album, Aerosmith has to tour on a heavy schedule that would coincide with the “Idol” season.”

“As for Lopez and Jackson: No judge has done better from “Idol” than Lopez. Her recording career was dead before she came on the show. In her two seasons, she’s revived it, with big singles that she debuted on the show. Plus she made millions of dollars in other deals. For a girl who can’t really sing, she’s done alright. And Randy? There’s no “American Idol” without him, frankly. If Tyler and Lopez leave, they and Fox and Simon Fuller all have the excuse that their prior careers interfered with the show’s schedule.” (Showbiz)