I was to that point so I pulled up itunes homepage and started looking through some of the new releases. I scrolled through the albums looking at various artists names and I stopped when I saw Beyonce. I had a flashback to hearing one of her new songs on MTV a few weeks before so I thought that if I heard it again I might recognize it. I remembered it had a catchy chorus so I started listening to the previews, after the second one I found it!

Beyonce’s Countdown was exactly what I was looking for. It was new, unique and nothing like I had ever heard before. I was instantly hooked and I think that you will be too.

Social media is making music sharing super fun and easy.  Thanks to social media music is pretty much better than ever because you can find new music, share music, talk about music, and even promote your favorite bands.  No matter what social networking site you prefer, all of them make it easy to listen to, share, and participate in music.  you can see evidence of this in the infographic that is below.

If you are a musician and you are not yet using social media, what are you waiting for?  Get your music heard and grow your fan base.  Sure, it takes a little time, but in the end it will be so very worth it.

Google Music is both player and library in one.  It’s as safe as your home security team, with totally secure transactions.  You buy your music on the Android Market site.  That is true even if you don’t own or use any Android devices of your own. Here is how to use it:  at the Google Music site, just download the Music Manager app, and it will scan your PC or Mac for music files and upload them to your cloud-based music locker. It’s a pretty clever concept.  You can find out more about using Google Music in the video below:

#1. “We Found Love” by Rihanna

#2. “Sexy and I Know It” by LMFAO

#3. “If This Was a Movie” by Taylor Swift

#4. “Ours” by Taylor Swift

#5. “Without You” by David Guetta & Usher

#6. “Someone Like You” by Adele

#7. “Good Feeling” by Flo Rida

#8. “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5

#9. “Pumped Up Kicks” by foster the People

#10. “Superman” by Taylor Swift

The number one song was “We Found Love” by Rihanna. Here is the music video to the song, enjoy!

Major artists like Gorillaz have already incorporated iPad into their professional music production, with Gorillaz have made an entire album using only the iPad.  Check out the video below to see how you, too, could become a music mogul by producing your own album using GarageBand.  Who knows where it might lead you?  Owl City, another one-man act, basically uses his Mac and a keyboard, and probably GarageBand, too.  In fact, a quick search of YouTube.com will yield several remakes of the classic Owl City hits Hello Seattle and Fireflies by ordinary people, using GarageBand.

Enjoy this video introducing the software and explaining how to make the most of it..

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About a month or so ago, I was getting used to the idea of “summertime”.   You know, balmy 80 something degrees day after day, swimming pools, lakes and fireflies.  Barbequing and afternoon thunderstorms.  Like I said sweet, perfect, “summertime”!  Anyway, I had just returned from a long weekend trip to the Atlantic Ocean and as I was unpacking turned my television to VH1 Music Videos.  I was separating clothes worn and unworn deciding those to be laundered and not as I found myself swaying to what was coming out of the television.  It was nothing I had heard before but I liked it so I turned the volume up.  The song was called “Loving You Tonight” sung by Andrew Allen.

Basically, it’s about this guy and girl who are both very busy with their jobs during the day and life in general.  But what gets this man through the day is the knowing of coming home to his girl.  Knowing that when he comes through the door at the end of the day and he’s running on empty, she’ll make him full.  She’ll ask, “How was your day”? And he’ll say, “Crazy”.  But it’s all going to be alright.  Over a glass of red wine or slow dance, they’re going to get to know each other again.

One of the versus in the song says, “Everyday is just the in between; the hours separating you from me”.  Hearing that has to be one of the sweetest things, thoughts or statements I’ve ever heard.  Because again he knows that everything’s going to be alright, she’ll be waiting for him at the end of the day.  And he’ll be loving her tonight.

So maybe had I heard this song on a different day, season or even possible time in my life, the nostalgia of it all would have not pulled my heartstrings, put such a smile on my face or warmed me from the inside out like it did.  But as it sits now, I can’t wait to get to work tomorrow, because I know what I’m coming home to!  I get it!  And I can’t shake this fuzzy feeling!  Sometimes being caught up in the rat race of daily life we forget what it’s all for or about.  We get lost in the days. So I’m giving everyone a suggestion, start tomorrow differently.  Download Andrew Allens, “Loving You Tonight”. Start with your own bopping and swaying, I promise you won’t be disappointed.  And when everyone around the office asks what you keep smiling at, tell them you’re thinking about what you’re coming home to.  Celebrate and take care of each other!

I recently visited Jamaica, the birth place of Bob Marley. There are many monuments, places, things, and items for sale that are in honor of Marley. The people of Jamaica seem to have adapted his outlook on the world. Many of them don’t worry about what they have, or being late to work. They take life one day at a time and commonly say “no worries” and “yea mon”. These are very similar to some of Bob’s famous lyrics “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”.

“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” is one of Marley’s most famous songs. This song paints the picture for the perfect world. In this world nothing bothers you no matter what it may be. He says that worrying about things will only make them worse. This is true in everyday life as well. If you worry about everything you are going to miss the moments in life when you are happy and everything is going right.

Here’s a little bit more information about the reggae legend, Bob Marley.

“You and I” is going to be on her yet to be released album. She performed “You and I” for the guests of Elton John’s White Tie and and Tiara Ball benefit on the 21st. She performed several songs for the audience telling them that her new song is a ”rock-and-roll tune”. Before she began, she spoke to the crowd telling them ”This is a brand-new record that no one’s ever heard before … ever”, ”And I’ve never, ever played it live, ever.”

She showed up on stage in true Gaga fashion being dressed in a black sparkling bra and underwear, topped off with black boots. She played her new tune live seated at a piano on stage. She brought out the rock and roll of the song as she pounded the keys threw her heel up on the keyboard as she was standing on the bench playing. It’s been reported that the song had a very rustic and growling sound when Gaga preformed the song live for the guests. To end her dramatic performance she laid down on the piano bench with her head on the floor.

These are the first few verses of her new song:

“It’s been a long time since I came around
Been a long time but I’m back in town
This time I’m not leaving without you

You taste like whiskey when you kiss me, oooh
I’ll give anything again to be your baby doll
This time I’m not leaving without you

He said sit back down where you belong
In the corner of my bar with your high heels on
Sit back down on the couch where we
made love for first time and you said to me

Something, something about this place
Something ‘bout lonely nights and my lipstick on your face
Something, something about my cool Nebraska guy
Yeah something about
Baby you and I”

– Lady Gaga

Gaga says that the song has a special meaning to her, because it’s about one of her friends from Nebraska. She told Omaha radio station about the meaning and plan for the songs music video. She said that she actually went to a corn field in Nebraska to shoot the video and monsters were going to pop up all around in the field. She also said that she was going to be dressed in New York fashion with bloody feet sprinting her way to Nebraska. She wanted to show the struggle that she would go through to see her beloved friend again.

Gaga is always putting her own spin on things and keeping it intresting, we expect nothing less from the talented artist. We all look forward to the release of the video to “You and I”.

Concerts have been an attraction for many years. Getting the chance to be in the same building as your favorite artist is something that many people wish that they can do. Being able to see them on stage and have the chance to meet, or touch the hand of their idol is something that can only be achieved at concerts.

There are so many different types of concerts. Artists of all genres, age, and style bring crowds into stadiums everywhere. Concerts are for people of all ages. There are some concerts that are specifically designed for children. Characters from shows that kids enjoy also show up on the concert stage. People like Disney characters and others have hit the stage to bring music to children everywhere.

Christian and church groups hold concerts as well as take youth group trips to go listen to a christian concert. Unlike normal concerts the music is all uplifting and makes your beliefs even stronger as you hear the words of praise. Older people enjoy going to christian concerts as well because they are less rowdy than traditional concerts. The music of also more enjoyable for them.

If you are looking for an experience of a lifetime go to a huge concert that has so many people that you don’t see how they can all fit. Being in a packed concert makes you get more involved in the music, and enjoy the experience. The more people that are around you, the more energy will be brought out and shared throughout the crowd.

The price of concerts is determined by where you get them, who you are seeing, when you order the tickets, and how large of a venue the concert will be located in. Many artists have a place on their website that tells you their schedule and where you can buy tickets. Large concerts and well known artists often have tickets available online in places such as Ticket Master. Check your calendar and the concert schedule for the areas near you to find a concert to attend.

Enjoy the music!

• “A painter paints pictures on canvas.  But musicians paint their pictures on silence” This quote was taken from Leopold Stokowski. He describes the art of creating a work of music.
• “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” Berthold Auerbach said this quote which states that music is cleansing the soul of daily troubles.
• “If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music” Gustav Mahler explains that musicians say what they feel through music instead of words because it gives a deeper meaning to what they are saying.
• “Music was my refuge.  I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness” This quote was taken from Maya Angelou. It explains that music is comforting and always there when your lonely.
• “Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life” Ludwig van Beethoven spoke these words explaining that music communicates between your spirit and real life.
• “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom.  If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn” Charlie Parker explains that everyone has music within them somehow, but if they don’t live their life to music then you will never be able to play it.
• “Music is the universal language of mankind” This quote comes from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He says that music connects people all over the world.
• “I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music” Billy Joel said this in explaining his opinion on musical expressions.
• “Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music” Jimi Hendrix spoke these words telling people that music is the truth and the only way the world can change is through the truth.

There are so many amazing musicians and composers that have served the people by providing songs of different meanings. It’s nearly impossible to think of the world without music. These quotes give some of the greatest musicians two cents on the musical world and it’s effects on life. You just might see music in a different light if you look at it through their perspective.