Music News Roundup-July 12,2011
Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Coldplay, Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and more will headline the iHeartRadio festival, set for September 23-24 in Las Vegas. The two-day festival will also feature performances by Kenny Chesney, Steven Tyler, David Guetta, Rascal Flatts, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, and John Mayer, to name a few. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the event will stream live online and on mobile devices at iHeartRadio.com, and on all Clear Channel-owned radio stations. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 1:00 pm ET.
Lady Gaga surprised fans with two free shows in Sydney, Australia, but is urged by the police not to have a third. Over 1,000 fans showed up to her surprise show on Monday, which she alerted her fans about through twitter. Fans lined up for seven hours to watch her perform three songs.
Foster the People released a Post-Apocalyptic video for ‘Helena Beat’. The video will be in support of ‘Helena Beat’ as their new single. They also recorded a video for ‘Houdini’, but decided to push ‘Helena Beat’ at radio.
Demi Lovato released a new single ‘Skyscraper’, her first release post-treatment. The song is about finding strength in the darkest of times, and represents much of what she went through this past year.
