OneRepublic have just premiered the video for their new single “All The Right Moves.” The band takes the stage at a beautiful masquerade ball in the Wayne Isham (Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, Metallica) directed clip. “All The Right Moves” will appear on OneRepublic’s forthcoming album Waking Up due out on 11/17.

You don’t always know where the road will take you. This is certainly true of Ben Sigston. An ex-Canadian National Team cyclist, Ben turned to music after a university athletic scholarship went awry.

Growing up in North Vancouver, Ben spent most of his time training in the fresh mountain air. After a few successes, including a World Cup win, Sigston was awarded an athletic scholarship to a mid-western US university. However, not long after attending, his life blew apart.

Within a few months, a pressure-filled environment, punishing physical training and two near death experiences took their toll, leading Sigston to some serious soul searching and an alteration in course. “It seemed evident to me that I had to change my circumstances,” Ben says “I jumped on a plane and went back to Vancouver. I quit biking, sold all of my gear, and used the money to buy a guitar.”

This abrupt life change wasn’t as random as it might appear, as Sigston had been heavily influenced by music his entire life. He began piano lessons at the age of five, followed by the drums. There was always music in the house – the Beatles, Bob Dylan, as well as his dad’s own band, holding practices in the basement.

In fact, in Ben’s world, music and athleticism have always been inextricably intertwined. When his focus shifted to music, lyrics and sound became his outlet. Instead of training away his frustrations and emotions, Ben began to write about them.

Over the last seven years, Ben has been relentlessly pursuing and refining his writing process. His music is filled with juxtapositions that compare and contrast thoughts, feelings and reflections.

“For me, music is so powerful. It’s a way to see into a situation or an experience that can be related to individually. It’s the artist’s job to internalize an even and then to recreate it…to express it.”

Whether expressing simple ideas, or wide-ranging thoughts, Sigston has an uncanny ability to convey himself through the melody of song. His music successfully cuts through the noise of modern existence, and extracts simple, universal truths: hope, love, redemption and the search for meaning.

Ben’s debut EP Free Now (available on iTunes — check it out!) features 8 amazing songs, and is the product of five years of writing and over 150 songs. ICYDK has three autographed CDs to give away. Simply be one of the first three to email ICYDK and correctly indentify what kind of scholarship Ben had for university.

Listen to Ben perform live on 100.5 The PEAK Thursday, Sept 10 at 3:15pm (Pacific).

If you’re in Vancouver, come on down to The Media Club (695 Cambie St) and see Ben perform Thursday, Sept 10. Doors at 8pm. It’ll be an awesome show!!!

To learn more about Ben visit his MySpace

Mariah Carey’s official track listing for “Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel” has just been released!

Check it out:

Disc 1
1. Betcha Gon’ Know (the prologue)
2. Obsessed
3. H.A.T.E.U.
4. Candy Bling
5. Ribbon
6. Inseparable
7. Standing O
8. It’s A Wrap
9. Up Out My Face
10. Up Out My Face (the reprise)
11. More Than Just Friends
12. The Impossible
13. The Impossible (the reprise)
14. Angel (the prelude)
15. Angels Cry
16. Languishing (the interlude)
17. I Want To Know What Love Is

Disc 2
1. Obsessed – Cahill Radio Mix
2. Obsessed – Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit
3. Obsessed – Jump Smokers Radio Edit
4. Obsessed – Friscia and Lamboy Radio Mix
5. Obsessed – (Video)
6. Obsessed (Remix) – (Video)

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There comes a time when all cowboys ride into the sunset – and for the popular country duo Brooks & Dunn, that time has come.

Earlier this week, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn announced that after their 2010 tour, fittingly called “The Last Rodeo,” they’ll go their separate ways.

But why, after a 20-year partnership, have they decided to split? “It’s too good a horse to ride it into the ground,” Brooks said Wednesday in Nashville during a taping of CMT’s Invitation Only special. “We’re still good friends. I’m proud to say we’ve never had a fight, never even yelled at each other. And that’s the truth.”

The duo fielded questions from the audience at the taping of the show, which is slated to air Sept. 1 on Dish Network and Oct. 30 on CMT. “We started as co-workers and realized we had whole lot in common,” Dunn said of the duo’s bond. “We’ve ended up more like brothers.”

Their new album, #1’s and then some, will be released Sept. 8 and they’ll hit the road for their farewell tour in 2010, then it’s off into the sunset. But both say there’s no animosity between them, and explain that their time together has simply run its course.

“It’s a good thing,” Brooks said of the split. “It’s just time.”

Solo Albums Ahead
Brooks recalled a point while putting together their new album when they just looked at each other and said, “You know what? I just think we’ve just kind of exhausted it.”

Though they’ve yet to publicly discuss plans for life after Brooks & Dunn, sources say both are working on solo albums.

“They’re both such creative, great guys. I don’t think this is the end or the last time you’ll hear from either one of them,” says Terry McBride, bassist in Brooks & Dunn’s band and a longtime friend who has co-written 11 of the duo’s hit singles. “They are one of the few acts that are actually going out on top. They are still current, still relevant and still having hits. That says a lot about them.”

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Awww, that’s too bad.

Message from Brooks & Dunn | 8/10/09
To Our Fans:

After 20 years of making music and riding this trail together, we have
agreed as a duo that it’s time call it a day. This ride has been
everything and more than we could ever have dreamed …. We owe it all
to you, the fans. If you hear rumors, don’t believe them, it’s just
time.

We will release our #1’s and then some” on September 8th and come see
you all one more time in 2010, with The Last Rodeo Tour (dates to be
announced).

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Rihanna has been doing more than strutting down red carpets this summer. She’s also been recording a new album.

A source working on it says, “it will be the album to really give her an identity musically.” While no release date has been set, fans won’t have to wait to hear from the artist, who is also making a guest appearance on Jay-Z’s new record Blueprint 3 – the final chapter in his Blueprint trilogy. That album is due Sept. 11.

Rihanna, 21, lends her voice to the catchy hook in Jay-Z’s “Run This Town.” The song also features Kanye West. (To hear “Run This Town,” click here).

As for Rihanna’s solo project, “It’s very techno-based this time around,” says the source. “She’s not that far into her album yet, but it’s sounding great.”

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We’ve just heard that Mariah Carey is delaying the release of her upcoming album, “Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel”.

Reportedly, the album does not have the Mariah seal of approval and that she needs more time to make it the way she wants it.

The August 31st Grammys deadline does not give her enough time to finish the CD properly.

The album is set for a tentative release of September 15, 2009.

Are you excited?

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