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Posted: 23 Jan 2013 05:22 AM PST

RBMG/Island Def Jam Music Group global superstar Justin Bieber is celebrating 2013 in style by announcing the release of his new acoustic album, BELIEVE ACOUSTIC—arriving in stores on January 29th, and is now available for pre-order on iTunes at http://smarturl.it/JBBelieveAcoustic

And in conjunction with that release on February 9th, Bieber returns to Saturday Night Live, pulling double-duty as the shows host and musical guest

This highly anticipated Believe Acoustic album contains 11 tracks and offers acoustic versions of eight songs from Justin's worldwide multi platinum number one album, Believe.

The acoustic versions include four of his biggest hits, Boyfriend, As Long As You Love Me, Beauty And A Beat, and All Around The World

Fans will also enjoy acoustic renditions of album tracks Take You, and Be Alright, as well as of She Don't Like The Lights, (originally a bonus track on the deluxe version of 2012's Believe). All acoustic tracks were co-produced by Justin Bieber and his guitarist Dan Kanter.

The album also introduces previously unreleased songs Yellow Raincoat, produced by Justin and Tom Strahle, while I Would, was produced by Da Internz and Aaron Michael Cox and Nothing Like Us, was written and produced solely by the Biebs man himself. Also expect a live studio version of Fall, from Believe.

Justin is currently on his "BELIEVE World Tour," which sold out in 45 minutes and was the number one global grossing tour according to Billboard.

Did Beyonce lip-sync the U.S. national anthem?

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:22 AM PST

REUTERS - Never mind President Barack Obama's inauguration address or what Michelle Obama was wearing at the ball.

Was Beyonce lip-synching the U.S. national anthem on Monday, or wasn't she?

The Grammy-winning singer remained silent on Tuesday amid a media storm over whether she was lip-synching, singing over her own pre-recorded track, or performing live when she delivered a flawless version of The Star-Spangled Banner to hundreds of thousands of people in Washington and millions watching on television.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine band first told U.S. news outlets on Tuesday that the Single Ladies star "decided to go with the pre-recorded music at the last minute" and that, to the spokeswoman's knowledge, she was not actually singing the anthem.

But the U.S. Marine band later backtracked, saying in a statement: "Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance, no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded."

The statement said the band and Beyonce, whose surname is Knowles-Carter, had no chance to rehearse together before Monday's inauguration "so it was determined that a live performance by the band was ill-advised for such a high-profile event.

"Each piece of music scheduled for performance in the Inauguration is pre-recorded for use in case of freezing temperatures, equipment failure, or extenuating circumstances," the Marine Band added.

Beyonce, 31, was giving her first major public performance since giving birth to a baby with husband, rapper Jay-Z, in January 2012. On Sunday, she posted on Instagram photo of herself in a recording studio holding the sheet music for The Star-Spangled Banner.

Her representatives did not return calls for comment on Tuesday. Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor, who also performed at the inauguration ceremony, both sang live, their publicists said.

Whatever Beyonce's choices on Monday, she was not the first artist cause a stir on such occasions.

Classical musicians Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and two others played along to a pre-recorded tape at Obama's 2009 inauguration because the cold and wind on the Washington Mall raised the potential of broken strings and sharp notes.

Madonna lip-synched her way through her 2012 Super Bowl half-time performance last year, as did the late Whitney Houston in her 1991 Super Bowl rendition of the national anthem. Singing to pre-recorded tracks has become widespread in the pop music industry

The lip-synching question made headlines around the world and "Beyonce" was among the top Facebook conversations on Monday, according to the social networking site.

Fans were divided. "I enjoyed the performance and do not care whether it was lip-synched or not - it was a beautiful rendition, with some originality, of a song we have all heard so many times," wrote LeeAnne24 on the Washington Post comment board.

Twitter user hiphopdancerJen was disappointed. "There's honestly no reason for Beyonce to lip-sync... Especially the national anthem. I may despise most of her music, but she has a voice."

Beyonce is due to take the spotlight again next month - this time at the February 3 Super Bowl half-time show.

Get connected with Wanting Qu

Posted: 23 Jan 2013 02:00 AM PST

Wanting Qu doesn't just want to give you a show, she genuinely wants you to share an incredible experience with her.

If you want something, you have to make it happen. For Wanting Qu, she did exactly that.

The 29-year-old Chinese-born, singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, Canada, wanted her life to be about music. For many years, Qu worked at it without giving up and now all the hard work and dedication has finally paid off. Ever since her singles Drenched and You Exist In My Song were featured in the Hong Kong movie Love In The Buff in March last year, she has been on a steady rise to stardom in countries such as China, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

After visiting Malaysia for the first time just a couple months ago, Qu was back last Friday to perform at Dewan Wawasan, PGRM in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur to a sizeable crowd of nearly 2,000 fans.

Born in Harbin, China and later moving to Canada at 16 to study, Qu is fluent in both English and Mandarin, which is reflected in her bilingual debut album Everything In The World.

This gives one problem though: Qu is never quite sure of which language to use when communicating with her fans. At one point during last Friday's concert, after alternating indecisively between the two languages as she interacted with the audience, she laughed and confessed to not knowing which one to choose.

Qu started off the evening with Jar Of Love, which showed her crisp and clear voice. She was full of energy and moved around on stage for the first three songs, flipping her hair back and forth as she sang, with the curls somehow always falling perfectly back in place.

When the time came for the fourth song to be sung, she sat at the grand piano and started playing the introduction to one of the crowd's favourite, Drenched. People clapped and cheered upon recognising the music.

With a versatile voice that shifted between vulnerable and soft to sultry and powerful, Qu was in her element.

She could sing jazz, power ballads and rock tunes without much difficulty. It did not matter whether she was playing the grand piano, strumming the acoustic guitar or focusing on rocking her vocals on stage, Qu performed as if it was second nature to her.

That evening's performance alternated between English and Mandarin songs. Her difference in style reflected in the change of language. Qu's English songs were driven by a jazzy element while her Mandarin ones are more pop- and rock-oriented. This gave variety to her performance.

Throughout her concert, she engaged the crowd by getting them to clap to the beat or sing along with her. The crowd loved her, and they made sure she knew it by shouting, "Wanting Qu, I love you!" numerous times in between her songs. Qu seemed appreciative every time and would reply "I love you too" to her adoring fans.

Fot two hours, Qu kept her live set simple but very personal and expressive.

In her last song Say The Words, she paid tribute to everybody that has helped her on her musical adventure. She even infused humour into the lyrics, which got everyone laughing and applauding her. Qu is an entertainer, not just because she impressed with her singing, but because of her ability to connect with the audience too.

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Rabu, 23 Januari 2013

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