British actor Robert Pattinson, known for her role vampire Edward Cullen in the movie "Twilight" and Cedric Diggory in two series of "Harry Potter", intends to record an album. And release the disc for it - not a dream, but a means to achieve another goal - to go on tour with live concerts. "I do not have particular interest to let out an album, but I would like to act. I think that a unique way to performances - to publish a disk."
23-year-old actor encourages his fans not to expect from him is too complex musical material. "I'm not capable of something more than five chords. It is necessary somehow, of course, over it to work." It is necessary to recognise that with such base to be put to listeners self-confidently enough, but Pattinson a newcomer to the music does not consider: At least, he has recorded two songs for the secured him international fame film "Twilight."
Metallica will release a DVD "Francais Pour Une Nuit" with the record of the concert in the French city of Nimes. "Arenes de Nimes", in which the 7 July of this year was documented by reporting the concert, is a monument of history - the former Roman amphitheater - that prompted the management team the idea to write an address for the DVD. In the retail disc will do only in France, but it can be ordered online. DVD will be released in three formats: standard DG-pack with a 16-page booklet, Blu-Ray-edition and delux steel box with a DVD, a T-shirt, the latest album "Death Magnetic" and other fans' joy.
Rihanna has recorded a new album, which will be published next month. The record will be the 4th studio work of this pop singer. Its name is "Rated R" miraculously coincides with the title of the album the group Queens Of The Stone Age, published in 2000.
The new album comes out 2 years after the previous recording Rihanna, " 'Good Girl Gone Bad". The first single from it will be the composition of "Russian Roulette", which is running in rotation with 20-October; to listen to it can and at the singer rihannanow.com. The song was written and produced by longtime collaborator of Rihanna - Ne-Yo. The other thing the album belong to Peru by various authors (Chase & Status, Stargate, Justin Timberlake, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart). Official release of the album is planned for November,23rd.
Obviously, managers Robie Wiliams not for nothing that sent the singer into the studio with his former colleagues at Take That: new release of the musician's "Bodies", which came after a long pause of two years and intended probably should have been playing on fans' nostalgia, become a "bursting bomb ", no reached the number one UK chart top ten singles, stuck at the second mark.
Ahead of 35-year-old Williams is the winner of the TV show "The X Factor" Alexandra Burke with the song "Bad Boys", which has already become the most speed-sold single of the year. "Bodies" Robbie, too, in general, diverges not bad: has already sold 90 000 copies. But for first place in the charts this quantity is not enough.
It is expected that Williams still will have time to take in the lead positions in the nearest couple of weeks. Except time factor, the rate becomes also on an album exit "Reality Killed the Video Star" which will take place on November, 9th.

Continuing the conversation about music awards, I want to talk about one of the most prestigious of them.
MTV Video Music Awards - an annual prize, awarded for achievements in the production of music videos, as well as the ceremony of the awards. The founder of this prize is a youth music channel MTV, and the prize itself is considered one of the most prestigious in the world of popular music. It is no exaggeration to say that all musicians aspire to become a channel MTV owner of the coveted statuettes.
Nominations MTV Video Music Awards reflect the situation in the music industry at each stage of its development. Since the MTV channel aimed mainly at teenagers, the absolute majority of the nominees - "stars" of TV, mostly from the music in the styles of pop, R & B and hip-hop.
The ceremony has been held annually since 1984 in late August - early September at Radio City Music Hall (New York, USA), and the prize is a statuette of the Lunar Man. The ceremony - the first of all the award ceremonies, which suits MTV.
In determining the nominees and winners of the participating special jury consisting of the 500 most eminent music industry: representatives of record companies, music journalists, video producers, as well as spectators MTV.
In different years the number of nominations, MTV Video Music Awards changed. Among the nominations are presented as the standard ( "Best Video", "Best Video in the style of R & B», «Best Video for the movie") and original ( "The best video quickly became popular", "Best performance in video). The ceremony was also awarded a special award "for contribution to the history of music"; in 2001 and was awarded "Artist of the Millennium", the first and still the only winner of this award was Michael Jackson.
In the nomination "Viewer's Choice" winners are determined only by the spectators MTV.
Awards ceremony lasts several hours. This includes not only the determination of the winners in each category, but also "live" performances by music stars.

"Muse" will write the soundtrack to "Eclipse"
After his valuable contribution to the soundtrack "Twilight" and "Twilight. Saga. New Moon" by Muse has expressed a desire to work on soundtrack to film "Twilight. Saga. Eclipse".

In an interview with MTV News drummer of alternative rock band Dominic Howard said: "This is great once again become a part of this team ... we could do something for the third album."

Howard also said that he and his team have already worked with David Slade, director of the film "Eclipse", and Slade is the friend of their group, "because he staged their three clips from four for the second album, and rather magnificent director" .

Recall the song of Muse "Supermassive Black Hole" became soundtrack to "Twilight", the soundtrack album "New Moon" became their song "I Belong to You".
At Madonna sued in court for loud music in her apartment.
Neighbor of U.S. pop singer Madonna has filed for her in court because of too loud music coming out of Manhattan apartments stars.
"Madonna, and one or more of its regular guests danced ... in an apartment 7A is impermissible under the loud music, provocative noise and vibration in the walls of the house" - the agency quoted the statement made by a court in New York.
According to the neighbor singer Karen George, during the "noisy" music plays in the apartment of Madonna, she had to leave home, because the noise and vibration (walls) have become "unbearable."
Representatives of the Housing Board Madonna threatened with eviction if the noise that came from her apartment, do not stop.
George, who lives one floor above the Madonna, also sued the company Midboro Management, which owns this house, because its leaders have taken no effective action against the singer, in violation, according to George, the right neighbors. According to neighbor stars, it is not the first complaint against Madonna, the first time a claim on this issue in a New York court went further in 2008.
Company Midboro Management, as well as the representative of the Madonna have so far refrained from commenting on this issue.
People living close to the musicians, often complain of excessive noise and inappropriate behavior of artists.

Britney Spears has picked up an anorexia?
In an effort to become emaciated Britney Spears drove to the brink of disease anorexia.
If to look at the photos Britney Spears published on its official site, such thought can will arise even at the person far from medicine.
They say, Britney wished to return itself a former figure, but has slightly overdone. It happens because of a strict diet and a concentrated study sports.
Yet details of a condition Britney are not informed, however, apparently, meanwhile she feels healthy.
Musical shops under the threat?
It's no secret that the steeper the evolving digital technology, the less revenue record shops. Nevertheless, both musicians, and labels, and shops still hope for an eternal life, after all hope springs eternal.
According to Reuters agency for summer of 2009 sales of albums in America have decreased on 11,1 % in comparison with summer of 2008. But if to consider that fact that in the beginning of year of sale have fallen to 14,7 % improvement at present is observed. In the light of events should please and sales republished Beatles (it is sold 1,3 million copies), and also disks почившего king Michael Jackson which it is sold more than 5 million copies. By the way, special success in this year in the USA use album Number Ones of Michael Jackson sold in circulation of 1,8 million In all other musical sectors of business are not so joyfully. Sales latino, for example, have fallen to 35,1 %, the rock music has lost 11,5 %, and R&B together with a rap - 6,6 % (51,4 %).
It is interesting, where the lion's share of music downloaded, downloaded are and will be downloaded, how much it is possible, in an Internet. At the same time musical shops, seemingly, are not going to be closed. Probably, there is at them any small secret.
Occupational disease John Cartеr
Jon Carter has told, how has been compelled to postpone within two years work on a new album «Gentleman's Agreement» because of problems with the hearing, manifested in the form of constant noise in my head.
Heavenly Social pioneer was afraid of development of defect because of long sessions to which it subjected himself in small studio in the Farrington cellar. «I had the huge loudspeakers, which profits from studio Abbey Road, they were very powerful, and I was accustomed to listen to them on all for forty eight hours on end, - have told John. - Once I have noticed a ringing in ears which did not stop. And later it has finished me to full feebleness the persistence and force. I did not understand that occurs. Noise should stop, as well as usually; even doctors did not know the answer to my question why the ring in ears became such loud. Eventually, I had to lower work with music to a minimum. I worried because nobody could understand, how much loud the ring in ears can become, and as he will behave in my sixty. Doctors repeated only that it will not kill me and that with it it is possible to live».
The world round John Carter fell, it was under constant attention of mass-media because of dissonance in home life from the leader of Radio 1 Saroj Coke, and still awful consequences of illness. «The ringing in ears really pulled down my life at that time, it has driven me in terrible depression, - the musician has told. - I received the unique help from other patients. Know, when to you say that you will get used to it, you cannot believe it. But, finally, get used. Jody from Way Out West has sympathised with me and has told that too in a system suffered from occupational disease. I have answered it that it has destroyed my marriage. And everything that I could tell to it, is that sooner or later to it get used. There is nothing that it would be possible to make with it. And after a day, after eighteen months from an onset of the illness, I have arrived also - have got used. Now I even sleep with this ringing».

I would like to say a few words about a music award that is given in Europe.
MTV Europe Music Awards - one of the annual music awards ceremonies, established a music television channel MTV.
The ceremony is one of the most significant events of the year, and the prize itself - one of the most prestigious in the music world.
Ceremony, as he channel MTV, mainly aimed at young people, so the nominees and, accordingly, the winners are usually the stars of youth music in the styles of pop, rock, R & B and hip-hop. Although the prize is a European, in addition to the musicians of the European countries take part in it and the most outstanding performers of other countries.
Awards MTV Europe Music Awards are awarded since 1994, ceremonies are held in major cities of Europe. Since the establishment of awards host cities have already visited Berlin (1994), Paris (1995), London (1996), Rotterdam (1997), Milan (1998), Dublin (1999), Stockholm (2000), Frankfurt (2001), Barcelona (2002) and Edinburgh (2003).
At the ceremony, there are more than 20 categories in which awards are given. The order of approval of a winner is different: in determining the winners of the nominations, some part of the jury - a European "Academy MTV», consisting of more than 1000 prominent music industry figures, and the winners of the other nominations defined the spectators MTV, who have the opportunity to vote for their favorite performer. In addition, residents of many European countries every year choose the artist from his country, who have the honor to represent her at the next ceremony. For example, Russia has received such a possibility, since 2001.
Among the nominations for which are awarded prizes, includes both standard ( "best album", "best video", "Discovery of the Year", etc.), and completely new ( "Best Music Web site").
Every year since 1994, the ceremony is given a special award in the nomination «Free Your Mind», which the applicants are people who made great contribution in strengthening the spirit of freedom, the fight against racial and other prejudices and assistance to poor countries. Awards were awarded in different years as musicians (Bono from the group U2), and people who are not connected with the music. Also receiving awards some organizations (Greenpeace, Amnesty International).

Grammy is the Music Award of the American Recording Academy, has existed since 1958. Is one of the most prestigious awards in the modern music industry, which can be compared with an Oscar in cinematography.
Grammy is awarded annually in 108 categories and 30 musical genres as a result of the voting members authorized «Recording Academy». Successful and have been widely recognized artists and engineers can get the right to vote in this ballot. Among them are singers and musicians as Jon Bon Jovi, Prince, Paul Simon, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Jeff Lynne.
Most amazes me the number of nominations - 108! Probably should mention some of them.
The Big Four - four awards Grammy, considered the most prestigious:
Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist.
Alternative Music: Best Alternative Music Album
Blues: Best Traditional Blues Album, Best Contemporary Blues Album
Music for Children: Best Album for Children, Best Musical Album for Children, Best Spoken Word Album for Children
Classical Music: Best Orchestral Performance, Best Classical Vocal Performance, Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral, Best Opera Recording, Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra), Best Instrumental Soloist (s) Performance (with orchestra), Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra), Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor), Best Chamber Music Performance, Best Classical Contemporary Composition, Best Classical Album, Best Classical Crossover Album, Best New Classical Artist
Comedy: Best Comedy Album, Best Spoken Comedy Album
Writing / Arrangement: Best Instrumental Composition, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, Best Arrangement, Best Instrumental Arrangement, Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist ( s), Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices
Country: Best Male Country Vocal Performance, Best Female Country Vocal Performance, Best Country Performance, Duo or Group - Vocal or Instrumental, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, Best Country Instrumental Performance, Best Country & Western Recording, Best Country & Western Single, Best Country Song, Best Country Album, Best Bluegrass Album, Best New Country & Western Artist
Dance Music: Best Dance Recording, Best Electronic / Dance Album
There are also genres such as Folk, Gospel, Jazz, Latin Music, Musical Show, Music Video, New Age, Best Album Cover and Best Album Notes, Polka, Pop, R & B, Rap, Rock, Surround Sound and many others.

"Disco" - an abbreviation of the French word "discotheque" - disco. Translate this can be as "storage drive". And they called night-clubs what sound they were recorded on a plate (not "live", in contrast to the usual nightclubs) music. Then the word "disco" became known as the musical style with the rhythm of 100-120 beats per minute. Another important element of disco - a brilliant, cutting his eyes bright color clothes, all colored lights, mirror balls, neon flash, a very long turn-down collars, tall hair - in general, emphasized the brightness and chic all over. Primogenitor discos can be juq-box - a phonograph-automatic, loaded with two or three dozen plates, playable on the choice of when lowering the crack of small coins. At the turn of 30-40-ies such machines installed across America (and after the Second World War and in Western European countries) in cheap bars and cafes, mainly visited by young people. They had their audience, their repertoire and even its stars, it juq boxes were the main channel for the dissemination of music like rhythm and blues, and later - soul. The development of recording technology has provided absolutely incredible rise gramophone industry: they began to be issued long-playing discs, portable media players. There were special music radio station, the main tasks which have been advertising and promotion to market new music recordings and artists. Three whales gramophone industry - RCA-Victor, Columbia, Warner Brothers - have established a virtual monopoly on the production and dissemination of records with the records of popular music, and they controlled the air, organizing concert tours, fan-supported clubs, influential journals and criticism.
The first discotheque, in the modern sense of the word, appeared in New York, and they sounded mostly soul and funk records with rigid rhythmic foundation. The main distinguishing feature of disco - a uniform rhythm often accentuated blows flanks. "Classic" is recognized with a frequency rate of 120 beats per minute (which is almost twice the normal human heart rate).
The most successful numbers fell to the radio station, which increased the sales records. The record companies and producers began to focus on the special account for disco music and disco music very soon went beyond the walls of clubs and has received universal acceptance and popularity. In the second half of the 70-ies the world has swept the next dance epidemic, as has happened more than once in the past, but with one interesting difference. Until now, all any decent public dances were held under a modest, but still live orchestra or small ensemble. Now this custom is replaced by the opposite: the highest chic is to dance in a specially equipped disco recorded music with DJ in the role of the operator reproducing apparatus and the manager of the ball. Disco albums were not prolonged in time, but recorded them songs became much longer - an average of 5-6 minutes, both issued special 12-inch single containing the long version songs (8-12 minutes), designed for DJs . With stock a wide range of plates, DJ each time makes them your own mix, combining the numbers with regard to the composition, the likely tastes and even the mood of the public gathered in front of him.

For the first time the term “pop music” in English language has sounded in 1926, but the roots of pop music history goes more deeply. The immediate precursor of pop music was folk music and street songs and ballads.
Modern pop music evolved in parallel with other genres such as rock music, and not always been separated from them. In the 1950's and 1960's its most typical form of a so-called pop music played by one singer-soloist under the background accompaniment. In the U.S. pop music has been closely associated with jazz (Frank Sinatra), in France - with chanson. Much of the pop music scene in the U.S. are black performers in the genre of soul music.
The real breakthrough in pop music has been the emergence in the 1970's style "disco" and groups such as ABBA, Boney M, Bee Gees. Pop music now replaces rock 'n' roll as a major dance music in discos, and since that time dance music is one of the main trends in pop music.

The emergence of music television (in particular, channel MTV), in 1980 formed the culture videos. At this time in the U.S. there are stars such as Madonna, Prince, Whitney Houston and the French singer Mylene Farmer. On the pop music of this period influenced hip-hop, soul and rhythm-and-blues. During the 1990's and 2000's the electronic dance music (rave) added to it.
In different regions of the world has its own peculiarities connected with the combination of the rhythms of pop music and national songs. Thus, it is worth noting Latin American pop music (latina) with its many dance genres - samba, rumba, cha-cha-cha, lambada, makarena. Latina has achieved popularity in the North, thanks to performers like Kaoma, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin. Middle East pop music is unusual melodies.
Every year in the world held hundreds of festivals and contests bring out the best of the best. The most prestigious contest of American pop music, is a premium Grammy Awards. Pop music is also represented at the annual Eurovision Song Contest. To measure the popularity of other songs are compiled lists, the image and likeness of the largest national music list in the world - Billboard Hot 100 (U.S.). For example, in the UK is UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart at the same time.
In drawing up the Billboard Hot 100 recorded sales of music CDs, the popularity of songs on radio stations and sales over the Internet.
Pop music has created such a thing as a pop star - the personality, whose life attracted media attention out of touch with their musical activities. In the pop-music popularity depends not only on the ability of the musician and composer, but also factors such as appearance, sexual attractiveness, reputation, press coverage. To attract the attention of the press and the public, many pop artists and their producers are not averse provocation scandals, Engendering shock and revulsion. Thus, the producer of pop group “Tatu” Ivan Shapovalov consciously created a reputation for his wards lesbians to cause a scandal and to attract attention. The press often appear scandalous stories about musicians such as Madonna, Britney Spears and others. During that pop music is often criticized in the press advocates of other musical directions.