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A Soulful Noise

Eric Roberson Bubbles On Billboard Charts

Major congratulations are in order for SoulBounce fave Eric Roberson who has landed on not one but two Billboard charts. He announced the good news on his blog this week and no one could be happier for him than us...

Butta  |  10/22/2009 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation

What Michael Jackson Records Are You Buying?

It's already been established many times over that the biggest-selling albums these past couple of weeks are Michael Jackson albums. The King of Pop is ruling the charts, as he did during his peak and as he well should. But,...

nOvaMatic  |  07/07/2009 at 5:00 PM  |  Comments (30)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Media Watch

Maxwell Covers 'Billboard'

Gasp. Swoon. Rinse. Repeat. Maxwell, in all of his glorious glory, covers the June 27th edition of Billboard magazine as his long-awaited return BLACKsummers'night hits stores in a couple weeks. Between the action shot of Max channeling Smokey, Sam,...

Butta  |  06/19/2009 at 5:30 PM  |  Comments (38)  |  Permalink

Industry & Culture

How Can the Music Industry Save Its Ass?

We understand, painfully, that the music industry is first and foremost a business. Art typically comes dead last in the traditional label structure. BBC News recently published a report entitled "Music Industry Scrambles for Cash," which basically points out that...

nOvaMatic  |  01/21/2009 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

Industry & Culture

What? Billboard Isn't That Accurate? Get Out.

Though many people still listen to terrestrial radio, maybe even prefer to do so, it's clear that internet radio and social networking sites with music components have been on the rise for years now. Keeping this in mind, it's always...

Ro  |  11/20/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Industry & Culture

Billboard Honored 'Women In Music,' But Wait--

This past Friday, Billboard honored Women in Music with a special breakfast held at the Hotel St. Regis in New York. The Ciara "Women of the Year" nod spread across the Internet quickly, eliciting a fair amount of rage, confusion...

nOvaMatic  |  10/27/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

A Soulful Noise, Media Watch

Robin Thicke is Ready for 'Something Else,' and So Are We

Robin Thicke gets a lot of attention here at SoulBounce, and with good reason. He is one of those artists helping to expand the common perception of who a soul musician is and what contemporary soul music should sound like....

Ro  |  08/29/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (22)  |  Permalink

Video SoulBounce

JD Gets all Kanye-Like on Usher's Behalf

You might want to turn down your speakers if you're at work watching this. In the following hilarious clip, Jermaine Dupri cuts a fool because Usher has to "share" a Billboard magazine cover with recent SESAC Award winner Danja. According...

nOvaMatic  |  05/13/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Media Watch, The Interwebs

So Someone Really Loves the New Alicia Keys Song

Ok, so some of us hated on Alicia Keys' most recent single and video "No One", but there's always a silver lining? Or cheerleader? Stan? Whatever the case, this bright young lady has her video review posted over at Billboard.com's...

nOvaMatic  |  10/09/2007 at 7:10 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink