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Kool And The Gang With Dan.Featuring The Great Disco Horn Bands This Week

mcgrath7 — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:52:06 +0000

Dan from Saturday Night Disco Fever with his buddies Kool And The Gang one of the featured Horn Bands this week,we start at 8pst!

Let’s Hear It For The Horns On Saturday Night Disco Fever!

mcgrath7 — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:26:48 +0000

We love the great horn bands this week in the disco spotlight with Dan! We will feature Earth,Wind and Fire,Kool and the Gang,K.C. and the Sunshine Band,A.W.B. and so many more! All the great disco horns this week starting at 8! Don’t be tardy for the party!

Friday Means Hyatt Time With Dan!

mcgrath7 — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:10:30 +0000

As always Dan and his Morning Coffee broadcasts live from the spectacular Hyatt Grand Champions,Indian Wells 8a-10a. This week more on the P.S. Smooth Jazz Festival for Hanson House! Tower of Power will be checking in plus a great Agua Serena Spa giveaway valued at $141.00! See you there”

Adam Lambert Discusses His New Album And Bruno Mars’ Hair

Michael T. — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:18:32 +0000

Trespassing, the much anticipated second album from Adam Lambert was released yesterday.

It took a little longer than the expected March release, but Adam said it was well worth it.

“We had to do some last minute work on the album. [We] worked on some new songs and had to extend the release date a little bit but I think the fans will not be disappointed,” Lambert told Mix 96.5/Houston.

Currently atop the iTunes chart, Lambert expressed his excitement on Twitter yesterday.

Wow!! #Trespassing is sitting nice and high on the itunes chart! What a great sight to wake-up to! Thank you all for checking it out!!

— Adam Lambert (@adamlambert) May 15, 2012

One of the new tracks, “Never Close Our Eyes” was co-written by Bruno Mars. “It was the first time we worked together and he’s fantastic. He’s so talented and really down to earth and cool and humble. He’s a really nice guy,” Adam said.

And who wins the hair competition? “[Bruno's] hair is higher. I saw him at the AMA’s and I looked at him and said ‘your hair is higher than mine! Bastard!’”

Adam has been busy promoting his new album and will perform tomorrow night on American Idol.

- Blake Hayes Mix 96.5/Houston

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Whitney Houston To Be Honored At Billboard Awards

Michael T. — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:42:54 +0000

Whitney Houston is gone but certainly not forgotten. This Sunday, friends and family will honor the singer’s chart-topping legacy at the Billboard Music Awards.

Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina will make a special appearance to accept the show’s Millennium Award in her late mother’s honor, while John Legend and Jordin Sparks will perform a tribute. Sparks recently worked with Whitney, playing her daughter in the upcoming remake of Sparkle, due out August 17. The singer’s sister-in-law, Pat Houston, who recently signed the family up for a reality series, will also be on hand.

Houston has ruled the charts throughout her career and is the only artist to ever have seven consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She also holds the record for the highest selling soundtrack in history with 1992′s The Bodyguard, which sold over 42 million copies worldwide. Her rendition of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” spent 14-weeks at number one in 1993 to become the biggest single in pop music history.

But Houston isn’t the only one being honored this weekend. With 32 number one singles throughout his nearly 50 year career, Stevie Wonder has earned himself the Icon Award. Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson and Katy Perry, who will premiere her new song “Wide Awake,” are also scheduled to perform at this year’s show.

-Shannon Carlin, CBS Local

Paul McCartney Performs Free Concert For 200k in Mexico City

Michael T. — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:27:41 +0000

Even with Paul McCartney‘s 70th birthday approaching next month the ex-Beatles bassist isn’t slowing down one bit. Sir Paul performed in front of 200,000 people at Mexico City’s historic central square, The Zolcalo, for the final performance of his Latin American tour.

During the performance Paul was joined on stage by a traditional Mexican mariachi band to sing the Beatles’ hit “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” The crowd went crazy for the performance. The concert, which was free, was sponsored by the Mexico City mayor’s office. People camped out overnight in anticipation to see the former mop-topper.

“It was quite emotional and exciting that people who might not be able to afford to come to our shows could come to this. It was like Beatlemania all over again,” said McCartney according to Hello Magazine.

“When you visit places that you don’t often come to, like South America, they’ve been saving up the excitement so when you get there they let it all go,” he went on to say.

McCartney performed two nights before the free event for 70,000 people at Azteca Stadium.

-Garret Heinrich 98.7KLUV

10 Places Katy Perry Should Vacation

jlazo002 — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:18:51 +0000

“I swear, after this song, I’m taking a f******* vacation,” Katy Perry told the world after she collected an award for Artist of the Year at the NARM Music Awards last week. She’s pushing out “Wide Awake,” which she’ll perform at the Billboard Music Awards this Sunday night. And once that’s done, where should Katy Perry take some much needed time off?

Obviously not anywhere her ex Russell Brand is, so that knocks London (where he lives), India (where they got hitched), Thailand (where they vacationed) and L.A. (where he’s hosting the MTV Movie Awards) off of the list. And she’s already been to beaches in Mexico and Hawaii — so we wanted to suggest some off the beaten path holiday spots for the pop star.

1. Machu Picchu, Peru

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The seat of ancient Inca civilization is hard to get to — it is high up in the Peruvian Andes. You can hike up to it, going from jungle to sierra peaks. Once you’re at the top, in the city of Machu Picchu, the views are something to never forget. The inspiration and ingenuity that went into building this famous walled city would surely provide Katy with some interesting new, “E.T.”-esque song ideas.

2. Geysir and Blue Lagoon hot springs, Iceland
Actually, a trip to any of Iceland’s hot springs would be relaxing and rejuvenating. Geysir is a spectacle — it’s the oldest hot spring in Iceland and is believed to have started spouting in the 13th century. It tosses up rocks and water to a height of 60 meters.

Blue Lagoon, on the other hand, is a tourist destination geothermal spa outside of Reykjavik. The lagoon waters are mineral-rich and warm because they are part of a lava formation. It offers a slew of spa treatments for high end skin pampering. As someone who suffered from acne, Katy might find the Silica mud treatment especially helpful.

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3. Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
Oh come on now. Katy Perry is more than camp enough to love Dollywood. If she’s worried about overexposure or just wants to get away from civilization, there’s no better place to hide out than a cabin in the Smokey Mountains.

4. Napa Valley, California

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After working as long and hard as Katy has, maybe the woman just wants a nice bottle of wine. It’s easily accomplished with a trip up to wine country. Plus she can play it first class all the way, with several of the best new hotels in the U.S. popping up in the area over the last few years.

5. Manchester, England

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Why? Because it is the home of the Smiths. Katy has long been a fan of the cult band, and even met Morrissey through her ex. She told Q magazine that her favorite Smiths song is “Cemetry Gates,” so she could go explore the site of the gruesome Moor Murders that inspired the track. She could also stop by the Salford Lads Club, the location of the cover shoot for their legendary album The Queen Is Dead (incidentally, it’s the album her previously mentioned favorite song is on). And of course there is the Smiths first practice space, the BBC broadcast building where they performed, the former location of the famous Hacienda club where the Smiths along with Joy Division, New Order, and the Happy Mondays played, and tons more. The whole town is absolutely seeped in Smiths memorabilia. As an added bonus, the Manchester City players just became the English Premiere League soccer champions. So if Katy has any interest in becoming a WAG, that’s the hot team to look to.

6. North Pole Expedition Cruise

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Talk about seeing something you’ve never seen. This cruise goes through the polar ice cap in the Arctic Ocean. Passengers get to walk on the North Pole. Since the polar ice cap has been shrinking for the last 30 years, we should all be lucky enough to see it while we can. On Teenage Dream Katy was inspired by “California Gurls.” Perhaps on her next album she can be inspired by snow owls and arctic foxes. If she goes in the summer, she could experience the midnight sun — which is visible 24 hours a day in that part of the world.

7. Roswell, New Mexico

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We are talking about the lady who sang “E.T.” — why not vacation in the American home of an alleged alien invasion? Plus the 2012 Roswell UFO Festival kicks off at the end of June. They’ll have speakers, authors, bands, and lots of extraterrestrial memorabilia. Sounds at least as fun as Coachella.

8. Route 66

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There is a lot of weird stuff to see and do if you drive from one end of the famous Route 66 to the other. We’d suggest Katy get a mobile home full of her favorite friends and road food together, then plan to drive from Santa Monica to Chicago. There’s the Arizona meteor crater; the home of the original hot dog, the Crazy Dog Drive-in, in Springfield, IL; the Wigwam Motel in San Bernadino, CA, where you can sleep in your own teepee; and Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX. As a bonus, she’d be literally going off the map: Route 66 is not on any current U.S. road maps.

9. The $1 Million Dollar Travel Package, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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It’s an insanely extravagant package, but if you’ve got the money to vacation this way why not. In addition to staying at the five-star Emirates Palace hotel for 7 days, the million dollar vacation includes: a driver and your own Maybach at your disposal; a private jet to Iran to create your own Persian carpet; a private jet day-trip to Behrain for a “pearl deep sea experience;” and daily spa treatments.

10. Juliet’s House, Verona, Italy

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If you’ve got love problems, the best place to go is Juliet’s House in Verona. You can leave a note for Juliet, to have it answered by the volunteer secretaries of Verona. If that isn’t cathartic enough, Katy can eat some of the world’s greatest pizza, gnocchi, polenta, fresh fish, pandoro, grappa and Baci di Giulietta (Juliet’s Kisses).

-Courtney E. Smith, CBS Local

Mariah Carey Shows off ‘Dem Babies’

jlazo002 — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:08:26 +0000

Mariah Carey can’t stop talking about “dem babies” of hers! Last month, the proud mama celebrated little Monroe and Moroccan’s first birthdays in Paris and now she’s created a website specifically dedicated to showing the twins off. All in the name of a good cause, of course.

The happy parents have created their own brag book at dembabies.com. “We are so elated to finally be able to show you come pictures of the beloved additions to our family,” Carey and husband, Nick Cannon wrote on the site. “We deliberated for so long and how to reveal the first pictures of our babies to the world. We just didn’t want to do the typical thing and display them in a tabloid (not that there’s anything wrong with that).”

For instance, new mom Jessica Simpson just sold little Maxwell Drew’s picture for a cool $800 thousand to People.

Carey instead decided to release the photos herself with all proceeds going to The Fresh Air Fund’s Camp Mariah. The pictures themselves are a page right out of the family photo album with shots of the little tykes all dressed up and playing with their birthday gifts, which includes a toy piano and mini Ferrari.

While in Paris, Carey and Cannon also celebrated their 4-year wedding anniversary by renewing their vows for the fourth time.

Watch Mariah’s adventures in the City of Lights below.

-Shannon Carlin, CBS Local

Britney Spears Wants To Be In Great Shape For “The X Factor”

jlazo002 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:53:10 +0000

Yesterday it was officially announced that Britney Spears and Demi Lovato will become the new judges on the The X Factor. When Simon Cowell asked Britney to share her feelings about being on the show this season, she said she was “excited,” but her demeanor showed no signs of enthusiasm.

Earlier this morning, Perez Hilton chatted with B96/Chicago about the new X Factor cast and Britney’s plans for herself.

“Britney showed up at an event in New York City yesterday to officially announce that she was joining the show, and there was a moment when Simon Cowell gave her the opportunity to speak, and she was very brief. She spoke for about 10 seconds and said ‘Back to you Simon.’ It was obviously scripted for her, and I was a little concerned,” Perez reported.

Brit knows that this is a huge gig, so she wants to look her best and maintain good health while on the show. Perez revealed, “Britney is determined now to get in better shape now that she’s going to be on X Factor full-time. One of her demands is that her her dressing room is filled with healthy stuff like prunes and figs.”

This opportunity is positive for Britney, and singing competition TV shows have proven to bring stars like Jennifer Lopez back into the spotlight and help their new music and tours become more successful.

What does does Perez think about her abilities as a judge? When discussing Howard Stern’s debut on America’s Got Talent last night, he said “I think that he’ll do a much better job that Briney Spears is going to on X Factor.”

-Danielle Clasing, B96 Chicago