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Sampling Coldplay’s “Paradise”, rapper Brenton Brown really blew me away with his version which will appear on “The Brenton Brown Affair”, tentatively scheduled for release in March.

Ladies & Gentleman, Neon Hitch would like you to know that she can “Fuck U Betta.” The electric Benny Blanco produced track is the first official single off Neon’s debut album Beg, Borrow and Steal, which will be out later this year. Hot stuff.

Ryan Tedder, lead singer/songwriter/producer of the multi-platinum selling band OneRepublic has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. Capping off a year where OneRepublic has topped the charts, Tedder was recognized by The Recording Academy as the nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards were announced in a live broadcast on CBS this week.
Tedder received a Grammy nod in two categories: Album of the Year for Adele’s “21,” which he co-wrote and produced the song “Rumour Has It” and co-wrote “Turning Tables,” as well as a nomination for Producer of the Year Non-Classical for his work with Adele, Beyonce, Cobra Starship, Colbie Caillat, Gavin DeGraw, Jennifer Hudson and Demi Lovato.
OneRepublic also kicked off the holiday season with a brand new song called “Christmas Without You” which features cover art

Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Vol. 181 – Hosted By Sean Paul @duttypaul | Mixed by @djrobdineromia

Area codes can define an entire region; that’s no secret in the world of music where artists take pride in representing their hometown. And as Alex Christie, musically known as Alex 242, readies herself for her forthcoming debut, she is set to dial America into an area code many may not be familiar with. “[242 is] my area code,” says the Bahamian native, “I’m proud of it and I grew up there… I want everyone to know I’m from the Bahamas.”

Wale and Diplo are so proud of their hot new track “Slight Work” that they decided on Twitter to leak it. “Slight Work,” which is on Wale’s Ambition (album drops on Tuesday, 11/1/11), features Big Sean and was produced by Diplo, who premiered the track yesterday on his Facebook.

Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Vol. 177 – Hosted By Cyhi Da Prynce @CyhiThePrynce

Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Vol. 175 – Hosted By J. Cole @JCOLEnc | Mixed by @djnoodles

Our friends from TheNext2Shine.com created the #Discover mixtape which features the hottest newcomers right now. Definitely a great collection for you to check out right now!

#Discovery Mixtape – TheNext2Shine.com by thenext2shine

“You Made Me Change My Number,” featuring a hot verse from the one and only Snoop Dogg and produced by Grammy nominated duo “Da Internz” (Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz) is the debut single from Urban/Pop new comer A.M.X.