The purpose for writing these articles about music resources is to make it easier for music lovers to locate new by widely popular artists and that of small garage bands possibly just starting out. Finding fresh music to listen to on the Internet isn't always found on the largest mainstream websites, because not all artists view these corporate music sites in the same exact way. To find the music, we must go where the artist has made their music available free to the public.

In no way, is this list of free music resources a top 10 list, so please cut a brother a break in the comment section below this article. If you cannot locate your favorite music site in this list, then it is quite possibly noted in one of my other free music articles linked here below.

• Article 1 10 Free Music Sites
• Article 2 15 Free Music Sites
• Article 3 45 Free Music Sites

QTRAX Beta

Qtrax Beta is the world's first legal peer-to-peer (P2P) digital music site that offers over 25,000,000 free full-length songs that can be legally downloaded free of charge. Music lovers will be able to find popular music mainstream artists and discover a bunch of new upcoming talents, just begging to be given the chance to be heard. Build your own enormous playlist, read charts, choose a music genre that you are interested in. Artists and the website are paid through advertising revenue generated from the site advertisers.

The Collective Family

At this site music fans will find 440 artists that have joined together to make “The Free Music Argument” and they want as many people around the world to here and enjoy their music more than making piles of money. Musicians and vocalists that care about the spread of the music that they produce more than limiting the reach of their songs to only those that have the money to afford it. Music fans can support these artists with donations, to help them afford or maintain the equipment needed to continue to develop new music for you to enjoy, but donations are not required to use this site or listen to the free music.

Streema

One fantastic option that music fans have available on the Internet is radio stations broadcasting breathtakingly fresh new songs contributed by thousands of artists around the planet. At this website, you are able to listen to new music that is airing from radio stations globally. Build your own personal playlist and share the music that you have collected with friends and interact with other like-minded music fans and make new friends along with discovering new music and artists.

Kerevizli

Kerevizli is a music type search engine that makes it really easy for fans to find and discover new music and new artists simply by typing in the title or artist of the music that they wish to locate. This site allows visitors to listen to full albums and stores an amazing 12,820 albums in the database.

Bardo Music

Download free full MP3s music from new artists that you probably haven't heard of before now. Read the lyrics for each song before you download the MP3, if you so choose. There are not any advertising banners, links or pop-ups on this site and the pages download quickly even for those folks that are still using dialup Internet connections.

Sixty Second Hero

There is plenty of indie music that can be discovered here on this website. Musicians and bands upload their music on the site and listeners are allowed to listen to the music for free or add their favorite new music to their favorite social network site. Listeners have the option to purchase their favorite songs and bands have so many exciting opportunities to audition new members or audition their selves to join a band. The forum is a bulletin board for artists and listeners to discuss music or buy and sell music equipment.

iHeartMusic

This music site is geared up for the diehard music lover as it offers a wide array of news, photos, artists interviews, and free music to listen to on any of its 750+ radio stations. Users can also enter free contests, download ringtones and even checkout the lyrics that they are interested in seeing. To gain access to all of the site's features membership is required.

Download.com

Music fans will discover a large selection of artists, musicians and bands from every imaginable music genre under-the-sun on this music site. Plus, visitors can score music videos and podcasts or read reviews about new releases. There are 111,052 free MP3s available to music fans presently with new MP3s added regularly.

Beta Records

This site members can listen to free music, build customized playlists, learn about the artists, interact with other music fans, and discover more free music than they can shake a stick at. There is much more than what this description suggests, so check it out for a deeper understanding of the opportunities that this site has to offer you.

Riffin

As with all of the other music sites that are presented in this article, this website offers free music from mainly indie artists and site members can build their own personal playlists and share their discoveries or favorite songs with friends. Search for music that you are looking for, by selecting a “Title, Artist, Album, Playlist or Webjockey.

I always seem to just shrug off a random MySpace request, a flier outside a music store or someone handing me an unwanted piece of paper on the train. Unless I already am familiar with your band I have no interest in spending $10 to come see a band I have never heard of.

So how about something original? Maybe you could hand make a hundred fliers and put them on paper plates or a brown paper sack. How about giving away a t-shirt, a cd, a coffee gift card, free entry to a show, guitar picks anything that helps you stand out from the rest.

One of the best examples of unconventional marketing is a funny video promoting your myspace, webpage or an upcoming show.

Here is a prime example of originality. The band Pool of Frogs created a whole series of "bandisodes". A television sitcom like video that shows their music, their creative talents and upcoming shows.

This is one of them.

Good Luck!

(Left to right) Dan "Sorry Ladies" Cooper, Bobby "Givin' You the Lovin" Minelli, Eric "More Bass" Cherney and not pictured Jeff "Tasty Licks" Freling.

At first I didn't know what to expect from this lavishly popular group of lads. Only basing the upcoming experience from some of the shows I have witnessed that dancing, screaming, drunkenness, and the occasional sex act was bound to ensue.

The GCs first ep "The Crazy Legs Sessions" has been wildly popular amongst its fans and has been picked up by other fun loving music enthusiasts across the web. They first released " Disco Punk" one of their many songs that will take radio waves by storm also accompanied by their first rock video that is a cross between Reservoir Dogs and a quality 1970s porno.

With such great success of their first single and video they went to make another, "Rhythm and Soul" which pokes a bit of fun at a popular Los Angeles based clothing company. For this they once again team with the fellas at collective-pictures.com where they used over 3000 digital photos and put together one of the funniest and clever music videos I have ever seen.

Not to mention some other catchy tunes, "Something of Gentleman" and "You Want it From Me" to catch your ear at myspace.com/thegentelmensclubonline.

The new record, unofficially named "unzipped" is in its mastering stages and will be available to you online at the end of September 2008.

The Gentlemen's Club are currently located between Chicago, IL and London England so look out for some non stop parties in between.

The Grammy Awards or Gramophone Awards are named for small, gilded gramophone trophies which are given away annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the U.S. to appreciate the outstanding achievements of the artists, musical bands, in the record industry. Indeed, the awards which are equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) for motion movies, featuring the highest music honor to its winners.

2008 Grammy Nominees

Rehab and Back to Black, Amy Winehouse

These two songs have been documented in my article, The Best English Songs, Which Won Five Top Awards of the 50th Annual Grammies. You can listen to her song there. Amy Winehouse won five awards at the 2008 Grammy Awards (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album).

Candyman, Christina Aguilera

The song combines a gene of soul, and swing-jazz and was written by Linda Perry and Christina Aguilera. It was released as Aguilera's third studio album, Back to Basics in 2006. It was charted on major charts in Europe and parts of America. In UK alone, the single gained over 100,000 digital downloads. On January 28, 2007, its music video was filmed with the theme of 1940s World War II. “Candyman” came live on TRL and later on MTV's MakingThe Video on February 22, 2007.

1234, Feist

This Indie pop song was Feist's most successful single which was recorded in her third studio album, The Reminder. It was initially written by a Melbourne, Australia singer-songwriter, Sally Seltmann under the name of New Buffalo. The song was digitally released via iTune Music Store, and subsequently it was used extensively in an iPod nano commercial. This song was #2 at the US Hot Digital Songs, #8 in the US Hot 100, #34 at the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, #10 at the US Pop 100, #34 in the Triple J Hottest 100, #19 on the Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. By April 6, 2008, “1234” received the Juno award for Single of the Year in Calgary. Time magazine once ranked “1234” as number two out of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, while the writer, Josh Tyrangiel called the song as a masterpiece and said, “with a mixture of wisdom and exuberance that's all her own.”

2007 Grammy Nominees

Be Without You, Mary J.Blige

This is the song written by American singer-songwriter Mary J.Blige, Bryan Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, and Jason Perry for Blige's album called The Breakthrough. This song won the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song categories at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. This was also Blige most successful R&B song as it topped the Billboard chart for 75 weeks, U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 9 weeks, and has also topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.

You re Beautiful, James Blunt

This is the song co-written by British singer James Blunt, Amanda Ghost and Sasha Skarbek for Blunt's album called Back to Bedlam. This song won him an Ivor Novello Award for airplay in 2006, entered #1 in several countries, and was in the Billboard Pop 100, Adult Contemporary, Hot Digital Songs, and was in the top-10 on most major charts. With this song, Blunt received three nominations of Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year, while in the video category; he won the Best Male Video, Best Cinematography and MTV Award.

2006 Grammy Nominees

It s Like That, Mariah Carey

This song was written by Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johnta Austin, and Mariah Carey to be included in Carey's first single and tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi which was released in 2005. It was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2006 Grammy Award. “It's like that” was one of Carey most successful song as it was Carey's first platinum digital single as certified by the RIAA. This song was charted at the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay, Pop 100, Top 40 Tracks, Cadena 100 Hot List, and J-Wave Tokio Hot 100 Airplay chart. It reached the top twenty in Norway, France and Germany, and the top ten in Australia and United Kingdom.

Since U Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson

This song has a punk-pop influence in drums and guitar riffs, and was written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald. It was recorded by Kelly Clarkson as in her second single album, Breakaway in the U.S. and the first in Europe in 2004. This song was successful that it reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian airplay chart, and was charted at the Pop 100, Mainstream Top 40, Hot Dance Airplay. Clarkson received the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song at the Grammy Awards of 2006. In March 2006, over 500,000 digital downloads and over 1,800,000 downloads sold in January 2008, bringing the song to another plateau and breakthrough milestone.

2005 Grammy Nominees

You Raise Me Up, Josh Groban

This is an inspiring popular song written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland with its lyrics by a songwriter, Brendan Graham. Originally, the song was released on the 2001 Secret Garden album, “Once in a Red Moon” and sung by an Irish singer, Brian Kennedy as the commemorations of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In 2003, Josh Groban was invited to record the song which later became popular in the US. His version charted the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and he was also invited to perform it in a special NASA commemoration for the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbiadisaster atSuper Bowl XXXVIII. The song was then nominated for a 2005 Grammy award. The single was successful that it was recorded separately in Spanish by ll Divo and Paul Potts of the song entitled “Por Ti Seré" and in Japanese by Korean-American singer, Lena Park as the opening theme to the Japanese TV anime series Romeo x Juliet. “You Raise Me Up” was also included in the album of Westlife as in my article, The Best Pop Hit Song Ever.

Burn, Usher

This is a song that combines R&B and ballad genres along with some robotic noises, synthesized strings and guitar lines. It was written by an American singers-rappers and songwriters Usher, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Jermaine Dupri with its lyrics constructed in the traditional verse-chorus form. The song was released as Ursher's fourth studio album, Confessions in 2004 which topped various charts around the world. This single was certified gold for selling 500,000 units by the Recording Industry Association of America, and platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 70,000 units. Internationally, the song received very good praises from Denmark, Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Norway and Ireland.

2004 Grammy Nominees

Dance with My Father, Luther Vandross

This song is the thirteenth and final studio album by American R&B/Soul singer, Luther Vandross which was released on June, 2003 to be included in Vandross's 2003 album Dance with My Father. It was written by Richard Marx and Luther Vandross. It has also been performed by other artists like Steve Brookstein, Kellie Coffey, Celine Dion, and Tamyra Gray during the FOX TV drama Boston Public. This song won Vandross #1 at the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

I'm With You, Avril Lavigne

This is a pop rock song written by Canadian singer, Avril Lavigne and The Matrix (Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Scott Spock) and was included as Lavigne's first ballad album, Let Go. This song attained number one in Mexico, number seven in the UK, number thirteen in Canada, and number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was also used in the film Bruce Almighty and was channelled via radio and television airplay in Australia.

2003 Grammy Nominees

A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton

This is a piano-driven pop song written by Vanessa Carlton, an American singer who had her debut album Be Not Nobody recorded in 2002. This single appeared to be Carlton's breakthrough hit as it entered the top ten in the United States, France, Italy, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. It was the most successful album in Australia. All Music Guide once wrote: “as it moves from its solo piano opening to bombastic orchestral-backed choruses, the result isn't overwhelming; it's sweet, multi-layered, and appealing.”

“A Thousand Miles” was particularly popular among the U.S. troops serving in Iraq in 2003. Carlton replied, “Perhaps, "A Thousand Miles" conveys the feelings and longing and desperation that the U.S. soldier feel for their loved ones. I don't know. But whatever peace I am able to bring to the hearts of the people at war is a contribution that I am proud of.”

7 Days, Craig David

This song was written by an English R&B singer songwriter, Craig David and was recorded as his second single debut album Born to Do It. Its lyrics is about how David spend a week with a girl he met on Monday, and he felt to have a social connection with her by taking her out for a drink on Tuesday, causing him to “make love” with her on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This song has the biggest worldwide hit earning him to receive a Gold certification sale in the UK. It hit # 1 at the UK Singles Chart, #10 at the Billboard Hot 100 and hit the top ten in the U.S.

2002 Grammy Nominees

Shape of My Heart, Backstreet Boys

This song was written by Max Martin, Rami and Lisa Miskovsky. It was recorded by the American pop band as their first single album, Black & Blue which was released in October 2000. The song debuted at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #1 on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream, Hot 100 Airplay and Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for a consecutive 16 weeks, #3 on the Canadian (CHR) chart, #1 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary (AC) chart for 14 weeks. The song was also played on 170 out of 171 of the Top 40 stations in the US.

You Rock My World, Michael Jackson

This is a popular song by singer-songwriter, Michael Jackson which was included in his album, Invincible in 2001. The song was immensely successful considering its achievement at #10 on the U.S. Hot 100 and #1 in the United World Chart. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The music video for this song was found to be a premier worldwide on September, 2001 which won him a NAACP Image Award for Best Music Video.

2001 Grammy Nominees

Breathless, The Corrs

This song was co-written and produced by Shania Twain's producer and her husband, Robert John “Mutt” Lange. It was then recorded by Irish pop-rock group, The Corrs in their third studio album, In Blue which was released in 2000. The band was considered to have their breakthrough worldwide hit, when the song hit at #1 in Ireland, and topped all major international charts, giving them a status as number I in the UK.

Bye Bye Bye, NSYNC

This song was written by Andreas Carlsson, Jake Schulze, and Kristian Lundin. It was the first single by American boyband, NSYNC recorded as their second album, No String Attached in 2000. The song was said to receive two Grammy nominations of “Record of the Year” and “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.” It was debuted at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the UK Singles Chart, and charted the top ten of the Hot 100 singles chart for 12 weeks. The song won a Radio Music Radio award for Best Song of the Year, three Teen Choice Awards (Choice Single, Choice Music Video, and Song of the Summer) in 2000. A year later, it won Blockbuster Entertainment Award in the category of Favorite Single.

2000 Grammy Nominees

Baby One More Time, Britney Spears

This song was written by the Swedish music producer, Max Martix. It was recorded by a pop singer, Britney Spears, which was released as her debut single album, Baby One More Time in 1998. The song was the most successful singles as it has over 14 million copies sold since its release in 1998. When it was released in February, 1999 in the UK, it has sold over 460,000 for the first week and hit #1 in the UK Singles Chart. Hence, it was considered as the fastest selling and most successful debut single.

I Want It That Way, Backstreet Boys

This pop song was written by Andreas Carlsson and Max Martin. It was recorded by the Backstreet Boy in their 1999 album, Millennium, which was considered as the biggest hit of their signature song. It was then released on their group's biggest hit album, The Hits: Chapter One in 2001. This single broke the record of most major radio stations, reaching #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts for 14 weeks, Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart, Top 40, and peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was nominated for three Grammy awards. The song also successfully hit #1 the charts in Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Spain and Austria.

1999 Grammy Nominees

My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion

This pop song was written by James Horner and Will Jennings and was recorded in Celine Dion's album, Let's Talk About Love. In 1997, this song was selected as the theme song of the blockbuster film, Titanic. It was Celine Dion's biggest love ballad hit and the best selling singles in her musical career. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, Billboard Hot 100 Airplay for 10 weeks, 2 weeks on the Hot 100 Singles Sales and peaked at number 34 on the Japanese Oricon chart. Within a few weeks, 687,000 limited copies of the song were sold out and was certified gold in the US. It became the biggest worldwide hit when this song won her the 1997 Academy Award Best Original Song, winning 4 awards of the Grammy Awards in 1999 (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), the Golden Globe Award in 1998, Billboard Music Award for the Soundtrack Single of the Year, Japanese Gold Disc Award for the Song of the Year, Japan Record Award for the Special Achievement, Blockbuster Entertainment Award for the Favorite Song from a Movie, and lastly, Billboard Latin Award for the First English-language Song to Top Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks Chart.

Everybody, Backstreet Boy

This pop song was written by Max Martin and Denniz Pop. It was recorded as the first single for the Backstreet Boys' second international album, Backstreet's Back in 1997 and their US debut album was released in 1998. This song was the most successful for the band as it hit #2 in the charts of Austria, Germany and Switzerland, #6 in New Zealand, #3 in the UK Single Chart and in Austria, #5 in the Nerherlands, and #4 in Sweden, Norway and Finland. The singles had 2.1 million albums sold out and was certified platinum in the US.

1998 Grammy Nominees

I Believe I Can Fly, R.Kelly

This is a song that combines R&B, gospel, pop and ballad genes. It was written and sung by R&B singer, R. Kelly. This song was included in his album, I Believe I Can Fly in1998 and it was the theme song of the movie, Space Jam. The song made a breakthrough success when it hit #1 on both the UK charts and R&B Singles chart, and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and ranked #406 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, besides winning three Grammy awards. It is also a popular song during NBA games, and it is also popular to be played for many high school graduations.

Everyday Is a Winding Road, Sheryl Crow

This is a rock song written by Jeff Trott, Sheryl Crow and Brian MacLeod. It was recorded by American rock star, Sheryl Crow in her album in 1996. The song peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart, and at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was included in Prince's album in 1998, and was made used in the films of Phenomenon and Erin Brockovich.

1997 Grammy Nominees

Un-Break My Heart, Toni Braxton

This is a song that combines R&B, pop, soul and ballad genes. It was written by music impresario, Diane Warren and produced by David Foster. The ballad was recorded in Braxton's second studio album, Secrets in 1996 and it was considered as the biggest single and signature song of Braxton. The song became a success to hit #2 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and stayed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was later re-recorded by Braxton in Spanish, Regresa a Mi (which means “Come Back to Me”) in 2004, included by a popular Mexican singer Yuridia in her album Habla El Corazón, and was also recorded by a pop singer Alla Gorbacheva in the Russian album, Сердце не плачь (which means “Heart, don't cry”). Braxton became a famous first artist when she won a Grammy Award of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for this song. Her other song, You're Makin' Me High won her a Grammy Award of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. This song was included in the album, Voices from the FIFA World Cup, and was played as one of the official songs for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion

This pop song was written by Diane Warren and was released as the first single of Celine Dion in February, 1996 in the United States, Latin America, Canada, and Japan. It was produced by David Foster to be included in the film, Up Close & Personal. The song was Celine Dion's smash hit as it won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, topped the charts of Hot 100 Airplay, Hot 100 Singles Sales, Top 40 Mainstream, ARC Weekly Top 40, Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, United World Chart, Global World Chart, and the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Recurrents Chart. It has also become a worldwide hit in Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Australia, Poland and New Zealand. In 1999, a live version of this song was included in the album, A New Day….Live in Las Vegas, when Celine Dion was invited to perform her show, A New Day for as long as five nights a week at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

1996 Grammy Nominees

Let Her Cry, Hootie & the Blowfish

This is a rock song by Hootie & the Blowfish. This is their successful song that was recorded in the album, Cracked Rear View in 1994 with its lyrics telling the story of how a patient man keeps trying to tie with a relationship with an irresponsible alcoholic woman whom he falls in love. The single which was released a year later along with a music video, winning them number two on the American Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart, number four on the Australian ARIA Charts, and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also won them Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 1996 Grammy Annual Award.

You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson

This is R&B song written by R&B singer-songwriter, R. Kelly. It was released as the second single for Michael Jackson's album, HIStory-Past, Present and Future, Book I which emerged as a hit in the Billboard Hot 100. This is his third successful single after his other songs, “Black or White” and “Earth Song.” “You Are Not Alone” became the number one hits in countries like New Zealand, France, Switzerland, the U.S., Ireland and the UK. The single once broke the record on a Billboard in the U.S. It reached number one on the Hot 100 Singles chart, R&B chart, Billboard R&B Sales chart, Billboard's R&B Airplay chart for seven weeks; number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Sales chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart; and number three on the Billboard Maxi-single Sales chart.

1995 Grammy Nominees

Streets of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen

This is an Academy Award-winning rock song written and sung by American singer, Bruce Springsteen. It was recorded for the film, Philadelphia in 1993. The song is characterised by its sad, slow and mournful melody as its lyrics are about the AIDS's life. The song gained huge popularity in Europe, particularly in Germany and France. It was then included in the album, All Time Greatest Movie Songs released by Sony in 1999. The song won several awards, including Academic Awards for Best Original Song, four Grammy Awards of 1995 (Song of the Year, Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Song Written for a Motion Picture) and MTV Video Music Awards.

I ll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men

This R&B song was written by Babyface. It was a smash hit single by R&B group, Boyz II Men in 1994. It peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for as long as 14 weeks, topped the U.S. R&B chart, Adult Contemporary charts, and remained as top ten in the UK in the same year. It was certified platinum single and won them Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 1995 Grammy Annual Award, and two awards from American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Single and Favorite Pop/ Rock Single.

Amy Jade Winehouse, an English singer-songwriter, has emerged as one of the best female artist in the history of music. She was born on September 14, 1983 in the UK, but she has showed her talent in singing and writing song lyrics in her early age. Her second album "Back to Black" won her five Grammys, and it was also her first album which was successfully secured a place in the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts. When this album was released in the U.S, it has been sold for 5x platinum in the first week, and entered the seventh in the Billboard 200 album list. This album hit the U.S. market most probably due to her main song "You Know I'm No Good" which was channeled extensively via all major television networks in the U.S. Her 2007 follow-up album released on February 14, won her another award of BRIT Award. This was followed suit by her winning award of Ivor Novello Award. These awards have undoubtedly brought her a pride and fame as the best British Female Artist.

Among the new generation of female pop singers, Amy Winehouse's voice is unique. When someone listens to her songs, you will naturally think of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and other jazz veteran like The Supremes Group in the 1960s. Her voice incorporated the taste of popular singers like Lauryn Hill and Macy Gray.

From the music point of view, a 23-year-old singer who could sing with a mature attribute is rarely encountered. Her songs of "You Know I'm No Good", "He Can Only Hold Her", "Love Is A Losing Game", and "Back To Black" are some of the songs that let your nut wondering around the beauty of the art and music. Compared to other young female artist like Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse's has obviously showed a distinction to a milestone.

Her talent in singing particularly dealing with her eclectic mix of various musical genres which include jazz, R&B and soul plus her notable signature beehive hairstyle has captured media attention apart from her fans. She portrays a good attribute as a singer with her unique appearance and an intoxicating voice. She has indeed incorporated all her feelings into her music. It seems like the music has stood lively in her world. One can feel this by listening to her songs attentively. While she is a great singer, it is indeed sad to learn that she has confirmed to have developed early signs of the symptoms which could progress to emphysema in June 2008.

Below are some of Amy Winehouse's songs, keep stay tune and enjoy!

1. Rehab
   
2. You Know I'm No Good
   
3. Me & Mr. Jones
   
4. Just Friends
   
5. Back To Black
   
6. Love Is A Losing Game
   
7. Tears Dry On Their Own
   
8. Wake Up Alone
   
9. Some Unholy War
   
10. He Can Only Hold Her

 

The first single "Break Anotha" was released November and was well-received on iTunes. The song didn't do so well on the charts however. After listening to it I have to say it sounded as though it was a fill-in for the album and not something you would consider to be a first track. The music seems unbalanced. It just seems as though he threw it together within minutes and not something he worked very hard on along with his co-writers. Here are some lyrics from the song to show how silly these words really are and without good music to support it, it will not see much success:

"Baby girl like cinnamon, hot for the skin he's in
Oops! Makes you wanna sin again
Defenses start to break, it's more than you can take
Wanna get ya get ya then your heart'll break"

"He's got no shame
He's got your name
And your number
Baby now you start to wonder
What's in store
What the hell
That spell that he's g g got you under"

The video to "Break Anotha" seemed as though it was made back in the 60's.It wasn't pleasing to the eye and I couldn't wait for it to be over. Flashing Lewis in and out of the screen was simply annoying. It wasn't artistic at all.

"How Many Words" is a better song and probably should have been released first. This single was released in March and still sits outside the Billboard Hot 100. It hasn't received the kind of airplay that was anticipated. Lewis even appeared on American Idol promoting his new song. It hasn't generated much success.

Blake Lewis will be touring in September this year to continue promoting his album. Thus far the album has sold a little over 258, 000 copies. The album has done better than the singles. It has reached as high as number 32 on the Billboard charts. After the tour I do not think that "Audio Day Dream" will see much more success. His best bet is to start on creating a new album with a better choice of music and songs.

From country music to hip-hop and every music genre that has influenced a moment in a person's life, it's no doubt that music has played a major role in the lives of billions throughout the course of human existence. The role that music has served whether from the horrors of the battlefield or to the honors of the grand stage, music that is not taken lightly has the unique power to bring happiness into the grimmest of days.

1. Unsigned Band Web

   There is nothing more satisfying to a music lover, then the day that you discover a new band to rock out to. Unsigned Band Web delivers on the promise that new bands are discovered everyday, because at Unsigned Band Web visitors will be introduce to musical geniuses that have yet been signed to a major recording label and are waiting for their chance to shine before their audiences. Discover the sounds that you have been missing out on, before they were major rock stars.

2. Artist Direct

   Are you ready to rock the house down? Artists Direct is the place to visit when in the mood to listen to the likes of Hip-Hop rapper Lil Wayne to pop queen Britney Spears and everyone left in-between. Download free music or watch free music videos to reserving your concert tickets in advance with the speed and convenience found at Artists Direct each and everyday.

3. Spiral Frog

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C&N - What do you expect to accomplish with this album and what is direction of the music?

PHYNIX - I'm hoping this album will get my foot in the door… I want it to bring attention to me. Nationally, I just want one person to hear the single, hear the concept and appreciate the music.

C&N - … and the direction of the album?

PHYNIX - Well, my audience is 15-25 year old females, guys too. (The album) is danceable, it's for young people.

C&N - Gay people? Hispanic, Chinese, German people? Could an illegal alien feel good about bumpin' this?

PHYNIX - (Laughing) that's a good question. I mean, its not concentrated urban music. I'm a commercial artist, my image is commercial, we were being commercially minded when we made the album. It's for everybody.

C&N - Who produced Friday the 13th (The album).

PHYNIX - Mario Moore and Tony and Tim Hinton, I played guitar on the album, and wrote most of the album.

C&N - Is that a first for you?

PHYNIX - I've been writing for years… but this is a first (in this context). Everything I brought to the project the producers accepted. The way we work is that everybody has to agree on a song. What I brought to the project, they liked.

C&N - Why do call yourself Phynix?

PHYNIX - My grandfather passed away in 2000 and the last week he was alive I dreamed he had passed. I remember in the dream I went to visit the grave sight and I walked by it. When I looked at the headstone there was all this funny writing on it, and I saw the word Phynix. I don't know what it means, but it said P-H-Y-N-I-X. Since then, I felt something was telling me to use it.

C&N - What is album success to Phynix?

PHYNIX - To sell all the albums I ordered! (Bursts out in laughter.)

C&N - So how does a local soul artist survive in a Country music marketplace?

PHYNIX - Doing shows. If an artist can perform he or she will stay alive a lot longer than someone who can't. That's my main theory… you can sing the best in the studio, you can be the best singer in the world, but if you can't put together a solid consistent show you're going to die off.

C&N - So you think there is truth to the saying, ”If you're not appearing you're disappearing?

PHYNIX - Yes, that is completely true. For instance, if you happened to win an award for your work on an album, but then word got out that you couldn't perform well, you have nowhere to go but down. However, if your performance is great… (The opposite is true).

C&N - Is R&B dead?

PHYNIX - Yes!

C&N - Yes! Why is it dead?

PHYNIX - Because people are more concerned about what you can dance to, ring tones, what you can download. People want it right now. We're an on demand society. Nobody wants to hear, oh my girl left… they want to go to the club, so if you're not making a “Low Low” or a song like “Cyclone” or something that's not bangin' in the clubs a lot of people won't give it a ear. I mean I remember R. Kelly in 93'-94', or Boyz II Men when people (related) to the lyrics, instead of saying, “Let's fast forward through the slow stuff and get to the fast stuff.” It's in that sense that R&B is dead.

C&N - Do you believe that Jodeci's “The Show, The After party, The Hotel killed it? I mean in the sense that it was a hip-hop styled album that was a guy favorite, but a critical

dud and sold less than their previous albums.

PHYNIX - (Laughing out loud) “The Show The After party The Hotel,” I think that Jodeci fell into the changing market. I won't say that they killed it, but if that album had been like the others, just maybe, the market would be different. DeVante (Swing) was one of the best producers in the game; I'm not sure why they felt they needed to change.

C&N - Who inspires you, currently and historically?

PHYNIX - Historically I'd have to go with Prince, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. All three great singers and great performers… you don't get that much. Currently, Usher. He's always inspired me… but you know what, Rio inspires me. All the producers I worked with inspire me.

C&N - How do you defy the idea that Shannon Sanders was the last great hope for urban music in Nashville?

PHYNIX - You can't beat it. It is what it is… Shannon Sanders is a genius. The mentality of trying to do that same thing and get above him, I think is the wrong road. I do completely different music than Shannon Sanders, I'm a different performer, and I'm a totally different animal. For the most part, people say Shannon Sanders has done more for R&B than anybody around here, but I'm not going to say he's the last hope.

C&N - Does the national popularity Young Buck has help local urban artists, or is it a totally different world?

PHYNIX - A separate world. Most white people think rap and R&B coincide, but it's two separate worlds. The way things work in R&B and the way things work in rap are different, but because it's Black music there are similarities. What Young Buck has done for Nashville… all he's done is make it easier for rappers. (Maybe) It helped people from considering Nashville so white and country. I say that's the only thing Young Buck has done. He hasn't had any showcases for artists here; he hasn't done anything to help Nashville music or R&B. This is not a stab at Young Buck, but yelling “Tenn-a-key, Tenn-a-key” on records doesn't really do anything for us.

C&N - So, when is your next show? Where can fans of R&B pick up your album?

PHYNIX - Fans can get my album at Darkphynix on Snocaps. The next show is July 6th at The Place. It's a Love Noise event and there will be updated performance info on my MySpace page. So please visit!

C&N - What's on the horizon for Phynix? What's the future look like?

PHYNIX - I try to do show after show after show. I want to show myself to death! While (I'm doing shows) I'll be starting to record a second album… I want to release an album every year on Friday the 13th. That way everyone will know who's dropping on Friday the 13th!

S.O.S., an acronym for "Save Our Streets", is attempting to capture a global audience with his catchy hooks and his tantalizing flow. He has established himself overseas and has a growing fan base in Europe as well as the Netherlands. He possesses a wide range of creativity and isn't afraid to try what others might be unwilling to try.

S.O.S. truly has the work ethic and the talent to succeed at the next level. With so many prospects that have watered down Hip Hop, S.O.S. is determined to set himself apart from the rest. He continues to reinvent the meaning of the hip-hop art form by bringing something new to the game on every track he makes. With his debut solo project, Sketch of An Artist, S.O.S. introduces himself to the industry in a manner that only a veteran would. Not only is S.O.S. one of the hottest emcees today but he also half of the producing juggernaut “Taft Bombers”. He pretty much is the total package. Spits fire every time he steps up to a mic and produces his own tracks. It would be a mistake for A&R's to miss this opportunity.

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