Grammy winning, platinum-selling singer P!nk, will soon return to radio airwaves with her newest single, "So What." The anthemic song is the lead single from her fifth and still untitled album, coming Tuesday October 27. "So What" will hit the airwaves in early August and will be available for sale online in mid-August.

"So What" was co-written by P!nk and produced by Max Martin, who successfully collaborated with her on her #1 hits, "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand." Meyers is also set to direct the video for "So What." P!nk previously worked with him on the videos for "U + Ur Hand" and "Stupid Girls," which earned an MTV Video Music Award for "Best Pop Video."

Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (who's real name is Alecia Moore) has been widely hailed as a fearlessly talented singer/songwriter, and the Pennsylvania native's genre-defying creative risk-taking has propelled her to global stardom. To date, she has sold 22 million albums worldwide.

Official website: www.click2music.ca/gopink

To mark the release of their new album, 'Parallel Play', veteran Canadian rockers Sloan performed in Toronto as part of Live @ Orange from Tattoo Rock Parlour, presented by inMusic.ca.

Originally taped in front of a live audience, the performance is now available online. Check out inMusic.ca for 6 live songs, including the new single "Believe In Me".

Click here for more information on Sloan, including the official "Believe In Me" video and how to purchase 'Parallel Play'.

Official website: vikrecordings.com/sloan

Justin Timberlake's 'FutureSex/LoveShow', the HBO broadcast of his 2007 world tour in support of his album 'FutureSex/LoveSounds', has earned him two Emmy Nominations! The show was nominated for Outstanding Picture Editing as well as Outstanding Technical Direction. Congratulations to Justin and the entire 'FutureSex/LoveShow' tour! The Emmy Awards will air Sunday, September 21 on ABC. FutureSex/LoveShow is available on DVD. Get it Here! For more information and a full list of nominees, visit http://www.emmys.tv/

It has also been announced that Justin will perform at this year's 5th anniversary 'Fashion Rocks' - the event where music meets fashion! The show airs Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 9:00pm EST on CBS. Proceeds from the event will benefit Stand Up To Cancer. For more information, visit fashionrockslive.com.

Official website: justintimberlake.com

Clear your calendars or set your recorders! The Ting Tings, everyone's favourite indie-pop duo will be appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien this Monday July 28.

Jules de Martino and Katie White of The Ting Tings unleash their distinctive brand of fun, kooky, cool electro pop in their debut release 'We Started Nothing', available now. Dubbed the "Sonny and Cher of Salford", North England, The Ting Tings have undoubtedly started something with their infectious, outrageous first singles "Great DJ", "That's Not My Name" and "Shut Up And Let Me Go".

Catch the show on NBC at 12:35am EST, or check your local listings for more information.

Official website: www.thetingtings.com

Somewhere between touring incessantly and impressing everyone from David Letterman to Rolling Stone, the Black Kids managed to fit in some time to launch their debut full length, 'Partie Traumatic,' out today.

Produced by ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, 'Partie Traumatic' is a collection of ten intelligent and energetic pop songs that Spin.com says "is sure to leave fingerprints on the repeat button across the indie-rock realm."

"Black Kids make catchy, tightly executed songs that put a memorable stamp on pop's classic themes," said Pitchfork. With comparisons to The Cure and Belle and Sebastian, The Black Kids wasted no time proving their effective mix of new wave meets modern pop. They got their start in 2007, when they launched a free EP through MySpace, entitled "Wizard of Ahhhs". The buzz quickly spiraled the group of siblings and friends from the online world to the stages of Coachella and BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. Their single, 'I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You" debuted at #11 in the UK, and is gaining traction in Canada now.

The rising indie pop stars and starlets will be hitting up select cities in Canada in support of the release. Check out the dates below, and don't forget to catch them on "Late Show With David Letterman" (July 24), "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (July 30) and KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" (July 28).

Dates:
MONTREAL, QC: Cabaret Music Hall, Oct 4
TORONTO, ON: Mod Club, Oct 5
VANCOUVER, BC: Richards on Richards, Oct 11

A release date of Tuesday September 30, 2008 has been set for the release of 'Way To Normal', the new album from Ben Folds. Produced by Dennis Herring (Elvis Costello, Modest Mouse, The Hives), 'Way To Normal' will be Folds' third solo effort since the break up of the Ben Folds Five in 2000.

Ben Folds, known for the last 15 years by his piano-pounding pandemonium and irony-laced lyrics, is joined on 'Way to Normal' by long-time bassist Jared Reynolds and drummer Sam Smith. Indie pop heroine Regina Spektor also lends her voice to the album's first single, "You Don't Know Me". "We were just having a good time," Folds says about making the album. "This was the most fun I've ever had recording."

Folds has been performing at a number of summer festivals lately, including Bonnaroo in Tennessee, where he premiered the new songs "Free Coffee", "Errant Dog" and "Hiroshima". "The songs have been getting a great reaction," Folds says. "It makes me look forward to having a new album out there because it's been a while. This feels like a really free period in my life and I'm really enjoying it."

He recently down with Paste Magazine to talk about touring and the new album. You can check out the interview here.

Official website: www.benfolds.com

Award-winning French singer Garou recently sat down with Stu Jeffries at Toronto's EZRock 97.3 for an interview and acoustic performance. He tells us the truth about Garou, and about the choice to make his first English Album, 'Piece Of My Soul'.

Click here to check out the interview and acoustic versions of "Stand Up", "Take A Piece Of My Soul", and "Heaven's Table".

With his French language albums, Garou has sold over 5 million records worldwide. Now, he is proving himself to English Canada with "Piece of My Soul", which entered the Canadian album sales charts at #2.

Official Site: http://www.garouland.com

You may already know John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness from BBCs Doctor Who and Torchwood television series, or as an acting coach and judge on both the UK and Canadian versions of the reality show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Now, Barrowman is showing us "Another Side", with an album full of classic songs.

Now available in Canada, "Another Side" features 13 memorable tracks, ranging from Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time to Elton John's Your Song. Though predominantly pop, the tracks cross a wide variety of genres, and were all chosen based on personal meanings or connections with John.

"For those who only maybe know me from television," John said, "I'd like them to discover another side of me."

The track listing for "Another Side" is:
1. All Out Of Love
2. You're So Vain
3. She's Always A Woman
4. Time After Time
5. Weekend In New England
6. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
7. If You Leave Me Now
8. Your Song
9. Please Remember Me
10. Heaven
11. Being Alive
12. Feeling Good
13. All By Myself

Official Site: www.johnbarrowman.com

Hot on the tails of her smash hit "Bleeding Love", the newest single from Leona Lewis's debut album Spirit, is receiving smashing reviews! Check out the latest review of "Better in Time" from Billboard magazine HERE, and don't forget to watch the video!

Official website: www.leonalewismusic.co.uk

Last week, Katie White and Jules de Martino of UK pop sensation The Ting Tings stopped by BBC 1's Live Lounge. The duo performed their hit single "Shut up and Let Me Go" and a great cover of the Gossip's "Standing in the Way of Control".

You can watch the performance, including an interview with band, on the BBC web site now!

Official website: www.thetingtings.com

Jessica Simpson will release her highly anticipated debut country album, Do You Know?, September 9, 2008. Produced by Brett James and John Shanks, Simpson co-wrote all but three of the tracks featured on the disc, including her current Top 25 hit single, "Come On Over." Log onto www.jessicasimpson.com to preview the video.

Simpson is certainly ready to come on over to country music. Recorded in Nashville, TN, this album gives listeners an inside look into the real Jessica Simpson. "Every single song is a piece of my heart ... who I am," comments Simpson. "I'm not what everybody thinks that I am. Believe it or not, I'm a simple country girl. I might buy expensive shoes," she laughs, "But, I'm definitely a simple country girl and this album will hopefully give people a sense of who Jessica is again."

Helping share Simpson's story is none other than country legend Dolly Parton who lends her powerful vocals to the title track, "Do You Know." Parton wrote this record just for Simpson. "It's such a great song," comments Simpson. "I'm so blessed to be able to sing with her on it ... she is so much a part of me finding myself as an artist."

Simpson will be giving country fans a preview of her new music as she hits the road this summer, playing select fairs and festivals including a stop at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, on August 28.

Official website: www.jessicasimpson.com/

Head on over to www.jessicasimpson.com this afternoon to check out the world premiere of "Come on Over", the first single off of Jessica's upcoming country album, Do You Know? (available September 9!) In the meantime, check out this 30 second preview.

"Come on Over" debuted so well at radio that Jessica is now the "Highest Charting Debut Solo Artist" in the history of the Billboard Country Singles Chart. While a country album may seem surprising to some, it was a natural move for Jessica.

"I am a country girl," she told Billboard. "I grew up in Texas, and country music was what I listened to. I always wanted to make a country album, but I wanted to wait until the time was right."

The single for "Come on Over" is available now. For more information visit her site.

Official website: www.jessicasimpson.com/

This coming Monday, July 14th will be the world premiere of Crash Parallel's new video "Rain Delays". Shot in Toronto, the video was directed by Juno and MMVA winner Sean Michael Turrell, who has also directed videos for stars like Sum 41, Billy Talent, Tegan and Sara and more. Later today there will a "teaser" version of the video on the band's Myspace.

The video beautifully portrays the powerful introspective themes within the song, which you can get a sneak peek of by visiting the Behind the Scenes preview, featuring an interview with singer Tim Edwards, on eTalk eXtended. You can also check out photos from the video shoot by visiting the bands Facebook page.

"Rain Delays" is the follow up single to their Top 10 radio hit "World We Know", off of their debut album of the same name. The band, which often draws comparisons to artists like The Fray and Coldplay, spent 4 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Charts upon the release of World We Know, which is available now. Check out Crash Parallel's page for more information.

ETalk airs Monday night on CTV at 7pm EST. For more information, check your local listings.

R&B star Usher Raymond and his baby boy are looking great on the cover of Essence Magazine's August issue. Usher sat down with actor and author Hill Harper for a great interview, where he discusses topics like being a father and the effects it has had on his music.

"I started making 'Here I Stand' before I had my son and before I was married. It was a deliberate choice to make music with substance, not just about the things that we're accustomed to-music about being the celebrity, the player, or having the car, the girl and the bling."

You can pick up the issue in stores now, or visit www.essence.com to check out the exclusive. Here I Stand, which debuted at #1 in Canada, is available now. Check out Usher's page for my info.

Official website: www.usherworld.com

Live Nation and the Gillett Entertainment Group have announced that illScarlett has been added as special guest performers on Avril Lavigne's "Best Damn Tour."

The Mississauga, Ontario band is about to celebrate 1 year since the release of their debut full length, All Day With It, featuring their successful singles "Nothing Special" and "Life of a Soldier."

Avril Lavigne is on tour promoting her third album "The Best Damn Thing", which has been certified 4x Platinum in Canada.

illScarlett will appear on the following dates:

8/8/08 Harbour Station Saint John, NB
8/9/08 Moncton Coliseum Complex Moncton, NB
8/10/08 Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, NS
8/12/08 Mile One Stadium St. Johns, NL
8/13/08 Mile One Stadium St. John's, NL

For tickets and more information visit www.livenation.com.

Official website: www.illscarlett.com

Indiscover.net is giving one lucky fan and a friend a chance to fly to Chicago, IL for Lollapalooza 2008! Not only does the prize include weekend passes to the event, but you'll also be hooked up with 4 nights of hotel accommodation in downtown Chicago, and the chance to hang with MGMT!

Considered by many to be the summer's most anticipated festival, Lollapalooza will feature 3 days worth of performance by superstars like The Ting Tings, Black Kids, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Mark Ronson, Nicole Atkins and many more.

Check out http://viplollapalooza.sympatico.ca/ for more info on how to win!

As Zaki Ibrahim lands back in Toronto upon the completion of some performances in the UK, it's clear that the rising Soul/R&B star has a busy summer ahead of her.

While she's been selling out shows in Toronto on a regular basis, her music has been reaching far beyond her home since the release of her EP Eclectica (Episodes in Purple). While in the UK, she performed in Birmingham and Manchester for the Bass Festival, and at Trafalgar Square in London for a Canada Day event put on by CBC.

The versatile songstress will also be performing at the Montreal Jazz Festival on July 4 before taking off to New York. In Queens, she'll perform with renowned producer King Britt, who remixed the track "Money" for the Eclectica release. This is just the beginning of the impressive list of appearances Zaki will be making this summer. Check out the dates below for a glimpse at where she is headed over the next few months:

July 4: Montreal Jazz Festivel (Bell Groove Stage)
July 11: Queens, NY- Turntables on the Hudson w King Britt
July 12: Brooklyn, NY- Hip Hop Festival
July 17: Vancouver, BC- The Media Club w Kinnie Starr
July 18: Surrey, BC- Fusion Festival
July 20: Crawford Bay, BC- Starbelly Jam Music Festival
July 25: London ON- Salt Lounge
July 31: Ottawa, ON- CME Trust Fundraiser with Tumi & DJ Loqenz @ Babylon
Aug 9: Cambridge, ON- Rock the Mill
Aug 16: Toronto ON- Harbourfront Centre (Sirius Stage)
Aug 19: San Francisco, CA- iTunes Showcase

Official website: www.myspace.com/zakiibrahim

On Friday June 27, Leona Lewis performed for around 27 000 people in London, UK to celebrate the birthday of Nelson Mandela. The concert, which was attended by about 27 000 people, served as a benefit for 46664- a charity organization working to raise awareness and support the fight against the global epidemic of HIV/AIDs.

Leona took some time to talk to the people at 46664 about the performance, Nelson Mandela, and the charity. You can watch the interview here.

www.46664.com also has clips from the event, and you can stream it live July 2nd or July 18th at 8:30pm EST.

Official website: www.leonalewismusic.co.uk

The 2008 BET Awards kicked off on June 24th with a "high-energy start" according to Associated Press, with Usher performing "Love in The Club" from his #1 debuting album "Here I Stand". Usher, however, wasn't the only one to rock what was being called the Super Bowl of Award Shows.

Other stunning performances included T-Pain, Alicia Keys, and Chris Brown; all of whom went home with awards in hand. Chris Brown and Alicia Keys took the awards for Best Male and Female R&B Artists of the year, while T-Pain, who led the nominations with a total of 5, won best collaboration alongside Kayne West for the song "Good Life". Raheem DeVaughn was awarded the BETJ award, while UGK took home Best Group and Video of the Year for their song "International Players Anthem" with Outkast.

Congratulations to all the winners! Check out http://www.bet.com/specials/betawards08/ for more highlights from the 2008 BET Awards.

Official website: www.usherworld.com
Official website: aliciakeys.com
Official website: www.chrisbrownworld.com

It had been 15 years since the last time Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen hit the stage, but the wait, it seems, was well worth it. Described by the Toronto Star as "breathtaking", Cohen played 4 packed shows in Toronto as an official kick off to a tour to his 2008 tour.

Cohen, who many consider to be one of the most influential songwriters and poets of all time, received impressive reviews across the board. Rolling Stone summed up his third night in Toronto by saying "Cohen poured everything he had into a stunning performance."

"For over 2 1/2 hours on Friday night at the Sony Centre," wrote the Toronto Sun, "Leonard Cohen was our man... The Montreal poet-singer-songwriter easily seduced a sold-out crowd during the first of four back-to-back shows."

He is currently performing at the Montreal Jazz Festival through to June 25th, and then visits Europe for 19 mostly sold out shows. Visit his official site for tour dates and information.

Official website: www.leonardcohen.com