R&N - 01/10/09 - OnSmash Saturday

music for today:

It's Bobby, Thomas, Drew, David, & Jayk, also known as Varsity Fanclub. Technically, they're not entirely new, but they're not huge yet. They're a group based in Los Angeles, who want to take on the music world. They remind me of N*Sync (from the dance moves) & 98 Degrees (from the music). Their influences include Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Craig David, Boyz 2 Men, and Guns and Roses.


Their single "FutureLove" became a hit on several Top 40 stations and on Radio Disney, which is across the nation. They performed on a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with that song. I enjoyed it. It's a sweet love song. watch the official video HERE.

Varsity Fanclub's album was set to be released this Tuesday. However, Capitol Records and VFC want the timing to be right. Read their blog about it. Latest news is that they're mentioned in TeenVogue's February 2009 issue.

at PopStar magazine in August. sing a-Capella
(starts singing @ :25)

You can call the boys: (323) 622-8101
Their videos of them chilling or skits are on YouTube.
myspace.com/varsityfanclub
on Facebook
of course, learn more about them on their official website (Varsityfanclub.com)

and closing with a random VFC video. haha

Freestylin' with Varsity Fanclub

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~*Hermione*

R&N - 12/04/08 - Evening News Pt. 2

Recent Updates on Upcoming bands

Exactly a week ago, people in the United States, like me, celebrated Thanksgiving. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Now this Thanksgiving was very special for multiple reasons.

Long Island band, Push Play, made their first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performance. They announced this around March or so of this year on 1 of their live chats... & the day finally came. If you were watching CBS @ 10:25 ET/CT, you saw them appear on the HESS truck float. If you were watching NBC @ 10:45 ET/CT, you saw them appear on the HESS truck float AND sing their new song "Covergirl." I blogged about them in June. Congrats, guys!

While I'm talking about the Macy's parade, I'll mention a band I have not written about... yet. A group called Varsity Fanclub performed their hit single "Future Love" (available on iTunes) on another float in the parade. I quite loved it.

Push Play on the Hess truck float
(courtesy Shine-On Media)

If you watched the Dallas football game, you would have seen Demi Lovato, who recently turned 16, sing the national anthem. What an honor for her! She grew up in the Dallas area, and her mother used to be a cheerleader for the Cowboys. That girl has a beautiful voice. You go, girl! Her debut album "Don't Forget" is amazing. She wrote songs and also co-wrote some with the Jonas Brothers. Buy it if you haven't already. Demi's next show will be at the Wiltern in Los Angeles @ 8pm.

"Star Spangled Banner" sung by Demi Lovato (Thanksgiving)

Also, New Jersey band, Honor Society, traveled to the Texas Stadium to perform a free tail gate show, including Meet & Greets. Michael, Alex, Andrew, & Jason recently did 3 shows on the west coast, opening for their friends, the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. "Don't Close the Book" turned into a duet with the Jonas Brothers that amazed everyone. The gentlemen of Honor Society are nominated 2x on musiqtone.com's Musiqwards. So use all your votes & help them win "Indie Artist of the Year" & "Indie Song of the Year" for "See U in the Dark." If you're already friends with them on myspace, be sure to add your local street teams. It helps a lot. Read more about them in my June article.

R&N - 12/26/07 - December FAQ

Hey folks,

Over the past month, I have been looking up all the questions you guys have been asking on this webpage as well as on Facebook. Join the group, if you haven't already... I've decided to have a day where I'll answer some of the questions for you... If you have any other questions on your favorite artists, just email me or leave comments, (Yes, I actually try to answer them for you guys)

Here goes:

Ciara - Who did Ciara spend Thanksgiving with?


From what I've heard, Ciara spent Thanksgiving with 50 Cent in Eastern Europe... Can't be sure since she hasn't admitted it yet, but that's the rumor...

Birdman - Did Birdman's wife get arrested and who is she?


Honestly, I know I posted this a minute ago, but Birdman says he's NOT Married... The reason I believe it... Brittany Williams, the "wife" is 18! Unless Birdman is a certified pedophile with his 30-something year old self. I don't think that it was his wife. I know y'all seen some interesting pics of that girl, but I don't think Birdman would actually have his wife work (the poll... and I don't mean elections) in those kinds of clubs... He say's he's got 100 Million Dollars, right? Anywayz, I'm done with that story, lol.

Diddy - Is Diddy Marrying Kim Porter?


Man, I would have bet money, but after this whole Cassie situation, I dunno, lol. I'm just hoping that the Cassie situation (Diddy fighting over Cassie in a club) is JUST a rumor, and the Diddy/Kim Porter rumor is true, lol. I haven't heard anything official yet, though. I'll let y'all know...

Timbaland - Is He Married?


As far as I know, he is engaged to his publicist, but no wedding date set yet...

That's all for this month's FAQ's. Y'all keep askin, and I'm a keep havin' more to say. :-p

UPDATE: Just to let you know, if you're feeling the work we put in on here, feel free to join the Music Forecast Facebook group. This gives you access to more of the latest news as well as free merchandise giveaways... Check it out.

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AB

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R&N - 11/21/07

Hey folks,

Saigon - Saigon Speaks!



Check out this vid. I'm hearing he's retiring from the game... The politics of the game too much for him... But for the most part, this dude is talking about the whole Mobb Deep / Saigon beef... Sounds like some Ja Rule/50 Cent type stuff, lol. Just not as serious... If you don't know Saigon, but listen to rap, I suggest you update your rap catalog, heheh. Anywayz,

50 Cent & Ciara - Thanksgiving Together?!


I wonder if this is for real... Rumor is, 50 Cent is promoting his Curtis album in Eastern Europe... And Ciara is comin' with him... Not to perform, but just as a companion...?! For real?! Is she gonna be spending Thanksgiving with dude?!

Other thing is, is that I also heard her birthday came around this year, and 50 bought her a brand new whip I think it was a red Maserati! Y'all know those cars ain't no joke... I heard when Ciara turned 22, he set up 22 parties for her around the US! That's ballin! Anywayz, we'll see...

Anywayz, Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow from everybody at MF 3.0! :-D

P.S. - Please believe we have some surprises for you guys in the up and coming weeks. And PLEASE VOTE for my page. Registration only takes 30 seconds. Check for yourself.

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AB