Madonna world tour becomes the highest grosser...

Queen of Pop Madonna's Sticky and Sweet world tour is said to have made the highest amount ever earned by a solo artist grossing at 408 million dollars, revealed promoters Live Nation.

Madge, 51, had played her last gig on September 2 in Israel, after performing in 32 countries.

And she is said to have broken her own record, set by her Confessions tour, which was named the all-time top in 2006, after it made 194 million dollars.

"She is absolutely one of the great performers of all time ," the BBC quoted Arthur Fogel, from Live Nation, as saying.

"That this tour will take its place as the second highest grossing tour in the history of our business says it all," he added.

The Rolling Stone s' Bigger Bang tour, which ran from 2005 to 2007, is the highest grossing tour of all time, with an earning of 558 million dollars.

Madonna played 85 shows, and even set an attendance record for the biggest crowds in history in Zurich, Switzerland, where she drew 72,000 fans.

And in Helsinki, Finland, Madonna sold more than 85,000 tickets, making it the biggest single show by an artist in history in Scandinavia.

Madonna's Music Video

Madonna`s Hot New Video
Madonna always done a great job for her fans, Another really good video of her new music release and she looks great in this video....

"Falling Down" Music Video Premiere

Selena Gomez and the Scene's Music Video "Fallin Down" Premiere

DISNEY CHANNEL TO PRESENT WORLD PREMIERE OF SELENA GOMEZ AND THE SCENE'S MUSIC VIDEO "FALLING DOWN," FRIDAY, AUGUST 28.

--"Falling Down," the First Single from Gomez's Solo Recording Debut, to Premiere Friday, August 21 on Radio Disney--

Disney Channel will present the world premiere of Selena Gomez and The Scene's first music video, "Falling Down," from their upcoming debut album, "Kiss & Tell," FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 following the premiere of "Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie." "Falling Down," the band's first single, will debut as a Radio Disney Planet Premiere FRIDAY, AUGUST 21.

The music video for the energetic pop-rock song was directed by Chris Dooley (Jewel "Stand," The Scissor Sisters "Land of a Thousand Words") and features Gomez and her four member all-guy band on a black circular stage rocking out in front of a large projection of patterned animated images towering in the background. "Falling Down" was written by Ted Bruner, Trey Vittetoe and Gina Shock.

Gomez's freshman album "Kiss & Tell" releases worldwide Tuesday, September 29 on Hollywood Records. "Falling Down" will be available as a digital single on iTunes August 25.

New Music Today

What to Download: New Music Today
Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download.

So hot right now: We all need pop music to lighten up our iPods every now and then, and that's what Cobra Starship is here to do. With song titles like "Pete Wentz Is the Only Reason We're Famous," it's clear that these guys aren't taking themselves — or anything — too seriously. They may not be the next big thing as far as muscianship goes, but their Summer anthem, "Good Girls Go Bad," is pretty damn catchy. Plus, it features Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester, giving us a taste of what her upcoming album may sound like.

From one mess to another: Erika Jayne makes her album debut with Pretty Mess, but her songs have proved chart-friendly on the Billboard dance charts. While most of the tracks are highly danceable (see: "Everybody Wants Some") Jayne slows it down just a bit with the album's title track and gets a little sentimental on us with "Without You." Jayne has been compared to Madonna, though I'm getting more of a Kylie Minogue vibe. Her electronic dance album just might be perfect for the club scene or a late-night party in your living room.
One more album to download if you read more.

That country twang: Country star George Strait is still going strong with the release of his 26th album. Twang features top country hit "Living for the Night," which Strait co-wrote with his son, Bubba. My favorite is probably the spunky "Same Kind of Crazy" because the lyric "she's the same kind of crazy as me" makes me smile. Strait released his first album 28 years ago, so check this out if you're into the tried and true of the music industry.

Akon to compose music for 2010 football world cup

WASHINGTON - R ‘n’ B musician Akon has landed an incredibly lucrative deal, as he has been asked to make music for the forthcoming 2010 football world cup.

The ‘Birthmark’ hitmaker has been roped in to record a theme song for the football world cup event, which will take place in South Africa next year, and oversee performances throughout the tournament.
Akon is thrilled about the offer and is working hard on his music.

Akon revealed that he was honoured to get hired to direct the music for a big event like forthcoming football world cup.
“I’ve been hired as musical director for the World Cup. I will be overseeing the World Cup anthem and music at the ceremonies and I’m off to South Africa this week for meetings. I love soccer, so it’s a great honour,” Contactmusic quoted him as saying. (ANI)