The sixth American Idol, Jordin Sparks, has released her second album Battlefield is now available.  The first single “Battlefield” is already getting a ton of airplay so I’m sure she’ll sell a lot of copies. 
From what I’ve heard (read my full review on Idol Stalker), this is better than her first album, Tattoo, so she’s moving in the right direction.  I feel like they gave her some better songs but it still falls short of what she’s capable of. 
Aside from the title track, the ones that stood out to me were “Walking on Snow,” “It Takes More,” “Emergency …read more

Women in music are proving that they are a force to be reckoned with this year and if you’re looking at creating a playlist that is fueled by female artists, I’d like to share some of my picks.  I know that not all of these are all-girl bands but a strong female lead singer makes all the difference!
The Black Eyed Peas are enjoying a lot of success right now and, at the time of this writing, their two most recent singles “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” are sitting on the #1 and #2 spots on Billboard’s Hot …read more

The American Music Awards aired last night and for once, the women dominated the festivities.
Alicia Keys took home two awards, one for favorite pop/rock album and another for favorite soul/R&B album. Rihanna received awards for favorite female artist in the pop/rock and R&B categories, Jordin Sparks won favorite female adult contemporary artist, as did Taylor Swift for country music; while Carrie Underwood took home the award for favorite country album. The two special awards went to Mariah Carey and Annie Lennox who received an honorary award and a Award of Merit respectively.
The performances of the night were touch and go; …read more