Tween Music

Favorite 2009 CD - 78violet Aly & AJ

2009-12-22T10:18:00.003-07:00

My favorite CD for 2009 was 78violet, Aly and AJ. Terrific CD promised for both the summer and fall release. Let's see, it's been HOW many years since they toured? Funny how fast the public forgets you when you aren't touring - ask Britney.

Taylor Swift may have received last award In 21st Century's first decade

2009-12-21T10:33:00.004-07:00

Little more than 10 days left in the year. Taylor Swift may have tapped out her last award for the 21st Century's first decade. Miley who?
Taylor Swift voted AP entertainer of the year

ZZ Top Billy Gibbons Is he 59 or 60 today? Tweens owe much to him

2009-12-16T06:59:00.006-07:00

Some sources list him as born in 1949, others 1950. Ah, to be one of the pillars of Rock N Roll. Tweens owe a lot to Gibbons who started his career more than 40 years ago.

Even cell phone cameras Love Selena Gomez

2009-12-14T20:37:00.001-07:00

Selena Gomez show I missed in Tempe Post your opinion

2009-12-14T20:26:00.002-07:00

Who's the HOTTEST Tween Music Queen?

2009-12-14T19:04:00.009-07:00

Vanessa Hudgens turns 21 today Love that voice Rumor of marriage in 2010

2009-12-14T06:02:00.003-07:00

Statutory rape charges for Taylor Swift On her 20th birthday?

2009-12-13T14:35:00.008-07:00

The guy who once slept with Linda Rondstadt, California Attorney General Jerry Brown, is pretty lax on enforcing statutory rape laws.

X17Online reports Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner spent the night together at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Taylor Lautner is 17! That makes it statutory rape under California law if it's true.

California penal code: 261.5. (a) Unlawful sexual intercourse is an act of sexual

intercourse accomplished with a person who is not the spouse of the
perpetrator, if the person is a minor.

 For the purposes of this section, a "minor" is a person
 under the age of 18 years and an "adult" is a person 
who is at least 18 years of age.

This from AgeOfConsent.com:


WHY SO MUCH ATTENTION TO STATUTORY RAPE?

California has the highest teen birth rate in the U.S.

Every 8 minutes, a teenager in California has a baby.

3 of 4 births to High School girls are fathered by adults.

Men over 25 account for twice as many teen births as
boys under 18 years old.

The Average Age difference between the teen victim and the adult
defendant in cases filed by the District Attorney is 7years 9months.

Men over 20 are responsible for 5 times as many births among
junior high school girls.

In California almost 70% of teen births are fathered by adult men.

On an average California day 76 teenage girls, 17 & younger,
will give birth.

In Stanislaus County over 6% of teenage girls will give birth
in any given year.

In 1993 1,572 births in California were to mothers 14 years or younger.

The rate of sexually transmitted disease among teenage girls is
twice that of teenage boys.

This all translates into a tremendous drain in our welfare
and medical resources statewide.

AFDC and Medi-Cal costs for 1 teen pregnancy, birth and
1st year support is $10,000.

Total costs for teen births to those 17 and younger
in 1993 for California were $140 million.

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Spread the word that all reports of statutory rape are being
evaluated and in appropriate cases charges are being filed.

You can report any knowledge of Statutory Rape to local
Law Enforcement or to the District
Attorney's Statutory Rape Vertical Prosecution Unit.

Could you play San Juan, PR 18 hours After being on stage with Stevie Wonder At Nokia? Jonas Brothers will Final show for Jo Bros?

2009-12-13T07:17:00.003-07:00

Taylor Swift Happy 20th birthday Reigning queen of entertainment

2009-12-13T05:44:00.003-07:00

Shares birthday with country stars John Anderson and Randy Owen (Alabama); Ted Nugent, Aime Lee of Evanescence, Jamie Foxx, Jeff Baxter (Doobie Brothers/Steely Dan), Tom Verlaine (Television), Tom DeLonge (Blink182), Morris Day (The Time) and Matt Deis (The Remains).

Trouble in Selena Gomez land No publicity for Tempe show Disney public relations machine atrocious

2009-12-11T14:44:00.006-07:00

Selena Gomez plays Tempe Sunday, but you wouldn't know it if you lived in Arizona. Hollywood Records Matt Brandt decided to "pass" on allowing this site, in the top 5% of all blogs worldwide, into the show. To my knowledge, there was no radio or news print before the show, other than the usual short listings of upcoming shows.

My experience was seven calls to Disney. I got the Florida theme park, I got the Disney Anaheim theme park. When I asked for Hollywood Records, the operator transferred me to some guy in "records management," which maintains the files for Disney.

Finally got hold of Matt Brant, who I spoke to Nov. 13, and he said they were passing on publicity. Good luck, Selena. Shows why no Disney artists were in Billboard's Hot 100 for the decade and all the aspiring stars I speak with at conferences and conventions say they want to avoid Disney like the plague. I didn't understand until now.

Tween music not in decade top 20 Disney tops out at #44 Taylor Swift at #53 & 56 Where's Miley Cyrus?

2009-12-11T04:56:00.004-07:00

Won't mention what band had the top CD for the 21st Century's first decade. It is too horrific and says volumes about how bad music was - almost as bad as the '90s.

Tween music didn't show up until Avril Lavigne hit #21 with Let Go. P!nk hit #38 with M!ssundazstood.

Disney didn't make the chart until #44 with, drum roll please, High School Musical - how fitting.

Taylor Swift, who's rise to power only really came in the last year, was #53 and #56 with Fearless. She beat the original Tween queen Hilary Duff who came in at #80 with Metamorphosis. Britney Spears didn't crack until #81 with ...Baby One More Time.

Where's Miley? The first Hannah Montana soundtrack came in at #84 (Volume 2 at #112). Way behind Gretchen Wilson who came in #57 with Here for the Party. Yet Cyrus' Breakout didn't even chart - even Joe did, but not Cyrus, unless I missed it. Also, may have missed it, but Hannah Montana nor Cyrus never charted on the hot singles (100) of the Aughts. I'm sure both Miley & Hilary are crying all the way to the bank about not being in decades Hot 100. Colbie Caillat made it!

Nick Jonas & Administration Highest debut on Hot 100 Billboard charts #73 More proof end of Tween music

2009-12-10T12:34:00.004-07:00

Guess who debuted highest on Billboard's Hot 100 chart today? It's the Jonas formerly known as Brother (take off on his backup band, The Administration, which were part of Prince's New Power Generation).

Here's some advice for Nick. Follow Eric Burdon, Greg Allman and others, like Prince, who had a host of backing bands. You've delved into country - how about a Willie Nelson & sort of thing. Nick Jonas & Taylor Swift, Nick Jonas & Gloriana. Okay, I'm done; that's the extent of knowledge of country stars unless you throw in Crystal Gale, Billy Ray Cyrus or Asleep at the Wheel.

Who I am reached #73 - and it was the highest debut on the Hot 100. Pitiful. End of Tween music.

Did John Mayer put another notch in his belt with Taylor Swift

2009-12-09T12:56:00.004-07:00

Just discovered the lyrics to Superstar by Taylor Swift on the Platinum Edition of Fearless. She sang Forever and Always about Joe Jonas. Yet when I read Superstar Lyrics, I see John Mayer all over it. They performed together in May, 2009.

Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston, The Pizza Girl from the Jonas Brothers TV show. Who hasn't this guy been with?

You played in bars, you play guitar
And I'm invisible and everyone knows who you are
And you'll never see, you sing me to sleep
Every night from the radio

So dim that spotlight, tell me things like
I can't take my eyes off of you
I'm no one special, just another wide-eyed girl
Who's desperately in love with you
Give me a photograph to hang on my wall
Superstar
Sweet, sweet superstar
Superstar

More Christmas music from bands I love

2009-12-06T09:44:00.002-07:00

Where have I seen this guy before? Justin Bieber or old Aaron Carter outtakes?

2009-12-03T21:37:00.002-07:00

Happy 28 birthday That's Britney (Spears) beeatch "You're older than my mother"

2009-12-02T08:01:00.004-07:00

Last chance to see Jonas Brothers in 2009 Possibly ever with Nick What happens in San Juan Stays in San Juan

2009-11-30T19:39:00.004-07:00

The same day Selena Gomez plays Tempe, Arizona, and yes, her PR team has ignored all requests from this blog, you can catch the final 2009 show of the Jonas Brothers tour in San Juan, P.R. Maybe the last show ever with Nick.

While you're at it, enjoy a Major League Beisbol (Baseball) game, watching your favorite U.S. diamond stars.

On Dec. 13, JBs play the Coliseo, or Coliseum, of San Juan. Playoffs for the Puerto Rican league is Dec. 11.

The JBs love sports. Maybe they'll be smart enough to play in a MLB game while in Puerto Rico. Say hi to my friends Mario & Pieto, Joe, Kevin & Nick. Went to college with Mario.

Nick Jonas & Administration Opening act announced Diane Birch

2009-11-30T18:12:00.003-07:00

Nick Jonas & Administration Winter tour schedule Goodbye Kevin & Joe Remember, it was a winter tour that killed Buddy Holly

2009-11-30T18:02:00.006-07:00

January 2 Dallas, TX House of Blues - On sale 12/5 at 10 AM

January 4 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium - On sale 12/5 at 10 AM

January 6 Washington, DC Warner Theater - On sale 12/5 at 10 AM

January 7 New York, NY Beacon Theater - On sale 12/5 at 11 AM

January 9 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theater - On sale 12/12 at 10 AM

January 12 Boston, MA Orpheum Theater - On sale 12/12 at 10 AM

January 16 Detroit, MI Fox Theater - On sale 12/12 at 10 AM

January 17 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theater - On sale 12/5 at 12 PM

January 19 St. Louis, MO The Pageant - On sale 12/12 at 11 AM

January 20 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom - On sale 12/12 at 10 AM

January 21 Minneapolis, MN State Theater - On sale 12/11 at 12 PM

January 23 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre - On sale 12/12 at 10 AM

January 26 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern - On sale 12/12 at 10 AM

January 30 Berkeley, CA Zellerbach Auditorium - On sale 12/12 at 12 PM

In case you didn't get the memo Taylor Swift in the studio New CD on its way?

2009-11-30T10:49:00.004-07:00

Hmm.. Could Taylor Swift be spending her holidays - before she kicks off her 2010 tour - recording a new CD? Let's check her Twitter - taylorswift13 If I had a dime for every time my producer and I blurt out the same thing at the same time, followed by an awkward,uncoordinated high five..

How to kill your career when you turn 17 Record Santa Claus is Coming to Town A mistake Taylor Swift never made

2009-11-28T18:31:00.003-07:00

Colbie Caillat releases Christmas song Putting Swiing into the Holidays

2009-11-28T11:29:00.004-07:00

Save yourself some $$$ this year. Forget the Viagra or Cialas. Put on Colbie Caillat's Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas. What a voice.

Consumer alert Don't pay expensive prices for Taylor Swift Sounds of the Season Holiday Collection

2009-11-28T11:18:00.004-07:00

Don't pay those expensive prices on Taylor Swift's EP Sounds of the Season/Holiday Collection. It is #20 this week on Billboard's Top 200 albums. You can get it at Target for $6.99.

Originally released in 2007, it was a collectors item. Target smartly re-issued it this year due to Swift stealing Miley Cyrus' capability to turn everything she touches into gold. I know, Miley who?

Nick to Kevin & Joe We're not Hanson Future of Jonas Brothers band

2009-11-28T08:52:00.008-07:00

My daughter came up with Nick Jonas' answer to Kevin and Joe when they ask about the future of the Jonas Brothers band - We're not Hanson. Perfect answer if Nick thinks about it!

If Joe and Kevin want a Jonas Brothers band, Frankie better learn how to play piano, guitar and drums.