Awesome Album Alert! Dirty Loops – “Loopified”

Meet Jonah Nilsson (vocals/keyboards), Henrik Linder (bass), and Aron Mellergardh (drums), aka the Dirty Loops. This Swedish trio started out as a cover band on YouTube, and after being discovered by producer Andreas Carlsson (Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood), have blown up huge in Japan; their debut single “Hit Me” went to #1 there, beating out Pharrell’s “Happy” and Idina Menzel’s “Let It Go”. They will be spreading their explosive pop/rock/dance music to Europe and the U.S. with the release of their debut album Loopified on August 19th. Get the inside scoop on this awesome album now!

Kerli – Love Is Dead

A track by track review of the new album by Estonian artist Kerli! Buy it now in stores and on itunes.com. 1. Love Is Dead A sad love song that torments the listener by telling a tale everyone has gone through. Kerli’s vocals on the track are reminiscent of Dolores O’Riordan from The Cranberries. 2.

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Hairspray – The Motion Picture Soundtrack

“Hairspray” the movie hits theatres July 20th, but the beat won’t stop there. With a fun, star studded soundtrack backing the musical, the beat rolls on through the summer. Every track tells a story, and not just about the Turnbladt family, or about the Corny Collins Show, but memories from real life. First crushes, coming

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JoJo Takes The High Road

“Too Little Too Late” maybe the title of JoJo’s new single, but it’s definitely so much to look forward to on her new album. The follow up album The High Road is set to release October 17th, but StarShine was able to get the inside scoop in advance. “It’s still in the R&B/Pop vein,” JoJo

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Album Spotlight: “What’s Left of Me” – Nick Lachey

Through pain, fear and a broken heart emerges twelve beautiful songs that we will see as what’s left of Nick Lachey. However, there’s obviously much more to this talented man than viewers of “Newlyweds” saw as Jessica’s husband. Though Lachey’s career started about a decade ago, it was overshadowed by his marriage and now divorce.

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