Check out Ashley Tisdale’s latest video blog to find out more about how she chose her album title. She shares that she considered calling the album “Acting Out” before ultimately landing on Guilty Pleasure. In the end, Ashley admits that she fell in love with Guilty Pleasure because it was a much stronger title.
Head over to AshleyTisdale.com to stay up-to-date on all things Ashley Tisdale leading up to the June 16th release!
A mere two years ago, Esmée Denters was just a pancake house waitress with a webcam and a dream. An aspiring singer who fell in love with her father’s Stevie Wonder albums as a child, Esmée was 17 when she began posting videos of herself on YouTube singing her favorite hits by Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, P!ink, and Natasha Bedingfield.”I had seen all these videos of amateur singers, which gave me the idea,” she says. “I was just interested in what other people thought of my voice.” Within nine months, Esmée’s videos had racked up 21 million views, and she became the number one most-subscribed musician in the history of the popular video-sharing website.
Esmée’s clips soon caught the attention of Justin Timberlake – one of her musical idols – who was drawn to her silky, soulful voice, natural charisma and songwriting talent. He then signed her to his label Tenman Records, an imprint of Interscope, and began executive producing and co-producing the majority of her debut album. They lined up an impressive list of noted songwriters and producers to collaborate on the project including Polow Da Don (Usher, Ciara), Stargate (Rihanna, Ne-Yo), OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder (Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield), and Toby Gad (Beyoncé, Fergie). The result is an edgy, soulful pop-R&B set that Esmée says truly reflects who she is as a person.
Relatability was something that was important to Esmée on her debut outing, which is why she was thrilled for the opportunity to co-write the majority of the songs. Her first single, “Outta Here,” sends a message of female empowerment through a hybrid of urban beats, pop lyrics and rock attitude. Sneak a peek into the studio to learn more about the Dutch beauty when she recorded the track with Justin Timberlake and Polow Da Don.
The All-American Rejects have just released their video for the emotionally vibrant track “Wind Blows.” Directed by Rich Lee (Fergie, Dashboard Confessional) the video carries the viewer cinematically through a beautiful relationship that ends at the perfect time. “Wind Blows” is the second single from When The World Comes DownMove Along.
Actress Scheana Marie has talked about her relationship with musician John Mayer and said he’s not her “boyfriend” but they have been hanging out.
The 23-year-old revealed she met Mayer, 31, last year when he was still dating actress Jennifer Aniston, 40, but chatted again after they split.
She told Young Hollywood: “I work at the Grand Havana Room in Beverly Hills and he had his birthday party there last year. I happen to be the lucky girl who got to work it. When I met him he was with Jennifer. She was so sweet.”
Marie said she met up with Mayer again this year when he made a return to the club after his split with Aniston.
She said: “He came back into the club. We kind of talked. He’s not my boyfriend, we’re hanging out. You can leave it to the imagination. We have a good time… that’s all. I love his personality and I just love that he’s funny.”
Asked if Mayer is a good kisser, she said: “He has really nice lips.”
