These days, Robin Thicke, the 36-year-old son of TV stars Alan Thicke and Gloria Loring, is best known for his hit single “Blurred Lines” and its accompanying nude-models video.īut most fans probably don’t know Thicke started his career 20 years ago, at age 16, when a four-song demo by his group, As One, worked its way into the hands of R&B singer Brian McKnight.Īnd new fans also don’t know Thicke penned early hits for Christina Aguilera (“When You Put Your Hands on Me”), Brandy (“Love Is On My Side”), Mya (“No Tears on My Pillow”) and McKnight (“Anyway”).
“Demi” is a mixed bag, referencing songs by Katy Perry (“Fire Starter”) and Miley Cyrus (“Made in the USA”) but branching out with rap (“Really Don’t Care”). The 21-year-old singer is moving into adulthood, but still clings to the teen-pop styles that made her famous on previous releases “Don’t Forget,” “Here We Go Again” and “Unbroken.” in Camden to perform songs from her fourth CD “Demi” (she also appears March 7 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford).
On Saturday, Lovato comes to the Susquehanna Bank Center at 1 Harbour Blvd. Shortly thereafter, Fox TV canceled “X Factor” due to poor ratings. In doing so, she not only held her own against Cowell’s constant barbs, she showed poise, intellect and a knowledge of song craft and performing.Įarlier this year, Lovato gave notice to Cowell she would not return to the show, since she was undertaking a national tour. Great career move: Pop singer/TV star Demi Lovato jumped at the chance to be a judge on Cowell’s “X Factor” for two seasons, in order to raise her visibility among older music listeners. Information: 97.īad career move: Simon Cowell turned down $100 million for one year’s work on Fox TV to stay on as an “American Idol” judge and instead opted to bring his British TV show “The X Factor” stateside and run it.Īs of a couple of weeks ago, his “X Factor” show was canceled by the network and he is long gone from “Idol.” He still owns the hit summer show “America’s Got Talent,” though. Show time at the Prudential Center: 7:30 p.m. Show time at the Wells Fargo Center: 6:30 p.m. The recording industry ranks him as the 12th-best-selling album artist, while the Billboard charts show him to be the No. His latest CD is last year’s “Love Is Everything,” which has spawned the singles “Give It All We Got Tonight” and “I Believe.”Īnd even though this is the final leg of Strait’s tour, he can look back on 70 million albums sold, 13 multi-platinum certified discs, 33 platinum and 38 gold albums … so far. The good news for future Strait fans is the country legend will keep on recording. My favorites? “All My Ex’s Live in Texas,” “Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind” and “Blue Clear Sky.” 1 hits through 2009, so fans will have their own preferences. His biggest country hits, which started coming in 1981 and continue to this day, are “Love Without End, Amen,” “One Night at a Time,” “I’ve Come to Expect It From You,” “Write This Down” and “Check Yes or No.” Still, Strait has racked up an impressive number of chart hits, more than 100 on Billboard’s country chart and some 20 on the magazine’s pop chart. He turns 62 in May, but that certainly isn’t old for a country music star. Strait is on his two-year “The Cowboy Rides Away Tour,” claimed to be his last. in Philadelphia (the country singer also performs Saturday at the Prudential Center at 165 Mulberry St. One concert that isn’t yet sold out - but should be - is a George Strait show Friday at the Wells Fargo Center at 3601 S. Not in 20,000-seat venues, mind you, but this is a start, with no tickets available for concerts by Ron Pope, Band of Horses, Los Lobos, Bring Me the Horizon and Austin Mahone. This week, more shows than usual have sold out. If it is true the music business is all about trends, then things may be looking up this year.
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