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The Beatles or One Direction

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Whether you like it or not boy bands make their comeback every decade. In the sixties people listened to The Beatles and in 2012 people listen to One Direction. In between you find successful boy bands such as Beastie Boys, Take That and Backstreet Boys.   You can see, not much has changed over the years especially for teenage girls. Not only are the boys pinned on every wall in teenage girls’ bedroom; they are one of the few artists who make a lot of profit out of selling albums. Concerts, albums, digital downloads, posters, t-shirts, … you name it, the boy bands sell it and make good money! For example today’s hype, One Direction released their second album within eight months in November. And their second album is just as successful as the first one. Let me put it this way: lose your electric guitar and cool drum skills, learn to dance and sing and start a boy band! If you're interested in Entertainment PR  in NYC, please con

EU Artists to Watch

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In the beginning of January the 16th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag Conference took place in Groningen, The Netherlands. The international music industry discovered new European artists; some of them might as well be the next best thing. Our top three: ·     Jake Bugg: the 20 year-old British singer-songwriter might’ve been slightly stoned but he fulfilled all his duties. He played not one but two great shows and proved that he’s worthy to be in this list. Debut album: October 12 2012 ·     Andy Burrows: former drummer of Razorlight and We Are Scientists showed the world that he doesn’t need a band to be great. His debut album is amazing and so was his performance.           Debut album: October 19 2012 ·     Palma Violets: this British indierockband is the total opposite of One Direction. After a smashing concert at Eurosonic, the music industry immediately knew they belonged in this list and everybody will know soon enough. Debut album: February 25 20