http://hotmusicnews.net Tuning in on the latest and the best. Wed, 14 May 2008 18:45:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you have always had the dream of being the next American Idol and would love an opportunity to broadcast your talents on the show, then you have come to the right place for that information. In case you didn't know, some of these American Idol contestants were just ... http://hotmusicnews.net/american-idol-advantage/ By Tyler Hensley In 1974, a little-known band from the Topeka, Kansas area signed with Kirshner Records and recorded their debut, self-titled album, Kansas. Thanks to good marketing by the Kirshner label and a fair amount of airtime on new album-oriented rock FM radio stations, Kansas quickly became quite popular. ... http://hotmusicnews.net/kansas-more-than-just-arena-rock/ By Lee Griffith What do you do when you can play an entire song quite well and at a nice, even tempo--except for one little sticky part? There is that one chord change that slows you down--or one note in that bass run you just can't stretch your finger quickly enough ... http://hotmusicnews.net/guitar-lesson-getting-through-those-sticky-parts-simplify/ By CJ Carroll So much has happened to Britney Spears in the past year - almost too much for a fan to keep up with! She's removed some seemingly bad influences from her life and returned to her roots. So much so, in fact, that she recently returned to her hometown to ... http://hotmusicnews.net/top-3-reasons-2008-will-be-great-for-britney/ By Hannah Quinn How to write lyrics is one of those ephemeral subjects. Some teachers utilize poetry forms but really, the two - poems and songs - are not the same thing. That's not to say that lyrics and poems can never be swapped, or used first one way and then ... http://hotmusicnews.net/write-lyrics-simple-the-how-to-write-lyrics-beginners-guide/