Vote For VV on VH1 !!

Calling all teamers..

VV Brown is going head to head with Rihanna, Usher, and others on VH1's TOP 20 Countdown. Support our girl and vote like mad! Maybe there's a shark in the water... maybe it's you. .. Only way to be fierce and take out the competition is to vote so make a difference, and make it count. Let's creep up on this countdown like an awesome shark attack and show VH1 who's boss =)

Click the image to be taken to the VSpot Top 20 voting page...Let's do this!

Miss America & California Gurls..

Saving Abel's newest album "Miss America" is coming out less than a month away ! Five. Six. Seven. EIGHT! What day do you appreciate? JUNE 8th! Mark your calendars boys and girls. This album is sure to be an awesome spectacle of ... Sign-up for the sharethis project and win an official Nascar Hall of Fame racing jacket.

In fact, sign-up and check out all of the new projects for this month.



And get a head start on building your summer playlist with Katy Perry's "California Gurls." featuring Snoop Dogg. This delicious POPsicle of a song is sure to blasting out of west coast beach houses, top down cars, and poolside until the leaves start falling... SUMMER. IS. NOW! It will be available on iTunes TOMORROWWWWWWW. .. 5/11 Update .. click the picture to buy it on iTunes NOWWWWWW =) That is all lol

Last Thursday, JB and Grace met up with our boys from Green River Ordinance at their show at the Troubadour. Their minds were COMPLETELY blown away by the raw live talent that went down... especially by the stripped down version of "On Your Own." We'll upload a video of their performance soon for those of you who couldn't make it to the tour.



Lastly, to add to that summer playlist (because we know you already have Lolene's RICH, SKYE's 17, and VV's Shark In The Water on it *wink*wink*) .. download a FREE track from one of our newest artists, RUNNER RUNNER. This bag of poprocks will keep the party going so get it, and share it here while you can: http://shar.es/m6rm3

Halfway through May! Can you believe it?! Summer sun and fun is just getting started. .. hehe

We Don't Stand A Chance.. on the road

AM TAXI just started their tour last week with The Spill Canvas and Tyler Hilton. Keep an eye out for these guys in your town. The show has already had great reviews, and our boys are definitely on the rise! Warped Tour is going to go off with them on board this summer !! Check out their new video teaser here for a taste of what you'd be getting or missing.



And what does one of Britain's greatest talent have to do with the opera ?! In case you didn't know, the Gorillaz are collaborating with Watchmen writer Alan Moore on an OPERA! .. something about the girl who created the concept of the British empire. Hmm.. would you watch it? Stylo and Plastic Beach are still hitting hard on the charts so download while it's hot if ya haven't yet!

Last Wednesday was my (Grace =)) birthday at the office, and as always, the street team knows how to do it up! Being the resident 'tweenie' Cheli baby bieberfied my entire desk... I had those puppy dog eyes staring at me from above and all around.. only took 5 minutes to get creeped out haha. Brad has an amazing hook-up at The Griddle Cafe on Sunset so we set off for red velvet pancakes for lunch. The guy is so VIP that we ended up in a private room in the back with free pitchers of some bubbly OJ while Tyson Ritter and the AAR guys were out front trying to play it cool in the corner. You can't top a lunch outting like the one we had.. We were all definitely had food babies and comas afterward. Running back to the office was out of the question.



Thankfully we've got Runner Runner to keep us in shape. I'm so stoked about this new band. I've seen them about a million times opening for other acts in the past year and am super thrilled to be on team RR. It's SO OBVIOUS that these boys would come in first in a photo-finish. Listen to a snippet of "shooting stars" while they prep for their latest shoot.



People around here still seem to be sick.. probably allergies from the crazy cali weather changes.. still so unpredictable! Our earthquake pool is still going though we all thought for sure Mark would win the jerky and relief kit last week. Is it bad to actually want to experience the sh-sh-shaking in the tower? I guess we're all a bit sick haha.. speaking of.. Jared Leto is still sicky..
perhaps needs some gummi vitabears mmm. Be sure to wish him well. We sure do. Get better Jared !!

Lastly, we finally heard a sliver of Katy's new music, and you're going to eat this shizzzz up this summer. Expect to get a taste of the delicious poprocks she's concocted this May! Over the weekend she won two awards at the Pop ASCAP awards, and she'll only go up from here.


Buckle up.. this summer is going to be a wild ride fo sho =)

Shark In The CoacHELLA Water

Last Friday the amazing V.V. Brown stopped by the tower to perform songs off of her upcoming album, "Traveling Like The Light." All of the Coachella left-behinds were blown away by her true beauty and talent. She even did a killer cover of Drake's "Best I Ever Had." Want to know VV a little better? Now you can! Watch this new video of a "Day In the Life" of VV in NYC. She takes you on her journey of magazine performances for People and Star, mask shopping, and cab sessions while previewing tracks off of her April 20 release.



Afterwards, we headed to CenterStaging Studios in Burbank to catch the Gorillaz' final rehearsal before performing in front of thousands of partying music lovers in the Indio desert. The boys made the crowd go ape with a massive video screen behind them that featured Snoop, Bruce Willis, and their trademarked cartoon characters. They were impossible to top with special guests like former Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, Little Dragon (who toured with VV), and Bobby Womack.



Mark, Cheli, and Pej marked our CST territory all over the Coachella festival grounds, and they'll have a full recap of their adventures later this week with more info about David Guetta, Hot Chip, Lolene, and the rest of the EMI gang.



Katy Perry was also in attendance celebrating with friends like Sky Ferreira and Ferras at her private Coachella home but last Thursday she surprised a sold out Staples Center of Taylor Swift fans with a performance of "Hot N Cold" which you can check out here:

One of our newest bands, RUNNER RUNNER, just released a new video of them working hard in the studio. The songs sound amazing, and their puppy is just too adorable for words! Be sure to keep these guys on your radar.



Lastly, congrats to Lady Antebellum for sweeping 5 awards (including Song of The year and Single of The Year for "Need You Now") at the ACMA awards last night! This year is still just getting started :)

The Opposite of Adults?

Are kids! We can't get enough of the new Chiddy Bang track at the office, in the car, at school. I hear that jam and the samples of MGMT following me everywhere I go! If you haven't seen the video yet.. you need to. If you like Asher Roth, 3OH!3, and the like, then these boys will definitely make you have a PDP (personal dance party). Check out the big-headed video right hurrr



The boys had a show hosted by Sigma Chi at Penn State University on Thursday which ultimately got shutdown by the PoPos because of noise. But being champs, Chiddy and Jones went down quietly with one last acapella performance to showcase their amazing freestyle skillz with phrases like "I'm swell, I'm at Penn State researching stem cells." The guys helped raise thousands for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.

If YOU'RE in a frat or sorority and want some musical backing for your next event, we want to help you! We're looking for the biggest and best to have The Constellations and Lolene perform at your school! Don't miss out on the chance to have a Capitol Records artist play your next big event. Tweet us (@capstreetteam) or hit us up on Facebook.com/capitolstreetteam if you're interested in throwing the RICHest party every.. or at least fake it till ya make it!

30 Seconds To Mars kicked off the US part of the "Into The Wild" tour on Friday turning The Palm's Casino in Sin City into a crazy jungle of a scene. The boys won't say what to expect but what they will say is "... it's a celebration, it's emotional, it's a big, loud show." The tour will go on until Mid-May at which point they'll head back to Europe. So catch them now while you can! To win backstage passes and meet and greet the Mars guys at the show near you, click on the image below:



QUICK PICKS:
VV Brown will be on ellen this Wednesday (4/14). Be sure to mark your TiVo's and catch her perform her vivacious single "Shark In The Water."

Kylie Minogue tweeted that her next single will be released in June.

Saving Abel performed for a couple thousand troops on the deck of a carrier last night. Their highly anticipated second album titled Miss America will be released June 8th while their single "Stupid Girl (Only In Hollywood)" is available now. You can download a free acoustic version of "Sex Is Good" straight from their website.

Cypress Hill just announced their North American / Euro tour dates set to kick off in Houston May 11th. We'll probably be looking for teamers to solicit for this tour so if you're interested in covering a show near you, send us a tweet, email, or fb message ASAP.

Lastly, the amazing Lolene is dropping by the office today so expect a recap and pics next week :)

Post - Easter Ears!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Sunday. Now's the time to hit up your local drug store for all the 99 cent bags of candy in case you didn't get an overload of a basket yesterday.

Someone put bunny ears on Katy Perry this past weekend. She had a huge Easter bash with her fiancee, Russell Brand, and close friends like Jonah Hill. She even hired a life-size bunny to entertain her guests.

The weather here has been Hot N Cold. One day 80+ degrees, next day pouring rain. Yesterday we had a 6.9 earthquake down in Baja California. Had it been in LA, Pejman would've won our pool however Mark didn't even feel the quake... so the wait lives on.

And did you hear ?! Lolene was in Sin City performing "Rich" and other songs off of the Electrick Hotel at Luxor's LAX club. For Easter, she sang at Dinah Shore in Palm Springs, CA with headliner Ke$ha and the Paradiso Girls too.. this girl definitely knows what to bring to a pool or beach party. Looking forward to the days of summer partying? Then you definitely need to add "Rich" to your playlists. For a limited time download it here for free!!



B-Real was spotted chatting up a storm with P. Diddy at last week's Laker game. He must have been whispering to Puff that Cypress Hill just released their video for "Rise Up." Click on the image to watch CH and legendary shredder Tom Morello tear it up.



In 30 Seconds To Mars news, the Hive on Melrose is officially closed, but don't fret, big things are still headed into the wild. In the mean time, you can mull over this twitpic of Jared hanging with the lead singer of OkGo.



AM Taxi is featured on Ultimate-Guitar.com .. the place for all of your tabbing sources! You can listen to "Fed Up" and view their music video for "The Mistake" exclusively on this site. Read the article here:



Lastly, prom season is coming up!! So if you're looking for a performer to make this event even more unforgettable, sign-up for Jaicko's new contest. Hot Mix 101.9 and Jaicko are looking for fun high schools in the Washington and Bennington counties to perform at. Help raise money for the Susan G. Komen foundation for Breast Cancer and get Jaicko at your school. He's been popping up at schools across the nation and will be part of some top 40 radio summer shows with the likes of Jay Sean, Iyaz, and more. Keep your eyes peeled. This kid is on the rise!

6 Girls, 3 Guys, and A Leather Jacket

Lilith Fair is coming up this year, and we've got three of our beautiful ladies on the bill: Corinne Bailey Rae, Norah Jones, and A Fine Frenzy. If you haven't seen the "Paris Nights / New York Mornings" video click on the image below of CBR in the studio last week for a special recording of her Guardian session.

A Fine Frenzy is excited for her LA residence at Largo for the next three weeks (Apr 7, 14, and 21). It'll be Wednesday nights full of great music and laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy. After that she'll jump on Lilith Fair and in May, the Bomb In The Birdcage meets Fireflies in her European tour with Owl City.

LOLENE is currently being featured in OK Magazine, so be sure to go check out her stunning self on news stands everywhere now! Last week she pulled off an amazingly RICH performance at Rock Media Fashion Week at the Eden Roc Renaissance Resort in Miami Beach driving hundreds of sexy people wild. This girl doesn't have to fake a thing for the crowd to notice her talent. Tonight, she'll be attending the Young Hollywood Awards, and in the mean time, she's actually roaming around the tower right this second!

And in case you haven't seen Kim Caldwell's announcement on Youtube, her "Without Regret" album is not coming out next week. It is being pushed back to sometime this Summer, hopefully in late July so you've got plenty more time to help promote it before hand. Currently, she's in this week's US Weekly magazine which you can view here:

Katy Perry had a blast this past Sunday on the Kids Choice Awards. .. a pretty crazy blast of green slime in her face, that is !! To further put this epic moment down in history, a new "Slime Online" project was just launched. Click on the image below to watch the video of her smurfette-self get smothered with the goo.

And as for our guy news, Brad walked in with a pretty rad surprise today... Jared Leto's wicked hot shades and leather jacket. As a result, Pejman couldn't resist unleashing his inner rockstar ways...

... now all they need is a pair of leather pants for the full effect ;)

Jaicko was the number one requested song at z100 in New York, and tomorrow he'll be at the Coke Lounge hosted by 103.5 Kiss FM in Chicago. Last week he stopped by the People Magazine offices and gave an "Oh Yeah!" worthy performance to their staff. He's still doing the radio rounds so check him out on his promo tour.

Even if he doesn't come to a town near you, you can still see and talk to him online! Starting tomorrow, Jaicko will be doing a live chat on his Justin.TV channel EVERY THURSDAY!

and that's all folks! Don't forget to #FFWDFriday and turn in your recaps.. we're thinking Showtime Saturdays, Submission Sundays and Turn-it-in Tuesdays or Throw-it-down Thursdays.. the possibilities are endless!