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  • Alexa Ray Joel Follows in Famous Dad’s Footsteps

    Alexa Ray Joel is definitely following in her famous dad’s musical footsteps. While Billy Joel plays Madison Square Garden, his daughter now has a residency on a smaller New York stage. Alexa Ray will be the headliner from April 1st through April 12th at the Cafe Carlyle, inside the famed Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

    It was just a few months ago that the younger Joel appeared on Katie Couric’s talk show–Katie–and both talked about and performed her father’s renown hit Just the Way You Are. There’s no doubt whatsoever that she is a chip of the old block–she has the voice and the passion that Billy Joel has long been known for.

    It was just a few weeks ago that Alexa Ray Joel hinted via Twitter about something big that was in the works, but she wasn’t yet at liberty to share all the exciting details.

    She also shared an Instagram of the doodle she drew while “readying” herself for the excitement, and included more information about what’s to come in a caption.

    “As I’ve been readying myself for [surprise!!] an upcoming local performance-showcase…. {which I unfortunately am not at liberty to reveal the details to just yet}…. I’ve been vacillating between preparing new original material and fresh reinterpretations of other’s songs, plus reviewing some of my earlier pieces for consideration. It’s been a rather nostalgic experience revisiting my playful doodles on the insert of ‘Sketches’, my old EP…. I remember drawing this whilst residing in Brooklyn when I was 19 years old. ~Oh, how the time passes ever so quickly by… Within a mere, overlooked blink of an eye!~”

    It was just a short time later when her Instagram account revealed the details fans were no doubt thrilled to hear all about. Mom Christie Brinkley and Dad Billy Joel had to be incredibly proud, too.

    Alexa Ray Joel is a talent to be reckoned with–and she’s not in any way a carbon copy of her famous dad.

    “It’s a bit more soulful, more blues than my dad’s,” she said of her 2006 EP. “He’s more pop rock. And his piano playing is better than mine, but that’s okay. I don’t want to be the Piano Girl.”

    She’s definitely well on her way to something big. Might she join Dad one of these days at Madison Square Garden?

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  • Bruno Mars Jumps High On Charts

    Bruno Mars Jumps High On Charts

    Bruno Mars absolutely killed it during his Super Bowl performance. The halftime show rocked and everyone seemed to think so since it was the most watched halftime show ever.

    Mars’ second album, “Unorthodox Jukebox,” went from No. 18 to No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart with 42,000 — up 180%, according to Nielsen SoundScan. But that’s not all for Mr. Mars. His first album, “Doo-Wops & Hooligans,” jumps from No. 82 to No. 19 with 16,000 (up 303%).

    Pretty crazy, huh?

    The impact of Mars’ playing at this Sunday’s Super Bowl has done something for him that’s never happened to previous performers. Traditionally, the halftime performer has a much larger catalog of music to select from. Mars’ only had two albums to choose from.

    So what exactly does that mean for the “Just The Way You Are” singer? Since he only has two albums worth of music, his sales are highlighted and spread across a smaller amount of music-generating even more attention to his small catalog.

    While the Queen Bey nailed her performance last year, she didn’t have a current album riding high on the charts at the time like Mars did.

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