Artist: John Mayer

Taylor Swift's new song 'Mean', which comes off of her forthcoming album 'Speak Now', has been generating a lot of buzz. The country singer's producer Nathan Chapman said "When we were making these songs, it was 'What does this song need?' as opposed to 'How far can we push the line on one genre or the other?' "['Mean' is] "the most country-sounding thing she's ever done." I agree. I wonder if this producer also has some details about 'Dear John'. Everybody is wondering if the song truly is about John Mayer or if the name was just a coincidence. If [...]

John Mayer and Taylor Swift - Getty Images Did pop music have one of its most powerful romantic pairings and not even know about it? The answer is yes if it turns out Taylor Swift 's new song, Dear John , is about singer/songwriter/infamous womanizer John Mayer . Dear John, a new track from Taylor's upcoming album, Speak Now , features lyrics about a relationship gone wrong. Taylor asks the fellow in the song if he thought she was a bit too young for the "dark, [...]

Filed under: The Hit List After exhausting the James Brown, Curtis Mayfield and Isaac Hayes archives, rap producers have found an unlikely new source for their samples: indie music. Whether it's Jay-Z biting from little-known soul revival outfits like the Menahan Street Band or Lupe Fiasco gettin' busy over Radiohead, indie rock is showing up on more hip-hop and R&B hits than Lil Wayne. Since Kanye [...]

Taylor Swift reportedly wrote her song, "Dear John" about her brief romance with singer John Mayer . How do we know this? Have you read the lyrics? The lyrics: "Dear John "I see it all now that you're gone Don't you think I was too young To be messed with The girl in the dress Cried the whole way home I should've known. "It was wrong Don't [...]

Armed with his eponymous debut EP, John Nagle is aiming to find out if jazz can still be received well if it took on a modern edge. While the release is not perfect, there are moments that remind us Nagle is on to something. If he can maintain the riveting balance of pop and jazz found on the EP's highlights, his upcoming full-length could be everything you wish contemporary jazz was: stylish, suave, and actually entertaining.

John Mayer is finally explaining why he decided to quit Twitter last month and said goodbye to his 3.7 million followers. The 32-year old pop rock singer wrote a lengthy message on his website explaining the whole thing. In short, he said "No artwork created by someone with a healthy grasp of social media thus far has proven to be anything other than disposable." If I understand correctly, I think John is saying that he can't let his social media activities be more talked about than the music he makes. It's just too bad that he's a real life douche [...]

Filed under: Potent Quotables "It occurred to me that since the invocation of Twitter, nobody who has participated in it has created any lasting art." -- John Mayer In a recent dispatch from his blog, the 'Waiting on the World to Change' rocker explained his decision, admitting that "Yours truly is included in that roundup" of people using the social networking device and not doing much else that's interesting. [...]

Did You Hear? :: Britney Spears sent Heather Morris flowers after the " Britney/Brittany " episode of Glee for doing a fabulous job performing her hits. And Ryan Murphy should send Britney an entire flower shop for giving the show their best ratings ever . [ E! Online ] :: Justin Timberlake talks about The Social Network and playing Napster's Sean Parker, the man responsible for the popularity of illegally downloading music. Awkward role for a pop star, no? (Still not as awkward [...]

Jackson Wetherbee is the real deal. He's got the voice, the versatility and the pop sensibility to catapult him to singer/songwriter stardom. Oh, and his tight-ass backing band is more than just an afterthought, too often a forgotten key to mainstream singer/songwriter success. So fuck the autotune and screw the digital effects. These mothers are all natural and Wetherbee's got enough raw emotion in his cords to reach through any set of speakers and tug on yours. What really puts the whole package together is that although the messages in J-Dub's lyrics are deep [...]

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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Two months after the tragic death of cellist and arranger Daniel Cho , friends including Regina Spektor , Jenny Owen Youngs and his old rock band, Cooper, are coming together to play a tribute show for the late musician. The show, which will take place on Monday, Sept. 27 at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg, will honor Cho's legacy and raise money to help out his family.

A few weeks ago I posted up a video of John Mayer with Brad Mehldau performing a stunning cover of the Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony'. Thanks to the taper Duh Vid, the entire show has been made available to download as an mp3 bootleg (or FLAC if you're picky like that). Sample a few songs, and then grab the whole show.

Did You Hear? :: Justin Bieber got smooched by BFFs Katy Perry and Rihanna at the VMAs. Matt Kemp and Russell Brand, we wouldn't trust The Bieb with our girlfriends—lil dude has a magical way with the ladies. [ Just Jared ] :: Katy Perry shows off her VMA man icure, featuring Russell Brand's face. 30% tacky, 70% sweet. And a good way to give people the finger to let them know you're spoken for. [ Jezebel ] [...]

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DJ Shadow (pictured) hides new songs in Eastern European record shops John Mayer closes 3.7M-follower Twitter account Take That's Williams , Barlow reunite for charity R.E.M. finishing up new album in Nashville Mani apologizes to Peter Hook for Twitter rant

Mucho se ha escrito en los últimos tiempos sobre la red social Twitter. De como su irrupción alteró completamente el mapa de la comunicación, de la importancia que puede tener como herramienta de difusión de noticias urgentes e incluso de como puede ayudarte cuando te quedas sin papel higiénico. Obviamente, los grandes iconos de la música popular de nuestro tiempo han ocupado este espacio, aunque con diverso éxito. Es por eso que, a modo de guía, la gente de la Rolling Stone armó un listado de los 10 músicos [...]

Check out the track These Days by Mike Del Rio . His new EP titled "Mad World" will soon be available online and will perform the September College Fest in Boston. Contact: malken.music@gmail.com

What is going on this week in the D? Tuesday, August 31st, 2010: - Titus Andronicus at Sons of Hermann Hall ( Tickets )* Wednesday, September 1st, 2010: - The English Beat, Bad Manners at Granada Theater ( Tickets ) Saturday, September 4th, 2010: - John Mayer at Superpages.com Center ( Tickets ) Sunday, September 5th, 2010: - Young Jeezy at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets ) Recently Announced/Added [...]

John Mayer happened to come across a Huffington Post article in which it was reported that he and ex Jennifer Aniston may be dating again. Mayer isn't exactly a shy guy, and instead of shrugging it off as another inaccurate gossip story about his love life, the singer responded via an incensed Tumblr post . Don't get John Mayer angry! You wouldn't like him when he's angry! Here's the quote HuffPo originally posted: "I believe in second chances!" [Mayer] said. "You might have been a pain in [...]

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer - Getty Images Heard the new rumors about John Mayer rekindling his romance with actress Jennifer Aniston ? Yeah... they're not true. A source told Us Weekly the former lovers are still friends, but are not dating, while the singer and infamous playboy took to his Tumblr blog to take the rumors, and a certain news outlet reporting them, head-on. "Ahh, Huffington Post, the internet Death Star," he wrote in the scathing post , titled "Huffington Post FULL OF SH*T? (YES!)". [...]