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Carly Rae Jepsen Is Writing Both 'Folkier and Dancier' Songs for New Album

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:55 +0000

Carly Rae Jepsen had the feel good hit of the summer last year with 'Call Me Maybe,' and all eyes are on the Canadian singer as she works on the follow-up to her second album 'Kiss.' She told PopCrush a little secret about her new album, and that's the fact that she's been writing in two different styles and those are "folkier and dancier."

Carly Rae Jepsen Duets With A Friend in London on 'Rest From the Streets'

Jeff Giles — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:00:51 +0000

Carly Rae Jepsen scored arguably the definitive hit of 2012 with 'Call Me Maybe,' but she's been having a tough time driving subsequent singles up the charts -- so maybe what her voice needs is a change of setting, in the form of a duet with rising Danish pop sensations A Friend in London.

2012 CFL Grey Cup Halftime Show: Justin Bieber Booed, Carly Rae Jepsen Performs

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:27:10 +0000

Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen are supposed to be Canadian treasures. That's why they performed at the 100th CFL Grey Cup championship football game in Toronto in their home country on Nov. 25. However, The Biebs got a less than favorable homecoming reaction from the hostile crowd. He was booed!

2012 MTV EMA Winners List

Sara D. Anderson — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:00:32 +0000

Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber took the lead in award wins at the 2012 MTV EMAs held in Frankfurt, Germany -- but since The Biebs was a no show, the spotlight was all on Swift. The 'Red' songstress not only went home with Best Female, Best Live Act and Best Look awards, but also made her debut on the EMA stage as a ringleader with 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.'

The Wanted, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cody Simpson + More to Perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Jessica Sager — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:22:03 +0000

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an American tradition. And this year, a lot of the acts performing at the festivities are foreigners. Canuck Carly Rae Jepsen, Brits the Wanted and Aussie Cody Simpson will all hitch rides on floats in New York City to celebrate the Mayflower hitting land all those years ago.

Quincy High School Soccer's 'Call Me Maybe' YouTube Video Going Viral

Kurt Parsons — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:33:22 +0000

Have you seen the newest ‘Call Me Maybe’ YouTube video? Take a close look, you might see some familiar faces. This video was created by the Quincy Senior High soccer team, and posted to YouTube on October 4. Well over 1,000 people have already viewed it in its first day on the internet! If you haven’t [...]

Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Kiss' – Album Review

Jessica Sager — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:42:50 +0000

Carly Rae Jepsen isn't a one tricky pony. She's a two-to-three trick pony, if her debut U.S. album, 'Kiss,' is indication, and if she strays too far from what she knows, it doesn't end that well. But when her regular two or three tricks are so good, you don't mind hearing them over and over again... at least not at first.

Carly Rae Jepsen, 'This Kiss' – Song Review

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:48:08 +0000

'Call Me Maybe' was the biggest song of the summer of 2012, and singer Carly Rae Jepsen isn't backing down on the frothy, saccharine pop anthems while the weather changes and gets cooler. The song 'This Kiss' from her new album 'Kiss,' out Sept. 18, has been unveiled online, and it's as sweet and as cavity-causing as 'Call Me Maybe.'

Carly Rae Jepsen 'Kiss' Album Previews Leak

Jessica Sager — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:36:03 +0000

Carl Rae Jepsen probably made enough cash and buzz off of ‘Call Me Maybe’ to sustain her for a lifetime, but not necessarily to sustain her stans for that long. The good news for fans of the preternaturally youthful 26-year-old? Snippets of her album ‘Kiss’ hit the Web, and they were pretty good. The bad news? They got yanked pretty swiftly by Universal Music Group.

Carly Rae Jepsen Reveals 'Kiss' Track Listing

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:00:47 +0000

Carly Rae Jepsen tweeted the track listing for her upcoming album ‘Kiss,’ which lands at retail on Sept. 18. The album is 16 songs strong, and Jepsen shared a handwritten image, featuring all sorts of bubble letters and doodling, of the track titles via Twitter. So cute, just like her.