Tina Parol -- heard of her? Well you should! This 20 year old NYC native  is poised to burst onto the music scene with her first single 'Who's Got Your Money.' Tina draws influences from Madonna and Blondie to the Police and Queen and is set to release, 'Shrinking Violet' this summer. The album is said to be a no holds barred exploration of love and relationships penned almost entirely by Tina herself.

Check out a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Esmee Denters' video for "Outta Here!"  Watch the Dutch songstress talk about the different scenes in the video and how they came together to make the final product.  The Justin Timberlake and Polow Da Don produced track is available on iTunes now. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg2qHUkNGxE [/youtube]

CHESTER FRENCH, the hotly tipped dynamic pop act who recently released their debut album, have just released an exclusive performance as part of Zune's "Green Room" video series. The behind-the-scenes and performance footage gives an intimate and no holds barred look at the band on stage and in their tour bus. Founding members Maxwell Drummey and D.A. Wallach met while they were both students at Harvard University and were signed

Demi Lovato has announced the title of her new album via her Twitter account!  Her sophomore release will be called "Here We Go Again," and it is due out in July.  Catch Demi on tour this summer with special guests David Archuleta, Jordan Pruitt and KSM where she promises to play some songs from the new record.

Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin sat down with MTV's Buzzworthy to share five things people may not know about him.  In his interview on "The 5," the piano-rocker spilled about some of his current obsessions including "South Park," his dog Doris and his upcoming charitable clothing line called River Apparel.  Watch the video below, and also check out Andrew's latest blog on JacksMannequin.com. Jack's Mannequin - MTV Shows

O-M-G.  Our 8th grade crush, Freddie Prinze Jr. is set to join the cast of one of our favorite shows!  That's right, the "She's All That" star will play a recently returned Marine who runs CTU Field Ops on Fox's "24."   We can't wait!

Single File have just released their major label debut, Common Struggles, toured with Plain White T's, Alkaline Trio and countless others but when it came time to sit down and answer some questions with us here at PopAwesome -- they were all about it. We chatted with the Denver-based pop-rock trio about everything from GI Joe to Sub Sandwiches to writer's block. Working with a  producer like Howard Benson did you find yourself intimated by

Go behind the scenes with Entertainment Tonight on the set of Jordin Sparks' new video for "Battlefield."  Sneak a peek at the Philip Andelman (Jonas Brothers, Jesse McCartney) directed video and also find out Jordin's thoughts on the American Idol finale.  We still can't believe that Kris won - can you? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG44kgANzeM[/youtube]