“I can’t explain how excited  I am to make this record,” said Amy Lee.   “Over the past year and a half these songs  have become the center of my life, and I can’t wait to hear what they grow into  in the studio. I think our sound is evolving into something that will surprise  people, in a very good way. I feel, as always, that growth can be an  incredible, limitless thing if you let it. I never want to make the same album  twice.”

The band, famous for hits like “Bring  Me to Life”, “My Immortal,” “Going Under” and “Call Me When You’re Sober,  promises to stay true to the core Evanescence sound while integrating  additional new sounds to create “another  world.”  The  music’s core, which ranges from whisper-  soft to painfully aggressive spans  sounds of rock, goth and classical, led by Lee’s passionate vocals.

Evanescence  is founder Amy Lee on vocals, piano, keyboards and harp; Terry Balsamo on  guitar; Tim McCord on bass; Will Hunt on drums; and new collaborator Will  “Science”, who will provide programming and drums, as well as additional  production.

Evanescence has sold nearly  20 million records worldwide, more than 8 million in the U.S. alone, and  won two Grammys® with their major-label debut Fallen, and a Grammy® nomination with their  second album, The Open Door.

About Amy Lee:

Amy Lee has  been honored by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) with its  prestigious 2008 Songwriter Icon Award at the NMPA’s Annual Meeting in New York City.  Amy has also recorded with acclaimed composer Danny Elfman,  singing Elfman’s “Sally’s Song” for the Nightmare Revisited soundtrack album,  released in September 2008 by Disney Records in connection with the fifteenth  anniversary of Tim Burton’s franchise film, The Nightmare Before  Christmas.  The soundtrack album has  received critical praise and was a commercial success.  Amy  recently recorded and filmed a live performance for the PBS series Legends and  Lyrics, along with Dwight Yoakam and Gavin DeGraw. The acoustic,  songwriter-in-the-round style showcase was captured in Nashville and highlights unique artists and  their songs played in front of an intimate audience. Amy’s episode will air in  the US  later this year on PBS and internationally.

About  Evanescence:

Evanescence self-released two EPs and a first  full-length album, the much-sought-after Origin, before finding a home  at Wind-up Records.  Fallen, their  major-label debut, was released in April 2003 to critical and commercial  success.  The internationally appealing  Top 10 singles “Bring Me to Life” and “My Immortal” helped drive airplay and  led to two 2003 Grammy Awards (Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance  for “Bring Me To Life”).  Propelling the  band to sales of nearly 14 million albums worldwide, Fallen spent more  than 100 weeks on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, was certified gold or platinum in  over 35 countries, and sold out arenas globally.  Anywhere But Home, their 2004 live DVD  release, has sold over one million copies to date.

Evanescence singer Amy Lee is over the drama.

“There’s a lot of bullshit related to that band name for me,” Lee tells SPIN.com, “but I’m ready to move past it. I’ve realized that Evanescence is who I am.”

She’s not kidding about the bullshit. Since their 2003 Grammy-winning, multi-platinum debut Fallen rocketed the Little Rock, AR, natives to world stardom, the group have been plagued by in-fighting and lineup changes, beginning with the departure of co-founder Ben Moody. In a very public 2006 spat, the last remaining original members — guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray — left or were fired, and soon joined Moody to form We Are the Fallen with ex-American Idol finalist Carly Smithson on vocals.

Evanescence is also moving on. The goth-rock outfit will release their first album since 2006 this September, with a new lineup — and a new sound.

Lee, guitarist Terry Balsamo, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and the band’s newest member, producer, songwriter, and studio whiz Will “Science” Hunt (that’s right — the band has two guys named “Will Hunt”), are recording the album in a New York studio with producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones). And they’re taking Evanescence’s characteristically heavy, goth-rock sound in an electro-pop direction inspired by Lee’s favorite bands: Massive Attack, Bjork, and Portishead.

“The album has sounds that are distorted, changed, reversed,” says Lee. “There’s a lot of that fun stuff going on.”

Below, she tells SPIN.com more about the record, her former bandmates, and her favorite hobby: painting.

How did you get a second guy named Will Hunt in your band? That’s freaky.
[Laughs] Well, part of getting back to Evanescence was the new Will Hunt. I met this Will — I call him Will “Science” Hunt because he does a lot of programming and beats — when we recorded “Sally’s Song” for Nightmare Revisited.

Evanescence took about two years off. Why return now?
For a long time I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I really love scoring film and that was definitely where my head was. I took a few stabs at doing that, but then I started writing more songs. I had such a good time in the studio with Will “Science” Hunt recording “Sally’s Song” — it was a cool, free, creative space. So we thought, “Why don’t we just try writing an original song?” He has a studio in Forth Worth, TX, and we spent two days down there writing and a new song came out that was so different — it was dark and inspiring. It was a groove that I hadn’t found in a long time. So we spent all of last year writing like crazy and somewhere halfway through I said, “You know, I think we’re writing an Evanescence album.”

Tell us about that first song you guys wrote
“Hi-Lo.” It’s a working title. It’s going in an electro-pop direction — there are no organic instruments. It’s a Portishead or Massive Attack direction, and lyrically it’s about moving on, but in a very non-confrontational, non-angry way. It’s just, “Hey, everything that happened, I’m over it and I’m not mad at you.”

Will fans of Evanescence’s heavy sound be surprised?
Well, it’s definitely still heavy. Like The Open Door, the new songs are a rainbow of sounds. But this album spreads out even more. There are moments that are amazingly heavy, but then there are moments that are completely stripped down.

Did you write the entire album together?
Most of it. He was definitely my big inspiration and co-writer. Some songs I wrote by myself, and I wrote a little bit with Terry [Balsamo, guitarist] and Tim [McCord, bassist] as well. I have a studio in my home and I flew Will “Science” out here a lot. And we’d work by ourselves then email each other ideas to play with, sort of like a Postal Service method. The songwriting and sound is inspired by a lot of our mutual loves — Bjork, Nine Inch Nails, and music with a lot of programming and sounds that feel larger than life.

How did you hook up with producer Steve Lillywhite?
We decided it would be good to have another brain in the room to provide some perspective, since we’ve been living with the demos for so long. Steve Lillywhite randomly called my record label said, “Hey, what’s Amy Lee and Evanescence doing? I’d really like to work with her.” I thought that was really interesting. I honestly wouldn’t have thought of him if he hadn’t called. So we went to lunch and I showed him some of the songs. He really loved them and wanted to do it!

It’s an interesting fit, considering his work with U2 and the Rolling Stones.
True. And this album isn’t going to sound like either of those bands, that’s for sure. It’s not an organic record. Our idea is to take synthetic and atmospheric sounds and find a way to blur the line between organic and synthetic.

Is this direction a byproduct of listening to any new music?
I think so. There is something really cool happening in music right now. There are bands that sound like they’re from another time — it’s like ’80s throwback music with analogue synthesizers and Moogs. I love it. I’ve been listening to a lot of La Roux.

Is there a lyrical theme?
I write about what I’m going through at the time. There are moments of, “Hey, I’m over it and I’m good” and others of fun sarcasm like, “Hey, everything’s not the most dramatic thing in the world.” But it gets really, really, really deep in places, too. That’s probably why it’s been really hard to pick an album title. [Laughs] But lyrically, it’s a more real version of myself. I’m saying things that I would’ve been afraid to say before. I’m more confident and more comfortable.

When we last spoke in 2008, you were writing Celtic inspired songs for a solo album. Any plans for that?
I was in a very different creative space then, before hooking up with Will “Science.” I wrote a couple of songs that are good, but in a totally different direction. Nothing from that period is making it to the new record.

Other than music, what does Amy Lee do in her spare time?
I love to paint. I’ve been working on this one painting for a year and a half. It has a lot of tiny sea creatures and I keep going back to it, but it has become this daunting project. When I need to free my brain, that’s one of the things that I do. I have also been playing the harp. When Evanescence took time off, I bought a big concert harp and started taking lessons like I was in high school again, which was really, really fun. I felt like I was learning again. I’m definitely going to use it on this album.

What are your thoughts on We Are the Fallen?
I don’t have any. I doesn’t have anything to do with me or Evanescence.

Would it be safe to say that you haven’t talked to Ben, John, or Rocky?
Oh yeah, that’s very safe to say.

It sounds like you’ve over the drama and revitalized.
I am, definitely. I’m in a new headspace. I’m good with me and I don’t need everybody else’s approval.

În timp ce lumea nu aşteaptă duetul Susan Boyle – Lady Gaga, alte două domniţe şi-au surprins fanii cântând împreună.

Taylor Swift a avut o invitată specială la concertul ei de joi seară, de la Los Angeles. Cântăreaţa a început să interpreteze hitul Hot’n Cold iar câteva clipe mai târziu şi-a făcut apariţia pe scenă şi Katy Perry.

Solista a fost bine primită de public.

Cele două cântăreţe şi-au continuat duetul, dezlănţuindu-se în adevăratul sens al cuvântului.

Urmăriţi mai jos showul celor două.

Daa…a.ti citit bine ).

Tocmai m-am mutat in Canada [ daa, de tot 8-| ] si trebuie sa mai scriu si in engleza
Doar, am si eu colegi de clasa…[sau, voi avea de luni incolo )]

momentan…mai pun pe romaneste cate ceva

Nu degeaba li se zice paraşute! Plutesc ele ce plutesc acolo sus, dar tot ajung să pupe solul la aterizare.

Aşa şi Lindsay Lohan.

Vedeta petrecuse seara într-un local de fiţe, probabil în compania câtorva pahare de vodcă, iar apoi a dat să viziteze o prietenă. La plecare a reuşit să ajungă cu bine la maşină, dar i-a venit cheful de-o plimbare.

Imediat ce s-a dat jos din maşină, s-a dat jos şi de pe picioare… virând cu botul direct în cactuşii din grădina prietenei.

Cu siguranţă a fost orbită de bliţurile paparazzilor!

Filmuleţul cu incidentul :

Pentru ca nu o mai place:)).

Ce, dacă eşti mic nu poţi să spui vorbe de duh despre ăia mari?

Ei nu, uite aici.

Justin Bieber e un puşti dintr-o bucată care nu este sfios atunci când vine vorba de vedete. Aşa se face că tânăra senzaţie pop, care e şi cea mai în vogă vedetă de pe Twitter, a refuzat un duet cu Mariah Carey, motivând că artistei i-a cam expirat termenul de valabilitate:

“Nu-mi mai place muzica ei, nu mai e aceeaşi. E ca şi cum Michael Jordan ar reveni să joace în NBA. A trecut deja de perioada ei cea mai bună.”

Ce vorbe tăioase la adresa divei! Dar ştiţi ce? Are dreptate!

Când a fost ultima dată când Mărioara de la Carei a rupt topurile? Sau recordurile la vânzări?

Exact! Despre asta e vorba.

Ştie ăla micu, ce şi cum în muzică!

Un mic bonus :

Deşi Dakota a semnat la vârsta de 11 ani un contract prin care mama ei o punea să declare că nu-şi va face vreodată un tatuaj, tânăra actriţă şi-a încălcat promisiunea când a întâlnit-o pe Kate Von D, celebra specialistă în tatuaje.

La o adică, cine ar putea să-i reziste lui Kate Von D?

Dar nu începeţi să aruncaţi cu roşii în Dakota, tatuajul este doar temporar şi este un fel de tatuaj festiv pentru rolul interpretat de actriţă în The Runaways.

Cel mai cunoscut cântec al formaţiei este Cherry Bomb, de aici şi tatuajul, o cireşică bombă.

Însă, orice ar face, tot va rămâne o … cireşică căpsunică explozivă dulcee :X.

Victoria Beckham şi-a schimbat culoarea părului

De la şatenul închis care o făcea mereu să pară un pic cam “înţepată”, aceasta a aborbat o culoare mai caldă.

Pentru noul ei look Victoria şi-a vopsit părul într-un castaniu cu reflexe roşcate.

În poza asta cel puţin pare s-o prindă extrem de bine.

Voi ce ziceţi?

Sunteţi mulţumiţi de noul ei look sau i-aţi fi propus o altă culoare?

Bella vrea să devină vampir! Cel puţin acesta este subiectul dintre cei Edward şi ea. Vampirul tocmai îi explică fetei cât de complicată poate fi alegerea ei, cum o să rămână fără oamenii pe care-i cunoaşte…

LOOL!

Urmăriţi mai sus o secvenţă plină de emoţii, din filmul Twilight: Eclipse.