Friday MusicNewsNet Bits - Missy Higgins, Antony and the Johnsons, Lissy Truillie

Music News Bits Friday Wrap-up-

* Missy Higgins and Warner Bros Records Music have teamed up with the Sierra Club. When you pledge to decrease your carbon output by 2% this year you'll receive an unreleased version of Where I Stood (tune originally on her On a Clear Night album. Please check it out at MissyPledge !

*Antony and the Johnsons’ highly anticipated album, “The Crying Light”, released this week in the US on Secretly Canadian and is available in Europe and the UK on Rough Trade. Check out the video for their new single, Epilepsy is Dancing.

* NYC musician Lissy Trullie has announced the release of her highly anticipated debut EP Self-Taught Learner, due out February 17th on Brooklyn based indie American Myth Recordings. And, beginning January 21st in Philadelphia, PA, Lissy Trullie will embark on a sixteen date tour with The Virgins, culminating with an EP release show at The Mercury Lounge in NYC on February 11th. More about Lissy at MySpace.com/lissytrullie.

* For the kids.... On January 27, 2009, Walt Disney Records releases their Radio Disney Jams 11, the latest addition to their quadruple-platinum-selling franchise. The album showcases chart-topping hits from Radio Disney's Top 30 chart with artists such as Jonas Brothers (“Burnin’ Up”), Miley Cyrus (“Fly on the Wall”), Demi Lovato (”Get Back”), Taylor Swift (“Teardrops on My Guitar”) and American Idol finalist David Archuleta (“Crush”). In addition to the 15-track CD, Radio Disney Jams 11 includes a bonus music DVD featuring five full-length videos (“Right Here, Right Now” from High School Musical 3, Varsity Fan Club, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and Jordan Pruitt).

RADIO DISNEY JAMS 11 (con't)- The bonus disc also includes two Artist Sneak Peek videos. “Hannah Montana’s” Mitchel Musso talks about his song “The In Crowd” with Radio Disney entertainment reporter Jake from “Celebrity Take with Jake,” a popular on-air and online feature. The “Making of the Album” piece also highlights two other tracks, “Odd Man Out” and “Let's Make This Last 4Ever” (written by Musso). All three songs will appear on Musso’s forthcoming debut album on Walt Disney Records. The “Meet the Band” video features Buena Vista Records’ new all girl rock quintet, KSM. Their track “Distracted” was written and produced by hitmakers Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil (the team responsible for chart-topping songs from High School Musical, Hannah Montana, The Cheetah Girls, Jesse McCartney and Hilary Duff).

DISC 1: AUDIO CD

1. Burnin’ Up - Jonas Brothers

2. Fly on the Wall - Miley Cyrus (watch the video at FLYONTHEWALL)

3. Crush - David Archuleta

4. Teardrops on My Guitar - Taylor Swift

5. The In Crowd - Mitchel Musso

6. Get Back - Demi Lovato

7. Scream –

Troy

(Performed by Zac Efron)

8. Tell Me Something I Don’t Know - Selena Gomez

9. Leavin’ (Radio Disney Version) - Jesse McCartney