Video - Meet Megan & Liz Mace - YouTube Super Twins or the Next Music Sensation?

Every now and then we run across artists on the internet that makes us wonder why we haven’t heard of them before.

Where have they been all this time? How could we have missed them?

And so it is with 18-year-old twin sisters Megan and Liz Mace.

We stumbled across them almost by accident while looking for Demi Lovato covers of “Skyscraper” - and after a bit of sleuthing, listening, reading, and talking to people we figured we needed to share their story with our readers.

Megan and Liz Mace are 18-year-old fraternal twins who were born in Indiana, grew up in Michigan, and recently moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music.

They started singing when they were just two-years-old, and wrote their first original song when they were ten. Megan started learning how to play guitar when she was thirteen, and they have been making music together ever since.

Early on they became somewhat obsessed with singer Taylor Swift and quickly started covering her songs and uploading them to their YouTube channel in 2007 – and the rest is history.

Watch Megan and Liz Perform Demi Lovato “Skyscraper”


The twins quickly gained a huge following of fans that call themselves “Macers”, and as of today have over 88 million YouTube views.

They have even been on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Contacted by the show’s producers to talk about appearing on a later show, the unsuspecting twins were surprised when Oprah herself appeared on camera to talk with them.

If that wasn’t enough, Taylor Swift joined the video conference call to say “Hi” to Megan and Liz and congratulate them on their success and invite them to one of her concerts.

Their reactions are priceless…

Watch Megan and Liz on the Oprah Winfrey Show


They have even had the opportunity to meet Taylor in person saying,

“Obviously meeting Taylor Swift was a dream come true! It was almost surreal. She was just as sweet as you would expect here to be. Meeting her gave us even more respect for her!”

They were thrown into the music industry fire and honed their live performance skills last year while touring with Boyce Avenue and Tiffany Alvord - hitting up stages in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Gainesville, and Orlando.

In 2009, Megan and Liz entered the Oxford Film Festival Singing Contest and won the opportunity to open for recording artist Savannah Outen during her concert in West Chester, Ohio.

That same year they signed a record deal with BMI Records and released their first album “All of Our Boyfriends”.

The EP is available on Amazon and iTunes.

After listening to the Album, or any of their 20 original songs on iTunes, you will see why they call Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, 78Violet, and Miley Cyrus their main influences.

They also cover songs by Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Lady Antebellum, Sara Evans, Usher, Jessie J, Adele, Memphis High, Selena Gomez, P!nk, Ke$ha, Bruno Mars, and Taio Cruz.

Watch Megan and Liz Music Video for “Here I Go”


These two young ladies can really belt out a tune and their complementary vocals and harmonies are those only achieved by their sibling connection.

One of the points of this post is to show that with some good talent and a teenager’s knack for mastering social media – you can become a star.

Megan and Liz have used social media to not only profile their musical talent, they also built an official web site to give tips on beauty and fashion ideas to other teens and sell merchandize like t-shirts, necklaces, and hoodie sweatshirts.

Brilliant.

The twins currently utilize Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, Formspring, iTunes, Amazon, MySpace, iLike, and Last.fm – not to mention all the personal fan sights built by others.

This is how you do it kids – forget about “Big Music” and the west coast record labels. All you need is some talent and a little bit of social media savvy.

Do it the right way and the right people will find you.

Watch Megan and Liz Cover Lady Gaga “Born This Way”


So, you would think that with all this music career stuff they wouldn’t have time for much of anything else right?
Wrong.

Both girls are still in a regular High School and both participate on the cheerleading squad as well as the tennis team. They are also considering joining the school choir.

And what about boys?

We suspect that both Meagan and Liz don’t have the time that normal high school kids have – but they still find time for boys.

In fact, their first album is called “All of Our Boyfriends”, and takes a Taylor Swift style approach where they sing about their boyfriends and lost loves.

The song “Indescribable” was written about Megan’s one time boyfriend Chris. Their fans were shocked when Megan told them she had broken up with him, and then elated when they got back together.

So, with the exception of being the next YouTube sensations and Nashville recording artists, Megan and Liz say they think they are leading pretty normal lives.

Brilliant.

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Video - Justin Bieber Covers Ernie Halter’s Very Mature “Come Home to Me”

Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber sure has had a lot on his plate the last two years.

This week, Bieber completed his My World concert tour after almost 150 shows worldwide and is now returning to Atlanta to begin recording is new album due later this year.

And his fans are looking for any clue about what he has in store. Bieber tweeted that he has been working hard writing new material and is growing anxious to get it out to his fans.

We know very little except that he wants a more mature sound, and we know he has been working with some of the top song writers in the industry including Sean Garrett who says,

“What we’re trying to do with Justin is to transition him into young adulthood. The one great thing about Justin Bieber is the fact that his fans are going to grow with him. So we want all the fans that started out with him to still be intrigued and excited about him, but we want to also stretch out a little bit and make the fans that are 22-23 years old love Justin as well, like when Justin Timberlake went from the last album of *N Sync to his first solo album. I want to say we're aiming for that level. That’s the bar for the type of song, that level of ‘Cry Me a River,’ big records.”

Bieber’s career is at an inflection point. He has outgrown the bubble gum “Baby” young teen genre, and may not be mature enough yet to pull off a full blown Justin Timberlake musical exploration – but we may have already heard a taste of what he is planning.

We hear that Justin and Dan Kanter have been using JB’s acoustic set during his live concerts to try out several new songs to gauge the crowd’s reaction and interest.

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Justin just released a new audio cover single by Ernie Halter called “Come Home to Me”, and was seen playing the tune live with Kanter during his show in Hong Kong.

When InfoStar first heard it we were somewhat blown away and didn’t even think it was Bieber singing. But as we listened it became clear that this was a much more mature Bieber then we have heard before - and we were impressed.

It was magnificent, and if this is any indication of what we can expect from his new album this fall then we have to say it will be a success.

Listen to Justin Bieber cover “Come Home to Me”


Watch Justin perform “Come Home to Me” Live with Dan Kanter


After watching all the twitter posts between Bieber and his tour management crew this year it is clear they are ALL ready to give the road a break and get back home.

There have been some definite highlights during the tour and we have listed a few below:

Liverpool Police Struggle to control Crowds
Bieber goes shirtless playing soccer in Spain
Is JB the next Pele? Spain thinks so… Video
Justin Bieber lashes out at Paparazzi in Israel
JB flash mob hits Malaysia - Video
Justin injures back wakeboarding in Bali
Justin Bieber egged during concert – Video
Scooter Braun guilty in Mall mob scene
Jeremy Bieber – Meet Justin’s divorced dad - Bio

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