It seems that Miley Cyrus’ new 100 million Vevo-viewed track Wrecking Ball has received the attention of the big players in the industry. First HAIM covered the new pop track in their recent BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, and now it’s James Arthur’s turn.
The 2012 X Factor winner put on a full emotive rendition of the new track, filmed for Radio Hamburg’s own Live-Lounge.
Check it out after the jump!
Last night, Justin Timberlake took to Jimmy Kimmel Live, and treated Los Angeles to a full mini-concert of some of his finest hits (as well as some sneak peeks on his new material).
Timberlake has now put the full HD recording on Myspace and will be streaming over the next 24 hours. Take a look at the live stream in the box above!
The lyrics to every track on Lorde’s forthcoming debut album Pure Heroine have been unveiled, thanks to website Direct Lyrics.
Click each track below to sing along to the fantastic first attempt by the New Zealand teenager:
1. Tennis Court
2. 400 Lux
3. Royals
4. Ribs
5. Buzzcut Season
6. Team
7. Glory And Gore
8. Still Sane
9. White Teeth Teens
10. A World Alone
New York production team The Chainsmokers have remixed British boyband The Wanted’s We Own The Night.
The US duo, whose previous remixes include the likes of Icona Pop and Mikky Ekko have put a completely new spin on the otherwise poppy track; definitely worth a listen.
Check it out and let us know your thoughts.
Moon Boots has unveiled his remix of Chvrches’ hit The Mother We Share. The track, the lead single from Chvrches’ debut album The Bones of What You Believe, became an instant hit on its release earlier this summer; Moon Boots keeps close to the original whilst bringing in a fresh breath of new life.
Take a listen and hit the link to download for free.
No sooner had they unveiled their new album Days Are Gone to stream online, have LA sisters HAIM given us more new music.
Today, the trio took to Radio 1’s Live Lounge, premiering Miley Cyrus’ infamous Wrecking Ball as their cover of choice.
Take a watch in the video above!
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January’s announcement of Justin Timberlake’s return to recording sent the music world into a spin; with a heavy-oiled PR machine supporting him (along with some finely-tuned performances already prepared), Timberlake’s unveiling of his first album in 6 years, The 20/20 Experience, brought back realisation that the musician really was an all-round entertainer.
In July, Timberlake confirmed that a follow-up was to be released on 30th September, aptly titled The 20/20 Experience, 2 of 2. In one word, the album is ‘edgier’. If 2012 book success 50 Shades Of Grey is ‘mummy porn’, than The 20/20 Experience, 2 of 2 is ‘mummy satanism’. JT’s music has evolved with him into a completely new chapter in his life; it would be fantastic to match consistency in his song writing ability to evolve with this great new experimental chapter.
This is musical diversity; you’re tempted to rewind as soon as the album closes, primarily because you’re left wondering “what the fuck just happened?” There are so many different and conflicting influences that you can’t help but be drawn in; maybe it shouldn’t work, but it does!
Gimme What I Don’t Know (I Want) opens the album with an almost gospel approach. Fusing synthy vocals with a dirty drop into an animalistic deep beat, this is the type of symphony Pharrell would beat his chest over. One can’t help but wiggle in your seat to this; a definite for the top 10!
Drake denounces a sudden hip-hop breath of life over in Cabaret, whilst TKO delivers yet another impeccable Timbaland beat. We’ve all heard the jazzy Take Back The Night – definitely one of those tracks that becomes more significant with age, thanks no doubt to the heavy use of horns and strings.
Murder brings JT together with friend and multi-collaborator Jay Z. Unfortunately, Jay Z highlights the importance of still making a lyrical effort even if you are featuring the heavyweight of hip hop himself. From this moment forth I am not commenting on his dull song writing skills anymore; I will simply say that someone needs to send him a dictionary so he can rhyme with words other than ‘fly’.
Timberlake strips back his vocals on Drink You Away, supported by some strong guitar riffs. The addictive track harks toward Nickleback; a finished product that even the likes of Aerosmith would approve of.
Beautiful vocals and lyrics are (finally) evident on You Got It On. A real old school RnB vibe with so much soul you’d be forgiven for questioning whether JT even wrote it. If he did, the f**ing bravo! If he didn’t, he needs to work more with the person who did!
Not A Bad Thing is un-offensively boyband and sure to be another high chart climber; a seductive hook with pop projectile-vomited all over guitar. It’s easy-listening and works; this will definitely stick in your head without making you lose the will to live…
JT follows his ‘extended track’ them from FutureSex/LoveSounds with the whole 20/20 Experience collection. His 6 years away from music has enabled him to hone his craft fully, in essence creating a fully immersive ‘project’, away from other modern RnB/pop music that often bores the user after 3 minutes. Timberlake, fortunately, hasn’t bowed down to the EDM crossover that seems to be taking hold of R&B, instead focusing on more soul and funk.
This is a modern day Aladdin’s cave with hidden depths to nearly every song; many of the songs stop and re-start assuming a new identity, or boast so many instrumental changes and/or additions you can’t help but keep clicking ‘replay’.
This album truly is an experience. Refrain from skipping; there’s so much going on that just as you’re about to skip the song flips around on you and suddenly you love it! JT, we applaud you!
As part of her new short film SecretProjectRevolution, Madonna has unveiled a cover of Elliott Smith’s Between The Bars.
Premiered last night during the SecretProjectRevolution launch party, the star sang the track accompanied by just a piano.
Bizarrely, with her whole new project being around how screwed up the current global prison system is, Between The Bars is not actually about prisons. At least it sounded in tip-top shape anyhow.
Check out the cover video and let us know your thoughts.
In a bid to drum up further anticipation of new album The 20/20 Experience volume 2, Justin Timberlake hailed LA as his own last night during a concert set for the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ TV show.
Showcasing his band, The Tennessee Kids, the star played a string of hits, notably Take Back The Night and TKO, both taken from the star’s new album.
Check out the performances below:
Artful (aka Mark Hill aka one half of infamous UK garage duo Artful Dodger) has premiered the official video to new single Architect.
Originally premiered at the start of the year, Architect is one of the first tracks to be unveiled from the production maestro as he works to his new collection of material.
Check out the video now and let us know your thoughts.