In-demand producer MNEK has conjured up a ‘just for fun’ refix in the way of an Aaliyah and George Michael fusion.
MNEK certainly has a way of getting the best out of the most bizarre tracks; who would’ve thought At Your Best (covered by Aaliyah from the Isley Brothers) would work so well with George Michael’s Fastlove?
Check it out and let us know your thoughts!
Soul/reggae singer Liam Bailey has unveiled his new single Save Some Love. Available as a free download, Bailey is best known for his acclaimed vocal work with Chase and Status on Blind Faith and Breathe.
Check out the brilliant Save Some Love below:
This week’s UK Official Charts have been unveiled, with Arctic Monkeys winning the race to the top spot with their new album AM. According to the latest sales data, AM has become the second-fastest selling album of the year, selling 157,000 copies within its first week onsale. Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories, released earlier this year, sold 165,000 in its debut week.
Elsewhere in the charts, London Grammar’s critically acclaimed debut If You Wait, landed in at number two, whilst The 1975’s self-titled debut sits at Number 3.
On the Singles Chart side of things, Katy Perry remains at number one for the second week running with Roar, whilst One Republic’s Counting Stars sits in second place. Ellie Goulding’s Burn, taken from the singer’s rereleased album Halcyon Days, drops to three, as Avicii’s summer smash Wake Me Up remains within the Top 5 at four.
To buy any of the above, click the iTunes links below; all worthy tracks/albums for your collection:
Arctic Monkeys – AM
London Grammar – If You Wait
The 1975 – The 1975
Katy Perry – Roar
One Republic – Counting Stars
Ellie Goulding – Burn
Avicii – Wake Me Up
It’s been a great week or so for Janelle Monae; not only has her new album The Electric Lady captured a new wave of fans with its funky, yet soulful tones, but with a title-track remix surfacing online AS WELL as Twitter going into meltdown after her iTunes Festival performance last night, it’s seems it’s Week-Monae in music-land.
…. and to top it all off, the singer/songwriter has unveiled another hidden bonus track; a cover of the Jackson 5’s breakthrough hit I Want You Back.
Britney Spears has unveiled her long-awaited new single Work Bitch online.
The track, taken from her forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album, was co-written by Will.I.Am and produced by Swedish House Mafia’s Sebastian Ingrosso, and is the follow-up to her ‘The Smurfs 2’ soundtrack inclusion Ooh La La.
Check it out for yourselves; press play, and hit the iTunes link below to preorder:
According to reports, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Susan Boyle and One Direction have agreed to perform on X Factor’s Sunday night results show.
The Daily Star reports that show-creator Simon Cowell is also eyeing up Britney Spears and Beyonce, along with Robbie Williams, in a bid ensure the X Factor returns triumphant on their ratings-war with Strictly Come Dancing.
In other related X Factor news, 2012 winner James Arthur recently confirmed his new single You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You. In case you missed it, check it out below:
Barbadian superstar Rihanna has unveiled a mere snippet of a new song to excited fans at the next stage of her Diamonds World Tour in Macau, China.
Speaking to the crowd, the star whose seventh studio album Unapologetic was released less than a year ago, turned to her bassist, and requested him to ‘…play a ‘lil sneak peek from our next record’.
And a sneak peek it was; not much can be really said so far but check it out for yourself:
Electro duo Bondax have taken the wraps off the video to their new single Giving It All.
Check it out.
Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke has announced plans to tour the US early next year, supported by our very own Jessie J and DJ Cassidy.
Dates are as follows, and tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster.com
February 21 – Atlanta, Fox Theatre
February 25 – Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Centre
February 27 – Washington, DC, GMU Patriot Centre
March 1 – Mashantucket, Conn, MGM Grand Theatre
March 2 – Atlantic City, Borgata
March 4 – Boston, Agannis Arena
March 7 – New York, Theatre at MSG
March 12 – Detroit, Fox Theatre
March 15 – St Louis, Fox Theatre
March 20 – Austin ACL Live, The Moody Theater
March 21 – Thackerville, Okla, Winstar Casino
March 23 – Denver, Fillmore Auditorium
March 26 – Seattle, WAMU Theater
March 27 – Vancouver, Rogers Arena
March 29 – San Francisco, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
With the release of Avicii’s forthcoming debut album True creeping up, we’ve scoured the web for you to try and piece the album together track by track as a wee little preview.
Take a listen below to pretty much every track on the album. There’s one stream with the majority of tracks on it, however we’ve also split them up too in case one gets taken down.
Oh and hit the iTunes link below to preorder your copy now, it’s a good album (and we’re not EDM fans here), and well worth a purchase:
Avicii – True (iTunes Download – UK)
Avicii – True (iTunes Download – USA)
Avicii – True (iTunes Download – Australia)
True – Full Album Stream
Wake Me Up
Heart Upon My Sleeve
Hope There’s Someone
Liar Liar
Addicted To You
Dear Boy
Lay Me Down
Hey Brother
You Make Me