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WINNERS OF 2012 BRIT AWARDS ARE .........

Yes, it’s that time again – IT’S THE BRIT AWARDS 2012 !!! Hosted again by the amazing James Corden in the two hour award ceremony sponsored by MasterCard. Coldplay were given the honour of kicking off the Brit festivities to get the crowd in the O2 and the audience at home in the mood. Tributes were paid to both Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse who live on through their music. [...]

 

EVOLUTION FESTIVAL LINE UP ANNOUNCED

The line up has been announced the line up for the annual North East Evolution Festival. Dizzee Rascal and Deadmau5 have both been announced as the festival’s headline acts and are set to perform over the Diamond Jubliee in June. Other acts that have been announced are Rizzle Kicks, Dot Rotten, Devlin, Shy FX, Maximo Park and Noah & The Whale. All acts are due to perform on either the [...]

 

KAISER CHIEFS NEWCASTLE O2 ACADEMY (GIG REVIEW)

“Today’s stop on world tour. Newcastle. Happy Val-on-Tyne” Kaiser Chiefs band member Ricky Wilson tweeted as the Yorkshire band arrived in Newcastle for their Valentines Night gig at the O2 Academy. Support acts for the night were The Fixers and local band Frankie & The Heart Strings. Both bands were getting the sell out crowd suitable warmed up for The Kaiser Chiefs. Both acts were equally as good, however I [...]

 

ADELE SCOOPS SIX GRAMMYS

Around 40 million US viewers watched as British Songstress Adele became the bigger winner of the 2012 Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles. The Grammy Awards came less than 24 hours after pop legend Whitney Houston sadly passed away. It was also Adele’s much anticipated comeback performance since her throat surgery last year. Picking up a Grammy for every category nominated, the singer received a standing ovation for her performance [...]

 

WHITNEY HOUSTON - ANOTHER LEGEND GONE TOO SOON (1963-2012)

The music industry and fans across the world are mourning the unexpected death of yet another legend – Whitney Houston. One of the greatest singers of all time, Whitney Houston was pronounced dead in her bathtub in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton at around 4pm LA time/11.55pm UK time. While, the music world prepared for the Grammys below paramedics were battling to save the troubled star. As stars [...]

 

MAVERICK SABRE // LONELY ARE THE BRAVE (ALBUM REVIEW)

Having been pre-ordered in July 2011, Maverick Sabre‘s debut album finally arrived today. Due for release on 6th February 2012, I can honestly say that the wait has been well worth it. ‘Lonely Are The Brave‘ is Maverick’s debut album and is full of songs featuring his soulful and unique voice. From the minute I heard Maverick singing on Chris Moyles Marathon show, his voice give me goosebumps and after [...]

 

BBC RADIO 1 ANNOUNCE LINE UP FOR HACKNEY WEEKEND

BBC Radio 1 are known for big announcements and hugely supporting acts and this morning was no different. Radio 1′s saviour Chris Moyles announced the numerous acts that have been confirmed for BBC Radio 1′s Hackney Weekend. The biggest event to be hosted by BBC Radio 1 is to be held on 23-24 June 2012 in Hackney, which is to mark the London 2012 Olympics due to commence one month [...]

 

LABRINTH ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE "LAST TIME"

Labrinth has released a Lyric video for his new single. The singer is expecting to relase his third single ‘Last Time” via Digital Download on March 11th. His debut solo album “Electric Earth” is scheduled for release a week after the third single. (19th March). ‘Last Time’ was written and produced by the Singer at his home studio in Wood Green, London. Labrinth will start his first ever headline tour [...]

 

ADELE CONFIRMS RETURN WITH GRAMMYS PERFORMANCE

Adele is back and ready for action after her recent health scare and has confirmed that she will return to the stage at the Grammys in America next month. Adele has been recovering from throat surgery in November 2011 and is said to be speechless over her six nominations for the prestigious music ceremony which will be held in Los Angeles on February 12. It has been over five months [...]

 

CONOR MAYNARD WINS MTV BRAND NEW FOR 2012

YouTube star Conor Maynard has won MTV’s Brand New For 2012! It was revealed today that the star came top of the polls with gaining over 45% of the viewers votes in the annual search for the very best in new music. Brighton singer Conor beat off competition from Lana Del Ray, Charli XCX, King Charles and Clement Marfo & The Frontline. MTV received over 150,000 votes in total making [...]

 

CHERYL COLE TO PREMIER NEW SINGLE ON THE VOICE

Geordie Pop Princess Cheryl Cole is set to perform her new single on the new BBC1 talent show The Voice. Her current manager Will.i.am is also set to be a coach on the singing competition. After a rough 2011, Cheryl is determined to make this year even better. With rumours flying around every other week that she will return to The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. Cheryl’s manager Will.i.am [...]

 

THE SPICE GIRLS REUNION...AGAIN?

Former Spice Girl Melanie B has sparked rumours that one of the biggest British girl band are set to reform yet again. Currently appearing on Australian TV, announced during an interview that the band are set to perform at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at Buckingham Palace on June 4th 2012. However, it appears that not even Gary Barlow can persuade Victoria Beckham to be involved in the latest reunion. Gary [...]

 

NICOLA ROBERTS TEAMS UP WITH RIHANNA

Nicola Roberts is set to host a fashion show with American Popstar Rihanna. Both Nicola and Rihanna will search the UK for an undiscovered fashion talent. The show is set to air on Sky Living in the summer, and the winner will get to design an outfit for Rihanna to perform in at her set at the Wireless Festival in London’s Hyde Park in July. In a statement released on [...]

 

ED SHEERAN - DRUNK (MUSIC VIDEO)

It’s been a fantastic year for Ed Sheeran and his success seems to be snowballing heading into 2012.After almost appearing from nowhere – not to say he hasn’t employed a tenacious work ethic and earnt his stripes – Sheeran is now leading the way for nominations for this years Brit Awards and his debut album ‘+ (Plus)‘ is still going strong in the charts. Sheeran announced via twitter that ‘Drunk’ [...]

 

EMELI SANDE - NEXT TO ME (MUSIC VIDEO)

The Critics Choice Award’s 2012 winner, Aberdonian songstress Emeli Sande has unveiled the video to her new single ‘Next To Me’. The song is the third single from her highly anticipated forthcoming debut album ‘Our Version of Events’, which is set for release February 13, 2012 via Virgin Records. Recognised in the physical by her trademark accentuated blonde quiff, and artistically for her supreme vocal efforts and impressive songwriting abilities. [...]

 

MAVERICK SABRE - NO ONE (MUSIC VIDEO)

This man needs no introduction…. Maverick Sabre is back with his brand new single ‘No One’. Due for release on 6th february 2012 which also happens to be the same day his long-awaited debut album is released titled ‘Lonely Are Brave’. Possibly one of the most talked about up and coming artists for 2012 and having seen Maverick perform live myself, its clear to see the future is looking bright [...]

 

COVER DRIVE TO KNOCK JESSIE J OFF THE #1 SPOT?

It looks like Bajan R&B group Cover Drive could possibly knock Jessie J’s “Domino” off the #1 spot in this weeks chart as they are currently at #1 in the iTunes charts with their second single “Twilight”. There are still 5 days to go until the chart is revealed so the #Heartbeats stil have time to take Jessie J back up to #1. David Guetta and Austrailian singer Sia are [...]

 

ED SHEERAN ANNOUNCES FREE EP & DRUNK (MONTAGE VIDEO)

Brit Award Nominee Ed Sheeran has posted a music video of sorts for his next single ‘Drunk’. The music video is a fan montage of Live performances mixed with fan reactions and behind the scenes clips. This however isn’t the official video, as Ed today tweeted that the video was made by his cousin Murray Cummings. The official video is due to première in the next couple of weeks. Ed [...]

 

PROFESSOR GREEN - READ ALL ABOUT IT (PT 2) FEAT. FINK (AUDIO)

Professor Green was one upon a time dubbed the “UK Eminem”, mainly due to ignorance based on their identity as white rappers, although some of Pro Green’s hard-hitting lyrics and scathing cusses offer some comparable grounds, perhaps reiterated by his recent collaboration with Royce da 5’9′‘ – whom along with Eminem forms rap duo Bad Meets Evil – on his ‘At Your Inconvenience’ album.  The lead single from ‘At Your [...]

 

TINIE TEMPAH COLLABORATES WITH ERIC TURNER AND LUPE FIASCO

Tinie Tempah has done it again! The superstar has made a collaboration with the one and only Eric Turner once again and from what we heard it’s definitely another hit. This time the feature is from Tinie for Eric Turner’s new solo album on the track called “Angels and Stars” which will be here this month. This time around, Lupe Fiasco has also joined in for the feature which gives the track [...]