The Holiday season here and it's time for me to take some well deserved time off to unwind, reflect on the past year and plan for the new one. This means that I will not be posting as often for the rest of the year, but I may drop by once in a while to check the comments, emails and maybe post a few things here and there but nothing too intricate.
I will start posting again in the year. I will also take this opportunity to revamp the blog and add a few new features for your enjoyment.
Thank you all for your support through 2007. Thanks for reading, thanks for the kind messages and emails.
Last night's episode of Ugly Betty was full of drama and surprises. This included a special guest appearance by Vera Wang and also by non other than Miss Victoria Beckham herself.
It's sweeps week and it shows. It was the best episode ever!
Watch the clip above to get a peak and look out for the episode rerun, no Posh fan should miss it!
Kylie Minogue is set to showcase her new album "X" this Saturday night on Britain's ITV Network.
"The Kylie Show" (9:35pm Saturday 10/11; ITV1) will be a one-hour visual tour de force featuring songs from her new album "X" due for release later this month; offered alongside several of your favourite classic Kylie hits.
Every aspect of the show is especially made for this TV Special: never seen before! Each performance promises to be an extravaganza, presenting a combination of both live and video performances.
The show is set to deliver more than a few surprises, including some hilarious sketches filmed backstage. A word of warning though, some scenes may not be suitable for younger viewers, parental discretion is advised.
There's some exciting news about the new Girls Aloud album!
If you're a fan you may already know there is both a standard edition as well as a Fan Edition but they have now revealed new details about Mixed Up!
This will be an extra, super exclusive megamix of a CD bursting with some of the greatest remixes of Girls Aloud tracks from over the last five years.
Super-DJs Jewels and Stone are behind the limited edition disc and have mixed up the following tracks:
The Show (Tony Lemezma Club Mix)
No Good Advice (Doublefunk Vocal Mix)
I Think We're Alone Now (Tony Lemezma Baubletastic Remix)
Sexy! No No No...(Tony Lemezma's 'Yes Yes Yes' Mix)
Something Kinda Ooooh (Tube City Remix)
Wake Me Up (Tony Lemezma's 'Love Affair')
Jump (Almighty Vocal Mix)
Biology (Tony Lemezma Remix)
But the ONLY way to get your hands on this CD is by ordering it throught Woolworths. When you go in to pre-order Tangled Up at Woolworths you will be given the option to buy for only £1.97 extra, this special collection of some of the Girls' greatest remixes all rolled into one.
I'm sure it'll be come available online at some point so look out for it.
To celebrate Kylie's return to the world of pop, over 40 exclusive Kylie "robotics" have been created .
They'll be given away one a day on the left hand side of her MySpace page, in the section marked Band Members.
All you have to do is make sure you right click on the robotic, select 'Save As', save it to your computer and then re-size it to use as your default image!
See if you can collect them all! I already got two :o)
There's also something else very exciting coming with them but you'll have to wait for that...
The Sugababes have announced that the latest single to be taken from their No. 1 album 'Change' is the title track 'Change'.
'Change' the single will be released on December 17th and is a brilliant and very different follow up to their No. 1 single 'About You Know'.
BBC show Sound recently went backstage at the video shoot for the single, click here to take a sneaky peek at the set and find out from the girls themselves exactly what it takes to be a Sugababe (it's the whole episode of Sound on the link so if you just want the babes video bit fast forward to about 4min 22sec).
In the meantime you'll have to hang on until Friday November 16th to see the video in full when Channel 4 premier it just after midnight.
After the disappointment of not winning at the MTV EMA's, Mika more than made up for it by winning four awards at the World Music Awards in Monaco.
His awards were for Best-Selling New Artist, Best-Selling Male Entertainer, Best-Selling Pop/Rock Artist and Best-Selling British Artist.
Unfortunately he was sick with laryngitis and was unable to sing his runaway debut hit 'Grace Kelly', which makes reference to the Prince Albert of Monaco's mother, the Hollywood actress who became princess of the tiny principality upon her marriage in 1956.
If you watched America's Next Top Model last night you'll know that the contestants from this season got the opportunity to appear in Enrique Iglesias' latest video for 'Tired Of Being Sorry'.
Watch the original version above and click HERE to watch the Top Model version.
Embattled pop star Amy Winehouse has been granted a visa allowing her to enter the United States but will still not be making any of her previously scheduled appearances, her publicist confirmed to MTV News on Wednesday (November 7).
The "Rehab" singer was set to appear at the mtvU Woodie Awards on Thursday and as the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" (which is now in reruns anyway, due to the writers' strike) this weekend.
Amy had previously been refused entry to the US after she, husband Blake Fielder-Civil and stylist Alex Foden were fined for possession of marijuana in Norway during her European tour last month.
Amy will next visit the States in January to kick off her U.S. tour.
Lily Allen has been signed up as the new face and body of Agent Provocateur lingerie.
The singer - who recently slimmed down from a UK dress size 12 to a size 8 - will follow in the footsteps of Kate Moss, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dita Von Teese when her campaign for the company, shot last weekend, is released next spring.
An insider said: "The owners of Agent Provocateur, Joe Corre and Serena Rees, are delighted. They feel her natural look will appeal to a lot of women. She's in amazing shape since she lost the weight, and the pictures of her are absolutely incredible."
Lily - who reportedly received a whopping six-figure sum for the deal - has put her weight loss down to hypnosis.
She said recently: "After the hypnotism I want to go to the gym every day otherwise I feel really bad. I just want to get more toned and healthy. I'm really good at the moment - I've never been happier."
And the 22-year-old singer also credited new boyfriend Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons for helping her shed the weight, giggling: "Me losing weight is down to love. I probably shouldn't say the word love, actually. I'm in 'like'. We like each other a lot!"
But Lily insists she will never take her weight loss to extremes and has vowed to always stay a healthy weight.
She said: "I'll never be a size 0 catwalk model. I have absolutely no interest in that, at all."
Kylie Minogue has launched her own cross platform social network called Kylie Konnect -www.kyliekonnect.com
Kylie’s record label, Parlophone, teamed up with New Visions Mobile to create the application that will allow fans to create their profile, upload images and blogs and connect with other Kylie fans across the globe via their mobile or web browser in a seamless user experience.
Dan Duncombe, Head of Digital at Parlophone says "Kylie Konnect is for new and old fans alike; they can link directly to Kylie’s profile, leave their blog, upload photos and share their experiences with other Kylie fans. Kylie’s blog will regularly be updated, offering exclusive music, news, tour information and more, with fans able to download exclusive behind the scenes footage and have a chance to win 'money can’t buy’ prizes"
"Kylie Konnect is a great way of engaging fans wherever they are in the world, using multi platforms and great content."
Fans around the world can access Kylie Konnect at www.kyliekonnect.com either through their mobile or web browser, join the network and download mobile content such as full tracks and realtones.
Just when I thought Lily Allen had renounced her outspoken ways here she is now trashing Victoria Beckham for being such a media whore.
The 'Smile' singer is sick of seeing the Spice Girl on the cover of all the magazines when she has nothing to promote but herself.
Lily fumed: "It does make me laugh when I see pictures of Victoria Beckham on the front of some magazines. I think, 'You are not promoting anything, you don't need the money, so it's all about being famous.'
"I can never imagine my life being about being famous. I make music, that's what I'm there for. I would never go out and court publicity."
The 22-year-old star also hit out at the notion stars like Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan should be role models to their fans.
She added to You magazine: "I don't understand this idea that people like Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan are regarded as role models for young girls. I mean, just look at them, why would you want to look up to them? What happened to mothers, sisters and aunts as role models?"
Lily has often said that she doesn't want to be seen a role model herself.
Despite her comments, Lily claims she is no longer interested in attacking her fellow celebrities.
The British pop star explained: "I find that as I am happier and happier I can't bring myself to bitch anymore.
"I've gone completely the other way and I think it must be because I am so happy and confident in myself."
I'm sure this won't be the last time we hear of her trashing other artists. That girl just can't keep her mouth shut, and I love her for it.
Apparently things started to get real crazy for Amy Winehouse even before she went on stage for her disappointing performance at the MTV EMA's this past week.
According to MusicNews.Com the "Rehab" singer - who was in Munich, Germany, for the glitzy awards ceremony last Thursday - totally lost her temper and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to her room by throwing a plate of the pasta at the wall just hours before the big event.
Earlier that day Snoop Dogg who was hosting the show arranged to pay her a visit in her hotel room to meet her. He got there with his entourage just as she was starting to wreck her room.
A source said: "About 90 minutes before the show, Snoop said he wanted to see Amy. When we got there, she was in a bad way. Everyone, including her management, just stood there as she threw spaghetti on the walls.
"She then started kicking the walls and throwing whatever she could get her hands on - even the tables and chairs. Then she started cutting up the rug.
Snoop was just standing there open-mouthed, he couldn't believe what he was seeing."
Amy's people were left speechless by her actions and have no idea what triggered her rage.
Amy, who was in the running for Album of the Year, Most Addictive Track and Best UK and Ireland Act, was snubbed by the public vote.
She did however collect the coveted Artists' Choice prize, voted for by her peers.
There's been rumours that Kylie would be cancelling an upcoming tour in support of her new album and here's what she has to say about it on her official website:
“We would like to make it clear that the report in today’s Daily Mail that Kylie has cancelled a forthcoming tour on doctor’s orders is completely false.
When asked, Kylie has said on numerous occasions that she loves touring and that she might tour again in the near future. There were and are no dates currently confirmed. If and when dates are confirmed they will be announced in the normal manner.
Thus, reports in the Daily Mail that Kylie has cancelled a tour are not true for the simple reason that no tour had been booked.
Kylie has not been told by her doctors that touring “could seriously harm her health”. She did not give the quotes reported in the Mail today. And touring is something that she is still considering for the future. Her health remains excellent and she is in the middle of promoting her new single and album.
Her representatives have asked the Mail to print a prominent apology for today’s highly damaging story.”
Not only did the Sugababes have the pleasure to close off the Swarovski Fashion Rocks 2007 but they were also introduced by non other than Miss Whitney Houston. And they brought the crowd to their feet. But wait, there's more! They were also joined on stage by another music legend, I won't tell you whom, just watch :o)
Unfortunately MIKA was not successful in his nominations at the MTV EMA last Thursday but he did put in a stellar performance of "Grace Kelly" which you can watch again here.
Amy Winehouse stumbled through her performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday (November 1) shortly after giving a very brief acceptance speech when she won the Artists' Choice honor. The singer who was announced as a last-minute addition to the show when she canceled her planned performance at the mtvU Woodie Awards on November 8 gave a brief "thanks" when she accepted the award, and later appeared to have difficulty remembering the words to her own song and danced unsteadily as she performed.
Here's the much anticipated video for "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" the new single by The Spice Girls. I wasn't really feeling the song the first time I heard it but the video is definitely changing my mind. I still think they should've done a fast song as a comeback but I forgive them. Check out Geri's abs! And look at Posh! The Girls still got it!
I haven't followed her career as much as I should have considering that this is a good dance song and the video's nice too. I'm absolutely shocked by the physical resemblance to her more popular sister, even her voice sounds like Kylie. It must suck to live your sister's shadow. Well at least she's got this song and she's done it on her own.
Britney's Blackout album will officially be out on October 30th but I've had the chance to listen to it ahead of its release (thank you Adrian). And let me tell you it's HAWT!!
Some of it is very "Britney" and some of it is quite far from anything she's done before but in this case that's a really good thing. The album is full of Pop goodness with a subtle sense of humour and a really danceable edge throughout.
Overall the album is brilliant, pure Pop, and dare I say it....Oops she's done it again! There, I said it.
Make sure you go out and buy it at your local music store 'cause you'll be hearing these songs everywhere you go.
Here's my track by track review:
1. Gimme More: This of course is the first single from the album. It's been playing all over the clubs and radio stations. It's the Number 1 song on iTunes etc...What else can I say? It's a hot track. Favourite line "It's Britney Bitch" which has now become a classic.
2. Piece Of Me: Nice chilled out song, slower than Gimme More. I like this one 'cause she pokes fun at herself and the attention she gets from the media. Favourite line "They still got pictures of my derriere in the magazine". Well, Brit maybe that's 'cause you don't like to wear underwear in public, maybe, just maybe.
3. Radar: This is one of the leaked songs that have been around for a while. It's an OK song, sounds kinda lazy, not much effort into it. Maybe it's 'cause I've been playing it for a while but I'm just not feeling it. Next song.
4. Break The Ice: Another "nice" song. It's got a danceable beat to it but it's one of those songs that kinda plays in the background while you take a break from the dance floor to go to the bar and refill your drink, know what I mean? Yeah it's one of those. Next!
5. Heaven On Earth: I like this one. It's cute, lovey dovey, very girly and flirtatious. Nice retro beat. Her voice here reminds me a bit of Paris Hilton on "Stars Are Blind".
6. Get Naked (I Got A Plan): It's got a hot beat. Is that her singing at the beginning? Sounds like a dude. I read somewhere that that it's her voice after some extreme manipulation. Sounds kinda creepy at first but really cool midway. I like it.
7. Freak Show: I think she's talking about her personal life on this one. A great rap at the beginning. I like that, she should do it more often. And there's that creepy voice again. What's up with that? Is that really her??
8. Toy Soldier: "Oh I need a soldier!" This is definitely my favourite song of the whole album. I hope it's her next single 'cause this song is hot, hot, hot! Definitely a club hit. I can totally picture Britney with some backup dancers dressed in sexy toy soldier costumes dancing in a line to a River Dance like choreography during her "rapping" bits. Love it!!
9. Hot As Ice: Another song that's been leaked for a while, made me look forward to the other songs. It's catchy, you'll be singing "break it down, break it down..." for a while. Favourite lines "living legend you can look but don't touch" and "To see your foolishness and f**kery and handling my b'ness, holler if you hear me, hey can I get a witness". Hot
10. Ooh Ooh Baby: Love this song too! It's sexy, it's flirtatious, it's slutty, just how I like my Britney. Best lines "I can feel you on my lips, I can feel you deep inside" and "filling me up, filling me up, filling me up...with your love".
11. Perfect Lover: Definitely a club song. Great danceable beat. Favourite line "tick tock, tick, tock, come and get me while I'm hot".
12. Why Should I Be Sad: I'm not big on slow songs but this' one's quite good. Nice sexy beat, very R&B.
So overall the album is great, make sure to go out and support it. Now the question is whether she'll do any promo work for it. I hope she does. I can just imagine the interviews... "So Britney, how do you feel now that everyone around the world has seen your 'booboo' maker?" ...
So here's the much anticipated new single by The Spice Girls. It's called "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" and unfortunately it's a bit of a snooze.
It's got that R&B vibe they were going for towards the end of the band a few years ago and we all know how that ended.
Not quite what I was expecting as their comeback single, but then again they're not the sexy Pop divas they were when at their peak.
Wonder what they'll do with this on their new video and on the Victoria Secret show.
If you're interested in listening to some of the new Kyliealbum you are in luck because she's got someone to put together a free MP3 featuring clips of various songs from the album all mixed together.
If you'd like to download it (you just have to enter 'your' email address) you can do so by clicking HERE.
It includes '2 Hearts', 'Like A Drug', 'The One' and 'In My Arms' and does a very good job of presenting 'X' as a brilliant album.
Here's the commercial for Brit's upcoming album Blackout. It's on October 30th y'all. Sure she's trashy but you know you're gonna go out and get her new album. I know I am.
Here's the first music video by X Factor(UK) winner Leona Lewis.
The song is called "Bleeding Love" and it 's the first single from her upcoming debut album Spirit. After winning the X Factor talent show Leona signed a $9.7 million contract in the United States with legendary record maker and founder of Arista Records Clive Davis . Clive has been responsible for the success of Whitney Houston and Whitney is reported to have said that Leona will be an international star and has offered to mentor her. Leona will release five albums worldwide through Clives' label.
Britney Spears has confirmed the track list for "Blackout," her first studio album in four years. The 12-track set begins with "Gimme More," which holds at No. 3 this week on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Blackout" was moved from a Nov. 13 to an Oct. 30 release earlier this week due to widespread leaks of its songs. Among the collaborators on the album are producers Bloodshy & Avant on "Piece of Me," "Toy Soldier," "Freakshow" and "Radar," Kara DioGuardi on "Heaven and Earth" and Nate "Danjahandz" Hills on "Gimme More," "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)," "Hot As Ice" and "Perfect Lover.
"T-Pain is credited as one of three writers on "Hot As Ice," while Pharrell Williams wrote, co-produced (as half of the Neptunes) and sings backup on closer "Why Should I Be Sad."
Amy Winehouse has signed up to headline the 2007 mtvU Woodie Awards.
The 'Rehab' singer - who has not performed in the US since she pulled out of several high profile events and her American tour this summer due to "health issues" - has agreed to top the bill at New York's Roseland Ballroom on November 8.
The event is much more low profile than the MTV Video Music Awards - for which Amy cancelled her performance - as it only features acts voted for by college students and only students can attend the show. The 24-year-old star - notorious for last minute cancellations and performing while intoxicated - will be joined on the bill by The Academy Is... and Spank Rock.
After a rocky summer in which she married lover Blake Fielder-Civil, was hospitalised following a drugs overdose and was photographed after a bloody brawl with her new husband, Amy has eased back into public life. She most recently performed at the MOBO Awards in London last month, where she won Best UK Female but appeared to forget the lyrics to her songs on stage and was heavily criticised for her performance.
The Woodies will be aired simultaneously on mtvU and mtvU.com on November 15.
Meanwhile, Amy is preparing to begin work on her third studio album with producer Mark Ronson next month.
Justin Timberlake made chart history in America by becoming the first male solo artist this decade to have six Top 40 hits from one album.
Justin's new song, Until The End Of Time, entered the new Billboard countdown on Thursday (October 11, 07) - giving him six hits from his FutureSex/LoveSounds release.
Superstar Michael Jackson was the last male artist to achieve the feat, when he scored six hits from his Dangerous album in the early 1990s.
Kylie Minogue is to celebrate her musical comeback with an hour-long special on ITV1 in the UK.
The Kylie Show will feature new songs from her forthcoming album, X, mixed with classics from her 20-year career.
Producers promise a unique "visual experience" to accompany every track, in contrast to ITV's concert-style Audience With Kylie Minogue in 2001.
Speaking about the ITV show, Minogue said: "My creative team and I are preparing a fabulous evening with a mixture of old songs, new songs and lots of surprises thrown into the mix as well."
In a statement, ITV said the programme's producers were "pushing the boundaries to create an original and visually breathtaking piece of entertainment".
Set your TiVo! A rep for The Spice Girls tells Usmagazine.com that the British bombshells will be performing at this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show!
The fashion show, which marks the American TV debut of the Spice Girls’ comeback tour, will tape on November 14 at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre, and will air on CBS on December 4 at 10 p.m. Last year's musical guest was superstar Justin Timberlake.
A source tells Us that the Spice Women "are rehearsing for it already. It's going be their big comeback appearance."
If you registered for The Spice Girls' tour dates for New York you might've received this email:
"Thank you so much for registering for your chance to come and see us. We are really excited about coming to NEW YORK. Sorry it has taken us a while to work out when we will be with you, but the demand for tickets across the world has been phenomenal and we have had to add another 17 dates in LONDON alone!
But don’t worry we are about to announce our new schedule of extra dates for America. Keep checking the web site, and remember because you have registered, you are ahead of the crowds. In the next few days we will email you with your unique code, and you will then have the chance to purchase your tickets exclusively.
The really exciting news is that we are actually going to get to meet some of you personally. Everyone who buys a Ticket after registering on our site will also get entered into a draw for a chance to meet us personally. Twenty people will be picked at random to come and join us back stage at one of our NEW YORK gigs.
So remember, check the website for updates and keep checking your mail.
We are only days away from letting you know when we will be in NEW YORK.
Here's the new video for "Handle Me"by Robyn. This is also another one of my favourite songs from her latest album Robyn. This is the second video for this song, click HERE to watch the previous one.
Sorry for the lack of updates this week. I had a little accident with my keyboard last week where I spilled water all over it and it broke. Just got a new one today and I'm ready to catch you up on the latest music news.
Galore the debut album by British/Canadian electropop band Dragonette is finally out in stores and let me tell you it's hot, hot, hot!! The long wait for it was definitely worth it. I had downloaded it in advance and after the first full listen I just had to go out and buy the CD at my local HMV. The album was physically released on September 24th in Europe and Japan, and on September 25th in Canada.
The album contains many of the songs featured on the Dragonette (EP), released independently in 2005 before the band moved to London and signed a deal with Mercury Records. Most of which have been rerecorded and reworked.
New tracks are "Another Day", "Get Lucky", "Black Limousine", "Gold Rush" and "Marvellous".
Notable omissions from the album include the songs "Nemesis", "Sad Eyes", "Titties For Daddy", "Magic Fantastic", "Shock Box" and "Teacher Teacher". "True Believer" is a reworked version of earlier song "Ruthless".
The songs "I Get Around", "True Believer", "Marvellous" and "Competition" all made Popjustice's "Greatest Hits of 2007" list, described as "the most amazing and brilliant pop tunes of 2007."
"I Get Around" was released as a single in April 2007. "Take It Like A Man" was released in July 2007. The third single, "Competition", will be released in October 2007.
The groups are reportedly upset that the singer has refused to obey the country's strict dress code for performers, although the November 1 concert's promoter, Pineapple Concert, did not give a reason for the cancellation in a statement issued Friday (September 28). Female performers are not allowed to show skin from the tops of their chests to their knees.
In August, Gwen Stefani's concert in the country was also preceded by protests for the same reason — but she reluctantly abided by the guidelines, saying in a press conference before the show that she had made a "major sacrifice."
New video by Australian Pop singer Darren Hayes for "Me, Myself & I". This is the second single from his third solo album This Delicate Thing We've Made.
The Umbrella star believes Spears' disastrous stageshow at the Las Vegas ceremony earlier this month was the result of her not having performed much recently coupled with the stress of her ongoing child custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Rihanna says, "You can't judge her performance without knowing what was going on with her personally. She had so much pressure for that one performance.
"I'm telling you, it's not easy being on that stage. I performed for a minute and a half, and I was extremely nervous.
"To have the amount of pressure that Britney had? I don't know what I would've done. She did her best, so leave her alone." [source]
Madonna is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, it has been announced.
The Queen of Pop is amongst the nominees for next year's batch of new figures on the shortlist to join the pop pantheon.
The Beastie Boys, John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen are also up for election into the coveted hall, which will next take place in March next year.
Afrika Bambaataa, Chic, The Ventures, Donna Summer and the Dave Clark Five complete the acts who are now eligible, having released their first single no later than 1982.
The 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 10, 2008.
Toubled U.K. starlet Amy Winehouse has named her new DVD "I Told You I Was Trouble," according to Uncut magazine.
Packed onto the disc is a documentary, a full concert she played in April at London's Shepherds Bush Empire, her "Rehab" performance from the Brit Awards, an early acoustic version of "There Is No Greater Love" and more.
"I Told You I Was Trouble" will drop November 6, her publicist confirmed to MTV News.
Here's the music video for Mark Ronson's cover of "Valerie" featuring Amy Winehouse. This is the third single from Ronson's critically acclaimed album Version .
Watch the video for David Guetta's latest club hit "Baby When The Light" featuring Cozi & Steve Angello. This is the third single from his new album Pop Life.
With four nominations, Justin Timberlake leads the field for the 14th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, to be held Nov. 1 at the Munich OlympiaHalle.
Justin who hosted the 2006 MTV EMAs in Copenhagen, is in the running for the Video Star Award for "What Goes Around ... Comes Around," the Headliner Award, Ultimate Urban Act and Solo Artist of 2007.
Amy Winehouse, Avril Lavigne, Beyonce, Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Nelly Furtado and Rihannaeach garnered three nominations, which this year will be chosen entirely by public voting.
Lavigne and My Chemical Romance have been added to the list of performers, which already includes the Foo Fighters and Mika.
That's right boys and girls, put on your dancing shoes 'cause Kylie's back!
The wait is finally over! On November 26th Kylie releases 'X', her first new studio album in four years. 'X' is preceded by the new single '2 Hearts' on November 12 (available digitally November 5). The Sun have already branded the single a "surefire No.1".
The album, Kylie's 10th, features 13 new tracks and was recorded in London, Stockholm and Ibiza. 'X' is Kylie's first studio album since 'Body Language' in November 2003. It features the first new Kylie material since the greatest hits compilation 'Ultimate Kylie' in 2004.
For months fans have been referring to the title of the new album as 'X', so when it came to naming the album it was the obvious choice.
The track listing for the album is: 2 Hearts
Like A Drug
In My Arms
Speakerphone
Sensitized
Heart Beat Rock
The One
No More Rain
All I See
Stars
Wow
Nu-di-ty
Cosmic
Along with the new album 'X', Kylie is starring in a brand new documentary 'White Diamond' which she made with long-time creative director William Baker. White Diamond gives fans the unique chance to see Kylie's triumphant return to the world stage with her 2006 Showgirl Homecoming Tour.
The film shows Kylie as never before with intimate close up back stage footage and interviews including Kylie talking about her feelings, worries and aspirations on how she and her team take Showgirl from rehearsals to the road first in Australia and then to the UK.
The film will be premiered at Vue cinemas across the UK on October 16th, with a DVD release planned for December. The DVD will feature 2 discs, with Showgirl Homecoming Live (recorded in Melbourne, Australia December 2006) as the second disc.
The picture is not the album cover, but another great shot from Kylie's 2008 Official Calendar!
Wath the video for "Let Me Think About It" a single by Dutch Dance artist Fedde le Grand. The track features primary vocals from Danish singer Ida Corr. This is the third single from Fedde le Grand released in the UK, following the No. 1 smash hit "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", and the well-received collaboration with Danish singer Camille Jones, "The Creeps".
Following the success of their last single "Hot Summer" here comes the latest video by German Pop band Monrose for their new single "Strictly Physical".
"Good Life" is the third single from rapper Kanye West's album Graduation. It features R&B artist T-Pain and uses a sample from the song "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson. The single will be officially released October 2, 2007, even though it has already charted.
Watch this sad, sad performance by Britney Spears at last night's MTV VMA's. I don't know what to say about it other than it was the worse performance ever. What happened? Did she forget how to lipsync? Why didn't she dance properly, was she bloated? She looks bloated. I don't know. I'm very, very disappointed. Your fans were really hoping for a comeback Brit, unfortunately at this rate that will never happen. Sad, sad.
Check out the latest video by Irish electro/dance queen Roisin Murphy. This one's for that song that leaked a few days ago "Let Me Know". The song is great and the video is whacky just as you'd expect from her. And so the countdown for her upcoming new album continues.
Check out this new music video by British Pop band Sugababes for "About You Now" the lead single from their fifth album, "Change." The single is to be released on 24 September 2007, and their fifth album is to be released on 8 October 2007.
Watch Amy Winehouse’s stirring acoustic rendition of "Love Is A Losing Game" at Tuesday night’s Mercury Awards in London.
After all her recent troubles, it’s great to see Amy back on stage and looking healthy! This gives us hope. Maybe Amy will show up at the MTV Video Music Awards this coming weekend! She is nominated for three awards and was scheduled to perform but aparently pulled out because of health reasons last week.
It's a great day for iPod lovers like myself. Steve Jobs isn't giving Apple fanatics long to get used to the touch-screen on the new iPhone. On Wednesday (September 5), Steve Jobs the Apple CEO unveiled the latest iPod upgrade, a new version called the "iPod Touch."
It has the same kind of 3.5-inch touch-screen display as the iPhone, with wireless connectivity. The new $299 8 GB iPod Touch, which is thinner than the iPhone; comes loaded with the Safari browser, Google and Yahoo! search engines, and YouTube accessibility; and lets users wirelessly stream more than 10 million videos from the popular site. It has the same screen functions as the iPhone, 22 hours of audio playback and up to five of video playback. The 16 GB model will cost $399.
I know what I'm putting on my Christmas wishlist ;o)
It was all change at the top of the singles chart, with reggae-rap artist Sean Kingston finally grabbing number one with "Beautiful Girls" from rapper Kanye West's "Stronger" which weakened to second.
American producer and rapper Timbaland's collaboration with U.S. singer Keri Hilson "The Way I Are" continued its slow slide from fourth to sixth.
American hip hop group Gym Class Heroes fell from fifth to seventh, while U.S. singer Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" is on the verge of dropping out of the top 10, falling one place to eighth.
That's right boys and girls, Britney's back with not one but TWO hot tracks from her yet untitled but much anticipated comeback album.
The first song is titled "Gimme More" which is exactly what you'd expect from Britney, Pop all the way. You'll be hearing this song all over the clubs.
The second song is called "Cold As Fire" and that one's a bit unexpected. It's not quite what we're used to hear from Brit but the song grows on you, it's really catchy.
The singer's yet-untitled new album will drop November 13. Ne-Yo, who wrote many potential tracks for Britney, told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show Wednesday that "[Britney has] gotta remind people why they love her in the first place. She's gotta get their minds off her personal life and back on music."
It looks like Gwen Stefani was a good girl after all, just like she promised.
The 37-year-old pop star wowed fans in Muslim-majority Malaysia on Tuesday, performing in costumes that showed almost no skin after Islamic critics claimed that her revealing clothes could corrupt the country's youth.
She burst onto the stage wearing a black leotard under a white short-sleeved shirt and black-and-white striped hot pants suit, with black gloves up to her elbows. "I am very inspired tonight," Stefani told some 7,000 cheering fans at an indoor stadium. She changed costumes for every song, remaining fully covered as she belted out tunes such as "The Sweet Escape," "Rich Girl," "Wind it Up" and "Hollaback Girl."
Gwen had promised to dress modestly after the 10,000-member National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students charged that her skimpy outfits and cheeky performances clashed with Islamic values.
Madonna is in talks to quit Warner Music and ink a new record contract valued at around $100 million, it has been claimed.
The pop superstar is understood to be nearing the end of her deal with the label which has been her home for almost 25 years.
As previously reported, she has apparently been approached by Live Nation, who are market leaders in music promotion across the globe.
The deal, covering future touring and releases, is said to be worth £50.5 million ($100 million), marginally outstripping Robbie Williams' contract with EMI in 2002.
Madonna is understood to be nearing completion on the follow-up to "Confessions On A Dancefloor", with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake amongst the collaborators.
Pop star Mika is to take a break from performing after failing to recover from a recurring ear infection.
The Grace Kelly hitmaker cancelled an appearance at the Big Chill festival in England earlier this month because of the illness, and was forced to pull gigs in Denmark last month due to the same ailment.
But despite wowing the crowds at the V Festival in Staffordshire on Saturday, he has vowed to take some time off after failing to shake the condition.
He says, "I had an ear infection quite a while ago and because we've been on tour for a year there's been very little recovery time, so it just hits me every time I get tired.
"I decided to take some time off after V and hang around London.
"I'm looking forward to being able to rest because the last thing I want to do is cancel gigs."
It's not exactly Lilith Fair, but Avril Lavigne, Fiona Apple and Sheryl Crow will anchor the first-ever Girlfrenzy, a daylong concert that will revolve around female artists and take place October 27 at Irvine, California's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Colbie Caillat, Antigone Rising and Sara Bareilles will also perform.
In an interview with XXL magazine for its October issue — which hits stands September 11 — Kanye called Justin his "biggest inspiration and biggest competition," adding that "he's the only other person that gets an across-the-board response and respect level — black radio, white radio. If Justin hadn't come out and killed the game, I can't say that my album, singles and videos would be on the same level that they're on. We push each other. I look at me and Justin like Prince and Michael Jackson in their day."
If you're interested in listening to some of the new 
