S&M Action For Rihanna and Britney!

Teaming up for a surprise collaboration last night Rihanna and Britney opened the Billboard Awards with a bang! Held in Las Vegas the girls gave a racy performance on their remix of S&M.

Pole dancing their way through the routine, complete with a pillow fight and the all important on-stage smooch that cried out for attention! Kicking off the show it was hard to top the incredible live spectacle from two Pop Princesses.

It was not until Britney appeared on stage in a blind fold that the rumours of the duet became reality. The exciting duet caused a stir with the audience as the the remix of S&M stormed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 soon after the show.

 However stealing the show was the massively talented Beyonce. Winning the prestigious Millenium Artist Award. Also she has a huge performance airing her new single Run The World (Girls) live for the first time on television.

Other winners of the night include Justin Bierber, Digital Artist of the Year. Flying the flag for Britain was Taio Cruz named as Top Hot 100 Song with Dynamite.

The Billboard Music Awards are handed out to the most powerful and popular artists in the American charts. The finalists and winners are determined by their rank on the Billboard charts and their "social and streaming activity."

Leading the nominations across 18 categories was the unstoppable Rihanna! Closely followed by Eminem with 16, Lady Gaga with 12 and Justin Bieber with 11.

British Winner - Taio Cruz

Born To Entertain.....The GaGa Way!

 Little Monsters put your paws up....the Lady is back with a brand new album!

Lady GaGa's long awaited second album Born This Way is finally out for our pleasure. Back with an edgy sound,  rocking guitar anthems and more kinky lyrics the controversial Queen of Pop is ready to take the world charts by storm!

With four single from the long player already in the top 20, GaGa is a force to be reckoned with. She has made history, as the last time a female artist had four songs in the charts at the same time was 1955!!

GaGa is a multi-talented singer and songwriter and a totally phenomenal performer. Her Monster's Ball World Tour has made millions and the star is a born entertainer. Her Celebrity Star is on the rise, and she still never fails to shock the public with her outrageous style and wicked sense of humour.

Lady GaGa at Madison Square Garden on the Monster's Ball Tour

So, what are you waiting for buy your copy of the amazing Born This Way, today! Its an album that you will be listening to in years to come. This Lady is unstoppable and will continue to reign as the kinky Queen of Pop. Madonna who?!  

Check our reviews site soon for the full review! 

Dannii Set To Judge For BBC!!

Dannii Minogue may have left the X Factor, in a move that shocked the nation. But she will be hitting our screens once again as a judge on rival channel BBC1.

BBC are launching a new show called The Voice, which is already a massive hit in America. It will feature contestants auditioning to a judging panel who will have their backs to them. This is so they are only judged on their voice alone.

To scoop Dannii for the UK show will proove a massive ratings hit, as Ms Minogue has won two series of the X Factor with her impressive judging style and helping to guide the careers of Leon Jackson and Matt Cardle.

In the US the current panel includes mega star Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5's Adam Levine and the Lady Killer himself, Cee Lo Green.

With committments over in Oz on Australia's Got Talent means that when the show airs next year her diary will be free and ready to take on a new challenge.

It will be good to have you back Dannii!

The Voice in the US

Kelly Giving It Some Welly!!

Kelly Rowland has teamed up with another dance guru on new track What A Feeling! The dance floor smash comes from DJ Alex Gaudino featuring the silky vocals from Miss Rowland herself.

Fresh from the success of last single Commander, Kelly is sticking to a formula that works for her, and its a totally new sound compared to Destiny's Child.

Her solo career has not yet hit the dizzy heights of her bandmate Beyonce but who cares when you on are the dancefloor.

Kelly is exercising her freedom as a solo artist and discovering what works for her. With a passion for music and dance she is back and bringing us rhythm and excitement with her new effort. 

Check out the slick video for this and no doubt the dance routine will be a hit with hard core clubbers out there.

This hot new track is released on 29th May, 2011

Hot in Heels! Parade Bring Us Perfume....

Is that the smell of perfume and the sound of heels parading the streets of London?!

Well, that must mean only one thing....Parade have just wrapped their second video!! The girls are making the boys drop all their toys with new tune Perfume, leaping around in their heels on boats and in the streets the fun filled video is a must see!

You can get it, get it if you wanna get it, get it....on June 20th....now now! Teaming up with the director who shot the first video Emil Navo he has kept the essence of Parade and raised the bar.

Paraders everywhere have been excited for the video release for Perfume after seeing the girls live set whilst touring the UK. The new video is as fun and chaotic as Louder. But this time around its a more mellow song which showcases all the girls talented vocals.

Shooting the video around central London is brilliant timing with the Royal Wedding just been, its a great time to be British and showcase the beauty of London.

With a Paradetastic pop video full of fun, bright colours and energetic dance routines its almost impossible to not want to be part of the Parade!!

Watch the video now on YouTube. Parades summer anthem is due to be released on 20th June!
Official Parade Video for Perfume!

Follow the girls on Twitter @Parade
http://www.paradeofficial.com

Join The Ultra Army!!

 

You saw them on X-factor as Project A ..... they supported Kylie ..... and now they have unleashed a cracking pop offering for your pop guilty pleasure!  

They are....THE ULTRA Girls. Lucy, Laura, Amy and Lauren all from Leeds have released debut single 'Girls Will Be Girls' and what a tune. Its as catchy as a Steps song and as cheeky as a Spice Girls hit.

Proud of their Northern roots, these girls are fiesty and have made it their mission to make fans pop music they can have fun with. They are taking the essence of Girl Power (admitting they were hardcore Spice fans in their teens) and bringing it into the 21st century by adding slick dance routines, funky vocals and lashings of attitude.

So are The Ultra Girls the antidote to tacky ballads and noisy bands? They want to be the girl band you can dance to in your trackies.

With their modern-energetic sound and plenty of attitude these girls are certainly going to put up a fight in the charts. And they are ready to shake things up, they will be trouble with a capital T!!

'Girls Will Be Girls' is out NOW! Available on iTunes.
Check out the video at the bottom of this page.

Click here to go to the official ULTRA GIRLS website

 

Twitter:: Follow @TheUltraGirls on twitter and @UltraGirlLauren @UltraGirlLaura @UltraGirlAmy and @UltraGirlLucy

Blue Can For Britain!!

Many have questioned why a successful boyband have re-united to take up the opportunity to represent their country at Eurovision. But with an impressive back catalogue and an army of European fans....why not?

So, welcome back to the charts....Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Anthony Costa and Duncan James as they re-unite as Blue.

They are back with brand new single 'I Can' as our UK entry for this years Eurovision, and with a catchy chorus it is without a doubt a winning song! Written by two of the boys themselves, Lee and Duncan it has a very British feel to this song.

As a fan of the boys, I feel this would be a massive success as a stand along single release, so I hope they do well with it in Germany this month. Also with a brand new album due out by the end of this year, all Blue fans old and new are eagerly awaiting new material.

Blue will be the first UK representatives since The Shadows in 1975 to have had multiple number 1 single prior to entering Eurovision.  The boys are no strangers to Eurovision themselves, having had a hand with other entries over the years.

Lee Ryan wrote 'Guardian Angel' for Andy Scott-Lee's Eurovision entry for the 2005 'Making Your Mind Up' show. Anthony Costa came second with 'It's A Beautiful Thing' in the 2006 show. Then in 2009 Duncan James was a panellist on the 2009 show where Jade Ewen won and represented the UK that year with 'It's My Time'. 

This year sees Blue celebrate their tenth anniversary as a band. Since splitting in 2005, the boys have all has massive solo success with solo albums and West End appearances. But now committed to the band again the Boys are back and ready to show us what they are made of!

PS. Watch out Jedward.....these boys can actually sing and have a massive European fanbase!

Who is Carrie Mac....

Carrie is a 23 year old singer from Scotland. She supported Alexandra Burke on her All Night Long Tour in March, 2011. Since the young age of 5 Carrie has played the violin, and can also play the ocarina and piano. As the talented singer showed on tour she also plays the guitar!

 She is the little voice that nervously graced the stage and blew the crowd away with her incredible voice. Appearances can be deceptive as this shy girl started singing and belted out her own music that made the audience sit up and listen. As Carrie became more confortable on stage her personality shone through her music and won the crowd over within minutes.

Til I See You Again was welcomed by roaring crowds on tour and is her debut released from the Star to be. With heartfelt lyrics and a summery melody, it stands alone as the perfect first release.

Hitting the roads five years ago, Carrie was determined to be a success on her own merits. Where others followed the easy route by choosing to audition for talent shows, Miss Mac has enough faith in her own talent to go it alone.

 In 2008 she entered a contest on a Scottish radio station and won a One To Watch Award, from which was able to support Sandi Thom and The Proclaimers on tour.

This success was just beginning, writing her own material and meeting writers and producers to guide her, Carrie was able to put together an accoustic album called 'Believe'. With a lot of effort and hardwork this album was quietly lauched in 2009.

However the Carrie Mac journey did not begin until 2010. For more information and to listen to brilliant tracks such as 'Hello' and 'Like A Star' check out Carrie's website: http://www.carriemacmusic.com/

The Mac Facts!!

• The first time Carrie decided she wanted to write her own songs was when she was inspired by Christina Aguilera's Stripped album. 

• She would love to be the face of Greggs Bakery....and if she wasn't involved with music she would run her own 'Carrie's Cat Sanctuary'.

• Carrie secretly still believes Unicorns exist....even after learning at the grand old age of 18 that this may not be true....

• Her Greatest fears are crumpets, sweetcorn and veins, in that order. She was named after the horror film 'Carrie'. 

• She wrote her first song aged 19, titled 'Better Off This Way'

 Til I See You Again is available NOW on iTunes. Released May 1st, 2011.
Watch the video at the bottom of this page.

GaGa Declares Her Love For Judas!

Fast becoming a Legend and still managing to shock us all Lady GaGa is taking no prisoners on her assault for World Domination! 

Back with the second single from Born This Way, GaGa is releasing Judas. As an early treat for her little monsters. 

Lyrics for this pop number will no doubt infuriate church goers and prudish people out there, especially by declaring her love for Judas. But in biblical sense, GaGa is way beyond repentance. 

Judas has an 80's feel, just like some of her other hits. When the song picks up and breaks into the chorus it will have you singing it all day long! 

With the excitement the controversial single has raised Lady GaGa herself has tweeted the album cover for Born This Way which is out on May 23, 2011. 

Judas single cover

The artwork has without a shadow of a doubt caused total chaos for her little monsters! Long Live The GaGa! 

Exciting Battle For The Top Spot!

Let the battle commence from today with an exciting week for the singles chart! New releases from Nicole Scherzinger, The Wanted and new Girl Band....Parade!

After massive success judging on the X Factor and a hit song with last single Poision, Nicole Scherzinger is on a roll. New tune Don't Hold Your Breath is impossible to ignore, it will have you dancing in the street as you stroll along with your ipod on shaking your hips!

With an empowering club jam to contend with from the mighty Scherzy it could be difficult to remember that there is a Comic Relief offering from boyband of the moment The Wanted.

Their popularity is on the rise so it came as no surprise that the boys were chosen for this years charity song. Gold Forever sticks to the same formula as the previous hits. Its a forgettable record that without the army of fans or the charity tag would fail ordinarily to make an impact on the charts.

Its an exciting week for new girl band, Parade. Their debut offering is energetic and anthemic. I hope this song is recognised for injecting some modern pop fun into the mix.

But do these new releases have what it take to knock the incredible Adele off the Number One spot?? Someone Like You has been a stomping hit since her emotional live performance at the Brits last month.

With strong contenders already in the top ten from the likes of Rihanna, Lady GaGa, Jessie J and Bruno Mars. Its an exciting weeks for the singles chart.

Charity single for Comic Relief

Debut single full of fun

Turn It Up Louder....Parade Officially Launch Debut

The Parade girls are hoping to march straight to the top of the charts from Sunday. As their debut offering Louder is finally released! Have you joined the Parade yet?

Louder is slick, care free and cool! The melody is anthemic and is designed to make you want to get up and party....Parade style!! 

Fresh from the road, supporting Alexandra Burke on a national theatre tour the girls are in full swing on the promotion trail. Next stop supporting Shayne Ward. 

With a busy week ahead the Parade Machine is in full force from Saturday. Packing in performances and signings up and down the country. Full schedule below. Its good to see the girls doing promotion the old fashioned way by signing copies of their single.

In the video for Louder the girls have an essence of the Spice Girls with the attitude of Pussycat Dolls. As a fan I am hoping the next single release will be Rollercoaster. The edgy sound, catchy lyrics and the slick dance will certainly stamp their mark firmly at the top of charts. If you haven't seen the girls live yet, see them next Sunday at Thorpe Park!

So what are you waiting for Join The Parade Party! Twitter @Parade

www.paradeofficial.com

Louder Week:

This Sunday - Westfield, London @ 2.30pm

Monday - HMV, Swindon @ 5pm

Tuesday - HMW, Wolverhampton @ 5pm
Supporting Shayne Ward at Civic Hall, @ 7.45pm

Wednesday - Alan Titchmarsh Show, ITV1 @ 3pm
Supporting Shayne Ward at Shepherd's Bush Empire @ 7.45pm

Thursday - HMV, Liverpool @ 5pm

Friday - HMV Manchester @ 5pm
Supporting Shayne Ward at O2 Apollo @7.45pm

Saturday - Supporting Shayne Ward at the ABC, Glasgow. Earlier stage time of 7.30pm!

Sunday - Thorpe Park! Performance at 12pm and 2pm.
#jointheparade

Reminiscent of the Wannabe video - Spice Girls?

The Usher Man is Back with his OMG Tour

Musical memories were alive and kicking at Manchester's Evening News Arena on February 20th. As Usher hit the stage for one night only, and it was a memorable evening!

Performing most of the hits from recent album Raymond Vs Raymond, fans were treated to a highly sexed, breathtaking show!

Lucky audience member Heather was the local beauty chosen by the man himself to join him on stage. Where the hot and sweaty star seduced her on track Trading Places, laying down on a sofa on stage while he simulated sex live in front of the thousands of jealous girls.

Usher is celebrating 15 years of success this year, and his dance moves together with his soulful voice really shone throughout the 2 hour show. If you get a chance to see The Usher Man live, grab the opportunity with both hands!

For a full review of the show stopping performance check out my review at Total Biz Reviews:  Usher Live Review: OMG Tour