No wonder we’re happy to see Ed return now with his brand new single ‘Undefeated’, and continue to build on his time in the spotlight after having majorly contributed to the success of acts like The Wanted, Olly Murs, and Loveable Rogues.

‘Undefeated’ is described as an anthemic modern pop song at its best holding a huge amount of poignancy for Ed, who has had first hand experience of a particularly turbulent time in the music industry, having gone through two major record labels without releasing a second single.

So let’s give this incredibly talented guy, some much deserved support by watching the brand new video to ‘Undefeated’ below. The single is out to buy through several online platforms on July 15.

Watch this video on YouTube.

The singer confirmed today that she came to an agreement with the San Marino broadcaster to go to the event for a third time. The singer who represented her country with ‘Crisalide (Vola)’ finished just outside the top ten semi finalists, thus not qualifying for the grand final, which was held just over a month ago in Malmo, Sweden.

The producer responsible for her 2012-13 entries, Ralph Siegel, has also confirmed he’s involved in the 2014 team. With preparations only just started and very little detail known about the 2014 contest, it remains to be seen what the title of the song is and what we can expect of it.

Congratulations Valentina!

San Marino have never qualified for the grand final, but came close this year with Valentina and her track ‘Crisalide (Vola). Watch her entry below:

Watch this video on YouTube.

No other food combinations mentioned though in the lyrics; ‘Gettin’ Freaky in my Bentley Limousine, It’s Even Better when it’s with Ice Cream’ pretty much says which direction this is going right? Should make up for a rather steamy video if you ask me. (hint hint).

‘Peaches and Cream’, a remix of the 112 & P.Diddy hit is set for a release date on August 18. It succeeds the groups debut single ‘Missiles’ which was released earlier in the year.

Watch this video on YouTube.

Following the buzz single ‘Pop?’ and current top ten single ‘Blackout’, August 18 sees the release of brand new track ‘Doing OK’ as second single from Wretch 32′s forthcoming third studio album.

In ‘Doing OK’ Wretch shows again his support for new home-grown talent as he calls on the dulcet tones of Birmingham’s Jacob Banks who recently supported Alicia Keys on her UK tour. This is one heck of a summer track, do you agree with us?  Listen to the track below:

Make sure you don’t miss Wretch during the summer festivals where he’ll perform at Wireless, Reading, Leeds, Oxygen and Isle of Man Festival to name a few.

The singer’s also embarking on 9-date UK headline tour, with the dates below:

Full List of UK Tour Dates:

Wed 23^rd Oct – Manchester Ritz

Thur 24^th Oct – Liverpool O2 Academy

Fri  25^th Oct – Newcastle University

Sat 26^th Oct – Sheffield, The Plug

Tues 29^th Oct – Birmingham Institute

Wed 30^th Oct – Norwich UEA

Thur 31^st Oct – Oxford O2 Academy

Fri 1^st Nov – Bournemouth O2 Academy

Sat 2^nd Nov – London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

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The French producer Woodkid has released his brand new EP ‘I Love You’ featuring new takes on his latest single, taken from debut album ‘The Golden Age’.

The singer/producer and creative brain behind videos of Lana Del Rey and Katy Perry, is presenting a handful of brand new remixes including some established and new talent. As one of the most sought after vocal guests at the moment, Pharrell Williams (currently collaborating with Daft Punk and Robin Thicke) gives his spin on the new track. No guest vocals as such, but a brand new production, totally different from the original.

Closer to the original is the version featuring upcoming US rapper Angel Haze, whose lyrics blend incredibly well in the arrangement of ‘I Love You’.

What do you make of both versions? Let us know!

The original version, I Love You, is already available on Itunes as single or via the album ‘The Golden Age’. The EP with remixes are most likely to be made available for download worldwide later on. Woodkid recently announced a full on tour in France until February 2014. For more information . Watch the video for ‘I Love You’ below.

And guess what she totally nailed it. I guess, yes she was a bit limited in terms of the theme, but the singer has given the story a modern twist. No step mother and step sisters in sight, but a more self assured Cindy at the ball, kicking some ass with the prince, who turns out look a little geeky, rather than the hunky kind of guys, we tend to see in videos. (We can only applaud you for that, Diana!)

Talking about the track itself Vickers explains, “Cinderella is about being in love and not caring about any of the material things in life, just wanting to be with that one person you adore. It’s about being prepared to lose anything and take every chance to be with them”

‘Cinderella’ is the first new single and predecessor of a second album, (we’re seeing rumours it’s to be called ‘Music that makes the Boys Cry’ for the young singer, which is expected for release later in the year (autumn). The singer rose to fame in 2008 after appearing on the X Factor. Since she’s performed on the West End, has been involved in fashion and released in 2010 her debut album ‘Songs from the Cherry Tree, which showcased what an amazing talent she has for songwriting and crafting pop tunes.

Cinderella is no exception to that rule! The track is out July 21 through So Recordings.

On the new album the Pet Shop Boys are working together for the first time with Stuart Price, who’s in charge of the production.

Talking about the album and Stuart Price, the Pet shop Boys said: “’Electric’ is very much set on the dance floor.  Our latest album often evolves as a response to our previous album and, whereas ‘Elysium’ had a reflective mood, ‘Electric’ is pretty banging! And working with Stuart Price on a studio album is something we have wanted to do for a very long time”. Set on the dancefloor, is definitely the way forward based on the teaser below:

The new album features 9 tracks of which 8 brand new Pet Shop tracks and a cover of the Bruce Springsteen track ‘The Last To Die’. BRIT award winning singer/rapper Example, is also making an appearance on the track as a guest vocalist on the track ‘Thursday’.

The suspense about the new album has very much been building up. In March this year, a teaser video for ‘Electric’ appeared online. The accompanying music for single ‘Axis’, which is the album’s opening track, very much helped. You can see it below:

The press release we received mentioned the new Pet Shop Boys album as an uncompromising collection of dance anthems without any comprimise by the Pet Shop Boys and judged by the clips above we are very excited!

The track listing for ‘Electric’ is:

1. Axis
2. Bolshy
3. Love is a bourgeois construct
4. Fluorescent
5. Inside a dream
6. The last to die
7. Shouting in the evening
8. Thursday (featuring Example)
9. Vocal

If you’re excited there’s even better news The Pet Shop Boys are currently undertaking the ‘Electric’ tour The tour is created in collaboration with Es Devlin (creative director/designer) and Lynne Page (stage director/choreographer), and has already received rave reviews when it debuted in Mexico in March. Tour dates, including the newly announced North American dates, are as follows:

 
3 June Oktiaborski Concert Hall, St Petersburg, Russian Federation
5 June Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russian Federation
9 June Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark
11 June Grand Rex, Paris, France
15 June Sónar Festival, Barcelona, Spain
18 June O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
20 June Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
23 June Nokia Hall, Tel Aviv, Israel
26 June Life Park, Istanbul, Turkey
29 June Peace & Love Festival, Borlänge, Sweden
1 July Dortmunder Music Week, Dortmund, Germany
3 July KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
5 July Õllesummer 20, Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia
7 July Ruisrock Festival, Turku, Finland
9 July ZMF, Freiburg, Germany
10 July Tollwood Festival – Musik Arena, Munich, Germany
16 July Ejekt Festival, Athens, Greece
9 August SonicMania, Tokyo Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan
11 August Summer Sonic festival, Tokyo, Japan
17 August Skeeno Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia
24 August Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand
6 Sept Berlin Festival, Berlin, Germany
12 Sept The Jackie Gleason Theatre, Miami Beach, USA
13 Sept Mahaffey Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
14 Sept Symphony Hall, Atlanda, Georgia, USA
16 Sept Beacon Theatre, New York, NY USA
17 Sept Beacon Theatre, New York, NY USA
19 Sept Music Centre at Strathmore, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
21 Sept House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
22 Sept Mann Centre for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
24 Sept Olympia Theatre, Montreal, Canada
25 Sept Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Canada
28 Sept Auditorium Theatre, Chicago Illinois, USA
2 Oct Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA
3 Oct Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada
4 Oct Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon, USA
5 Oct Fox Theatre, Oakland, California, USA
8 Oct Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, California, USA
11 Oct Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
12 Oct Shrine Auditorium, LA, California, USA

Kicking off the album, is the brand new single ‘Slip’ which has a funky motown feeling, similar to the group’s UK chart topper ‘Black Heart’ (though slightly more uptempo). ‘Slip’ felt like a new start for the trio, and it does sound a lot better in their repertoire, comparing it to its predecessing singles. Their ‘Love Me’ ft Travvie McCoy, also good for a top 5 position in the UK charts, couldn’t be forgotten. These three signature tracks (we’ll forget ‘Waterfalls’ even exists) proof what an intriguing and exciting pop trio Stooshe are. And there is plenty more new material on the album that has the distinguished Stooshe sound, which would make up for great singles. Buzz single, appearing online end of November with a fantastic lyric video, ‘Hoochi Mumma’ is another great tongue-in-cheek example of pop music.

It’s great to see how the girls, decided to go back into the studio and add some brand new tracks to the album, despite having to see the original album being leaked on the internet. Yet for those fans we would still recommend to go and get this new album as the tracks which were on the leak have been tweaked. In all fairness, we preferred the original version of ‘One Man Music’, though the new version is definitely still single-material if you ask us; the same counts for ‘Your Own Kind of Beautiful’ which takes us back to the era of the Supremes. It’s heaven! The other new tracks include ‘Round 2′, ‘Put the Kettle On’ and the track which the girls boost about most themselves ‘Fly Again’ as it’s the most stripped back we’ll ever hear Stooshe. Just a piano and the girls. It’s breathtakingly beautiful.

In general, pushing an album back, is not the smartest move to do for your career or for fans who are really looking out for the album, yet the little break for Stooshe has been a blessing and shouldn’t give them a backlash. In fact more than ever has it made it possible for the group to deliver an outstanding debut album. Not to mention the showcase of a band who knows what they want, and do not want to compromise! And that’s girl power we haven’t seen since the Spice Girls. We very much approve! Thank you for Tongue in cheek pop music, Stooshe!

‘London with the Lights On’ is out on Monday May 27. Pre-order the album via Itunes or Amazon.

Austria: Natália Kelly ”Shine”

Last year they were shaking their popo’s in the giant crystal arena hall in Baku, unfortunately not with the  desired result, leaving the country in the semi last year. This year, the Austrians are hoping young vocalist Natalia Kelly can get them back to the final with her mid-tempo track ‘Shine’.

We’re not sure how this well fare. There’s a little Adele ‘Rolling into deep’ feel noticeable but, it doesn’t quite lift of to the uptempo level of the British songstress which is probably a good thing consider it might get slack for sounding too similar. Not a bad attempt but it leaves us a bit indifferent.

Now a few months later, things are looking even brighter for this young lady, as her latest single ‘Sisters Anthem’ has now been remixed by the famous Soundfactory deejays making the sublime track an even bigger anthem.

The collaboration has been quite the success so far; leading the Swedish iTunes electronica charts, ‘Sisters Anthem’ is turning into a huge hit in the dance charts as well. All good news for Belle who’s currently touring Sweden.

Simple fact; This is just an amazing track, and it’s one of the several versions which can be found on two EP’s for Belle’s ‘Sisters Anthem’ which are both available on Itunes. Go and Grab it!