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Chartwatch: Who’s leading the charts in Spain, Italy, France, Germany & UK?

July 14, 2012 France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK No comments

Going on holiday? And wondering which tracks you might get bombarded with over the next fourteen days while you’re relaxing near the pool? Well don’t worry any longer, because GloPop is here to give you an overview of what’s currently topping the chart in five of Europe’s biggest music industries.

Spain: Cali & El Dandee feat. David Bisbal – No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol) (out Now!)

Alejandro Rengifo (Cali) and Mauricio Rengifo (Dandee), together Cali & Dandee, are a Colombian dance duo who have teamed up with Spain’s most popular singer David Bisbal for an uptempo summer dance anthem entitled ‘No Hay 2 Sin 3 (Gol)’. The song’s been in the Spanish chart for 9 weeks but has only managed to attain the number 1 this week. It’s the second number 1 single for the Colombian duo.

Germany: Lykke Li – I follow Rivers (Out now!)

Swedish songstress Lykke Li will be chuffed. Although her track ‘I follow Rivers’ has been out since 2008, it’s now nearly three four years later proving to be a massive hit at the continent. Belgium, the Netherlands and France have fallen for her mesmerizing indie-pop track last year, and now it’s Germany’s turn to welcome Lykke Li as their number one.

Italy: Gusttavo Lima – balada boa tche tche rere (Out Now!)

22 year old Brazilian pop singer Gusttavo Lima, has followed into the footsteps of country man Michel Teló and is currently conquering many European countries with his summer hit ‘Balada Boa (Tche Tche rere)’. Job done in Italy however, as the man’s steadily holding on to the number 1 position for six full weeks. The whole of Europe has fallen for Brazilian pop so be aware!

France: Carly Rae Jepsen – Call My Name (Out Now!)

Canadian superstar Carly Rae Jepsen, proves to be a strong contender for the end of year charts. Her global debut ‘Call Me Maybe’ has taken its number 1 position back in France after being number 1 for a week in June. The total amount of weeks on number 1 in France comes down to three weeks. Well done Carly!

United Kingdom: Maroon 5 – Payphone ft Wiz Khalifa (Out Now)

Things looked rather grim at first for Maroon 5 latest single ‘Payphone’ when a released cover of their track made it nearly to the top. However good news for the American guys, who managed to take the number 1 last week. Whether they can hold on for another week will be difficult. the Calvin Harris Remix of Florence+ The Machine’s track ‘Spectrum’ seems to be having the number 1 in the bag. We’ll find out tomorrow.

Celine Dion does it in French again ‘Parler à mon père’ released

July 2, 2012 Daily News No comments

Canadian diva Celine Dion has revealed her come back single ‘ Parler à mon père’ through her Vevo account.

‘Parler à mon Père’ (Talk To My Father) is the lead single for the highly anticipated new French album, which will hit the stores on November, 5. The track is released today digitally. A preview of the track had already been announced last Friday through the singer’s official website.

Dion, who’s been performing in the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas since 2011, for a three-year residency of seventy shows a year also confirmed she’s currently recording tracks for an English album, which is called ‘Water and A Flame’. The English album is expected in October.

The new French track is a midtempo ballad in French, in all it’s Dion-assets. Good to have the Diva back!

Listen to the CFCF Remix of Azari & III’s ‘Into The Night’ here

June 28, 2012 Daily News No comments

Azari & III burst onto the dance scene last year with their cult underground hit ‘Hungry For the Power’, shaking things up nicely. Their impressive live performances across the UK and Europe summer festival circuit have been highly praised by many festival goers, appreciating their mix of electronic beats smoothly laced with a signature soulful vocal.

They are now hoping to redo their success with the follow up single ‘Into The Night’, which is also taken from their sophomore debut album. The track, which is released on July 16 through Lip Records is another brilliant mixture of velvety synths over a melodic melting bass line in combination with the soulful vocals of Starving Yet Full.

The single bundle will also have several remixes featured, including one done by fellow Canadian producer, CFCF aka Michael Silver. The original iconic bass and synth dance track, has been treated to a brand new mix of melodic guitars and rythmic hand drums, creating an amazing electric disco vibe, making ‘Into the Night’ the perfect track to introduce or succeed Lionel Ritchie’s ‘All Night long’ at your Saturday night Party.

The remix will be included in the Single bundle of ‘Into the Night’ which is out on July 16.

Justin Bieber’s new single confirmed.

June 27, 2012 Daily News No comments

Justin Bieber’s 3rd studio album has impressed friend and foe by the sounds of it, making it the most sold studio album of 2012 so far. The singer has now officially confirmed he’ll release ‘As Long As You Love Me’ ft Big Sean as the second single from ‘Believe’.

The track which was produced by Dark child and co-written by Justin Bieber and Rodney Jerkins is a fusion of R&B and dubstep featuring rap verses by Big Sean. The single was initially released as a promo-single 5 days ahead of the album launch, yet is set to be released as an actual single on July 9th.

As with ‘Boyfriend’ the track portrays a much mature Bieber, who’s clearly capable of following in the footsteps of Usher and Justin Timberlake. Read our full review on the album ‘Believe’ here.

Carly Rae Jepsen & Owl City’s join forces on new single ‘Good Time’

June 21, 2012 Daily News No comments

Owl City, the electronica project of Adam Young, is returning to the mainstream music world, in a joint attempt with ‘Call Me Maybe’ singing sensation Carly Rae Jepsen.

The duo have recorded the poppy dance track ‘Good Time’, which will feature on Owl City’s fourth studio album ‘The Midsummer Station’ scheduled for an August 14 launch in the States,  September, 17th, 2012 for the UK. The feel good track, which was unveiled last night on Young’s Soundcloud page, is the highly anticipated follow up for the producer’s quadruple-platinum 2010 hit single ‘Fireflies’.

Highly addictive and a big ‘feel good’ proportion are the main ingredients of this rather charming poppy summer song. The track is a god sent gift for Carly Rae Jepsen, as its the perfect follow up for her global smash hit ‘Call Me Maybe’, earlier this year. Could very well be a biggie for these two.

‘Good Time’ will be available on June 26.

Album Review: ‘Believe’ by Justin Bieber

June 16, 2012 Album Review One comment

Nobody would have expected, a 14 year old Canadian boy to go on and conquer the world, setting a worldwide trend by calling his fans ‘Beliebers’ and be called the 3rd most influential celebrity in the world in 2012. Not bad for a recently turned 18 Year old who’s set to release his 3rd studio album ‘Believe’ on Monday. The singer can count on a huge production team including ‘Cooler Than Me’ Mike Posner, Rodney Jerkins, Max Martins, Darkchild all responsible for a big album.

‘Believe’ has to be the most anticipated album of the year and has so far only seen one single release. The lead single, ‘Boyfriend’, a mid tempo track, saw the singer break from his usual teenage pop style to a more mature R&B sound, even though the lyrics of the track were criticised for being  on the simple side. Bieber should actually receive a lot of credit for co-writing all the songs the songs. 18 year olds should get a break for that, and most importantly ‘Boyfriend’ did bring back the flashing memories that other Justin.

Opening the 13-track standard album, is his up tempo track ‘All Around The World’ featuring Ludacris in which Bieber mentions that everybody in the world deserves to be loved. It’s current, up tempo which has all the ingredients and influences Justin Timberlake and Usher master, nicely mixed. The track was released as a promo single alongside, ‘Die in Your Arms’ and ‘As Long As You Love Me ft Big Sean’ a few  weeks ahead of the album’s release.

The album itself is very varied. The track ‘Catching Feelings’ sees Bieber taking on a more relaxed, laid back Enrique Iglesias track, which surprisingly suits him rather well. ‘Fall’ on the other hand is a strong but cheesy gospel inspired up tempo track which could easily function as a Eurovision Entry sent in by Ireland in the nineties. Yet wonderfully, it works and forms a nice breath of fresh air from the other slower tracks its surrounded by. The second part of the album doesn’t sound as coherent as the first part which is probably due to the fact that the more ballad type of tracks have all been put back to back. But there is no need to worry as ‘Thought of You’, a track produced by Diplo, brings the album back to life. The track itself, in pure Diplo style, seems to us a strong contender to make it as a single which will impress  many non-Bieber fans because of its falsetto. It paves the perfect way for the anticipated up tempo collaboration ‘Beauty and a Beat’ with ‘ Madame du moment’ Nicki Minaj, before taking a step back in the mid tempo electro track ‘One Love’, completing the whole album with the stunning self-titled pop ballad ‘Believe’.

While we are overall very impressed by the album, and already tell us we might become Beliebers ourself there are a few minus points to address. The Collaborations are a central theme throughout the album, and while Justin is fully in control on tracks ft Ludacris and Big Sean, the central role on ‘Right Here’ is ultimately reserved for Drake and would have worked better if lead had been sung by Drake and featured Bieber in the guest role. The step to that full R&B sound seems to be just an inch too far for him. It also bring us to the point that while most of the tracks show a young pop star who’s grown and matured, there are a few tracks left standing where the boyish Justin peeps through. There is a solution however, The three additional tracks, on the deluxe edition are all matured Justin tracks and are definitely worth those few extra pounds. One of the songs, ‘Maria’ deals about the fatherhood scandal Bieber faced in the beginning of the year.

‘Believe’ truly is a masterpiece, and not only do we think the album will be a hot seller with the many beliebers, but that new mature R&B sound, fits Bieber very well, making him very much accessible to a new audience and ready to take on the steps to follow in the lime light of stars like Justin Timberlake and Usher.

‘Believe’ the new album by Justin Bieber is out on Monday 18 June.

Watch the video for ‘Boyfriend’ below.

 

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