Announcement: SHUTDOWN!!

All this work overload has gotten to me, so I decided to make some sacrifices to (hopefully) reduce the stress that has fallen upon over the past few weeks. After a fun and amazing 8 months of blogging, I've made a decision to put it to an end to focus on other things.

I won't close this blog immediately, oh no, probably some time in December if not the end of the year.

So yeah, just thought I should mention this. =)

DECEMBER 10TH 18:00!!

Surprised?: Tulisa set to flop with TFB

She delivered one of the most boring performances in X Factor history and she ain't exactly the most loved person in the UK. Despite Christmas sales soaring, 2.7 million twitter followers including a number of one-minded 'N-Dublets' and two Top 20 hit singles, it seems that nobody seems to care for her music as she is reaches number 22 in the midweek charts only selling just over 7,000 copies according to Official Charts. She did mention in a previous interview that she is not about chart positions and focuses mainly reaching the 300,000 mark (UK Platinum status) in the long term. Good Luck with that one T.

And to make matters worse, her tiring single Sight Of You is also set to sit outside the Top 10 placing itself at #12 on the midweek charts.

Even Dappy had less exposure but still managed to get a Top 10 album with Bad Intentions. SMH

Did YOU buy the album?

Get Ready: Beyonce readies her HBO documentary

The Queen is ready to take up her throne once again next year with her upcoming projects. Apparently she is currently in the studio recording her fifth solo album and preparing for her once-in-a-lifetime performance at the Super Bowl with a "tell-all" documentary on HBO to follow-up. 

Judging from the trailer, I assume that she will be revealing more on her personal life (pregnancy,marriage) than her work life which most know of from previous mini documentaries she's released.

Watch below:

Will you tune in?

Winning: Rihanna matches Madonna

Congratulations to Rihanna as she scores her third consecutive album in three years (fourth altogether)!! Her #1 'Unapologetic' album which sold almost 100,000 copies follows in the footsteps of her previous number one efforts, 2010's LOUD and last year's Talk That Talk meaning that she is now equaled to Madonna's chart record for 'female artist with the most consecutive Number 1 albums' which is also being achieve by the the likes of Eva Cassidy, Avril Lavigne, Nora Jones and Susan Boyle.

In other relative news, Little Mix debut at number 3 whilst fellow X Factor alumni One Direction drop one place to number 2.

On the singles charts however, Olly Murs beat Girls Aloud to the top spot with Troublemaker with an impressive 121,000 copies sold this week!! He also matches Girls Aloud's record of four number singles achieved throughout their careers. Newcomer Alicia Keys scored her third top 5 hit with Girl On Fire debuting at #5 following last week's performances (her album is also out TODAY!!).

Here are the latest below:

Tour Dates: JLS

Here it is!!!!

You Going?

Announcement: JLS

JLS fans better get their savings ready because JLS have just announced that they will be returning to a arena near you early next year but dates have yet to be announced as of yet. In other relative news they will be releasing yet another single off Evolution which is confirmed to be Give Me Life (*sigh*) and the quartet are apparently planning to re-release a Christmas Edition which would feature a cover of Snow Patrol's Run and a unreleased track produced by Bangladesh called 'We Rock The Night'. 

Announcement: J. Cole is returning

After taking a minor step back away from the spotlight, J.Cole is ready to return with his new album which is slated to hit stores on his 28th birthday - January 28th 2013. The debut single off Born Sinner goes by the name of Miss America which will be available to download as early as next week (Nov. 13th).

Listen to the trailer below:

You excited?

Chart Update: Misha B on course to first Top 10!!

Despite little promotion, it looks like Misha B is set to achieve her first Top 10 hit this Sunday with DYTOM!! It currently sits at #6 just outside of the Top 5 whilst Rita Ora trails behind her at #8 with Shine Ya Light. Also, scoring this week's highest new entry is The Wanted with I Found You (No. 3) meaning that it would be the boyband's seventh single to land in the Top 5 and also Xtina who last appeared on the Charts whilst making a guest appearance on last year's Moves Like Jagger managed to snag a spot in the Top 20 with Your Body.

In Album news despite Evolution sitting outside of the Top 20 in the iTunes Charts, JLS are on course to score their fourth consecutive Top 3 album this Sunday losing out to Robbie Williams who sets to Take The Crown this year at Number 1.

Look at the Official Chart Update below:

Singles

1 Robbie Williams - Candy

2 Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful

3 The Wanted - I Found You

4 Adele - Skyfall

5 SHM - Don't You Worry Child

6 Misha B - DYTOM

7 Wiley - Can Your Hear Me?

8 Shine Ya Light - Rita Ora

9 PSY- Gangman Style

10 Sub Focus - Tidal Wave

Albums

1 Robbie Williams - Take The Crown

2 Andre Rieu - Magic Of The Movies

3 JLS - Evolution

4 Calvin Harris - 18 Months

5 Military Wives - Stronger Together

6 Emeli Sande -OVOE

7 Chris Moyles - The Difficult Second Album

8 Aerosmith - Music from Another Dimension

9 Kylie Minouge - The Abbey Road Sessions

10 Johnathan & Charlotte - Together

They're Back!!!: Girls Aloud.

It's official the girls are back and ready to snatch once again with their new single and greatest hits album.

Watch them take the pop throne once again below:

Simple yet fun and enthusiastic surely it's a guaranteed #1 right?

You Like?

You Ready?: Girls Aloud Announce Tour

I said in a previous post that Girls Aloud announced that they will be going on the road once again to celebrate their tenth anniversary as the highest selling girl group of the 21st Century. The dates are as follows:

THURSDAY 21              METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTLE

FRIDAY 22                    METRO RADIO ARENA NEWCASTLE

MONDAY 25                 MOTORPOINT ARENA SHEFFIELD

TUESDAY 26                LG ARENA BIRMINGHAM

FRIDAY 1                     THE O2, LONDON

SATURDAY 2                THE O2, LONDON

TUESDAY 5                 MANCHESTER ARENA

WEDNESDAY 6            MANCHESTER ARENA

SATURDAY 9                GLASGOW SECC

SUNDAY 10                  GLASGOW SECC

TUESDAY 19                CAPITAL FM ARENA, NOTTINGHAM

WEDNESDAY 20           ECHO ARENA LIVERPOOL

Tickets will be available from 24th October 2012 from all ticket retailers.

Will you be attending?

So Close..: Rihanna Reigns Once Again

Rihanna reigns yet again on the UK Charts beating the likes of One Direction, PSY and Adele to the top. It was thought that One Direction would automatically score a second number one with LWWY but after high demand from her Navy she decided to release it last week placing her in a close competition with 1D and becoming triumphant.

She managed to score 105,000 copies during this week nearly 19,000 more than what the teenage boyband sold and only a mere 420 copies more than last week's number one, PSY-Gangman Style sliding him down to number two. Futhermore, Adele's latest single, Skyfall, released just 48 hours ago broke into the top 5 having sold 84,000 copies.

Top 10 Singles

1 Rihanna - Diamonds

2 PSY - Gangman Style

3 One Direction - LWWY

4 Adele - Skyfall

5 Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

6 Hall Of Fame - The Script

7 I Cry - Flo Rida

8 She Wold - David Guetta

9 Turn Around - Conor Maynard

10 WANEGBT - Taylor Swift

Shine bright like a diamond

o_O: Someone goes off on Mariah...

Now I say someone because we can't actually confirm if it was Nicki, Roman, Mufasa etc. who was going crayy on Queen Mariah. See all the madness below:

Whether this is a publicity stunt to excite the viewers or Nicki is really going OFF is yet to be known. Let's just wait for Nicki or Ryan Seacrest to mention some shit to clear the air on twitter later on.

Real or Fake?

Tracklisting: Little Mix - DNA

There was a lot of confusion as what tracks had made the cut for Little Mix's album, DNA with false tracklisting lurking its way around the blogosphere but the official version was made available on Amazon and can be viewed below here:

1. Wings

2. DNA

3. Change Your Life

4. Always Be Together

5. Stereo Soldier

6. Pretend It’s OK

7. Turn Your Face

8. We Are Who We Are

9. How Ya Doin’? (Ft. Slick Rick)

10. Red Planet (Ft. T-Boz)

11. Going Nowhere

12. Madhouse

“We all grew up listening to TLC, they’re massive idols of ours. They were a strong girlband with a positive message and global success, just like we aspire to so having T-Boz feature on our record is just incredible. It blew our minds!” 

- Leigh-Anne

The album will me made available November 19th at all UK outlets

You Buying?

Chris Brown Announces European Dates

Very soon, Chris Brown will return to Europe for his Carpe Diem Tour which kicks off in Norway on November 17th. No UK dates have been announced as of yet but due to the recent legal issues he is currently facing don't be surprised if this damn country decides not to let him in.

Anywhoo here is the curent dates below:

Nov. 17 – Oslo Spektrum – Oslo, NO
Nov. 19 – Ericsson Globe – Stockholm, SE
Nov. 22 – O2 – Berlin, DE
Nov. 23 – Schleyerhalle – Stuttgart, DE
Nov. 25 – Spodek Arena – Katowice, PL
Nov. 27 – Westfalenhalle – Dortmund, DE
Nov. 29 – Festhalle – Frankfurt, DE
Nov. 30 – St. Jakobshalle – Basel, CH
Dec. 3 – O2 – Dublin, IE
Dec. 5 – Sportpaleis – Antwerp, BE
Dec. 6 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, NE
Dec. 7 – Bercy – Paris, FR

Will you be attending?

Single Cover: Rihanna - Diamonds

Just when you thought she wasn't going to release an album this year Rihanna decides to announce that her new single will be released in the next coming days. 

“It gives me such a great feeling when I listen to it. The lyrics are very hopeful and positive, but it’s about love and the gears are a little different from what people would expect. I’m excited to surprise them sonically.”

This serves as the first offering off her seventh consecutive album in seven years as it was only just 10 months ago since her recently-certified platinum album Talk That Talk was released. Plus she has a tour next year...damn girl slow down.

The single is to be officially released on iTunes on 26th September!

More Nominations!!: Soul Train Awards '12

The Soul Train Awards never disappoints when it comes to honoring music's finest acts - past and present. Especially considering the fact that both Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston have both received nominations for their musical performances. 

Anywhoo, the awards will be hosted by Cedric The Entertainer and shown live from Las Vegas on November 8th at 9pm EST on BET and Centric.

Best New Artist
Elle Varner
Emeli Sande
J. Cole
Luke James
Robert Glasper

Centric Award
Daley
Esperanza Spalding
Gary Clark Jr.
Leah Labelle
Santigold

Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance
BeBe Winans, America America
Fred Hammond, I Feel Good 
Marvin Sapp, My Testimony
Mary Mary, Go Get It
Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks, Celebrate

Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
2 Chainz feat. Drake, No Lie
Wale feat. Miguel, Lotus Flower Bomb
Nas, Daughters
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz, Mercy 
Young Jeezy feat. Ne-Yo, Leave You Alone

Get2Know: Jessie J - Nice To Meet You

We all know Jessie J the enthusiastic powerful songstress who blew up from her YouTube beginnings to become one of the world's most promising superstars but Jessie J wants her "heartbeats" to know the 'real' her and her musical journey to stardom. So she takes us behinds the cameras for her first autobiography and gves us a real insight from what to expect from the book which is set to be released on September 27th. 

Will you be buying?

Nominations: 2012 MTV EMA's

With this years VMA's wrapped up, this years pop stars are in another race to pick up some more awards for their cabinet with this year's EMAs which will take place in Germany on November 11th. Rihanna leads the pack scoring six nominations whilst Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry trail behind with five and four nominations respectively.

Here are this year's nominations:

BEST SONG
Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – “We Found Love”
Gotye – “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – “International Love”
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – “We Are Young”

BEST NEW
Rita Ora
fun.
One Direction
Lana Del Rey
Carly Rae Jepsen

BEST FEMALE
Rihanna
Katy Perry
P!nk
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj

BEST MALE
Justin Bieber
Kanye West
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Jay-Z

Tracklisting: JLS - Evolution

JLSters had been treated to the name and artwork of their fourth album as well as the music video to JLS' first offering HGITW which can be viewed here. Now you can check out the official 'Evolution' tracklisting!!! The standard version will only feature 10 tracks with the deluxe containing an extra six. 

The album can be pre-ordered here

Official release date: 5th Nov.

SayWhat?!!: Little Mix & Rita Ora fly to the top

Little Mix certainly proved that wings were meant to fly as they flew to the top of the charts with a whopping 107,000 sales!!! This is the second number one single they can add to their musical CVs along with Rita Ora who has not only managed to bag three consecutive number ones but now a number one album with ORA. 

In other news, behind the scenes N-Dubz member Fazer also managed to score a Top 20 hit with 'Killer' which charted at #17 and Emeli Sande has managed to overtake Adele's 21 to become the biggest selling album of this year so far!!! 

Congrats Emeli!

Top 10 - Singles

1 Wings -Little Mix

2 Bom Bom - Sam & The Womp

3 - How We Do - Rita Ora

4 Harder Than You Think - Public Enemy

5 Good Time - Owl City feat. CRJ

6 Heatwave - Wiley

7 Spectrum - Florence & The Machine

8 WANEGBT - Taylor Swift

9 RAAI Pt III - Emeli Sande

10 Wonderful - Angel