Trailer for the new VH1 Storytellers CD/DVD from Alicia Keys.
Monday, 15 July 2013
Jay Z & Justin Timberlake - Wireless Festival - Legends Of Summer Tour - Review
It was the hottest gig of the year – literally – as Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z premiered their Legends of Summer tour in scorching sunshine.
And
the temperature was cranked up higher when Rihanna made a surprise
appearance alongside the two music heavyweights to perform hit tune Run
This Town.
She flaunted her cleavage while giving a a peek of her chest tattoo as the Bajan singer told the crowd they were “on one” after her dazzling cameo.
The two-hour 40-minute mammoth set extravaganza capped off the third and final night at Wireless Festival, which saw a former boy bander and a super-cool rapper perform headline slots as solo acts on the Friday and Saturday respectively.
But
it was their collaboration on Sunday night which stole the attention
over the festival at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Jay Z & Justin Timberlake - Legends Of The Summer Tour - Official Set List
Here is the complete set list from the Legends Of The Summer Tour.
BOTH
- Holy Grail (Jay-Z)
- Give It To Me (Timberlake)
- Rock Your Body (Timberlake)
- Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (Jay-Z)
- Excuse Me Miss (Jay-Z)
- Señorita (Timberlake)
- On To The Next One (Jay-Z)
- Like I Love You (Timberlake)
- My Love (Timberlake)
- Big Pimpin (Jay-Z)
- Tunnel Vision (Timberlake)
- Jigg What
- PSA
- Crown
- Somewhere in America
- U Don’t Know
- 99 Problems / Walk This Way
- Bonnie & Clyde
- Clique
- Heart of the City
- Pusher Love
- Summer Love
- Love Stoned
- Until the End of Time
- Let the Groove Get In
- Take Back the Night
- FutureSex/LoveSounds
- Frontin
- Song Cry (Jay-Z)
- Cry Me a River (Timberlake)
- Tom Ford (Jay-Z)
- FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt (Jay-Z)
- What Goes Around… Comes Around (Timberlake) /Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Jay-Z)
- New York New York / Empire State of Mind (Jay-Z)
- Mirrors (Timberlake)
- Run This Town (Jay-Z)
- Encore (Jay-Z)
- SexyBack (Timberlake)
- Suit & Tie (Timberlake)
Sunday, 14 July 2013
Plants Vs Zombies 2: It's About Time - Official Game Play
Some official gameplay from the forthcoming Plants Vs Zombies game.
Elton John - The Diving Board Tour - Set List
This is what I would like to see from a Diving Board Tour. I'd like to see a long show which focuses primarily on hits but has the occasional song from 'The Diving Board'. The show would be a slow start with very few hits and mainly new songs but once 'Bennie And The Jets' drops it would be clear that the hits where coming.
- The One
- Sixty Years On
- The New Fever Waltz
- Mexican Vacation (Kids In The Candlelight)
- Home Again
- Bennie And The Jets
- The Bitch Is Back
- Tiny Dancer
- The Bridge
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time)
- Answer In The Sky
- I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
- The Ballad Of Blind Tom
- Are You Ready For Love
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight
- Candle In The Wind
- Something About The Way You Look Tonight
- Sacrifice
- Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
- Take Me To The Pilot
- Honky Cat
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)
- Philadelphia Freedom
- I’m Still Standing
- Crocodile Rock
- Saturday Night’s (Alright For Fighting)
- ENCORE
- Your Song
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines Tour - Set List
This is what I would like to see from Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines Tour'.
- Everything That I Can’t Have
- Ain’t No Hat For That
- I’m An Animal
- Love After War
- Medley
- Make U Love Me
- Would That Make You Love Me
- Wanna Love You Girl (with Pharrell Williams)
- Magic
- All Tied Up
- Lost Without U
- It’s In The Mornin’ (featuring Snoop Dogg on screen)
- Get In My Way (contains elements of ‘Cocaine’)
- Give It 2 U (featuring Kendrick Lamar on screen)
- Piano Medley
- I Don’t Know How It Feels To Be U
- 2 Luv Birds
- Teach U A Lesson
- The Sweetest Love
- Rollacoasta (featuring Estelle on screen)
- Complicated
- For The Rest Of My Life
- Pretty Little Heart (with Lil’ Wayne)
- Shooter (with Lil’ Wayne)
- Feel Good
- I Need Love
- The New Generation (opening Lines)/Blurred Lines (with Pharrell & T.I)
- ENCORE
- Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
Cory Monteith Found Dead At 31
Glee star Cory Monteith has been found dead in a Vancouver hotel.
The 31-year-old, who played Finn Hudson in the Fox TV hit,
was found dead at the Pacific Rim Hotel in the city centre on Saturday,
said police.
The cause of death was not immediately apparent, but police have ruled out foul play.
Monteith, who had been in the musical comedy since its 2009
start, was treated for drug addiction in April, and had a history of
substance-abuse.
His body was found by Pacific Rim staff after he missed his
check-out time at midday on Saturday, said Vancouver's Deputy Police
Chief Doug Lepard. Monteith had been dead for several hours, he added.
The actor had returned to his room at the Pacific Rim alone
early on Saturday morning having been out with friends earlier in the
evening, said Mr Lepard.
Calgary-born Monteith had checked into the hotel on 6 July.
In response to a question about whether the actor died of a
drug overdose, Mr LePard said he would "not discuss anything that we
might have found in the room at this time".
Coroner Lisa Lapointe said: "We do not have a great deal of information as to cause of death."
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
Monteith described himself on Twitter as "tall, awkward, canadian, actor, drummer, person".
When he entered rehab in April this year, girlfriend Lea Michele issued a statement saying she loved and supported Cory. "I am grateful and proud he made this decision," she added.
Michele played Monteith's opposite number Rachel Berry in Glee, which follows a group of American secondary school misfits who form the glee club in their quest for singing contest glory.
As Hudson, Monteith played the school's star quarterback who risks alienation by his friends after joining the club.
Known for its melodic covers and celebrity cameo appearances, Glee's four series had made global celebrities of its cast. The show featured guest spots by Britney Spears, Gwyneth Paltrow and Neil Patrick Harris.
Cory Monteith had not featured in the final episodes of the fourth series earlier this year and was understood to be seeking treatment for his addiction issues.
He had been expected to take part in the filming of the fifth series, due to air in the US in September.
TV network Fox offered its thoughts and prayers to Monteith's family.
"Cory was an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person," said a statement by Fox. "He was a true joy to work with and we will all miss him tremendously."
Glee co-stars expressed their shock at his death and offered condolences to his loved ones.
Dot-Marie Jones, who plays the butch-but-sensitive American football coach at Glee's William McKinley High, tweeted: "I have no words! My heart is broken. Cory was not only a hell of a friend, he was one amazing man that I will hold close to my heart forever."
Iqbal Theba, who plays the school's Principal Figgins, tweeted simply: "OMG!! My Cory..."
Saturday, 13 July 2013
Lady Gaga - ARTPOP - Leaked Tracklist
A graphic that looks like the possible album cover, as well as the track listing, for Lady Gaga‘s much anticipated new album ‘ARTPOP’ has leaked online.
There is no confirmation if it’s the real thing or a fake, but the fact that it leaked the same day as a longer snippet
of the dance track ‘Feel It’ makes us think something is up in the
state of Gaga, who has been flying way too low on the radar since she
had hip surgery. Notice that ‘Feel It’ is not listed here, thickening the Mama Monster plot.
The cover features Gaga in a multi-colored, rainbow-like wig, which she pairs with arched brows and defined lips.
This edition would have 20 tracks, including ‘Burqa’ and ‘Ratchet,’ featuring Beyonce and ‘Red Flame,’ featuring Azealia Banks. We’ve heard about these tracks before.
There is also ‘Crown of Roses’ featuring her good pal Elton John, her godsons’ father.
Gaga had said that ‘Princess Die’ might not make ‘ARTPOP’ so perhaps
this is the deluxe edition, since it’s listed as the final song? She
also said that the album might have two volumes.
Other tracks include ‘Stiletto,’ ‘Sex Dreams’ and ‘G.U.Y. (Girl Under You)‘, the latter of which is a track we’ve heard about before, as well.
This looks like it could be legit, but we don’t know. It could be the
work of an enterprising little monster, with a lot of time on their
hands and some serious creative moxie, who pieced together a lot of info that has been circulating about the album and on the web while we await solid and concrete info.
If it is the track list and it was not leaked intentionally, then someone’s about to get canned.
This is what the album tracklisting reads like.
- Martyr Of Fame
- ARTPOP
- Stiletto
- Sex Dreams
- Burqa
- Ratchet
- Tea
- G.U.Y (Girl Under You)
- The Applause
- Kill The Bitch
- Red Flame
- The Element Of Crime
- Nothing On (But The Radio)
- Antidote
- Private In Public
- Victory Of Medusa
- Crown Of Roses
- Blonde Fox
- Me & The Stage
- Princess Die
Lady Gaga - ARTPOP Details
Lady Gaga
has announced the official pre-order and release dates for ARTPOP, her
new album, and also the app through which it will be delivered to smartphones and tablets.
Both album and app will be pre-orderable from 1 September, according to a post on Gaga's Facebook page, before their official release date of 11 November.
"Built by TechHAUS, the technological branch of HAUS OF GAGA, the app itself is a musical and visual engineering system
that combines art, fashion, and technology with a new interactive
worldwide community – 'the auras'," explains the post, which doesn't
skimp on grand claims (or capital letters).
"Altering the human experience with social media, we bring ARTculture into POP in a reverse Warholian expedition.
Exploring Gaga's existence as a cultural interface, the user will share in the 'adrenaline of fame; as they build and share their own projects, chat with one another, and watch in real-time on a virtual globe as ARTPOP explodes onto the physical and virtual universe at once on November 11, our 'BIG BANG!' On this day, HAUS OF GAGA venges with forte to bring the music industry into a new age: an age where art drives pop, and the artist once again is in control of the 'icon'."
The
album launch will be preceded by "an evening of artRave" including
collaborations with photographers Inez & Vinoodh, theatre director
Robert Wilson, and artists Marina Abramović and Jeff Koons.
It's the app that promises to be most intriguing, though. It's the most high-profile album-as-app since Bjork's Biophilia in 2011, which was initially released for iPad as a collection of interactive sections: one per song.
Gaga actually announced plans for the ARTPOP app
in September 2012 on her Little Monsters website, promising fans that
"the most major way to fully immerse yourself in ARTPOP is through the
APP". It sounds like the creative vision for the app has remained
roughly the same since then:
"ARTPOP will be released as an IPAD, iPhone, mobile and computer compatible application (WORLD) that is completely interactive with chats, films for every song, extra music, content, gaga inspired games, fashion updates, magazines, and more still in the works! I will also be able to upload new things to the APP all the time, the same way i upload to twitter and LM.com."
Most major music
artists have an app of some kind nowadays, although in most cases a
relatively simple one that pulls in social media updates and YouTube
videos while pointing fans out to buy music, tickets and merchandise.
Others have taken a different approach. Snoop Dogg was making $30k a week from sales of digital stickers in his Snoopify photo-sharing app in June this year, while Trey Songz was reportedly making $54k a month from sales of virtual items within his Angel Network fanclub app earlier in the year.
Biophilia
remains the most creatively-ambitious artist app, but also a bigger
financial risk – it was rumoured to have cost more than $500k to
develop, but sales figures have never been released for the iOS version.
A Kickstarter campaign to raise £375k to port the app to Android and Windows 8 was cancelled 10 days in after failing to pick up steam.
Lady
Gaga looks to be pulling out all the stops for the ARTPOP app in order
to make it the most successful artist app yet, and prove there's a
business model for apps as a format for music distribution. But also to continue making the case for the album itself as a music format.
"An app can demand all of your senses and attention at once. That's something exciting for musicians," said Scott Snibbe, who worked with Bjork on Biophilia, talking in October 2011. A
lot of them lament the demise of the album experience due to digital
distribution. But one thing about the app-album is it reclaims people's
attention for an entire album."
Lady Gaga will certainly have
people's attention on 11 November. It remains to be seen if ARTPOP can
kick off a new wave of album-as-app projects from her peers.
Justin Timberlake - Wireless 2013 - Set List
This is what Justin Timberlake performed at Wireless 2013.
- Like I Love You
- My Love
- Cry Me A River
- Pusher Love Girl
- Summer Love
- Senorita
- Tunnel Vision
- Let The Groove Get In
- That Girl
- LoveStoned
- FutureSex/LoveSound
- Need You Tonight (INXS Cover)
- Until The End Of Time
- Take Back The Night
- Rock Your Body
- Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) (Jackson 5 Cover)
- What Goes Around... Comes Around
- Mirrors
- ENCORE
- Suit & Tie (with Jay-Z)
- SexyBack
Wale & Rihanna - Bad - Remix - Audio
New single from Wale featuring Rihanna. I love this song alot and the words are brilliant. Only Rihanna could get away with a song like this.
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience Part 2 - Album Details
Justin Timberlake debuted 'Take Back The Night', the first new music from 'The 20/20 Experience Part 2' earlier this week. And now, there is a lot more information about the upcoming release including cover art, pre-order information and how the album will be released.
The cover art appears to be a negative of sorts of Part 1. The
background is black to part 1's white and where "JT" was gold on Part
1's cover and the optical equipment silver, on Part 2 they are reversed.
Also, Timberlake has apparently abandoned the aesthetic that made the
album title make sense. Both parts were supposed to contain 10 tracks,
resulting in a full album of 20 songs. However, he has added an
additional song to Part 2 making the album 21 tracks, in total.
"I originally recorded a massive amount of material and decided on
the 20 tracks that I wanted on the album over a year ago," Timberlake
said. "But, when I was mixing and going through all of the songs there
were so many that I loved - I couldn't resist... I had to throw in
something extra on the 2nd half."
The album drops September 30 and is available for pre-order on iTunes
now. In addition to Part 2, the double album will be available in its
entirety as The 20/20 Experience, The Complete Experience. Pre-ordering either will give users a download of 'Take Back The Night'.
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience Part 2 - Album Cover
This is the cover art for Justin Timberlake's new second part of 'The 20/20 Experience'.
Justin Timberlake - Take Back The Night - Audio
Justin Timberlake has released a promotional single from his new album 'The 20/20 Experience Part 2'.
Emeli Sandé - Our Version Of Events Tour - Revised Set List
This is what I would like to see from a revised set list of Emeli's 'Our Version Of Events' tour. It would feature all the songs from her album of the same name, however the purpose for the revision would be to feature new songs from her upcoming second album ('Enough', 'Pluto' and 'This Much Is True') and future projects ('Who Needs The World') and also songs which she has featured in ('Free', 'Lifted' and 'More Than Anything') recently. The show could be perceived as a story so far type concert as it features the majority of what Emeli has created so far whilst also looking at the music to come.
- Daddy (Opening Introduction)
- Heaven
- Daddy
- Tiger (originally a bonus track from 'Our Version Of Events')
- Who Needs The World (New song from her upcoming EP of the same name)
- Breaking The Law (album version into alternate version)
- Free (from Rudimental's album 'Home')
- Suitcase
- My Kind Of Love (featuring extensive audience participation at the end)
- Pluto (New song)
- Clown
- More Than Anything (from Rudimental's album 'Home')
- Enough (New song)
- River
- Lifetime/Where I Sleep
- Wonder
- This Much Is True (New song)
- Beneath Your Beautiful (with Labrinth)
- Read All About It (Part I,II & III) (with Professor Green)
- Lifted (New song from Naughty Boys upcoming album 'Hotel Cabana')
- Maybe
- ENCORE
- Next To Me
- Hope
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Elton John Lucky To Be Alive After Appendicitis
Sir Elton John has said he is "lucky to be alive" after being diagnosed with appendicitis. The singer told The Sun he had performed 10 concerts in "agony" on his European tour before he called in doctors. "I was a ticking time bomb. I guess I could have died at any time," he said. According to his website, he is on a course of "intensive antibiotics" and is expected to undergo surgery "in the coming weeks".
Sir Elton has had to postpone a series of summer festival
dates including shows in Italy, Germany and London's Hyde Park this
week. A spokesman said the diagnosis had been made "following a number of exploratory scans and blood tests with his medical team in the UK". He confirmed the singer would not return to touring until he
had fully recovered from both the planned surgery and any damage caused
by the appendix abscess. "Elton is incredibly disappointed to postpone these tour dates," he said. "To know that he made such super-human efforts and continued
to perform to thousands through his illness only confirms his dedication
to his European fans. "He is eager to be back on top form and return to play the remaining shows starting in early September 2013."
Sir Elton had been due to perform at the Collisioni festival
in Italy on Tuesday, with further shows in Germany on Thursday and a
headline gig at London's Hyde Park on Friday. British Summer Time festival organisers AEG Live said the
Hyde Park show would still go ahead with Elvis Costello and former Kinks
frontman Ray Davies on the bill, with existing ticket holders receiving
a full refund.
Other July dates now scrapped include festivals in Spain, France and Monaco.
Sir Elton is due back in the UK in September, performing at
the First Direct Arena in Leeds and at Bestival before heading back to
Las Vegas for a month-long residency at The Colosseum.
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
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