Roller Girls to hold exhibition at speedway

From a Charlotte Roller Girls press release:

What’s better on a summer night than roller derby? How about a roller derby exhibition bout combined with a night of racing. On August 4, the Charlotte Roller Girls will hold an exhibition bout at Lowe’s Motor Speedway during the track’s weekly Summer Shootout Series. It will mark the first time in history that the Charlotte Roller Girls will bout at the world famous speedway.

“Race cars have four wheels and roller girls skate with eight. I guess that means roller derby is double the excitement,” said league president Cress Barnes a.k.a Lucy Kwipment. “Racing and roller derby have a lot in common. Both turn left and the leaders try to lap the field. The fans are in for a real treat.”

In addition to the exhibition bout, a full night of Legends Cars, Bandolero Cars and CrashCARS racing is scheduled. Adult tickets are $7 and the gates open at 5:00 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. with the Charlotte Roller Girls scheduled for 8:30 p.m. For details visit www.lowesmotorspeedway.com.

“We will be skating on the banked frontstretch which is a bit different than the flat tracks we normally compete on,” said Barnes. “Also, the fans will be a lot farther away than we are used to. At our home bouts, fans can sit trackside and if they are lucky, might end up with a roller girl in their lap. No other sport lets you get closer to the action!”

The next home bout for the Charlotte Roller Girls is on August 9. Held at the Grady Cole Center (310 N. Kings Drive), it’s the second qualifying bout of the 2009 intra-league championship. Tickets are on sale now for $10 at www.charlotterollergirls.com or in person at any Common Market. Tickets can also be purchased at the door for $14.

Organized in 2006, the Charlotte Roller Girls is an all-female flat track roller derby league formed with the purpose of promoting the sport of roller derby and enriching the Charlotte community. It is a not-for-profit organization that donates its time and a portion of bout proceeds to local charitable causes. It holds its home bouts at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte and its 2009 season runs from February through October.

Brand New to play The Fillmore

Straight from a LiveNation.com press release that just moved into our inbox:

Brand New with special guest Thrice will play The Fillmore Charlotte on November 9th.Tickets go on sale MONDAY AUGUST 10th at 1pm at LiveNation.com, select BLOCKBUSTER stores, or charge by phone 877-598-8698. 4-packs are available for a limited time while supplies last.

Tickets for all events at both The Fillmore Charlotte and the Uptown Amphitheatre are also available at the Hardee’s Thickburger box office at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

For more information, directions, or to purchase tickets go to www.livenation.com. For information about upcoming shows or directions call 704-916-8970.

Holiday's

Just to let you all know, i'm currently away on hoilday's ... next blog up date will be on Monday 3rd August.... talk to ye all then

Jason Mraz concert rescheduled

Straight from a LiveNation.com press release that just moved into our inbox:

The Jason Mraz concert scheduled to play The Uptown Amphitheatre in Charlotte on Tuesday July 28 was postponed mid-concert due to a major storm and concern for safety of patrons. In order to try to take care of as many fans as possible, Jason Mraz, G.Love, and Live Nation agreed move the show to The Fillmore Charlotte for a special acoustic performance.

Jason Mraz has agreed to return to The Uptown Amphitheatre to play a rescheduled concert on September 10. Patrons who could not attend the acoustic performance are encouraged to hold on to their tickets as they will be valid night of show on the new date.

Patrons who opted not to attend the acoustic performance will be allowed a refund starting at 10am Wednesday July 29th at point of purchase. Patrons who purchased tickets online or via phones need to mail their tickets to Live Nation Ticketing, PO Box 1090, Crozet, VA 22932. If using any other delivery service, tickets should be shipped to Live Nation Ticketing, 5391 Three Notch’d Rd, Crozet, VA 22932.

Tickets for the rescheduled concert will be available at a later date to be announced soon.

For more information go to www.livenation.com.

DJ Mike Love presents The Cold As Hell EP

I produce beats & do remixes. I've also done some award winning Mixtapes that have been spotlighted on MTV and on blogs globally. Some people know that and some people don't. The thing is, if people DON'T know these things, but I want them TO know it, I havent done a good job getting the message across.

Being a mix DJ is what got my foot in the door with radio and I'm always looking to show my skills, in the club or bangin out trax on my laptop. That said, here's a 5 cut sampler of my favorite producton/remixes that I've done in the last year plus. Its a mix of the music that influences me from Hip Hop to Go-Go to Afrobeat to Chicago House music. It's called "The Cold As Hell EP" because of the infamous soundbyte I've been using on Mixtapes since 2004 that says "Shit, Mike Love Cold As Hell." Its been my calling card since my girl Crystal did the drop back in the day.

Big up to my Milwaukee family who will always know me as a DJ 1st & big up to Chicago, the city that helped make me become a global brand and will watch me take my DJ career to new levels.

Tracklisting...

1. Beat It-Michael Jackson (DJ Mike Love Remix)
2. M.I.K.E.L.O.V.E (Disco House track)
3. Tony's Theme (House Theme from The Mack)
4. Good Life (Mike Love's Go-Go Remix)
5. Roc Boys (Mike love's Nigerian Gangster Remix)

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Là-Haut

J'ai pu voir Là-Haut, le nouveau Disney-Pixar qui avait d'ailleurs déjà été projeté il y a quelques semaines en ouverture du Festival de Cannes.


J'y allais "pour voir le nouveau Disney-Pixar", sans attente particulière. Je ne sais pas pourquoi, je m'étais même mis en tête que le film allait être simplet, que le scénario tiendrait en un timbre poste.

Erreur. C'est en fait un petit bijou d'humour et de poésie. L'une des scènes (le diaporama sur la vie du couple Fredricksen) m'a même ému, quasiment aux larmes, tellement je l'ai trouvée juste. Instrumental, des images qui défilent, pas un mot, pas une note, pas de pathos. Elle sonnait vraiment juste cette scène (et pour de la 3D, je trouve ça vraiment incroyable). L'histoire est vraiment belle, les personnages sont hauts en couleurs, drôles, attachants. Ils ont bon sur toute la ligne.


Vraiment, allez voir "Là-Haut". Et ramenez vos amis comme votre famille. Merci Disney-Pixar.

> Site officiel de "Là-Haut".

Little Boots - Remedy

L'électro-pop a le vent en poupe depuis un peu plus d'un an (merci entre autre à Lady GaGa) et comme dans tous les mouvements dans l'air du temps on y trouve du bon, mais aussi et surtout du moins bon, du navet au non-créatif ("Evacuate The Dancefloor" de Cascada, c'est vraiment sympa, mais c'est une copie de "Just Dance", faut pas abuser).


Dans le bon, on notera l'arrivée sur Terre de Victoria Christina Hesketh alias Little Boots. Celle qui avait tenté de percer grâce à la Nouvelle Star anglaise à 16 ans tout juste se retrouve propulsée sur le devant de la scène musicale grâce à un premier album "Hands", vraiment bien accueilli par la critique comme par le public outre-Manche.

Je n'ai pas eu le temps de l'écouter en entier, je ne vais donc pas m'étaler dessus, par contre je vous invite à jeter une ou deux oreilles sur ce morceau, son deuxième single, "Remedy". Il fait penser à de l'eurodance, à des sonorités 80's, voire même ABBesques, c'est un régal. Je l'écoute en boucle ces derniers temps !

> Voir le clip de LITTLE BOOTS - Remedy <

> MySpace de Little Boots
> L'album "Hands" est dispo en téléchargement légal et dans les bacs français depuis quelques jours.

UK Charts

JLS held on to the No.1 spot on the singles chart in the U.K. with their debut single “Beat again” for a second week.
'Beat Again' sold over 100,000 copies last week giving it the biggest-selling first week sales for a debut single so far this year (ahead of Lady GaGa's 'Just Dance' and Pixie Lott's 'Mama Do'). Only Dizzee Rascal’s 'Bonkers' has had higher weekly sales so far this year

In the album charts Michael Jackson spends his 4th week at No1 with “The Essential Collection”.
Top 5 UK Singles:
5: La Roux – “Bullet proof”
4: Cascada – “Evacuate the dance floor”
3: Black Eyed Peas – “I gotta feeling”
2: Mr Hudson Feat... Kanye West – “Supernova”
1: JLS – “Beat Again”

TOP 5 UK ALBUMS:
5: La Roux – “La Roux”
4: Paolo Nutini – “Sunny side up”
3: Lady Gaga – “The Fame”
2: Florence + The Machine – “Lungs”
1: Michael Jackson – “The Essential Collection”

U2

I went to see U2 last night (the 2nd of 3 concerts U2 are playing at Croke Park, Dublin), and to be honest i thought the boy’s weren’t in good form at all, this is my 4th U2 tour to see live and it was by far the worst.
Maybe it’s because their current album “No line on the horizon” is by no means there best work, or that Bono didn’t seem into it...? By the end of the 2 hour set his voice had certainly taken a bettering.
Luckily though the old hits were performed to: “Where the streets have no name”, “Desire”, “With or without you” and “One” definitely were the highlights of the night - (and are always crowd pleasers).
A massive 240,000 people will see the band by tomorrow night, which is definitely something to boast about!

Kaiser Chiefs & Republic of Loose provided the support to get the crowd warmed up.

SET LIST:
“Breathe”
“No Line On The Horizon”
“Get On Your Boots”
“Magnificent”
“Beautiful Day / Here Comes The Sun” (snippet)
“Mysterious Ways”
“I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand By Me” (snippet),
“Angel Of Harlem / Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough” (snippet),
“In A Little While”
“Unknown Caller”
“The Unforgettable Fire”
“City Of Blinding Lights / Rain” (snippet)
“Vertigo / Thunderstruck” (snippet)
“I'll Go Crazy”
“If I Don't Go Crazy”
“Tonight / O Come All Ye Faithful” (snippet)
“Sunday Bloody Sunday / Rock The Casbah” (snippet)
“Pride (In The Name Of Love)”
“MLK”
“Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone” (snippet)
“Where The Streets Have No Name”
“One”

Encore:
“Ultra Violet (Light My Way)”
“With Or Without You”
“Moment of Surrender”

Shontelle

Is Shontelle just a one hit wonder? ... She’s certainly shaping up to be that way if her new single “Battle cry” doesn’t make an impression on both sides of the Atlantic...
Shontelle was born in Barbados, and went to school with Rihanna! (The highest ranked University in Barbados)
Shontelle’s debut single “T-Shirt” was a huge international hit on both sides of the Atlantic reaching the Top 40 in the U.S., No: 26 in Ireland & No: 6 in the U.K.
The follow up was “Stuck with each other” (featuring Akon) only got to No: 63 in the U.S., No: 23 in the U.K. & No: 46 in the Irish single’s chart.
Shontelle’s debut album “Shontelligence” even failed to make the Top 100 in both the U.S. & U.K. (selling only 6,140 copies in it’s first week in the U.S.) – Note to Shontelle: This could be down to bad marketing, releasing your debut album on the same day as Beyoncé releases her 3rd album is never a good idea!
Shontelle’s new single is called “Battle cry” and is scheduled for release on August 7th.
Verdict on the single.... Mmm, It actually sounds like she’s trying to be a Jordan Sparks, let’s just say ... Poor! (and she's certainly no where near as good as Jordan Sparks)

Sean Paul

After a 4 year absence Sean Paul returns with the release of his first single “So fine” on July 31st. This is a fresher sound for Sean and is extremely catchy, (I suppose it has to be being only 3 minutes and 15 seconds long. Is it just me or does Sean Paul have a knack of releasing good summer tunes (“Breathe” with Blue Cantrell & “Get busy”)
Having said that his return hasn’t been well received in the U.S. where the single only reached No: 59 on Billboard Top 100 and a dismal No: 90 on the U.S. R&B charts
Sean Paul’s fourth studio album “Imperial Blaze” is released on 14th August.

Madonna

A “Celebration” of Madonna Music - The Definitive Greatest Hits Collection September 28/29 Release

"Madonna, has given her fans yet another opportunity to “celebrate” her musical achievements.
Today, Warner Bros. Records officially confirmed the September 29th release in the U.S. (September 28 outside U.S.) of “CELEBRATION” – the ultimate compilation of Madonna songs.

The songs on “Celebration” have all been re-mastered and selected by Madonna and her fans. They cover the expanse of the Material Girl’s extraordinary career of hits including “Everybody,” “Express Yourself,” “Vogue” and “4 Minutes.” “Celebration” will be available in a two-CD set as well as a single CD.

There will also be a “Celebration” DVD released simultaneously which include the best videos, including several that have never before been available on DVD.“Celebration,” the CD will also include two new songs that were recently recorded in New York City.

The first single, also titled, “Celebration,” will be released August 3rd.

A video for the single, which will be included on the “Celebration” DVD was just filmed in Milan, Italy.

The song will also be available on CD and vinyl maxi.

Radio will receive the “Celebration” single on August 3rd.

The cover for “Celebration” was created by artist “Mr. Brainwash” who is best known for “throwing modern cultural icons into a blender and turning it up to eleven.” (A copy of the cover image of the “Celebration” CD & DVD is above)

Thriller Live

"Thriller Live" come's to "The O2" Dublin on 28th November 2009.
The show celerbrates the sussess / tells the story of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 through song.
The almost 3 hour show contains 28 songs including massive hits: "I Want You Back," "I'll Be There," "Show You The Way To Go," "Can You Feel It," "Rock With You," "She's Out Of My Life," "Thriller," "Beat It," "Ben," "ABC," "Man in the Mirror," "Dirty Diana," "Billie Jean" and "Earth Song" and many many more ...
Tickets are priced between €42.50 - €45.00 (fully seated) and should be a fantastic night out for all. Snap the tickets up quick folks!

US Charts

The Black Eyed Peas continue their domination of the US charts by holding onto the top spot for a third week with their new single "I gotta feeling" (which is currently Number 3 in the UK on downloads alone).

On the album front former American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry and his band "Daughtry" go straight to number one with their second album "Leave this town"

Top 5 US Singles:
5: Sean Kingston – “Fire burning”
4: Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne*Yo – “Knock you down”
3: Taylor Swift – “You belong with me”
2: Drake – “Best i ever had”
1: Black Eyed Peas – “I gotta feeling”

Top 5 US Albums:
5: Black Eyed Peas – "The E.N.D"
4: Various Artists - "Now 31"
3: OST - "Hannah Montana 3"
2: Maxwell - "BLACKsummers'night"
1: Daughtry - "Leave This Town"

John Legend

I know this album is six months old (Release in the UK / Ireland on 26th October 2008) but this album has to be in the Top 5 of 2008 (if not for 2009) and having only peaked at number 21 in the UK charts (and Number 51 in the Irish charts) the chances are you'll not of heard of many of the brilliant songs on the album.

John Legend has returned with his 3rd album and it's a true master piece! to date it's sold over 600,000 copies of "Evolver" in the US. The album features collaborations with a who's who in the R&B / Rap world including: Estelle, Kanye West, Andre 3000 & Brandy.

Even if you don't buy the album, you must at least download the song: "This time" (track 8) it's an all time slow classic

Currently John is touring the US if you get a chance to see he perform snap up a ticket and go!

Mercury Music Prize 2009

Florence + The Machine, Kasabian, Glasvegas and La Roux are some of this years acts making up the 12 nominees for this year's Mercury Music Prize that were announced today.
The award (now in its 17th year) is to recognise the best albums released over the past year by British and Irish artists.
The winner will be announced on September 8th, taking home the £20,000 prize money, as well as a guaranteed up take in their album sales.
Elbow won the award last year with their fourth album “Seldom Seen Kid”, which before the win had sold 150K, but up to April ’09 had shifted a massive 500K+
The nominees are judged by an independent panel of industry figures and music journalists
Previous winners of the prize have included Pulp, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons

The early bookies favourite is Kasabian, however my money would be on either the fantastic Florence + the Machine, Glasvegas or La Roux

The full shortlist:

Bat For Lashes – “Two Suns”
Florence + The Machine – “Lungs”
Friendly Fires – “Friendly Fires”

Glasvegas – “Glasvegas”
Kasabian – “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum”

La Roux – “La Roux”
Led Bib – “Sensible Shoes”

Lisa Hannigan – “Sea Sew”
The Horrors – “Primary Colours”
The Invisible – “the Invisible”

Sweet Billy Pilgrim – “Twice Born Men”

Speech Debelle – “Speech Therapy”

OneRepublic ft. Sara Bareilles - Come Home

Afin de continuer la promotion de leur album "Dreaming Out Loud", le groupe OneRepublic succombe aux sirènes des ballades en duo homme/femme très en vogue cette année (James Morrison / Nelly Furtado, Jason Mraz / Colbie Caillat) et offre depuis quelques jours en téléchargement légal aux États-Unis "Come Home" avec Sara Bareilles.


Quelque part c'est vraiment regrettable, parce que l'album de OneRepublic est tellement bon qu'il ne mérite pas d'en pâtir autant : mis à part "Apologize" et "Stop and Stare", le reste est passé inaperçu. C'est une vraie injustice selon moi. J'avais pourtant supporté et contre toute attente finalement apprécié l'autre tentative de reprise commerciale : une autre réadaptation, de "Say (All I Need)", en duo avec Sheryfa Luna. Mais ce fut un flop.

Heureusement, la jeune Sara Bareilles qu'on avait découvert l'an dernier avec "Love Song" est parfaite dans cette version du titre. Originellement enregistré sans elle, il trouve tout de même ici un autre charme. On ne peut que constater le très beau mariage de la voix de Sara et de celle de Ryan Tedder (chanteur, compositeur, parolier, leader de OneRepublic et génie à ses heures perdues).

> OneRepublic ft. Sara Bareilles - Come Home <

Je croise les doigts pour que ce titre prenne en radio et en TV à l'automne et fasse remonter l'album.

Vous par contre, oui vous qui lisez ce billet, vous n'attendez pas ! Vous allez acheter / télécharger légalement l'album de OneRepublic sans attendre ! Tout de suite ! C'est un ordre ! Vous me remercierez plus tard. :-)

Allez, bonus !

> Version originale <
> Version Acoustique pour les radios ClearChannel US <

> Site web officiel de OneRepublic

UK Charts

Congratulations to JLS who’s debut single “Beat again” has gone straight in at number 1 in the UK singles chart.
In the album charts Michael Jackson spends his 3rd week at No1 with “The Essential Collection”.

Top 5 UK Singles:
5: Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
4: La Roux – “Bullet proof”
3: Black Eyed Peas – “I gotta feeling”
2: Cascada – “Evacuate the dance floor”
1: JLS – “Beat Again”

TOP 5 UK ALBUMS:
5: Lady Gaga – The Fame
4: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 – 50 Best Songs: The Motown years
3: Michael Jackson - Thriller
2: Florence + The Machine - Lungs
1: Michael Jackson - The Essential Collection

Maxwell

Most people probably don’t remember (or haven’t heard of) Maxwell, but Maxwell is a 36 year old R&B artist from New York.
After a 7 year break from recording he went straight to Number 1 this week in America with his 4th studio album “BLACKsummers’night” (This is the first in a set of 3 to be released, The second album: “blackSUMMERS'night” will be coming out in 2010 and the third album: Blacksummers'NIGHT in 2011)
I went into town yesterday to purchase the album and after giving it a few spins this is definitely a must have album for 2009, listening to the sexy soul vibe throughout you can just imagine yourself hearing this live, in the old style venues (with the lamps on the tables and smoke filled rooms) getting seduced by the sound of the trumpets.
Track 2 “Cold” is probably the best track. The down side to this album is that it’s €13.99 for only 9 tracks...

Michael Jackson

“Saturday 18th July, Today is the day I was to see a true genius & legend perform on stage... and live at “The O2” in London...
I saw Madonna on Saturday (7th July) at the MEN Arena (in Manchester) and her homage to Michael was the true highlight of her show ... Michael’s music will live on forever!
Michael changed the way musicians make music, Michael changed how they make their videos, Show artists how to promote what they had to say - Michael made everyone want to shout out to the world ... “it makes no difference if your black or white”... but more important... Michael knew how to make a connection with the man on the street - I hope Michael is looking down and is proud of what he achieved and the impact he had on everyone!"

Once i receive my ticket for the show i’ll post a photo, However AEG say it will be the end of August before they start distributing them.

JLS

JLS have had a few issues this week as they released thier debut single "Beat again" / "Umbrella" on Monday.

Last years "X-factor" runners up (to Alexandra Burke) were due to make UK chart history on Sunday by having both their A and B-side singles in the UK top 10. However officials at the UK Official Charts Company said: "the track should never have been counted as a standalone release as it is sold as part of a single bundle". A technical error was blamed for the blunder ("Umbrella" was at No 8 in the midweek chart but has since disappeared)

JLS were also re-united with a demo CD of thier debut album and a memory stick containing 8 tracks after it was mislaid on a train from London.

On the up side JLS single "Beat again" is a dead cert to enter at No1 on Sunday with "Beat again".

JLS are rumoured to of signed a multi-million pound record deal with Sony-BMG that will should see them be as successful as Westlife.

*New Heat* M.I.K.E.L.O.V.E.

My house tracks are always inspired by a night out in the clubs. This track was inspired by the style of deep house I hear at spots on the south side of Chicago like Reynolds, The Dating Game & Visionz.

Enjoy

US Charts

The Black Eyed Peas continue thier domination of the US charts by holding onto the top spot for a second week with their new single "I gotta feeling"

Top 5 US Singles:
5: Sean Kingston – “Fire burning”
4: Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne*Yo – “Knock you down”
3: Black Eyed Peas – “Boom boom pow”
2: Drake – “Best i ever had”
1: Black Eyed Peas – “I gotta feeling”

TOP 5 US ALBUMS:
5: Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D
4: All Time Low - Nothing personal
3: Various Artists - Now 31
2: OST - Hannah Montana 3

1: Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night

Theory Of A Deadman - Hate My Life

Theory Of A Deadman est un groupe de rock canadien. Et depuis Simple Plan, moi jles aime bien les canadiens. Ils ont même réussi à me faire oublier Isabelle BOULAY !


Découvert par Chad Kroeger, le leader de Nickelback (et signé sur le même label), Theory Of A Deadman a, à ce jour, 3 albums à son actif. En soi, rien que le nom de ce groupe est génial : Théorie d'un homme mort. Pour comprendre qu'il ne s'agit pas d'une bande d'emos maniaco-dépressivo-satanistes qui regardent Twilight et écoutent Tokio Hotel 20 fois par jour (moi des clichés ?), il faut écouter par exemple leur dernier single.

Avec une voix et des arrangements à la Nickelback (...forcément !), le titre reprend tous les codes du pop-rock mi-chaud mi-souftounet que j'adore. Mais là où Chad Kroeger et ses potes chantent qu'il faut aimer la vie et croire en ses rêves (l'excellent "Gotta Be Somebody"), Theory Of A Deadman prend le contrepied total avec "Hate My Life" ("Je hais ma vie").


Style, musicalité, son, double-lecture intelligente... J'adhère, j'adore ! Je vais écouter leurs albums à coup sûr. En attendant, savourez "Hate My Life". Ex-ce-llent !



> Site Officiel

BIG Festival à Biarritz : Jour-J !

Cobra Starship - Good Girls Go Bad

Nouveau son de la DecayDance de Patrick Stump (leader des Fall Out Boy) : "Good Girls Go Bad" des Cobra Starship.

Ce titre commence à percer outre-Atlantique, j'espère le voir débarquer chez nous !

Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad

UK Charts

Michael Jackson made chart history last week by having 13 single’s in the UK Top 40 single’s chart, the highest position being “Man in the mirror” climbing up to number 2. (The previous record holder was Elvis Presley with 6 entries)
Following on from the memorial service on Tuesday 8th July 2009 Michael Jackson still has an impressive 10 solo hits in this weeks UK Top 40 and Michaels albums are also dominating the UK Top 5 albums with 4 out of the 5 being Michael Jackson – in addition thanks to 12 year old “Britain’s Got Talent” finalist Shaheen Jafargholi performance at the memorial “The Jacksons” also re-entered the singles charts at No36 with “Who’s lovin’ you”

Michael Jackson’s single positions:
40: “You are not alone”
39: “Earth song”
36: “Who’s lovin’ who” – (The Jacksons)
32: “Beat it”
31: “Dirty Diana”
29: “Black or white”
28: “They don’t care about us”
25: “Thriller”
21: “Billie Jean”
20: “Smooth Criminal”
3: “Man in the mirror”

Top 5 UK Singles:
5: David Guetta Feat... Kelly Rowland – “When love takes over”
4: Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
3: Michael Jackson – “Man in the mirror”
2: La Roux – “Bullet proof”
1: Cascada – “Evacuate the dance floor”

TOP 5 UK ALBUMS:
5: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 – 50 Best Songs: The Motown years
4: Michael Jackson - Thriller
3: Michael Jackson - Off the wall
2: Florance + The Machine - Lungs
1: Michael Jackson - The Essential Collection

31.3 million Watched Michael Jackson’s memorial in the US, more than 6 million watched in the UK and the global viewing figures are put around 1 Billion, even though 2.5 Billion globally watched Princess Diana’s funeral it was expected that Michael Jackson’s funeral would top this figure due to many watching on live Internet streaming set up by the Jackson family.To put the figure’s into prospective, In the US 28.9 million watched the American Idol final in May, 38 million watched Barack Obama’s inauguration in January and 33.2 million watched Princess Diana’s funeral in September ‘97

Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne - Down

Attention, ne riez pas de tout de suite ! Oui, entre son corps bodybuildé et son regard langoureux Jay Sean a l'air d'un boys band à lui tout seul... Mais c'est probablement une des révélations RnB dont on va le plus parler dans les prochains mois.

En effet, l'air de rien se cache derrière ce cliché ce qui sera certainement un des gros hits de cette fin d'année : Down (au featuring de l'omniprésent mais toujours aussi efficace Lil Wayne). Le titre est curieusement d'abord sorti aux Etats-Unis, bien que Jay Sean soit anglais. Un pont d'or peut-être pour une carrière internationale.

A découvrir d'urgence, avant de l'entendre partout d'ici quelques semaines !

EDIT du 24.11.2009 : Le clip vient d'être posté sur sa page VEVO, il est tout aussi cliché, mais le titre reste redoutable. C'est un énorme carton aux US puisqu'il a sorti les Black Eyed Peas de la pôle position du classement singles début octobre.

Madonna, MEN Arena, Manchester - 7th July 2009

Madonna, MEN Arena July 2009

I went to see Madonna's "Sticky and Sweet" tour at the MEN Arena (in Manchester) on Tuesday 7th July 2009.
This was the 2nd time i saw this show (1st time was in Paris last September) and I'm glad to report she didn't disappoint in any form.
The set list did differ a little from the 1st leg but only by her incorporating more of her hits such as "Frozen" "Holiday" & "Dress you up" and of course one of the high light's of the concert is Madonna paying homage to Michael Jackson by having her dancer dressed as Michael doing the moonwalk across the stage and copying his trade mark break dancing moves to "Billie Jean" and "Wanna be startin' somethin'"

Merchandise to is priced at a reasonable rate: £20 for a programme and £22 per T-Shirt

This is no doubt one of the best concerts in years and if you have the opertunity to go - then you must!

Set list for the 2009 leg:

"The Sweet Machine"
"Candy Shop"
"Beat Goes On"
"Human Nature" (contains excerpts from "Gimme More")
"Vogue" (contains elements of "4 Minutes" and "Give It To Me")
"Die Another Day"
"Into the Groove"
"Holiday" (contains elements of "Everybody", Heartbeat)
Michael Jackson tribute "Billie Jean" with excerpts from "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'")
"Dress You Up" (contains elements of "My Sharona")
"She's Not Me"
"Music" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit", with excerpts from "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life")
"Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "Here Comes the Rain Again")
"Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
"Spanish Lesson"
"Miles Away"
"La Isla Bonita" (contains excerpts from "Lela Pala Tute")
"Doli Doli" (Kolpakov Trio solo) (Dance Interlude)
"You Must Love Me"
"Get Stupid" (contains excerpts from "Beat Goes On", "Give It 2 Me", "4 Minutes" and "Voices")
"4 Minutes"
"Like a Prayer" (contains elements of "Feels Like Home")
"Frozen" (contains elements of "I'm Not Alone" with excerpts from "Open Your Heart")
"Ray of Light"

"Give It 2 Me" (contains elements of "Fired Up!")

Nikos Aliagas au 6/9 d'NRJ

Nikos Aliagas ne sera pas seulement aux commandes des NRJ Music Awards 2010... Le coup de foudre avec la Panthère est tel qu'il est nommé pour remplacer Kash au morning d'NRJ dès la rentrée.