Big News: The Sats' update!

Well it would appear that the babes of The Saturdays took over T4 to do some guest hosting to help promote their new TV show The Saturdays: What Goes On Tour. However, T4 got their hands on some exclusive unseen footage of the music video of the girls' new upcoming single Notorious which comes out later this month so we can expect to see the video in full soon.

From the clip, the girls look pretty hot, but pretty autotuned as well. And I'm still not a fan of Vanessa's new blonde highlights. Still, I'm holding on with bated breath to hear Notorious.

Big News: David Cook announces The Quiet Night EP!

A slew of new David Cook news today - starting with the announcement of This Quiet Morning an EP of acoustic performances of songs from his upcoming sophomore album This Loud Morning. Nice play on words. The cover for the EP can be seen above. The EP already comes with the fan edition of This Loud Morning and is included in all of the different versions of the This Loud Morning pre-order at David’s Official Music Store.

In other Cook news, VH1 got on the set of Cook's music video for current single The Last Goodbye. Looks set to be pretty alright. I'm just afraid this entire era will flop seeing The Last Goodbye is hardly doing anything on the charts. Thank god we've got a month or so before the actual album release for something to save the album.

Big News: There's still hope for The Saturdays' Notorious yet..

Remember how a couple posts earlier, I said I didn't like anything I've seen or heard for The Saturdays' new single Notorious? Well, turns out the folks at Popjustice have gotten their hands on the full track, and have released a little snippet of the song on their site which you can head on over here to take a listen.

It's.. ONLY BLOODY AMAZING.

That was what I was hoping for, and that 12 seconds is giving me life right now. Vanessa's voice sounds strong on this pre-chorus (I think it's the pre-chorus) and it's just oh my lord. It's addictive and I LOVE IT. It's everything I need in a good pop track, one big fat banger of a chorus/pre-chorus. Which is good because Popjustice said the Amazon 30 second sample was the most boring part of the song. Which would be all the verses then.

Unfortunately, they've also said the song ends more abruptly than expected. Which probably means you're in store for another David Cook The Last Goodbye kind of track. Oh well.

But they've also mentioned that Notorious makes Higher sound old fashioned. Exactly what I wanted. But it really wasn't a tall order.

And it's apparently as good as Katy Perry's Firework. Which means you'll like it for a while, but after 5 weeks, it'll make you want to tear your ears out. But the reason that happened was because of the non-stop airplay. And where I'm from is not where The Sats' music is eaten up so I think I'll be fine.

Let's just hope the rest of the track is more this snippet, and less of that Amazon sample.

Big News: Listen to a snippet of The Saturdays' Notorious!

British babes The Saturdays have enjoyed some massive success in the UK with 8 Top 10 singles. The Sats will be making their way to Germany this May with the release of Higher, their last UK Top 10 hit but they definitely haven't forgotten the UK. The girls have a new single Notorious in the pipeline and have just released a 30 second snippet which you can take a listen below.



Unfortunately, The Sats have ditched the radio-friendly pop sound and gone for an edgier, clubbier sound which I am not a fan of. However, this is only a 30 second snippet, I'll definitely need to hear the chorus and the song in full.

Below, you can check out the single cover for Nototrious which looks tacky and cheap. This coming from a major fan of the girls. I really want to like this so the girls better bring it in the video and the full track.

In other Sats news, they have a new show called The Saturdays: What Goes On Tour that will debut on Channel 4 Sat 14 May, 10am and the girls have asked fans what songs they'd like to see the girls tape for the show in a similar fashion to how their first show The Saturdays: 24/7 was like.

Big News: Listen to an a teaser of J.Lo's LOVE?

Jennifer Lopez has released a new album teaser with snippets of every track on her upcoming album LOVE? and it actually sounds pretty incredible. It's jam packed with hits, fierce Latin beats and loads of energy and sass. I actually think J. Lo could finally have a hit album on her hands. It's definitely a return to form and once she starts promoting, it's gonna get crazy. Some of her old demos that leaked have been given the RedOne treatment to sound properly good. Can't wait to hear this in full.

Big News: Nicole Scherzinger to release single in the US?

Well whaddya know.. All it took was some success with her first two singles and her debut album and Nicole Scherzinger is ready to take on the US again. I'm not too sure about all of this because Killer Love has little to no American appeal, and Scherzinger has chosen to use the forgettable Right There. Oh dear, someone's gonna take a seat when she tries to compete with the likes of Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Rihanna or Katy Perry.

Well at least she's trying.

Beyonce new track: Run The World (Girls)

Beyonce's return to music was supposedly to be September this year, but the workaholic just can't stay away from the spotlight. Also, she was due to play some festivals in the summer, which would be odd if she had no new music out. But, here we have a new track called Run The World (Girls) which is a pumping R&B/pop jam which has urban influences. The beat's hot, it's pretty catchy, but I don't see how this does anything for her. But then again, she's split with her father Matthew Knowles as her manager so let's hope she'll be able to take more musical risks musically because we all know she can slay a live performance.

Download Link: HERE

Check out the single cover and a teaser of the video below:

Big News: Listen to David Cook's The Last Goodbye!

AHHH DAVID COOK NEW MUSIC. I'll try to get a review up soon!

Big News: David Cook premieres album cover!

American Idol Season 7 winner has released the artwork for his sophomore album This Loud Morning and I absolutely love it. I can't wait to hear this record. The album was executive produced by Matt Serletic (Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty, Collective Soul) and This Loud Morning features tracks written and co-written by Cook along with many acclaimed songwriters including David Hodges, Ryan Tedder, Kevin Griffin and Marti Frederiksen.

"This album is the culmination of one of the loftiest endeavors I’ve ever undertaken. The end result is an album that I cannot wait to share with everyone," Cook says of the album.

Below is a teaser of his upcoming single The Last Goodbye.

Big News: Allison Iraheta shows off new hair and releases teaser!

Gone are the days when American Idol Season 8 finalist Allison Iraheta had to settle for second/third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert when it came to album promotion. Dyeing her hair black and getting rid of her signature red locks, it's clear Allison wants to move on from that phase and enter a new one. She went a step further by cutting it a lot more and is now sporting a short, brunette look.

But apart from the new hair, she also teased some new music. She played a snippet of one of the tracks that she'd written lately and it sounds more soulful and left-field of the material she'd been recording under Jive Records. But now that the both of them have got pretty much nothing to do with each other, I'm hoping Allison can now find herself and really bring us some killer material now.

Big News: Christina Aguilera shoots promo clip for The Voice

Hoping to rework that reality TV show magic that has done wonders to Jennifer Lopez' career, Christina Aguilera is pinning her hopes on The Voice, a competition that will focus on raw talent. While the judges on Idol are being Mr and Miss Softies, I'm hoping Christina, Adam Levine (of Maroon 5), Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green, who make up The Voice' judging panel, will be able to bring some much-needed negativity (ironically).

In a new promo clip, Aguilera is shown relaxed, comfortable, and able to poke fun at herself messing up the lyrics of the National Anthem at the Superbowl. Hmmmm. I'm kind of intrigued now. I'd like to see how this show pans out.

Big News: Listen to a preview of Charice' new single "Before It Explodes"

Couple months ago, I heard Alexandra Burke's demo of Before It Explodes with Bruno Mars. Apparently, Mars wrote the song but Alexandra didn't use it. It's easy to see why, though. It definitely isn't anything special and much to my dismay, Charice has used it for her new album. Above is just a preview of what you can expect to hear on Charice' version.

Girl.. Imma need some better material for someone as talented as Charice, thanks.

Big News: Jennifer Lopez announces tracklisting for LOVE?

As we inch closer to the release date of J. Lo's comeback album LOVE?, Jennifer herself has released the tracklisting which you can see below:

Standard Edition:
1. On The Floor (Featuring Pitbull)
2. Good Hit
3. I’m Into You (Featuring Lil Wayne)
4. (What Is) LOVE?
5. Run The World
6. Papi
7. Until It Beats No More
8. One Love
9. Invading My Mind
10. Villain
11. Starting Over
12. Hypnotico (Bonus Track)

Deluxe Edition:
1. On The Floor (Featuring Pitbull)
2. Good Hit
3. I’m Into You (Featuring Lil Wayne)
4. (What Is) LOVE?
5. Run The World
6. Papi
7. Until It Beats No More
8. One Love
9. Invading My Mind
10. Villain
11. Starting Over
12. Hypnotico
13. Everybody’s Girl
14. Charge Me Up
15. Take Care
16. On The Floor (Ven a Bailar) [Featuring Pitbull]

I'm excited to hear Everybody's Girl mastered and mixed in CD quality, and maybe some RedOne injected hot beats. But other than that, I'm disappointed to see so many of those leaks on the album.

Big News: The Saturdays update!

The Saturdays are not one to take long breaks in between albums, and this week, the girls have been shooting the video for their new single in L.A.. The new single, is supposedly one called Notorious, and you can see some shots from the video at Daily Mail. The Steve Mac and Ina Wroldsen-produced and written track was described by one of the girls Rochelle Wiseman as "fierce".

In another photo on Popdash, Mollie sports a belt that says Notorious so it looks like that's really the name of the new single. If you still aren't convinced, Mollie tweeted out "First drama of the day over - lost my belt (key item!!)...found it bottom of my suitcase back at hotel!! Oooops!!!".

The girls are aiming for a May/June release for Notorious.

Big News: The Wanted premiere new song "Lightning"!

Taking a leaf out of The Saturdays' book, The Wanted have premiered a new song Lightning, co-written by Ed Drewett, on their debut headlining UK tour - the Behind Bars Tour. Lightning is an anthemic pop/rock number and to be honest, I think it's pretty good and I'd love to hear some new music.

Big News: Britney premieres teaser of video for Till The World Ends

We both know Britney doesn't wanna be in the biz anymore. So let's just keep this short: Brit Brit released a 30 second video (it's 10 human years in our time) for her upcoming music video for her latest Top 10 hit Till The World Ends. She looks good, the music video looks cool, so.. We'll see.

Big News: Jennifer Hudson announces "I Remember Me" Tour!

She may have just released her sophomore album that debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 Chart, but come this summer, Jennifer Hudson will kick off her I Remember Me tour. Check out the dates below:

6/19: San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s
6/22: Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater
7/2: Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park
7/16: Chicago, IL – Ravinia
7/17: Chicago, IL – Ravinia
TBD: Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
TBD: St Louis, MO – Fox Theater
TBD: Detroit, MI – Fox Theater
TBD: Washington DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion
TBD: Philidelphia, PA – Mann
TBD: Cleveland, OH – Palace Theater
TBD: Reno, NV – The Grand Sierra Theater
TBD: San Francisco, CA
TBD: Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
TBD: Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
TBD: Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater
TBD: Dallas, TX
TBD: Houston, TX
TBD: New York, NY – Beacon
TBD: Boston, MA
TBD: Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand at Foxwoods
TBD: Toronto – Sony Center
TBD: Indianapolis, IN – Center for the Performing Arts

Big News: David Cook to bring new music!

Coming this April, the wait for new David Cook music will officially be over. On the 19th, his brand new lead single from his upcoming sophomore album will be released. The single, The Last Goodbye, is co-written by Ryan Tedder, which shows Cookie doesn't want to stray too far away from the mainstream, as some of the tracks we've heard on behind the scenes footage all don't sound like they could be radio hits. Even though his self-titled debut album went platinum and shifted about 1.5 million copies in a span of an astonishing (in today's climate) 5 months, that was in 2008, before Gaga came on and brought, well, y'know. Dance freakin' music back.

Of course, with the timing of the release of the single, he'll probably debut it on Idol, and he's also confirmed to play the Farewell Song Don't You Forget (About Me) on Idol as well. Let's hope this does well. *crosses fingers*

Big News: The Saturdays ready new single

Looks like The Saturdays have got themselves a busy 2011 ahead. Being the reigning girband in the UK with Girls Aloud on a 100 year hiatus and newcomers Parade and Wonderland with shades of potential but not really delivering, their new album might be just around the corner to keep them on top. With the London date on their well-received Headlines Tour filmed for a slated The Saturdays 24/7-esque television series. But their tour during the year end could be playing to bigger crowds - with the year end tour rumoured to be an arena tour. Well I was wondering why they were playing such small stages on their Headlines Tour..

Besides that, they plan to invade Europe with the release of Higher in Germany this summer. But they definitely aren't forgetting the UK. The girls will be playing festival after festival in the summer, including major ones like V Festival, Chester Park and T in the Park.

Also, The Saturdays have apparently finished recording their upcoming single, claimed track producer Steve Mac, who wrote the track with Ina Wroldsen, both of which are no strangers to The Sats as both worked together on their chart monster Ego which is their second best selling track ever. Ina Wroldsen also has co-writes on the girls' previous singles If This Is Love, Up, Work, and Higher.

Clearly the girls aren't messing around. Just a couple weeks ago, a track called Girls Night Out was rumoured to be on the upcoming album, while Rochelle confirmed Turn Myself In, the midtempo stomper they premiered at The Headlines Tour would be included on the new album as well.

The new single will be out before July, and the girls will be headed to LA within the next week to film the music video. Also, Mollie tweeted "The countdown to Monday begins!!!!! Ohhhh yes!" Ooh.

Big News: Christina Perri unveils new single "Arms"!

With the surprise success of Jar of Hearts, Christina Perri has realised that her formula of writing sinple love songs is clearly a winner, and has unveiled her new single Arms. It's every bit as brutal and honest as Jar of Hearts. It's not that catchy, and it might not match the success of Jar of Hearts, but I don't care. This is music for the soul.

Her debut album Lovestrong will be out May 10th and single Arms will be released March 15th.