Saturday, March 31, 2012

The Death & Rebirth of Flop Of The Pops


Roughly a year ago I joined the Flop Of The Pops blog as one of several occassional bloggers. At that time FOTP was an MP3 and leaks blog, mainly intended to promote the forum of the same name. A hack deleted the forum, social network pages and almost deleted the blog, which thankfully I was able to recuperate. Shortly thereafter everyone went their separate ways and I was left with the blog whilst others carried on with the forum or set up their own new blogs.

Focusing primarily on featuring great new music of all genres, the blog grew rapidly, attracting an ever-increasing number of visitors from outside the USA and UK (the main audience) and even giving me the opportunity to premiere exclusive tracks and interview some of my favourite artists. During this year I was able to cultivate great relationships with artists, managements, labels, publicists, other bloggers and many, many crazed music fans, who have all in their own way contributed to the blog's development and success. I had a real steep learning curve and am forever indebted to all the tips, hints, criticisms and encouragements received along the way.

As the new year rolled around and the blog's numbers continued to go up, I decided it was time to take things to the next level. As convenient as Blogger was to start out with, it no longer provides the flexibility needed to provide readers with the very best content, both videos and news. The Flop Of The Pops name itself also posed some problems, being now used not only by the music forum, but by their own MP3/leaks blog and a multitude of twitter accounts promoting said forum. On the one hand, tweets intended for me would be sent their way, whilst on the other, managers etc were likely to confuse my blog with the other of the same name leaking their artists' music. The domain name was already taken and it was easy to see how Google search results would prove plain tiresome and confusing to the casual reader.

I decided therefore to move to a new, self-hosted website, which I could edit and develop and make as dynamic as necessary. With the new look, new interface, a new domain name, new branding, new everything. A few tweaks are still necessary here and there but the new site is finally live! 

Without further ado, I invite you all to join me over at www.Josh-TV.com for all the latest music news, music videos, remixes, premieres, interviews and much much more!

Josh TV

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

NEW MUSIC: One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (Dave Audé Radio Edit)


UK 'pop vocal group' One Direction's break-out hit "What Makes You Beautiful" gets the remix treatment courtesy of Dave Audé, whose credits include the likes of Yoko Ono, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Selena Gomez & The Scene, Coldplay, Adam Lambert and Rihanna, among various others.

Enjoy the radio edit of the mix below:

Monday, March 26, 2012

NEW MUSIC: Dev & Enrique Iglesias - Naked (R3hab Remix)

 

Insane! Check out R3HAB's remix of Dev and Enrique Iglesias' collabo "Naked" below:

NEW MUSIC: Iggy Azalea feat. T.I. - Murda Bizness

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New Grand Hustle signee Iggy Azalea premiered today her debut official single, "Murda Bizness", featuring label boss T.I. The release and record deal come hot on the heels of the viral success of her YouTube clip for "Pu$$y", which among various other quirks featured a brilliant intro courtesy of Grace Jones, from a legendary scene of hers opposite Eddie Murphy in the movie "Boomerang". 

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Anyways, you can check out the Bei Maejor (him from that Ciara remix a while back) produced cut below. Fingers crossed the music video (which is still in development) will be every bit as excellent as the teaser clip we were given.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

FULL SONG: Justin Bieber - Boyfriend

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It's FINALLY here! Stream the full length new single "Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber below. The track is a definite winner and - if his Belieber stan reactions on Twitter are anything to go by - will be debuting high on the charts within the next week. 

According to  Rap-Up.com, Justin's forthcoming LP is set to include collaborations with Pharrell, Drake, Timbaland, Danja, Hit-Boy, will.i.am and Diplo (among others). Frequent collaborator and controversial BFF Chris Brown is also rumoured so let's keep our fingers crossed on that one.

Listen to what is basically Conor Maynard's "Can't Say No" done right below:

LONGER SNIPPET: Justin Bieber - Boyfriend (One Minute Teaser)

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A full one minute teaser of Justin Bieber's new single "Boyfriend" has just leaked, in which you can get a real feel of the track.

BANGER!

Enjoy:

WATCH: WOTO & Slomovozo introduce NewMusic


The awesome dudes from World Of The Orange (WOTO) are back with their YouTube show NewMusic, sharing and commenting five cool tracks in a special episode of the show. Bing is their special guest and will be alternating hosting duties with the WOTO guys (Liam and Brad) from now on.

All you have to do is play the video below and then click the playlist button at the top, it will take you to the first video, and so on etc. Be sure to click that Subscribe button and stay tuned for weekly servings of hot new music. 

WATCH: Avicii & Madonna Live at Ultra Music Festival (Full Avicci Set)


At Miami's Ultra Music Festival superstar DJ and producer Tim Berg - perhaps better known nowdays by his pseudonym  Avicii - opened his set with the aid of reigning Queen of Pop, Madonna, along to a remix of her new single "Girl Gone Wild". You can watch the full setlist complete with intro below, and check out some extra pics of Madonna and Avicii right after that.

Full Setlist:

1. 05:10 Madonna - Girl Gone Wild (ID Remix)
2. 09:35 ID
3. 11:48 David Guetta & Avicii - Sunshine w/Florence And The Machine - Spectrum (Acapella)
4. 16:40 Avicii & Nicky Romero - Nicktim w/Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Acapella)
5. 22:22 Avicii - Fade Into Darkness w/Florence And The Machine - You've Got The Love (Mark Knight Remix) w/ Avicii - Fade Into Darkness (Albin Myers Remix)
6. 28:55 Avicii & Sebastiem Drums - My Feelings For You w/Albin Myers - Hells Bells
7. 31:37 Avicii - Fire (Working Title)
8. 32:20 David Guetta feat. Sia - Titanium (Alesso Remix)
9. 37:55 Avicii feat. Salem Al Fakir - Silhouettes
10. 43:13 ID
11. 46:15 Avicii - Levels (Original Vocal Mix) w/ Gotye vs. Avicii - Somebody That I Used To Know vs. Levels




 

NEW SNIPPET: Justin Bieber - Boyfriend

 

Co-written by Mike Posner, the fever's back in the guise of Justin Bieber's hot new single "Boyfriend". They're working hard on making him the new Justin Timberlake and from the sound of this new snippet they're doing pretty damn well.

The cut is out in full in two days time and serves as the lead single from his upcoming album.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO: Lionel Richie feat. Shania Twain - Endless Love

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Legendary R&B crooner, Oscar and Golden Globe winner Lionel Richie teams up with equally legendary country diva Shania Twain for a reworking of his classic hit "Endless Love". The collaboration marks Shania's return to the world of Pop after a seven year absence and is the first single from Lionel's new album "Tuskegee", named after his Alabama hometown.

The collaborative project counts also features from the likes of Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Jennifer Nettles, Tim McGraw, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Pixie Lott. 

Recorded in the Bahamas, check out the music video below: 

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO: Katy Perry - Part Of Me

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Ever-frequent chart topper Katy Perry has released the music video for "Part Of Me", her latest US Billboard Hot 100 smash and lead single from her Teenage Dream re-release.

I'm really not quite sure what to make of this clip. On the one hand it's an interesting concept and aesthetically involving - certainly far better than another generic "in the club drinkin' with tha homies" video, right? On the other hand, nothing much happens other than a lot of military training, which makes absolutely no sense together with the song itself.

Enjoy:

WATCH: Tulisa Speaks on Sex Tape with MC Ultra

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X-Factor UK judge and former N-Dubz lead singer Tulisa Contostavlos speaks on the recent leak of her sex tape ("intimate moment") alongside former boyfriend Justin Edwards, otherwise MC Ultra (and NOT her other ex Fazer, as claimed by her cousin Dappy in rather disturbing tweets about recognising his dick & fucking lots of bitches together). 

As unpleasant as the whole episode is, you've gotta love how articulate and eloquent Tulisa's comeback is. Check it out below:

MUSIC VIDEO: One Direction - One Thing (Acoustic)


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Just as they make history with their debut album "Up All Night" - the first album by a British group to top the US Billboard Top 200 chart (displacing Adele with sales of 176,000) - the One Direction have released a new video. The visual is for the acoustic version of their hit "One Thing" and can be seen below.

With such phenomenal success, the 1D boys are already being hailed with bringing back the boyband (or "Pop vocal group") in the US. Whilst the jury's still out on that one, two or three more hit singles could easily propell their record to Gold, maybe even Platinum, certification. 

Monday, March 19, 2012

NEW MUSIC: Machine Gun Kelly feat. Cassie - Warning Shot

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Just as her comeback single "King Of Hearts" starts to build on US radio, Bad Boy's first lady Cassie appears on Machine Gun Kelly's new cut "Warning Shot". The track is lifted from his latest mixtape "Half-Naked & Almost Famous".

As glad as I am for Cassie to be getting some extra promo, she doesn't particularly DO anything here. Her contribution could very easily be recorded by anyone else - it sounds a bit like she recorded it over the phone or something. Still, it's a good track overall, so hopefully it'll get a proper push and a video etc and do something for them both on urban radio. 

LIVE: Katy Perry - Niggas In Paris (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)

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Earlier today Katy Perry stopped by BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and performed a rousing rendition of Kanyé West and Jay-Z ("The Throne") runaway hit "Niggas In Paris". 

As surprising as it may sound, she actually killed it. Female rap game = shut down. I must not be watching the same video as those people saying she was trash, weak, embarassing, lame, etc. Indeed, if it wasn't for her long string of chart-topping Pop hits, I swear she'd already be ranking right alongside Iggy Azalea and Kreayshawn in all the "to watch out for", "freshmen", "best new female rappers" (etc etc) lists.

Enjoy:

MUSIC VIDEO: Marina And The Diamonds - Primadonna (Acoustic)

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Hot on the heels of the song and music video's premiere, Marina And The Diamonds has served up a separate visual to accompany the acoustic version of her latest release, "Primadonna". Needless to say, she  [as always] looks and sounds fantastic.

Enjoy:

NEW MUSIC: Archeo - Glass Half Empty

 

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Bloody hell. Jam! Somewhere inbetween M.I.A. meets Kesha meets Jason DeRulo meets some kind of Bollywood/'Jai Ho' type thing, I present Archeo's infectious banger "Glass Half Empty":

Sunday, March 18, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO: Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans (Official Video)d

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Queen of all that is sensuously nostalgic Lana Del Rey has picked long-running fan favourite and "Video Games" B-side "Blue Jeans" as the next official single release from her chart-topping debut album. The music video features Bradley Soileau, the striking model dude from "Born To Die", and completely and utterly transpires sex. Although the original clip from way back is still my favourite (for nostalgia value), this is a great clip in it's own right.

Enjoy:

NEW MUSIC: Example feat. Ludacris - Changed The Way You Kissed Me (Remix)

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New official remix of Example's UK smash hit "Changed The Way You Kissed Me", featuring rapper Ludacris. I imagine this'll be the first proper release of his stateside.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO: It Boys! - Guys Don't Like Me

 

The infectious "Guys Don't Like Me" is the UK debut single from LA pop-rockers It Boys!, who have just signed on with the same agent as JLS, The Wanted, One Direction and McFly in antecipation of a string of UK live dates to be announced shortly. Across the Atlantic the guys toured nonstop through 2011, appearing alongside the likes of Jeffree Star, Dev, Carolina Liar and in the Vans Warped Tour. 

Their full length debut album is in the process of being wrapped up and will be released this summer. Whilst "Guys" is great fun and they're definitely the new "It" act for those partial to some guyliner rock (as I am), I do hope their album shows a diverse range of genres and serves up some less derivative fare. 

 

Enjoy!

Friday, March 16, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO (NSFW): Elsie - How To Handle A Sex PEST

 

New girl on the scene Elsie - who burst on the scene last November with "The Assassin (Bang Bang)" - has released a fun new, interactive music video showing girls how to handle annoying sex pests! Needs to be watched on computer for full appreciation.

Fun concept and needless to say girlfriend looks straight fierce.

Enjoy:

NEW MUSIC: Madonna - Girl Gone Wild (Offer Nissim Remix)

 

Another fantastic remix of Queen Madge's latest, "Girl  Gone Wild", this time courtesy of Offer Nissim (never heard of him/them before, but obviously very talented).

Love:

MUSIC VIDEO: DVBBS feat. Hayley Gene - DRVGS

 

Song: TCHOON!]

Video: Creepy as hell but completely entrancing.

Life: Made.

Enjoy:

VOTE! - DJ Ed Wilder (Ibiza Rocks DJ Competition)

 

DJ Ed Wilder is currently a resident at Club NME London at Koko, 21st Century Noise at The Lexington, playing a mixture of current indie and commercial electro/remixes.

Last summer he was sole support to The Killers for two nights at London's Scala, and played to a packed Remix Bubble at the Secret Garden Party festival. Ed is also a regular guest DJ at the Atomic Cafe in Munich.

FOTP readers will know Ed best for his remixes pf Erasure and Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts Top 40 hit singles "Beat Of My Drum" and  "Lucky Day".

His latest mix features the likes of Gotye, Swedish House Mafia, Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Foster The People, Calvin Harris, Example, The Vaccines and other. It's a sure-fire winner - check it out below:

MUSIC VIDEO: Daniel Bedingfield - Rocks Off

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Everyone's favourite Natasha Bedingfield kinsman Daniel Bedingfield is finally back to the music scene with new single "Rocks Off", funded by his fans through the Pledge Music scheme.

So...yeah, without further ado:

Thursday, March 15, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO: EJ, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., Prince, Donna Summer, &c - Mama (DJ Earworm Mash-Up)

 

Mash-up King DJ Earworm (real name Jordan Roseman) has turned his magic to EJ's "Mama, I'm Gonna Sing" and married it with snippets, samples and video clips from such greats as Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G, Prince and others.

Full Tracklisting:


 

If you enjoy sleek slow-jams, tune in below. LOVE:

NEW MUSIC: Madonna - MDNA Snippets

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The reigning Queen of Pop Madonna is back with a hot new banger of an album by the name of "MDNA". Preceded by the singles "Give Me All Your Luvin'" (feat. MIA & Nicki Minaj) and "Girl Gone Wild", the album looks set to top charts around the world upon release this March 26th. Reviews so far have generally been unanimous in two aspects: one, it's a fantastic album, two, it puts the competition (namely Lady Gaga) to shame. Take that as you will but other than the lack of continued TV appearances this era has been shaping up most satisfactorily.

Check out six snippets below. There's nothing shocking or ground-breakingly innovative, which I guess is what everyone expects from Madonna every time every release. Still, what I'm hearing is an incredibly solid album that fits very well both with her own legendary discography and with the Pop culture of 2012. Let's face it - there's a reason why she's be doing it the longest and is still considered the best.

Enjoy:

"I Don't Give A"

"Falling Free":


"Superstar" (feat. Lourdres):


"Gang Bang":


"Love Spent":


"I'm Addicted":

LIVE: Alexandra Burke - Let's Wait Awhile (+ Hilarious Video of Hitler finding out Capital FM isn't playing her song)

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X-Factor diva Alexandra Burke's new single "Elephant", featuring producer Erick Morillo, is out this week. It's currently at #2 in the UK midweeks, significantly higher than it had been supposed to chart initially. Whilst not ground-breaking in any significant way, it IS a hot track and it's always pleasing to see someone as talented as Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewan Burke do well. 

Whilst on the promo trail for "Elephant" Alexandra stopped by SoulCultureTV for a class rendition of Janet Jackson hit "Let's Wait Awhile". For those unfamiliar with the original, check out Janet herself performing it live a few years back just below:



But hands down the very best promo for Alex this week - hell, in her career - is the following fan-made video of Adolf Hitler finding out Capital FDM aren't dgiving Alexandra her deserved airplay. Literally made me LMAO!

Enjoy:

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO: J Cole feat. Missy Elliot - Nobody's Perfect

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Popular newcomer J Cole teams up with returning rap legend Missy Elliot on new smash "Nobody's Perfect". That Cole is a more than competent rapper we all know, but needless to say it's Melissa Missy Misdeamonour who completely and utterly steals the show with her deliciously saccharine vocals and on-point bars.
So SO SO! glad to see her back looking and sounding fantastic and above all, in good health. 

Enjoy:

MUSIC VIDEO: Swedish House Mafia - Greyhound

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Challenging M.I.A.'s otherwise unchallenged claim to 'Best Music Video of the Year' status are Swedish House Mafia with their latest release "Greyhound".

LOVE:

ANIMATION: Charlie Simpson - Farmer & His Gun

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Credible artiste and former lead singer of not-so-credible pop-punk outfit Busted, Charlie Simpson has released a cute animation to accompany latest release "Farmer & His Gun", the title track to his upcoming EP of the same name, out March 25th.

Not exactly my cup of tea, but I'm glad he's been able to continue recording music he enjoys AND enjoying commercial success. Enjoy:

Monday, March 12, 2012

MUSIC VIDEOS: Borgore vs Dev - Kiss My Lips / Dev feat. Fabulous - Kiss My Lips

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Hook singer extraordinaire and new MILF on the block Devin Star Tailes - that is, Dev - features on Borgore's latest release "Kiss My Lips", taken from his new "Flex" EP, which you can download for free HERE.

The collaboration is actually a reworking of Dev's solo track, also "Kiss My Lips". In it's original version the cut features none other than rapper Fabulous, who seems to be making something of a comeback recently after a period of relative anonymity. Judging from the relatively simple video it's just another of her 'promo' releases, which is a shame since the song screams smash.

Enjoy both versions below:



MUSIC VIDEO: The Shoes - Time To Dance (feat. Jake Gyllenhaal)



French duo The Shoes (DJs/producers Ben and Guillaume, whose remix credits include Ladyhawke and Marina And The Diamonds) have served up this awesome new single "Time To Dance", featuring Hollywood superstar Jake Gyllenhaal.

You can stream their whole album HERE - as others have said, it's all rather Kitsuné, but when was that ever a bad thing?

Great track and great video. I'm guessing the guys either have some major money behind them or are BFF's with Jake, considering this amazing mini-movie:

MUSIC VIDEO: Marina And The Diamonds - Primadonna

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After an excruciatingly long wait Greco-Welsh indie-pop songstress and sometime social commentator Marina And The Diamonds has finally revealed her new single "Primadonna". The track debuted today on BBC's Radio 1, followed shortly by online premiere of the song's full music video. Produced by decidedly non-indie superstar producer Dr Luke (the guy behind most of Katy Perry's hits, "Tik Tok", "Hold It Against Me"), it's the official first single from new album "Electra Heart".

For reasons I cannot fathom, the utterly fantastic, delicious slice of Pop cake "Radioactive" - one of the very best songs of the past year - has been sidelined as the record's first single and completely left off the tracklisting. Disappointing to say the least, but with "Primadonna" I've been coaxed back into her world. Admittedly it's no "Radioactive", but nevertheless a fantastic track, radio ready yet very Marina, complete with an incredibly giffable visual.

Primadonna gurrrrrrrl:

LIVE: One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful at NBC's Today Show

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Can anyone say Pop phenomenon / teen mania? 

Boyband of the moment One Directon show up at NBC's Today Show atop a double-decker open-top red bus to perform debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" for a huge crowd of ecstatic American fans.

Needless to say, the boys are already HUGE stateside - their album release has been brought forward thanks to overwhelming demand, the single's blowing up on radio and they're scheduled to perform on iconic US show Saturday Night Live.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO: Neon Hitch - F U Betta

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Neon Hitch is one of those artists who has been around for a while now but never really caught my attention. The blatantly provocative " F U Betta" is her new (first? debut? I don't know) single and it's so over-the-top trashtastic that I can't help but love it.

I present to you Dirty Talk 2.0 (nowhere near as amazing but still solid:)


Friday, March 9, 2012

NEW MUSIC: T Mills - The Boom

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Mr Travis Mills serves up hot new track "The Boom" from his 'Leaving Home' EP. Produced by The Stereotypes, remixes will be forthcoming shortly. It's no "Vans On" but still, hot song.

Enjoy:

MUSIC VIDEO: Usher - Climax

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The fantastic "Climax" is the lead single from R&B superstar Usher's untitled upcoming studio album. It's sleek, sexy, grown. The Diplo production is a welcome surprise, but there's no trace of dubstep, dance, or any of Diplo's usual ethnic beats stuff. It's the new generation of R&B - the male Motivation, if you will.

The video is good and aesthetically pleasing, although I'd really, really, really like to shave that head of his. Enjoy:


NEW MUSIC: Toni Braxton - I Heart You

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"Unbreak My Heart" diva and newfound reality TV star Toni Braxton has finally given fans an insight into the general sound and direction of her new music. Her as of yet untitled album will feature 10 tracks, one of which will be a remix. All or most of the tracks will be dance-influenced, in keeping with current trends, as is evidenced by the first cut to be revealed, "I Heart You".

Whilst the thought of Toni going dance doesn't particularly excite me in the least, I must admit this here track is a winner and successfully marries Toni's honeyed vocals with a radio-friendly, contemporary track that doesn't come across as desperate/try-hard/generic or any of the other pitfalls most late 90s/early 00s acts fall into when jumping aboard the dance bandwagon.


That subtle breakdown at the end is EVERYTHING. 

Enjoy:

LYRIC VIDEO: Katy Perry - Part Of Me

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"Part Of Me" is Katy Perry's sixth #1 hit record from her Teenage Dream era, serving as the first release from the album's re-release edition "Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection", out March 26th. After debuting at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the song fell quite dramatically down the charts, although it's very likely to rebound once it's music video is released and radio play kicks in.

Until then, check out the official lyric video here:

Thursday, March 8, 2012

NEW MUSIC: DBX feat. Amelle Berrabah - God Won't Save You Now


Derivative? Yes. Generic? Yes. Basic? Slightly.

Deliciously addictive? YES.


So far, solo careers of ex/current/future Sugababes haven't amounted to much. The catastrophic reception of Sugababes 4.0's comeback single "Freedom" (which I personally loved) late last year led to the sudden cancellation of the song's official release (it was given away for free) and the indefinite delay of future releases (a new single "Hard" was pencilled in for Feb/March but has now been conveniently laid aside). Apparently the decision at camp Sugababes has been to push Amelle as a solo artist with her own single and collaboration(s), as a way of generating interest in both her own debut solo album and the next Sugababes record (which will be released first is as of yet undetermined).

The first of these solo efforts has already been aptly nicknamed Hold It Against aMelle, thanks to comparisons already being drawn with one of Britney's best singles of recent memory. Real name "God Won't Save You Now", new producer outfit DBX get the main credits, with Amelle appearing only as a featured vocalist (although it might as well be her own solo single, as it seems it'll be pushed as such, so...yeah). 

Enjoy: