All That Junk – 18/3
Published March 18th 2012
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Alexandra Burke has reached number 3 on the UK singles chart with Elephant with no support from Capital Radio and Radio One. (Radio One link)
Cheryl Cole is putting the finishing touches to her third album and has written a song for her “soldiers” (fans) called This Is War according to producer Jim Beanz. (Twitter link)
Katy Perry performed Part of Me for the first time in the UK on Let’s Dance For Sport Relief. It received a mixed reception but she is now at number 1 on iTunes. (YouTube link)
The original Sugababes (Keisha, Mutya and Siobhán) had meetings this week, including one with Popjustice. (Twitter link)
The Saturdays Confirm New Single Is Called “30 Days”
Published March 17th 2012
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The Saturdays’ have confirmed through their weekly mailer that their new single is called 30 Days. Originally the title was leaked as being called 30 Days (To Love). The name change they opted for is much better.
The mailer read:
Our new single has a name! It’s called ’30 Days’.
The song was written and produced by the talented Steve Mac (who’s worked on our previous singles
‘Higher’, ‘Ego’ and ‘Notorious’) and co-written by Autumn Rowe (who wrote Alexis Jordan’s amazing choon, ‘Happiness’). Stay tuned for more deets on our new single coming soon, including the release date and single sleeve!!
As if Faster wasn’t enough of a copycat Happiness, they’ve only gone and got its writer to work with them on 30 Days. Hopefully it sounds nothing like either songs (even though they’re both great songs).
Listen to Amelle’s “God Won’t Save You Now”
Published March 09th 2012
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Amelle’s debut single, God Won’t Save You Now, has hit the internet in full. You can listen to the track below.
I’m not too impressed with the song as a whole. It does have good elements to it, like the verses in particular, but the chorus gets a bit annoying by the time you get to the second chorus. The middle eight is basically just the chorus broken down and even that doesn’t manage to restore my interest by the end of the song.
There’s no denying that Amelle’s vocal delivery is excellent and this is exactly the type of genre she should be aiming for as a solo artist. However, the chorus lacks more lyrics and a less repetitive melody. I think this song would hugely benefit from a pre-chorus, before breaking into the chorus the song currently has.
Amelle Recording “God Won’t Save You Now”
Published March 04th 2012
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Last night Amelle tweeted a link to studio footage of herself recording God Won’t Save You Now in the studio with DBX. The video features a longer clip of the song which includes the clip from before plus the middle eight.
Amelle tweeted:
Check out the extended version of #GodWontSaveYouNow Booooom!x
You can watch the video below:
Alphabeat’s new single “Vacation”
Published March 02nd 2012
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Alphabeat have announced that their new single from their upcoming third studio album is called Vacation. The group posted a blog this morning to announce the single will be coming very soon. Apparently there was meant to be a video to go with the blog post but due to technical problems the video won’t be posted until Monday.
Below is the single artwork for Vacation:
Alphabeat’s blog stated that Vacation will be released in Europe and the U.S.