All That Junk – 20/5
Published May 20th 2013
Filed under News
Maroon 5 have postponed their European Overexposed tour in June to January 2014 due to “scheduling conflicts”. (Maroon5.com)
Miley Cyrus has announced that her new single We Can’t Stop will premiere on June 3rd on Ryan Seacrest’s show. (MileyCyrus.com)
Rochelle Humes has given birth to her baby girl Alaia-Mai. (Twitter)
Diana Vickers has recorded another acoustic version. This time it’s a cover of Naughty Boy’s La La La. (YouTube)
All That Junk – 17/5
Published May 17th 2013
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Miley Cyrus has announced via Twitter that her new single is called We Can’t Stop. (Twitter link)
Jessie J also announced via Twitter that her new single is called Wild and features Dizzee Rascal and Big Sean. (Twitter link)
Kelly Clarkson has a cameo in a new TV comedy called The Crazy Ones. (YouTube link)
Diana Vickers has recorded an acoustic version of her single Cinderella. (YouTube link)
Diana Vickers – “Cinderella” New Single
Published April 24th 2013
Filed under Reviews
Diana Vickers has signed a new record deal with So Recordings. The first single to be lifted from her long-awaited second album is called Cinderella. The album, Music To Make Boys Cry, will finally be released later this year.
Cinderella is co-penned with Xenomania’s Miranda Cooper. On first listen, the chorus reminded me of the Tony Lamezma remix of Girls Aloud’s Call The Shots. It’s no surprise that they both sound similar due to Miranda’s involvement in both.
Although Cinderella is not as instant as the free downloads Music To Make Boys Cry or Boy In Paris, it’s still very catchy and after a few listens it clicks. Diana’s diction is much easier to understand than most of the songs on her debut album, possibly due to the polished production. Her upcoming album is shaping up to be quite a stunning follow up to 2010’s Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree.
You can watch the lyric video for Cinderella below:
Cinderella will be released on July 19th.
Diana Vickers Leaves RCA Records
Published July 01st 2011
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Diana Vickers has parted ways with her record label, RCA Records, months after she started recording material for her second album.
Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree, Diana’s number one debut album, failed to sell what RCA had expected even after trying to rescue the album campaign by releasing a brand new song during The X Factor last year. The single, My Wicked Heart, failed to become a success following an X Factor performance and plans to re-release the album were scrapped in favour of moving onto its follow up.
Diana announced the news via her Tumblr:
yo guys! I just want to let you know what the crack is at the moment down in the vickers camp. Myself and RCA have decided to part company, purely based on a creative level. I will always be really thankful for the time we’ve spent together and the support they’ve given me. But, I’ve grown up a lot since the first album and whilst the past couple years have been a lot of fun and a great success, I’m now ready to take a wander down a different, very exciting path! In order to grow, this change has to be made.
I’m so proud of where the second album is right now and I’m counting down the minutes until it’s all ready and you guys can finally hear it! I’ve been having the best time over the past 6 months- being creative, working with so many inspirational people, falling in love with LA and growing as an artist.
I just got back from the INCREDIBLE Arcade Fire gig at Hyde park they bloody rocked it. Up early for studio tomorrow so need my rest ! Love always to all my amazing fans. Diana xx
leave you with this
It seems RCA have let Diana keep the new tracks she recorded, in order to take them with her to her new label which has yet to be revealed.
Hopefully the new album will be of the same standard as her debut and manages to find much more success.
Diana Vickers – “The Boy Who Murdered Love”
Published June 02nd 2010
Filed under Videos
Diana Vickers’ second single, The Boy Who Murdered Love, from her debut album, Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree, premiered today. In comparison to her debut video for Once, The Boy Who Murdered Love was not shot in a studio but it contain lots of cartoon animations throughout. These kind of animations in videos seem to be popular lately, as they are also used in Ke$ha’s video for Your Love Is My Drug. However, unlike the latter, the cartoon animations look very fitting in The Boy Who Murdered Love.
The video is set at Diana’s house in various rooms where she is seen surrounded by love letters, dead roses, old photographs and a vinyl player. The cartoon animations around her make her house seem like a crime scene where the “murder of love” took place. Other cartoons include a bow and arrows, roses changing from red to black, angel wings, wall and floor cracks, the house filling with water and a tomb stone with “LOVE R.I.P.” engraved on it in the garden.
The video references the movie The Shining. Diana’s ex-boyfriend in the video is seen holding a mug shot card displaying “REDRUM” (“MURDER” spelled backwards) as seen in the movie. The scenes of Diana in the bath in her clothes and the house filling with water while crumbling down are also references to The Shining. At the end of the video, Diana is seen walking up a cartoon yellow brick road alongside a sign for “Happiness”, with a rainbow overhead which references The Wizard of Oz also.
Overall, the video for The Boy Who Murdered Love is a step in the right direction for Diana as it perfectly captures who she is as an artist which the video for Once failed to portray.
The Boy Who Murdered Love will be released on July 12th through RCA Records.