He started playing piano when he was only five. This was back when he was known as Nick van de Wall and not what we know him as today: Afrojack. Afrojack spent most of his time listening to all kinds of music and it was no surprise that he would start making music instead of just listening to it. At the age of 11, Afrojack discovers Fruity Loops and still uses to this day. In 5 years, Afrojack plays his first gig at a nightclub. In 2006 he jets off to Greece for five months to [...]
If you're planning on scoring a table at Lady Gaga's parents' new Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side, Joanne Trattoria , we suggest getting in line now. While the culinary collaboration between Mr. and Mrs. Germanotta and Oprah Winfrey's former personal chef Art Smith begins taking reservations next month, we have a feeling that getting a seat at the Grandmother and Grandfather Monster's establishment is going to be quite a chore. Since Joanne's menu is not yet available online, we can only speculate that entrees will include: MTV VMAs Beef Dress Tartar, Spaghetti With Monster Meatballs and Papa-pappardelle. [...]
The first American Idol audition city negotiated by the judge's agents: Aspen, Colorado. It all started with a Steven Tyler joke: "The altitude's kinda giving me a bit of a headache, has anyone got an..Aspen?" Jenny Schick was first. She's a music teacher. She loves Steven Tyler. When she introduced herself at the audition, Tyler offered: "No Schick. Eighteen-year-old Haley Smith from Utah offered to [...]
Con un nuovo album in produzione ed un tour "epico" pronto a partire, Lady Gaga potrebbe trovare anche il tempo per pubblicare un nuovo singolo (l'ultimo?) dal fortunato "Born This Way". La canzone potrebbe trainare, in termini promozionali, la serie di concerti che la cantante terrà in giro per il mondo. Un brano in pieno stile gaghiano, martellante ed orecchiabile e pieno di fronzoli elettronici che in questo caso attaccano anche la sua vocalità. Nulla di confermato e di ufficiale. Ancora una volta sono i rumours a parlare. Noi ci limitiamo ad informarvi e [...]
Feisty, feminine and empowered, those are just a few words that come to mind when you listen to Elsie . 'The Assassin' is the debut single from sassy newcomer Elsie , who's set take 2012 by storm.'The Assassin' showcases Elsie's unique vocal style traipsing right over an anthemic disco beat and baseline, and is a nice indication of what we have to come from this newbie to the music scene, hailing from Liverpool. With a heavy hint of Blondie in her music, Elsie states "I'm doing songs for people who listen to [...]
Did You Hear? :: Things are starting to look up for Britney Spears and her fiancé , Jason Trawick. The conservatorship that was placed on the singer's finances in 2008 will soon be lifted, and it's rumored that her wedding will take place in Maui on Valentine's Day. C'est romantique! [ Pop Crush ] :: You know who won't be getting married on Valentine's Day? Aretha Franklin. Just weeks after announcing her engagement to beau Willie Wilkerson, the Queen of Soul released a statement saying they won't be tying the knot any [...]
Adele may have ruled the school when it came to digital sales in the US last year , but it was Bruno Mars who blew up worldwide like a, well, grenade . In 2011, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter's lovey-dovey mid-tempo jam "Just The Way You Are" wound up being the best-selling song worldwide, with sales of 12.5 million digital copies, according to The Press Association . And right behind that Bruno single was another, which sold 10.2 million copies: "Grenade". Mars, in fact, had three tunes in [...]
There's a lot of talk concerning Lana Del Rey performance during Saturday Night Live . Many naysayers are raising every flag they can against her artistry. Fortunately, most of those people know zilch about pop music. Alternative hipsters and mainstream junkies can sit aside and admire the allure of the 21st century pop star. No need for vocals, as demonstrated by Madonna's lengthy career. It's all about the visual and if the song sound delicious after the studio treatment then its good to go. You don't believe us? Just ask Lady Gaga and Ke$ha, whom we love both (Ke$ha [...]
Nothing quite like some afternoon sex on the beach. The LADY GAGA was jpeged outside her new he-lover's beach-house in California town. The new innerest goes by the name of the TAYLOR KINNEY, and based on that one blurry jpeg I'd soberly sit on that face. And the she-popper needs to werq that dig more often, the GAGA looks grrreat. wotyougot
Ancora numero uno per Rihanna con " We found love ", il singolo che è letteralmente esploso in tutto il mondo, oscurando anche il secondo brano estratto da " Talk That Talk ". Ma, alle spalle, c'è 'una certa Adele ' che incombe con la sua stupenda " Set fire to the rain ", terzo singolo estratto da "213 per il mercato americano e terzo successo per la cantautrice inglese. Terza posizione, invece, per Flo Rida con "Good Feeling". Scendono i LMFAO con "Sexy and I Know It" alla 5 mentre rimane stabile [...]
BBC annuncia che Lady Gaga aprirà e chiuderà i prossimi Grammy Awards , quelli targati 2012. Quindi non una ma ben due esibizioni per la nuova regina del pop. I ben informati sostengono che nella prima parte si concederà in un medley dei suoi ultimi successi mentre nella seconda canterà in il nuovo brano registrato con Nicki Minaj che sarà compreso nel nuovo album di quest'ultima. Ma sono solo voci. Intanto sembra che sia stato confermato un duetto del tutto speciale. Stiamo parlando dei Coldplay e di Rihanna : la [...]
Click below for the full interview. Filed under: Beats , Clip , Yankee Panky Tagged: Beyoncé Knowles , brandy , ellen degeneres , interview , jay-z , lady gaga , rihanna
Did You Hear? :: Remember those nasty things Elton John said about Madonna's chance of winning a Golden Globe? The rock legend's husband, David Furnish, took to Twitter to rationalize the remark: "My passion for our film Gnomeo & Juliet and belief in Elton's song really got my emotional juices going." Oh, so all's forgiven then? Doubt it. [ Vulture ] :: Katy Perry is the latest artist to get her own Pop Up Video. Of the fun facts we learned about "Teenage Dream" : Katy's parents were on set [...]
Santigold went " hard " and now she's going "big" with the release of "Big Mouth," her first video from her upcoming album, Master of My Make-Believe , slated for release in the spring. At one point in the song she insults Lady Gaga with the lyric, "Gaga-ga all slightly off/not me I take the loss." In the video Gaga is animated as a mermaid wearing a crown--that gets devoured by a tiger with Kim Kardashian-length eyelashes. The crown is then taken as a prize and placed on a pedestal in what I'm guessing is Santigold's [...]
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Welcome to THE CLUB. A weekly dose of your favourite house, progressive house, electro house, and everything-in-between .. Each week I'll bring you a selection of my favourites from the week from the best producers in the world. I'll try to feature an emerging artist or two that catches my eye more than most, so make sure to keep your eye out for weekly servings of the biggest and best names in house music worldwide. Tommy Trash exploded onto the scene this past year with what seemed like a weekly appearance on The Club here [...]
Lady Gaga will officially launch her Born This Way Foundation on February 29 during a fete at Harvard University. The foundation, which she co-founded with her mother Cynthia Germanotta, was formed to promote youth self-confidence and help stop bullying. "My daughter's foundation was born out of her passion to create a better world where people are kinder and nicer to one another and are accepted for who they are, regardless of how different they may be," Mother Monster's own mother said in a statement. In related news, Gaga's efforts for the LGBTA community were acknowledged [...]
This morning I was going through Twitter and happened upon a tweet from Earmilk favorite ill.Gates . He was urging everyone to check out some new artist. I trust his opinion when it comes to music, so I clicked over to find the Soundcloud for Pair Of Arrows . It's an " Xx -ish" sort of sound, but with more haunting undertones, and a slightly downtempo rave vibe. (Jamie would still totally be proud.) I'd love to tell you much more about this little project, but there is almost absolutely nothing to find out. From their Facebook page, I [...]
This morning I was going through Twitter and happened upon a tweet from Earmilk favorite ill.Gates. He was urging everyone to check out some new artist. I trust his opinion when it comes to music, so I clicked over to find the Soundcloud for Pair Of Arrows. It's an "Xx-ish" sort of sound, but with more [...]
Santigold is offering a free download of her new single "Big Mouth", off her upcoming album Master Of My Make-Believe , but it's the video that you'll really want to pay attention to. The vid (as well as the song itself) reminds us of M.I.A.'s /\/\/\Y/\ period, what with the similar tribal/synth sounds and crudely drawn DIY animations . Another characteristic she shares with M.I.A.? Blasting pop stars , as Santigold's clip takes shots at both Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. Watch below. [...]
This could go down as one of the best songs of 2012 and its only January! This is from the album Our Version Of Events , which debuts in February, is set to get a great boost of sales after the singer appeared on an episode of The Graham Norton Show which Madonna was on, too. Filed under: Beats , Clip Tagged: album , arts , BBC America , Emeli Sandé , graham norton , Graham Norton Show , lady gaga , madonna , new [...]
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