
Dopo un lungo tira e molla, Morgan parteciperà anche alla settima edizione di X Factor , il talent show in onda su Sky Uno, ovviamente, nel ruolo di giudice. Il cantante monzese, quindi, ha fugato ogni dubbio riguardo la sua partecipazione alla trasmissione, con una serie di dichiarazioni con le quali ha anche prefissato gli obiettivi circa la prossima edizione. Per X Factor 7, Morgan ha intenzione di cercare la seguente tipologia di talenti: Questa volta, i ragazzi non dovranno essere semplicemente dei talenti, ma [...]

In questo periodo, Mika , artista di origine libanese e primo giudice internazionale in un talent show di produzione italiana, sta rilasciando molte interviste riguardo la sua decisione di partecipare a X Factor . Dopo aver rivelato di aver iniziato a studiare la nostra lingua e dopo aver dato sfoggio della sua conoscenza riguardo la musica italiana, l'artista 29enne ha svelato altri aneddoti e curiosità riguardo il suo legame con il genere talent show. Mika, infatti, ha ammesso di aver tentato di intraprendere il mestiere di musicista, proprio attraverso un [...]

L'artista di origine libanese, Mika , è il primo giudice ufficiale della settima edizione di X Factor e ha concesso la prima intervista sul sito ufficiale della trasmissione. Il cantante ha confermato che sta prendendo lezioni di italiano per poter parlare la nostra lingua in trasmissione senza l'ausilio di traduttori. Mika ha svelato come sta procedendo l'apprendimento della nostra lingua: Ho vissuto la scelta di partecipare a X Factor come una prova, prima di tutto quella di imparare una nuova lingua, [...]

Ecco Popular Song, il nuovo singolo di Mika: guarda il video Nuovo video per Mika che ha scelto di estrarre "Popular Song" come nuovo singolo dal suo ultimo album "The origin of love" Nel brano c'è anche la giovanissima (e apprezzata) Ariana Grande che duetta con il cantante, prossimo giudice di X Factor 7. Nelle immagini gotiche -un po' alla Tim Burton in versione più colorata- i due hanno trovato il modo per rispondere in maniera efficace al bullismo. E possiamo sottolineare senza dubbio che sanno come "pietrificare" il proprio nemico. Un [...]
The MIKA goes back to school in new gothic-like video POPULAR SONG , the ARIANA GRANDE , who always looks ever so worried, is on site to help out. I prefer the original, with the PRISCILLA RENEA who wrote the best ballad of the last five years imho (google it).

Sarà il primo giudice internazionale in un talent show di produzione italiana: Mika , il cantante libanese naturalizzato inglese, parteciperà alla settima edizione di X Factor , il celebre talent show in onda su Sky. Intervistato dall'ANSA, l'artista 29enne ha commentato la decisione di partecipare ad un programma italiano. Mika, che parla fluentemente inglese, spagnolo e francese, sta già studiando la nostra lingua per arrivare preparato alla trasmissione, il prima possibile. Il cantante, che lo scorso settembre ha pubblicato il suo terzo album The origin of love , ha dichiarato che, [...]

Mika è il nuovo giudice di X Factor 7 in Italia. La notizia è stata ufficializzata dal sito del talent show di Sky . Il cantautore nato a Beirut e cresciuto prima in Francia e poi in Inghilterra entra nel cast della nuova edizione del programma condotto da Alessandro Cattelan. Nelle scorse settimane il nome di Mika, che all'anagrafe si chiama Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., era stato riportato anche da TvBlog come possibile nuovo giudice. E così effettivamente è. Mika è il primo giudice internazionale in un talent show italiano [...]
Mika burst on to the scene a few years ago with a sugary pop masterpiece, Life in Cartoon Motion, and his joyful and colorful live shows, chock full of balloons, confetti, streamers and a giant pop band behind him. Now, he's on tour supporting his newest album, The Origin of Love, and he's taking a markedly different approach. [...] The post Show Review: An Intimate Evening with Mika at Great American Music Hall, 3/25/2013 appeared first on Spinning Platters .
Your wonderful Wednesday: ► British glam-pop singer-songwriter Mika headlines the El Rey Theatre in support of his latest album "The Origin of Love." That's his video for "Underwater" above. ► Former L.A. band/currently New York-based Spirit Animal teams up with the Mo-Odds and the Weeks at the Satellite. ► It's a solid lineup over at the Echo with Gliss , Mystery Skulls and Tapioca & the Flea . ► The Milk Carton Kids Revue takes place at the Largo at the Coronet [...]

Incoming: The Mavericks, Busdriver, Thalia, Heartless Bastards, Spirit Animal, Mika, Flux Pavilion, Inc., Anthrax, Billy Bragg, Ghostface Killah, Jamie Lidell, the Lonely Wild, Fol Chen, Foxygen, Daedelus, Veronica Falls, Poolside, Lalah Hathaway, Living Colour Above: That's the video for "You Naked," from Jamie Lidell . The British singer-songwriter's latest album, "Jamie Lidell," came out in February, and he visits the Echoplex on Thursday. Our staff picks of the week: @KRBronson recommends: Two local bands celebrate [...]
Here is another lovely week to be a bay area resident. Please go to a show or 20! Thursday, March 21st Rudimental, Charlotte Church, Kidnap Kid at Rickshaw Stop Remember 1998? There was a 12 year old singer that had a pretty monsterous hit record of lite classical music that took the world by storm. [...] The post Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/21/13-3/28/13 appeared first on Spinning Platters .

British singer-songwriter Mika was traumatized when his sister Paloma, one of four siblings in a close-knit family, fell 50 feet from a window and was critically injured. Paloma, who designed the covers to Mika’s first two albums, was expected to die. The accident took place in 2010, and Mika refused to work on his music for nearly a year, while she recovered. “She had her body completely reconstructed,” said the 29-year-old Lebanese-born glam-pop vocalist, a week before the start of his American tour, which includes a stop Monday at the [...]
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It is that wonderful time of the month again where Kick Kick Snare puts all the music you need to be listening to into one easily enjoyable package. Hours have been spent with earbuds buried deep in our ears devouring all the new music Spotify has to offer, and here are the top 28 tracks you need to know. This months mixtape is overloaded with sexy new dance sounds, soulful vocals and some deep expansive bass. A perfect snapshot of the music world busting through winter with an anxious anticipation for spring. [...]

Tickets to see Big Terrific 's 5th Anniversary show at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon. Mika plays Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 12 and tickets go on sale today at noon. Mika also plays Le Poisson Rouge before that on April 9 and those tickets are currently on sale. Tickets to all three of the Jeffrey Lewis & Peter [...]
We’re not the only people who cover the Indian music scene, you know. The Media Capsule is a roundup of some of the stories about Indian music being covered in the press. Awards and accolades encourage us to do better: Mahadevan Times of India, February 17 Shankar Mahadevan speaks to the Times of India about how awards encourage people to do better and the fact that Bollywood has seen a rise in the number of intelligent composers, in recent times. [...]
The Darkness = Genius? Novelty? Mediocre? Pack of douchelords that even Lemmy doesn't dig though his bumchum Dave Grohl is happy to get in their big shot?
In true mostlyjunkfood style, we are fashionably late with our best songs of 2012 list. Well, really it was calculated. You don't want to be the blog that drops their list the day after Thanksgiving trying to get shine off being the first. And, you don't want to release your list while every single publication on the Internet.coms is releasing theirs because it'll get lost. And, you certainly don't want to drop it the week after all those publications released their list because everyone is so fucking sick of lists. So, here we are. Ready for the new year and [...]

MIKA 's new single ,“Popular Song” featuring Nickelodeon star Ariana Grande, is out now on iTunes and other digital retailers through Republic Records. Listen to the song, below. It offers a fresh twist on "Popular" from the Broadway hit "Wicked", composed by Stephen Schwartz. In a historic move, Schwartz was so moved by this interpretation that he authorized the usage of his music for the first time ever. "Popular Song" remains an inspiring and invigorating pop anthem that encourages the bullied and unpopular to rise above. MIKA tapped the charismatic and charming actress/singer Ariana Grande [...]
4. Bigbang - Alive The K-Pop album to rule them all in 2012. There are so many iterations of this particular release, but when you take all eleven tracks from the various re-releases, you end up with an album that's impressive in its scope and sheer consistency. The number of genres these guys tackle--and master--is amazing. If executives are looking to forge a new pop group, this is exactly the template they [...]

15. Mika - Celebrate The most celebratory (obviously) single of Mika's career. It's him at his simple, melody-driven best. 14. EXO-K - History One of the funkiest beats of the year, and a melody written by the always reliable Thomas Troelsen. [...]