
Met Ball 2013, New York City, May 6th.
![[Live Report] Beyoncé "The Mrs Carter Show" live à Paris-Bercy (24/4/13)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4914187_lg.jpg)
Après avoir vu le premier show que Beyoncé donnait ce soir mercredi soir à Bercy, il semblerait qu'on ait tous mal compris l'objet de la tournée " The Mrs Carter Show " : elle n'a pas pour but de promouvoir un hypothétique nouvel album, mais bien de présenter en live " 4 ", son album paru il y a deux ans. Bee, sans doute frustrée de n'avoir pu performer les titres de son quatrième disque en live (à l'exception de quelques shows articulés autour de sa performance à Glastonbury [...]

So it's finally here: that moment all Girls Aloud fans have been dreading. Last Wednesday, after the final show of their Ten Tour in Liverpool, the UK's number one girlband of the 21st century officially announced they were splitting up, after a decade together. While this is sad news, it seemed inevitable and it's here to reminds us of the longevity of the band, pretty unusual for this kind of acts. But even more so, it's a great occasion to celebrate the amazingness of Girls Aloud, their music, [...]
![[ALBUM REVIEW] Zazie - Cyclo](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4844047_lg.jpg)
Photo en noir et blanc, graphisme sobre et élégant, air mélancolique de l'intéressée : le nouvel et huitième album studio de Zazie est à l'avenant de sa pochette. Un opus inattendu et brillant, s'éloignant considérablement des disques précédents de la chanteuse sans pour autant dérouter complètement. On avait laissé Zazie en 2012 au terme d'une longue tournée, suite à la sortie un an plus tôt de Za7ie , son projet de 7 EP de 7 chansons ou vidéos chacun. J'en avais [...]

Dear Justin Timberlake , I'm not very happy with this new single of yours. Suit up all you want, but damn this is not comeback single material. You've been away from the music scene for longer than Taylor Swift has been slutting hey way to Hollywood so you should have thought it through better. Suit & Tie works on some level (aka it's a new JT single, so it's better than nothing) but let's [...]
OK, I just love this song. So wrong, I know. Well done Lawson .

I've LOVED kings of '10s moody pop Hurts from day one. Their debut album Happiness is still one of my favorites of the last few years. One thing I like about bands: when they release new music. One thing I don't like about bands: when they release disappointing new music. The new Hurts single, Miracle , is not bad per se. It's just happening [...]
![[ROUND-UP] 2012 was pretty cool, wasn't it?](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4696414_lg.jpg)
January and February are never exciting, are they? Plus Whitney and Donna Summer passed away. Winter sucks (except for Kylie's #K25 celebrations which began on Jan 25 and went on every month, unveiling lovely gems along the way. See them all here ). March was something else. I was lucky enough to embark on a 20-date tour of France, Belgium and Switzerland with Charlie Winston, an artist I'd been [...]

For there will never be a pop phenomenon as amazing as the Spice Girls , I encourage you to watch this very good documentary that premiered on Christmas Eve on UK TV. Built around the creation of the musical " Viva Forever " that premiered a few weeks ago in London, it shows vintage images of the early Spice Girls days, as well as new interviews of the girls recalling their years as Ginger, Scary, Baby, Sporty and Posh. It's a must-watch for every Spice Girls fans, and quite frankly for others too.

2012 has been a pretty good year for all things pop, hasn't it? Here are the 50 songs I thought were better than the others these past twelve months. 2012: year of the Aloud! So without further ado here are my top 50 songs of 2012. You can listen to them while you read thanks to a handy SPOTIFY PLAYLIST . When the songs aren't available on there, I provided you with a link ("LISTEN"). #1 Girls Aloud - Every Now And Then [...]
![[ALBUM REVIEW] Lotus de Christina Aguilera, par @damitago](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4639931_lg.jpg)
Souvenez-vous, l'ami @damitago est déjà passé par ici cet été pour un excellent compte-rendu du concert parisien du Madonna . Tel le furet du Bois-Joli, il repasse par là pour se livrer à un exercice qui m'a fatigué avant même que me soit venue l'envie de m'y adonner : parler du nouvel album de Christina Aguilera . Car oui, malgré la médiocrité générale dudit album (mon avis), il est bon de s'attarder à nouveau sur le cas quasi-désespéré de celle qui, fut un temps, était tout en haut du pop game. [...]
![[CONCOURS] Viens bouger ton body devant Florrie à la Maroquinerie (samedi)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4629005_lg.jpg)
(c) Florrie.com Les lecteurs plus ou moins fidèles de ce blog sauront que je porte à Florrie une affection certaine depuis son premier EP Introduction sorti il y a deux ans. Deux (excellents) EP plus tard, Experiments en 2011 et Late en 2012 , la jeune anglaise a sous le bras l'un des meilleurs albums pop de ces dernières années. Rien [...]

I'm briefly stepping out of my Southern France retreat because one major event just took place in the pop world. As we all knew, Girls Aloud, the best girlband of the 20th century, were plotting a comeback. AND WHAT A FUCKING COMEBACK!!! After some more unnecessary waiting on their website, the almighty Aloud finally unveiled the following: ' SOMETHING NEW ' VIDEO: PERFECTION [...]

The new Girls Aloud single is HERE and it's AMAZING! It's like a summary of the band's career but sent from the future. It's pure Xenomania brilliance, the structure is amazing (as in "Biology-amazing"), the chorus is HUGE, it's got lyrics like "we're the leaders of the pack", which let's face it, couldn't be more true. What a day.
![[THE OLD DAYS] Deni Hines - It's Alright](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4561233_lg.jpg)
Pop/RnB hotness from 1995/96. So good. A top 22 hit in France, #35 in the UK, #4 in Australia. Aussies know better.
![[OMG] GIRLS ALOUD ARE BACK!!!](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4554805_lg.jpg)
This just popped up on www.girlsaloud.com I'm going into hiding for the next 9 days, 23 hours, 40 minutes or so, listening to this on repeat: (it's about 1880 times, mind you, but it's totally worth it). Follow @girlsaloud while your at it. Adios!
![[HOT] Solange - Losing You](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4551046_lg.jpg)
Well done, Solange Knowles . Losing You is (after 3 days of not being sure), totally great.
![[FREE DOWNLOAD] Future star: Owlle - Disorder](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4538059_lg.jpg)
Watch this space. This French woman, named Owlle is going to slay 2013. The first taste of things to come is the awesome Disorder , which you can download for free here . Believe me, you haven't heard the demos I grabbed when she was supposed to sign to the label I worked at last year, before she decided to go with Sony (*massive sadface*). There's some serious hotness in there such as Ticky Ticky . Now hurry up, lady.
![[PLAYLIST] Six hot new songs](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/4513097_lg.jpg)
Here are a few songs. Some are going to make you feel like this: while others while hopefully will make you feel like THIS: Well let's see about that. MSMR - Hurricane [...]