The Return Of Rihanna
The Wait Is Ova. Yes, not content with taking over the pop world with her squeaky vocals and rich tunes, Rihanna’s people are now rewriting the English language with the word ‘over’ simply not good enough for them. We could of course go off on one about grammar innit, be we won’t. Let’s instead concentrate your mind on the fact that Rihanna is back and covered in barbed wire in an explosion of fashion-meets-art. We assume the wire is rubber and not barbed otherwise we fear for her nipples; plus the eye patch is a bit Gabrielle circa 1996 but still. Rihanna’s fourth studio album, Rated R, is due to be released on November 23rd. Before all of that though, her first Ne-Yo-penned single Russian Roulette was launched on Tuesday - to hear what all the fuss is about, click here. Will the album live up to the hype? On the strength of the new image, yes; on the strength of her first single, the jury is still out…
Chase & Status innit tho!
Who doesn’t love a good movie? Well, we wouldn’t say that we’re big fans of the silver screen but there’s one film in particular that has caught our attention called Harry Brown. Michael Caine is the lead actor but it also features Ben Drew better known as Plan B. And no, it’s not the plot that’s gripping us but the theme music End Credits by Chase & Status featuring Plan B. Chase & Status first came to prominence with their remix of Capleton’s Who Dem entitled Duppy Man in 2005 and since then they’ve scored three No.1s on the UK dance charts with the double A-side Hurt You/Sell Me Your Soul, Take Me Away/Judgement and Pieces featuring Plan B in 2008. That same year they released their debut album More Than Alot, which has sold 60,00 copies and has led to remixing work for the likes of Jay-Z, The Prodigy and Snoop Dogg during the last 12 months. They’ve also been working on tracks for Rihanna’s forthcoming album out later this year…
RealMusic Blog was shocked and saddened to hear about the death of Boyzone star Stephen Gately over the weekend. Police are reporting that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and his family are strongly denying tabloid reports that Gately choked on his own vomit following a marathon drinking session. Whatever happened though, there’s no doubt it’s a tragic end of a young life that held so much more potential - Gately was in the midst of writing a book and was also riding the wave of a Boyzone revival with the band set to release their new album next year. Here, we look back on some highlights from Gately’s career, including a TOTP performance of his debut single New Beginning, singing with Boyzone, tackling Beyonce’s Single Ladies on tour and also filling the fashion slot on GMTV…
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