Ellie Goulding has premiered the video for forthcoming single Goodness Gracious. The promo see's the British singer partying in LA amidst bright neon colours. The singer is curretly riding the crest of a wave with her current repackaged album Halcyon Days finally hitting Number 1 on the album chart despite being released originally in October 2012.
Goulding is widely tipped to pick up Brit Award nominations later this week for Best British Female and Best British Single for her first Number 1 , Burn. Ellie previously won the Brits Critics Choice in 2010.
Goodness Gracious will be the sixth track taken from the sophomore album.It follows the Top 10 successes of Anything Could Happen , Burn , How Long Will I Love You and Top 20 hits Figure 8 and Explosions.
Ellie seems to be experiencing her Halcyon Days right now as she goes from success to success. Expect another huge hit in 2014 and another Brit come February
Pitbull and Ke$ha have scored the first new number one of 2014 tonight with Timber.
The superstar pairing ascended straight to the summit of the UK chart. They knock Pharrell Williams Happy from the top.
It is Pitbulls second UK Number 1. His previous best was 2011's transatlantic smash Give Me Everything alongside NeYo. The track currently trails Eminem and Rihanna on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Meanwhile, Ke$ha this weekend disclosed that she was seeking help in a treatment facility for an eating disorder. The Tik Tok star expects to spend a month in treatment. We wish her luck.
In one of the most iconic pop happenings of 2013 , supposed rivals Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera performed together for the very first time.
In matching gold outfits the unlikely pairing came together for a fantastic rendition of Gaga's current hit Do What U Want.
Aguilera , who is a mentor on The Voice , sang R Kelly's lines , emerging from behind a sequinned clam like only she could.
There seemed a warm , natural chemistry between the two as their powerhouse vocals gelled and blended perfectly for a rousing performance.
The performance ended with both divas smashing champagne flutes simultaneously onto the stage floor in typically diva-esque fashion
Both superstars were full of praise for each other taking to Twitter following the performance.
Gaga tweeted - "thank you for performing with me, your heart is as big as your voice. Such a fan for so long , cant believe we shared the stage "
Aguilera responded tweeting -"Feeling is mutual , you're a beautful person inside and out. Love u gorgeous xx "
Rumours of a feud smashed to pieces like the shards of glass from their champagne flutes. And what price a future collaboration. Sexxx Dreams remix anyone ?
It was a fantastic moment , which i would love to see repeated.
Watch Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera perform together on The Voice finale
"One day I'll be waiting there /No empty bench in Soho Square"
This day 13 years go , Britain and music lost one of its finest songwriters when Kirsty MacColl was prematurely taken from us. During a period when her voice was heard from every radio and shopping centre courtesy of perennial Christmas classic Fairytale Of New York , Kirsty was struck by a boat in Cozumel , Mexico.
She had been diving with her sons Louis and Jamie in a restricted diving area , when she was killed instantly.
It was a heartwrenching denouement for the Croydon singer who had been enjoying a career purple patch with what was to be her final album Tropical Brainstorm , released in March of the same year.
MacColl released the still gorgeous They Dont Know in 1979 , later famously covered by comedienne Tracy Ullman. It was as sweet and charming a love song as you could get. Desperate Character followed in 1983 , her debit album. There A Guy works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis would give Kirsty her first UK Top 20 hit. It remains one of her most beloved tracks.
However it was her 1985 cover of friend Billy Bragg's A New England , which gave her the biggest solo hit of her career peaking at Number 7. This came after she had been dropped from Polydor Records. Before this Kirsty had recorded the glorious He's On The Beach , one of my all time favourite songs by her.
It was in 1987 though , that Kirsty MacColl would become immortal and engrained forever in the canon of all time Christmas classics. That year , having spent much of 1986 doing session work with luminaries such as The Smiths and Alison Moyet , that Kirsty would sing one of the greatest songs of all time.
That song was Fairytale of New York with The Pogues. By sheer twist fof ate The Pogues led by the inimitable Shane McGowan had been working with MacColl's then husband , legendary producer Steve Lilywhite.
When Cait O'Riordan had left The Pogues , before the song was complete , Kirsty provided vocals for the demo. MacGowan liked it so much , MacColl was asked to sing on the actual recording. The rest is pop history.
Kirsty and Shane's contrast of vocal deliveries over bittersweet lyrics is as rousing as it is utterly heartbreaking. Not just a Christmas classic, but an all time classic. " you scumbag you maggot ,you cheap lousy faggot , Happy Christmas your arse , I pray God its our last " sings Kirsty in spectacular fashion. It is just beautiful.
Despite being beaten to the Christmas top spot by the Pet Shop Boys atrocious Elvis cover , the song has left an enduring legacy. Fairytale Of New York , has become as much a part of Christmas as mince pies and Bing Crosby.
Through this song , Kirsty will live on forever.
In 1989 , Kite would give MacColl one of her most acclaimed albums with Free World , Dont Come The Cowboy With Me and her stunning version of The Kinks Days , hitting Number 12.
The 90s saw Kirsty release Electric Landlady and Titanic Days. Walking On Madison and the divine Caroline , two of the stand outs from that period.
In These Shoes , from final album , Tropical Brainstorm , would sadly and quite fittingly become her sassy swansong and last musical hurrah before her untimely departure later that year.
Since December 18th 2000 , Kirsty is commemorated on the Sunday nearest to each birthday every October at her bench in Soho Square. Here , fans gather to pay tribute to her. No doubt that bench feels emptier on this day every year.
Kirsty MacColl's legacy is one of a witty , clever songwriter and singer who during her 41 years gave an enchanting , beautiful and wonderfully witty and raucous musical body of work to enjoy for years to come.
Terry , Theres A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swear He's Elvis , They Dont Know , Walking Down Madison , Caroline , In These Shoes.
From Croydon to Cuba , Kirsty MacColl will live on forever. And that's the real fairytale.
2014 is gearing up to be a huge year for 21 year old British singer/songwriter Sam Smith. Having already featured on Naughty Boy's massive La La La and Disclosure's Latch , Smith is set to take 2014 by storm.
This week Smith followed in the footsteps of Adele , Ellie Goulding , Florence and the Machine , Emeli Sande and Jessie J by being named Critics Choice at the Brit Awards 2014.
Smith beat out other hotly tipped up and comers Ella Eyre and Chloe Howl and will receive the awarda t February's ceremony.
The singer received rave reviews for his Nirvana EP earlier this year. And he will surely receive the same when debut album In The Lonely Hour is released on may 26th.
The album is preceded by single Money On My Mind in February. Expect Sam Smith to enjoy similar success next year to fellow Brit soul crooner John Newman. Another artist who featured on a chart topping hit by a UK urban act before enjoying huge solo success.
Following the surprise release of her fifth studio album last Friday , Beyonce's new self titled album has become the fastest selling album in iTunes history. BEYONCE is well on its way to shofting over a million copies this week. Thus far , the critically acclaimed new opus has shifted 828 ,773 copies.
It reached Number 5 on the UK album charts after only 24 hours on Sundays chart and will top Billboards Top 200 albums in the USA this week.
The album has topped the iTunes chart in a staggering 104 countries. Add to that , shes achieved the highest first week sales of a female solo artist this year.
The album has been met by a hugely positive repsonse from fans and critics alike praising the albums bold , modern sexy sound.
It's also been revealed that Blow and Drunk On Love look set to be the first singles from the collection.
Right now its Beyonces world and we just live in it.
Eminem and Rihanna have premiered the video for their chart topping collaboration The Monster. Directed by Rich Lee , the promo sees Rihanna play Eminems therapist as he revisits his past.
The video is cleverly interwoven with footage of some of Eminem's classic videos including The Way I Am , Lose Yourself , My Name Is as well as famous 2001 Grammy Awards performance with Elton John.
The song is currently sitting atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA after previously hitting the summit in the UK last month. Of course , it is the second time Eminem and Rihanna have topped the charts together. In 2010 , Love The Way You Lie off the album Recovery was the biggest selling track of that year.
Watch the video for Eminem and Rihanna's The Monster below
