Irish indie band Kodaline are on course to top the UK Album chart this weekend with their stunning debut album In A Perfect World. The Dublin four piece fronted by Steve Garrigan are just 1.500 copies ahead of Kanye West's critically lauded Yeezus. Kodaline have produced one of the best debut albums of the year with In A Perfect World. Heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure , replete with anthemic choruses , enhanced by Garrigan's vulnerable yet soaring vocals.
The record recalls Snow Patrol , Coldplay , U2 and Keane. Garrigans vocals trace Jeff Buckley and Damien Rice. It's that good. . It's a triumph of an album that deserves its success.
Miley Cyrus has most definitely come of age , if her eyecatching , white trash inspired video for new single We Cant Stop is anything to go by.
The former Disney star cavorts and writhes on a bed , makes out in a swimming pool with a plastic doll , channels Ke$ha in some questionable white trash black beanie hat.
Then theres the dancing bear back packs. It's certainly a video that will get pop fans talking. The promo is either a hot mess or strangely brilliant. It for sure aint dull.
Cyrus will release We Cant Stop , on August 18th , with a new album to follow later this year. Its her first album since 2009's Cant Be Tamed , which Cyrus says she now feels "disconnected " from.
Miley Cyrus has always had the makings of a good popstar. Both her and Demi Lovato always had the vocal chops to be taking seriously as credible pop artists. Demi certainly has garnered huge success with her current record.
Cyrus meanwhile has chosen a more brash , try hard approach to her next record. We Cant Stop is neither spectacular nor a monstrous failure. It's just a bit beneath her and a bit underwhelming. Instead , her guest vocals on Will I Am's Fall Down , and the brilliant Ashtrays and Heartbreaks , with Snoop Lion , are more appealing.
Watch the new video for Miley Cyrus' We Cant Stop below
Cher made her live return last night with a performance on the finale of the The Voice in the US. The singer , sporting a bizarre purple wig performed new single Womans World.
The track is the first taken from her forthcoming album , now entitled Closer To The Truth , out on September 24th.
The new album derives its title from a line from a new song written by Pink , who reportedly duets with Cher on I Walk Alone. Apparently , her Lady Gaga duet The Greatest , may not make the final album. Other tracks rumored include a song by Scissor Sisters frontnman Jake Shears.
Online reaction to Cher's performance last night was mixed at best , with her purple wig being heavily talked about on Twitter.
Watch the new lyric video for Cher's new single Woman's World below
Kanye West is having quite the week. His fiancee , the ubiquitous media empire that is Kim Kardashian gave birth to his first child , a baby girl. He also dropped his sixth studio album Yeezus to mass critical acclaim. West may be one of the most ferocious egomaniacs in music but look beyond that and what you have is a visionary , both prolific and innovative.
Since 2004's The College Dropout , took hip hop by storm , West has released over 92 singles , of which 56 are him as a featured artist. He's sold over 12 million album s, 30 million digital downloads and has charted consistently every year since 2004.
Here I count down Kanye West's 10 Greatest Hits , focusing solely on his solo material rather than his stellat work with Jay -Z and his numerous features
10. Through The Wire ( 2004 )
Inspired by West's 2002 car accident , this Chaka Khan sampling single announced Kanye West to the world.
It gave him his first UK Top 10 and marked him out as an artist to watch
9. Heartless ( 2008 )
Taken from 808s And Heartbreaks, the song is also memorable for its fantastic Hype Willimas directed video.It hit Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains one of West's more underrated hits
8. Touch The Sky (2006 )
A Curis Mayfield sample and an Evil Knievel video homage featuring Pamela Anderson make Touch The Sky one of West's best anthems. The video was beaten by dance duo Justice for Best Video at that years MTV Europe Music Awards. It was here Kanye made his first award show stage invasion to protest his loss.
"The video had Pamela Anderson!!! " West's talent for incorporating samples was used perfectly on this
7. Love Lockdown (2008 )
I debated whether to have this higher or not as its genuinely one of my favourite West tracks. It's sparce , minimalist pop tone and pulsating drum beats make it a career stand out. It was Kanye's first flirtation with the EDM genre and was executed thrillingly. The American Psycho inspired video fitted perfectly.
6. All Falls Down (2004 )
This gem from West's debut was his first ever US Top 10. Syleena Johnson's irresistible vocal enhance an already fantastic track about insecurity within the black community.
5. All Of The Lights (2011 ) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy may very well be Kanye West's greatest album. This heavyweight track features most notably Rihanna on vocals , Alicia Keys , Elton John and John Legend amongst others. It earned West 2 Grammys. Kanye raised the bar again with suitable bombast and drama, One of his finest moments
4. Monster (2010 )
Featuring Jay-Z , Bon Iver , Rick Ross and a show stopping verse from a then relatively unknown Nicki Minaj , Monster is just that. Ferocious , menacing and fierce and gloriously eeerie , it is the hit that got away of sorts. Maybe because its video was banned for its horror imagery. Think a more extreme Thriler. The track was huge hit critically and may well be Nivki Minaj's best performance on a record taht really should have been bigger than it was
3 . Stronger (2007 )
This Daft Punk-sampling mammoth gave West his first UK Number 1 single. It was also a Us Billboard chart topper and arguably one of West's most famous tracks.
Kanye at his most innovative fusing electronica and hip hip.
2. Gold Digger (2005 )
One of Kanye's most well known tracks and most successful. This spent ten weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and became a phenomenon that cemented Kanye Wset as a mega star. Oscar winning actor Jamie Foxx's vocals on the Ray Charles sampling I Got A Woman were sung worldwide. The iconic line " I aintsayin she a gold digger , but I aintmessin with no broke nigga" It was true pop culture moment as well.
1. Jesus Walks (2004 )
And so after much deliberation , my ultimate Kanye West single. A bold , booming atmospheric masterpiece where Kanye espouses on Jesus walking with both the sinner and saint. The gospel choir is tribal and thrilling. Kanye has often seemed to think he is the Second Coming .Maybe not , but this towering classic will ensure West's musical legacy for decades to come
The title of Mariah Carey's forthcoming album has seemingly been leaked online. According to US retail giant Walmart's online store , Mariah's new album is entitled The Art Of Letting Go.
The album which Carey describes as " letting go of three years of my soul to my fans " is confirmed for a July 23rd release.
Although , the iconic diva has yet to confirm the title , Mariah's loyal legion of Lambs were trending and speculating over the title all over Twitter. The album will of course include her superb Miguel duet #Beautiful, which has catapulted her back into relevancy.
Although no tracklisting has yet been announced , 3 track names have been rumored. They include last Autumns Rick Ross collaboration Triumphant (Get Em ). As well as Save The Day and Bring It On Home.
Mariah Carey releases The Art Of Letting Go , on July 23rd/
Watch the video for Mariah and Miguel's summer smash #Beautiful below
Jay-Z is set to release new album Magna Carta Holy Grail on July 7th. Jigga revealed the news via a Samsung Mobile advert in the US last night.
The eagerly anticipated follow up to 2009's The Blueprint 2 , the album will be available three days earlier (July 4th ) on Samsung for a limited release.
The album is expected to feature Swiss Beatz , Timbaland and Pharrell Williams. Jay-Z is touring with Justin Timberlake this summer.
So Mr Carter announces his new album for July 7th. Over to you Mrs Carter.
Dizzee Rascal has confirmed the full track listing for his forthcoming fifth studio album , imaginatively titled The Fifth.
Set for release on July 1st , the album features current single Goin Crazy ,featuring Robbie Williams. The album also features Jessie J, Will. I.Am , Tinie Tempah and Sean Kingston. The new set looks to unashamedly embrace Dizzee's poppier and more commercial sensibilities , first experimented with successfully on 2009's Tongue n Cheek
The tracklisting for Dizzee Rascal's album The Fifth , out July Ist is as follows
1. Superman
2. We Dont Need A Reason
3. We Dont Play around
4. Good (feat. Angel )
5. Spend Some Money (feat. Tinie Tempah )
6. Arse Like That (feat. Sean Kingston )
7. Something Really Bad (feat, Will I Am )
8. Goin Crazy ( feat. Robbie Williams )
9. Love This Town (feat. Teddy Sky )
10. H Town ( feat. Bun B and Trae Tha Truth )
11. Heart Of A Warrior (feat. Teddy Sky )
12. Life Keeps Moving On
Watch the video for Dizzee Rascal and Robbie Williams Goin Crazy
Ahead of the release of the second part of The 20/20 Experience in September , Justin Timberlake will release Tunnel Vision as the third and presumably final single from the first part of the album on July 15th.
Not a predictable choice by any means. Let The Groove Get In seemed like the obvious choice for an easy smash. Timberlake has enjoyed incredible success so far this year , with Mirrors , becoming one if teh years anthems and his album achieving record breaking first week sale sin the US,
He's set to embark on a summer tour alongside Jay Z as well as his own solo dates.
Hurts have confirmed Somebody To Die For as the third single to be lifted from sophomore album Exile. Set for release on July 21st , it follows Blind and Miracle.
Despite Exile denting the album Top 10 , Hurts have failed to set the singles chart alight with any of the albums singles so far. As well as that , the album itself has been the victim of a tepid response commercially and critically.
Nonetheless , Theo and co. embark on UK tourfrom October.
Listen to Hurts new single Somebody To Die For , below
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran's gorgeous duet Everything Has Changed , is steadily making its mark on the iTunes chart.
Following their performance on the Britains Got Talent Final on Saturday night , as well as the premiere of the adorable video , Everything Has Changed currently sits at Number 6.
The fourth single from Swift's mega selling Red album , it caps off what's been a career best chart run in the UK for the country-pop starlet. Previous singles We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together , I knew You Were Trouble and 22 , have all entered the Top 10 in the past year.
Watch the video for Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran's Everything Has Changed below
She's been around forever. The comeback song itself has seemingly been around forever. But now the wheels are in motion for Cher's long awaited comeback.
The ageless icon , as expected , will finally release Womans World as the lead single from her forthcoming 26th studio album. The as yet untitled album is set for release on September 24th
Cher will perform said track on June 18th , live on The Voice US finale. We've all since heard the track , which originally leaked back in December. Whether it's been tweaked or not for its official release , remains to be seen. It does have all the makings of a summer smash for the legend.
Excitement has been mounting for her forthcoming album for some time. Pink , Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera are all said to have worked on the collection.
