Coldplay and Beyoncé have premiered the video fro their collaboration Hymn For The Weekend. Its the second single lifted from Coldplay's recent seventh album A Head Full Of Dreams.
The video was filmed in Mumbai and features a regal looking Beyoncé showcasing a Bollywood look. Meanwhile , Chris Martin and his bandmates take a colourful tour of the city.
The track will be performed for the first time next month when Coldplay headline the SuperBowl Half Time Show , with an appearance from Beyoncé. The mega star memorably headlined the show in 2013.
Coldplay will embark on a stadium tour this summer. Meanwhile , Beyoncé is rumoured to be releasing her sixth album later this year.
Katy B has revealed the details of her forthcoming third album Honey. The follow up to 2014's Little Red , sees the UK singer team up with Craig David and Major Lazer amongst others.
The tracklisting for Honey is as follows:
'Honey' ft. KAYTRANADA
'Who Am I' ft. Major Lazer and Craig David
'So Far Away' ft. Stamina MC
'Chase Me' ft. Sasha Keable and JD. Reid
'Lose Your Head' ft. TheHeavyTrackerz, J Hus and D Double E
'I Wanna Be' ft. Chris Lorenzo
'Calm Down' ft. Four Tet and Floating Points
'Heavy' ft. Mr Mitch
'Turn The Music Louder' ft. KDA
'Dark Delirium' ft. Jamie Jones and Kate Simko
'Water Rising' ft. MssingNo and Geeneus
'Dreamers' ft. Hannah Wants
'Honey (Outro)' ft. Novelist and Geeneus
Honey is released April 29th. Listen to Calm Down below
Jess Glynne has premiered the vibrant new video for latest single Aint Got Far To Go. Its the ninth track lifted overall from platinum selling debut album I Cry When I Laugh. The 26 year old singer , whos up for three BRIT Awards , next month , headed to Cuba to shoot the video.
It brings the curtain down in colourful style on whats been a phenomenally successful debut album campaign.
’Ain’t Got Far To Go’ is a really special song for me. It was a very defining moment in creating the album, it was the song that made everything make sense and I can’t thank Knox Brown enough for that,” Jess shared in a statement.
She added, “Making this video in Cuba was so fitting, the journey the colors the people everything was so perfect. We met some amazing people who were so grateful, charming and hard-working and that’s what this song is about. Once again Declan and Jolene brought the song to life and I think it’s my favourite video so far in so many ways. I hope you enjoy it!”
Rihnnna has finally released her eight studio album ANTI. After it leaked on her streaming service TIDAL , Rihanna has made the highly awaited album available to download for free on Tidal and Apple Music.
The album is also exclusively available to download through ANTIdiaRY.com. No word yet on when the album will get a physical release. As espected , all of last years singles , including FourFiveSeconds , have been omitted from the final tracklisting.
The album is now trailed by lead single Work which has already topped iTunes charts in 89 countries
The final tracklisting for ANTI is
Consideration
James Joint
Kiss It Better
Work
Desperado
Woo
Needed Me
Yeah , I Said It
Same Old Mistake
Never Ending
Love On The Brain
Higher
Close To You
Rihanna begins an extensive world tour on February 24th in San Diego. The tour arrives in Europe in June , where she'll be supported by The Weeknd and Travis $cott
Rihanna has premiered her brand new single Work. The song was unveiled on her streaming service TIDAL and features long time collaborator , Canadian rap titan Drake. It appears that Work will now actually be the trailer and lead single from long delaued new album ANTI.
If this is the case , that likely discounts 2015 singles FourFiveSeconds , American Oxygen and Bitch Better Have My Money from the album. Given the lukewarm response to those tracks , perhaps its for the best.
However on first listen , Work , is far from the big , thumping banger her Navy have been waiting the past 4 years for.
Its a laid back slow burn R&B jam that ironically is far from her best work. Whilst not a total disaster , its hard to justify how eight writers were needed to pen a quite average track.
The song has raced to Number 1 on iTunes charts around the world , demonstrating the huge demand for new material from the Bajan star.
Speculation is now rife that ANTI will finally emerge in the next week. Having heard this and last years new tarcks , I'd approach with caution. Work may be a red herring and there could be some classics to rival iconic tracks like We Found Love and Umbrella.
The jury would appear to be very much out on Rihanna's new era. Work will be a hit , no doubt. And its a fresh slate to start whats been a stop start campaign with.
We will just have to wait and hear more from ANTI.
The Last Shadow Puppets have announced details of forthcoming sophomore album Everything You've Come To Expect.
The album comes eight years after critically lauded debut offering The Age Of The Understatement in 2008.
Now Alex Turner and Miles Kane , have teamed up once more with the new album set for release on April 1st. They've already previewed the new record with latest single Bad Habits. The artwork for the new album is shown below
The tracklisting for Everything You've Come To Expect is as follows: 'Aviation' 'Miracle Aligner' 'Dracula Teeth' 'Everything You’ve Come To Expect' 'The Element Of Surprise' 'Bad Habits' 'Sweet Dreams, TN' 'Used To Be My Girl' 'She Does The Woods' 'Pattern' 'The Dream Synopsis'
The album was recorded at the Shangri La studio in Malibu. Everything You've Come To Expect is released April 1st/
AlunaGeorge have premiered their brand new single I'm In Control. Its the duo's first new material since 2013's Body Music.
Ahead if the release of that album , the London duo were heavily tipped by tastemakers and critics alike for huge things. However , apart from guesting on Disclosure's divine White Noise , things slightly fizzled out. They haven't kept quiet though with big collaborations with DJ Snake , Skrillex and Diplo as well as Zhu.
A shame really , as their take on R&B pop was fresh for its time and should have led ot bigger things.
Their second album is die for release later this Spring. Listen to I'm In Control below
Adele , Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd will all take to the stage at this years Grammy Awards on Monday February 15th.
Adele is already a multiple Grammy winner having previously bagged Best New Artist and Album Of The Year. Shes tipped to perform new single When We Were Young.
Meanwhile , The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar , are both heavily nominated this year. They face off in the hotly contested Album Of The Year category against Taylor Swift.
Lamars critically lauded To Pimp A Butterfly could be the one to beat in that category.
The Weeknd is a hot favourite for Record of The Year for international smash Cant Feel My Face.
The Grammy Awards take place in LA on February 15th
Little Mix are rapidly climbing up the iTunes chart at the moment with acclaimed new single Secret Love Song.
The third track from their platinum selling Get Weird album , is a duet with US R&B star Jason Derulo. Its currently sitting at No.4 on the UK iTunes chart and could be primed to give the girls a fourth UK Number 1.
The song has proved to be a massive fan favourite since the November release of their current album. There are two versions of the track available, On the deluxe edition of their new album , the song features the soaring vocals of the girld without Derulo.
It's quickly been adopted as an LGBT anthem for its lyrics about hiding a relationship as the girls memorably sing
"why cant I hold you in the street , why cant I kiss you on the dancefloor , I wish that it could be like , wish it could be like that cos I'm yours "
Secret Love Song Part 2 is easily the superior of the two versions. However the combined might of Little Mix and Jason Derulo on the same song has sent it soaring up the charts.
The girls performed the track with Jason Derulo at last months Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball to a rapturous response.
The girls are nominated for two BRIT Awards next month and will also perform at the event. Presumably , you'd imagine they'd perform the twice nominated smash hit Blsck Magic. The summer smash is up for Britsh Single & British Artist Video.
Don't be surprised to see the girls walk away with their first BRIT after a showstopping performance.
Watch Little Mix and Jason Derulo perform Secret Love Song at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball
And listen to the superior Secret Love Song Part 2 below
"I don't want to get in the rap game to compete or be the best. I just want to show everyone the gift God gave me and get my story heard by the world. I want to pave the way for my state and city because not so many people made it out and we don't get a lot of recognition. "
And there reads the mission statement of unsigned hip hop star on the rise Touchiinmoneyo. His brand is hustle , struggle and pain. And it is hustle , struggle and pain that is emblazoned across this artists music and lyrics.
The hustle is real. The struggle realer. And the pain extreme, And yet Touchiinmoneyo wears all three like battle scars on his sleeve.
An exciting and empowering new voice in hip hop., hailing from Norfolk in Conneticut. Check out his stuff on YouTube and hear how he has transformed hustle , struggle and pain into hope over fear. The beats are slick and sick and the rhymes authentic.
" I'm influenced by 50 Cent and Jay -Z. I've been doing this for a few years now. I do it for the love of music and the craft , to make it out of the hood. Look out for my mixtape and check me on Insta and Twitter ."
Touchiinmoneyo is a guy who has the potential to be the new voice for young Black America. But not only limited to Black America.
Hustle , struggle and pain is his movement. And it can be a universal movement for a voice that should be heard by the masses. He may be unsigned but theres no doubt the huge potential is there for a major label to pick him up.
" I feel I got a sound the world can relate to 100% "
Listen to the empowering Hustle , Struggle And Pain here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rinEJ9mp2xE
Follow Touchiinmoneyo on Twitter @touchiinmoneyo and subscribe to Havoc Gangmusic on YouTube to hear more from the rising star from Conneticut.
Hustle.Struggle.Pain. Touchiinmoneyo deals in them all in a authentic and powerful way. This guy could follow in the footsteps of Jay-Z and head from the hood to hits.
Head over to YouTube now and listen to the man himself. His journey is only just beginning. And it promises to be one hell of a ride
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will release their eagerly awaited new album This Unruly Mess I've Made on February 26th.
The Grammy Award winning Boston hip hop duo , follow up 2013's hugely successful The Heist. That album brought international success thanks to Thrift Shop and LGBT anthem Same Love.
An album trailer has been released on their official site documenting and detailing how the new album came together.
There is creativity for validation, and there is creativity for survival," he says over clips of the pair working in the studio. He then details how he had to leave Seattle and go to "the middle of nowhere" to find inspiration and "[make] music not because we had to, but because we got to." The album is expected to include last years hit single Downtown. Watch the video for Downtown below.
This Unruly Mess I've Made is released February 26th.
Jess Glynne capped off an incredible year this week by notching up 3 BRIT Award nominations. The singer is shortlisted for British Single for Number 1 smash Hold My Hand , British Breakthrough and British Female,
Glynne had record breaking 2015 by becoming the first female artist to rack up six consecutive Number 1 singles.
Now she's aiming for lucky number seven with latest single Aint Got Far To Go. Including the deluxe version , its the 9th track to be lifted from platinum selling debut album I Cry When I Laugh.
It follows the massive success of collaborations with Clean Bandit , Route 94 and Tinie Tempah. Those hook ups spawned the smash hits Rather Be , Real Love , My Love and Not Letting Go.
Add to that it follows Number 1 singles Hold My Hand and Don't Be So Hard On Yourself. And a further two Top 10 smashes in Take Me Home and Right Here.
The gospel flecked pop of Aint Got Far To Go , is another uplifting belter from the flame haired singer. It set for release in late February and could give her a ninth successive Top 10 smash. Glynne was the only UK artist to achieve three Number 1 singles in 2015.
For the fourth successive year The Playlist presents The Maloneys 2016. Celebrating and denigrating the very worst of British music , past winners have included Cheryl Tweedy , Kimberley Walsh , Tulisa and Dappy,
This year Ben Haenow , Stereo Kicks and reigning X Factor champion Louisa Johnson lead the pack with 4 nominations apiece.
The prestigious Tesco Clubcard Worst British Album is contested by Alexander Armstrong , Bars And Melody , The Darkness , Ben Haenow and Peter Andre.
The results will be revealed the day before the BRIT Awards on February 23rd,
Heres the full list of nominees vying for glory this year
TESCO CLUBCARD WORST BRITISH ALBUM Alexander Armstrong - A Year Of Songs The Darkness - Last Of Our Kind Peter Andre -Come Fly With Me Ben Haenow -Ben Haenow Bars And Melody - 143
WORST BRITISH SINGLE in association with Aldi
Sam Smith -Writings On The Wall
Ben Haenow -Second Hand Heart
Aston Merrygold -Get Stupid
Jessie J -Flashlight
Sarah Harding -Threads
Rita Ora -Poison
Louisa Johnson -Forever Young
Electro Velvet - Still In Love With You
Stereo Kicks - Love Me So
Only The Young -I Do
WORST BRITISH MALE in association with Loose Women
The BRIT Awards 2016 will take place on February 24th , to be broadcast live on ITV. Presented once again by Ant n Dec , the star studded ceremony will feature performances from Adele , Coldplay , Justin Bieber , Little Mix , The Weeknd , Jess Glynne , James Bay as well as a tribute to the late David Bowie.
The nominations were announced in London this evening. As expected Adele leads the way with 4 nominations for British Female , Album , Single & Video for the record breaking Hello. James Bay , last years Critics Choice winner , looks et for more glory. Hes up for 4 gongs including British Breakthrough.
Jess Glynne , Years and Years and Calvin Harris have nabbed three nominations apiece. Other heavily nominated acts include Little Mix with Black Magic shortlisted for British Single & Video,
The full nominations for the BRIT Awards 2016 , are
BRITISH MALE SOLO ARTIST Aphex Twin Calvin Harris James Bay Jamie XX Mark Ronson
BRITISH FEMALE SOLO ARTIST Adele Amy Winehouse Florence + the Machine Jess Glynne Laura Marling
BRITISH GROUP Blur Coldplay Foals One Direction Years & Years
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH ACT Catfish and the Bottlemen James Bay Jess Glynne Wolf Alice Years & Years
BRITISH SINGLEAdele - Hello Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - Bloodstream Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do James Bay - Hold Back The River Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand Little Mix - Black Magic Olly Murs ft. Demi Lovato - Up Philip George - Wish You Were Mine Years & Years - King
MASTERCARD BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR Adele - 25 Coldplay - Head Full of Dreams Florence + the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful James Bay - Chaos and the Calm Jamie XX - In Colour
BRITISH PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Charlie Andrew Mark Ronson Mike Crossey Tom Dalgety
BRITISH ARTIST VIDEO OF THE YEARAdele - Hello Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love Ed Sheeran - Photograph Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do Jessie J - Flashlight Little Mix - Black Magic Naughty Boy ft. Beyonce & Arrow Benjamin - Runnin' (Lose It All) One Direction - Drag Me Down Sam Smith - Writing’s On The Wall Years & Years - King
INTERNATIONAL MALE SOLO ARTIST Drake Father John Misty Justin Bieber Kendrick Lamar The Weeknd
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SOLO ARTIST Ariana Grande Björk Courtney Barnett Lana Del Rey Meghan Trainor
INTERNATIONAL GROUP Alabama Shakes Eagles of Death Metal Major Lazer Tame Impala U2
As ever , its a mixed bag when it comes to the nominations. Adele looks set to sweep the board and James Bay , Little Mix , Coldplay , Justin Bieber, Years and Years and One Direction should all walk away with a BRIT,
Elsewhere , there were snubs for Noel Gallaghers High Fkying Birds , Taylor Swift , Rudimental , Disclosure , Mumford And Sons , Everything , Everything and Jamie Lawson
Amy Winehouse getting a posthumous nomination is baffling and seems a token nod based on the success of the Amy movie.
Pioneer. Androgynous. Maverick. Chic. Elegant. Starman. Ziggy Stardust. Thin White Duke. Genius. Just many of the infinite adjectives that could be attached to David Bowie. Perhaps the greatest of all time bowed to the cancer that had befallen him and passed away yesterday ( January 10th ) , leaving a legacy that will be stay in the hearts and minds of millions of mourning music fans,
Just days after releasing his 25th album Black Star , Bowie died surrounded by family. His last album , as only he knew would be , a fitting farewell. Bowie had been diagnosed with liver cancer in 2014 and according to producer Tony Visconti was still writing on his deathbed and fighting like a lion.
Bowie captivated and inspired from the moment Starman gave him his first hit during the glam rock flamboyance of the early 70's which bore out his most famous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The reinvention , stagecraft would prove to be a blueprint for many of todays artists.
The seventies , where Bowie was concerned was a decade of musical dominance and artistry unlike anything seen or heard before.
Ziggy Stardust and glam rock was replaced by the plastic soul of 19975's Young Anericans.
Bowie was the musical embodiment of a chameleon , changing musical skins and identities with ease .
Aladdin Sane (1973 ) was followed the legendary Diamond Dogs. The rest of the Seventies was rounded off by Station to Station (1975 )and the famed Berlin trilogy of Low (1977 ) Heroes (1977 ) and Lodger (1979 )
Heroes remains an indelible part of his legacy. A revered classic that is rightly scaling the charts in the wake of his death.
The Eighties saw Bowie find his way through new wave and pop with monster hits like Ashes To Ashes , Lets Dance , which spawned iconic videos that heralded the dawn of MTV,
Bowie would also play a legendary set at Live Aid in July 1985 befor ethe rest of the decade petered out with 1987's Never Let Me Down album,
The 90's saw Bowie morph to fit the current musical landscape once more. This time it was electronica , on Outisders and Earthlings. Both yielding mixed but never dull results, Hallo Spaceboy , a collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys was another chart success
As the 21st century dawned , Bowie headlined Glastonbury in June 20000 .Heathen and Reality followed back to back in 2002 and 2003, After that , it would be another decade before Bowie released another album. The longest gap between albums of his illustrious career,
In 2013 , Bowie released The Next Day to a wave of critical acclaim and as we've seen Blackstar would prove to be a haunting swansong to an incredible career.
