Little Mix returned to the X Factor last night for a showstopping first performance of new single Shout Out To My Ex.
The foursome wowed viewers with a high octane performance backed by stage full of dancers.
The track has soared to the top of the UK iTunes Chart , the fastest rising song since Adele's Hello last year. It puts them in a prime position to claim their 4th UK Number 1. The song has also entered the US iTunes Top 20 overnight.
Shout Out To My Ex trails the bands fourth studio album Glory Days which is et for release on November 18th.
After a decade marred by legal troubles and the death of her father , JoJo has not only returned stronger but has fully emerged as a full on pop force.
In a year of big hitting female albums from Beyoncé , Britney , Rihanna and Ariana , JoJo has delivered an album that deserves to put her on the same multi platinum pedestal
Mad Love is defiant , empowering , moving , sexy , sultry , ballsy and pulses with more swagger and charisma than many of her more talked about contemporaries. Its the great pop comeback of 2016.
The album opens and ends with two of the most gorgeous and soaring ballads you'll hear on any pop record this year.
The closing vocal on Music is goosebump inducing as JoJo remembers her late father. Closing track I Am is a powerful self love anthem. Both tracks showcase JoJo's powerhouse vocals. A voice that deserves to be heard and played loudly.
The resulting album is smart , edgy , current pop sprinkled with R&B that puts JoJo back on the forefront.
Fuck Apologies is still that ballsy bop that throws two fingers to an ex. That's followed up by the fantastic FAB ,where JoJo dirches any shade and goes full in on any fake ass bitches that may come for her. Its one of the highlights of the album. An anthem calling out those who would have sunk under the strain of the problems JoJo has encountered this past decade.
The duet with Alessia Cara on I Can Do is as unexpected as it is fresh. The album's title tarck remains as glorious as ever. Sounding like a cross between Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come and Rihanna's Love On The Brain. The vocal recalls classic Mariah and it is a gorgeous , belting ballad. An absolute gem of a song that I couldn't gush about any further. This is Phil Spector , Motown genius for the millennials.
On the pulsing Vibe , JoJo delivers a full on club banger that is screaming out to be a single. A track that surpasses some of the drivel served up by other female stars this year. It's a summery , R&B flecked stomper that deserves to be huge.
On the triumvirate of Honest , Like This and Edibles , JoJo demonstrates her undeniable R&B queen credentials in sultry and seductive fashion.
The albums highlight comes in the shape of High Heels. An anthemic , girl power anthem about a "bad muthafucker " whose wandering libido sees his sheets get burned as JoJo struts off in her high heels. This is a track that makes Dangerous Woman sound more like a sulky teenager. The track bristles with an irresistible swagger and confidence.
JoJo has sang about being "in the trenches " and "being worthy of love ".Mad Love is one of the most impressive female pop albums of the year. JoJo is the star we need and deserve right now. A voice that soars after being kept silent for so long.
STANDOUT TRACKS : F**K Aplogies , FAB , Mad Love , Music , Vibe , High Heels
Little Mix have announced that their fourth album Glory Days will be released on November 18th.
Available to pre-order from tomorrow , the deluxe edition will feature the foursome's Get Weird Live Tour dvd.
The album follows last years Number 1 album Get Weird , which outsold One Directions farewell album. It featured the massive Number 1 smash Back Magic as well as recent hits Hair and Secret Love Song.
The album will be trailed by new single Shoutout To My Ex. The track is released this Sunday ( October 16th ) after a world exclusive first performance on The X Factor. The girl band return to the show they won in 2011.
They'll be hoping to score a 4th career UK Number 1 following Cannonball (2011 ) , Wings (2012 ) and Black Magic (2015 ).
Glory Days is released November 18th. Shoutout To My Ex is released this Sunday October 16th.
The Weeknd has unveiled the epic new video fro his current single Starboy. The video , directed by Grant Singer , is another cinematic triumph to add to the Canadian singers already eye catching videography.
Smashed platinum records , driving with panthers and ushering in a new era , are all themes of the symbolic video.
The video sees a version of the singer from the height of his Beauty Behind the Madness era ibeing tied up by a masked man wearing a diamond-encrusted cross around his neck who strangles his captive. It's later revealed that the man is actually the new, Starboy-era version of the singer who enters the record company to destroy all evidence and history of his past, including numerous trophies and posters. He drives off with a black panther at the end. There's also a nod to track collaborators Daft Punk , with a close up of a portrait of the French dance icons
The title tracks lead single from his forthcoming third album was released last week. Its already set for a Top 10 chart placing in both the US and UK.
The album , out November 25th , still has no official track listing. Although , according to its iTunes pre order , it will contain 18 tracks , including one track called False Alarm.
Beyonce and Justin Bieber lead the pack at this years MTV Europe Music Awards. The ceremony which heads to Rotterdam on November 6th , sees both stars land 5 nominations apiece. Other acts with multiple nods include Adele , Rihanna , Lady Gaga , Coldplay and Twenty One Pilots
The ceremony airs live on MTV on Sunday November 8th. As yet no presenter or performers have been confirmed for the show.
The full list of nominations is as follows
BEST SONG
Adele – “Hello”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Lukas Graham – “7 Years”
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work”
BEST VIDEO
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Coldplay – “Up & Up”
Kanye West – “Famous”
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know the Better”
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk – “Starboy”
BEST FEMALE
Adele
Beyoncé
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Sia BEST MALE
Calvin Harris
Drake
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd BEST LIVE
Adele
Beyoncé
Coldplay
Green Day
Twenty One Pilots BEST NEW
Bebe Rexha
DNCE
Lukas Graham
The Chainsmokers
Zara Larsson BEST POP
Ariana Grande
Fifth Harmony
Justin Bieber
Rihanna
Selena Gomez
Shawn Mendes BEST ROCK
Coldplay
Green Day
Metallica
Muse
Red Hot Chili Peppers BEST ALTERNATIVE
Kings of Leon
Radiohead
Tame Impala
The 1975
Twenty One Pilots BEST HIP HOP
Drake
Future
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Wiz Khalifa BEST ELECTRONIC
Afrojack
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Martin Garrix BEST PUSH
Alessia Cara
Anne-Marie
Bebe Rexha
Blossoms
Charlie Puth
DNCE
Dua Lipa
Elle King
Halsey
Jack Garratt
Jonas Blue
Lukas Graham BIGGEST FANS
Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Shawn Mendes BEST WORLD STAGE
Duran Duran – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Ellie Goulding – Piazza Del Duomo, Milan (2015)
Jess Glynne – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016)
Martin Garrix – Isle of MTV, Malta (2015)
One Republic – MTV Evolution, Philippines (2016)
Tinie Tempah – MTV Crashes, Plymouth (2015)
Tomorrowland – Belgium (2016)
Wiz Khalifa – Isle of MTV, Malta (2016) BEST US ACT
Ariana Grande
Beyonce
Charlie Puth
Kanye West
Twenty One Pilots BEST CANADIAN ACT
Alessia Cara
Justin Bieber
Drake
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd BEST UK & IRELAND ACT
Adele
Coldplay
Little Mix
Zayn
Years & Years
The MTV EMAs will air Sunday, Nov. 6, from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Voting is open now!
Lady Gaga too k to Twitter last night to reveal the full track listing for her new album. Released on October 21st , Joanne will feature 11 tracks on the standard edition. And a further three on the deluxe edition.
Gaga has teamed up with Florence welch to duet on the track Hey Girl. Already , her rabid fanbase has been speculating on future singles. Some have cited closing track Angel Down as the next single from the album.
The Weeknd has confirmed this new album STARBOY will be released on November 25th. After unveiling the album cover yesterday , the singer has released the title track featuring French electronic legends Daft Punk.
Starboy is a moody and atmospheric club track , which further enhances The Weeknds credentials as one of the world's best popstars right now.
Although no track list has been released , its rumoured that Drake and Travis Scott are amongst the collaborations on the new album.
On last years Beauty Behind The Madness , The Weeknd teamed up with Ed Sheeran and Lana del Rey.
