Last night, former Pussycat DollMelody Thornton proved once again that she is not just a pretty face. The starlet is a cast member on the hit ITV show ‘Pop Star To Opera Star’ . The show sees Pop musicians train in the genre of Opera, competing against each other week by week in the hope to be crowned the winner at the end of the series.
They are set to be one of the world’s most iconic tag teams and today Jay Z and Kanye West garnered more excitement for their collaborative album ‘Watch The Throne’ with the release of its tracklist.
Jennifer Lopez looked a picture of youth at The UCLA Longevity Center’s 20th ICON Awards over the weekend. The 41 year old presented actress Jane Fonda with the Icon award at the star studded gala, which was held at the Beverly Hilton hotel.
British fans of Pop sensation Britney Spears have cause to celebrate today, for the 30 year old mother of two has announced that her long awaited ‘Femme Fatale Tour‘ will indeed make its way to the UK.
Ms.Spears will treat supporters in the country to a performance of songs from her extensive back catalogue.
Hip-Pop’s ‘it chick’ Nicki Minaj let it all hang out on the arrivals carpet for the MTV Movie Awards, which was held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles last night.
The ‘Superbass’ hitmaker, famed for her eccentric personalities, served as a presenter at the event with Ashton Kutcher.
More pics, as well as a video of Nicki being…Nicki below…
With Kelly Rowland ‘Motivation’ sitting pretty at #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Chart for a 2nd week, no time seems more apt than the present to release the song’s official remix.
And what a remix it is; Rowland enlists an all-star Urban cast for the latest incarnation of the track; which features R&B crooner Trey Songz, Busta Rhymes, and Fabolous.
The likes of Da Brat, Jerimih, Mario and R. Kelly have served up unofficial takes on the track, which begs the question of whether the official mix is better? You be the judge after the jump…
Pop diva Alexandra Burke continues to show her X Factor on an international stage, last night performing on the finale of the Polish version of the show.
Rocking the stage twice, the 22 year old first performed her hit ‘Bad Boys’, before returning to perform ‘Hallelujah’ with finalist Michael Starling.
This week’s From The Vault is dance-floor filler, ‘Lose Control’ by Missy Elliott – who is joined by Ciara and Fatman Scoop. The high-energy track was released as the first single from Ms. Demeanour sixth studio album, ‘The Cookbook’ (2005).
After the touchdown that was ‘1, 2 Step’, Elliott reached out to Ciara for the 2nd round, resulting in an equally fantastic song (if not, better).
The production on the track (helmed by Elliott herself) gives a nod to the basics of Hip-Hop music by using an Afrika Bambaataa-like beat, all the while staying very “modern” and boasting a near-perfect balance between “Urban” and “Pop”. It’s also important to signify that ‘Control’, with its Hip-Hop meets Electronica composition, was precursory of the Urban-Dance craze that is raging until this day.
With its award-winning video showcasing the dynamic duo’s performing skills, this right here is an absolute high-point of each of the ladies careers.
What’s more, with their artistic chemistry being a match made in heaven (see: ‘Work’, their third collabo), we are convinced the world would love to lose more control with those two. We sure know we would.
Just days after the premiere of Nicola Roberts‘ ‘Beat Of My Drum‘, another cut from her ‘Cinderella’s Eyes‘ album has surfaced in the form of ‘Porcelain Heart’.
The song is now available to fans of the starlet who pre-order the LP on UK iTunes.
In the meanwhile, take a listen to the track below…