Filed under: Music | Tags: Britney Spears, MTV Video Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards, VMAs
Today, rumours are flying about that Britney may be performing at this years VMAs or the Teen Choice Awards?
Will she be at this year's VMAs?
Read this article and see if means anything?: Click here
I don’t really think this is going to happen, but seeing as she’s pretty much back on form it might?! It’ll probably be an appearance at the awards show.
If this is true, it will be the first time she will be performing at an awards ceremony in the US since her disappointing “comeback” performance, of her then-single Gimme More, at the 2007 VMAs.
She returned once again in 2008 with her hit single Womanizer which she performed at the Bambi Awards in Germany, Star Academy in France and on the UK show The X Factor. A further perfomance of the aforementioned single and her song Circus was performed on Good Morning America.
Since this she has been on her sell-out worldwide tour The Circus Starring: Britney Spears, her first multi-city tour since the 2004 Onyx Hotel Tour. She is set to return to North America for the Final Act of the tour at the end of the month before she takes her concert to Australia for the first time.
This comes as news after she was nominated for 7 awards in this years ceremony which will be hosted once again by Russell Brand. Surprisingly, despite the amount of nominations she is missing from the Best Female category!
Her nominations include:
For Womanizer:
Video of the Year
Best Pop Video
For Circus:
Best Direction
Best Choreography
Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction
Best Editing
To Vote: click here
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Other news suggests that she might in fact be performing also at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.
See the advert aired today:
Her Official Site even confirms it:
http://www.britneyspears.com/2009/08/britney-will-perform-at-teen-choice-awards.php
Edit: although it seems they have re-worded the linked entry from “Perform” to “Appear” so let’s wait and see!
Edit Again: apparently a rep for Britney has denied that she will be performing at the Teen Choice Awards but she will be awarded the Ultimate Choice Award for her contribution to music.
Anyway, things are still up in the air! I probably doubt she will perform on either and she’ll just continue touring as normal…!
Filed under: Music | Tags: best of, Britney Spears, greatest hits, Leona Lewis, Natalie Imbruglia, new album, new single, singles collection, Sugababes, The Saturdays, Will Young
Howdy folks!
It’s that time again to bring you more thrilling updates on some of my favourite music artists. Now, again most of this should’ve been posted yesterday so it was a little more up-to-date but I was a tad too preoccupied.
But better late than never!
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Let’s begin with Mr Will Young who has announced the release of his first Greatest Hits collection. In his Official Newsletter the information is as follows:
Will Young – The Hits
- Evergreen
- Light My Fire
- You & I
- Leave Right Now
- Your Game
- Friday’s Child
- Switch It On
- All Time Love
- Who Am I
- Changes
- Grace
- Let It Go
- Bonus Track 1
- Bonus Track 2
The collection, if you haven’t already gathered, contains the majority of the singles from his four albums: From Now On, Friday’s Child, Keep On & Let It Go; plus 2 brand new tracks. The only singles omitted are Evergreen’s a-side partner Anything Is Possible, The Long & Winding Road (a duet with Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates) and Don’t Let Me Down which was You & I’s other a-side.
He’s been apparently working with Calvin Harris and Groove Armada, possibly on a new album or for the bonus tracks for this hits collection.
I have all of Will’s albums but I never really considered myself a huge fan but I feel the track listing contains a good solid body of work that any artist should be proud of. I did wish Anything Is Possible was included in the track list and that the listing should really be a little mixed up rather than just in a chronological order; if you were to do that I would’ve preferred it to be Present to Past.
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Next up with have another fun update on the Sugababes (you can almost tell that I actually like these guys…).
Here’s the single cover for their single Get Sexy out on the 31st August.
Plus here’s a better quality version of the video:
Slightly off on a tangent, Tinchy & Amelle‘s single Never Leave You is currently topping the UK iTunes chart and are #1 on the midweek’s (counting both physical and digital sales) at the moment. The biggest contenders so far will be the Black Eyed Peas‘ follow-up single I Gotta Feeling and Madonna‘s Greatest Hits single Celebration which is out in the next few days!
Tinchy Stryder also feels that he’d be up for “returning the favour” to Amelle and working on a new Sugababes’ track as a featured artist if it felt like it was right for him (click here for the full article).
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Alrighty, now onto The Saturdays.
It’s just a quick one really, but this article (click here) stating that they threatened to go on strike in favour of more break time seems like a load of bulls**t. However, I must say I’m not surprised they seem like they’ve been working non-stop since they’ve started!
Oh and don’t forget to pre-order their 2010 calendar! (here)
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Woo now for the legend that is Miss Britney Spears.
I love, love, love this cake that a massive Britney fan got made for their birthday! I wish I got this type of cake made for me..!
There’s still no news on the apparent Greatest Hits/Best Of/Singles Collection she is meant to be releasing which coincides with the final leg of her Circus Tour. Amazon.com has it listed here. (Obviously I don’t count this as real evidence for a release…)
She’s been in the studio with Max Martin during her mainland European stint of the Circus Tour and it seems Fernando Garibay has been working on some new tracks to submit; furthermore Keri Hilson has also mentioned that she may be working on some new tracks for her.
No one actually knows what these tracks are for, whether new tracks for the greatest hits or for a new album??
And talking about the Final Act of the Circus Tour (starring Britney Spears) – which kicks off soon! – I’m wondering whether, with the name change, there will be any significant changes. I mean she has added Mannequin to her set list and has not been performing Touch of My Hand in some of her recent shows. Are these signs of things to come? Will she add new songs? Change songs? Or just change up the costumes? Who knows until she resumes her tour August 20th in Hamilton, Canada!
I would probably like to see more oldies coming back, like Stronger or Overprotected; or perform more Circus tracks (seeing as she’s only performing the singles from it despite it being called “The Circus Tour”) like Out From Under or Kill the Lights. OR even perform Toy Solider from Blackout! I actually wish I could see her again!
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Now we’re onto someone new! Natalie Imbruglia.
She releases her fourth album, Come To Life, on October 5th! Here’s the track listing:
- My God
- Lukas
- Fun
- Twenty
- Scars
- Want
- WYUT
- Cameo
- All The Roses
- Wild About It
The new single is Wild About It, out September 28th, and the video is available on the official site or you can watch it on youtube here:
I’m looking forward to what she puts out because I liked Counting Down the Days, Left of the Middle and White Lillies Island. She’s worked with Coldplay on this album and I’m interested to what spin they put on her music. However, I must say I am slightly disappointed with Wild About It. It’s a little bit mundane. I suppose I was expecting another Shiver or Torn or Wrong Impression, but I’ll reserve judgement ‘til I hear the rest of her output.
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Finally a little quickie on Leona Lewis.
I just wanted to update you on what she’s been doing for her follow-up to the smash Spirit. She’s been working with a hell of a lot of amazing writers and producers including:
Timbaland, Ryan Tedder, Taio Cruz, James Fauntleroy, Danja, Xenomania, Bangladesh, Max Martin, Aqualung, Ina “the 6th Saturday” Wroldsen, Ne-Yo, Claude Kelly, Novel, John Shanks and Will.I.Am.
Good Stuff.
Filed under: Life, Music, Random | Tags: Britney Spears, Southampton, swinging arms
I think I’ve spoken too much about what I bought and possible purchases so I’ll speak about my thrilling travels around town.
Visits to West Quay are a norm for me but today had a little exciting surprise in the form of a singer who was singing some random songs – of which I didn’t catch because I had my iPod on. She did have a good voice, I think it was for a children’s charity. She did seem to attract quite a bit of attention, but I’m also guessing that there was attention that was also directed towards the trampolines!
Apart from that, it seemed like it was the same old Southampton.
As I got to Town Quay I started to find something quite amusing. After observing people walking in front of me/past me/etc., I began to notice the “swinging arm” phenomena when people walked. I know everyone does it but I’ve never really stopped and thought about it. It only seems to be stopped if you were carrying something but it’ll have to have been heavy because people would still swing the bag. I think putting hands in pockets or holding something with both hands does stop it. The even more amusing thing is that hold hands with someone doesn’t stop it – especially if the free arm is occupied with holding a bag and then you’ll find the couple both swinging their arms around. I initially thought this was only really present in younger adults but obviously it happens to everyone!
I know that was a little random observation, but funnily enough it seems that there had been some research published on this phenomena that was reported 2 days ago on Reuters! Click Me
Another observation (to which I am not oblivious to) is the fact people are not what you expect from seeing their backs. It just seemed to have happened more frequently today. For example, I thought this little girl wearing a hat was in front of me in the paying queue when it was actually a quite old woman with her child…! I then thought there was a woman in front of me but it was a man (and vice versa… seriously). So that was pretty weird today!
As I mentioned I had my iPod today and as I listened to my August 2009 playlist I developed bigger “loves” for some songs which include (in no order):
- Manos al Aire – Nelly Furtado
- Loba/She Wolf – Shakira
- Beautiful Night – Beverley Knight
- Never Leave You – Tinchy Stryder (feat. Amelle)
- Bulletproof - La Roux
- New In Town – Little Boots
- Left My Heart in Tokyo – Mini Viva
- Say It – Booty Luv
- Gold Digger - Dolly Rockers
- Knock You Down – Keri Hilson (feat. Kanye & Ne-Yo)
- Sweet Dreams – Beyoncé
- Party In The USA – Miley Cyrus
- Get Sexy – Sugababes
- Work – The Saturdays
- Radar – Britney Spears
And talking of Britney (& also finally) something which made me chuckle was this photo:
Lol-a-rama (poor Brit)
Poor Brit, someone in the Photoshop department at Candies NEEDS to be FIRED! Also do you notice her shoes in her bag are still attached to some legs…??? Weird.
Oh, as I’m putting Michael Jackson albums in a hierarchy I thought I’d do my Britney ones…
- Britney
- Blackout
- Circus
- In the Zone
- Oops!…I Did It Again
- …Baby One More Time
(Note: Tracks from Someday (I Will Understand) – EP would feature between Oops! & …BOMT, New tracks from Greatest Hits: My Prerogative would be around Circus & ITZ, whilst the B In the Mix track “And then We Kiss” would be ITZ standard).
