MTV 2012 Video Music Awards: Pop Diary
What: MTV 2012 Video Music Awards
When: This Thursday 8/7c US time, 1am UK time (*very* early Friday, 07 September)
Performances: One Direction, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, P!nk, Calvin Harris
Nominees: The Wanted, One, Direction, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Maroon 5, Drake, Carly Rae Jepsen, fun.
Award: Moonman
More: Official website
This event has been listed on our teen events calendar.
Rebecca Ferguson – new single details!
The last we heard of Rebecca Ferguson was a VERY public rant on Twitter where the Liverpudlian singer accused her management of overworking and taking advantage of her. The angry tweets showed a different side to the softly spoken star but it’s back to work for the former X Factor runner-up as she announces new single details.
‘Backtrack’, which appears on the US edition of Rebecca’s debut album Heaven, is her newie and will be released on iTunes on 15 October. The single will precede a re-release of the UK edition of Heaven (are you keeping up at the back?), which will include two brand new tracks and Miss Ferguson’s covers of the Drake/Rihanna duet ‘Take Care’ and Aqualung’s ‘Strange And Beautiful’.
Take a listen to the Motown-flavoured ‘Backtrack’ below and let us know what you think!
MTV VMA nominations announced – 1D, Bieber, The Wanted & Rihanna!
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The nominations for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards have been announced, and it looks like it’s going to be Rihanna’s year! The Bajan superstar is nominated for five moonman gongs.
While Justin Bieber has been pitted against mentor Usher for the Best Male award, The Wanted and One Direction will be fighting it out in the Best New Artist category – if either boyband win, it’ll top off a great year for British pop in America.
The awards take place on September 6 in LA and One Direction have already confirmed that they will be performing on the night!
Here’s a summary of nominations for the top awards:
Video of the Year
Drake feat. Rihanna – ‘Take Care’
Gotye – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
Katy Perry – ‘Wide Awake’
M.I.A. – ‘Bad Girls’
Rihanna – ‘We Found Love’
Best Pop Video
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’
Justin Bieber – ‘Boyfriend’
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa – ‘Payphone’
One Direction – ‘What Makes You Beautiful’
Rihanna – ‘We Found Love’
Best New Artist
Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Call Me Maybe’
Frank Ocean – ‘Swim Good’
fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’
One Direction – ‘What Makes You Beautiful’
The Wanted – ‘Glad You Came’
Best Female Video
Beyoncé – ‘Love On Top’
Katy Perry – ‘Part Of Me’
Nicki Minaj – ‘Starships’
Rihanna – ‘We Found Love’
Selena Gomez & The Scene – ‘Love You Like A Love Song’
Best Male Video
Chris Brown – Turn Up The Music
Drake feat. Rihanna – ‘Take Care’
Frank Ocean – ‘Swim Good’
Justin Bieber – ‘Boyfriend’
Usher – ‘Climax’
Best Choreography
Avicii – ‘Levels’
Beyoncé – ‘Countdown’
Chris Brown – ‘Turn Up The Music’
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – ‘Dance Again’
Rihanna – ‘Where Have You Been’
Bit late for the Catwoman auditions Rita :(Pop Postbog: Rita Ora’s debut album – all the goss!
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MP!er Luke H contacted the all-new MP! Pop Post Bag to ask for details of the debut album from Rita Ora. He said “Hi can you tell me some details on Rita Ora’s album O.R.A”. Well hello Luke – after some hotel door banging, pop star stalking, and other things you’re too young to hear about – our investigation is complete. Here’s what we know in bullet points. Handy.
- UPDATED: Rita’s debut album is called ORA and will be released in the UK on 28 August, 2012.
- UPDATED: The album’s cover is featured at the bottom of this article.
- Ms Ora’s album will include the number one smashes ‘R.I.P’ and ‘Hot Right Now’ as well as brand new single ‘How We Do (Party)’ which we think is pretty awesome in a ‘TGIF-meets-Cover Drive’ sort of way.
- She’s nabbed herself a load of pretty cool producers from Ester Dean (who’s the genius behind most of Rihanna’s recent smashes) to global beat-twiddler Will.i.am, to rapper Drake, slick production duo Stargate and even hip-hop megastar Kanye West, so we’re expecting plenty of R&B-infused pop gems from the Roc Nation darling.
- Judging by her pretty ace performances at the recent Radio 1 Hackney Weekend we can probably expect to see songs such as ‘Facelift’, ‘Shine Ya Light’ and ‘Roc the Life’ on the album, although potential tracks such as ‘Been Lying’, ‘Unfair’ and ‘Love At War’ might not make the cut. Potential sadface/’Turn Myself In’ alert.
- If we had to guess the overall feel of the debut, we’d go with two parts Rihanna, one dash Cover Drive/Shontelle, and another dash of the excellent R&B-dance tunes Cheryl recently produced on her latest album. Therefore: amazing.
- She’ll probably keep the gorgeous blonde hair. Less an insider tip, more a hopeful request – as she looks ace with it and only Rihanna, Katy and Gaga can pull off the ‘changing hair really often’ thing.
- Here’s the album’s cover:
That’s all the info we have at the moment, dear readers, but don’t fear – we’ll keep you updated with the latest news about O.R.A. more often than Rihanna whips out an offensive if slightly LOL-worthy tee shirt.
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Deadmau5 At Wireless Festival 2012
Sound the Amazing Dance Act Alarm as house music maestro Deadmau5 has been revealed to be headlining the always pretty-blooming-awesome Wireless Festival this year! Tickets for the Hyde Park festival are going fairly quickly, so if you fancy yourself listening to some classy and classic electro-house courtesy of the big-red-mouse-head-toting DJ himself, head over to the appropriate ticket-grabbing website and snap yourself up a seat to see Deadmau5 playing alongside such global favourites as RiRi (Rihanna for those who aren’t versed in the fan lingo) and Drake.
Are you excited by Deadmau5 at Wireless? Or are more stoked for RiRi?
Rihanna and Drake headline the Wireless Festival: Pop Diary
This year’s Wireless Festival just got even more exciting. Joining headliner Drake on Saturday are Example, Tulisa (we assume she’ll have some solo material by then), Professor Green and special guest Nicki Minaj. Warming the crowd up for Rihanna on Sunday will be Jessie J, Rizzle Kicks, Labrinth, Cher Lloyd, Calvin Harris and new girlgroup Stooshe. Check out the dates in our Pop Diary, and head to the festival’s website for the full line-up, tickets and VIP packages. Hit like below if you’ll be attending.
Rebecca Ferguson covers Rihanna & Drake live
Rebecca Ferguson and her amazing voice have managed to rule the charts recently with a phenomenal debut single and album – but during her current UK tour it seems she’s pulling out all the stops to prove just how versatile an artist she really is. Watch the video below to see Rebecca tackle the Rihanna and Drake track ‘Take Care’ and discover why we’d do backflips if she ever decides to release her own music in the same style.
Justin Bieber’s new album – 5 things you *need* to know
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Over two years ago, Justin Bieber burst on to the scene with debut single ‘Baby’, causing teenage girls across the globe to faint and hearts to suddenly break. Fast forward to 2012 and The Biebs is planning to return with his highly anticipated third studio album and this time we want you to be more prepared. Album name, release date, guest duets and more – MP!’s done the hard work, so you don’t have to. Keep reading for 5 things you NEED to know about Justin Bieber’s new album. (more…)
