Lawson, Conor Maynard, Labrinth, The Wanted and more. Thursday’s Pop Diary round-up
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Lawson will be signing copies of their new album ‘Chapman Square’ in Southampton. [save almost £7, just £8 delivered from the MP! shop]
Conor Maynard‘s UK tour reaches Norwich.
Labrinth heads to Manchester on his UK tour.
Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Pink Friday Reloaded’ tour reaches Newcastle.
The Wanted will be on TV show Celebrity Juice.
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The Saturdays take America: 5 things we’ve learned…
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Things have been a wee bit quiet on planet Saturdays since ’30 Days’ hit the top ten back in May, but the girls have been far from idle – not only recording new music but also making some serious legwork over the pond, where they’re gearing up to launch themselves onto an unsuspecting American public. Could they follow the likes of Adele, Ellie Goulding and One Direction to the top of the US charts? Here’s what we’ve learned so far…
They’ve got a new single coming out!
It’s called ‘What About Us’ and as well as being their 14th(!) UK single, it’s also going to be their very first American release in January 2013.
They’ve already nabbed some Hollywood fans!
Celebrity gossip blogger and self-proclaimed ‘Queen of all Media’ Perez Hilton has been championing the girls for months, and they’ll be performing their first ever American show at his ‘One Night in LA’ event this Thursday, alongside Rita Ora, Far East Movement and US X Factor winner Melanie Amaro. Not a bad start!
They have their own American TV show!
These days you’re nobody in the US of A until you’ve got your own reality TV show following your every move. Despite not technically being famous in America yet, the Sats have landed a fly-on-the-wall documentary series on the prestigious E! channel – home of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The series will follow the girls in their valiant efforts to make it in America.
They’re going to all the best events!
Una and co certainly aren’t wasting any time during their extended stay in the States. They’ve managed to nab tickets to this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, where they’ll be partying with the likes of Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift! Blimey!
They haven’t forgotten the UK!
British fans need not worry that the Saturdays have “done a Natasha Bedingfield” and abandoned their home shores forever at the first whiff of a US hit. ‘What About Us’ will be released here in the UK before the girls kick off their American campaign. We’ll be able to bring you all the details very soon, but the buzz is that it’s going to be a big one!
So there you have it. If Little Mix think they can take the crown of the UK’s favourite girlband, they may have a fight on their hands!
Alicia Keys is a ‘Girl on Fire’! Download or ditch?
Alicia Keys has just unveiled her brand new tune, ‘Girl On Fire’, the lead single from her album of the same name, due out in November.
Like many of Alicia’s previous singles, ‘Girl On Fire’ is something of a powerpop anthem and should see the New York warbler riding high at the top of the charts once again.
In an exciting and somewhat confusing move, Ms Keys has recorded three versions of the track: the regular, a “bluelight version” and an “inferno version”. (Intrigued? We were too!)
Our favourite right now is the “inferno version”, which features some reflective verses from rap queen Nicki Minaj.
Listen below!
Nicki Minaj unveils ‘I Am Your Leader’ video!
Following ‘Starships’, Chris Brown duet ‘Right By My Side’ and ‘Pound the Alarm’, here comes the 493rd single from Nicki Minaj’s seemingly endless Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album.
‘I Am Your Leader’ (feat. Rick Ross and Cam’Ron) is typical no-nonsense Nicki – zebra skin, green hair and rude words a-plenty!
Don’t recreate that TV-in-a-bath scene at home, folks. It’s very dangerous.
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’
Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Reloaded tour: Pop Diary
What: Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Reloaded tour
When: October/November 2012, full dates
Pre-sale: This Wednesday 27/06, 9am, here
Stream Me Maybe? Carly Rae Jepsen is first ever Number 1 on brand new chart
The Official Charts Company have just revealed their first ever Streaming Chart, compiled using figures from Spotify, We7, Napster and Deezer (nope, us neither), and Carly Rae Jepsen is its first ever Number 1. ‘Call Me Maybe’ finishes ahead of Fun.’s ‘We Are Young’ at No. 2, Gotye (OH GO AWAY NOW GOTYE) with ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ at No. 3 and Alex Clare’s ‘Too Close’ at No. 4. Nicki Minaj, Train, David Guetta, Sean Paul, Marina and the Diamonds and Azealia Banks complete the Top 10. Edge-of-your-seat stuff, right?
Nicki Minaj performs ‘Starships’ on American Idol
Glitter explosions, dancers in swimming trunks and two massive beach balls – check out Nicki Minaj’s spectacular and very bright performance of chart-topping ‘Starships’ on last week’s American Idol. Anyone fancy a trip down to Brighton?
This winners are… one of five pairs of tickets to see Nicki Minaj live
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It’s Pink Friday b*tches! Well, actually it’s Tuesday – but either way we’ve got an unmissable competition for all the Barbz and Kens out there who are dying to see rapper Nicki Minaj live in the UK this summer. There are five pairs of tickets up for grabs, and if you win you’ll even get to choose the location from the list here. And all you have to do to enter is follow the instructions below. Simple.
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Nicki Minaj reveals Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded tracklisting
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With ‘Starships’ currently making waves on the singles chart, we thought now seemed like a good time for Nicki Minaj to reveal the mammoth tracklisting for upcoming second album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – which is exactly what she’s done. Maybe we should go into fortune telling? Our next prediction is that One Direction will do a topless Twitcam tonight… *crosses fingers*
Back to Nicki – the new album is released on April 2nd and if you grab yourself a copy of the deluxe edition you’ll be treated to 22 brand new tracks. Click on some of the song titles below to hear previews.
1. ‘Roman Holiday’
2. ’Come On A Cone’
3. ’I Am Your Leader’ ft. Cam’ron & Rick Ross
4. ’Beez In The Trap’ ft. 2 Chainz
5. ’HOV Lane’
6. ‘Roman Reloaded’ ft. Lil Wayne
7. ’Champion’ ft. Nas, Drake & Young Jeezy
8. ’Right By My Side’ ft. Chris Brown
9. ’Sex In the Lounge’ ft. Lil Wayne & Bobby V
10. ‘Starships’
11. ’Pound The Alarm’
12. ’Whip It’
13. ’Automatic’
14. ’Beautiful Sinner’
15. ‘Marilyn Monroe’
16. ‘Young Forever’
17. ’Fire Burns’
18. ’Gun Shot’ feat. Beenie Man
19. ‘Stupid Hoe’
20. ‘Turn Me On’
21. ’Va Va Voom’
22. ’Masquerade’
