Day: August 6, 2009

UK ARTIST: JADE EWEN – ‘MY MAN’

This is former Eurovision contestant Jade Ewen’s debut single ‘My Man’. ‘My Man’ sounds suspiciously familiar, but it’s an OK uptempo mainstream track and should do well. I wish Jade the best of luck with it. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

PREGNANT PRISONER IN UK CUSTODY

Via BBC News A pregnant Briton jailed for smuggling heroin in Laos has been handed to UK Ministry of Justice officials, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said. The transfer took place in Vientiane, capital of Laos. Samantha Orobator will now return to the UK to give birth and serve out her life sentence in Britain. Orobator, 20, from Peckham, south London, was caught with 1.5lb (680g) of heroin in August last year. She avoided Laos’s mandatory death penalty because of her pregnancy. []

UK NEWS: SINGER LISA MAFFIA CRIES IN COURT

Via The Daily Mirror Pop star Lisa Maffia broke down in court yesterday as she was banned and fined for drink-driving. The former member of rap group So Solid Crew, which had a No1 hit with 21 Seconds in 2001, was pulled over in her Mercedes on her way home from a club. The singer and TV presenter cried as West London magistrates heard she had drunk two glasses of champagne at a friend’s birthday party in Kensington before getting into her []

UK NEWS: MADONNA ADOPTION MUSICAL PERFORMED AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE

Via BBC News A musical about pop star Madonna’s attempts to adopt a young African girl is being performed at the Edinburgh Fringe by a Malawian cast. The 50-year-old star is portrayed in the play Mercy Madonna of Malawi by a black male actor in a blonde wig One of the performers, Shombi Banda, 29, claims he was heckled by the star when he performed for her in Malawi. He said she responded to a play about the African cultural identity by []