Day: August 25, 2009

UK NEWS: EUROVISION STAR JADE EWEN BEING COURTED BY USHER AND CHIPMUNK

August 25, 2009

This gave me a good belly laugh today! In fact I’m still laughing! According to The Daily Mirror…. Brit babe Jade Ewen is in hot demand. First R&B star Usher was begging for a date when she was in LA this month. Yesterday, she went out in London with Brit rapper Chipmunk. Below Jade talks to an over eager Manny Norte about her encounter with Usher. Via Jump Off TV Last week Jade was conveniently photographed with the skinny one from boy band JLS […]

ALEXANDRA BURKE PRAISES BEYONCE… AGAIN…

August 25, 2009

X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke told BBC Radio 1 host Chris Moyles today that superstar Beyonce has been very supportive of her career. Alexandra dueted with Beyonce during the X-Factor finals last year and still gushes like a love sick school girl whenever Bey’s name is mentioned. She told Moyles…. I’ve definitely stayed in touch with her. She’s an absolutely wonderful woman, just a normal person. When she came in to the studio to visit me and listen to my songs, that for me was […]

SOUL CULTURE PRESENTS: AALIYAH REVISTED (TRIBUTE EP)

August 25, 2009

AALIYAH DANA HAUGHTON – JANUARY 16TH 1979 – AUGUST 25TH 2001 REST IN PEACE BABY GIRL Aaliyah Revisited contains eight songs featuring indie soul artist and occasional Brand New Heavies vocalist Sy Smith (currently providing backing vocals for American Idol), Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Marsha Ambrosius, rising London soul talents Tawiah and Baby Sol, NYC-based beauty creator Jesse Boykins III, Danish R&B/Soul sensation Jonas, saccharine Basement Jaxx vocalist Vula, London-based producer Black Einstein, plus international future starlet Nikko Gray with California’s ‘cosmic conductor’ AFTA-1. […]

NEW MUSIC: ALEXANDRA BURKE FT FLO-RIDA – ‘BAD BOYS’

August 25, 2009

When I first spotted this promo shot of Alexandra on the front cover of The Daily Mirror several days ago I thought it was Ciara. Anyway…. X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke’s debut single Bad Boys premiered on Chris Moyles’ BBC Radio 1 breakfast show today and it’s what I expected – poppy and geared towards the mainstream pre-teen /teen market. Bad Boys with assistance from Flo-Rida will therefore be a huge hit worldwide! However the track does sound like it should have been released circa 97 / 98.  But it is actually quite catchy. […]