Music

TY ‘EMOTIONS’ SINGLE OUT NOW / ‘SOMETHING BIG’ MIXTAPE

To celebrate the official release of “Emotions” featuring Sarina Leah and Shaun Escoffery, the debut single from UK hip hop legend Ty’s forthcoming album “Special Kind of Fool” on BBE, DJ Bounce has put together the “Something Big! Mixtape”, featuring a diverse range of friends and collaborators from all over the world. “Emotions” is an uplifting bubbler featuring Ty’s trademark candor and inimitable flow, an infectious dance floor music track, with depth. Featuring remixes from heavyweight producers Daz-I-Kue, Waajeed, Dego (4Hero) and []

VIDEO: ESTELLE FT KARDINAL OFFISHALL / ESTELLE DEFENDS ‘BLACK FACE’ SHENANIGANS

After a snippet of the video for Freak was released online last week some of us were outraged.You see Estelle deciding to sport a black boot polish look didn’t go down to well. But the singer doesn’t see what all the fuss is about and says, “Those comments were the first thing I saw after we released the video trailer,” Estelle said. “It’s like, ‘Are you joking?’” “I think [people] need to wait to see the clip. I could defend myself, but it’s just []

UK MUSIC: TY – ‘EMOTIONS’

“Emotions” featuring Sarina Leah and Shaun Escoffery (release date 16th March 2010), is the debut single from UK hip hop legend Ty’s forthcoming album “Special Kind of Fool” on BBE. An uplifting bubbler featuring Ty’s trademark candor and inimitable flow, it’s an infectious dance floor music track, with depth. Look out for the remixes from heavyweight producers including Daz-I-Kue, Waajeed, Dego (4Hero) and Akwasi.   “Emotions” is also Mista Jam’s “Jam Hot” single of the week, and he will be chatting to Ty on his Radio 1Xtra []

2010 BRIT AWARDS NOMINEES

Check out the full list of nominees for this year’s Brit Awards, to be held at London’s Earls Court on February 21. The Brit Awards launch party took place earlier this evening and ONCE AGAIN Mad News was left out of the loop! But I’m not bitter….. British Male Solo Artist Calvin Harris Dizzee Rascal Mika Paolo Nutini Robbie Williams British Female Solo Artist Bat For Lashes Florence And The Machine Leona Lewis Lily Allen Pixie Lott British Breakthrough Act Florence And The Machine []

DIRECTOR OF JAY-Z’S CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO ATTEMPTS TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT

When Jay-Z’s video for his latest single On To The Next One premiered earlier this month people cried “DEVIL WORSHIPPER” and “FREEMASON”. Well now the man behind the video, director Sam Brown, has come out from beneath the pitch black shadows to set the record straight.  HALLELUJAH!!!!  In an interview with Vibe.com Brown had this to say…. I’m aware of the stir the video has caused and what people are saying. I think when you’re dealing in abstract imagery people are going to want to []

VIDEO: LIL WAYNE – ‘ON FIRE’

…And people wonder why the label keeps pushing Lil Wayne’s forthcoming rock inspired album’s release date back. It wouldn’t surprise me if they decide to shelve The Rebirth. The is a classic example of a hugely successful mediocre artist thinking he/she can do anything and get away with it, simply because of who they are. A word of advice Weezy, stay in your lane you silly little FOOL! A label executive with sense should grab that guitar from Weezy and smash it to pieces. Your thoughts please. Hit []

MYSTRO – 2009 UK RAP-UP

Rapper Mystro gives us a run down of events that took place within the world of UK entertainment during 2009. I am annoyed! How come Mad News didn’t get a shout out on this track! That is a MAJOR fail Mystro! (ha ha ha!) In the words of Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) That was “Pretty good”.

NEW MUSIC: BEYONCE – ‘BLACK CULTURE’

Check out Beyonce’s track Black Culture which samples Michael Jackson’s Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough. I’m guessing that this track (which sounds pretty good) was recorded and then locked away in the vault before Michael died, but Sony has now decided to leak it. Click HERE to listen. I bet if they decide to release the track here in the UK, the title will be changed to ‘Urban’ Culture and the chorus will also receive a ‘face lift’.  Black Culture – The song title is ‘far too threatening’ for these []