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TINIE TEMPAH NOT PLANNING ON SIGNING TO US LABEL’

Digital Spy reports that ‘Team UK” rapper Tinie Tempah is not ready to sign to a US label.   On whether he had agreed a US deal with the Hip-Hop mogul Jay-Z, told M Is For Music, “I’ve just been here in America doing quite a few things actually, and none of them has been that. “D’ya know what – at this moment in time I’m just concentrating on what I’m doing. What Jay-Z has achieved for himself is incredible and if I could []

UK MUSIC: FORMER X-FACTOR CONTESTANT RACHEL ADEDEJI – FOLLOW THE DJ

2009 X-Factor contestant Rachel Adedeji is back with a new look and a sound that most of us are now familiar with. Her debut single Follow The DJ will be released in March 2011. This is a typical dance track that will probably go down well in the clubs, especially in other parts of Europe. Spotted @ Social Writers Blog Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK MUSIC: SIM SIMMA – ‘HOWEVER’

Check out Sim Simma’s single However. As usual yet another bizarre UK act spotted over at Brown Eyez Lyrical content – designer clothes, money, and being sexy. Yawn. But However isn’t terrible. The video – What is going on at [mark 1.31]? Why is she sitting like that? Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK MUSIC: FEMALE TAKEOVER – GAME OVER REMIX

Cherri V, Ruff Diamonds, A Dot, Envy, Lioness, Baby Blue, RoXXXan, Mz Bratt and Lady Leshurr are featured on the remix version of the ‘Game Over’ track which features Tinchy Stryder, Devlin, Prof Green, Example, Chipmunk, Giggs, Tinie Tempah. When I first heard that there were plans to release a remix version of the track featuring just female artists I thought ‘is this really necessary?’. But having just heard the remix I think it sounds pretty good, and they have bags more charisma than Tinchy and co. I am happy to []

UK MUSIC: TEAM UK – TAKING OVER

Taking Over features D. Walker, Snakey Man, T.Y, illamadi, Mafiella & Queen Ice Cream and Ja Ja. And there you have it folks ‘Team UK’. This track doesn’t sound bad at all. I’ve heard worse. [Thanks Paradise] Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK EVENT: TY’S SOMETHING BIG CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Rapper Ty will round off his European tour in London on the 11 December in London, at The Albany (Deptford). The show will be hosted by the inimitable Charlie Dark and will feature support from Conrad The Scoundral, Debris, Aks and Obenew A. For more information about this event watch the video below.

A&M RECORDS NOT CLOSING / DUFFY’S NEW ALBUM SELLING WELL

Several days ago I posted a story about Welsh songstress Duffy. The story which was posted on the Digital Spy website ( the original source was The Daily Star), claimed that Duffy’s label A&M (a subsidiary of Universal Music) was closing its doors due to “disappointing sales” of her sophomore album Endlessly, which was only released LAST WEEK!   I wrote that I couldn’t understand why they would label her album a flop when it was only released last week, and the []

UK MUSIC NEWS: WRETCH 32 AND JESSIE J MAKE IT ON TO THE BBC SOUND OF 2011 SHORTLIST

UK “Urban” artists, singer Jessie J and rapper Wretch 32 have made it onto the coveted BBC Sound of 2011 shortlist.  Click HERE to check out full list.     According to The Wrap Up the list was compiled by over 160 music industry figures and will be shortened to the top 5 from January 3 2011.   I can’t wait!   Also click HERE to read the Daily Telegraph’s article about the BBC Sound of 2011 Short List titled, BBC’s Sound of 2011 poll should be treated with caution.