- Kid Sister (NMU 16/9/08) makes her biggest commercial release in the UK with gritty dance track 'Right Hand Hi' on 14th December. Finally giving her the exposure she deserves, the track is getting plays on the radio stations and video channels. Hear clips from upcoming album 'Ultraviolet' here.
- Out to download now is 'Feel About You', the track title for J.Majik & Wickaman's (NMU 30/7/08) next commercial release. The song has been Radio 1 Greg James' 'Record Of The Week' and has been parodied by Chris Moyle's as 'Phil The Badger'.
- The follow up single to The Temper Trap's (27/8/09) Summer smash 'Sweet Disposition' is an indie stomper called 'Fader' and is out to download in the first week of next year's sales, 4th January 2010.
- News about the upcoming X Factor winner's single is growing heated as it has been rumoured that Journey's 80's hit 'Don't Stop Believin' is this year's song of choice. Queue a repeat of last year's 'Hallelujah' X Factor cover controversy with internet campaigns to stop the winnner grabbing the Christmas number 1. The Sun however, claim that the winner's song is in fact 'The Climb' originally by Miley Cyrus.
This time NMU bring you...
Song Upfront
Plan B- Stay Too Long
www.myspace.com/time4planb
Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, Soul
Chase & Status' collaborator of choice has smartened up and turned to 60's pop rhythms for his return single. After helping the drum & bass duo achieve their highest chart entry ever with the top 10 hit 'End Credits', this exposure will do him favours as he sets out to promote his solo career once more. There was a lot of hype about this edgy London rapper back in 2006 when his debut album 'Who Needs Actions When You've Got Words' was released, which unfortunately fell flat of the mainstream probably due to his attention to controversial lyrics on modern day life. Now unrecognisable from his past, this return puts him a completely different light with 'Stay Too Long' creating joy and excitement. The song kicks in with a choppy guitar riff and Ben Drew's squaking vocals are parted by a sudden drum roll as you loose yourself in a head-bobbing beat. Plan B has been quoted as saying the single is taken from a concept album based on a Motown singer being sent to jail for a crime he didn't commit. Clapping tambourines, an organ piano and a soulful gospel choir on backing vocals in the chorus help lift the song to its enjoyable highs. Ofcourse it wouldn't be a Plan B song without a rap where his expressive London accent coarsens an early breakdown, showing his belting pasion as his earlier work once did. In the climax of the song energy is pumped to the max as his voice punches out the lyrics . The release date for 'Stay Too Long' is 11th January 2010 and you can see the official director's cut video here:You'd be a fool to not listen to this 'huge' (Zane Lowe) Pendulum remix of the track. Turn it up loud: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPt0CG96ujE
Artist Upfront
Ke$ha
www.myspace.com/kesha
Pop, Electro, Dance
Here is an exciting new personality entering the pop world. 22 year old Kesha Rose Sebert from Los Angeles sings on tracks sprinkled with the same addictive dance magic as Lady Gaga and in her own words hopes to 'represent irreverance'. Irreverance is just the vibe she gives off as she sexily struts her stuff in the video to debut single 'TiK ToK'. Her image is that of a materialistic American style along the same lines of Katy Perry and 3OH!3 where partying is all the rage. Proving she's not one to have shyed away from the lime light in her past, flirting with fame started before she had even released a record with a feature in Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl' video. This eccentric character is also keen to tell the media about the time she broke into Prince's house with the spontaneous optimisim of working with him, and another moment when she accidentally vomited in Paris Hilton's closet . When it came to working on her record, which didn't get any of the Prince production that she was hoping for, the sharing of super producer Dr. Luke with rap superstar of the moment Flo Rida meant her vocals found their way onto early 2009 single 'Right Round'. Now having released 'TiK ToK', Ke$ha has started her worldwide chart domination with the single reaching top 10 in all of the top music markets including achievements of number 5 in USA and platinum status in New Zealand. You can download 'TiK ToK' now, whilst 'Animal' is the name of her debut album due for release 5th January 2010. With up tempo tracks covering genres of pop, electro, dance and hip hop this debut album from the vivacious Ke$ha is sure to fire into the top 10 of the album charts early next year.Likely to be her second single is the catty 'Backstabber', which has already been played on MTV programme 'The Hills'.
Finally
Here's what you need to...
Hear: Kelis' smokey vocals on her synth driven, David Guetta produced comeback single 'Acapella'.
Watch: The dramatic and artistic masterpiece that 27 million Youtube users have gone Gaga over, Lady Gaga's video for 'Bad Romance'.
Read: All about Sony's 'Fantasy Festival' and join the game to create your own prize winning festival lineup.
