Friday, June 3, 2011
Raunchy videos set to be banned before 9pm in the UK
Raunchy music videos by the likes of Rihanna and Christina Aguilera will be banned before 9pm under plans to be unveiled next week.
Adverts that use sex to sell will also be banned from sites near schools.
Pop videos in which pop stars flaunt their sexuality are also to be given cinema-style age certificates.
Raunchy: Christina Aguilera shocked audiences with her sexually-charged routines when she appeared on X-Factor
The proposals are contained in a hard-hitting report by Reg Bailey, the first male chief executive of the Mothers’ Union.
Ministers are expected to adopt the radical proposals to put a stop to the creeping sexualisation of children.
Veteran R&B Group SWV Preps New Album, New Reality Show
After a 13 year hiatus, the Sisters with Voices are back and once again ready to take the R&B world by storm. SWV has inked a new deal with Mass Appeal Entertainment and E1 (formerly Koch Records) to release their fourth studio album.
Of the R&B icons career resurrection, the group’s manager Cory Taylor tells Singersroom, “It’s truly an amazing feeling to work with such incredible talent.”
Along with the forthcoming effort and a planned tour, SWV is also in development to star in their very own documentary series that will highlight their previous success, their breakup, return to music, the rebuilding of their relationships, as well as the groups desire to inspire other women to follow their dreams.
SWV burst on the scene in 1992 with their RCA debut, ‘It’s About Time,’ which sold over three million copies and spawned a string of top-ten hits that included: "I’m So Into You," “Right Here," "Downtown," and "Weak." The group’s second release, ‘New Beginning’ also went double-platinum and included number one hits: "You’re the One" and The Neptunes’ produced track "Use Your Heart." In 1997, SWV dropped their final album ‘Release Some Tension,’ which also went platinum, logged several top-ten bangers such as "Someone" with Sean Diddy Combs, “Can We” from the Booty Call soundtrack featuring trendsetter Missy Elliot and the sensual single “Rain” with longtime collaborator Brian Morgan.
Are you excited about the new SWV album?
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Britney Spears announces new tour dates + rumored setlist
Britney Spears has announced the first UK and Irish dates for her upcoming 'Femme Fatale' tour.
The 'Till The World Ends' star will bring her latest production to Dublin and Belfast in late October. Spears visited Dublin with her 'Circus Tour' in 2009, but has not performed in Belfast since 2004's 'The Onyx Hotel Tour'.
Spears will perform at Dublin's O2 arena on October 24, before travelling to Northern Ireland for a night in Belfast's Odyssey Arena on October 25.
"I can't wait to come back to the UK and perform for my fans there," she said. "It's been too long!"
No further UK tour dates have been announced as of yet, although a full list is being rolled out throughout the week on Spears's official website.
Outside of the US, the 29-year-old has also been confirmed for performances in Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland, France, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Portugal.
Spears recently told fans that she hopes the 'Femme Fatale' tour, which kicks off in Sacramento on June 16, will be "outrageously spectacular".
Tickets for the Dublin and Belfast gigs will go on sale at 9am on Friday, June 10.
T-Pain Vows To Never Use Auto-Tune Again
Producer/rapper T-Pain has vowed to never use the Auto-Tune effect again, quite possibly ending a long-running trend in R&B and Hip-Hop music.
In an exclusive statement issued to AllHipHop.com today (June 2nd), T-Pain vowed to ditch the Auto-Tune technology for his own new, vocal processor.
"I vow right here, right now, to never use Auto-Tune again," T-Pain told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive statement. "I'm onto something that I think is bigger and better called 'The T-Pain Effect.'"
In an exclusive statement issued to AllHipHop.com today (June 2nd), T-Pain vowed to ditch the Auto-Tune technology for his own new, vocal processor.
"I vow right here, right now, to never use Auto-Tune again," T-Pain told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive statement. "I'm onto something that I think is bigger and better called 'The T-Pain Effect.'"
Demi Lovato talks about new album
I love being back in the studio! It's been very therapeutic to be able to express my feelings and talk about who I really am, through my music. It also helps that I've been lucky enough to work with such talented people on the record so far!
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