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Introducing… Ruby Frost

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by Beats, Intro, Zealander • Tags: , , , , , , ,

It’s refreshing to encounter an artist who meets the tenets of her genre as easily as Ruby Frost. From the sequins she adores to her heart quenching tunes, Frost is a pop talent who looks to the likes of Bjork and Kate Bush for inspiration, one whose natural ability has allowed her to ignore the formula and cut straight to success.

The petite singer has always written. Poetry, short stories, anything – since her early teens. Now 23, armed with a guitar and a penchant for programming her own beats, she uses lyrics to express her winsome yet wizened take on the world. Alternatively, as she puts it: “writing is where I untangle the mess in my mind.”

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Adele’s “21″ outsells Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in the UK!

by Beats, Brit Brit Brit • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Yes, this happened. Adele managed to outsell the best selling album of all time. The singer is currently atop the UK charts of all time. Her second album managed to outsell Michael Jackson in the mp3 age. Imagine what it could have done before file-sharing. But, then again maybe she would not have gotten as much exposure. What do you think.

Video Premiere: “Ménage A Trois” by Austin Brown

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by Beats, Clip, Yankee Panky • Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Michael and Janet Jackson’s nephew Austin Brown, who is Rebbie’s son, is ready to unleash his solo career on us and it sounds so very good! It actually sounds like the early beats of the Jackson 5. We look forward to hearing more from him. Oh, and he’s easy on the eyes.

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Exclusive: Nasser Loves Whitney

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by Beats, Jambalaya, Mix It Up • Tags: , , , , , , ,

As you might have noticed if you follow us on Twitter and/or Facebook, we are totally devastated from the death of the legendary Whitney Houston. Not only because she made a great contribution to the world of music, but also because we are music aficionados and we care a lot about this kind of music as we believe it has, not only an artistic impact but also a cultural one all over the world. Whitney is one of the greatest forces of that change and the progress of pop – a genre we love. At any rate, we know that you are about done right now with hearing “I Will Always Love You” blasted all over the media – A cover song that is originally Dolly Parton’s. For Micheal Jackson it was “Billie Jean” and for Amy Winehouse it was “Rehab.” And, as you might expect from Loft965.com, we are not ones to stop at the big hits only. So, we decided to compile a playlist for all the songs and remixes in Whitney Houston’s career that might go forgotten right now just like we did for Michael Jackson. Here it is. We hope you enjoy it.

 

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Madonna by the numbers!

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by Beats, Yankee Panky • Tags: , , , , , , ,

MADONNA BY THE NUMBERS:

 

50                         Number 1’s Pre-orders for Madonna’s MDNA album on iTunes (biggest one day pre- order in ITunes (biggest one day pre-order in iTunes history) hit the top spot at iTunes store in 50 countries!

11,000,000+      YouTube downloads of new Madonna video…and counting.  The most searched subject on YouTube and Google during the Super Bowl

13                         Madonna’s new single catapults to the #13 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart

56                         “Give Me All Your Luvin’” marks Madonna’s 56th appearance on the Hot 100 according to Billboard’s Keith Caulfield

117.8 Million Peak audience viewership during Madonna’s halftime performance – largest in Super Bowl history – up 4.7 million from last year – surpasses Michael Jackson’s 1993 halftime performance

47.1 Million        Households saw Madonna’s Super Bowl Performance

#6                  Trending at No. 6 on European Airplay Charts

#2                iTunes Single, jumped from previous spot 11 after the Super Bowl

2500              Spins in less than 48 hours at Top 40 radio

25              “Give Me All Your Luvin’” single’s chart debut

51                  Global Tour Dates Announced by Live Nation

1600                  Clear Channel Digital Billboards Around the Globe aired Madonna’s “Give Me All Your Luvin’”

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Video Premiere: “Giving You The Benefit” by Pebbles

by Beats, Clip, Oldie, Yankee Panky • Tags: , , , ,

The first batch of CD’s we ever bought consisted of Janet Jackson’s janet., Mariah Carey’s Music Box and Michael Jackson’s Dangerous from a store in Salmiya. The seller had a bunch of extra CD’s that weren’t selling and if you purchased two albums, you are allowed to grab one for free. So, naturally, we grabbed the one with the cover art that looked most diva-tastic from the bunch. Anyway, it turns out to be Pebbles before she went all crazy churchy on us. A good slice of 80-tinged pop!

Michael Jackson’s “Immortal” album has leaked!

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by Beats, Yankee Panky • Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Michael Jackson seems busy posthumously. This is yet another regurgitated album of sorts to sprinkle his estate with more cash. Anyway, it’s supposed to be a broadway-esque interpretation of his works. Click here to be forwarded to an blog not affiliated to ours to investigate the leak. 

Rihanna announces new album title!

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Rihanna is releasing albums so fast that sometimes its hard to distingiush which song came from which record off the top of our heads. The album is set to debut in November, the same day Michael Jackson’s Immortal and Mary J. Blige’s My Life II are slated to be released. But, something tells us that she will be topping the charts. Oh, and it’s called Talk That Talk.

 

Must-Watch: Video Premiere: “Late Nights, Early Mornings” by Marsha Ambrosius

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by Beats, Brit Brit Brit, Clip • Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

When it comes to neosoul, we always knew that one-half of Floetry has got it. When it comes to video you making, we didn’t know she had all these ideas in her. Following her previous video for “Far Away,” which tackled anti-bulling and homophobia, her second single deals with the issue of safe sex and seroconversion. Lovely idea, Ms. Marsha Ambrosius, keep them coming.

Introducing… Matti Roots

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by Beats, Brit Brit Brit, Intro • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Matti Roots has been making music for a lifetime, though unless you’ve been keeping your ear to the ground you probably haven’t heard of him… yet. He’s a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who’s worked with some of the UK’s biggest names including Ms. Dynamite, So Solid, Mis-Teeq, Terri Walker and has remixed tracks for Natasha Bedingfield, Justin Timberlake and Slum Village.
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Introducing… Jessica 6

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by Beats, Brit Brit Brit, Intro, Queen Of The Night • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Formed in 2008, Jessica 6 is a hypnotic Brooklyn-based trio that pushes the boundaries of nu-disco and R&B. “It all started when Nomi [Ruiz] brought over a kick-pattern and a song she’d written called ‘Fun Girl’,” recalls Jessica 6 bassist Andrew Raposo of the band’s conception. Ruiz (the band’s front woman), Raposo and Morgan Wiley, Jessica 6’s keys and synth master, originally met while performing with Hercules and Love Affair. “We were enjoying listening to each other’s music beyond Hercules. It was really just about having fun,” says Raposo who first met Wiley in college before joining the now defunct DFA produced hip-hop act Automato together. “Then Nomi came in with hundreds if not thousands of songs her laptop.”

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Michael Jackson’s next single is from the “Thriller” era!

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by Beats, Yankee Panky • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Allegedly, news is in that after the two fairly-recent and unpolished singles released from Michael Jackson’s posthumous album Michael (“Hold My Hand” and “Hollywood Tonight”), a track that is from the Thriller era will be the third single. The song is titled “Behind The Mask.” It was penned in 1979 and wasn’t allowed to be on his sixth album because of legal battles. Although, it has been covered by several artists, the MJ version is about to get its own release! Good news!

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Video Premiere: “Hollywood Tonight” by Michael Jackson

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by Beats, Clip, Yankee Panky • Tags: , , , , , , ,

The campaign for Michael Jackson’s album Michael is still going. This is the second single and, to tell you the truth, its a disgrace to his legacy. Out of everything he has released this is the worst bunch of strewn-together songs. They should have just left it at “This Is It.”

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Beyonce to release new single as early as spring!

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by Beats, Yankee Panky • Tags: , , , , , , ,

Allegedly, several sources today are saying that Beyonce is all ready to release a new single. Yes, there is some speculation about this. But, Producer Robert “Shea” Taylor has revealed that he has been working with Beyonce Knowles on her fourth studio album over the past several months, and says a new single is almost ready to go. Good times!

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