This Week’s Fresh Friday Featured Artitst – Big O

It’s that time of the week again music lovers, where we check out new music by indie artists from all genres, lets kick off the first Fresh Friday for September with Big O.

Big O is a Hip Hop/Punk Rock band hailed from Caldwell, Idaho. Big O’s  Hip Hop is different and has a unique Northwest style to it and is backed with a live band. Big O has headlined a DIY Northwest Tour as well as Co-headlining a DIY Southwest Tour with indie punk band Sheep Among Wolves, and also featured on a single with SXSW’s showcase artist Emma Heartbeat and has shared the stage with Sir Mix-A-Lot.

Big O has just wrapped up the “Nothing is the Same” tour where they toured Canada and played Vanfest. Big O is set to play to a home crowd at 16FEST which kicks off on the 14th September through to the 16th September 2016 at Android House Caldwell.

Big O’s has released his first EP “Nothing is the Same” the 3 tracks are produced by 3 different producers and is recorded with live drums and bass.

Nothing Is The Same EP
‘It’s Music‘
‘That’s Just What It Is‘
‘Nothing Is The Same”

“The world that we live in and the music that we listen to is constantly changing, will we choose to embrace the change and attempt to better the world, or will we fight the change? We know one thing, Nothing is the Same” – Big O

‘Nothing Is The Same‘ EP’s tracks are distinctly different but they all have that very unique fusion of hip hop and puck rock, it is refreshingly different in a world where hip hop is becoming very generic, the mixing, the live drums and the bass on the tracks are awesome and Big O’s rap and lyrics are also refreshing, they are about life not violence or killing people. Big O definitely deserves a spot in your playlist! I have included one of the tracks below and links.

 

 

LINKS

Big O Bandcamp Page

Big O Facebook Page

Big O Twitter Account

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[Music News] The Full List of Nominees For The 2016 Country Music Association Awards

We are in the midst of the award season with the VMAs just over we are now looking to the music awards, The 2016 Country Music Association Award which will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on ABC on Nov 2 at 8pm ET. This years Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will return as co-hosts. We will bring you mor information as it comes to hand on who will present and perform on the night. Below is the full list of this years CMA Awards Nominees

2016 Country Music Association Awards Nominees

 

Entertainer of the Year

Nominees Are:

✉  Garth Brooks

✉  Luke Bryan

✉  Chris Stapleton

✉  Carrie Underwood

✉  Keith Urban

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Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producers)

Nominees Are:

✉  Hero – Maren Morris

✉  Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church

✉  Storyteller – Carrie Underwood

✉  Black – Dierks Bentley

✉  Ripcord – Keith Urban

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Female Vocalist of the Year

Nominees Are:

✉  Kelsea Ballerini

✉  Miranda Lambert

✉  Maren Morris

✉  Kacey Musgraves

✉  Carrie Underwood

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Male Vocalist of the Year

Nominees Are:

✉  Eric Church

✉  Tim McGraw

✉  Chris Stapleton

✉  Dierks Bentley

✉  Keith Urban

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Vocal Group of the Year

Nominees Are:

✉  Lady Antebellum

✉  Little Big Town

✉  Old Dominion

✉  Rascal Flatts

✉  Zac Brown Band

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Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters)

Nominees Are:

✉  “Die a Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett

✉  “Humble and Kind” – Tim McGraw

✉  “My Church” – Maren Morris

✉  “Record Year” – Eric Church

✉  “Burning House” – Cam

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Vocal Duo of the Year

Nominees Are:

✉  Brothers Osborne

✉  Dan + Shay

✉  Florida Georgia Line

✉  Joey + Rory

✉  Maddie & Tae

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New Artist of the Year

Nominees Are:

✉  Kelsea Ballerini

✉  Brothers Osborne

✉  Maren Morris

✉  Old Dominion

✉  Cole Swindell

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Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producer)

Nominees Are:

✉  “Die a Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett

✉  “Humble and Kind” – Tim McGraw

✉  “My Church” – Maren Morris

✉  “Nobody to Blame” – Chris Stapleton

✉  “Record Year” – Eric Church

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Musical Event of the Year

Nominees Are:

✉  “Different for Girls” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Elle King

✉  “Home Alone Tonight” – Luke Bryan Feat. Karen Fairchild

✉  “The Fighter” – Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood

✉  “Think of You” – Chris Young with Cassadee Pope

✉  “You Are My Sunshine” – Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton

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Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Director)

Nominees Are:

✉  “Fire Away” – Chris Stapleton

✉  “Humble And Kind” – Tim McGraw

✉  “Record Year” – Eric Church

✉  “Somewhere on a Beach” – Dieks Bentley

✉  “Burning House” – Cam

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Musician of the Year

Nominees Are:

✉  Jerry Douglas

✉  Paul Franklin

✉  Dann Huff

✉  Brent Mason

✉  Derek Wells

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[Festival News] The Caloundra Music Festival

The next festival that is upcoming on the Sunshine Coast, Qld is the Caloundra Music Festival. This year is a little specials as it will mark 10 years of the Caloundra Music Festival and is set to be huge celebration with Australian and International artists in an impressive lineup. The festival is presented by the Sunshine Coast Council and held on the beautiful Kings Beach and surrounds.

Caloundra Music Festival

The Caloundra Music Festival is located at Kings Beach Park, Kings Beach, Caloundra in Queensland.

The CMF runs from the 30th September 2016 through to 3rd October 2016, gates open from 12 noon every day and the gates close at 10:15pm Fri, Sat, Sun and 9pm on Mon.

Let’s check out the massive lineup for this year.

Caloundra Music Festival Lineup

FRIDAY

The Cat Empire

Tower Of Power

The Beautiful Girls

Erica Falls

The Black Seeds

Busby Marou

Ganggajang

Kim Churchill

George And Noriko

Bobby Alu & The Palm Royale

Hot Potato Band

The Akhostics

Barefoot

Bri Green

Bullhorn

Cheap Fakes

The Cocount Kids

Jimmy Davis

The Floating Bridges

The Lyrical

The Meltdown

Mick McCombe

The Ruiins

Stomping Ivories

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SATURDAY

Michael Franti & Spearhead

Kate Miller-Heidke

Blue King Brown

Incognito

Paul Dempsey

Erica Falls

Skunkhour

Kim Churchill

George And Noriko

Bobby Alu & The Palm Royale

Hot Potato Band

The Akhoustics

Band Of Frequencies

Blue Arcadia

Caravana Sun

Cheap Flakes

Chesterfield

The Cocount Kids

Hayden Hack Trio

Hollow Coves

Khan Harrison

The Floating Bridges

Mason Hope

The Meltdown

Nick Saxson

Stomping Ivories

Suga Lu Band

Whandaland

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SUNDAY 

Guy Sebastian

Illy

Ladyhawke

Tower Of Power

Daryl Braithwaite

Incognito

Erica Falls

Mat McHugh

Harry Manx

Ayla

Chance Waters

The Akhoustics

A French Butler Called

All Strings Attached

Band Of Frequencies

Caiti Baker

Dan Horne

Fieu

High life

The Low Down Riders

Peter Allan

The Counterfeit Umbrellas

Stomping Ivories

The Swamp Stomper

Will Anderson

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MONDAY

Icehouse

The Preatures

Tower Of Power

Incognito

Thursty Merc

Asta

Harry Manx

Montaigne

Ayla

Barefoot

Ben Barker

Bullhorn

Doolie

Fieu

Fat Picnic

Ivey

Low Down Riders

Nathan Hawes

Ruby Gilbert

Stomping Ivories

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LINKS

Website:

Caloundra Music Festival

Facebook:

CMF Facebook Page

Twitter:

CMF Twitter Account

Tickets:

Ticket Website

[Breaking News] American Horror Story Releases A New Teaser

A few hours ago (2 hours, if you want to be precise) AHS release its newest teaser for the upcoming season 6, this will make it teaser number 21. lets take a look at the newest teaser on the block. Teaser #21 ‘Backtrack.’

AHS6 Backtrack

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On This Day 1st Sept 2016 In Music History

Welcome back to the first edition of OTD for September and what a lineup we have this week. This weeks OTD kicks off in 1952 with the legendary Ray Charles, along with a few usual suspects including The Who, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and some newbies making their OTD debut.

On This Day…..

1952

🎙 Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles‘ contract from Swingtime Records, where Charles had been recording in the mellower, bluesy style of Nat King Cole and Charles Brown.

 

1953

🎙 The Texas duo of Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery auditioned for radio station KDAV’s Sunday Party. The duo started a slot on Sunday afternoon that became known as The Bob and Buddy Show

1955

🎙 After complaints from his neighbours, Rock ‘n’ Roll fan Sidney Adams was fined £3 and 10 shillings, ($9.80) by London Court after playing Bill Haley’s  ‘Shake Rattle and Roll‘ all day at full volume.

1956

🎙 19-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis arrived at Sun Records hoping for an audition, only to find that owner Sam Phillips was on vacation in Florida. Jerry Lee recorded some demos that Phillips would hear when he returned.

1957

🎙 The Biggest Show Of Stars package tour kicked off at Brooklyn Paramount featuring: Buddy Holly & The Crickets, The Drifters, The Everly Brothers and Frankie Lymon, however on some dates artists were unable to play because of segregation laws.

1962

🎙 Tommy Roe went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Sheila‘, a No.3 recorded was a re-recorded version of a song that was first released in 1960 when Roe was part of a group called The Satins.

 

1966

🎙 The Who single ‘I’m  A Boy‘ entered the UK chart peaking at No.2 giving the band their second No.2 hit. The song was originally intended to be a part of a rock opera called ‘Quads‘ which was to be set in the future where parents can choose the sex of their children.

🎙 The Byrds played the first of an 11-night run at The Whisky-a-go-go, Hollywood, California. The Whisky-a-go-go opened in 1964 with a live band led by Johnny Rivers and a short-skirted female DJ spinning records between sets from a suspended cage. When the girl began to dance during River’s sets the audience thought it was part of the act – and the concept of Go-Go dancers in cages was born.

1967

🎙 The four Beatles held a meeting a Paul McCartney’s house in London to decide upon their next course of action following the death of manager Brian Epstein. They decided to postpone their planned trip to India and to begin the already-delayed production of the Magical Mystery Tour movie. They had to songs already recorded for the movie, ‘Magical Mystery Tour‘, and ‘Your Mother Should Know‘.

🎙 Boz Scaggs returned to the US from Europe and rejoined Steve Miller’s Band. The pair had played together as teenagers, after which Scaggs left for Europe and recorded the solo album, Boz. Working with Miller, Scaggs appeared on Children of the Future and Sailor before going solo for good.

1974

🎙 The Osmonds were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with the Johnny Bristol song ‘Love Me For A Reason‘, the group’s only UK No.1. The song was also a UK No.2 ht for Boyzone in 1994.

1976

🎙 Ode Records president Lou Adler and employee Neil Silver were kidnapped at Adler’s house in Malibu. The two were released after paying a $25,000 ransom. A week later, a California couple were charged with the crime, but a third accomplice got away.

🎙 Wish You Were Here was close to spending one year on the UK chart. Pink Floyd’s ninth studio album been premiered at Knebworth in July 1975, and was released in September that year. It was an instant success, with record company EMI unable to press enough copies to satisfy demand. The artwork for the album package was once again created by the Hipgnosis team, who created a series of tableaux based on ‘absence‘, including the empty gesture of a handshake between two US business men (one of whom is on fire), a diver that causes no ripples, and a piece of gauze floating in the wind, photographed somewhere in Norfolk, UK.

1977

🎙 Blondie featuring former Playboy Bunny Debra Harry, signed their first major record company contract with Chrysalis Records.

1979

🎙 U2 released their very first record, and EP titled ‘U2-3.’ With an initial run of 1,000 individually numbered copies, the tracks were produced by the band with Chas de Whalley and was available only in Ireland.

1980

🎙 Fleetwood Mac ended a nine-month world tour with a performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Lindsay Buckingham announced on stage, “This is our last show for a long time.”

1983

🎙 Mick Jones, lead guitarist with The Clash was fired by the other three members who claimed he’d ‘drifted apart‘ from the original idea of the group.

1984

🎙 After a 25-year career, Tina Turner had her first solo No.1 single in the US with ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It.’ This song was originally written for Cliff Richard, however the song was rejected. It was then offered to Donna Summer, who has stated she had sat with it for a couple of years but never recorded it.

2000

🎙 The Spice Girls had five places in a list of the UK Top 20 Earing Celebrity directors. Monsta Productions (Emma), Moody Productions (Posh), Red Girl Productions (Mel C), Moneyspider Productions (Mel B) and Geri Productions with £6m each.

2002

🎙 Atomic Kitten started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the 1980 Blondie hit, ‘The Tide Is High.’

🎙 Coldplay scored their second UK No.1 Album with A Rush Of Blood To The Head. The album won the band the 2003 Grammy for Best Alternative Album for the second time in a row, successive to their previous win in the same category, and the 2004 Grammy for Record of the Year for the song ‘Clocks.’

2004

🎙 Former Libertines frontman Pete Doherty  was given a suspended four-month jail sentence after admitting possession of a flick knife. The singer was found with the weapon by police as he drove to his home in London on 18th June.

2005

🎙 Barry Cowsill, bass guitarist for The Cowsills, died from injuries caused by Hurricane Katrina. His body was not recovered untill December 28th, 2005, from the Chartres Street Wharf, New Orleans. He was 51.

2007

🎙 Suppergrass were forced to put all plans on hold after band member Mick Quinn broke his back. The bass player and vocalist sleepwalked out of a first floor window of a villa where he was staying in the South of France; he was rushed to a specialist spinal unit in Toulouse where surgeons operated to repair two broken vertebrae as well as a smashed heel.

2009

🎙 Jake Brockman, former keyboard player with Echo and the Bunnymen was killed when his motorbike was in collision with a converted ambulance on the Isle of Man. In 1989 the band’s first drummer Pete De Freitas died in a similar crash.

2011

🎙 Billy Joe Armstrong was thrown off a Southwest flight because the singer was wearing his pants too low. A flight attendant had approached Armstrong an told him, “Pull your pants up or you get off the plane.” Later, a Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins released a statement saying that the airline and the Green Day pop star had settled their differences over the incident.

2012

🎙 US songwriter Hal David, who wrote dozens of hits with collaborator Burt Bacharach, died in Los Angeles at the age of 91 from complications from a stroke. with Bacharach he wrote a string of hits for Dionne Warwick, including’Walk On By‘ and ‘I Say a little Prayer‘, as well as other artists including Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield.

2013

🎙 Classic Beatles albums finally went platinum after the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) changed its sales award rules. Gold or platinum status has become synonymous with record success but the system has only been in place since 1973. This made Sgt. Pepper’s a triple-platinum album, having sold more than 900,000 copies since 1994. In total, the album is estimated to have sold 5.1 million units in the UK since its 1967 release. The albums Revolver, Help, Rubber Soul and The White Album also now have platinum status.

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That brings us to the end of this weeks OTD, make sure you check out this weeks OTD Spotify playlist it’s definitely worth listening to!

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[Festival News] The Maroochy Music & Vis Arts Festival (Qld, Australia)

Now it is not as big or as well know as the Reading and Leads Festival, nor does it have the big headliner acts, but who know what the future will bring. So in an effort to build more Australian readers I am going to try my best to bring you the line ups and highlights from music festivals around our big and beautiful country as well as other festivals around the world. We are kicking off the new festival feature off in Queensland with the upcoming Maroochy Music & Vis Arts Festival. Each feature will have information on Where the festival is , When the festival takes place, the all important Line Up and links. Also you may notice that us Aussies are straight to the point and always what people to have a good time, so a few festivals have adopted the “No Dickheads” Policy at their festivals to ensure other festival goers enjoy themselves without the dickheads.

I am always open to suggestions guys, so if you think I should cover a festival or you know of an upcoming festival the please don’t hesitate to drop me a line and let me know.

Maroochy Music & Vis Art’s Festival

The Maroochy Festival is held in Maroochydore, Queensland, Sunshine Coast, Australia at the Old Horton Park Golf Course.

The Festival kicks off on the 10th September 2016 and the gates open at 10am and the last act finishes at 10:30pm. Have you ever been to a festival on a golf course before? Well now you can tick that off your bucket list with the Maroochy Music & Vis Art Festival!

Maroochy Music & Vis Art Festival LineUp

THE AMPI

Matt Corby
Peking Duk
AllDay
George Maple
Client Liaison
City Calm Down
Japanese Wallpaper
Ngaiire
Bad//Dreams
Vera Blue
Pop Cult

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Visual Artists

Amanda Parer
Mic Black
Bertie Blackman
Gus
Zoe Porter
Gimiks Born
Thom Stuart
Ochid
Wintercroft
Wayne McFetridge

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Champagne & Oyster Garden

Alex Lahey
Alice Ivy
Batz
The Francis Wolves
Inigo
Mark Lowndes
Forevr
Christian Patey
Juju Bom
Chris Fllaskas
Sommer RD

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Ghetto Blaster

DJ Total Eclipse
Tom Tilley (Triple J)
Danny Cool
Gavin Boyd
Lachness
We Out Here DJs
Alex Millington
Jawgoh
DJ Bacon
DJ Shift-T
Mr Walker
Jing Kohn
Beverly Thrills

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LINKS

Maroochy Music & Vis Arts Festival Website

Maroochy Music & Vis Arts Festival Tickets

MMVA Festival Facebook Page

MMVA Festival Twitter Account

Skatronixxx Links

Skatronixxx Website

Skatronixxx Facebook Page

Skatronixxx Twitter Account

My Twitter Account (Presh81)

The 2016 MTV Video Music Award Winners

Yesterday (Monday 29th Aug) I settled in to watch this years VMAs, I lasted 5 minutes before I had to turn it off, otherwise I would be out buying a TV today, preferably one without a remote stuck in it. Why I hear you asking, did I only last 5 minutes? This years hosts were like children who had been fed sugar for days leading up to the show, so much yelling and screaming, I’m not sure they understand the function of the mic, and don’t even get me started with Key and Peel at the start of the VMAs talking utter shit and again not sure they understood the mic’s function either and , unfortunately for me it over shadowed the awesome talent we were celebrating on the night. Moving on I have you covered with the complete list of this years VMAs winners and thoes who performed. Beyoncé cleaned up this year with the awards, so lets take a look.

Rihanna – Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

2016 COMPLETE VMA WINNERS LIST

 

Video of the Year

Nominees:

Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

Kanye West – “Famous”

The Winner:

Beyoncé – “Formation“

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Best Female Video

Nominees:

Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Hold Up”

Sia – “Cheap Thrills”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

Rihanna Feat. Drake – “Work” (short version)

WINNER:

Beyoncé – “Hold Up”

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Best Male Video

Nominees:

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”

Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”

Kanye West – “Famous”

The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”

WINNER:

Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”

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Best Collaboration

Nominees:

Beyoncé Feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”

Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”

Ariana Grande Feat. Lil Wayne -“Let Me Love You”

Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”

Rihanna Feat. Drake – “Work” (short version)

WINNER:

Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”

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Best Hip Hop Video

Nominees:

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Desiigner – “Panda”

Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”

Chance The Rapper – “Angels”

2 Chainz – “Watch Out”

WINNER:

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

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Best Pop Video

Nominees:

Adele – “Hello”

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

WINNER:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

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Best Rock Video

Nominees:

All Time Low – “Missing You”

Coldplay – “Adventure Of A Lifetime”

Fall Out Boy Feat. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible”

Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”

Panic! At The Disco – “Victorious”

WINNER:

Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”

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Best Electronic Video 

Nominees:

Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love”

99 Souls Feat. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine”

Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”

Afrojack – “SummerThing”

The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”

WINNER:

Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love”

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Breakthrough Long Form Video

Nominees:

Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey

Beyoncé – Lemonade

Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement

Chris Brown – Royalty

Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

WINNER:

Beyoncé – Lemonade

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Best New Artist

Nominees:

Bryson  Tiller

Desiigner

Zara Larsson

Lukas Graham

DNCE

WINNER:

DNCE

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Song of Summer Presented by Verizon

Nominees:

Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”

The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey – “Closer”

Drake Feat. Kyla & Wizkid – “One Dance”

Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap – “All In My Head (Flex)”

Justin Timberlake – “Can’t Stop The Feeling”

Kent Jones – “Don’t Mind”

Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MO – “Cold Water”

Nick Jonas Feat. Ty Dolla $ign – “Bacon”

Selena Gomez – “Kill Em With Kindness”

Sia – “Cheap Thrills”

WINNER:

Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap – “All In My Head (Flex)”

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PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

Best Art Direction 

Nominees:

Beyoncé – “Hold Up”

Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

David Bowie – “Blackstar”

Adele – “Hello”

WINNER:

David Bowie – “Blackstar”

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Best Choreography

Nominees:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Missy Elliott Feat. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)

Beyoncé – “Sorry”

FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X”

Florence + The Machine – “Delilah”

WINNER:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

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Best Direction

Nominees:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Coldplay – “Up&Up”

Adele – “Hello”

David Bowie – “Lazarus”

Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better”

WINNER:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

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Best Cinematography

Nominees:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Adele – “Hello”

David Bowie – “Lazarus”

Alesso – “I Wanna Know”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

WINNER:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

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Best Editing

Nominees:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Adele – “Hello”

Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”

David Bowie – “Lazarus”

Ariana Grande – “Into You”

WINNER:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

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Best Visual Effects

Nominees:

Coldplay – “Up&Up”

FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X

Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”

The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”

Zayn – “PILLOWTALK”

WINNER:

Coldplay – “Up&Up”

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Beyoncé – Kevin Mazur/WireImage

2016 VMA PERFORMANCES

 

My Standout Performers 

Rihanna

Rihanna received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award this year and was presented by Drake. Rihanna wowed the crowed with her performance, she had a massive dance troupe with her as sung “Work“, Rude Boy“and “Whats My Name“, however it was Rih’s final performance that really got the crowd going, she wore an old school Hollywood gown and belted out “Stay“, “Diamonds” and “Love on the Brain“

Watch her performance on the link below

Rihanna’s VMA Performance

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Beyoncé

No one knew Beyoncé was performing untill this weekend and WOW what a performance it was, she did almost half of her visual album Lemonade. Hats off she is the Queen, stunning performance.

Watch her performance on the link below

Beyoncé’s VMA Performance

Other VMA Performers

Nick Jonas and Ty Dolla $ign performed “Bacon“.

Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj performed “Side to Side” for Grande’s Dangerous Woman album.

Britney Spears and G-Easy performed “Me, Myself & I” and “Make Me“.

The Chainsmokers & Halsey performed “Closer“

Future performed “Fuck Up Some Commas“

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Well folks that’s a wrap on this years VMAs, one can only hope next year we have adults hosting the show and then I might be able to sit through the whole awards.

The Top 20 Box Office Movie Chart For The Weekend Of 26-28th Aug 16

Welcome back to the latest Weekend Box Office Movie Chart, if you have just joined us, each weekend we bring you the best performing 20 movies at the box office, where they raked and also how much they grossed. Lets take a look and see if the Suicide Squad has managed to hold onto No.1 again this weekend?

Chart Legend

Rank/ Movie Title/ Studio

W/E Gross = Weekend Gross – LW = Last Weeks Rank

Red = DOWN – Green = UP – Blue = No Movement – Teal = New

 

 

BOX OFFICE MOVIE CHART

  1.  Don’t Breathe / SGem

 W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$ 26,115,000     $26,115,000      NEW

 

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  2.  Suicide Squad / WB

 W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$12,11,000         $282,882,627     #1

 

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 3.  Kubo and the Two Strings / Focus

 W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$7,909,000       $24,920,378       #4

 

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 4.  Sausage Party / Sony 

 W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$7,665,000       $80,008,510      #2

 

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 5.  Mechanic: Resurrection / LG/S

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$7,500,00         $7,500,000       NEW

 

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 6.  Pete’s Dragon (2016) / BV 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$7,282,000      $54,715,378        #5

 

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 7.  War Dogs / WB

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$7,255,000       $27,757,687       #3

 

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 8.  Bad Moms / STX 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$5,760,000       $95,453,235        #8

 

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 9.  Jason Bourne / Uni. 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$5,230,000      $149,357,235       #7

 

 

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 10.  Ben-Hur (2016) / Par. 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$4,530,000       $19,552,877       #6

 

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 11.  The Secret Life of Pets / Uni. 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$3,760,000       $353,221,005     #9

 

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 12.  Hell or High Water / LGF 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$3,725,000        $8,564,099        #12

 

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 13.  Southside with You / RAtt. 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$3,060,065        $3,060,065       NEW

 

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 14.  Florence Foster Jenkins / Par. 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$3,000,000       $19,853,295        #10

 

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 15.  Star Trek Beyond / Par. 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$2,240,000      $150,870,049     #11

 

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 16.  Hands of Stone / Wein 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$1,734,000       $1,734,000        NEW

 

 

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 17.  Lights Out / WB (NL)

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$700,000           $65,498,451       #13

 

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 18.  Finding Dory / BV

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$634,000           $479,602645     #17

 

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 19.  Ghostbusters / Sony 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$550,000          $124,952,612     #16

 

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 20.  Nerve / LGF 

W/E Gross       Total Gross       LW

$545,000           $36,823,294      #15

 

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This week we have seen a few new movies enter the box office movie chat but there are also some movies that are still hanging in there and obviously still making money. check back next Sunday (UK time) Monday (Aus time) to find out who is in the top 20 and how much they made.

See you back here Sunday (UK time) which is Monday (AU time). Have a fantastic week all!

Your Weekly Top 50 Singles Chart Wrap UP

It’s that time of the week again where we bring you the latest from the Aria, Billboard and Official UK charts. Last weeks No.1’s were: The Chainsmokers (ARIA), Sia (Billboard), Major Lazer (Official UK), lets find out if they have held onto the top spot again in this weeks wrap up.

ARIA SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MO (LW 3)

☆ 4.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (LW 4)

☆ 5.  Papercuts – Illy Feat. Vera Blue (LW 5)

☆ 6.  I Love You Always Forever – Betty Who (UP – LW 9)

☆ 7.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue (DOWN – LW 6)

☆ 8.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic (UP – LW 12)

☆ 9.  Alarm – Anne-Marie (DOWN – LW 8)

☆ 10.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 11.  The Ocean – Mike Perry (UP – LW 14)

☆ 12.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 10)

☆ 13.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 14.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 15.  Final Song – MO (UP – LW 17)

☆ 16.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 17.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (UP – LW 18)

☆ 18.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 19.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (LW 19)

☆ 20.  Crush – Usher (LW 20)

☆ 21.  Into You – Ariana Grande (LW 21)

☆ 22.  In My Blood – The Veronicas (LW 22)

☆ 23.  In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix (UP – LW 33)

☆ 24.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (UP – LW 27)

☆ 25.  Don’t Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix) – Imany (UP – LW 26)

☆ 26.  Say It – Flume Feat. Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 23)

☆ 27.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (UP – LW 29)

☆ 28.  Mercy – Shawn Mendes (NEW)

☆ 29.  This Girl – Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 30.  Me Too – Meghan Trainor (DOWN – LW 28)

☆ 31.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 32.  Rise – Katy Perry (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 33.  Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (NEW)

☆ 34.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (LW 34)

☆ 35.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (LW 35)

☆ 36.  Still Falling For You – Ellie Goulding (NEW)

☆ 37.  Cool Girl – Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 38.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 39.  Hair – Little Mix (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 40.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 41.  Cruel – Snakehips Feat. Zayn (DOWN – LW 38)

☆ 42.  Toothbrush – DNCE (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 43.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (DOWN – LW 39)

☆ 44.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (UP – LW 46)

☆ 45.  Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (NEW)

☆ 46.  Don’t Hurt Me – DJ Mustard Feat. Nicki Minaj & Jeremih (DOWN – LW 44)

☆ 47.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (DOWN – LW 40)

☆ 48.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 49.  Purple Lamborghini – Skrillex & Rick Ross (DOWN – LW 43)

☆ 50.  Kill Em With Kindness – Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 45)

This Weeks Top 3: Closer – The Chainsmokers (1), Let Me Love You – DJ Snake (2), Cold Water – Major Lazer (3).

This Weeks New Singles: Mercy – Shawn Mendes (28), Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (33), Still Falling For You – Ellie Goulding (36), Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (45).

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BILLBOARD SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (UP – LW 6)

☆ 2.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 1)

☆ 3.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MO (DOWN – LW 2)

☆ 4.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (LW 4)

☆ 5.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 3)

☆ 6.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 7)

☆ 7.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 8.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (LW 8)

☆ 9.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (LW 9)

☆ 10.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (UP – LW 11)

☆ 11.  Needed Me – Rihanna (DOWN – LW 10)

☆ 12.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 14)

☆ 13.  Into You – Ariana Grande (LW 13)

☆ 14.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (UP – LW 17)

☆ 15.  For Free – DJ Khaled Feat. Drake (UP – LW 18)

☆ 16.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Feat. X ambassadors (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 17.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 18.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (UP – LW 19)

☆ 19.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 20.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (UP – LW 25)

☆ 21.  Broccoli – D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty (UP – LW 26)

☆ 22.  Controlla – Drake (LW 22)

☆ 23.  Gold – Kiiara (UP – LW 32)

☆ 24.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 25.  Me Too – Meghan Trainor (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 26.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (DOWN – LW 23)

☆ 27.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (UP – LW 28)

☆ 28.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (UP – LW 31)

☆ 29.  H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line (DOWN – LW 27)

☆ 30.  Luv – Tory Lanez (UP – LW 40)

☆ 31.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 32.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 33.  No Limit – Usher Feat. Young Thug (UP – LW 37)

☆ 34.  Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 35)

☆ 35.  Hymn For The Weekend – Coldplay (UP – LW 41)

☆ 36.  Sit Still, Look Pretty – Daya (UP – LW 56)

☆ 37.  Tiimmy Turner – Desiigner (UP – LW 38)

☆ 38.  Work – Rihanna Feat. Drake (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 39.  Rise – Katy Perry (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 40.  7 Years – Lukas Graham (UP – LW 42)

☆ 41.  Low Life – Future Feat. The Weeknd (DOWN – LW 39)

☆ 42.  This Girl – Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners (UP – LW 65)

☆ 43.  Gangsta – Kehlani (UP – LW 62)

☆ 44.  I Got The Keys – DJ Khaled Feat. Jay Z & Future (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 45.  Unsteady – X Ambassadors (UP – LW 47)

☆ 46.  Love Yourself – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 44)

☆ 47.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 45)

☆ 48.  Peter Pan – Kelsea Ballerini (UP – LW 52)

☆ 49.  From The Ground Up – Dan + Shay (DOWN – LW 48)

☆ 50.  Make You Miss Me – Sam Hunt (DOWN – LW 46)

This Weeks Top 3: Closer – The Chainsmokers (1), Cheap Thrills – Sia (2), Cold Water – Major Lazer (3).

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UK SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber  & MO (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (UP – LW 4)

☆ 4.  Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (DOWN – LW 3)

☆ 5.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 7)

☆ 6.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (LW 6)

☆ 7.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 8.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (LW 8)

☆ 9.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (LW 9)

☆ 10.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (LW 10)

☆ 11.  This Girl – Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners (LW 11)

☆ 12.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (LW 12)

☆ 13.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic (UP – LW 16) 

☆ 14.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (UP – LW 23)

☆ 15.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (UP – LW 18)

☆ 16.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 17.  Tears – Clean Bandit Feat. Louisa Johnson (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 18.  Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 19.  Alarm – Anne-Marie (UP – LW 24)

☆ 20.  Good Grief – Bastille (LW 20)

☆ 21.  Into You – Ariana Grande (LW 21)

☆ 22.  Final Song – MO (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 23.  Sunshine – Tieks Feat. Dan Harkna (DOWN – LW 22)

☆ 24.  In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (UP – LW 28)

☆ 25.  Still Falling For You – Ellie Goulding (NEW)

☆ 26.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (LW 26)

☆ 27.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (UP – LW 30)

☆ 28.  Tilted – Christine & The Queens (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 29.  Ain’t Giving Up – Craig David & Sigala (NEW)

☆ 30.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (DOWN – LW 27)

☆ 31.  You Don’t Know Love – Olly Murs (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 32.  Hymn For The Weekend – Coldplay (UP – LW 33)

☆ 33.  Controlla – Drake (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 34.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (LW 34)

☆ 35.  No Money – Galantis (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 36.  Hotter Than Hell – Dua Lipa (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 37.  Who Do You Think – MO (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 38.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 39.  Is This Love (Remix) – Bob Marley Feat. Lvndscape & Bolier (UP – LW 42)

☆ 40.  Let Me Hold You ( Turn Me On) – Cheat Codes & Dante Klein (UP – LW 77)

☆ 41.  Cruel – Snakehips Feat. Zayn (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 42.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (DOWN – LW 38)

☆ 43.  Kill Em With Kindness – Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 40)

☆ 44.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN –  LW 39)

☆ 45.  The Ocean – Mike Perry (DOWN – LW 43)

☆ 46.  Millionaire – Digital Farm Animals & Cash Cash

☆ 47.  Sex – Cheat Codes Feat. Kris Kross (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 48.  Needed Me – Rihanna (DOWN – LW 44)

☆ 49.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 47)

☆ 50.  False Alarm – Matoma & Becky Hill (UP – LW 65)

This Weeks Top 3: Cold Water – Major Lazer (1), Let Me Love You – DJ Snake (2), Closer – The Chainsmokers (3).

This Weeks New Singles: Still Falling For You – Ellie Goulding (25), Ain’t Giving Up – Craig David & Sigala (29).

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This Weeks Chart Summary

The week on the ARIA chart, The Chainsmokers held onto No.1, there wasn’t a lot of major changes this week however we seen two new singles Ellie Goulding and Craig David enter the ARIA chart this week. There was a big move for the No.1 on the Billboard chart with The Chainsmokers moving up six places to take the No.1 spot from Sia, who dropped down to No.2 however this week there were a lot more singles moving up the chart.  Major Lazer still hold No.1 on the UK chart, a lot of singles on the chart this weeks stayed the same as last week, we also see the same new singles from Ellie Goulding and Craig David enter the UK chart this week.

Well music lovers that is a wrap on yet another weeks charts, enjoy the music videos from this weeks new singles and I will see you here the same time next week.

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[Festival News] The Weekends Lineup For The Reading & Leeds Festival

The Reading and Leeds festival kicked off yesterday (Friday 26th Aug) and goes through to Sunday 28th Aug and let me tell you the lineup this year is impressive to say the least, so let’s have a look at the festivals lineup for Saturday and Sunday

Main Stage

Saturday 27 Aug

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Imagine Dragons
Courteeners
EODM (Eagles Of Death Metal)
Slaves
Parkway Drive
Skindred
Clutch
Sundara Karma

Sunday 28th Aug

Biffy Clyro
Fall Out Boy
The Vaccines
Viola Beach Tribute
A$AP Rocky
Five Finger Death Punch
Sleeping With Sirens
Coheed and Cambria
The Virginmarys
State Champs

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NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage

Saturday 27th Aug

Too Door Cinema Club
NAS
Jack Garratt
Sigma
Krept & Konan
Netsky
Blossoms
Whitney
Sunset sons
Fathersons

Sunday 28th Aug

The 1975
The Wombats
Cage The Elephant
Savages
Rat Boy
Half Moon Run
Tonight Alive
Deaf Havana
SPRING King

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BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage

Saturday 27 Aug

Duke Dumont
Disciples
My NU Leng B2B Oneman + Dread MC
Riton
Sophie
Birdy Nam Nam
Lemaitre
Zac Samuel
Rag’N’Bone Man
The Japanese House

Sunday 28th Aug

DJ EZ
David Rodigan
MistaJam
Friction
Jauz
Fred V & Grafix
Redlight
Low Steppa
Delta Heavy
James Organ

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The Pit

Saturday 27th Aug

Mastodon
The Dillinger Escape plan
Kvelertak
Giraffe Toung Orchestra
Milk Teeth
Heck
Ghost Town
Dead!
Big Spring

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Lock Up Stage

Sunday 28th Aug

Good Charlotte
The King Blues
MGK
Arcane Roots
Modern Baseball
Roam
Beach Slang
Waterparks
Greywind
Strange Bones
Fighting Caravans

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Festival Republic Stage

Saturday 27th Aug

Brian Fallon and the Crowes
Palace
Lapsley
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
White Room
Vant
The Hunna
Seratones
Inheaven
Tuff Love
The Beach
Beach Baby

Sunday 28th Aug

The Temper Trap
Third Eye Blind
Borns
DMA’S
Eagulls
Clean Cut Kid
Gnash
Ezra Furman
The Magic Gang
The Vryll Society
Will Joseph Cook
Isaac Gracie
Tibet

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BBC Radio 1XTRA Stage

Saturday 27th Aug

Stormzy
Section Boyz
Logic
DJ Semtex
Bugzy Malone
Anderson .Paak & The Free
Nationals
The Range
Metro Boomin
Rejjie Snow
Rude Kid
Clara Amfo

Sunday 28th Aug

Kano
Young Lean
Hoodie Allen
Big Nastie
Fekky
Raleigh Ritchie
Yungen
Franko Fraize
Kiko Bun
Sneakbo
Astroid Boys

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BBC Music Introducing Stage

Saturday 27th Aug

Fronteers
Ten Tonnes
The Shimmer Band
High Tyde
Cameron A G
The Tin Pigeons
Avalanche Party
Tiny Giant
Haus
We Were Giants
The Indigo Project
Vexxes

Sunday 28th Aug

Superglu
K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade
Lawrence Taylor
Tusk
Sonny Green
Mowbeck
Mouses
Arctic Lake
Castles
Hardwicke Circus
Night Owls
Adore//Repel

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Alternative Stage

Saturday 27th Aug

Bill Bailey
Marcus Brigstocke
Russell Kane
Andrew Maxwell
Holly Walsh
Daniel Simonsen
Dane Baptiste
David Morgan-MC
Cassetteboy Vs DJ Rubbish
Buttoned Down Disco
David Morgan-MC

Sunday 28th Aug

Owen Jones IWC Andy Parsons
Joel Dommett
Tom Deacon
Jamali Maddix
Shappi Khorsandi
Mark Grist
Anthony Anaxagorou
Iain Stirling-MC
Kurupt FM
Propaganda Feat. This Is England’s Thomas Turgoose, DJ Dan and Special Guests
Mystry
Iain Stirling-MC

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Jagerhause Stage

Saturday 27th Aug

Matrix & Futurebound
Koven
Murkage (DJ Set)
Elf Kid
Star.One
Asylums
Freak
The Kenneths
37 Adventures DJs
The Blinding (DJ Set)

Sunday 28th Aug

Shikari Sound System (DJ Set)
The Skints
Lower Than Atlantis (DJ Set)
Kioko
Rocky NTI
Man & The Echo
Alcopop! Records
Deja Bruh
The Rupees
Deja Bruh
Alcopop! Records

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