Fresh Friday’s Featured Artist – Sugar Rush Rock (SRR)

Welcome to another edition of Fresh Friday, this weeks featured artists are an up and coming young band by the name of Sugar Rush Rocks!

I stumbled across these guys this week while I was scouring the internet for indie artists to feature and was blown away at their talent and thier ages! The world need to know who Sugar Rush Rocks because this is just the start and I foresee big things in there future.

So who are Sugar Rush Rocks……

Band members are: Vocals: Paige Nickole, Drums: RJ Hill, Bass: Jake Brightman, Lead Guitar: Michael Sebastian, Rytham Guitar: Joey Fattore, they hail from the South NJ/Philly area and range in age from 13 -16 years-old. SRR cover rock classics and do an awesome job, their vocalist Paige has an amazing voice and has got some real talent and can certainly hit those notes and don’t get me started on the boys, the way they play those instruments, you would think they have been playing for 20 odd years! They blow me away and listing to them makes me incredibly happy!

SRR cover the greats in rock and roll including, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, The Beatles, Cheap Trick, Pat Benatar and Radio Head to name a few, although they don’t have an album (yet!) they do play live gigs. I look forward to buy their album one day! Sugar Rush Rock are definitely a band to watch!!  SSR were kind enough to do a Q&A for Skatronixxx.com which you can check it out blow along with some videos of their gigs, you will find more vids on their YouTube channel

Sugar Rush Rocks Q&A

P. Describe SRR in five words.

SRR. Unique, Focused, Motivated,  Friends, Dedicated.

P. When did the band form and what was the inspiration for the band’s name?

SSR. Sugar Rush Rocks was formed in 2012. When we came up with the name we just thought we are kids rocking out like were on a “Sugar Rush.”

P. Who are your major musical influences?

SRR. Our influences are: Tom Keifer, Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, John Bonham, Beatles.

P. What has been your most memorable band moment?

SRR. The first time we played together live we were so nervous and awkward around each other. We are so close now and became so close in such a short period of time. Looking back it seems strange that we ever felt nervous around each other.

P. What’s the song writing process like for SRR?

SRR. We usually figure out the rhythm, add layers followed by vocals.

 

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LINKS

Sugar Rush Rocks Website

Sugar Rush Rocks Facebook Page

Sugar Rush Rocks Twitter Account

[Festival News] The lineup for the Apple Music Festival has been revealed

This years lineup for the Apple Music has been revealed and some big names are set to perform including the likes of Britney Spears, Robbie Williams and 1975 just to name a few. The year’s festival will mark the events 10th anniversary and will run from September 18-30 at London’s Roundhouse.

“I’m so excited to go back to London, which is a special place for me to visit , I’m really looking forward to performing at the Apple Music Festival, it’s also their tenth birthday, It’s going to be a great party.” – Britney Spears

Other big names that are confirmed for the festival are Alicia Keys, Elton John, OneRepublic, Calvin Harris, Bastille, Michael Buble and Chance The Rapper. The Apple Festival was previously known as the iTunes festival and is now it’s tenth year, it is also famous for drawing huge acts to perform at London’s Roundhouse in Camden.

The tickets for the shows are free: Fans in the UK apply to win tickets by entering prize draws through Apple Music. Each show will also be made available live and on-demand to Apple Music members.

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[Music News] The Weeknd And Taylor Swift To Perform At The 2016 U.S. Grand Prix

 

Billboard have reported that, The Weeknd is set to perform on the final day of the 2016 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix which will be held on Oct. 21-23. The Grammy winner will perform on Oct. 23 at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas. The headliner Taylor Swift will perform on the COTA Super Stage the night before following that day’s racing. Her Oct. 22 appearance will be the first and only concert performance since ending The 1989 World Tour, which happened to be the most successful tour of last year.

Swift and The Weeknd join a long list of prior U.S. Grand Prix performers who include Elton John, Pitbull and Kid Rock. Recently the event was announced as the most-watched F1 race in the world, attracting 96.1 million viewers

If you’re looking for more information about the 2016 formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix and ticket availability, you can find it here  www.circuitoftheamericas.com

On This Day 25th August 2016 In Music History

Welcome back to the latest edition of On This Day, this week we kick off in 1957 with Singer Songwriter Paul Anka along with the usual suspects including The Beatles.

On This Day…

1957

🎙 Canadian singer, songwriter Paul Anka was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Diana‘ (written about his brother’s baby-sitter). His only UK No.1 as an artist, Anka was the first teenage solo act to reach No.1.

1958

🎙 Staten Island, New York doo wop group The Elegants went to No.1 on the US singles chart with their re-worked version of the Mozart lullaby, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” re-titled “Little Star“. The Elegants would be around in one form or another untill the 1980s, but never had another hit record.

1960

🎙 The Shadows were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Apache‘. The first of five UK No.1’s for Cliff Richard’s backing group.

1961

🎙 After playing a lunchtime gig at The Cavern Club Liverpool, The Beatles played aboard the Merseyside riverboat, M.V. Royal Iris supporting Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band.

1962

🎙 Little Eva went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘The Loco-motion‘. The Carole King and Gerry Goffin song was offered to Dee Dee Sharp (Mashed Potatoes), who turned it down. The writers had their babysitter record it who took it to No.1.

1965

🎙 Two female Beatles fans hired a helicopter to fly over the house The Beatles were renting in Beverly Hills, California and jumped from the helicopter into the swimming pool.

1966

🎙 During their last US tour, The Beatles played two shows at the Coliseum in Seattle, Washington. The first show at 3pm was attended by only 8,000 fans (the arena seated 15,000), but the evening show was a sell-out.

1967

🎙 Bobbie Gentry started a four-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Ode To Billy Joe‘, a No. 13 hit in the UK. The song generated eight Grammy nominations, resulting in three wins for Gentry and one win for arranger Jimmie Haskell.

🎙 Brian Wilson returned to performing live with The Beach Boys in Honolulu after a 2 year hiatus. The group had just released ‘Heroes and Villains‘ in the US.

1970

🎙 A party was held to celebrate the official opening of ‘Electric Ladyland‘ studio in New York City, New York. Artists who went on to record at the studio include: Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, AC/DC, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa and Guns N’ Roses.

🎙 Elton John made his US live debut when he kicked off a 17-date tour at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. In the audience that night were Don Henley, Quincy Jones and Leon Russel. Elton’s latest single ‘Border Song‘ had just debuted at number 92 on the US chart.

1973

🎙 Donny Osmond was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Young Love‘ his third and last No.1. Tab Hunter also had a hit with the song in 1957.

🎙 One Hit Wonders Stories started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Brother Louie‘. Hot Chocolate who had a No.7 hit with the song in the UK , actually wrote the song.

1979

🎙 25 years after his first UK No.1 single Cliff Richard had his 10th chart topper with ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore‘ his first No.1 for eleven years.

🎙 The Knack started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘My Sharona‘, the group’s only US chart topper, a No.6 hit in the UK. Lead singer Doug Fieger said he was inspired to write the tune by Sharrona Alperin, a 17-year-old senior at Los Angeles’ Fairfax High.

1981

🎙 R.E.M. appeared at The Scorpio, Charlotte, North Carolina. This show was billed as “Charlotte’s First Gay New Wave Disco and Costume Party”, with the $3 tickets benefitting various gay-lesbian charities.

1990

🎙 ‘Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini‘ by Bombalurina was the UK No.1 single. Bombalurina was children’s TV presenter Timmy Mallett with a remake of  Brian Hyland’s 1960 hit.

1993

🎙 Snoop Doggy Dogg was released on $1 million bail after being accused of being involved with the murder of a member of the By Yerself gang during a shooting in Los Angeles. He was acquitted of the charges in 1996.

1994

🎙 Jimmy Page and Robert Plant recorded their MTV unplugged set at London’s Television Centre.

🎙 Jimmy Buffett crashed his Grumman G-44 Widgeon Seaplane on take-off in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Buffett swam away from the wreckage.

1995

🎙 Bassist and singer Doug Stegmeyer shot himself, killing him. He’d worked with many artists including Billy Joel, Hall and Oates and The Carpenters.

1997

🎙 A deranged man who had escaped from a mental institution near Helsinki Finland was arrested. The man had planned to set fire to the stage that Michael Jackson was performing from, he was arrested before he was able to light the gasoline he had put on the stage.

1999

🎙 Robert Fisher from New Romantic duo Naked Eyes and Climie Fisher died of cancer aged 39. With Climie Fisher he scored the 1900 UK No.2 single ‘Love Changes Everything‘ and he wrote songs for Rod Stewart, Milli Vanilli, Fleetwood Mac and Jermaine Jackson. Fisher also worked as a producer, working with various acts including Eric Clapton.

🎙 Oasis bass player Paul McGuigan announced he had quit the band just a few days after guitarist Bonehead had left the band.

2000

🎙 Academy Award-winning film score composer and record producer Jack Nitzsche died of a heart attack. He produced The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield and The Walker Brothers. Musical scores including The Exorcist, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, co-wrote ‘Up Where We Belong‘ with Buffy Sainte-Marie from 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.

2001

🎙 American singer and actress Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas she was 22. The small Cessna plane crashed a few minutes after take off, killing everyone on board with the exception of four passengers who were pulled from the wreckage but sadly they later died. Aaliyah had been filming a video for her latest release ‘Rock The Boat‘ on the island.

2005

🎙 Two former members of Guns N’ Roses were suing singer Axl Rose for allegedly naming himself sole administrator of the US rock bands’ copyrights. Slash and Duff – otherwise known as Saul Hudson and Michael McKagan, accused Rose of “arrogance and ego”. The legal action claimed the singer “was no longer willing to acknowledge the contributions of his former partners”.

2006

🎙 Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton was undergoing treatment for throat cancer causing him to sit out of the first half of the band’s All Evil Tour, the first time he would miss any shows in the band’s history. Longtime band friend David Hull filled in for Hamilton until his return.

2009

🎙 Bob Dylan revealed during his weekly radio show broadcast on 6 Music, that he was speaking to a number of car companies about becoming the voice of their satellite navigation systems. The 68 year-old said he thought it would be good for drivers to hear him saying things such as: “Take a left at the next street. No, a right. You know what, just go straight”.

2010

🎙 A selection of previously unseen photographs of The Beatles went on display in Liverpool at the Victoria Gallery and Museum. The images were taken by Astrid Kirchherr the former girlfriend of original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe, who too pictures of the band’s early years after meeting them in Hamburg in 1960. The exhibition included images of the Beatles on holiday in Tenerife and of the making of their film A Hard Day’s Night in 1964 in Liverpool.

2014

🎙 Led Zeppelin’s ‘Whole Lotta Love’ was voted the greatest guitar riff of all time by listeners of BBC Radio 2 in the UK. The rock classic came out top from a list of 100 riffs drawn up by panel of Radio 2 and 6 Music DJs, critics and record producers. ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ by Guns N’ Roses was second in the poll, with ‘Back In Black‘ (AC/DC) and ‘Smoke On The Water‘ (Deep Purple) the next most popular.

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Well that a wrap for another week of OTD, make sure you check out the spotify OTD playlist this week, its a cracker!

[New Video] G-Eazy Released A New Video For ‘Calm Down’

On Tuesday morning G-Eazy released a black-and-white music video of his single “Calm Down” from the album When It’s Dark Out, The is video is flanked by a few members of HBK and their fans, G-Eazy stunts throughout the city of San Francisco.

G-Eazy scored a collab with Britney Spears this year with “Make Me” and he currently stands as one of the top ten most streamed artists in the United States. Check out the video below.

[Music News] VMAs Song of the Year Nominees

Last week we brought you the nominees for this years MTV Video Music Awards and yesterday the network revealed the nominees for one final category: the Song of the Summer which is presented by Verizon. This years nominees includes Drake’s “One Dance,” Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop The Feeling,” and Calvin Harris and Rihanna’s “This Is What You Came For.”

This years Song of the Summer marks the category’s third year, and the winner is chosen by the fans, who can vote for their favorite song via video social network Musical.ly. The winner will be announced during the VMAs pre-show when it airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on MTV.

Last year’s winner was 5 Seconds of Summer’s “She’s Kinda Hot” which beat tracks including Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood,” Fifth Harmony’s “Worth It,” and The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face.”

Below is the full list of nominees along with the link to musical.ly where you can vote for your favorite song.

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The 2016 Video Music Awards Song of the Year Nominees

• Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For‘
• The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey – “Closer“
• Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla – “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“

LINKS

Musical.ly Website

MTV Video Music Awards

VMAs Twitter AccountVMAs Facebook Page

Your Weekly Top 50 Singles Chart Wrap Up

It’s that time of the week folk where we look at the Top 50 Singles from the Aria, Billboard and Official UK chart and wrap them up in happy little music bundle for you our awesome readers, so we hope the weekend treated you well? Lets get into 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 (UP – LW 3)

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

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

☆ 5.  Papercuts – Illy Feat. Vera Blue (DOWN – LW 4)

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

☆ 7.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (DOWN – LW 6)

☆ 8.  Alarm – Anne-Marie (LW 8)

☆ 9.  I Love You Always Forever – Betty Who (NEW)

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

☆ 11.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 12.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic (UP – LW 17)

☆ 13.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 14.  The Ocean – Mike Perry (UP – LW 22)

☆ 15.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 16.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 17.  Final Song – MO (UP – LW 18)

☆ 18.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (DOWN – LW 14)

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

☆ 20.  Crash – Usher (DOWN – LW 15)

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

☆ 22.  In My Blood – The Veronicas (UP – LW 23)

☆ 23.  Say It – Flume Feat. Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 24.  Rise – Katy Perry (DOWN – LW 16)

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

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

☆ 27.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (UP – LW 28)

☆ 28.  Me Too – Meghan Trainor (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 29.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 30.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (LW 30) 

☆ 31.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 27)

☆ 32.  Cool Girl – Tove Lo (NEW)

☆ 33.  In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix (NEW)

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

☆ 35.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 36.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 37.  Hair – Little Mix (LW 37)

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

☆ 39.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (DOWN – LW 38)

☆ 40.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (LW 40)

☆ 41.  Toothbrush – DNCE (NEW)

☆ 42.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 43.  Purple Lamborghini – Skrillex & Rick Ross (DOWN – LW 39)

☆ 44.  Don’t Hurt Me – DJ Mustard Feat. Nicki Minaj & Jeremih (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 45.  Kill Em With Kindness – Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 36)

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

☆ 47.  Home – Topic Feat. Nico Santos (LW 47)

☆ 48.  Hotter Than Hell – Dua Lipa (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 49.  No Money – Galantis (DOWN – LW 48)

☆ 50.  Sex – Cheat Codes Feat. Kris Kross Amsterdam

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

This Weeks New Singles: I Love You Always Forever – Betty Who (9), Cool Girl – Tove Lo (32), In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix (33), Toothbrush – DNCE (41).

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BILLBOARD SINGLES CHART

☆ 1.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MO (UP – LW 5)

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

☆ 4.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 11)

☆ 5.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (DOWN – LW 2)

☆ 6.  Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (UP – LW 9)

☆ 7.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (LW 7)

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

☆ 9.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 4)

☆ 10.  Needed Me – Rihanna (DOWN – LW 8)

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

☆ 12.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (NEW) 

☆ 13.  Into You – Ariana Grande (UP – LW 22)

☆ 14.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 18)

☆ 15.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons With Logic, Ty Dolla $ign Feat. X Ambassadors (UP – LW 38)

☆ 16.  Panda – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 17.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (UP -LW 20)

☆ 18.  For Free – DJ Khaled Feat. Drake (DOWN – LW 13)

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

☆ 20.  Me Too – Meghan Trainor (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 21.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 22.  Controlla – Drake (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 23.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 24.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (DOWN – LW 15)

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

☆ 26.  Broccoli – D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty (UP – LW 28)

☆ 27.  H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line (DOWN – LW 23)

☆ 28.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 29.  Rise – Katy Perry (UP – LW 43)

☆ 30.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 26)

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

☆ 32.  Gold – Kiiara (LW 32)

☆ 33.  Purple Lamborghini – Skrillex & Rick Ross (UP – LW 90)

☆ 34.  Work – Rihanna Feat. Drake (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 35.  Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 36.  I Got The Keys – DJ Khaled Feat. Jay Z & Future (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 37.  No Limit – Usher Feat. Young Thug (UP – LW 63)

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

☆ 39.  Low Life – Future Feat. The Weeknd (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 40.  Luv – Tory Lanez (UP – LW 46)

☆ 41.  Hymn For The Weeknd – Coldplay (DOWN – LW 40)

☆ 42.  7 Years – Lukas Graham (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 43.  Make Me – Britney Spears Feat. G-Easy (UP – LW 67)

☆ 44.  Love Yourself – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 39)

☆ 45.  Cake By The Ocean – DNCE (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 46.  Make You Miss Me – Sam Hunt (UP – LW 52)

☆ 47.  Unsteady – X Ambassadors (UP – LW 60)

☆ 48.  From The Ground Up – Dan + Shay (UP – LW 53)

☆ 49.  Let It Go – James Bay (DOWN – LW 47)

☆ 50.  Sorry – Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 45)

This Weeks Top 3: Cheap Thrills – Sia (1), Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MO (2), This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (3).

This Weeks New Singles: Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (12)

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

☆ 4.  Closer – The Chainsmoker Feat. Halsey (UP – LW 12)

☆ 5.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper (DOWN – LW 4)

☆ 6.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 7.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 9)

☆ 8.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (DOWN – LW 6)

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

☆ 10.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 8)

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

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

☆ 13.  Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake (UP – LW 15)

☆ 14.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 15.  Tears – Clean Bandit Feat. Lousia Johnson (UP – LW 16)

☆ 16.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne Feat. Wiz Khalfa & Imagine (UP – LW 28)

☆ 17.  Final Song – MO (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 18.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 19.  You Don’t Know Love – Olly Murs (UP – LW 35)

☆ 20.  Good Grief – Bastille (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 21.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 22.  Sunshine – Tieks Feat. Dan Harkna (UP – LW 31)

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

☆ 24.  Alarm – Anne-Marie (DOWN – LW 22)

☆ 25.  Tilted – Christine & The Queens (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 26.  All In My Head (Flex) – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign Feat. Fetty Wap (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 27.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 28.  In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (UP – LW 41)

☆ 29.  Who Do You Think Of – MO (DOWN – LW 26)

☆ 30.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat Olivia O’Brien (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 31.  Controlla – Drake (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 32.  No Money – Galantis (DOWN – LW 27)

☆ 33.  Hyme For The Weeked – Coldplay (DOWN – LW 30)

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

☆ 35.  Hotter Than Hell – Dua Lipa (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 36.  Cruel – Snakehips Feat. Zayn (UP – LW 38)

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

☆ 38.  Work From Home Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 39.  Panda – Desiigner (LW 39)

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

☆ 41.  Sex – Cheat Codes Feat. Kris Kross Amsterdam (DOWN – LE 32)

☆ 42.  Is This Love (Remix) – Bob Marley Feat. Lvndscape & Bolier (UP – LW 43)

☆ 43.  The Ocean – Mike Perry Feat. Shy Martin (UP – LW 48)

☆ 44.  Needed Me – Rihanna (UP – LW 45)

☆ 45.  Lush Life – Zara Larsson (DOWN – LW 44)

☆ 46.  Give Me Your Love – Sigala Feat. Newman & Rodgers (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 47.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (UP – LW 51)

☆ 48.  Light It Up – Major Lazer (DOWN – LW 46)

☆ 49.  Piece Of Me – MK & Becky Hill (DOWN – LW 47)

☆ 50.  This One’s For You – David Guetta Feat. Zara Larsson (DOWN – LW 49)

This Weeks Top 3: Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MO (1), Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (2), Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (3).

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Chart Wrap Up Summary: For the second week The Chainsmokers have held onto the top spot on the Aria chart, Sia also holds onto the top spot on the Billboard chart for the second week and Major Lazer also holds on for a second week at the top of the UK charts. Again this week there was more movement down then there was up, although there was a few big movers this week on both the Billboard and UK charts.

UK Chart Big Movers:  Closer –  The Chainsmokers up from 12 to 4, Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne up from 28 to 16, You Don’t Know Love – Olly Murs up from 35 to 19, In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix up from 41 to 28.

Billboard Chart Movers: Heathens – Twenty One Pilots up from 11 to 4, Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne up from 38 to 15, Rise – Katy Perry up from 43 to 29, Purple Lamborghini – Skrillex up from 90 to 33, No Limit – Usher up from 63 to 37

That’s a wrap for this weeks Top 50 Singles chart, be sure to check back next week to see if the number ones can hold on for another week.

Is Joss Whedon To Direct The Musical Crossover Of The Flash and Supergirl?

Rumor has it that non other than Joss Whedon might direct the musical crossover between The Flash and Supergirl later this TV season.

I for one would be thrilled if Joss Whedon were to direct these episodes. He has some experience from previous projects like Buffy the Vampire Slayer “Once more with feeling” and Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog.

In the last few days it has been said that there will be a dance sequence in the musical crossover. With both the leads of the show being skilled in both dancing and singing I think we will see some crazy stuff. And if Joss Whedon were to direct these episodes, nothing is confirmed yet by the network, it is save to say we are in for a treat (as you might agree after seeing the YouTube clip). And people are all ready speculating who the villain might be and who will be cast. One of the names that has come up is Neil Patrick Harris. As always time will tell so stay tuned for more information is surely to come.

I may be a little biased I am aware a that. But Joss Whedon is a great director and a man with a vision. And I think he would take this crossover to something epic. So I am looking forward to the musical crossover with a bit of caution and excitement. Because either it will be epic or a fail in my opinion. There is no in between. So we have to wait and see what it will be.

This Weeks Fresh Friday Featured Artist – The Carnabys

Welcome to another awesome edition of Fresh Friday, where we bring you some fresh indie sounds for your playlist. This weeks Fresh Friday featured artist is…… The Carnabys

So let’s get to know The Carnabys a little better.

The Carnabys are a rock band from London, Jack Mercer, James Morgan, Frankie Connolly, Ben Gittins and Mike Delizo make up The Carnabys. The have been based in Twickenham since 2011 and have opened for some of the worlds best musicians and bands including, Bruce Springsteen, Kings Of Leon, Lenny Kravitz, Black Crowes, Alabama Shakes and have supported Blondie numerous times, Patti Smith, Imagine Dragons, Palma Violets, AllusonDrugs, StarSailor and The Coronas.

The Carnabys have that old school pub rock sound and it is a quality that is very hard to find these days, it’s a in your face garage rock sound with elements of easy listening in there too, its simplistic and melodic rock the way rock should be. The boys have got some serious talent.

With the british live music scene under threat of extinction, The Carnabys who heavily rely on the live circuit have joined forces with The Music Venue Trust in a proactive initiative to preserve the British music circuit called ‘Save Live Music’. To help pull the live venues back from the brink of closure, The Carnabys put their album ‘Too Much, Never Enough’ up for pre-sale 4-months in advance of its release in August and donated all their earnings to The Music Venue Trust.

So if you are craving some old school pub and garage rock than you need to get yourself  The Carnabys new album ‘Too Much, Never Enough’ and at the same time you will be helping save the British live music circuit also check out their first album ‘No Money On The Moon’. Treat yourself and treat ears!!

Wonder How You Feel – No Money On The Moon

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Here is a little taste of one of the songs ‘Peaches & Bleach’ from their new album ‘Too Much, Never Enough’

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The Carnabys Website

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Gutsy Adele Turns Down NFL, Pepsi, Superbowl

In a story blowing up all over the internet (at least the internet of America), it’s being reported that Adele has announced she’s turned down the opportunity to perform at the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show. The Super Bowl will be in Houston, TX in early 2017.

Regarded as possibly the “biggest gig in the world,” the music industry, tabloids, NFL, and Pepsi have jumped all over this seemingly “shocking” decision. Some of them to clarify, some to praise or denounce Adele’s audacity at turning this opportunity down.

To her credit, Adele says she declined because the show is “not about the music…and I don’t really dance or anything like that,” but goes on to graciously thank the NFL and Pepsi for thinking of her.

The NFL usually doubles the Super Bowl halftime period to 30 minutes. The show is traditionally a huge spectacle taking up the whole field, requiring a large stage, and a large cast. Normally, Adele styles her concerts to have a more intimate and less flashy atmosphere.

Incidentally, Adele does go further to say that she may be interested in doing the show in the future. She mentions that she plans on doing a dance album next. In other words, she’s not saying she would never do the Super Bowl. She’s just saying now is not the best time, in her opinion.

The NFL and Pepsi together released a statement saying a FORMAL offer was never extended.

In the past, the NFL and the Super Bowl Halftime Show sponsor have made short lists of possible performers before announcing a final choice. The themes of the show are normally heavily based on the artist’s genre and style.

In the view of the NFL and Pepsi, it’s a good idea to have multiple options. The entertainment industry is spinning this to make it seem like the carefully worded statement was released to cover their tracks and avoid insulting the artist that does end up performing. The perception being that the artist who does perform would be the “2nd choice.”

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