Prince Greatest Hits Collection ‘4Ever’ To Be Released Nov. 22

Billboard exclusively reported last week, that a Prince greatest-hits collection and a Purple Rain deluxe edition were on the way.

Prince 4Ever will be a greatest-hits album with 40-tracks and is due for release on November 22 in the U.S and November 25 in other territories. The album will feature Prince’s best-known songs including, “1999“, “Diamonds And Pearls“, “When Doves Cry“, “Nothing Compares 2 U“, “U Got the Look” and many more  awesome tracks from the late singer. The album will also feature the unreleased “Moonbeam Levels.” Most of the tracks on 4Ever have been released as a single over his career, apart from a few album cuts “Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?” and the B-side “Gotta Stop (Messin’ About).” Prince 4Ever will contain a 12-page booklet with previously unpublished photos by Herb Ritts.

The excitement doesn’t stop there, A remastered Purple Rain deluxe edition is set for release early next year , however the details are still sketchy, the set will include “a second album of previously unreleased material,” according to the press release, which also notes that plans for the set “were agreed with Prince before he passed away”.  The second album might include, multiple unreleased contemporaneous tracks such as “Electric Intercourse“, “G-Spot“, “Father’s Song“, “Wednesday“, “All Day, All Night” and “Possessed” which have appeared on bootlegs or were recorded with different Prince-related acts.

Both albums will be released by Prince’s NPG Records with Warner Bros., the label to which he was signed to for the first half of his professional career. All the tracks on Prince 4Ever date from his Warner Bros. era, which spanned from 1977 until 1996

Track listing for Prince 4Ever

1. 1999
2. Little Red Corvette
3. When Doves Cry
4. Let’s Go Crazy
5. Raspberry Beret
6. I Wanna Be Your Lover
7. Soft and Wet
8. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad
9. Uptown
10. When You Were Mine
11. Head
12. Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)
13. Controversy
14. Let’s Work
15. Delirious
16. I Would Die 4 U
17. Take Me With U
18. Paisley Park
19. Pop Life
20. Purple Rain
21. Kiss
22. Sign ‘O’ The Times
23. Alphabet Street
24. Batdance
25. Thieves In The Temple
26. Cream
27. Mountains
28. Girls & Boys
29. If I Was Your Girlfriend
30. U Got The Look
31. I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man
32. Glam Slam
33. Moonbeam Levels
34. Diamonds and Pearls
35. Gett Off
36. Sexy MF
37. My Name Is Prince
38. 7
39. Peach
40. Nothing Compares 2 U

 

The Nominees For The 2017 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Anounced

On Tuesday (October 18) The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for the 2017 induction, now to be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. The 2017 Nominees had to release their first recording no later than 1991.

2017 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees

Bad Brains 

  

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Chaka Khan 

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Chic 

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Depeche Mode

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Electric Light Orchestra 

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J. Geils Band

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Jane’s Addiction 

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Janet Jackson 

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Joan Baez

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Joe Tex

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Journey

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 Kraftwerk 

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MC5

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Pearl Jam

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Steppenwolf

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The  Cars

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The Zombies 

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Tupac Shakur

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Yes

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For the first time this year, the Hall of Fame will honor specific members of each band as opposed to the full lineup  which has caused a bit of outrage, of the five drummers who’ve played with Pearl Jam, only current drummer Matt Cameron and founding member Dave Krusen are eligible for induction.

The top five, determined by a group of artists, historians, and music industry members, will be announced in December. They will then be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony held in April 2017 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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We Look Back On Music History To Discover What Happend… On This Day 20th Oct 2016

Welcome to the latest edition of OTD this week we start in 1955 and end in 2011, it wouldn’t be OTD without an appearance by the usual suspects and of course the new comers.

OTD Legend

Light Black = Track Title // Black = Film Titles  // Green = Albums // Blue = Tours // Orange = Venues, Places, Concerts // Purple = Recording Studios

On This Day…

1955

🎙Elvis Presley and Bill Haley & His Comets both appeared at Brooklyn High School auditorium, Cleveland.

1960

🎙Roy Orbison had his first UK No.1 single with ‘Only The Lonely’ and his first of 33 hits. The song was turned down by The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley so Orbison decided to record the song himself.

1961

🎙The Beatles played a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool and that evening they appeared at The Village Hall in Knotty  Ash, Liverpool.

1962

🎙Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett and the Crypt Kickers started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Monster Mash’, it became a No.3 hit in the UK eleven years later in 1973. The song had been banned by The BBC in the UK, it was deemed to be offensive.

1967

🎙Davy Jones of The Monkees opened his own ‘Zilch’, Boutique in Greenwich Village, New York City.

1969

🎙The Who played the first of six nights at New York’s Filmore East performing a two-hour show featuring the songs from ‘Tommy.’

1973

🎙The Rolling Stones went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Angie’, the group’s 7th US chart topper. The Song was a No.5 hit in the UK.

1976

🎙The Led Zeppelin film ‘The Song Remains The Same’, premiered in New York City. The charity night raised $25,000 for Save The Children Fund.

1977

🎙Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd were all killed along with manager Dean Kilpatrick when their rented plane ran out of fuel and crashed into a densely wooded thicket in the middle of a swamp in Gillsburg, Mississippi. The crash seriously injured the rest of the band and crew who were due to play at Louisiana University that evening.

🎙Siouxsie Sioux and Kenny Morris from The Banshees were arrested and held overnight at Holloway Police station, London for causing an obstruction after a London gig, they were both find £20.

1978

🎙The Police made their US debut at C.B.G.B.S, New York. The trio had flown  on low-cost tickets with Laker Airtrain  from the UK, carrying their instruments as hand luggage.

1979

🎙The Eagles started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘The Long Run‘, the bands forth US No.1.

1983

🎙American country and western singer – songwriter Merle Travis died of a heart attack aged 65. Travis is acknowledged as one of the most influential American guitarist’s of the twentieth century. Travis wrote ‘Sixteen Tons‘ a 1955 US No.1 hit for Ernie Ford and he appeared in the 1953 movie ‘From Here to Eternity‘ singing ‘Reenlistment  Blues‘.

1984

🎙Wham! started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Freedom‘, the duo’s second No.1. The song was used in a Japanese commercial for Maxell audio cassettes, with altered lyrics.

1996

🎙UK singer Mark Morrison was arrested accused of a conspiracy to rob a West London shop, he was later released on bail.

2003

🎙A jury found Girls Aloud singer Cherly Tweedy guilty of assaulting a nightclub worker. The singer was sentenced to complete 120 hours of unpaid community service and was ordered to pay her victim £500 compensation, plus £3,000 of prosecution costs. The singer had denied attacking toilet attendant Sophie Amogbokpa, saying she only punched her in self-defence. The charges stemmed from an incident at the Drink nightclub in Guildford, Surrey, on 11th January.

🎙Amy Winehouse released her debut album Frank (named after Frank Sinatra). The album has now sold over one million copies in the UK.

2005

🎙Michael Jackson received a jury summons at his Neverland Ranch in California four months after he was acquitted on child molestation charges. A spokesperson said it was likely he would be excused from serving due to the fact that he has lived in Bahrain since the trial.

2006

🎙George Michael openly smoked a cannabis joint during  an interview on a TV show. The singer was filmed backstage in Madrid, Spain where the drug is legal. Michael said “It’s the only drug I’ve ever thought worth taking, this stuff keeps me sane and happy. But it’s not very healthy”.

2007

🎙Paul Raven, bassist with post-punk band Killing Joke, died of a suspected heart attack aged 46 in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was recording. He left the band in 1987 before forming Murder Inc and joining Ministry, Prong and Mob Research.

2011

🎙US photographer Barry Feinstein, best known for taking enduring pictures of musicians such as Bob Dylan and George Harrison, died aged 80. Feinstein was responsible for capturing more than 500 record sleeves, including Harrison’s All Things Must Pass album and the cover photograph for Dylan’s album The Times They Are A-Changin. Feinstein also did The Rolling Stones sleeve for Beggars Banquet, shot in a graffiti-covered toilet.

2014

🎙John Holt, reggae singer and songwriter who first found fame as a member of the Paragons, died aged 67. Holt penned the song ‘The Tide Is High‘ made famous by Blondie.

🎙The childhood home of former Beatle, George Harrison sold at an auction at The Cavern Club for £156,000 ($250,000). The three-bedroom mid-terrace home was where The Quarrymen held some of their first rehearsals before the band evolved into The Beatles in 1960.

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That brings us to the end of another edition of OTD, make sure you join me the same time next week for another step back in music history only on Skatronixxx.com also don’t forget to check out this week’s OTD Spotify Playlist below.

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The Nominees For The 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) are fast approaching, and this year will be held at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherland on 6th November. This years host will be Bebe Rexha with performances by DNCE, Lukas Graham, Bruno Mars, Shawn Mendes, Zara Larsson and Bebe Rexha.  Here are the nominees for The 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards

EMA MUSIC AWARDS CATAGROIES

Best Song:

💿 Adele – “Hello”

💿 Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

💿 Lukas Graham – “7 Years”

💿 Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix)”

💿 Rihanna Feat. Drake “Work”

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Best Video:

💿 Beyoncé – “Formation”

💿 Coldplay – “Up & Up”

💿 Kanye West – “Famous”

💿 Tame Impala – “The Less I Know the Better”

💿 The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk – “Starboy”

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Best Female:

💿 Adele 

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Lady Gaga 

💿 Rihanna 

💿 Sia 

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Best Male:

💿 Calvin Harris 

💿 Drake 

💿 Justin Bieber

💿 Shawn Mendes

💿 The Weeknd 

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Best New Act:

💿 Bebe Rexha 

💿 The Chainsmokers 

💿 DNCE

💿 Lukas Graham 

💿 Zara Larsson 

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Best Pop:

💿 Ariana Grande

💿 Fifth Harmony

💿 Justin Bieber

💿 Rihanna

💿 Selena Gomez 

💿 Shawn Mendes

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Best Electronic:

💿 Afrojack

💿 Calvin Harris 

💿 David Guetta

💿 Major Lazer

💿 Martin Garrix 

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Best Rock:

💿 Coldplay

💿 Green Day

💿 Metallica

💿 Muse

💿 Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Best Alternative:

💿 Kings Of Leon 

💿 Radiohead

💿 Tame Impala

💿 Twenty One Pilots

💿 The 1975

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Best Hip-Hop:

💿 Drake

💿 Future

💿 G-eazy

💿 Kanye West

💿 Wiz Khalifa

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Best Live Act:

💿 Adele

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Coldplay

💿 Green Day

💿 Twenty One Pilots 

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Best World Stage Performance:

💿 Duran Duran

💿 Ellie Goulding

💿 Jess Glynne

💿 Martin Garrix

💿 One Republic

💿 Tinie Tempah

💿 Tomorrowland

💿 Wiz Khalifa

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Best Push Act:

💿 Alessia Cara

💿 Anne-Marie

💿 Bebe Rexha

💿 Blossoms

💿 Charlie Puth 

💿 DNCE

💿 Dua Lipa

💿 Elle King

💿 Halsey

💿 Jack Garratt

💿 Jonas Blue

💿 Lukas Graham

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Biggest Fans:

💿 Ariana Grande

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Justin Bieber

💿 Lady Gaga

💿 Shawn Mendes

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Best Look:

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Bebe Rexha 

💿 Lady Gaga

💿 Rihanna

💿 Sia

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REGIONAL NOMINATIONS

Europe

Best UK Acts:

💿 Adele

💿 Coldplay

💿 Little Mix

💿 Years & Years

💿 Zayn Malik

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Best Danish Act:

💿 Benjamin Lasnier

💿 Christopher

💿 Gilli

💿 Lukas Graham

💿 M∅

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Best finnish Act:

💿 Antti Tuisku

💿 Evelina

💿 Nikke Ankara

💿 Teflon Brothers

💿 Paula Vesala

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Best Norwegian Act:

💿 Alan Walker

💿 Astrid S

💿 Aurora

💿 Julie Bergan

💿 Kygo

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Best Swedish Act:

💿 The Fooo Conspiracy

💿 Galantis

💿 Laleh

💿 Tove Lo

💿 Zara Larsson 

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Best German Act:

💿 Beginner

💿 Max Giesinger

💿 Robin Schulz

💿 Mark Forster

💿 Topic

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Best Dutch Act:

💿 Broederliefde

💿 Douwe Bob

💿 Julian Jordan

💿 Ronnie Flex

💿 Sam Feldt

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Best Belgian Act:

💿 Emma Bale

💿 Laura Tesoro

💿 Lost Frequencies

💿 Tourist LeMC

💿 Woodie Smalls

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Best Swiss Act:

💿 Bastian Baker 

💿 Bligg

💿 Chlyklass

💿 Damian Lynn

💿 Nickless

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Best French Act:

💿 Amir 

💿 Jain 

💿 Maitre Gims

💿 Nekfeu

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Best Italian Act:

💿 Alessandra Amoroso

💿 Benji & Fede

💿 Emma

💿 Francesca Michielin

💿 Salmo

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Best Spanish Act:

💿 Álvaro Soler

💿 Amaral

💿 Enrique Bunbury

💿 Corizonas

💿 Leiva

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Best Portuguese Act:

💿 Aurea

💿 Carlão

💿 D.A.M.A

💿 David Carreira 

💿 HMB

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Best Polish Act:

💿 Ania Dabrowska

💿 Bovska

💿 Cleo

💿 Dawid Podsiadlo

💿 Margaret

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Best Russian Act:

💿 Basta 

💿 Elka 

💿 Leningrad

💿 OQJAV

💿 Therr Maitz

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Best Romanian Act:

💿 Andra

💿 Feli

💿 Manuel Riva

💿 Smiley

💿 Vanotek

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Best Adria Act:

💿 Elemental 

💿 Luce

💿 S.A.R.S

💿 Siddharta

💿 Toni Zen

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Best Israeli Act:

💿 E-Z

💿 Eliad

💿 Noa Kirel

💿 Static & Ben EI

💿 The Ultras

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Africa & India

Best African Act:

💿 Alikiba

💿 Black Coffee

💿 Cassper Nyovest

💿 Olamide

💿 Wizkid

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Best Indian Act:

💿 Anoushka Shankar

💿 Bandish Projekt

💿 Monica Dogra

💿 Prateek Kuhad

💿 Uday Benegal & Friends

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Asia

Best Japanese Act:

💿 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

💿 One Ok Rock

💿 Perfume

💿 Radwimps

💿 Sheena Ringo

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Best Korean Act:

💿 B.A.P

💿 GFriend

💿 Got7

💿 Twice

💿 VIXX

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Best Southeast Asian Act:

💿 Bunkface

💿 Dong Nhi

💿 Gentle Bones

💿 Raisa

💿 Sarah Geronimo

💿 Thaitanium

💿 Yuna

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Best Chinese & Hong Kong Act:

💿 G.E.M.

💿 Khalil Fong

💿 Momo Wu

💿 Pu Shu

💿 Vision Wei

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Australia & New Zealand

Best Australian Act:

💿 Flume

💿 Tkay Maidza

💿 Troye Sivan

💿 The Veronicas

💿 Vance Joy

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Best New Zealand Act:

💿 Broods

💿 Kings

💿 Ladyhawke

💿 Sachi

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Latin America

Best Brazilian Act:

💿 Anitta 

💿 Karol Conká

💿 Ludmilla

💿 Projota

💿 Tiago Iorc

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Best Latin America Northern Act:

💿 CD9

💿 Jesse & Joy

💿 León Larregui

💿 Mon Laferte

💿 Paty Cantú

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Best Latin America Central Act:

💿 Alkilados

💿 J Balvin

💿 Maluma

💿 Manuel Medrano 

💿 Sebastián Yatra

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Best Latin America Southern Act:

💿 Babasónicos

💿 Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas

💿 Lali

💿 Será Pánico

💿 Tini

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North America

Best US Act:

💿 Ariana Grande

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Charlie Puth

💿 Kanye West

💿 Twenty One Pilots

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Best Canadian Act:

💿 Alessia Cara

💿 Drake 

💿 Justin Bieber

💿 Shawn Mendes

💿 The Weeknd

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Well there you have it, the complete list of the 2016 MTV Europe Music Award nominees. I will have the complete winners list for you  once the awards have aired. Don’t forget to follow me on Twiter: @Presh81 

Fresh Friday’s Featured Artist This Week Is DJ-Z!

It’s Friday and that can only mean two things, One, the weekend is almost here and two, it’s Fresh Friday!! Fresh Friday’s feature different indie artists, bands and musicians each week. We are mixing things up here at Skatronixxx Music and this week for the first time Fresh Friday’s Featured Artist is DJ-Z

DJ-Z is a female DJ from Guam and is a DJ for JR Productions based in Utah. DJ-Z has been spinning for JR Productions for 5 years, you can also find her spinning at Fahrenheit Lounge in Layton, UT. DJ-Z was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to do a Q & A with me this week, check it out below.

DJ-Z Fresh Friday Q&A

 

Presh: When did you start DJing – and what or who were your  early passions and influences?

DJ-Z: My father started a production company that specialises in mobile DJ services about  5 years ago and I have been in his circuit since. My family introduced me to music at a very young age. Both sides of my family (Mom & Dad) are musically inclined so it’s been inherent in me. My father and uncle were in a band and I used to sit in and listen to them rehearse all the time. My mom would be listening to the latest music; playing VH1 and MTV in the background. When I visit my grandparents, my uncles would be outside tricking their trucks to old school hip hop, 80’s funk and island reggae. That being said, my family plays a strong influence on why I’m a DJ today. On a personal level, music has always been my way of escape and expanding my imagination.

P: Where do you usually spin?

DJ-Z: I currently spin at Fahrenheit Lounge in Layton, UT; it’s about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. It’s super chic with a great vibe! I also spin for private events as well.

P: What are currently your main challenges as a DJ? What is it about DJing, compared to, say, production your own music, which makes it interesting for you?

DJ-Z: My current challenge is building my mixing skills. I’m in the process of attending seminars to hone the craft down. I love performing and try to utilise that enthusiasm to get the crowd going. I see myself as the driver taking the audience for a ride. Kind of like a storyteller. That’s why crowd reading skills are important, however, my primary objective is to satisfy my sound and the rest follows.

P: What  do you usually start with when preparing for a set?

DJ-Z: I start  out with easy listening music, anything chill with a groovy tempo. I feel that starts any event out well. I also see what’s hot in today’s music and do my research in some underground/indie tracks. I love spreading the love and finding a hot track that isn’t mainstream. There is so much great music out there that needs to get exposed, and of course, I love remixes!

P: When there’s more music than one can possibly take in, it’s becoming increasingly hard to know what constitutes an original and a remake anymore. what’s your opinion on the importance of roots, traditions, respecting originals and sources?

DJ-Z: It’s definitely tough to differentiate what’s original and what is not. I believe we all pay tribute to roots and traditions as we spin or compose. Putting your original spin on a classic beat and seeing where it goes is great. However, other artists most especially the greats work so hard at putting their own original work together, therefore, respect is crucial; alway credit the source.

P: What makes you decide to play a particular record during one of your sets? Is there a criteria other than pure subjectivity, for selecting what to play at a gig?

DJ-Z: I always have a set prepared specifically to the nature of the event. No matter the event, I ensure my tracks are fresh and have a great beat. I feel a lack of beats can kill your set. In my opinion, a DJ has to feel his/her music. Anything I can move to and excites me, the crowd will feed off of. Yet based on experience; sticking to your set 100% doesn’t work all the time. If there is a track in my set that’s not exciting my crowd, I improvise and crowd-read.

Check out DJ-Z’s mini interview to promote her Facebook page below:

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If you are in the Layton, UT,  be sure you check out DJ-Z at Fahrenheit Lounge.

Links

DJ-Z Facebook Page

 JR Productions Facebook Page

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If you are an Indie artist, band, musician or DJ and would like to feature in Skatronixxx.com’s Fresh Friday’s please feel free to contact me via email.

Email: Presh.Skatronixxx@gmail.com

You can also find me on:

Twitter: @Presh81 or Facebook: Presh Gordon

We Look Back On Music History To Discover What Happened On This Day…

Welcome to back to another edition of OTD, if you are just joing us, every Thursday we look back on music history through the years to discover what happened On This Day. As with every week our usual supects make and apperance, along with some newcomers to OTD. This week we kick off in 1962 and finish up in 2012, so let’s get cackin’

OTD Legend

Black = Track Title // Orange = Venues/Places/Concerts // Purple = Recording Studios // Green = Albums // Blue = Tours

On This Day…

1962

🎙Don Everly collapsed during rehearsals on stage at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London on the eve of a 22 date Everly Brothers UK tour. He was flown back to the US for treatment and the tour continued with Phil Everly performing solo.

1963

🎙The Beatles made their debut on ITV’s ‘Sunday Night at The London Palladium‘, topping the bill and transmitted live to an audience of 15 million viewers. They Played, ‘From Me To You‘, ‘She Loves You‘, ‘Twist and Shout‘ and ‘I’ll Get You.’

1965

🎙The Who recorded ‘My Generation‘ at Pye studios, London. When released as a single it reached No.2 on the UK chart, held off the No.1 positions by The Seekers ‘The Carnival Is Over‘. Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try fit them to the music. The BBC initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.

1970

🎙Janis Joplin’s ashes were scattered at Stinson Beach in Marin County, California. The singer had been found dead on the floor beside her bed at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood California on 4th Oct. The Official cause of death was an overdose of heroin, possibly combined with the effects of alcohol.

1973

🎙The Rolling Stones started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Goats Head Soup‘ the group’s fourth US No.1.

1974

🎙TV host Ed Sullivan died. Leader of the Ed Sullivan Singers and Orchestra. He introduced The Beatles and other UK acts to America via his Ed Sullivan TV Show, from New York City, which ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, on CBS every Sunday night at 8pm. The Beatles appearance on February 9th 1964 is considered a milestone in American pop culture and the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers.

1977

🎙32 year old Shirley Brickley of The Orlons was shot and killed by an intruder in her Philadelphia home. The Orlons had five US  Top 20 hits in the 60’s including ‘The Wah Watusi‘, ‘Don’t Hang Up‘ and ‘South Street‘.

1979

🎙Michael Jackson went to No.1 on the US  singles chart with ‘Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough‘, his second US solo No.1, a No.3 hit in the UK.

🎙’Reggatta De Blanc‘ the second album from The Police started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK. The album which features the band’s first two No.1 hits, ‘Message in a Bottle‘ and ‘Walking on the Moon‘, which only cost £6,000 to record.

1984

🎙Stevie Wonder started a three-week at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You‘, his 7th US No.1, which also hit No.1 in the UK.

🎙U2 scored their second UK No.1 album with ‘The Unforgettable Fire.’ The album was produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and featured the single ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love).’

1990

🎙George Michael went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Praying For Time‘, his 6th US solo No.1, and his last solo single to occupy the top of the chart in the US.

2000

🎙UK newspaper The Mirror reported that Toni Braxton had pulled out of this years US Mobo awards after one of her breast implants had exploded. A spokesman for her Arista record label said “We don’t comment on our artists personal lives.”

2001

🎙Australian singer-songwriter Peter Doyle died of throat cancer aged 52. Solo artist and a member of The New Seekers. Scored the hits ‘What Have They Done To My Song Ma‘, Never Ending Song of Love‘ and ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing‘ with The New Seekers.

2002

🎙UK rock band Muse took legal action against Celine Dion after she announced her forthcomming Las Vegas show would be called ‘Muse’. Singer Matt Bellamy from the band said “we don’t want anyone to think we’re Celine Dion’s backing band.”

🎙Will Young went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut album ‘From Now On‘. Young come to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise. His debut single, ‘Anything is Possible‘, was released two weeks after the show’s finale and became the fastest-selling debut single in the United Kingdom.

2004

🎙The US Internal Revenue Service charged 63-year-old Ronald Isley, lead singer of the Isley Brothers, with tax evasionfor failing to report income from royalties and performances by the band between 1997 and 2002. He was later found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.

2008

🎙In a video message on his website, Ringo Starr announced that he no longer has time to sign autographs and asked fans not to send him any mail at all. “No more fan mail and no objects to be signed. Nothing.” After finishing a tour of the US and Canada, he was dividing his time between Los Angeles, the South of France and his UK home in Surrey.

2009

🎙Al Martino, a Pop croonerwho scored over 10 hits included ‘I Love You Because‘, ‘Spanish Eyes‘ and ‘I Love You More And More Every Day‘, died at the age of 82. He was often remembered for playing the Frank Sinatra type role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather. Martino was at No.1 on the first ever UK pop chart published on the 8th November, 1952 by the New Musical Express.

2011

🎙American band Maroon 5 were on the top of the UK singles chart with ‘Moves Like Jagger, featuring Christina Aguilera. It’s lyrics referred to a male’s ability to impress a female with his dance moves, which he compared to those of Mick Jagger. The video featured old video footage of  Jagger and his iconic dance moves. ‘Moves Like Jagger‘ was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards.

2012

🎙An oil painting by the German artist Gerhard Richter which was owned by Eric Clapton sold for £21m ($34m) – an auction record for a work by a living artist. Clapton was set to give the money to the Crossroads Centre drug and alcohol rehabilitation center founded by the guitarist in Antigua.

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That’s it for another week of On This Day, make sure you check out the OTD spotify playlist below.  Join me next week for a new edition of OTD only on Skatronixxx.com! you can also find me on Twitter: @Presh81 or Facebook: Presh Gordon 

The American Music Awards 2016 Nominees Complete List

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The nominees have been announced for the 2016 AMA’s which will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday Nov. 20,  at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. This year Drake has shattered a 32-year AMA Record for Most Nominations in a Single Year with Thirteen Nominations. Rihanna earns Seven Nomination, Adele and Justin Bieber tie with Five Nomination each

So let’s check out the nominees for the 2016 American Music Awards.

American Music Awards Categories 2016

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

💿 Adele

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Justin Bieber

💿 Drake

💿 Selena Gomez

💿 Ariana Grande

💿 Rihanna

💿 Twenty One Pilots

💿 Carrie Underwood

💿 The Weeknd

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NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Un-leashed by T Mobile

💿 Alessia Cara

💿 The Chainsmokers

💿 DNCE

💿 Shawn Mendes

💿 Zayn

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COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

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

💿 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”

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

💿 Rihanna Feat. Drake “Work”

💿 Meghan Trainor Feat. John Legend “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

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TOUR OF THE YEAR

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Madonna

💿 Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR

💿 Justin Bieber “Sorry” 

💿 Desiigner “Panda”

💿 Rihanna Feat. Drake “Work”

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FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

💿 Justin Bieber

💿 Drake

💿 The Weeknd

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FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

💿 Adele

💿 Selena Gomez

💿 Rihanna

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FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

💿 The Chainsmokers

💿 DNCE

💿 Twenty One Pilots

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FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

💿 Adele “25”

💿 Justin Bieber “Purpose”

💿 Drake “Views”

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FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK

💿 Adele “Hello”

💿 Justin Bieber “Love Yourself”

💿 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”

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FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

💿 Luke Bryan

💿 Thomas Rhett

💿 Blake Shelton

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FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

💿 Kelsea Ballerini

💿 Cam

💿 Carrie Underwood

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FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

💿 Florida Georgia Line

💿 Old Dominion

💿 Zac Brown Band

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FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

💿 Luke Bryan “Kill the Lights”

💿 Chris Stapleton “Traveller”

💿 Carrie Underwood “Storyteller”

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FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

💿 Florida Georgia Line “H.O.L.Y.”

💿 Tim McGraw “Humble And Kind”

💿 Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”

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FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

💿 Drake

💿 Fetty Wap

💿 Future

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FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

💿 Drake “Views”

💿 Drake & Future “What A Time To Be Alive”

💿 Fetty Wap “Fetty Wap”

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FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

💿 Desiigner “Panda”

💿 Drake “Hotline Bling”

💿 FettyWap “679”

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FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

💿 Chris Brown

💿 Bryan Tiller

💿 The Weeknd

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FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

💿 Beyoncé

💿 Janet Jackson

💿 Rihanna

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FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

💿 Beyoncé “Lemonade”

💿 Rihanna “Anti”

💿 Bryson Tiller “TRAPSOUL”

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FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B

💿 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”

💿 Rihanna Feat. Drake “Work”

💿 Bryson Tiller “Don’t”

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FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

💿 Coldplay

💿 Twenty One Pilots

💿 X Ambassadors

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FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

💿 Adele

💿 Rachel Platten

💿 Meghan Trainor

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FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

💿 J Balvin

💿 Enrique Iglesias

💿 Nicky Jam

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FAVORITE ARTIST CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

💿 Lauren Daigle

💿 Hillsong UNITED

💿 Chris Tomlin

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FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC  DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

💿 The Chainsmokers

💿 Calvin Harris

💿 Major Lazer

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TOP SOUNDTRACK

💿 Purple Rain

💿 Star Wars: The Force Awakens

💿 Suicide Squad: The Album

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Voting is now open for all categories except for New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, which will open on November 2nd.

You can vote via AMAVote.com or by Posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post.

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Skatronixxx.com has you covered on all the up coming Music Awards, you can also follow me on Twitter: @Presh81

Your Top 50 Singles Chart Wrap Up

It’s chart wrap up time again my music loving friends, and from memory there was quite a downward trend starting across all three charts last week. Shall we find out if that trend is continuing.

ARIA SINGLES CHART

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

☆ 2.  Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur (LW 3)

☆ 4.  Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (UP – LW 9)

☆ 5.  This Town – Niall Horan (NEW)

☆ 6.  Side to Side – Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj (DOWN – LW 4)

☆ 7.  Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (DOWN – LW 6)

☆ 8.  The Greatest – Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 9.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 8)

☆ 10.  My Way – Calvin Harris (UP – LW 12)

☆ 11.  All We Know – The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan (NEW)

☆ 12.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & M∅ (DOWN – LW 10

☆ 13.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 7)

☆ 14.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty dolla $ign, Logic (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 15.  Papercuts – Illy Feat. Vera Blue (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 16.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 17.  I Love You Always Forever – Betty Who (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 18.  Mercy – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 22)

☆ 19.  In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 20.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 21.  The Ocean – Mike Perry (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 22.  Ain’t My Fault – Zara Larsson (UP – LW 24)

☆ 23.  Alarm – Anne-Marie (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 24.  Still Falling For You – Ellie Goulding (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 25.  Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 26.  Final Song – M∅ (DOWN – LW 23)

☆ 27.  This  Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (LW 27)

☆ 28.  One Dance – Drake (LW 28)

☆ 29.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 30.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 31.  The Fighter – Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood (R/E)

☆ 32.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 33.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 34.  In My Blood – The Veronicas (UP – LW 36)

☆ 35.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 36.  Cool Girl – Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 33)

☆ 37.  Wake Me Up – Jessica Mauboy (NEW)

☆ 38.  Dopeamine – Bliss N Eso Feat. Thief (NEW)

☆ 39.  Say It – Flume Feat. Tove Lo (DOWN – LW 37)

☆ 40.  Crash – Usher (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 41.  This Girl – Kungs vs. Cookn’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 38)

☆ 42.  #Wheresthelove – The Black Eyed Peas Feat. The World (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 43.  Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) – Cheat Codes & Dante Klein (R/E)

☆ 44.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 45.  Toothbrush – DNCE (DOWN – LW 39)

☆ 46.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (DOWN – LW 44)

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

☆ 48.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (DOWN – LW 43)

☆ 49.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 50.  Controlla – Drake (LW 50)

Aria Chart Summery

This Weeks Top 3 Singles: Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (1), Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (2), Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur (3).

This Weeks New Singles: This Town – Niall Horan (5), All We Know – The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan (11), Wake Me Up – Jessica Mauboy (37), Dopamine – Bliss N Eso Feat. Thief (38).

This Weeks Chart Re Entered Singles: The Fighter – Keith Urban Feat. Carrie Underwood (31), Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) – Cheat Codes & Dante Klein (43).

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BILLBOARD SINGLES CHART

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

☆ 2.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (LW 2)

☆ 3.  Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (UP – LW 40)

☆ 4.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & M∅ (DOWN – LW 3)

☆ 5.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 4)

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

☆ 7.  Cheap Thrills – Sia (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 8.  Broccoli – D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty (LW 8)

☆ 9.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (DOWN – LW 7)

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

☆ 11.  We Don’t Take Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 12.  Ride – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 13.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (UP – LW 19)

☆ 14.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (LW 14)

☆ 15.  Gold – Kiiara (UP – LW 16)

☆ 16.  Send My Love (To Your New Lover) – Adele (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 17.  Needed Me – Rihanna (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 18.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 19.  Side to Side – Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 20.  Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 21.  Luv – Tory Lanez (UP – LW 22)

☆ 22.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagin Dragons, Ty Dolla $ign, X Ambassadors, Logic (UP – LW 23)

☆ 23.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 24.  Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (UP – LW 31)

☆ 25.  Hymn For The Weekend – Coldplay (LW 25)

☆ 26.  Unsteady – X Ambassadors (UP – LW 27)

☆ 27.  My Way – Calvin Harris (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 28.  Panda – Desiigner (LW 28)

☆ 29.  This Girl – Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 26)

☆ 30.  The Greatest Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar (UP – LW 34)

☆ 31.  For Free – DJ Khaled Feat. Drake (DOWN – LW 30)

☆ 32.  Controlla – Drake (UP – LW 33)

☆ 33.  Sit Still, Look Pretty – Daya (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 34.  Forever Country – Artists Of Then, Now & Forever (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 35.  No Limit – Usher Feat. Young Thug (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 36.  OOOUUU – Young M.A (UP – LW 52)

☆ 37.  Setting The World On Fire – Kenny Chesney Feat. P!nk (LW 37)

☆ 38.  Just Like Fire – P!nk (LW 38)

☆ 39.  Work From Home – Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (LW 39)

☆ 40.  Chill Bill – Rob $tone Feat. J. Davi$ & Spooks (UP – LW 43)

☆ 41.  Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd Feat. Gucci Mane (UP – LW 77)

☆ 42.  Low Life – Future Feat. The Weeknd (UP – LW 44)

☆ 43.  Tiimmy Turner – Desiigner (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 44.  It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To – Billy Currington (UP – LW 53)

☆ 45.  Work – Rihanna (DOWN – LW 41)

☆ 46.  I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner (DOWN – LW 45)

☆ 47.  In The Name Of Love – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (UP – LW 49)

☆ 48.  Never Be Like You – Flume Feat. Kai (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 49.  Pick Up The Phone – Young Thug And Travis Scott Feat. Quavo (UP – LW 50)

☆ 50.  H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line (DOWN – LW 47)

Billboard Chart Summary

This Weeks Top 3 Singles: Closer – The Chainsmoker Feat. Halsey (1), Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (2), Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (3).

No new singles on this weeks chart

This Weeks Big Movers: Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (TW 3 – LW 40), Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (TW 24 – LW 31), OOOUUU – Young M.A (TW 36 – LW 52), Black Beatles – Rae Sremmurd Feat. Gucci Mane (TW 41 – LW 77), It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To – Billy Currington (TW 44 – LW 53).

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OFFICIAL UK SINGLE CHART

☆ 1.  Say You Won’t Let Me Go – James Arthur (LW 1)

☆ 2.  Starboy – Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (UP – LW 3)

☆ 3.  Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (DOWN – LW 2)

☆ 4.  My Way – Calvin Harris (LW 4)

☆ 5.  Side to Side – Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj (UP – LW 6)

☆ 6.  Let Me Love You – DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber (DOWN – LW 5)

☆ 7.  Cold Water – Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & M∅ (LW 7)

☆ 8.  The Greatest – Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar (LW 8)

☆ 9.  This Town – Niall Horan (UP – LW 100)

☆ 10.  Dancing On My Own – Calum Scott (LW 10)

☆ 11.  In The Name Of  Love – Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha (DOWN – LW 9)

☆ 12.  Still Falling For You – Ellie Goulding (DOWN – LW 11)

☆ 13.  Heathens – Twenty One Pilots (DOWN – LW 12)

☆ 14.  Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes (DOWN – LW 13)

☆ 15.  Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya (DOWN – LW 14)

☆ 16.  Ain’t My Fault – Zara Larsson (UP – LW 23)

☆ 17.  Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue (DOWN – LW 16)

☆ 18.  Sucker For Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Ty Dolla $ign, X Ambassodors, Logic (DOWN – LW 15)

☆ 19.  One Dance – Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla (DOWN – LW 17)

☆ 20.  Alarm – Anne-Marie (DOWN – LW 18)

☆ 21.  This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 20)

☆ 22.  Too Good – Drake Feat. Rihanna (DOWN – LW 19)

☆ 23.  Ain’t Giving Up – Craig David & Sigala (UP – LW 39)

☆ 24.  All We Know – The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan (NEW)

☆ 25.  This Girl – Kungs Feat. Cookin’ On 3 Burners (DOWN – LW 21)

☆ 26.  Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake (UP – LW 27)

☆ 27.  Hurts – Emeli Sande (DOWN – LW 22)

☆ 28.  Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (UP – LW 37)

☆ 29.  Millionaire – Digital Farm Animals & Cash Cash (DOWN – LW 25)

☆ 30.  You Don’t Know Love – Olly Murs (DOWN – LW 26)

☆ 31.  Blow Your Mind (MWAH) – Dua Lipa (UP – LW 38)

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

☆ 33.  We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez (DOWN – LW 29)

☆ 34.  Sexual – Neiked (UP – LW 41)

☆ 35.  False Alarm – Matoma & Becky Hill (DOWN – LW 28)

☆ 36.  Into You – Ariana Grande (DOWN – LW 33) 

☆ 37.  Tears – Clean Bandit Feat. Louisa Johnson (DOWN – LW 35)

☆ 38.  Is This Love (Remix) – Bob Marley Feat. Lvndscape & Bolier (DOWN – LW 24)

☆ 39.  Let Me Hold You (Turn Me One) – Cheat Codes & Dante Klein (DOWN – LW 36)

☆ 40.  Good Grief – Bastille (DOWN – LW 31)

☆ 41.  Trouble – Offaiah (DOWN – LW 32)

☆ 42.  Final Song – M∅ (DOWN – LW 34)

☆ 43.  Controlla – Drake (DOWN – LW 42)

☆ 44.  Mercy – Shawn Mendes (UP – LW 47)

☆ 45.  I Hate U, I Love U – Gnash Feat. Olivia O’Brien (LW 45)

☆ 46.  Don’t Mind – Kent Jones (DOWN – LW 40)

☆ 47.  Love On Me – Galantis & Hook n Sling (NEW)

☆ 48.  Sunshine – Tieks Feat. Dan Harkna (DOWN – LW 44)

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

☆ 50.  The Ocean – Mike Perry (LW 50)

Officical UK Chart Summary

This Weeks  Top 3 Singles: Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur (1), Starboy – The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk (2), Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey (3).

This Weeks New Singles: All We Know – The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan (24), Love On Me – Galantis & Hook N Sling (47).

This Weeks Big Movers: This Town – Niall Horan (TW 9 – LW 100), Ain’t Giving Up – Craig David & Sigala (TW 23 – LW 39), Starving – Hailee Steinfeld (TW 28 – LW 37).

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This we see a downward trend across all three charts, with the exception of a few big movers and a few that have been able to make a slight move up. Will be intresting to see if the downward trend continues next week. That’s a wrap on this weeks chart wrap up only on Skatronixxx.com. You can also follow me on Twitter: @Presh81

We Look Back On Music History To Discover What Happened On This Day…

Welcome to the first OTD for October! This weeks edition kicks off in 1959 and ends in 2011, with the usual suspects making an appearance along with some new comers to OTD, so without further ado lets find out what happened.

OTD Legend

Black = Track Title // Orange = Venues/Concerts // Purple = Recording Studios // Green = Albums // Blue = Tours //

On This Day….

 

1959

🎙Jerry Keller was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Here Comes Summer‘. A one hit wonder, Keller went on to be a vocalist for television jingles throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

1964

🎙The Beatles spent the afternoon recording ‘Eight Days A Week‘ at Abbey Road studios in London. Late evening was spent at The Ad Lib Club, London, partying with The Ronettes and Mick Jagger.

1967

🎙The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session for the UK BBC radio show ‘Top Gear‘. Stevie Wonder who was also appearing on the show jammed with Hendrix.

🎙The Doors appeared at the Cal State Gymnasium, Los Angeles, California, with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and The Sunshine Company.

🎙Pink Floyd appeared at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest, Top Rank Suite, Brighton, England. Playing the musical interlude during the contest.

1969

🎙George Harrison’s song ‘Something‘ was released as the “A” side of a Beatles’s 45, a first for Harrison. Along with Lennon and McCartney’s ‘Come Together‘, the single went on to reach No.1 on the US Chart the following month. Both tracks were lifted from the Abby Road album. 

1972

🎙During sessions at RCA Studios, New York City, David Bowie recorded ‘The Jean Genie‘, which became the lead single from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. The Track spent 13 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at No.2, making it Bowie’s biggest hit to date. The line “He’s so simple-minded, he can’t drive his module” would later give the band Simple Minds their names.

1973

🎙Cher started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Half-Breed‘, the singers second US No.1. The single didn’t chart in the UK.

1978

🎙Australia’s ‘King of rock ‘n’ roll’ Johnny O’Keefe died aged 43 of a heart attack. he was the first Australian rock ‘n’ roll performer to tour the United States, and Australia’s most successful chart performer, with 29 Top 40 hits between 1958 and 1974. O’Keefe’s 1958 hit, ‘Real Wild Child‘, was covered by Iggy Pop in 1986.

1979

🎙Buzzcocks, supported by Joy Division appeared at the Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, tickets cost £2.50

🎙Led Zeppelin’s In Through The Out Door was at No.1 on the US album chart. Six versions of the cover were released, each depicting the same bar scene photographed from one of six different angles.

🎙’Gotta Serve Somebody‘ gave Bob Dylan his twelfth US Top 40 hit when it entered the chart for the first time. Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the song won Dylan the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Male in 1980.

1984

🎙David Bowie scored his sixth UK No.1 album with ‘Tonight‘, featuring the single ‘Blue Jean‘.

1991

🎙Michael Jackson gave away the bride at Elizabeth Taylor’s seventh wedding, held at Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. The Groom was construction worker Larry Fortensky, whom Taylor would divorce in 1997.

1998

🎙A music industry poll was published by London Magazine ‘Time Out’, naming the top stars from the past 30 years. 5th place: Marvin Gaye, 4th place: James Brown, 3rd place: Bob Marley, 2nd place The Beatles and 1st place: David Bowie.

1999

🎙Winners at The Mobo Award included Kele Le Roc, for Best Newcomer and Best Single. Shanks & Bigfoot won Best Dance Act. TLC won Best Video for ‘No Scrubs‘. Lauryn Hill, won Best International Act and Tina Turner won a Lifetime Achievement Award.

2000

🎙Manhattan Supreme Court sentenced rapper Busta Rhymes to five years probation after pleading guilty to gun possession charge.

2004

🎙Britney Spears threw a full cup of cola over a photographer. The photographer was waiting to take pictures of the singer and her new husband, outside a subway take-away shop in Malibu, California.

2005

🎙A Rolling Stones concert at the University of Virginia, in the US, was halted after eight songs into the show at the Scott Stadium after police received a bomb threat targeting the stage area. A 45-minute police sweep of the area found nothing unusual, and the band completed the show. The Stones were touring to promote their latest album, ‘A Bigger Bang‘.

2007

🎙Bruce Springsteen was being sued for $850,000 (£415,973) by a man who claimed he backed out of a contract to buy a horse. Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa were both named in legal documents filed in Florida by Todd Minikus. He claimed the couple pulled out of a deal to pay $650,000 (£358,097) for a horse, named Pavarotti.

🎙Queen’s groundbreaking promo for their 1975 hit ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘ was named the UK’s Best Music Video in a survey of music fans. Out of 1,051 adults polled by O2, 30% named the six-minute video, (which took only three hours to shoot and cost a mere £3,500 to make), their favourite.

2010

🎙A set of John Lennon’s fingerprints were seized by the FBI from a New York memorabilia dealer who intended to sell them for $100,000 (£62,621) minimum bid. The prints were taken at a New York police station in 1976 when Lennon applied for permanent US residence. The bureau believed the card was still government property and was investigating how it landed in private hands.

2011

🎙Starship’s ‘We Built This City‘ was named ‘the worst song of the 1980s‘ in a poll by Rolling Stone magazine. ‘The Final Countdown‘ by the Swedish band Europe came in second and ‘Lady in Red‘ by Chris de Burgh was third. Also making the top five were Wham!’s ‘Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go)’ and ‘The Safety Dance‘ by Men Without Hats.

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There you have it music lovers, another awesome edition of On This Day (OTD) done and dusted. Be sure to check out this weeks OTD Spotify Playlist, catch OTD every Thursday only on Skatronixxx.com, you can also find me on Twitter: @Presh81 

BET Hip Hop Awards Winners for 2016

Last night (Oct. 4) the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards aired, however the show was actually filmed back in September at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, last night fans at home were able to watch performers including Travis Scott and T.I.

We have the complete list of winners from the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards, Drake led the night with a staggering 14 nominations! Lets find out who the winners are.

Best Hip-Hop Video:

• Drake – “Hotline Bling“

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Best Collaboration, Duo or Group:

• Fat Joe and Remy Ma Feat. French Montana and Infared – “All the Way Up“

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Best Live Performer:

• Kendrick Lamar

Lyricist of the Year:

• Kendrick Lamar

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Video Direction of the Year;

• Director X

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DJ of the Year:

• DJ Khaled

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Producer of the Year:

• Metro Boomin

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MVP of the Year:

• DJ Khaled

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Track of the Year:

• Fat Joe and Remy Ma Feat. French Montana and Infared – “All the Way Up“

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Album of the Year:

• Drake – Views

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Best New Hip-Hop Artist:

• Chance the Rapper

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Hustler of the Year:

• DJ Khaled

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Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style):

• Kanye West

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Best Mixtape:

• Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book

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Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse:

• Kendrick Lamar & Beyoncé – “Freedom“

Impact Track:

• J. Cole – “Love Yourz“

People’s Champ Award:

• Travis Scott – “Antidote“

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Well there you have it , the complete winners list for the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2016. For all the latest on Music Awards winners and nominees  follow me @Presh81 only on Skatronixxx.com