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Paloma Faith Brings a Distinctive New Sound to Music Scene

Paloma Faith’s latest single “Stone Cold Sober” has become one of the surprise hits of the summer. Paloma Faith certainly has a distinctive musical sound and clearly has a unique fashion style. She mixes burlesque with goth and her music is soulful but with a spiky edge.

JLS keep the number one single

The X Factor runners-up are once again proving that they didn’t need to win the reality television contest to still come out on top. Their debut single, “Beat Again,” remains at the top of the singles chart this week, according to NME and the Official Charts Company.

Mpho Mixes Pop Up

Mpho Skeef is not your usual pop-star. Mpho was born in South Africa and raised in London. Those electic roots are apparent by the music she makes. If there is one thing that Mpho hates it’s to be pigeonholed as an artist.

The new Mpho Box N Locks single contains the instantly recognisbale sample taken from Echo Beach by Martha And The Muffins.

Quick Divorce for Amy Winehouse

The Mirror reports that Amy Winehouse will be granted a speedy divorce from husband Blake Fielder-Civil today. The infamous couple has finally called it quits after years of ups, downs and addictions.

Oasis to play one-off show

Oasis will play a one-off show next month, according to NME. The band wrapped up a short three-date run at Wembley Stadium on July 12, but plan to play Bridlington Spa on August 20.  The Detroit Social Club will open for the band.

New Jackson songs won’t be released just yet

Speaking to BBC 6 music, Epic president Amanda Ghost said that the new music recorded by Michael Jackson shortly before his death will probably be released – eventually.

Ozzy Osbourne’s dog killed by coyote

Little Bit Osbourne was tragically killed during the Michael Jackson memorial service on Tuesday.

BBC Field Complaints over Michael Jackson Coverage

The Telegraph reports that the BBC received 473 complaints over the network’s coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial service.
According to the BBC, 91 of these callers were unhappy with the “excessive” coverage, 47 of them complained about scheduling changes, and the majority spoke out against the tone of the reporting on the event.

Club-Worthy Beat Again Set for Release

Female First gave the boys’ debut single “Beat Again” a brilliant review – awarding it four out of five stars and noting its “club-worthy beat.”
“I was immediately enticed by the club-worthy beat,” reads the review, “a beat I could easily imagine Akon piping over and heading straight to the number 1 spot."
This “good pop song” is already making itself known on the radio – and it’s going to be an unstoppable force on the charts when it is released to the public next week, on July 13.

Susan Boyle begins to realize her Dream

It seems that Susan Boyle has even managed to win over the world’s favorite villain, reality talent show judge Simon Cowell. 
“She sounds fantastic on record,” Cowell told People magazine about Susan’s budding album. “She’s so good; the album is not just going to be show tunes.”