Tinie Tempah
No.1 rapper releases debut album, ‘Disc-Overy' out October 4th
On the 4th October Tinie Tempah will release his highly-anticipated debut album, Disc-Overy.
Recorded over the last 11 months in North London, South London and Sweden, the album is a highly accomplished piece of work featuring an array of production that encompasses gritty grime, tempo-shifting drum and bass, and dark and brooding pop.
Already renowned for his daring musical choices, Pass Out is the single that not only put Tinie on the map, but also altered the path of UK urban music in 2010. Disc-Overy continues this adventurous attitude. "If you've heard Pass Out and Frisky and think you know what to expect, you're wrong," Tinie points out of the assorted array of production.
Simply Unstoppable underscores Tinie's grime roots, Swedish House Mafia have created an undeniable dancefloor anthem in the form of Miami 2 Ibiza, while Naughty Boy delivers a deliciously brooding pop number Let Go, featuring Emile Sande. One of Tinie's personal favourites, the laidback Snap talks about chronicling life photographically, including "My mum and dad's wedding picture, which is my favourite photo in the world", while Wonderman features Ellie Goulding and is produced by Labrinth. "I wanted this album to be really raw, not only in terms of the production but the guests. I was only interested in working with people I really respect and who I'm a fan of. I met Ellie very early on, we swapped numbers and after that we started living very parallel worlds; the same festivals, interviews and so on. It made total sense to have her on the album."
An incredibly confident debut, Disc-Overy certifies Tinie's absolute ability to achieve worldwide success. With Tinie already on the US radar thanks to remixes with Diddy and Snoop, Disc-Overy reasserts his global appeal by offering inventive production and a range of rhymes that are in turn frank and funny.
The diverse and imaginative album features collaborations with Ellie Goulding, Kelly Rowland and Emile Sande with production from Labrinth (Pass Out, Frisky), newcomer Ishi, Al Shux (Jay-Z's Empire State Of Mind) and Naughty Boy (Chipmunk, Wiley), as well as renowned dance producers Swedish House Mafia.
In addition to highlighting the finer things in life that success can offer, Tinie details the lows of fame and fortune, as well as offering a candid insight into his childhood growing up in South London.
"On every single song you'll get a line that reveals what life was like for me. I recorded a lot of it after Pass Out went to No.1, so that gave me a chance to reflect on life before and after achieving success," says Tinie. "Going to No.1 gave me a chance to consider how far I've come, but also how far I intend to go."
Album tracklisting as follows;
Intro
Simply Unstoppable
Pass Out
Illusion
Just A Little (featuring Range)
Snap
Written In The Stars (featuring Eric Turner)
Frisky (featuring Labrinth)
Miami 2 Ibiza - Swedish House Mafia vs Tinie Tempah
Obsession
Invincible (featuring Kelly Rowland)
Wonderman (featuring Ellie Goulding)
Let Go (featuring Emeli Sande)
The Saturdays
The Saturdays have been one of the breakthrough British acts of last year. Since last summer they have had an incredible run of success - from five smash hit singles to a platinum selling album and a sold out tour. They have now set their sights on international success. The girls have just come back from a major promo trip to Asia, their second in the last few months. Their brand of pure pop has gone down a storm in the East and further trips are planned for later this year.
Mollie, Una, Rochelle, Vanessa and Frankie have been recording their second album since the start of the year. They recently premiered two new songs - Wordshaker and One Shot - on their recent UK tour sending pop fans into a frenzy on blogs. The album has been recorded in London, Los Angeles and Sweden and producers include hitmakers from their debut album, Ina Wroldsen and Chris Braide as well as new producers including The Jam [Leona/Shontelle] and Per Magnusson [Britney].
BAND MEMBERS
Frankie Sandford
Una Healy
Mollie King
Vanessa White
Rochelle Wiseman
Lady Antebellum
Few bands explode onto the music scene with the kind of jaw-dropping sales that make history, especially in a day and age when the never-ending story is of ‘declining record sales' and the ‘death of the music industry'. But Lady Antebellum have just blown the US charts wide-open, crashing straight into the Billboard charts at Number One with their album ‘Need You Now' selling well over a million copies in four weeks. Now in its fifth week on the chart, it has just reclaimed the No.1 spot.
The title track of the album is currently sitting pretty at No.2 in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart having sold 2.5 million copies in the past two months. It's currently selling over 150,000 copes a week - putting it on a par with recent releases from Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga.
‘Need You Now' is a slice of modern pop music that brings to mind the drama of Fleetwood Mac, the sheen of Texas, the power of Bon Jovi, the punch of Kelly Clarkson and the kind of grit that can be found in the recent record from Robert Plant & Alison Krauss.
