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Remember Me – Daley featuring Jessie J Remember Me is the first official single by Daley in which he has signed up with one of the most popular women in UK pop at the moment, Jessie J, to provide the hook/ The single just got it’s premiere and it samples the 90’s classic ‘Remember Me’ by Blueboy. Carry on – Fun Carry on is the new single from Fun! album ‘Some Nights’ Catch My Breath / Kelly Clarkson Catch My Breath is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson. It was released by RCA Records on October 15, 2012, as the lead single from her first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits • Chapter One] It was written by Clarkson, and co-written and produced by her musical director Jason Halbert, along with producer Eric Olson. The song is a representation of Clarkson's journey from winning the inaugural season of American Idol in 2002 to where she is headed as both an artist and an empowered woman; and is celebrated as song of strength for her fans, friends and family who had supported her throughout the years. Miss Atomic Bomb – Killers Miss Atomic Bomb is the new single from The Killers. It is part of their album Battle Born, which was released on September 17, 2012 on Vertigo Records. Daylight / Maroon 5 Daylight is a song performed by American pop rock band Maroon 5. The song will be released as the third single from their fourth studio album Overexposed and to promote that song, the band has launched a video project called The Daylight Project. The song was written by Adam Levine, Max Martin, Sam Martin and Mason Levy, while production was handled by Levine, Levy and Martin. Troublemaker / Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida Troublemaker is the upcoming lead single, due to be released from singer-songwriter Olly Murs' third studio album, Right Place Right Time. The single is due for release on 18 November 2012. The track features guest vocals from American rapper Flo Rida. The track listing and artwork for the single was unveiled on October 2, 2012, via Murs' official web store. Murs announced on his official website on 24 September 2012 that he would perform "Troublemaker" live for the first time at a special "Love Music Live" gig organized by Heart Radio in London on 12 October. On the night of this gig, he announced the first televised performance would be on the day of the single's release, 18 November, on the Sunday night results show of The X Factor. Without You (Naked) – Scouting For Girls Without You is the new single by Scouting For Girls due out on November 4th. It is part of The Light Between Us, the third studio album by the English band. Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) – Ne-Yo Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) is song performed by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, taken from his upcoming fifth studio album, R.E.D. (2012). Released on July 10, 2012 by Motown Records, the song serves as the mainstream lead single from the album following the release of an R&B-tinged lead single, Lazy Love. "Let Me Love You" combines elements of synthpop and Europop with a celebratory chorus co-written with indie-pop songwriter Sia Furler and production courtesy of Ne-Yo's frequent Norwegian collaborators StarGate and British producers Mark Hadfield and Mike Di Scala. A music video directed by Christopher Simms sees Ne-Yo "channeling" the late Michael Jackson in his dance moves, as well as showing off a toned six pack and physique Beneath Your Beautiful / Labrinth featuring Emeli Sande Beneath Your Beautiful is a song by English musician Labrinth, featuring vocals from Scottish recording artist and songwriter Emeli Sandé. Written by Labrinth, Mike Posner and Sandé, it was released as the sixth single from Labrinth's debut album, Electronic Earth, on October 21, 2012. The track peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 108,000 copies in the week of release, to become Labrinth's first ever number one single

Why does Clint Eastwood talk to Chairs

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The Boss has the Answers

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Nose Wax Anyone

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English

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I decide to help Nokia out of a fix

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Mat Kearney (you say it Carney) Interviewed

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The Proclaimers Interviewed with a ringing endorsement from Alex Salmond

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Mike from Nickelback is a Top Bloke

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Banjo Playing with Matchbox 20

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Craig Daaaaaavid

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I catch the Drummer from Metalica out Big Time

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Lance Armstrong Just Exactly What is he Banned From?

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Give Your Heart A Break / Demi Lovato Give Your Heart a Break is a song performed by American recording artist Demi Lovato, released as the second single for her third studio album, Unbroken (2011). "Give Your Heart a Break" received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics, praising the production as well as Lovato's vocals. The single debuted at number seventy on the Billboard Hot 100, and has peaked at #16, thus far, marking the first time Lovato has had two top 20 singles from one album. It also reached #9 in Brazil. In Belgium, it peaked at #32. The song has debuted at 22 in New Zealand and has so far peaked at #9, marking the first time Lovato has had two top 10 singles from one album in that country. The song has been her biggest radio hit to date, reaching #1 on the U.S. Top 40 charts. The song has sold over 1,000,000 digital copies and was officially certified Platinum in the United States on August 15, 2012. Lessons In Love (All Day All Night) – Neon Trees featuring Kaskade Lessons In Love (All Day, All Night) is from the album Fire & Ice which is the seventh studio album by American DJ and record producer Kaskade. Lessons in Love debuted at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs, #59 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs, and #12 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. I Found You / The Wanted The Wanted have premiered their new single 'I Found You'. The track was produced by Steve Mac, who previously worked with the band on 'Glad You Came', 'All Time Low' and 'Lightning'. 'I Found You' will be released on November 4 ahead of The Wanted's third studio album Wings / Little Mix Wings is the first single by British girl group Little Mix taken from their upcoming debut album DNA. It was originally due to be released on 19 August 2012, but was pushed back and was released on 26 August 2012. The single made its first official airplay on BBC Radio 1 on 2 July. Wings topped the Irish Singles Chart and also the UK Singles Chart with 106,766 sales in its first week. Trespassing / Adam Lambert Trespassing is the second studio album by American recording artist Adam Lambert, released on May 15, 2012. Originally scheduled for March 20, 2012, the album was pushed back for two months in order to add more songs and collaborations. In late March, alongside the reveal of snippets of four album tracks, Lambert announced on Twitter that the album would be released on May 15, 2012. Lambert is the executive producer on Trespassing, as well as a principal writer. In its first week, Trespassing debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and selling nearly 78,000 copies. In Canada, the album debuted at number one selling 7,300 copies in its first week. The album also performed very well internationally charting in all major territories and was met with positive reception from most music critics. Brick By Brick / Newton Faulkner Brick By Brick is the single from British singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner’s third album Write It On Your Skin. The album was released on 9 July 2012. The title track "Write It On Your Skin" was released as the first single from the album, shortly followed by "Clouds". Newton Faulkner described the process of this album as "very different to the other two" which was one of the reasons for changing the naming of this album, not fitting with the same tone as the others. He had written it to play live as opposed to be recorded, more upbeat and positive than the others. "Pick Up Your Broken Heart" was written on a boat, in sessions with David Sneddon and James Bauer-Mein (The Nexus) and "Soon" was developed with Thomas Leeb. Another album collaborator was bass player Sam Farrar. Write It On Your Skin was released July 9th 2012 and made No.1 UK Albums Chart. Turn Around / Conor Maynard featuring Ne-Yo Turn Around is a song by British singer Conor Maynard from his debut studio album, Contrast (2012). The song features vocals from American Grammy Award winning R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor Ne-Yo. It will be released as the album's third single as a digital download on October 8, 2012. The song was written by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Benjamin Levin, Shaffer Smith and produced by Stargate, Benny Blanco and Plan J. 93 Million Miles / Jason Mraz 93 Million Miles is the new song by Jason Mraz from his fourth studio album, Love Is a Four Letter Word. The album was released on April 17, 2012 and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, I Won't Give Up, which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Candy / Robbie Williams Candy is the first single to be taken from Robbie Williams forthcoming new album Take The Crown. The video features Williams getting run over by cars and being set on fire. The track was co-written by former Take That band mate Gary Barlow. "It's a summer song about a girl who thinks she's great," Williams said of the track. "And she might be, but she's a bit nefarious with her ways. 'Candy' will be released on October 29, followed by his ninth studio album Take The Crown on November 5.

Actung!!!!

So I called the clothes shop in India who decided to call themselves Hitler. I thought I would help them with a name change

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Summertime In The City / Scouting For Girls On 5 March 2012, Scouting for Girls announced via Twitter that they had begun the process of recording their third studio album, The Light Between Us, which includes their new single 'Summertime in the City'. The first single from the album to be released is Summertime In The City. Due for release in August, it had its first radio airplay on the Fearne Cotton show 10 July 2012, BBC Radio 1. The accompanying video will be directed by Remy Cayuela. Invincible / Lemar Invincible is the new song from Lemar released as the first single from his fifth studio album Invincible which was released on 12th August 2012. Everybody’s On The Run / Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Everybody's on the Run is a song by the English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, written by frontman Noel Gallagher from their self-titled debut album Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. The single will be released on the 6th of August 2012. Numb / Usher Numb is a song recorded by American recording artist Usher for his seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself (2012). It was written by Alessandro Lindblad, Axel Hedfors, Klas Åhlund, Ryon Lovett, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, Terry Lewis and Usher himself The song received generally positive acclaim from contemporary music critics with many of them praising its club-oriented production and labeling it as a potential single release. Upon the release of Looking 4 Myself, "Numb" debuted at number 40 on the South Korea Gaon International Chart, with sales of 7,195 digital copies. Fires / Ronan Keating Fires is the ninth overall album due to be released by Irish singer-songwriter and Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating, and this fifth album to contain studio material. The album is due to be released on September 3, 2012, with a special deluxe, signed edition to be available from the Universal Music official store. The album was co-written with Gregg Alexander and will be produced by Greg Wells. Under The Sun / Cheryl Under The Sun is a song by English recording artist Cheryl Cole, taken from her third studio album, A Million Lights (2012). The track was produced by Alex da Kid and will be released as the second single from the album on 2 September 2012. "Under The Sun" initially charted at #195 in the United Kingdom on the album release in June 2012. It premiered on Capital FM on 14 June 2012. The song was a success with listeners after the premiere. The accompanying music video was shot on 25 June 2012. Sooner Or Later / Mat Kearney Sooner or Later is a song from Mat Kearney’s 4th studio album Young Love. Sooner or Later provides the background music to Google's Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review video. Miss Me / Andy Grammer Miss Me is the single from Andy Grammer’s self titled debut album. Hurts Like Heaven / Coldplay Hurts Like Heaven is a song by British rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band and producer Brian Eno for Coldplay's fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto. The song was released as the album's fifth single on 27 July 2012. Breakdown More / Eric Hutchinson Breakdown More is Eric Hutchinson’s new single from his album Moving Up, Living Down. Moving Up, Living Down is Hutchinson's second album and was released on April 17, 2012. The first single, "Watching You Watch Him" debuted on the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy. Hutchinson also returned to The Late Show with David Letterman on February 21, 2012 to perform "Watching You Watch Him". Hall Of Fame / The Script featuring Will.I.Am The track Hall Of Fame is the first to be lifted from the Irish act's third studio album #3, due to release on September 10th. The Script frontman Danny O'Donoghue decided to hook up with Will.i.am for the track after the pair worked together as coaches on The Voice UK. "I played Will a few demos backstage early on in The Voice," O'Donoghue told The Sun. "We got to 'Hall Of Fame' and he immediately asked if he could have it for his new album, as it was exactly what he was looking for. I wasn't having it, it was our lead single but I asked if he'd be on it. "He agreed and we booked in time to record it. The problem is, he's either late or completely flakes, so it took four attempts to get him to record his part." The star added: "Eventually we put it together in his hotel room in 15 minutes. It's a classic duet, I do one line and he responds. We're really excited about it and hoping we'll get out and do it live too." That Girl / Noisettes Noisettes (occasionally written as NOISEttes to mark the difference in pronunciation from noisette - meaning hazelnut in French) are an English indie rock band from London, currently composed of singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa and guitarist Dan Smith. The band first achieved commercial success and nationwide recognition with the second single of their second album, "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in Spring 2009. Runaways / The Killers Runaways is the lead single from The Killers' upcoming fourth studio album Battle Born, which is due to be released on September 18, 2012.

World Football Show

A proud moment for me as I made it onto the BBC and at the same time a low point for the BBC

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This is a very honest announcer at the Olympics

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Radio 2 Playlist

Yellowire/ When all's said and Done Ol Beach former Wire Daisies front man is back with a new Album and from it the first single. The song has been featured on BBC Radio 2 and is the 4th single to make the playlist at Radio 2 UAE Everybody’s On The Run / Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Everybody's on the Run is a song by the English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, written by frontman Noel Gallagher from their self-titled debut album Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. The single will be released on the 6th of August 2012. Oh Love / Green Day Oh Love is a power pop song by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released as the first single from their ninth studio album, ¡Uno!, on July 16, 2012. It was recorded at Jingletown Studios from February to June 2012 but it was also played at a secret show of 2011 held by the band. The song reflects genre of the band’s early pop punk style as well as similarities of their alternative rock releases is seen. Critical response to the song was generally positive and it was praised for its musical style and tone. Settle Down / No Doubt Settle Down is a song by American rock band No Doubt. It is the first single from their upcoming sixth studio album Push and Shove. Written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, and produced by Spike Stent, it was released on July 16, 2012 by Interscope Records. Sooner Or Later / Mat Kearney Sooner or Later is a song from Mat Kearney’s 4th studio album Young Love. Sooner or Later provides the background music to Google's Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review video. Miss Me / Andy Grammer Miss Me is the single from Andy Grammer’s self titled debut album. Primadonna / Marina and the Diamonds Primadonna is a song by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina and the Diamonds (Marina Lambrini Diamandis), taken from her second studio album, Electra Heart. It was released as the album's official lead single on March 20, 2012, through 679 Records. Call My Name / Cheryl Cole Call My Name is a song by English recording artist Cheryl Cole, taken from her third studio album, A Million Lights (2012). The track was written and produced by Calvin Harris, and released as the lead single from the album on 18 May 2012. It is also set to be released in Calvin Harris' upcoming self-titled third studio album. Although singer Rita Ora revealed that it was offered to her instead of Cole, Harris denied such allegations. "Call My Name" is a dance track that borrows similarities to previous songs produced by Harris and is noted for being a departure from Cole's previous works. It received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who deemed it as catchy, yet generic when compared to other radio songs. "Call My Name" was a commercial success, reaching the top spot of the charts in Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom. An accompanying music video was directed by Anthony Mandler, and features Cole performing an elaborate dance routine with backup dancers. The release of it was promoted with two teasers, until the full video premiered on 2 May 2012. As part of promotion for the song, Cole performed the track on The Graham Norton Show, The Voice UK, and also at Capital FM Summertime Ball on 9 June 2012. Sitting On Top Of The World / Delta Goodrem Sitting on Top of the World is a song by Australian pop singer and songwriter Delta Goodrem. It was sent to Australian contemporary hit radio on 5 April 2012. "Sitting on Top of the World" was released physically and digitally on 13 April 2012. One More Night / Maroon 5 One More Night is a song performed by American pop rock band Maroon 5. The song was released on June 19, 2012, as the second single from their upcoming fourth studio album Overexposed (2012). It was written by Adam Levine, Shellback, Max Martin and Savan Kotecha. It is a pop song with a strong influence of reggae. Lyrically, it talks about not getting along with someone and hoping he only stays with her just "one more night". The song received mostly favorable reviews from music critics. Most of them complimented the reggae influence on the track, Levine's vocals and labeled it a "summer catchy song. The song debuted at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, while it debuted at number 27 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The band performed the song for the first time on the Today Show concert series on June 29, 2012.

Name Pain

We had a child born in the UAE who parents have named her Emirates, nice eh. So I got the old chestnut out of strange names you have heard. We beat all other attempts by getting Joy on the phone who's middles and last names are a bigger Joy.

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Free money anyone?

I can't give you his name but I had an amazing man on the show who basically gives away free money in the street.

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Whats in a name?

We did strange names on the show and this was the best ever use of afterbirth.

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First Show

Done and dusted with mt first show and I was a bit nervous before the start. Christine the newsreader even dressed up wearing a skirt I'm not exactly sure if it was for the occasion but I will pretend it was. I did the old life's simple pleasures phone in to celebrate and got a list of crackers on Facebook. Jason Mraz popped in (via the phone) and told us he never uses Facebook! The show then took a strange turn with a tirade against Celine Dion after I played one of her tracks. Nicole called it the Celine Dion debacle on twitter and annoyed of Dubai said it ruined his night. Finally Dave called in and said I should be called Sparky the Butcher as choice cuts the name of the show makes me sound like I am a meat market trader. Charming!

UAE National Treasures-The Guide

1. The Chicken Shwarmer

2. The Emirates Palace Cappacino with Gold Sprinkles-Les Oliver

3. Hello Mamsir-Sarah Jayne Juby

4. Hammour and Chips- Michael Stiebel

5. Burj Khalifa

6. Hard Rock Cafe Crossed Guitars

7. Karama's genuine fakes

8. Massive boxes at the airport always tied with string

9. Ravi's Restaurant in Satwa-Sabrina

10. The Baracuda

11. The Abra-Nina

12. Jebel ali Club, standing amongst a deserted village-J

13. Capri Grill Pizzas-Charlie

14. The white Yaris, eveyone has rented one-Maxine

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Ships In The Night – Matt Kearney
Mat Kearney is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kearney has received critical acclaim and widespread recognition for his Columbia Records debut, Nothing Left to Lose. So far, he has a total of four top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart. Ships In The Night is his latest single.
Lullaby - Nickelback
Lullaby is the latest single from Nickelback’s album Here and Now. Here and Now is their seventh studio album. The album was released on November 21, 2011. It is the follow-up to their multi-platinum selling Dark Horse in 2008.
Amazing – Matt Cardle
Amazing is a song by Matt Cardle from the album Letters. It was released as the third single from the album. Letters is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter and guitarist Matt Cardle. It was released on 14 October 2011 and charted at no.2, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. The album is available in two editions; a standard disc edition, as well as a two-disc limited edition which includes acoustic re-workings of five tracks.
In The End / Snow Patrol
In The End is the new single from Snow Patrol’s album Fallen Empires. Fallen Empires is the sixth studio album by Snow Patrol. The album was released on 11 November 2011.
 
 
Next To Me / Emile Sande
Next To Me is the new single by Emeli Sandé, a Scottish R&B and soul recording artist and songwriter. Sandé first became known to the public eye after she featured on rapper Chipmunk's debut single, "Diamond Rings", which gained herself and Chipmunk a first top 10 single on the UK Singles Chart. In 2010, she appeared on Roll Deep star, Wiley's "Never Be Your Woman", which became another top ten hit. Simon Cowell called her "his favourite songwriter at the minute". She has written for a number of artists, including Cher Lloyd, Susan Boyle, Preeya Kalidas, Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole, and Tinie Tempah.
Neon Trees – Everybody Talks
“Everybody Talks,” is the first single off the new tentatively titled album Picture Show by Neon Trees. It is catchy; poppy and upbeat. Tyler Glenn (vocals, keyboards), Chris Allen (guitar, vocals), Branden Campbell (bass guitar, vocals) and Elain Bradley (drums, percussion, vocals) are the band members and have transformed themselves into black-and-white cartoon characters for their quirky new visuals in the song video.
Give It All Back  - Noah & The Whale
 
British indie folksters Noah & The Whale bring us the track Give It All Back, from their third studio album, ‘Last Night On Earth’ that sees them reimagined as their past selves.
 
Dancin’ Away with My Heat – Lady Antebellum
 
'Dancin' Away with My Heart' is the latest release from Lady A's platinum-selling, Grammy nominated album, 'Own the Night.' Hillary and band mates Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley co-wrote the new song with Josh Kear, who also helped pen Lady A's Grammy-winning, career-changing tune, 'Need You Now.'
 
"This song is about looking back on a really special night that you shared with someone, but  I also think there's a timelessness about it," explains Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott of the trio's new single, 'Dancin' Away With My Heart.' "No matter how long it's been or what the other person is doing now, you will always imagine them to be '18 and beautiful and dancin' away with my heart' ... that mental picture never changes because that night was magical. I love how romantic that is.
 
 
Eyes Wide Open – Gotye
 
"Eyes Wide Open" is a song by the Belgium-born Australian musician Gotye from his third studio album Making Mirrors, it was released as a Digital download on 5 November 2010 in Australia. The song was written and produced by Gotye. It peaked to number 55 on the Australian Singles Chart.
 
Beautiful World – Westlife
 
Legendary boy-band, Westlife is back with a new song titled "Beautiful World". The song is featured on their album "Greatest Hits". The new song is co-written by band member Mark Feehily, John Shanks and Ruth-Ann Cunnigham and it reminds us of the former glory of boy-bands back in the '90s.
 
 
Chains of Love - Ryan Adams
 
Ryan Adams has released yet another song from his imminent solo-comeback album Ashes & Fire... ’Chains of Love’. It stands out as a brilliant track in its own right and one of the immediate standouts from his stellar new album Ashes & Fire
 
Drive By – Train
 
It is an uptempo and fun song at the same time as well as undoubtedly, a perfect radio hit. The beat is extremely catchy. The track is about falling in love after a one-night stand. Musically, it combines pop, rock and folk sounds to create something that appeals immediately.

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DON’T STOP (COLOUR ON THE WALLS) / FOSTER THE PEOPLE

The new song by Foster The People - "Don't Stop (Colour On The Walls)" was prominently featured in a commercial by Nissan Corp for the Nissan Versa. The song's vibe and upbeat feel suited the youthful playful image being portrayed and resonanted with many consumers.

Neon Trees – Everybody Talks
 “Everybody Talks,” is the first single off the new tentatively titled album Picture Show by Neon Trees. It is catchy; poppy and upbeat. Tyler Glenn (vocals, keyboards), Chris Allen (guitar, vocals), Branden Campbell (bass guitar, vocals) and Elain Bradley (drums, percussion, vocals) are the band members and have transformed themselves into black-and-white cartoon characters for their quirky new visuals in the song video.

Give It All Back  - Noah & The Whale
 
British indie folksters Noah & The Whale bring us the track Give It All Back, from their third studio album, ‘Last Night On Earth’ that sees them reimagined as their past selves.
 
Dancin’ Away with My Heat – Lady Antebellum
 
'Dancin' Away with My Heart' is the latest release from Lady A's platinum-selling, Grammy nominated album, 'Own the Night.' Hillary and bandmates Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley co-wrote the new song with Josh Kear, who also helped pen Lady A's Grammy-winning, career-changing tune, 'Need You Now.'
 
"This song is about looking back on a really special night that you shared with someone, but  I also think there's a timelessness about it," explains Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott of the trio's new single, 'Dancin' Away With My Heart.' "No matter how long it's been or what the other person is doing now, you will always imagine them to be '18 and beautiful and dancin' away with my heart' ... that mental picture never changes because that night was magical. I love how romantic that is.
 
 
Eyes Wide Open – Gotye
 
"Eyes Wide Open" is a song by the Belgium-born Australian musician Gotye from his third studio album Making Mirrors, it was released as a Digital download on 5 November 2010 in Australia. The song was written and produced by Gotye. It peaked to number 55 on the Australian Singles Chart.
 
Beautiful World – Westlife
 
Legendary boy-band, Westlife is back with a new song titled "Beautiful World". The song is featured on their album "Greatest Hits". The new song is co-written by band member Mark Feehily, John Shanks and Ruth-Ann Cunnigham and it reminds us of the former glory of boy-bands back in the '90s.
 
 Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
 
Stronger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson. The album was released on October 21, 2011 in Australia and October 24, 2011 in the United States and the United Kingdom. The record is predominantly a pop rock and pop music album.
 
Chains of Love - Ryan Adams
 
Ryan Adams has released yet another song from his imminent solo-comeback album Ashes & Fire... ’Chains of Love’. It stands out as a brilliant track in its own right and one of the immediate standouts from his stellar new album Ashes & Fire
 

The Master in a Flash

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