Rihanna's new single Stay

Rihanna's new single Stay will be available to download on the 7th January 2013, and I have to admit I am loving it. The Barbadian star has not thrilled me in a while - with latest dance track singles such as We Found Love ( high end production and little vocal talent or skill) But, it was did well in the charts and after a few hearings it grew on me too. Unfortunately, after the hundredth time on the radio it began to bore me and like most over played songs, made me want to turn the channel over.

Diamonds,  her other latest single was also hit, and again I liked it. But, it didn't make me want to play it again and again at home whilst I was washing up or instead of doing that long overdue essay. Stay for the first time in a while excited me. It's a slow song, the lyrics actually have meaning, and her vocals are at last shining again.

I especially like these lyrics:

Ohhh the reason I hold on
Ohhh cause I need this hole gone
Funny you're the broken one but I'm the only one who needed saving
Cause when you never see the light it's hard to know which one of us is caving

Nice use of rhyme, and the piano riff is simple but effective,. She is stripped back and raw, just like the old says with Unfaithful.

Here is a clip as she sung it on the X Factor finals last Saturday evening on ITV1 followed by We Found Love.  No matter what people say, you cannot deny she is a versatile artist, she sells records and gets the crowds going.

What do you think about her new single?

The Power of James Arthur

X Factor 2012 has brought it's ups and it's downs. But, for me, there has been one continuous great artist who has performed his best week after week. James Arthur.

His performance last night was incredible as he sung the beautiful Power of Love by Gabrielle Aplin. This was his first ballad, and he truly nailed it. He has a tortured way about him as he sungs, always puts maximum emotion into his songs, and always makes me questions if I prefer the original. I love love love the original of this song, but I have to say, his version gives me shivers too!

Here it is:

For the semi- finals, he has done everything he can in my opinion in getting to those much wanted finals. Ella left a few weeks ago and I was devastated. But, seeing this performance today I am happy James stayed. (Not that Ella was amazing and did not deserve to be in the bottom two)


So, there it is. James Arthur to win, please. Jahmene second and please, please, please let Christopher go tonight.

Leona Lewis' Stunning New Single Trouble

Trouble is Leona's second single from album Glassheart

Leona Lewis is probably the best singer to have come from The X Factor, and she continues to create great songs which send shivers down your spine. Her new single Trouble released this month, featuring American entertainer Childish Gambino. It  really inspired me as a singer as she uses a new, higher range of her voice and it pays off. She sang it on X Factor last Sunday, and I immediately loved it. Some minor notes in the song help it be unpredictable but I also love the rhythm that the song manages to keep without the need of much percussion.  The lyrics are also meaningful, and describes perfectly how you can be in a relationship when you know you need to escape it. We've all been there, haven't we?

"You smoked ten now it's twenty, bet you wished you'd never met me, to stick around you must be crazy, go on  let it bleed."

She is an incredible artist, and she gets an A* from me. Keep up the good work Leona - you make me want to write more songs and sing more melodies. Listen to her live on Alan Carr.

X Factor 2012 Returns With More Drama

X Factor 2012 judges: Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger, Tulisa, and Gary Barlow

It's back. X Factor 2012 is on our TV screens every Saturday night and it's riveting us once again. But, is it entertaining us for the right reasons? Last Saturday we saw as Gary Barlow storming off as his act Caroline Poole was the first contestant to be eliminated.  It shocked the nation as Louis Walsh let the decision go to deadlock between Caroline and the controversial Essex contestant  Rylan Clark.

So who did you think should have gone? Caroline Poole was gorgeous and had a country finesse to her voice which made her stand out in the competition, and I think most would agree, she was a definite contender this year. Then we have Rylan. Funny, I think hilarious, Camp, oh definitely, but great singer? Absolutely not. His survival song, One Night Only by the legendary Beyonce, was a disaster.  He could barely reach the higher notes and it was clear, or so we thought, that he would be going. Take a look if you want to go through the pain again.

Caroline then went on to sing There You'll Be by Faith Hill, and she was pitch and performance perfect. So what is happening? My real concern is whether X Factor is really about the talent anymore? We've seen great stars such as Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke and Ollie Murs make a success out of themselves and they all have obvious talent. But the we have also had acts such as Jedward appear on the show and last very close to the end! We still keep watching, I myself still can't wait for the show each week, but it is starting to become more abou entertaining and getting the viewer to laugh more than sit and feel the shivers at the stunning voices before us. What do you turn it on for? Laughter or to see great singers? I think it must be a bit of both, but the public have definitely backed up my point last week. Rylan is in, let's just hope he keeps us laughing, because it can start to become a joke when great acts and talents are then lost.

My favourite acts this X Factor are:





Ella Henderson (although I think she should be called Ella, she is amazing and only 16!)

Jade Ellis

James Arthur












Jahmene Douglas (please Louis pronounce his name correctly)







I think these have the most versatility and can definitely win the show.  Bring on tonight for more drama, laughter and hopefully more great talent.

Jessie J revealed as a lesbian in biography

Jessie J and her group of ten on the The Voice UK

Jessie J, artist and current judge on The Voice UK, has been outed as a lesbian in her latest book 'Jessie J: Who's Laughing Now, an unauthorised biography by Chloe Govan.

Chloe Govan, a British journalist/ writer has also written a revealing biography of Katy Perry, in a biography called Katy Perry: A Life of Fireworks, where she also discusses her sexuality, relationship with Russell Brand and other personnel information. This was released 4th September 2011.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Katy-Perry-A-Life-Fireworks/dp/1780380747

I came across her blog: this seems an old blog which she started in 2009 - did I mention it has no followers? Is this even the real Chloe Govan that is currently in the media because of her contraveral revelations in her latest work?
http://chloegovan.blogspot.co.uk/

Jessie J, along with Will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones,  and Danny O'Donoghue (The Script) are all judges on the latest TV hit, The Voice UK on BBC1. The show is already a success, as it has been competing with ITV's Britain's Got Talent. The show is a new take on a talent contest, where all judges cannot see the contestants when they sing. If they like their voices, then they turn around as their chair flashes 'I want you'. The contestant, if they have more than one judge who has turned around, can then choose who they want as a mentor.

It's a simple but successful idea, and Jessie J is definitely, as always, is in the spotlight. Week by week she entertains the viewers with her wit, rivalry against the other judges, and now and again she belts out a line or two showing off her strong and unique vocals. She has always been known as a bisexual, and the biography just released has revealed this was all a cover up, as the record label were afraidI  it would deter people. How silly.

Jessie J has a great voice, and a great image. Last March, she confessed to fancying Rihanna, but who doesn't? She recently tweeted how she has sold 12 million copies of her album ,Who You Are. She also has tweeted several times about her illness which was also revealed in the biography.

"Every interview I did when I 1st bought my music out I was asked how I pulled through&kept;going through the health problems I had when I was young & I always said 'Because I wanted to prove you can"

She suffered from Wolff - Parkinson - white syndrome, which speeds up her heart four times faster than normal. She had a stroke at eighteen, and had to be put on beta blockers. 

It;s hard being a writer; I know. You want, and need to make stories that are interesting to the public, but often it means having to delve deep into a particular aspect of someone's life. If it is true, and Jessie J and her label have been hiding her sexuality, then I think it's a good thing it has all come out in the open. It doesn't make me like her more or less. It's just the truth.

Here's her new single. I Haven't decided whether I like it yet or not:

Nicki Minaj: New album and provocative video

Nicki Minaj has released her latest single Beez In The Trap which has stirred up some attention with Minaj yet again displaying her curves and bouncing her very round bottom.

Born Onika Tanya  Maraj, in 1984, her career was first launched when she was discovered by Dirty Money CEO Fendi, leading to hip hop artist Lil Wayne taking an interest in the young and fresh sound of her song writing.  He collaborated with her on her first releases including Playtime Is Over in 2007 with Dirty Money Records, and then she began writing her own material. There were rumours of the Nicki and Lil Wayne being romantically involved, and also that she may even be bisexual. I think she enjoys surrounding herself with ambiguity, which inevitably creates interest and intrigue.

Nicki Minaj created an alter ego, 'Roman Zolanski', which she says comes out when she is angry and therefore can often he heard in her songs. She grew up with an abusive, drug addicted father, who tried to kill her mother by burning down their house. With such aggression at a young age, it has bound to have an affect on her - but she seems to put her energy into her music, which although I don't always like, I respect.

Her videos and performances are mostly con-traversal, with her extravagant dress sense, frequent colourful hair changes and rumoured body alterations such as breast and buttock implants. She definitely makes an impression.

She released Pink Friday in November 2010, releasing Your Love as her debut single. She has just released her latest album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded on April 3 2012. Her debut single Starships was a success, as well as her single with Chris Brown Right By My Side.

Her latest single Beez In The Trap feat 2 Chainz, which I have to say does nothing for my musical ear, shows Nicki in her usual form, flaunting her curves (fake or not) in a skimpy bikini.

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Here is the video: WARNING: it is explicit

You can tell she has had even more plastic surgery, as she is starting to look more and more like a plastic doll.

She has a big fan base, even on little girls who want to be just like her. This is worrying, but I had to put this clip on here because it is hilarious. Nicki Minaj was a guest on American chat show, The Ellen Degenerous Show and two little girls sing Superbass.

Rhianna and Ashton Kutcher fling?

New hot couple?

Rihanna has been spotted entering Ashton's house around 12am and leaving around 4am. It is rumoured that they have had an 'eight week fling'. The Sun have revealed a 'source', saying that she think Ashton is 'Funny and cute' Hmm, not too sure if this is true, but it doesn't surprise me, I think they made quite a good couple, even f he is still married to Demi Moore.

34 year old Ashton Kutcher cheated on Demi Moore, and she filed for a divorce November 2011, after nearly six years of marriage. Demi was hospitalized in January, when she collapsed in her home. I am not sure if this is a 'close friendship' that has formed between 24 year old singer and two and a half men actor, or whether love is blossoming?

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