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Fleur East thinks music is often "taken too seriously".
The 'X Factor' star is gearing up to release her debut LP and has revealed that it will be a "very positive" and "uplifting" experience for her fans.
She said: "It's all very positive, very uplifting. I think that music can sometimes be taken too seriously. I enjoy what I do and I want people to feel that. I've put a lot of time and a lot of love into it and I hope that people really get behind me and enjoy the music as much as I do."
The 27-year-old singer - who signed to music mogul Simon Cowell's label SYCO earlier in the year - wants to be an artist who is a "breath of fresh air" but at the same time she was influenced by old school music and artists like Luther Vandross and Michael Jackson.
Asked how she would like the untitled release to be received, she told FAULT magazine: "I just want people to react to it as though it's a breath of fresh air. It's sort of old school meets new school. It's got a lot of old school influences, old school funk, old school hip hop, sounds that people miss. Influences like Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, proper good music that we all love."
Fleur has teased that she will release the lead single from the LP very soon.
The full interview with Fleur is in the latest edition of FAULT magazine.
Fleur East: Music is taken too seriously
Fleur East thinks music is often "taken too seriously".
The 'X Factor' star is gearing up to release her debut LP and has revealed that it will be a "very positive" and "uplifting" experience for her fans.
She said: "It's all very positive, very uplifting. I think that music can sometimes be taken too seriously. I enjoy what I do and I want people to feel that. I've put a lot of time and a lot of love into it and I hope that people really get behind me and enjoy the music as much as I do."
The 27-year-old singer - who signed to music mogul Simon Cowell's label SYCO earlier in the year - wants to be an artist who is a "breath of fresh air" but at the same time she was influenced by old school music and artists like Luther Vandross and Michael Jackson.
Asked how she would like the untitled release to be received, she told FAULT magazine: "I just want people to react to it as though it's a breath of fresh air. It's sort of old school meets new school. It's got a lot of old school influences, old school funk, old school hip hop, sounds that people miss. Influences like Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, proper good music that we all love."
Fleur has teased that she will release the lead single from the LP very soon.
The full interview with Fleur is in the latest edition of FAULT magazine.
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Physical copies of Prince's new album will be sold through TIDAL.
The streaming service has revealed the star's new LP, 'HITNRUN', which was released for streaming last week on the platform, will be available to purchase in a hard-copy format.
The LP was originally released as an exclusive on Jay Z's streaming service but has since been made available on iTunes and Amazon.
Meanwhile, speaking of his collaboration with TIDAL, Prince said previously: "After one meeting, it was obvious that Jay Z and the team he has assembled at TIDAL recognise and applaud the effort that real musicians put into their craft to achieve the very best they can at this pivotal time in the music industry.
"Secondly, TIDAL have honoured us with a non-restrictive arrangement that once again allows us to continue making art in the fashion we've grown accustomed to and we're extremely grateful for their generous support.
"And lastly, in the tech-savvy, real-time world we all live in today, everything is faster. From its conception and that one and only meeting, HITNRUN took about 90 days to prepare its release. If that's what freedom feels like, HITNRUN is what it sounds like."
TIDAL to sell physical copies of Prince’s album
Physical copies of Prince's new album will be sold through TIDAL.
The streaming service has revealed the star's new LP, 'HITNRUN', which was released for streaming last week on the platform, will be available to purchase in a hard-copy format.
The LP was originally released as an exclusive on Jay Z's streaming service but has since been made available on iTunes and Amazon.
Meanwhile, speaking of his collaboration with TIDAL, Prince said previously: "After one meeting, it was obvious that Jay Z and the team he has assembled at TIDAL recognise and applaud the effort that real musicians put into their craft to achieve the very best they can at this pivotal time in the music industry.
"Secondly, TIDAL have honoured us with a non-restrictive arrangement that once again allows us to continue making art in the fashion we've grown accustomed to and we're extremely grateful for their generous support.
"And lastly, in the tech-savvy, real-time world we all live in today, everything is faster. From its conception and that one and only meeting, HITNRUN took about 90 days to prepare its release. If that's what freedom feels like, HITNRUN is what it sounds like."
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Rita Ora is "very proud" of her success.
The 'I Will Never Let You Down' hitmaker has revealed she was inspired to record all of her second album, which is expected to be released in November, in London.
She told Billboard magazine: "I'm very proud of where I'm at in the moment.
"I recorded it all in London because I wanted to keep my roots from where I grew up and I sat down and [had] a brainstorm to make sure my message comes across."
Meanwhile, the 24-year-old beauty recently revealed she is "grateful" for Chris Brown's "support" following the release of their track 'Body On Me'.
She said: "I respect Chris' work and I thought the tone of voice fit perfectly with the record. There's a lot more to think about than how many songs Chris has out at the moment. I'm just a fan, and I'm very, very grateful that he wanted to support me."
Rita also admitted that she does feel "pressure" for her album to do well.
She shared: "[Pressure] is always there. It's just in my subconscious at all times - that's the world we live in unfortunately. So I try not to focus on that and just do the best at what I can do."
Rita Ora ‘proud’ of success
Rita Ora is "very proud" of her success.
The 'I Will Never Let You Down' hitmaker has revealed she was inspired to record all of her second album, which is expected to be released in November, in London.
She told Billboard magazine: "I'm very proud of where I'm at in the moment.
"I recorded it all in London because I wanted to keep my roots from where I grew up and I sat down and [had] a brainstorm to make sure my message comes across."
Meanwhile, the 24-year-old beauty recently revealed she is "grateful" for Chris Brown's "support" following the release of their track 'Body On Me'.
She said: "I respect Chris' work and I thought the tone of voice fit perfectly with the record. There's a lot more to think about than how many songs Chris has out at the moment. I'm just a fan, and I'm very, very grateful that he wanted to support me."
Rita also admitted that she does feel "pressure" for her album to do well.
She shared: "[Pressure] is always there. It's just in my subconscious at all times - that's the world we live in unfortunately. So I try not to focus on that and just do the best at what I can do."
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Cyndi Lauper is going to release a country album next year.
The 'Time After Time' singer has had an ambition to record a country LP for years and she's finally going to make her dream come true and intends to work with Seymour Stein and Tony Brown on the collection of songs.
Cyndi's motivation for jumping into the genre now is she realises she's getting older and wants to do it while she's still got "teeth" in her "mouth".
Speaking at the UK premiere of her musical 'Kinky Boots' at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End on Tuesday night (15.09.15), the 62-year-old pop icon told BANG Showbiz: "I don't know if you listen to country music but I want to work with Seymour Stein - he was the co-founder of Sire Records - and I've always wanted to work with him. So I figure while I've still got teeth in my mouth let me go work with him!
"I also want to work with Tony Brown down in Nashville and do a country record, finally! I want to record all those songs I used to sing my guts out in my apartment to! It'll be out next year."
Although Cyndi is moving away from pop she still listens to as much new music as she can and is a huge fan of Paloma Faith.
She added: "I like Paloma Faith, I think she's awesome. But I like a lot of different kinds of music, not just one kind. I like to research music."
Cyndi was joined at the opening of 'Kinky Boots' by the musical's writer Harvey Fierstein, director Jerry Mitchell and several stars including Elaine Paige, Gemma Outen and Jill Halfpenny.
Following the performance, the cast received a standing ovation and Cyndi, Jerry Mitchell and Harvey joined the actors and producers on stage to receive bouquets of flowers and a rapturous cheer from the audience.
The 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' hitmaker even danced with Matt Henry - who plays drag queen Lola - as the show's final song 'Raise You Up' played on.
'Kinky Boots' will now play for eight shows a week at the Adelphi Theatre.
Cyndi Lauper to release country album in 2016
Cyndi Lauper is going to release a country album next year.
The 'Time After Time' singer has had an ambition to record a country LP for years and she's finally going to make her dream come true and intends to work with Seymour Stein and Tony Brown on the collection of songs.
Cyndi's motivation for jumping into the genre now is she realises she's getting older and wants to do it while she's still got "teeth" in her "mouth".
Speaking at the UK premiere of her musical 'Kinky Boots' at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End on Tuesday night (15.09.15), the 62-year-old pop icon told BANG Showbiz: "I don't know if you listen to country music but I want to work with Seymour Stein - he was the co-founder of Sire Records - and I've always wanted to work with him. So I figure while I've still got teeth in my mouth let me go work with him!
"I also want to work with Tony Brown down in Nashville and do a country record, finally! I want to record all those songs I used to sing my guts out in my apartment to! It'll be out next year."
Although Cyndi is moving away from pop she still listens to as much new music as she can and is a huge fan of Paloma Faith.
She added: "I like Paloma Faith, I think she's awesome. But I like a lot of different kinds of music, not just one kind. I like to research music."
Cyndi was joined at the opening of 'Kinky Boots' by the musical's writer Harvey Fierstein, director Jerry Mitchell and several stars including Elaine Paige, Gemma Outen and Jill Halfpenny.
Following the performance, the cast received a standing ovation and Cyndi, Jerry Mitchell and Harvey joined the actors and producers on stage to receive bouquets of flowers and a rapturous cheer from the audience.
The 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' hitmaker even danced with Matt Henry - who plays drag queen Lola - as the show's final song 'Raise You Up' played on.
'Kinky Boots' will now play for eight shows a week at the Adelphi Theatre.
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Green Day is set to release a documentary.
The rock band - consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Jason White and Tre Cool - has created a behind-the-scenes look at the making of its 2004 album 'American Idiot'.
A statement on the band's website reads: "This film does not contain high drama or fighting. It shows a band on top of their game creating incredible music. It is a film that inspires. It is also a very small film."
The movie, named 'Heart Like a Hand Grenade', has been directed by John Rocker, who spent nine months recording the band members while they made the comeback album.
'Heart Like a Hand Grenade' will also feature a never-seen-before concert after Rocker was let loose with his camera while the band performed the album tracks in a theatre.
He added: "After the recording was finished they booked a small theatre and performed the album in its entirety, which is included in the film (Fun fact! This was 11 years ago folks and the camera phone was not invented so this is the only way you can see this legendary concert!) This movie is like a fly-on-the-wall art house piece. It is the first time Green Day allowed someone into the studio to film them."
Meanwhile, earlier this year, frontman Billie revealed plans for a new album after the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Fall Out Boy.
'Heart Like a Hand Grenade' is set for release on October 15, 2015.
Green Day to release documentary
Green Day is set to release a documentary.
The rock band - consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Jason White and Tre Cool - has created a behind-the-scenes look at the making of its 2004 album 'American Idiot'.
A statement on the band's website reads: "This film does not contain high drama or fighting. It shows a band on top of their game creating incredible music. It is a film that inspires. It is also a very small film."
The movie, named 'Heart Like a Hand Grenade', has been directed by John Rocker, who spent nine months recording the band members while they made the comeback album.
'Heart Like a Hand Grenade' will also feature a never-seen-before concert after Rocker was let loose with his camera while the band performed the album tracks in a theatre.
He added: "After the recording was finished they booked a small theatre and performed the album in its entirety, which is included in the film (Fun fact! This was 11 years ago folks and the camera phone was not invented so this is the only way you can see this legendary concert!) This movie is like a fly-on-the-wall art house piece. It is the first time Green Day allowed someone into the studio to film them."
Meanwhile, earlier this year, frontman Billie revealed plans for a new album after the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Fall Out Boy.
'Heart Like a Hand Grenade' is set for release on October 15, 2015.
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Lil Wayne thinks he's a better rapper than Drake.
The 'Lollipop' hitmaker claims he is responsible for the success of the 'Take Care' star by giving him a platform for his music, when he signed him to his label Young Money Entertainment in 2009 and helped launch his career, but admitted he isn't worried he will out shine him because he is still the better hip hop artist.
Asked who is the better rap star he said:"I annihilate that guy. I don't feel like I be deserving anything from him. Only thing I did was put him on a good platform.
"I discovered Drake. He left everything behind. At the time he was singing and rapping. His image was the Drake we know now, he never changed his image. But back then it wasn't accepted too well. Singing and rapping at the same time. He was getting shunned by a lot of people. He was getting rejected."
The 32-year-old star advised Drake not to "change anything" and to rap about whatever he wants and not to try and be like him and be true to his Canadian self.
He told ESPN Radio podcast 'Giving Major Prop': "I was the one to tell him, don't change anything. Don't think 'cos you're coming over here by me you gotta start rapping bout the things I rap about. Please rap about your little TV show, whatever you wanna rap about, rap about girls, do that. That's what you're good at."
He added: "It's only natural for you to come over and just think, if I'm wit Wayne, I gonna rock like Wayne. Don't change anything. Don't start singing about killing nobody, don't start singing about the streets. Keep it Canadian man."
Lil Wayne: I annihilate Drake
Lil Wayne thinks he's a better rapper than Drake.
The 'Lollipop' hitmaker claims he is responsible for the success of the 'Take Care' star by giving him a platform for his music, when he signed him to his label Young Money Entertainment in 2009 and helped launch his career, but admitted he isn't worried he will out shine him because he is still the better hip hop artist.
Asked who is the better rap star he said:"I annihilate that guy. I don't feel like I be deserving anything from him. Only thing I did was put him on a good platform.
"I discovered Drake. He left everything behind. At the time he was singing and rapping. His image was the Drake we know now, he never changed his image. But back then it wasn't accepted too well. Singing and rapping at the same time. He was getting shunned by a lot of people. He was getting rejected."
The 32-year-old star advised Drake not to "change anything" and to rap about whatever he wants and not to try and be like him and be true to his Canadian self.
He told ESPN Radio podcast 'Giving Major Prop': "I was the one to tell him, don't change anything. Don't think 'cos you're coming over here by me you gotta start rapping bout the things I rap about. Please rap about your little TV show, whatever you wanna rap about, rap about girls, do that. That's what you're good at."
He added: "It's only natural for you to come over and just think, if I'm wit Wayne, I gonna rock like Wayne. Don't change anything. Don't start singing about killing nobody, don't start singing about the streets. Keep it Canadian man."
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Duran Duran hope Sam Smith made his James Bond song 'Writing's on the Wall' his own.
The 'Rio' hitmakers famously penned the theme for 1985's 007 adventure 'A View to a Kill' and were pleased when they discovered Sam had been chosen to provide the title track for 'SPECTRE' starring Daniel Craig as the suave spy for a fourth time.
The band think the 'Stay With Me' hitmaker is a "fantastic singer" and have urged him to just "enjoy" the experience of working with one of the biggest movie franchises in history.
Asked what advice they would give the 23-year-old pop star in an interview on 'Loose Women', frontman Simon Le Bon said: "Sam Smith is a fantastic singer. You make it yours that's what I would say because that is how we approached doing it. We didn't try and write one that sounded like Eartha Kitt or Tom Jones. We wanted to make a Duran Duran Bond theme and make sure it sounded like that. That's what you've got to do, enjoy the journey. The James Bond franchise is massive and you get on the train and take it all in."
Duran Duran have just released their new LP 'Paper Gods', which they worked on with previous collaborators Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson.
They insist the album is "classic Duran Duran" but their sound has been updated for this generation.
Le Bon explained: "It's classic Duran Duran and I think one of the reasons it took us two years make the album, was on the one hand we were trying to write 12 great songs, which sounds simple enough, but we are also re-designing the sound of the band for 2015."
Duran Duran urge Sam Smith to enjoy Bond experience
Duran Duran hope Sam Smith made his James Bond song 'Writing's on the Wall' his own.
The 'Rio' hitmakers famously penned the theme for 1985's 007 adventure 'A View to a Kill' and were pleased when they discovered Sam had been chosen to provide the title track for 'SPECTRE' starring Daniel Craig as the suave spy for a fourth time.
The band think the 'Stay With Me' hitmaker is a "fantastic singer" and have urged him to just "enjoy" the experience of working with one of the biggest movie franchises in history.
Asked what advice they would give the 23-year-old pop star in an interview on 'Loose Women', frontman Simon Le Bon said: "Sam Smith is a fantastic singer. You make it yours that's what I would say because that is how we approached doing it. We didn't try and write one that sounded like Eartha Kitt or Tom Jones. We wanted to make a Duran Duran Bond theme and make sure it sounded like that. That's what you've got to do, enjoy the journey. The James Bond franchise is massive and you get on the train and take it all in."
Duran Duran have just released their new LP 'Paper Gods', which they worked on with previous collaborators Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson.
They insist the album is "classic Duran Duran" but their sound has been updated for this generation.
Le Bon explained: "It's classic Duran Duran and I think one of the reasons it took us two years make the album, was on the one hand we were trying to write 12 great songs, which sounds simple enough, but we are also re-designing the sound of the band for 2015."
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Duran Duran hope Sam Smith made his James Bond song 'Writing's on the Wall' his own.
The 'Rio' hitmakers famously penned the theme for 1985's 007 adventure 'A View to a Kill' and were pleased when they discovered Sam had been chosen to provide the title track for 'SPECTRE' starring Daniel Craig as the suave spy for a fourth time.
The band think the 'Stay With Me' hitmaker is a "fantastic singer" and have urged him to just "enjoy" the experience of working with one of the biggest movie franchises in history.
Asked what advice they would give the 23-year-old pop star in an interview on 'Loose Women', frontman Simon Le Bon said: "Sam Smith is a fantastic singer. You make it yours that's what I would say because that is how we approached doing it. We didn't try and write one that sounded like Eartha Kitt or Tom Jones. We wanted to make a Duran Duran Bond theme and make sure it sounded like that. That's what you've got to do, enjoy the journey. The James Bond franchise is massive and you get on the train and take it all in."
Duran Duran have just released their new LP 'Paper Gods', which they worked on with previous collaborators Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson.
They insist the album is "classic Duran Duran" but their sound has been updated for this generation.
Le Bon explained: "It's classic Duran Duran and I think one of the reasons it took us two years make the album, was on the one hand we were trying to write 12 great songs, which sounds simple enough, but we are also re-designing the sound of the band for 2015."
Duran Duran advise Sam Smith on Bond song
Duran Duran hope Sam Smith made his James Bond song 'Writing's on the Wall' his own.
The 'Rio' hitmakers famously penned the theme for 1985's 007 adventure 'A View to a Kill' and were pleased when they discovered Sam had been chosen to provide the title track for 'SPECTRE' starring Daniel Craig as the suave spy for a fourth time.
The band think the 'Stay With Me' hitmaker is a "fantastic singer" and have urged him to just "enjoy" the experience of working with one of the biggest movie franchises in history.
Asked what advice they would give the 23-year-old pop star in an interview on 'Loose Women', frontman Simon Le Bon said: "Sam Smith is a fantastic singer. You make it yours that's what I would say because that is how we approached doing it. We didn't try and write one that sounded like Eartha Kitt or Tom Jones. We wanted to make a Duran Duran Bond theme and make sure it sounded like that. That's what you've got to do, enjoy the journey. The James Bond franchise is massive and you get on the train and take it all in."
Duran Duran have just released their new LP 'Paper Gods', which they worked on with previous collaborators Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson.
They insist the album is "classic Duran Duran" but their sound has been updated for this generation.
Le Bon explained: "It's classic Duran Duran and I think one of the reasons it took us two years make the album, was on the one hand we were trying to write 12 great songs, which sounds simple enough, but we are also re-designing the sound of the band for 2015."