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13/10/2025

French electronic music powerhouse David Guetta has dropped a brand new single, “Gone Gone Gone”, teaming up with Teddy Swims and Tones And I for what’s shaping up to be one of the standout collaborations of 2025. The track, out now through Atlantic Records / Warner Music, fuses Guetta’s euphoric dance production with gospel-infused soul and emotional pop vocals from two of the world’s most distinctive voices.
Opening with house keys and strings, “Gone Gone Gone” builds into an anthemic blend of rhythm and emotion. Teddy Swims delivers his signature rasp, while Tones And I’s powerhouse vocal brings intensity and heart. Together, they explore the push-and-pull of toxic love – the chaos, the beauty, and the release – all under Guetta’s signature big-room production.

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10/10/2025

R.I.P Moody Blues singer John Lodge

He was an English musician, best known as bass guitarist, co-lead vocalist and songwriter of the longstanding rock band the Moody Blues. He also worked as a record producer and collaborated with other musicians outside the band.
The late musician helped steer the Moody Blues into an exciting and groundbreaking new era of psychedelia.
“Nights in White Satin" was their biggest and most Iconic hit . It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album Days of Future Passed. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 103 in the United States in 1968. It was the first significant chart entry by the band since "Go Now" and its recent lineup change, in which Denny Laine and Clint Warwick had resigned and both Hayward and John Lodge had joined.
When reissued in 1972, the single hit number two in the US for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 (behind "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash) and hit number one on the Cash Box Top 100, making it the band's most successful single in the US. It earned a gold certification for sales of over a million US copies (platinum certification was not instituted until 1976). It also hit number one in Canada. After two weeks at #2, it was replaced by "I'd Love You to Want Me" by Lobo. It reached its highest UK position this year at number nine. Although the song did not enter the official New Zealand chart, it reached number five on the New Zealand Listener's chart compiled from the readers' votes in 1973. The 1972 single release of "Nights in White Satin" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
The song enjoyed a recurring chart presence in the following decades. It charted again in the UK and Ireland in 1979 reaching numbers 14 and 8, respectively. The song charted again in 2010, reaching number 51 in the British Official Singles Charts. It has also been covered by numerous other artists, most notably Giorgio Moroder, Elkie Brooks, and Sandra, and has been used in a variety of cultural mediums, including commercials and films.

The Moody Blues are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964, initially consisting of keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas, gui...

09/10/2025

Madonna is about to release BEDTIME STORIES (The Untold Chapter), and I’m genuinely excited. The artwork is stunning, featuring never before seen images from a 1994 shoot by Paolo Roversi, whose dreamlike photography also graced the original Bedtime Story single.
After so many recent photos of her trying (perhaps too hard) to cling to youth, what some might call “mutton dressed as lamb” it's refreshing to see her embrace a more natural look. With grey hair, she looks absolutely amazing. Elegant, powerful, and timeless exactly the Madonna I want to see.

Bedtime Stories – The Untold Chapter is an eight-track EP to mark the 30th anniversary of Madonna’s Bedtime Stories, to be released on November 28th. The companion collection includes early demos, alternate versions, and rarities that trace the evolution of Bedtime Stories' lush, R&B-influenced sound. Bedtime Stories – The Untold Chapter will be released on limited black vinyl and digitally. Black vinyl orders from Madonna.com and Rhino.com will include an exclusive set of postcards. A deluxe 2CD edition will also be available, featuring the original Bedtime Stories album and the new EP, along with a 20-page booklet of lyrics and illustrations.
Madonna collaborated with Confessions on a Dance Floor producer Stuart Price to shape this EP, editing and mixing previously unreleased versions into a cohesive new chapter.
Also on November 28, the original Bedtime Stories album will be reissued on silver vinyl. It will be available at select retailers, with an exclusive poster included in orders from Madonna.com and Rhino.com. Released in 1994, Madonna’s sixth studio album is viewed as one of her most sonically adventurous and commercially successful. The album went on to sell over seven million copies worldwide and featured hits like “Take a Bow,” “Secret,” and “Human Nature.”

08/10/2025

Rising pop outfit Midnight Til Morning have just released their debut 7-track EP Afterglow alongside new single Heart on Fire and its official music video - landing just one day before the band kick off their first global tour across North America, Australia, and Europe
Formed on the Top 10 Global Netflix series Building the Band, Midnight Til Morning blends soaring vocals, emotional vulnerability, and undeniable charisma. The four-piece features Watts (26, Toowoomba, QLD), Conor Smith (22, Central Coast, NSW), Shane Appell (22, Upstate New York), and Zach Newbould (22, Boston, MA).
At the core of Afterglow is a world-class roster of songwriting talent. The EP features contributions from some of the industry’s most in-demand writers: Amy Allen - widely regarded as the world’s hottest songwriter with credits for Harry Styles’ Adore You and Sabrina Carpenter’s Please, Please, Please; Adam Yaron, co-writer of Alex Warren’s current global hit Ordinary; pop superstar Benson Boone; and Feli Ferraro, who has penned tracks for BTS and Halsey. Midnight Til Morning themselves are also credited as songwriters throughout the EP - underscoring their creative vision and hands-on role in shaping their debut. Together, this line-up of hitmakers emphasises Midnight Til Morning’s arrival as a group with both the talent and the network to thrive on a global stage.
A dynamic seven-song collection, Afterglow captures the full spectrum of Midnight Til Morning's sound. It brings together standout singles Bye and Navy Eyes, which introduced the band to a global audience, alongside fan-favourites Ghost of Us and Welcome to LA. The focus track, Heart on Fire, sits at the centre as an up-tempo, stage-built anthem, with the track-list rounded out by two brand-new cuts, 17 and Edge of Amazing.

Directed by Josh Harris .auProducer: Lawrence PhelanProduction Company: Recliner Films1st Assistant Director: Alix PetahMovement Direction: Alix P...

06/10/2025

When American soul-pop star Teddy Swims took to the pre-game stage at Sydney’s Accor Stadium for the 2025 NRL Grand Final, it wasn’t just the Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm gearing up for battle, it was also the American singer’s moment to prove himself to an Australian audience who, until that night, largely knew him only as “the guy who sings Lose Control.”
Just days before the event, Swims had NRL fans on edge when he cancelled two Hawaii shows due to illness. The timing couldn’t have been worse, fuelling speculation that the NRL would need to scramble for a last-minute replacement.
But when grand final night arrived, Swims made it to the stage and in typically theatrical fashion. Dressed in a leopard-print long coat (or possibly a kilt) and dripping with rings and chains, the Georgia-born singer-songwriter opened with his moody 2025 hit Bad Dreams. His soulful, gritty voice showed no trace of the health scare that had sidelined him the week before.
He followed with The Door, then surprised the crowd with an Aussie tribute: a cover of AC/DC’s T.N.T. performed just kilometres from where Angus and Malcolm Young grew up. Whether it was a deliberate homage or just pure rock’n’roll instinct, the crowd roared as Swims powered through the classic with his signature soul rasp.
To finish, he belted out his global smash Lose Control – a song that’s racked up more than two billion streams on Spotify and topped charts around the world. The performance was raw, emotional, and undeniably powerful, with Swims’ vocals soaring across the packed stadium.

Teddy Swims performs at the 2025 NRL Grand Final at the Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia with his band, Freak Freely.The performance includes a compilation...

03/10/2025

On this day in 1995, the world saw Kylie Minogue prove that she was more than your run of the mill pop star when she collaborated with fellow Australian national treasure Nick Cave on his gloriously dark song ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’. 🖤🎶
The two artists joining forces was one of the greatest weird but wonderful collaborations that have ever occurred. While on paper it sounds like a disastrous mix, Kylie slotted in perfectly to the world of Nick Cave and his dastardly Bad Seeds.

03/10/2025

R.I.P Chris Dreja.
He was the English musician and photographer best known as a founding member of The Yardbirds, has died after a long illness just weeks shy of his 80th birthday. The news was confirmed by music publisher David Stark, leaving Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty as the last surviving original member still performing under the band’s name.
The Yardbirds were one of the most influential British rock bands of the 1960s, remembered not only for their string of hits but also for launching the careers of three of the greatest guitarists in rock history: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.
Formed in London in 1963, The Yardbirds quickly became known for their high-energy live shows and adventurous blend of blues, rock and experimental sounds. Their early success came with Eric Clapton on guitar, who played on the band’s first major hit, “For Your Love” (1965). However, Clapton, unhappy with the band’s move towards more pop-oriented material, departed soon after, recommending his friend Jimmy Page as a replacement. Page declined at the time, suggesting Jeff Beck instead.
Beck’s arrival marked the Yardbirds’ most innovative period, where the band pioneered feedback, distortion and Eastern influences in hits like “Heart Full of Soul,” “Shapes of Things,” “For You Love” and “Over Under Sideways Down.” Beck’s experimental style pushed rock guitar into uncharted territory and influenced generations to come.
In 1966, Jimmy Page eventually joined, initially as bassist before switching to twin lead guitar with Beck. The short-lived dual lineup produced some of the band’s heaviest and most groundbreaking sounds, heard in songs like “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago.” After Beck’s departure, Page took over as the sole guitarist, guiding the group through its final phase.
By 1968, with The Yardbirds dissolving, Page regrouped the lineup under a new name: Led Zeppelin. The Yardbirds’ legacy was cemented, not only through their hits and experimental style but as the only band to feature all three guitar giants at different points. Today, they are remembered as a crucial bridge between blues-based rock and the birth of psychedelic and hard rock.

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02/10/2025

Has Taylor Swift Made Herself Too Big to Fail — Even as Pop Culture Gets Dirty Again?
“The Life of a Showgirl,” Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, drops today — Friday, Oct. 3 — featuring a dozen new tracks released worldwide.
The 14-time Grammy winner reunites with Swedish super-producers Max Martin and Shellback, stepping away from longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff, who helmed her most recent albums.
Swift’s career trajectory mirrors Madonna’s more than anyone else’s — constantly evolving, relentlessly ambitious. But even Swift seems to understand a hard truth: no one, not even Madonna, can dominate pop culture forever.
The real risk for Swift — or any pop star — comes when the culture shifts, and they’re no longer the center of it.

Right now, a new wave of female artists is rejecting the polished perfection that Swift embodies. Instead, they’re embracing imperfection, volatility, and vulnerability. Think Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Olivia Dean, RAYE, Lola Young, ROSÉ, Tate McRae, Gracie Abrams — voices that speak to messiness, not mastery.
British pop disruptor Charli XCX captured the zeitgeist with Brat, her chaotic, club-fueled ode to emotional turmoil. As she put it, the album speaks to a post-pandemic mood: "People want to get dirty again. They want to smoke, party, and feel sweat that’s not their own. Nothing matters."
That vibe echoes across the new generation: Olivia Rodrigo, 22, pens lyrics about meeting exes she knows are bad news. Lola Young, 24, confesses in Messy, “I smoke like a chimney… and I pull a Britney every other week.”
So where does Swift fit in now?
She’s still the most powerful name in pop — arguably too big to fail — but in a world where chaos is currency, is her brand of control becoming passé?

The stage is set...and our showgirl is ready for her big number! We're about to step into a new Taylor Swift era with the release of the Grammy-winning super...

02/10/2025

After Vienna, in Paris any body interested?

01/10/2025

Released today is the high-energy collaborative single titled "Around U" with an unforgettable sonic collision between ARIA-Award winning hitmakers Peking Duk, multi-platinum-selling Kiwi band Drax Project and chart-topping singer-songwriter Kita Alexander.
The three artists will unite on stage to perform "Around U" for the first time for an exclusive live performance in Sydney on Thursday, October 9 at the National Art School.
This new track out in time for Spring brings together the incredible Australian and New Zealand talents to create something that not only sounds amazing but also celebrates the collective spirit of our region. "Around U” is all about joy and unity, fusing Peking Duk's dynamic electronic beats combined with Drax Project's smooth pop-jazz groove, and Kita Alexander's infectious pop prowess.
The release from Coke Studio, a global music platform that sparks unexpected collisions, which can be anything from artists who don’t usually collaborate to mixing genres that aren’t traditionally fused to create one-of-a-kind collaborations.
Peking Duk’s electronic duo Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles said: “We’re stoked to be part of Coke Studio this year. Creating a song with the incredible Kita Alexander and the Drax boys was pure magic - everyone brought their own flavour, and it just clicked. ‘Around U’ is a banger. Turn it up!”

Official Music Video for Coke Studio Season 2 in AU/NZ alongside Peking Duk, Kita Alexander and Drax Project.Listen to the track now: https://draxproject.lnk...

01/10/2025

Some 80’s Music History today Jessica and the Italo Disco Music

Jessica is one of those mysterious projects of the 80s, about which very little is known. After releasing only 4 singles, the girl disappeared from the music world forever. Was there one at all? That's what we found out!
In 1986, shortly after the release of Jessica's single "Like a Burning Star", an enthusiastic reader Beatrix Hagenbach wrote to a German youth publication asking her to tell them about Jessica. According to the biography provided in the editorial response, the soloist of the Jessica project, Malaika Trümper, was born in February 1971 in the small German town of Eschwege, located in the state of Hesse. She was the youngest in a family with two older brothers, Marcus and Matthias. Their parents ran a private boarding house for tourists.
Already at the age of 3, a blonde-haired girl with brown eyes began studying ballet. At the age of 12, she took part in a young talent contest, where she was noticed by Jurgen Muller, the father of Caroline Muller, also known as C.C.Catch. Jurgen soon became her manager.
At first, Malaika's luck favored her. For the very first single "Like a Burning Star", released in 1987 on the label "Blow Up" under the pseudonym "Jessica", she received the "Golden Bough" ("Goldenen Stern").
The album cover could have had the inscription: "From the creators of Silent Circle", as it was recorded by the band's producers Engelbert Simons and Bernd Dietrich. The third author was the band's frontman Martin Tihsen (the one who was remembered for his unusual hairstyle in the 80s). The arrangement of the song is really slightly reminiscent of "Stop the Rain in the Night".
The article also said that Jessica continues to practice ballet, enjoys horseback riding, surfing, swimming, baking and cooking, but she has little time for this because of her musical career.
Her second single "Chinese Magic" was released the following year with the same producers and on the same label Blow Up, which was also used by the band Silent Circle. However, this time, instead of Martin Tihsen, there were Borwin Bandelow (later he would become a psychiatrist and neurologist, and music would remain just a hobby for him) and Matthias Reim, who would release several soft rock solo records with the same producers after a while.
Jessica - «Chinese Magic»
The theme of the song was in the trend of the fashion for Asia in general and China in particular. Here are just a few examples: "Chinese Revenge" by Koto, "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" by Modern Talking, "Chinese Restaurant" by Baltimore, "China Town" by Italian Cruisin' Gang, "Sweet Chinese Girl" by Austrian band Joy and "Chinese Eyes" by Fancy. Well, what else is there to sing about?
The photos of the singer for both records, in which Malaika appears with a very typical mid-80s hairstyle "a la CC-Hatch", were taken by the fashionable photo studio Esser and Strauss.
In July of the same year, the double single "Like A Burning Star / Chinese Magic" was released on the South Korean label Sun Records. However, the collaboration with Silent Circle and Blow Up ended there.
Jessica - «Sympathy»
For some reason, the third single was released on a different label and with different authors. It was released exclusively by EMI Electrola, and the producer was musician Ekkehard Hessler, listed on the record under the pseudonym Mike Miro. Judging by his brief biography on Spotify (where, however, he appears under the pseudonym Michael Stein), in the 80s he was the drummer of a little-known cover band, and only in adulthood he declared himself as a singer. His songs include "Die Sonne scheint für mich nicht mehr", "Du gehörst zu ihm" and "Sandy good bye".
But why? Perhaps the Blow Up label was not happy with the sales of the previous single, or perhaps the reason for the breakup was financial differences, in any case, the choice at that time was unknown to anyone (and then too) Miro's T-shirt, looks like a random one. Even less is known about the author of the song Jim Fitz (real name Klaus Pelizeus). Nevertheless, the song turned out to be very beautiful, and Jessica's sound acquired a touch of synthpop.
The last single with the French name "C'est La Vie, Mon Cherie" was released in August 1989 on the Dino Music label. In addition to the traditional photos of the young singer, the album included an insert with a small note about her.:
Jessica - «C'est La Vie, Mon Chérie»
"18-year-old Jessica is a delightful mix of Mandy Smith and Nastasia Kinski. No wonder magazines and youth publications dream of immortalizing her on the cover. But her youthful beauty is not the only thing that makes Jessica so charming. The girl from Eschwege, near Kassel, is confident, smart and has a great voice. She has been gaining stage experience for years, performing at countless discos. In a small sparkling world, this charming girl is already a star. Jessica puts on a great show here.
Just in time for the Funkausstellung (radio show), Jessica's new single was released. Title: "C'EST LA VIE MON CHERIE" is a new dance song written especially for Jessica by the famous author Jean Frankfurter."

Jessica - Like a burning Star (1986)

30/09/2025

Global music superstar Louis Tomlinson overnight released his highly anticipated new single 'Lemonade', where it debuted on BBC Radio 1 as their 'Hottest Record’. 'Lemonade' is a mix of tight funkified guitars, shimmering keys, and organic percussion leading to a captivating chorus. “She’s so bitter, she’s so sweet, a little taste is all I need”.
Louis shared, “The most important thing was for the first single to sound ambitious sonically. It had to be big and fun. To me, ‘Lemonade’ really has instant and natural personality. It ended up being the perfect way to begin this chapter.”
Louis has also just announced that his third album 'How Did I Get Here?' will be released on 23rd January 2026

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