Monday, 30 June 2014

New Singles Review - Adriana Grande, Rough Copy, Sia & more



Click here for Yahoo weekly singles review. This week's singles by Ariana Grande, Rough Copy, Sia & more.

Eminem & Busta Rhymes Release New Track


Eminem and Busta Rhymes just dropped a new track "Calm Down". Click here to have a listen.

BET Awards 2014 Recap




 The BET Awards took place last night in L.A., California. There were performances by Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, and more top acts. Click here for the recap. Full list of winners after the cut.

Chris Brown's New Track feat. Usher & Rick Ross


"New Flame" is the latest single by Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross. Click here to have a listen.

Aaliyah Biopic On Hold & Lead Character Exits

Zendaya Coleman                                    Aaliyah


The Aaliyah biopic has been put on hold, and Zendaya Coleman who was cast to play Aaliyah has exited the project. A few weeks ago, US Lifetime Network announced a movie was in the pipeline based on the late singer Aaliyah. However, Aaliyah's family filed legal actions to halt the movie.

Jay Z & Beyonce Show Justin Bieber's Mugshot At Tour - Weird Or Not?


At Jay Z and Beyonce's recent show, they projected images of Justin Bieber's mugshot, along with other celebrities' mugshots, and tagged it "Even the greatest fall". This angered Justin Beiber fans, has they took to Twitter to vent. One of the tweets - 'The fact that @justinbieber's mugshot was shown at @Beyonce's concert followed by "even the greatest fall." that's just f*****,' 

Poor ticket sales have been confirmed at the ongoing tour. Checkout the mugshots projected at the Jay and Bey concert after the cut.

Recap Glastonbury 2014




Glastonbury 2014 - the biggest live festival in the UK took place over the weekend. There were amazing performances by Kasabian, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Jack White, Dolly Parton, Metalica, and a loads of other music acts. For a recap of the Glastonbury 2014 weekend click here.

RIP Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack




Soul music icon Bobby Womack recently passed away on June 27 at the age of 70. He is credited with a lot of soul hits, and his songs have been featured in movies. Click here for one of his songs featured in the opening credit of Quentin Tarantino's hit movie Jackie Brown.

UK Official Albums Chart


Ed Sheeran's "X" album tops the UK Official Albums Chart this week. Click here for the video of Ed Sheeran performing "Sing" at Glastonbury 2014 over the weekend. For the rest of the top albums in the UK click here.

UK Official Singles Chart


Well Monday is here again, and we're back with more music news/features. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Oliver Heldens, and Becky Hill top the Official Singles Chart this week with "Gecko (Overdrive)". Click here for the video. For this week's full list of top singles in the UK click here.

Friday, 27 June 2014

Courtney Cox Engaged To Snow Patrol's Johnny Mcdaid


50-year old Courtney Cox just got engaged to 37-year old Johnny Mcdaid after 6 months of dating. Guess which musician introduced Courtney to Johnny? Find out after the cut.

Enrique Iglesias Tops Latin Charts


Enrique Iglesias (son of music icon Julio Iglesias) recently made the No.1 spot on the Tropical songs (Latin) Billboard Chart with his track "Bailando". Click here for the video.

YouTube Sensation Signs With EMI


19-year old Australian Troye Sivan made a name for himself on YouTube by amassing over 2 million subsribers, and 91.4 million views on his YouTube channel. Troye recently signed with EMI, and his EP is out in August. Click here for the video of the song "Fault In Our Stars" based on the book, and recently released big screen movie.

Usher's New Single - "I Don't Mind"


Click here for Usher's new single "I Don't Mind" featuring Juicy J.

Demi Lovato Releases New Video Feat. British Cher Lloyd


Official video for "Really Don't Care" - click here.

OK Go's Viral Video



Check out OK Go's recently released video; the video has almost 8 million views already. Click here for video.

Cam'ron's & Nicki Minaj Collaboration - Sneak Peek


Cam'ron and Nicki Minaj have a track coming out soon. Click here for a sneak peek.

Thursday, 26 June 2014

Bemi Recommends - Bemyoda


By Bemi (Founder Mor Music Group)

I just discovered Bemyoda, and his track "Faded Grace" today. Best description of his sound - neosoul meets jazz & acoustics. Click here to listen to "Faded Grace" and click here for the MTVbase feature on Bemyoda.

If you would like to recommend an up and coming artist for a feature on this blog (our "Blogreader Recommends" feature), email mormusic2013@gmail.com.

Jay Z & Beyonce Reveal Wedding Video Clip At Their Tour - Desperate Or Not?


Jay Z and Beyonce revealed footage from their secret 2008 wedding ceremony at their concert yesterday. Some people have criticized this has a desperate attempt to sell more tickets for the allegedly non-sold out tour. The question people are asking is why reveal the footage now? Well click here for the clip and you decide.

More Pictures From Jay Z and Beyonce's "On The Run" Opening Night


Click here for more pictures from the opening night of the "On The Run" tour in Miami, Florida last night.

Video Clip Of Jay Z & Beyonce's "On The Run" Tour


Jay Z and Beyonce kicked off their "On The Run" tour yesterday in Miami, Florida. Click here for the video clip.

Common Unveils Album Cover


One of the pictures on the"Nobody's Smiling" album cover above. The album is due out on July 22nd. Click here for video clip of Common explaining the concept behind the album cover.

Watch Sam Smith's Interview - Guess Who He Would Like To Work With?


Check out Sam Smith's recent interview - guess which rapper he would like to work with? Click here for the interview.

Chris Brown Rejects Plea Bargain & Could Be Heading Back To Jail


R&B singer Chris Brown just recently rejected a plea deal on Wednesday (June 25) in his Washington assault case.
He is expecting to go to trial on September 8; so we are left in suspense once again.

YOGI - London Based & Signed To Dr Dre's Record Label


London based YOGI is signed to Dr Dre's record label. Click here to have a listen to their track.

New Music From Faith Evans Feat. Missy Elliot


Faith Evans just dropped a new track featuring Missy Elliot. Click here to have a listen to "I Deserve it".

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Jhene Aiko Releases New Track - "To Love & Die"


Click here for Jhene Aiko's new single "To Love & Die".

Cam'Ron To Release One EP A Month From July 1st



Cam'ron is planning a new approach to dropping music. Starting July Ist Cam'ron will release one new EP a month till the end of the year. There will also be a 30-minute web series for the fans. See 1si of the Month artwork above. Volume one tracklist after the cut.

British Quartet Clean Bandit Make Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart


British quartet Clean Bandit achieved success in the UK, and now they've also achieved success in the US. They recently made American Billboard Singles Chart (Hot 100). Click here for the video of one of their tracks which combines classical music with dance music.

Remembering Michael Jackson - 5 Years After His Tragic Death



Its been 5 years since the late King Of Pop Michael Jackson passed away. He gave us the best songs, and the best videos by any pop artist till date. Click here for Rolling Stone's feature on the story behind Michael Jackson's music videos.

X Factor (USA) Winners Alex and Sierra's New Single



The final season of X Factor USA gave us the singing duo Alex and Sierra, and the show got cancelled afterwards. Click here to view the video for the duo's new single "Scarecrow".

Official Trailer For James Brown's Biopic


The official trailer for Get On Up the bigscreen biopic of the Godfather of Soul James Brown just hit the web. Click here to view the trailer. The movie is scheduled for release in August.

Beyonce To Star Alongside Will Smith in "Hancock 2"



Beyonce is reported to have been cast as the female lead character in Hancock 2. Charlize Theron played the female lead alongside Will Smith in Hancock back in 2008.

Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Rock Legend Bob Dylan's Music Manuscript Sells For $2 Million


Bob Dylan's handwritten manuscript for the song "Like A Rolling Stone" just broke a record, and sold for $2 Million at Sotheby's in New York. The manuscript includes revisions, additions, and doodles. The record was previously held by John Lennon's handwritten manuscript for "A Day In The Life" which sold for $1.2 Million in 2010.

Jhene Aiko Graces The Vibe Summer 2014 Cover


Jhene Aiko just made the summer cover of Vibe Magazine. Vibe describes her as "the modern-day Sade". Click here to have a listen to one of her tracks.

Diana Ross' Son Is Getting Married - Guess Who's Going To Be The Wedding Singer?

Diana Ross


Evan Ross & Ashlee Simpson (with Ashlee's son from a previous relationship)

Diana Ross' son Evan Ross is getting married to Ashlee Simpson (Jessica Simpson's sister). The wedding singer is non other than the mother-of-the-groom Diana Ross. Evan Ross starred in The Hunger Games, and the TLC biopic Crazy, Sexy, and Cool. Perhaps sister-of-the-bride Jessica Simpson will also sing at the wedding.

Track-by-track Review Of Ed Sheeran's "X" Album



Click here for Billboard's track-by-track review of Ed Sheeran's latest album "X".

Kanye West Performs At Dave Chapelle's Show


Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Dave Chapelle's Radio City Music Hall Show last Friday. Click here for Kanye's performance clips.

Music Review - Usher, Example & More




Click here for Yahoo.com's review of new singles by Usher, Example, and more artists.

Billboard Album Chart


Jack White's "Lazaretto" album tops the Billboard album chart across all music genre. Click here for the video of "Lazaretto". Full list of top albums on Billboard chart here.

Billboard Singles Chart - Hot 100


Iggy Azalea continues to dominate the singles chart with "Fancy" coming in at No.1 (15 weeks after its release). "Problem" features Iggy (along with Ariana Grande) and comes in at No.2 on the Billboard singles chart. Click here for the top singles on the Billboard chart.