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The shortlist for the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize has been announced Tuesday.
As expected, Adele's '21' and Tinie Tempah's 'Disc-overy' are among the 12 albums, all from the UK and Ireland, competing to become "Album of the Year". The winner, chosen by the music industry, will be announced on September 6th.
Full list of competing albums:
Adele - '21'
Anna Calvi - 'Anna Calvi'
Elbow - 'Build a Rocket Boys!'
Everything Everything - 'Man Alive'
Ghostpoet - 'Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam'
Gwilym Simcock - 'Good Days at Schloss Elmau'
James Blake - 'James Blake'
Katy B - 'On a Mission'
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins - 'Diamond Mine'
Metronomy - 'The English Riviera'
PJ Harvey - 'Let England Shake'
Tinie Tempah - 'Disc-Overy'
Source: http://www.purplerevolver.com/bulletin/news/121729-mercury-music-prize-nominees-announced.htmlThe shortlist for the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize has been announced Tuesday.
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The 'What's My Name?' singer is up against Katy Perry, who also receives a nod for International Album, while Tinie Tempah has collected a staggering four nods for the February 15 awards show.
Read more : http://www.celebrity-mania.com/news/view/00018187.htmlThe 'What's My Name?' singer is up against Katy Perry, who also... more
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The nominations for the newly revamped Brit Awards were announced Thursday, with Tinie Tempah leading with four nominations.
Tinie is nominated for Best British Male Solo Artist, Best British Breakthrough Act, MasterCard British Album of the Year (for 'Disc-overy') and shortlisted for British Single ('Pass Out'). Plan B, The XX and Mumford & Sons received three nominations while Eminem, Arcade Fire, Ellie Golding, Take That, Cheryl Cole, Cee-Lo Green, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon and Rumer received two nominations each, plus former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant receives his first ever nomination for British Male Solo Artist. Newcomer Jessie J will definately receive her Brit Award for the Critics Choice award on the night. The Brit Awards, hosted by comedian James Corden, will take place at The O2 in London on February 15th.
Full list of nominees
British Male Solo Artist: • Mark Ronson • Paul Weller • Plan B • Robert Plant • Tinie Tempah British Female Solo Artist: • Cheryl Cole • Ellie Goulding • Laura Marling • Paloma Faith • Rumer British Breakthrough Act: • Ellie Goulding • Mumford & Sons • Rumer • Tinie Tempah • The XX British Group: • Biffy Clyro • Gorillaz • Mumford & Sons • Take That • XX British Single • Alexandra Burke ft Pitbull - All Night Long • Cheryl Cole - Parachute • Florence & The Machine - You’ve Got The Love • Matt Cardle - When We Collide • Olly Murs - Please Don’t Let Me Go • Plan B - She Said • Scouting For Girls - This Ain’t A Love Song • Taio Cruz - Dynamite • Tinie Tempah - Pass Out • The Wanted - All Time Low MasterCard British Album of the Year • Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More • Plan B - The Defamation of Strickland Banks • Take That - Progress • Tinie Tempah Disc - Overy • The XX - XX International Male Solo Artist • Bruce Springsteen • Cee Lo Green • David Guetta • Eminem • Kanye West International Female Solo Artist • Alicia Keys • Katy Perry • Kylie Minogue • Rihanna • Robyn International Breakthrough Act • Bruno Mars • Glee Cast • Justin Bieber • National • Temper Trap International Group • Arcade Fire • Black Eyed Peas • Kings of Leon • Script • Vampire Weekend International Album • Arcade Fire - The Suburbs • Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer • Eminem - Recovery • Katy Perry - Teenage Dream • Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown Critics’ Choice • Jessie J (Winner) • James Blake • The Vaccines British Producer • Ethan Johns • John Leckie • Markus Dravs • Mike Pela • Stuart Price
The nominations for the newly revamped Brit Awards were announced Thursday, with... more
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The most eagerly awaited entertainment launch of the year deserves the biggest launch party of the year; Call of Duty: Black Ops. By the time you’re reading this it would have already flown off the shelves quicker than you can say ‘Battersea PowerStation’.
Which seamlessly brings us to the setting of said launch party…
“Wear something warm.” I was informed, expecting most of the event to be outside, or at least inside under minimal shelter, amongst the debris and broken windows of the disused building.
How wrong I was.
Walking through the main gate to the PowerStation just after 7pm and my eyes were immediately drawn to the massive 25ft Black Ops logo projected onto the front of the building. You couldn’t miss it, and incredibly if that wasn’t enough, throw in a couple of Call of Duty branded tanks, complete with a soldier and smoke shrouding it in a warlike haze.
The excitement was building and I found myself walking along the ‘black-carpet’, past the paparazzi all poised with cameras and bright lighting, looking me up and down to make sure I wasn’t a celebrity, and into a long tunnel which was graced by more soldiers stood either side with their firearms, making me feel like I was walking into the Pentagon rather than a games launch party.
Once inside, a wave of relief washed over me when I saw what had been laid on for the guests. The first thing that struck me was the red lighting that gave the atmosphere an expensive, lavish feel and in the centre of the room there was a circle of TV screens each with it’s own 360, enabling people to sit down, put on their headphones and play against each other over LAN. This was decorated in the middle with a map of the world making me feel like I’d just walked onto the set of the new James Bond film and have just found an evil mastermind’s secret underground lair.
I was greeted by a row of waiters handing out drinks and soldiers walking around in full gear. To give a brief overview of the layout, there were two bars opposite sides of the room, a stage taking up a large area of another side where two big screens graced the walls behind and in front were DJ decks. There was also the 3D room where later I got to experience one of the developers showcasing a level in 3D which was surprisingly well executed and definitely made my need for a 3D TV even more apparent.
The reams of minor celebs started to turn up, Goldie, Callum Best, Alex Reid, Brian Friedman, Example, Roll Deep, Essex girls, Hollyoaks and Tina O’Brien to name but a few. George Lamb was the host, kicking things off about 7:30pm which he started by pulling names out of a bag of 10 people about to be put head to head on the brand new Black Ops multiplayer. Then some of the developers from Treyarch got on stage to show everyone the opening sequence of the game, and then a run through of the opening level. Impressive stuff. The feeling from watching it on the big screen, the ‘aaahs’ and ‘ooohs’ from the audience, surrounded by thunderous gunfire and enemy screams as the developer expertly mowed them down, blowing up police cars with his grenade launcher attachment. I couldn’t help but feel I was part of something huge.
The game, set during the Cold War has the narrative cleverly lead you through various twists and turns in a fantastically well-constructed story. You play mainly as Alex Mason – a special ops veteran caught up in the Bay of Pigs invasion and then cast into a covert war which sees the action switch seamlessly between Cuba, Vietnam and Russia, underlined by the various historical ‘facts’ of the era and a spattering of pop-culture references. If Jerry Bruckheimer and Rockstar games had a lovechild, this would be it.
I was lucky enough to chat to a few celebs that had turned up to show their support, including Jason Bradbury from the Gadget Show who was clearly very impressed with what he saw, his co-presenter Ortis Deeley who admitted he was not a massive gamer and this being the first games launch he’s been part of, but really impressed with how the game looks and was enjoying the party. Callum Best was also really excited about getting his hands on Black Ops and was looking forward to getting on Xbox Live.
Manchester City’s Wayne Bridge took to the stage about 9:30pm to play an online match against other celebs in Europe including Clarence Seedorf from A.C Milan. The match was played out on the two big screens in front of the audience, with Wayne stood facing the audience looking down at a monitor on stage. Much entertainment ensued as every kill that Wayne made the audience reacted with loud cheers, almost reminiscent of a crowd’s reactions to a football match but better, because it involved pixilated people dying. In the end Wayne came 2nd, and everyone got a great insight as to how awesome the new multiplayer looks.
After some more mingling with minor celebs and trying out the first mission on Black Ops myself, the audience were treated to a live performance from Labrinth followed by the big surprise of the evening, Tinie Tempah. He performed his famous songs such as the most recent ‘Miami 2 Ibiza’, ‘Pass Out’ and ‘Written in the Stars’. His performance was exceptional and got the attention of everyone in the place, including even the hardcore gamers that managed to take their headphones off to enjoy Tempah’s banging set.
The event finished at midnight and created from a concoction of a disused powerstation, celebrities, alcohol, great music and of course the newest game in the Call of Duty franchise, I would pretty much say it was a perfect night to while away the hours until launch.
http://current.com/entertainment/92782699_call-of-duty-black-ops-a-review-roundup.htmThe most eagerly awaited entertainment launch of the year deserves the biggest launch... more
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The 15th MOBO (or 'Music of Black Origin') Awards took place in Liverpool on Wednesday, with JLS and Tinie Tempah dominated with two awards each.
Tinie, who was up for most awards that night, won 'Best Video' for "Frisky" (ft. Labrinth) and 'Best Newcomer' while JLS won 'Best Album' for their self-titled album "JLS" and 'Best UK Act'. Other winners includes:
Plan B with 'Best UK R&B/Soul Act'
Eminem for 'Best International Act'
Professor Green for 'Best UK Hip-Hop/Grime Act'
N-Dubz & Mr Hudson for 'Best Song' with "Playing with Fire"
K'Naan for 'Best African Act'
Gyptian for 'Best Reggae Act'
Empirical with 'Best Jazz Act'
Guvna B for 'Best Gospel Act'
...and legendary artist, Billy Ocean, accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11581959The 15th MOBO (or 'Music of Black Origin') Awards took place in Liverpool on... more
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