The success story of American duo Karmin is one that evolved from the pair covering popular songs on their YouTube channel. In 2012 they released their EP ‘Hello’ which featured the smash hit ‘Brokenhearted’. They then released ‘Acapella’ in July 2013 which was a huge success topping the charts worldwide. It has been a long…
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Lorde – Whats the Hype?
She may be awkward, she may be intimidating but no one can doubt that Lorde has serious talent. Born in New Zealand, Ella Yelich-O’Connor is a 17 year old girl with a serious goal set for world domination. 2013 saw the release or Lorde’s EP ‘The Love Club’ alongside the release of her debut single….
ALBUM REVIEW: Beyonce
Only Beyoncé could drop an album with no promotion, single, pre orders or even a whisper and it still go number one in matter of minutes. The self titled album appeared on ITunes before an official announcement came from the singer announcing the visual album. The album offers 14 songs and 17 music videos that…
LIVE REVIEW: Alicia Keys – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Recently we have had an influx of tours where artist after artist are competing against each other to see who can have the biggest stage, out dance the other and have the most pyrotechnics light up their stage. So it’s a breath of fresh air when an artist like Alicia Keys sticks to her roots…
LIVE REVIEW: Taylor Swift – Suncorp Stadium
There’s no denying that Taylor Swift is a world class performer and ‘The Red Tour’ see’s the singer continuing her domination. Her Australian tour saw Taylor Swift becoming the first female to headline Australian stadiums in over 2 decades and she did it in spectacular style. Suncorp stadium was packed to the masses when the…
TOUR NEWS: Keith Urban Bringing Light The Fuse Tour Down Under
He’s the Australian bloke that the whole world has fallen in love with and Keith Urban will be returning home for one massive tour in 2014 thanks to Chugg Entertainment and Nine Live. That’s right, he will be bringing his ‘Light The Fuse Tour’ down under in June 2014 playing in Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Narrabri…
SINGLE REVIEW: Dylan Cartwright – Downbeat
Dylan Cartwright is a name that is quickly gaining momentum with teenage girls around Australia falling in love with this quirky YouTube personality. The singer/songwriter was a part of the band Elephants Laundry who broke up a couple of months ago. Following this announcement Dylan announced he was going solo and further pursing his dream….
LIVE REVIEW: One Republic – The Tivoli
Ryan Tedder is one of the industry’s most well respected and influential songwriters/producers. He’s penned some of the biggest hits of the last ten years including ‘Halo’ (Beyonce), ‘Bleeding Love’ (Leona Lewis) and ‘Burn’ (Ellie Goulding). His band OneRepublic have done pretty well for themselves too with six certified top ten singles and an…
ALBUM REVIEW: Lady Gaga – ARTPOP
In the past five years Lady Gaga has quickly made herself one of the biggest names in the music industry. Continually shocking and impressing with her elaborate performances and making headlines every time she hits the red carpet. Gaga has shown no sign of slowing down with the release of her highly anticipated third studio…
Album Review: Avril Lavigne – Avril Lavigne
Where has the real Avril Lavigne gone? That’s what I find myself asking while listening to her brand new self titled album. Her last album ‘Goodbye Lullaby’ was pretty average and saw the self acclaimed punk rocker go quite soft and lose the edge her fans fell in love with in 2002. Sadly the fifth…