Ashley Cole showed his rarely-seen gallant side on Saturday night when he protected his wife Cheryl’s modesty from photographers.

Wearing a structured, thigh-high Giles Deacon dress to a Girls Aloud party in London, Cheryl struggled to climb into the car.

Fortunately, her footballer husband was on hand, holding down her stiff hemline so the awaiting paparazzi couldn’t get a shot up her skirt.

While not normally so tactile in public, the Coles put on many a display of affection as they held hands and cuddled in the back seat of their car following their brief night out.

As the couple left the party at midnight, a giddy Cheryl started giggling as her husband got a handful of her slender thighs as he tried to hold down her dress as she sidled backwards into the vehicle.

Preparing to head home to their Surrey mansion, Cheryl, 26, and Ashley, 28, held hands and looked lovingly at each other.

Clearly in good spirits after one of her protégées Joe McElderry got a standing ovation from all four judges during the live X Factor show earlier that evening, Cheryl couldn’t stop smiling as she clung on to her husband at the bash.

Cheryl ensured everyone got an eyeful of her sparkling diamond engagement ring which has been noticeably absent in recent Saturday night shows sparking rumours of a split.

Sporting a coral Giles Deacon mini-dress dress that would not have looked out of place on Minnie Mouse, Cheryl braved the rainy weather to show a united front with millionaire Ashley.

The couple arrived at 11pm and only stayed at an hour before heading home.

It’s not the first time the chart-topping singer’s been forced to prove all is well in the Cole household following a recent public spat.

Just this month she posted a picture of herself on her Twitter micro-blogging page wearing the £160,000 rock, saying “3 words. Diamonds Are Forever”.

And forever was the image she was clearly trying to portray at Saturday’s gathering at Sarah Harding’s club in London’s Farringdon.

The party was in honour of Sarah and Kimberley who turned 28 within three days of each other.

And despite their advancing years, the girls showed no signs of slowing down, partying until the early hours.

The only one missing from the group was Nadine Coyle, who’s currently working on her solo album in America.

But there was plenty of other friends on hand to get the party started.

The Sugababes arrived, in what seemed to be the uniform of the evening – the little black dress.

Heidi Range opted to accesorise with a chain belt while Jade Ewen went with a more layered look.

Cheryl Cole’s fight, fight, fight for this love continues as she puts on a show of unity with husband Ashley

So it was left to Girls Aloud stars Nicola Roberts and Cheryl Cole to brighten up the evening.

Nicola’s fluorescent pink dress was a particular head-turner along with her matching strappy stilettos.

Others making on the guest list at Kanaloa nightclub included choreographer Brian Friedman and socialite Hofit Golan.

Cheryl has previously hinted that things are still not right in the Cole household.

Just last week she candidly answered a fan’s question about soul mates during a web chat: ‘I believe in soul mates, yes, but I believe you also have to work at love.’

In a recent magazine interview, she also revealed she only really trusted her mother and her dog.

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The new look Sugababes have a new single out called About a Girl. It’s their first since they drafted in Eurovision failure Jade Ewen into the ranks and went the way of the Pipettes.

That was a harrowing and difficult moment in British musical history but somehow the band survived, like they’ve always done throughout the many, many lineup changes.

The new single isn’t as bad as previous effort ‘Get Sexy‘, but then a man jumping to his death from a twenty-storey building landing on a piano could make better music than that.

It’s still pretty bad though. To mirror the band’s new look lineup they’ve made this song indistinguishable from any other female voice pop-effort.

In particular this sounds a lot like a Saturdays cast-off. It’s just not the Sugababes way!

But beneath the glossy production, beneath those dull, meaningless lyrics there is a message.

They’re trying to warn you. Tomorrow you could go into work and find yourself replaced by someone who might not be able to do as good a job as you, but they’re adequate enough.

It’s easy to laugh at the many lineup changes the group has been through and many have pointed out that we shouldn’t really care about them anymore, and that their own sound doesn’t even exist anymore. Maybe they’re right.

But they’ve gone from producing fantastic singles to singing about real political issues. I think I prefer them this way.

She might be a celebrity mentor every week on the X Factor, but now Cheryl Cole has bagged her very own A-list advisor – Jay-Z.

In her bid to break the States, the Girl Aloud is reportedly being courted by the superstar rapper, who wants to launch her career on the other side of the pond.

A source snitched to The Mirror: ‘Cheryl is the biggest fan of Jay-Z and Beyoncé. To hear the feeling is mutual has totally made her year.

‘She never imagined her album would have taken off like this. To get Jay-Z’s support is beyond her wildest dreams.’

Reportedly, Mrs C first met Jay-Z when Beyoncé sang with Alexandra Burke on 2008’s X Factor.

The rapper has now reportedly developed a taste for UK talent, and has been working with Kanye West favourite, Mr Hudson, and has signed the Sugababes to his label.

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Sing it girls proud of you Jade!

Birmingham city centers Christmas lights switch-on has resulted in four people being taken to hospital and many more injured.

It was set to be a switch on to remember with X-Factor runners up JLS and hit girl band the Sugababes, Calvin Harris, Tinchy Stryder and Natalie Imbruglia and many others due to play a free concert to celebrate the start of the festivities.

However as JLS took to the stage a surge against the metal barriers, penning in the crowd, collapsed leaving around 60 people needing treatment. The concert and the switch-on was promptly cancelled to try and avoid further injuries, as West Midlands Ambulance service paramedics set up a special unit to treat the wounded.

The city center expected around 5,000 fans to attend the show, but reports say there were close to 21,000 on the night which over stretched the safety and security measures that had been put in place.

Reports from the ambulance service have said that one woman in her 30’s suffered serious crush injuries to her pelvis, shoulder and leg. Another woman is reported to have broken her ankle. A teenage boy fractured his wrist and a girl had suffered crush injuries to her back and legs.

An ambulance spokeswoman said “The remaining 56 patients suffered minor crush injuries and a range of minor medical complaints. They did not require further hospital treatment and were all discharged by ambulance crews at the scene.”

Birmingham City Council have defended the decision to abandon the event and have said they have started an investigation into the situation.

Que bien lo hacen algunos, y que mal otros…

Estamos en el mes de Noviembre, y es uno de los más esperados para los amantes de la música pues la mayoría de los lanzamientos internacionales se hacen durante estos días, con el fin de incrementar salvajemente las ventas de discos en Navidad…

Robbie Williams, Alejandro Sanz, Leona Lewis, Britney Spears, y más…

Comencemos por los hispanohablantes:

ALEJANDRO SANZ – Paraíso Express
Así es como parece que has hecho tu nuevo disco… Express. Desde “No Es Lo Mismo” con el que me sorprendiste con un nuevo sonido mucho más mestizo y cuidado… nada ha sido lo mismo… “El tren de los momentos” no paró en mi estación… pasó más que desapercibido… y lo mismo va a ocurrir con este nuevo álbum. Aunque tiene muy buenas letras (Alejandro es un poeta moderno), la única canción que me llama realmente la atención es “Looking for Paradise“, el dúo con Alicia Keys.
Y te creerás innovador con títulos como “Mi Peter Punk”…

DAVID BISBAL: Sin Mirar Atrás
Pero es que parece que tampoco ha mirado hacia delante. Sigue estancado en el soniquete latino… en fin… me esperaba algo más internacional… Sobre el disco decir que no me disgusta, pero tampoco me gusta, me quedo con “24 Horas” y “Mi Princesa“; el single “Esclavo De Sus Besos” tampoco está mal. Eso sí, si por mi fuese eliminaría del mapa musical “Al Andalus”… ¡Madre mía que horror de canción! (puedes escuchar este despropósito aquí)

CHENOA: Desafiando La Gravedad
Lo que le gusta a ella un desafío… Pues ME GUSTA SU DISCO! La portada me parece horrorosa, el vídeo de “Duele”, el single, no me encanta, (demasiado beso, eso sí en el piano está preciosa)… y del álbum destaco la canción buenrrollista “Buenas Noticias” y la divertida “Lo Que Te Haría”… Está bien…

SHAKIRA: She Wolf
Muy Bien, una canción genial, un vídeo súper chulo, y un disco de 10 con próximos hits geniales como “Did It Again” y “Why Wait” (también incluidas en español…) Shakira siempre sabe hacer las cosas bien, mezcla su peculiar voz, con sonidos diferentes y coreografías sugerentes, muy sugerentes… y a todo eso le añade un vídeo perfecto y su sencillez como persona… Conclusión: además de llevarse de calle a todos sus fans, se lleva mucho dinerito por los ingresos de sus ventas. (de eso se trata).

CHERYL COLE: 3 Words
Muy bien hecho también, el disco en si es una patraña… una voz limitada y nada innovador… pero el single… WOOOOW!!!! ME ENCANTA “Fight For This Love” es todo un exitazo en el Reino Unido, número uno en las listas, y tarareado por todos!. Acompañado por un vídeo correcto y una coreografía sugerente, lo único que le falla es la puesta en escena en directo… (ver actuación en “X Factor”) Para empezar, no nos pretendas a engañar con ese comienzo en directo y el resto en playback… da el cante un montón!, y si seguimos… podría criticar tu ropa… caras… etc…

ROBBIE WILLIAMS: Reality Killed The Video Star
Partiendo de la base de que todo lo que haga Rob me gusta… he de decir que este nuevo y esperado disco simplemente me gusta… No me encanta, no tiene temazos como “Angels” o “Rock DJ” pero está bien… “Bodies” me gusta mucho y “Do You Mind?” también. Robbie siempre es imprescindible, un disco digno de ser escuchado y re-escuchado!

LEONA LEWIS: Echo
Muy bien también por Leona, hace lo que sabe hacer, y lo hace muy bien. Echo es un disco genial, redondo, con una tesitura vocal de mezzo-soprano perfecta y unas melodías para no cansarte de oír… Me gusta mucho. Es un disco relajado al estilo de “Spirit”. Era difícil hacer un buen disco superando a “Spirit” y más siendo una artista salida de un Talent Show… pero Leona Lewis lo ha hecho.

BRITNEY SPEARS: 3
Esta chica, como siempre, puede hacer lo que quiera… Ahora se saca de la manga un nuevo disco con todos sus singles y así de paso hace más caja a costa de sus fans… pero de regalo incluye un nuevo single. Pegadizo, con polémica (habla sobre los tríos… sexuales) un video normalito y una portada muy simple, así es “3″. La verdad es que se lo podía haber currado más… pero no paro de cantar la canción. 1, 2, 3… or 4, on the floor…

ALEXANDRA BURKE: Overcome
Otra ganadora de “X Factor” (como Leona Lewis) que lo está haciendo muy bien. Acaba de publicar su primer disco en el mercado discográfico y aquí, en Londres TODOS cantamos y bailamos “Bad Boys“. El single mola mucho, es pegadizo, viene acompañado por un video genial, y el disco está muy bien también. Canciones muy cañeras como “All Night Long”, y otras para erizarte el vello de todo el cuerpo como “The Silence“. Una muy buena opción para un regalo de Navidad.

RIHANNA: Rated R
Lo que le va a esta la polémica… y parecía una santa. Después de ser agredida por Chris Brown, dijo que se sintió como Britney, acosada por la prensa y rodeada por los paparazzi, y parece que le mola este royo… Recientemente en una entrevista habló sobre los malos tratos… todo vale para vender más.(espero que sirva de ejemplo para muchas mujeres). Me encanta Rihanna, pero no estoy muy de acuerdo con la elección de sus nuevos singles. Tanto “Russian Roulette” como “Hard” me parecen más que descafeinados, un flopazo total! (Flop: single que no alcanza el puesto esperado en las listas de éxitos.) Me esperaba mucho más de ella la verdad… en cualquier caso, y después de escucharla varias veces… “Russian Roulette” me gusta algo más… Aquí puedes escuchar una preview con varios temas del disco.

LADY GAGA: The Fame Monster
Que bien se lo monta la Gaga… reedita su disco y añade 8 canciones nuevas hablando sobre la parte negativa que la fama conlleva… para colmo son TE-MA-ZOS. Desde “Bad Romance” a “Alejandro” pasando por “Dance In The Dark” y “Telephone” el dúo con Beyoncé. Tengo muchas ganas de que salga a la venta (solo faltan 4 días). De momento también podemos disfrutar de “Video Phone“. Beyoncé y Lady Gaga juntas para la versión del tema con motivo de  la reedición del disco de Beyoncé.

JAMIE CULLUM: The Pursuit
Aunque solo sea por la versión que hace en él de “Don´t Stop The Music” ya merece la pena… es un discazo que entusiasmará a los amantes del jazz y sorprenderá al púbico en general. Jamie lleva mucho mucho tiempo haciendo música, y de la buena, pero quizá sea ahora cuando llegué a un público más amplio al hacer esta fantástica versión del tema de Rihanna. En cualquier caso, el video está genial, la portada del disco también. ¡Un 10 en conjunto!

WHITNEY HOUSTON: I Look To You
No se lo está currando tanto como debería, es normal, está muy cascada… pero el disco está chulo… Aunque a juzgar por su aparición en “X Factor” interpretando “Million Dollar Boy”… está algo tocada no… ha perdido voz, y parece que tiene “mono”… está rara (mirad el final del video, al terminar la actuación, su comportamiento es cuanto menos raro). En cualquier caso sigue siendo una diosa y el disco está muy bien. Me gusta mucho “I Took To You” y el uso que hace en ella de su voz y tesitura.

SUGABABES: Sweet 7
Madre mía, a estas les ha pasado de todo. Ésta es la cuarta formación del grupo… con eso lo digo todo. Siguen haciendo buena música, o buena música comercial. Este nuevo disco promete ser mucho más americano en lo que al sonido se refiere (y no se si eso me va a gustar). Hace meses, y con Keisha todavía en el grupo ya pudimos escuchar “Get Sexy“, el primer single, que me encanta… Más tarde tuvieron que grabar el nuevo video con Jade, la nueva, y ex-representante del Reino Unido en Eurovisión… La canción en cuestión era “About A Girl” (aquí podéis ver el video). Para el disco habrá que esperar todavía un poco más… “Sweet 7″ debía salir al mercado el próximo 23 de Noviembre, pero como Amelle ha estado en un centro de desintoxicación en Austria, y todo este lío de la chica nueva… se retrasa hasta el 22 de Febrero de 2010… Aunque unas semanas antes ya podremos escuchar “Wear My Kiss”, el tercer single de este álbum que se hace el remolón. Estoy deseando que se vuelvan a juntar las Sugababes originales…

WESTLIFE: Where We Are
Si te gustan las baladas y el pop de los 90, seguro que te gustan Westlife. El cuarteto Irlandés publica el próximo 30 de Noviembre su nuevo álbum, del que ya hemos escuchado el single “What About Now” (aquí puedes ver el video de su actuación en “X Factor”). A mi la verdad es que la canción me gusta. Nada nuevo, pero está bien.

Esto es todo por ahí, informado desde Londres, capital de la música pop. jeje. Para la próxima hablaré de los discos uno por uno… y los analizaré más en detalle.

Espero que os hayan gustado mis recomendaciones.

DavidMoreno!

Top 5 gay leisure destinations in the U.S according to a recent survey by the LGBT-focused Community Marketing Inc. are:     1 New York,  2 Las Vegas, 3 SF, 4 LA, 5 Chicago. Seems to be mostly the biggest cities otherwise Fort Lauderdale, Key West and Provincetown should have been higher. With lesbians Las Vegas is number 1, also not surprising. The survey also mentioned the most popular countries for American LGBT travelers in Europe. Number 1 is England, 2 France,3 Germany, 4 Italy 5 Spain. I do not understand England being number 1, I think it should have been Spain. Maybe because it is closest to the U.S.?? Italy is great but not so much for specific gay destinations. And where is the Netherlands???

Gay boy-band with hairy fatties BearForce 1 no longer exists. Well I guess for some it was fun as long as it lasted. Basically 2 years I guess with 2 minor hits. The producer of the band was on dutch TV a while back(he is a famous dutch actor) and he said they were mostly popular in the U.S where the bear community is the biggest. But since a year they have had more changes in members then the Sugababes and they were basically a one-trick-pony anyway. It will not cost me a minute of sleep that is for sure.

Indian election authorities have granted what they call an independent identity for transsexuals on the country’s voter lists. They have the change to pick O for “Other” instead of male or female from now on when indicating their gender. Wow after first legalizing gay sex not this. They are getting very progressive in India lately.

The new line up actually looks good together with Jade Ewan in there<<<<Sorry just watched the interview I take that back lol

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Lots of exciting things have been happening in the world of pop music recently!

- Rihanna’s new album, Rated R, leaked onto the internet earlier today. Now, I am a very good girl and have in no way, shape or form downloaded the album (*ahem*), so I will take a guess at what I will think upon the first listen:

However it’s a consistent album, it flows nicely, but there’s no real substance to it – it feels very disposable and throwaway, and I know its not fair to constantly compare her to Good Girl Gone Bad when she seems to have changed so much since then, but…well, it’s no Good Girl Gone Bad.

- As mentioned in a previous post, Lady GaGa’s video for her new single Bad Romance premiered this week and my God what a video it is. It’s batshit crazy, but then what else do you expect from Lady GaGa?

She even wears Alexander McQueen’s Alien shoes! And proves that it is possible to walk in them! (And look at them, they’re MONSTERS)

- Things have been quite busy in the world of GaGa lately actually, the new version of Beyonce’s (rather shit) Video Phone featuring GaGa leaked (YouTube link), which is nice and all – but not even she could turn that steaming pile of shit into gold.

- There’s also been some other exciting Fame Monster news, with the leaking of Alejandro (and by the way, I know i’ve mentioned on Twitter that I’d like to call my first born son Alejandro recently, but it is what is known as a joke, or a very strange way of showing my affection for this magnificent song, and thus there is no need to tell me that I am cruel, or a BAD BAD PERSON INDEED, as of course I wouldn’t name my first born son Alejandro – it’ll be Vladimir if anything), Dance In The Dark (people say that the synth bit borrows directly from Careless Whisper by George Michael, I don’t think I’m going to get this until someone sits me down and plays me both songs at the same time, I just don’t hear it!) and – BRACE YOURSELVES – Telephone, which is a duet with Beyonce! Beyonce!
I was pretty excited when Beyonce and Shakira got together for Beautiful Liar, but when that turned out to be a bit rubbish I knew not to get my hopes up about this, but oh, it’s wonderful. WONDERFUL. It’d fit right in on The Fame, in a way that Bad Romance and the rest wouldnt, as its another of those ‘I’m in a club and I’m too busy/drunk to do what you want me to do so *insert manic laugh here* i’m just going to DANCE AWAY MY CARES‘ songs that GaGa does so well. Rumour has it that the song was originally for Britney, if thats true then she missed out big time as it’s about 10 times better than anything on Circus (apart from maybe Mannequin, which still holds a place in my heart)

- Sugababes 4.0 have really been at it this week, not only performing on Radio One’s Live Lounge earlier this week, but also performing on GMTV on Thursday. It’s a bit err…well, it’s interesting.
Their dancing leaves a lot to be desired and I can’t help but get the following vibes from each girl:

• Jade: ‘Teehee I’m in the Sugababes! Danceydanceylalalayay!’
• Heidi: ‘Ooaaaaarghhh (thats the sound of steely determination, people) this is now MY BAND and this is GOING to work OR ELSE!’
• Amelle: ‘Ehhh…whatever. Wonder if there’s anything good on TV tonight…’

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- In other news, it is Queen week on the X Factor this weekend. Queen are my favourite band, and thus my heart bleeds.

- Ok, that’s a bit too dramatic, if my heart were to bleed over something it wouldn’t be over what is essentially people doing karaoke of my favourite songs live on TV.

I watch the X Factor and I enjoy it, I’m not a music snob and I don’t care if Jedward butcher Radio GaGa because I can just go and listen to the real thing and everything will be ok again.  The X Factor is not the devil’s way of making sure music dies a slow and painful death, and despite what some people like to insist, music WILL survive. It always will, and it will always be there, just like it has been there since the DAWN OF TIME. It survived Stock, Aitken and Waterman, I’m pretty sure it’ll survive this.

If you don’t like the show – so what? There are people that do, get over it. It doesn’t mean that they are stupid, or that they don’t listen to what you describe as ‘real’ music as well (one of the biggest X Factor fans I know also happens to be one of the biggest metal fans I know, and she also loves classical and folk music, but obviously if she enjoys the X Factor she’s not allowed to have an opinion on other types of music and it automatically means her tastes are less valid! Like, DUH!) – just listen to what makes you happy, and stop worrying about what makes other people happy.

Have a nice weekend!

If I had a dime
for every single time
these boys stop and stare
I’d be a billionaire…

Mirando el otro dia el canal I-SAT, me prendi con un programa ingles que es muy bueno en lo poco que vi.

El programa se llama Sound y el link oficial es este

Bandas que tocan en lugares publicos, conocidos o no, genera un ambiente “ingles” que me encanta!

Me hace acordar de mis epocas de Oasis, Blur,Kula Shaker,

Aca les dejo un video, no del programa, pero de una cantante que no veia hace mucho tiempo.

Tuvo su paso por la famosa banda Sugababes, y despues se lanzo como solita, excelente voz, ella es Mutya Buena

I’ve been working on a post about my fantastic trip to seattle last week but i’m not quite done editing the pictures yet and i have to go to bed so i’m just posting a quick update to tide you huddled masses over for another day.

Above I’ve attached the new Lady Gaga video. I haven’t always been the biggest fan of gaga but really, you can’t go wrong with this. Sex slavery, sleeper pods, crazy eyes in a bath tub, AMAZING! Also, I think my main annoyance with Gaga may have been the general bubble around her – the “what will Gaga do next” speculation is, i think, what i find most irritating. No matter, this video is a significant pop music win and i’m currently obsessed.

A quick aside before I leave you, dear readers, for today. Have you all been reading popjustice? I know it’s not always everyone’s cup of tea but today was a bang up day for the world’s leading popnosticator. First, and most significantly, came the startling warning that by April 30, 2265, every man woman and child in Great Britain WILL BE A SUGABABE! This is top-notch investigative journalism my friends and I suggest you read it.

Also on popjustice today was a brilliant review of the Lady Gaga video posted at the top. If I were you, I would watch the video and then hop on over and read the pitch perfect post titled Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ video: it’s above average as videos go.

Good times.

Now we were expecting to have our hands on this a little sooner, but release was postponed until probably 2010… Around March?

But now we are hearing it will be released in Germany 3 months earlier…

Sugabes Album

What’s that about?

Oh lookie, its Sugababes 4.0 doing a cover of Florence & The Machine’s Rabbit Heart on Radio 1’s Live Lounge!

Sounds pretty good!

They also performed their new single About A Girl while they were at the studios, complete with a harp. A harp! What I’ve always liked and admired about the Sugababes is how they always seem to take the time and effort to perform acoustic versions of their singles, really showing off their voices and bringing something extra to the song. Their performance of About A Girl was no different, and what I like about this is how different it sounds to the original. However it really seems that Heidi is the glue holding the band together, to me her voice is the only distinctive voice left in the band and she seems to be the one voice left carrying the Sugababes’ trademark harmonies.

What do you think?

A
Angels with dirty face(Sugababes albums)

1. Angels With Dirty Faces Lyrics
2. Blue Lyrics
3. Breathin Easy Lyrics
4. Freak Like Me Lyrics
5. Just Don’t Like This Lyrics
6. Let Them Talk Lyrics
7. More Than a Million Miles Lyrics
8. Round Round Lyrics
9. Shape Lyrics
10. Stronger Lyrics
11. Supernatural Lyrics
12. Switch Lyrics
13. Virgin Sexy Lyrics

C
Catfights and spotlights

1. About You Now Lyrics
2. Beware Lyrics
3. Every Heart Broken Lyrics
4. Girls Lyrics
5. Handing On A Star Lyrics
6. No Can Do Lyrics
7. Nothing’s As Good As You Lyrics
8. She’s Like A Star Lyrics
9. Side Chick Lyrics
10. Sound Of Goodbye Lyrics
11. Sunday Rain Lyrics
12. Truce Lyrics
13. Unbreakable Heart Lyrics
14. You On A Good Day Lyrics

Change (Subababes albums)

1. 3 Spoons of Suga Lyrics
2. About You Now Lyrics
3. Back Down Lyrics
4. Back When Lyrics
5. Change Lyrics
6. Denial Lyrics
7. Mended By You Lyrics
8. My Love Is Pink Lyrics
9. Never Gonna Dance Again Lyrics
10. Open the Door Lyrics
11. Surprise Lyrics
12. Undignified Lyrics

O
One touch

1. Just Let It Go Lyrics
2. Look At Me Lyrics
3. Lush Life Lyrics
4. New Year Lyrics
5. One Foot In Lyrics
6. One Touch Lyrics
7. Overload Lyrics
8. Promises Lyrics
9. Real Thing Lyrics
10. Run For Cover Lyrics
11. Same Old Story Lyrics
12. Soul Sound Lyrics

Overloaded : The Remixes Collection
Overloaded : The Singles Collection

S
Sweet 7

T
Taller in more ways

1. 2 Hearts Lyrics
2. Ace Reject Lyrics
3. Better Lyrics
4. Bruised Lyrics
5. Follow Me Home Lyrics
6. Gotta Be You Lyrics
7. It Ain’t Easy Lyrics
8. Joy Division Lyrics
9. Obsession Lyrics
10. Push The Button Lyrics
11. Red Dress Lyrics
12. Ugly Lyrics

Three (sugababes album)

1. Buster Lyrics
2. Caught in a Moment Lyrics
3. Conversation’s Over Lyrics
4. Hole in The Head Lyrics
5. In The Middle Lyrics
6. Maya Lyrics
7. Million Different Ways Lyrics
8. Nasty Ghetto Lyrics
9. Situation’s Heavy Lyrics
10. Sometimes Lyrics
11. Too Lost in You Lyrics
12. Twisted Lyrics
13. We Could Have It All Lyrics
14. Whatever Makes You Happy Lyrics

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Sugababes

Sugababes band were formed in 1998 by original members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. After some initial success, Donaghy departed and the introduction of Heidi Range in 2001 was met with the commercial breakthrough of the band’s first number-one single “Freak Like Me” and parent album Angels with Dirty Faces in 2002. Sugababes band survived a second line-up change in 2005, when Mutya Buena left and was replaced by Amelle Berrabah. In September 2009, it was announced that after eleven years in the Sugababes, Keisha Buchanan was no longer a part of the group and had been replaced by Jade Ewen.

Sugababes have released twenty five singles, six of which have reached number-one in the UK and twenty have reached the top 20 in the UK, seven studio albums that have reached top 40 charts worldwide with success around Europe and Asia having number-one singles in fifteen countries. With seventeen of their twenty five single releases achieving top ten chart success in the UK, Brit Award winners, the trio have been named the UK’s most successful female act of the 21st century. Upon the release of “About You Now” (2007), the Sugababes became the only female act to have topped the single, album, and download chart’s simultaneously twice, having previously achieved the same feat in 2005 with “Push the Button”. Sugababes have attained at least platinum certification for five of their albums in the UK.

The Sugababes are currently releasing their seventh studio album, Sweet 7, their first since signing with Jay Z’s record label Roc Nation in March 2009. The album features production’s from NeYo, RedOne, Stargate, Ryan Tedder, Fernando Garibay, and the Smeezingtons, with additional contribution coming from Sean Kingston.Sweet 7 the first studio album with new member Jade Ewen will be released on 22 February 2010 in the UK.

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This may be old news now – however for those that don’t know, word is the original Sugababes are in discussions with Warner Music to reform. If this happens it will be pure comedy, we could have like a Sugababes catfight at the BRIT Awards or something for the band name.

All I do hope, is that the original Sugababes (v1.0) also use the name The Sugababes and then they can confuse the f*** out of everybody.  One group could play the O2 and the other Wembley Arena on the same night and we could see who wins… the fun is endless.

Please Warner, let this happen… if Warner are too chicken sh*t, someone else please step in.  Girls, you probably got enough money, fund the comeback yourselves!  Do you know the legs they will get from this on Never Mind the Buzzcocks!

Soulside Funk

Source: Guardian Music Blog

Non nasce sotto il miglior auspicio questo secondo singolo delle Sugababes: dopo l’ennesimo (e, diciamolo, ridicolo) cambio di formazione che ha visto sostituita Keisha – unico membro fondatore della band ancora nel gruppo – con la nuova Jade Ewen, i guai non sono finiti.

Dichiarazioni ufficiali danno Amelle nel bel mezzo di un esaurimento nervoso, la promozione di questo nuovo singolo sospesa e l’album Sweet 7 positicipato a Febbraio (ovviamente tutto ri-registrato con la voce dell’ultima arrivata).

Sembra davvero un bollettino di guerra e un disastro più o meno annunciato: la fanbase non ha digerito la cacciata dell’unica Sugababes originale  e per la stampa specializzata il tutto è diventato più o meno una barzelletta. Effettivamente si tratta della terza sostituzione in 10 anni col risultato di non avere più neanche una delle ragazze che diedero vita al gruppo ad esibirsi col nome Sugababes.

Questa ABOUT A GIRL, nonostante non brilli per originalità, è un pezzo davvero catchy e tutto da ballare, firmato RedOne, che si conferma il produttore pop più hot del momento. Electro dance, come vuole la moda del momento, perfetto per il trend europeo ma in grado di strizzare l’occhio anche agli States. In altre parole, vi sfido a non ballarla.

Peccato però che, così come per la line up, anche dell’unicità delle Sugababes non è rimasto nulla: via i look sofisticati (e sempre di classe) a favore di pochi centimetri di stoffa da spogliarellista (si sa, a noi piacciono…ma che tristezza), via il pop sempre innovativo e le armonizzazioni vocali sublimi, per un sound che più omologato non si può.

Fermarsi no?

Website: www.sugababes.com

Originally, I was completely against supporting the new Sugababes line up. I agree with almost all, that a band cannot keep the same name if none of the current members are the original ones. ‘Sugababes’ had become a brand which barely worked after Mutya left. Now without Keisha it seems fairly pointless.

In many ways I had an awful lot of respect for Sugababes, they weren’t as rotten and sexually perverse as some girlbands (or just girls!), there was something quite classy and very British about the whole afair, which was quite refreshing. Songs like ‘Push The Button’, ‘Round Round’ and ‘Denial’ were excellent pop songs, and there seemed to be no stopping of the power of the Sugababes.

Something changed when Amelle joined the group. It’s almost like she was a bad influence. They became more slutty, darker, their songs had stronger baselines. Songs like ‘Easy’ were spawned which were very un-Sugababes. Without Mutya, the sound of the group was destroyed; her voice was soulful and interesting, not a generic sounding voice like any of the other Sugababes past or present, and that almost destroyed the group. Yet songs like ‘Girls’ and ‘About You Now’ came along and there was some hope. That’s until the girls began to fear failier and went to America to work with Jay-Z…

Then along came ‘Get Sexy’. It is a catchy number for sure, and I am hooked on it. But there is something terrible about it too. It’s not the Sugababes we love. It’s not pure unadulterated pop. The chorus is just awful. Whoever decided that would be a good idea should be shot!

Then the unthinkable happened. Keisha gone. No one knows exactly why, but it’s a complete blow. The final original Sugababe had departed but the group still planned to continue. Along came Jade.

I think everyone doubts the new line-up. I doubt they will fail. But they won’t be as credible as they used to be which is a crying shame. Although, in fairness, Jade can sing live which will be a massive change for the Sugababes!

So their new song is making it’s rounds, and I was determined not to like it. Unfortunately, unlike ‘Get Sexy’, I immediately LOOOOOOVED it.

From the opening GaGa influenced ‘Red One; Sugababes!’ and the stomping  pre=”stomping “>synthy bass I was hooked. Sassy, sexy and well produced; it goes against everything I loved so much about the Original Sugababes, but it is so bloody good!

The chorus is the absolute best thing about this song; euphoric. It lifts and rises into a vocal force which blows your mind; rages a rhythm through your soul which is bound to have you dancing, singing and smiling all at the same time.

The middle eight holds some awesomeness too; amongst the over-produced (in an epic way) vocals throughout the rest of the song, the middle eight shows the girls voices in a purer form and it’s glorious.

What is suprising about this record is that it actually has me believing there is some hope for the Sugababes; Jade sounds fantastic on this song and the three voices work really well together: I cannot imagine Keisha on this track, somehow it would feel lame, much like ‘Get Sexy’ did. Jade’s astonishing voice completes this overhaul of the Sugababes transformation from Pop Princesses into sexy Dance-Pop Stars and makes the transition a much more credible move.

The video leaves a lot to be desired quite frankly; it makes not sense at all but there is an awful lot of Girl Power, some great choreography and lots of sand-kicking so it’s not totally unpleasing!

As a song, this could easily become one of my favourites of the year; it’s stunning, sexy, danceable, fantastical electro-pop.

And as a band… well. I’m more open to the idea now. Let’s see what the February release of ‘Wear My Kiss’ and “Sweet 7″ brings, eh?!