Features Archives - Hot Pop Today Hot Pop Today Wed, 15 Aug 2018 06:50:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Madonna Confirms Her New Album Will Be Released This Year https://hotpoptoday.com/madonna-confirms-her-new-album-will-be-released-this-year/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:01:34 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=1674 It looks like we won’t have to wait too long for Madonna’s new record. The 59-year-old pop star confirmed in the recent interview with Vouge Italia that her 14th studio album would be released at some point this year. Madonna is currently residing in Lisbon, Portugal and has spoken about how this new setting has […]

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It looks like we won’t have to wait too long for Madonna’s new record. The 59-year-old pop star confirmed in the recent interview with Vouge Italia that her 14th studio album would be released at some point this year.

Madonna is currently residing in Lisbon, Portugal and has spoken about how this new setting has influenced her music.

“I’ve just met lots of really amazing musicians, and I’ve ended up working with a lot of these musicians on my new record, so Lisbon has influenced my music and my work,” said Madonna. “How could it not? I don’t see how I could have gone through that year without being informed by all this input of culture.”

Madonna’s 12-year-old son, David Banda, was the one responsible for the move, since he was looking to pursue a professional soccer player career in Lisbon. According to her, this move created a “cultural shift” which inspired the sound of her new music.

This music will be “collected in an album that will be released by the end of the year,” the “Like a Virgin” singer added.

Back in May, Madonna performed one of her new songs, “Beautiful Game,” at the 2018 Met Gala. The song, however, has yet to receive an official release.

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Unreleased Amy Winehouse Demo Surfaces Online https://hotpoptoday.com/unreleased-amy-winehouse-demo-surfaces-online/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:41:20 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=590 One of Amy Winehouse’s early demos just found its way online. Song titled “My Own Way” surfaced, thanks to the late singer’s producer and composer Gil Cang, who worked with her during her early career. According to him, the song was recorded in 2001, when Winehouse was 17, and before she had her debut album […]

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One of Amy Winehouse’s early demos just found its way online. Song titled “My Own Way” surfaced, thanks to the late singer’s producer and composer Gil Cang, who worked with her during her early career. According to him, the song was recorded in 2001, when Winehouse was 17, and before she had her debut album out or a contract with Island Records. Amy came to his studio in Hornsey Road and recorded the song, produced and co-composed by James McMillan, in three takes. “My Own Way” was a part of the demo which Winehouse used to get the attention of big record labels. Unlike her later works, which were influenced by jazz, this is a pop song with R&B sound to it.

“We’d been writing quite a lot of pop tunes, doing a lot of pop promos with various artists who would come in, many of various, dubious talent.” – said Cang. “It was at a particularly dire time in the pop world – lots of terrible, terrible girl bands and boy bands and we had to make something for them. Amy came in to see us, opened her mouth and just blew us all away.”

“I’ve had it knocking about for so long,” he added. “I found it again last week and thought – I’ll put it out there so people could hear it.”

Amy Winehouse released her debut album Frank in 2003, which sold in more than million copies and received positive reviews from the critics. Her second album, 2006’s Back to Black, was an even bigger success, receiving widespread acclaim and topping the charts in more than 20 countries including the United States and the UK. It also brought her five Grammys at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Unfortunately, this turned out to be her last release, since Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011, aged 27.

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Complete List of BRIT Awards 2018 Winners https://hotpoptoday.com/complete-list-brit-awards-2018-winners/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:00:23 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=565 In case you didn’t manage to catch the BRIT Awards 2018 on TV on Wednesday, we got you covered. The 38th edition of the British Phonographic Industry’s annual music awards was held at the O2 Arena in London with English comedian and presenter Jack Whitehall serving as a host. Besides finding out who were the […]

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In case you didn’t manage to catch the BRIT Awards 2018 on TV on Wednesday, we got you covered. The 38th edition of the British Phonographic Industry’s annual music awards was held at the O2 Arena in London with English comedian and presenter Jack Whitehall serving as a host.

Besides finding out who were the winners of the awards, the audience also had an opportunity to hear the live performances from Camila Cabello, Foo Fighters, Rag’n’Bone Man, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Justin Timberlake (with Chris Stapleton), Rita Ora and others.

The biggest stars and the winners of the ceremony were without any doubt, young grime rapper Stormzy and singer Dua Lipa. Stormzy took home the Award for best British Album of the Year and British Male Solo Artist while Dua Lipa was named best British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. On the international side of the awards, Lorde and Kendrick Lamar were named best international solo artists, while Foo Fighters got the award for the best international group.

Now let’s take a look at the full list of BRIT Awards 2018 winners.

British Album of the Year
Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer

British Male Solo Artist
Stormzy

British Female Solo Artist
Dua Lipa

British Group
Gorillaz

British Producer of the Year
Steve Mac – (Ed Sheeran/Divide)

British Breakthrough Act
Dua Lipa

Critics’ Choice Award
Jorja Smith

British Single of the Year
Rag’n’Bone Man – “Human”

International Female Solo Artist
Lorde

International Male Solo Artist
Kendrick Lamar

International Group
Foo Fighters

British Artist Video of the Year
Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”

Global Success Award
Ed Sheeran

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10 Best Dance and Electronic Songs of 2017 https://hotpoptoday.com/10-best-dance-and-electronic-songs-of-2017/ Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:42:38 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=17 2017 is behind us and while most of the big names in dance and electro set back and enjoyed a break, there were some new artists which filled the void and delivered great tunes. Also, we witnessed some producers making their return to music after a long time, like Avicii. Today we decided to present […]

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2017 is behind us and while most of the big names in dance and electro set back and enjoyed a break, there were some new artists which filled the void and delivered great tunes. Also, we witnessed some producers making their return to music after a long time, like Avicii.

Today we decided to present you with the Billboard’s top picks for best dance and electronic songs that marked the year, topped the charts and made us all dance like there is no tomorrow. From well-known names to outsiders, from singles to smashing collabs, you’ll surely find something to fit your mood and start you off in 2018.

Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza – Without You

Axwell Ingrosso – More Than You Know

Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo – Know No Better

ODESZA feat. WYNNE & Mansionair – Line of Sight

Mura Masa feat. A$AP Rocky – Love$ick

Martin Garrix feat. Dua Lipa – Scared to Be Lonely

Marshmello feat. Khalid – Silence

Kygo & Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me

Zedd & Alessia Cara – Stay

Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos – Slide

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Features Archives - Hot Pop Today Hot Pop Today Wed, 15 Aug 2018 06:50:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Madonna Confirms Her New Album Will Be Released This Year https://hotpoptoday.com/madonna-confirms-her-new-album-will-be-released-this-year/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:01:34 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=1674 It looks like we won’t have to wait too long for Madonna’s new record. The 59-year-old pop star confirmed in the recent interview with Vouge Italia that her 14th studio album would be released at some point this year. Madonna is currently residing in Lisbon, Portugal and has spoken about how this new setting has […]

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It looks like we won’t have to wait too long for Madonna’s new record. The 59-year-old pop star confirmed in the recent interview with Vouge Italia that her 14th studio album would be released at some point this year.

Madonna is currently residing in Lisbon, Portugal and has spoken about how this new setting has influenced her music.

“I’ve just met lots of really amazing musicians, and I’ve ended up working with a lot of these musicians on my new record, so Lisbon has influenced my music and my work,” said Madonna. “How could it not? I don’t see how I could have gone through that year without being informed by all this input of culture.”

Madonna’s 12-year-old son, David Banda, was the one responsible for the move, since he was looking to pursue a professional soccer player career in Lisbon. According to her, this move created a “cultural shift” which inspired the sound of her new music.

This music will be “collected in an album that will be released by the end of the year,” the “Like a Virgin” singer added.

Back in May, Madonna performed one of her new songs, “Beautiful Game,” at the 2018 Met Gala. The song, however, has yet to receive an official release.

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Unreleased Amy Winehouse Demo Surfaces Online https://hotpoptoday.com/unreleased-amy-winehouse-demo-surfaces-online/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:41:20 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=590 One of Amy Winehouse’s early demos just found its way online. Song titled “My Own Way” surfaced, thanks to the late singer’s producer and composer Gil Cang, who worked with her during her early career. According to him, the song was recorded in 2001, when Winehouse was 17, and before she had her debut album […]

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One of Amy Winehouse’s early demos just found its way online. Song titled “My Own Way” surfaced, thanks to the late singer’s producer and composer Gil Cang, who worked with her during her early career. According to him, the song was recorded in 2001, when Winehouse was 17, and before she had her debut album out or a contract with Island Records. Amy came to his studio in Hornsey Road and recorded the song, produced and co-composed by James McMillan, in three takes. “My Own Way” was a part of the demo which Winehouse used to get the attention of big record labels. Unlike her later works, which were influenced by jazz, this is a pop song with R&B sound to it.

“We’d been writing quite a lot of pop tunes, doing a lot of pop promos with various artists who would come in, many of various, dubious talent.” – said Cang. “It was at a particularly dire time in the pop world – lots of terrible, terrible girl bands and boy bands and we had to make something for them. Amy came in to see us, opened her mouth and just blew us all away.”

“I’ve had it knocking about for so long,” he added. “I found it again last week and thought – I’ll put it out there so people could hear it.”

Amy Winehouse released her debut album Frank in 2003, which sold in more than million copies and received positive reviews from the critics. Her second album, 2006’s Back to Black, was an even bigger success, receiving widespread acclaim and topping the charts in more than 20 countries including the United States and the UK. It also brought her five Grammys at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. Unfortunately, this turned out to be her last release, since Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011, aged 27.

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Complete List of BRIT Awards 2018 Winners https://hotpoptoday.com/complete-list-brit-awards-2018-winners/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:00:23 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=565 In case you didn’t manage to catch the BRIT Awards 2018 on TV on Wednesday, we got you covered. The 38th edition of the British Phonographic Industry’s annual music awards was held at the O2 Arena in London with English comedian and presenter Jack Whitehall serving as a host. Besides finding out who were the […]

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In case you didn’t manage to catch the BRIT Awards 2018 on TV on Wednesday, we got you covered. The 38th edition of the British Phonographic Industry’s annual music awards was held at the O2 Arena in London with English comedian and presenter Jack Whitehall serving as a host.

Besides finding out who were the winners of the awards, the audience also had an opportunity to hear the live performances from Camila Cabello, Foo Fighters, Rag’n’Bone Man, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Justin Timberlake (with Chris Stapleton), Rita Ora and others.

The biggest stars and the winners of the ceremony were without any doubt, young grime rapper Stormzy and singer Dua Lipa. Stormzy took home the Award for best British Album of the Year and British Male Solo Artist while Dua Lipa was named best British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. On the international side of the awards, Lorde and Kendrick Lamar were named best international solo artists, while Foo Fighters got the award for the best international group.

Now let’s take a look at the full list of BRIT Awards 2018 winners.

British Album of the Year
Stormzy – Gang Signs & Prayer

British Male Solo Artist
Stormzy

British Female Solo Artist
Dua Lipa

British Group
Gorillaz

British Producer of the Year
Steve Mac – (Ed Sheeran/Divide)

British Breakthrough Act
Dua Lipa

Critics’ Choice Award
Jorja Smith

British Single of the Year
Rag’n’Bone Man – “Human”

International Female Solo Artist
Lorde

International Male Solo Artist
Kendrick Lamar

International Group
Foo Fighters

British Artist Video of the Year
Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”

Global Success Award
Ed Sheeran

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10 Best Dance and Electronic Songs of 2017 https://hotpoptoday.com/10-best-dance-and-electronic-songs-of-2017/ Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:42:38 +0000 https://hotpoptoday.com/?p=17 2017 is behind us and while most of the big names in dance and electro set back and enjoyed a break, there were some new artists which filled the void and delivered great tunes. Also, we witnessed some producers making their return to music after a long time, like Avicii. Today we decided to present […]

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2017 is behind us and while most of the big names in dance and electro set back and enjoyed a break, there were some new artists which filled the void and delivered great tunes. Also, we witnessed some producers making their return to music after a long time, like Avicii.

Today we decided to present you with the Billboard’s top picks for best dance and electronic songs that marked the year, topped the charts and made us all dance like there is no tomorrow. From well-known names to outsiders, from singles to smashing collabs, you’ll surely find something to fit your mood and start you off in 2018.

Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza – Without You

Axwell Ingrosso – More Than You Know

Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo – Know No Better

ODESZA feat. WYNNE & Mansionair – Line of Sight

Mura Masa feat. A$AP Rocky – Love$ick

Martin Garrix feat. Dua Lipa – Scared to Be Lonely

Marshmello feat. Khalid – Silence

Kygo & Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me

Zedd & Alessia Cara – Stay

Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos – Slide

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