The first wave of arena artists for this year’s Lovebox Festival have been unveiled for fans to get their teeth stuck into – the likes of A-Trak, Flying Lotus, Gold Panda, Disclosure, Redlight, Jazzie B, Frankie Knuckles, SBTRKT, Gaslamp Killer, Toddla T, David Rodigan’s Ram Jam and Mark Ronson’s True Loves are among over 60 [...]
Two years on from the success of his multi-platinum selling debut Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars announces that his sophomore album, titled Unorthodox Jukebox, will be released in December. [...]
September 28, 2012
M. Gosho Oakes
Music News
British Pop singer-songwriter Lily Allen is set to return to music, three years after the release of her sophomore album It’s Not Me It’s You. The 27 year old, who is expecting her second child with husband Sam Cooper, has discarded her stage name and will return under her married name Lily-Rose Cooper. [...]
August 4, 2012
Cheyenne Davis
Music News
As part of the celebrations leading up to the London Olympics, the iconic Olympic torch has been carried across the UK accompanied by a series of concerts. As the torch makes its way to the main stage in London, the relay finale concert is set to be a big one. The London 2012 Olympics have [...]
June 7, 2012
Cheyenne Davis
Event Listings, Sports, UK
Erykah Badu, Mark Ronson and members of The Dap Kings dropped into The Late Show with David Letterman studios last night to perform their collaborative effort “A La Modeliste” (which also features Trombone Shorty, Mos Def & Zigaboo Modeliste) which is taken from the Re:Generation documentary soundtrack (watch the official video and learn more about [...]
February 15, 2012
Verse
TV
We already brought you the audio back in October, now we have the visuals for “A La Modeliste” which is taken from Hyundai’s RE:GENERATION project in association with the Grammys. This collaborative effort features Mark Ronson, Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey (FKA Mos Def), Trombone Shorty, Zigaboo Modeliste and Members of The Dap Kings. Watch the [...]
January 11, 2012
Verse
Jazz, Music Videos
To celebrate the release of the late great Amy Winehouse‘s posthumous album release Lioness: Hidden Treasures, VEVO presents Hidden Treasure Story which is a short documentary that gives us insight into the making of the new LP with interviews with Salaam Remi, Nas and Mark Ronson. This touching 15 minute documentary really drives home how [...]
December 2, 2011
Verse
Music
Amy Winehouse‘s Back To Black album went under the spotlight this week on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show. Produced by Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, the jazz-influenced singer’s five-time Grammy Award winning second album was released in 2006 following her Mercury Prize nominated debut, Frank (2003). Both producers speak with Zane about working with the [...]
November 23, 2011
M. Gosho Oakes
Music, Tributes
Mark Ronson hooks up with an all start cast to bring us his latest music. This one is for car manufacturer Hyundai’s RE:GENERATION project in association with the Grammys, and features the talents of Erykah Badu, Mos Def (aka Yasiin) and Dap Kings. “A La Modeliste” has a Blues jam feel, which Badu et al happened [...]
October 28, 2011
Aamir Yaqub
New Music
Performing at Greenwich Summer Sessions earlier this week (July 27), Mark Ronson and The Business Intl paid tribute to late friend and collaborator Amy Winehouse with a rendition of “Valerie,” originally by The Zutons, which they collaborated on together for Ronson’s 2007 album Versions. Aged 27, Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home on [...]
July 29, 2011
M. Gosho Oakes
Music, Tributes