Taio Cruz Reaches Number 1.

Taio Cruz is number 1 in the UK singles chart with "Dynamite"

Kim Kardashian Is In London

Kim and mother Kris are currently in London! But this is not the reason why I am blogging this post. I religiously watch "Keeping Up With The Kardashian's" every week. So I'm not surprised that Kim has botox, but I am surprised she has decided to show the whole world her secret!!! Should Kim have kept her botox a secret? Or is showing us the truth about her beauty tricks essential to creating no illusion to other women?

Princess Nyah @ Notting Hill Carnival 2010

Jay-Z Signs Will Smith's daughter to Roc Nation

It is 100% confirmed, Jay-Z is signing Will Smith's daughter Willow Smith to Roc Nation.

Willow Smith first single "Whip My hair" is not your typical song you would expect a 9 year-old girl to sing about. But hay, the track is okay and it works.


This is Willow's first promo pic for her single.




Should Rihanna be worried?

Jay-Z and Tinchy Stryder Join Forces To Bring Takeover Roc Nation

Takeover Roc Nation is a joint venture between Jay-Z's firm Roc Nation and Stryder's management company Takeover.

Tinchy Stryder has described the business deal he has signed with Jay-Z, announced today (9 June), as "a big thing for me". Takeover Roc Nation will handle the stars' merchandise and tours as well as signing new acts.

Tinchy will continue to release his own music through Island Records in the UK, while Jay-Z currently has a UK record deal with Atlantic.

The east London rapper, who has had two number one hits in the UK, is very excited with the new joint venture with his childhood hero.

Click here to watch Tinchy's latest music video "Gangsta?" featuring Tinie Tempah

Dizzee Rascal Becomes A Music Judge For SKY1

Dizzee Rascal is set to become one of the judges for a music search TV series on SKY1.

Dizzee states "I know how hard it is to break into the music industry - I'm here to give you that break."

The series will be screened by Sky1 and Sky1 HD in August and give support, advice and £100,000 to the winner to help start their career.

Dizzee Rascals World Cup song "Shout" featuring James Corden is released today. So check out the video below and download the single. Let's make this another number 1 single for Dizzee.

Chris Brown Banned From The UK

Chris Brown has been refused a UK visa because of his assault charges to RnB singer Rihanna. Chris Brown was sentenced in August last year to five years probation and six months community service

Chris Brown was supposed to play three UK concerts, starting in Glasgow on Wednesday night (09.06.10).

Two further dates in London, Birmingham and Manchester had also been planned, along with a concert Cork, the Irish Republic which has been shelved too.

Tour promoters SJM confirmed the concerts have been postponed "due to unforeseen circumstances".

They advised concert-goers to hold onto their tickets as there would be "possible re-arranged dates".

Sony Music also confirmed that the singer's tour has been postponed "due to issues surrounding his work visa".

It sounds like no one in the UK is ever going to see Chris Brown or get their money back from the promoters. OUCH!

The Cool Kids - Great Outdoors

Download their song for free The Cool Kids - Great Outdoors

Let us know what you think of it!

MOBO Awards To Be Held In Liverpool

Wearing her new specs Leona Lewis announced today that the MOBO Awards will be held in Liverpool. This year the annual awards will be celebrating their 15th birthday on 20th October at the Liverpool Echo Arena.

There are no confirmed acts, but as always the MOBO organisers will have a big surprise for us.

If you want to attend the event there are 1,000 entries are guaranteed tickets.

Rage Against The Machine Perform At Finsbury Park

So I underestimated the concert - but I had an amazing time! It truly was a history moment.

To understand what a 5 ft 5 girl went through have a look at the video clip.

Dizzee Rascal To Record World Cup Song

After another number one single song with "Dirtee Disco" Dizzee Rascal is set to record the World Cup Song with actor James Corden.

The tune, which is a rap reworking of "Tears For Fears" hit Shout, has the backing of Simon Cowell. England fans are being offered the chance to add their vocals to the chorus via mobile phone.

The rapper and Gavin and Stacey star will donate all royalties from the track, which is released on 13 June, to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.

Dizzee's rap includes the lyric: "Leave the wags alone, set aside your ego, we're tired of bragging about 40 years ago.

"We need a victory, quick, fast."

Can't wait to hear it.

Akala and TY Support Nas and Damien Marley On Tour

UK rappers Akala and TY are supporting Nas and Damien Marley when they tour in the UK in July.

DATES:
16th July @ Manchester Academy

19th July @ O2 Academy Birmingham

20th July @ HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Wow! 50 Cent Makes A Radical Change.

That's right rub your eyes again. The pictures are shocking. But true.



US rapper 50 Cent lost four stone in weight for his new film 'Things Fall Apart'. To lose all his body mass 50 Cent spent three hours a day on a treadmill to get from 15st 4lbs to 11st 2lbs. 50 Cent was also on a nine weeks liquid diet (he must be starving). 50 Cent pushed himself to make the character look authentic. He also had some of his tattoos removed!!!

50 Cent's new movie role will see him play a high-school footballer who is diagnosed with cancer.

The film is set to be released in 2011.



A normal 50 Cent:

CIFD Presents 360 At The Roundhouse

CIFD Presents an evening of the best homegrown talent reclaiming independent British music. There's an exclusive late night set from DJ Luck and MC Neat until 1am, with live performances from Akala, Lazy Habits, Izzi Dunn (Gorrilaz, Roots Manuva), and swing hop duo The Correspondents.

For more info click here
Tickets are £10 in advance

We're Back!

After months of revision and coursework I am glad to say it’s all over – officially. No more studying. Now that means only one thing – time to conquer the world with Sugar Drum.

If we have missed anything important, like someone album/mixtape release, films or gigs. Drop us an email and let us know @ streetteaminfo@ymail.com

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Lady Gaga Collapses

Singer Lady Gaga cancelled an Indiana concert appearance last night (Jan. 14) after collapsing backstage due to exhaustion and dehydration. "An hour before the show I was feeling dizzy and having trouble breathing," she posted on Twitter. Paramedics diagnosed her with a regular heartbeat, she said. The performance, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., has been rescheduled for Jan. 26.

Lady Gaga is in the midst of her national "Monster Ball" tour which began Nov. 27 in Montreal. The next scheduled date is tomorrow (Jan. 16) in Atlantic City, then two dates in Connecticut and four shows at New York's Radio City Music Hall next week are all the remains of the North American leg of the tour. A three month run of European dates begins Feb. 18 in the U.K.

"I am so devastated," she later posted on Twitter "I have performed with the flu, a cold, strep throat: I would never cancel a show just based on discomfort.

"I hope you can forgive me. I love my little monsters more than anything, you are everything to me."

x.

Skepta "Bad Boy"

Skepta who is kick starting his February tour is back with "Bad Boys". I like this track, so remember 1st March 2010 you can download the track, don't do it before the date.

M.I.A's New Single "Down Like Ur Internet Connection"

“Down Like Your Internet Connection” is a song inspired from arguing with Verizon tech support to get her cable Internet and wireless up and running.

M.I.A. was trying to get her broadband working when she decided mid-crisis that she should ask the support people to help her out with her music. “Ten phone calls later, I have Internet that sticks and a song,” she said.

Rolling Stone reports that the song actually features Filipino Verizon tech support workers singing the hook.

The album — which was made in collaboration with producer Blaqstarr — will be released this summer. If “Down Like Your Internet Connection” is the first single, it will probably hit several weeks earlier. “I Fight the Ones That Fight Me” is another revealed song, but the album itself still doesn’t have a name.

Introducing, Slough MC Byron.

'New Day' is the brand new track by Byron (produced by Loco). The track features on Byron's debut project entitled "Jack Of None".

The mix-tape is available 1st February 2010 exclusively to: www.ukrecordshop.com

Join Byron's Facebook and Twitter fanpage.

Gabriella Cilmi New Song "On a Mission"

The single is released 7th March 2010 through Island Records.

Avatar Catching Up With Titanic

This weekend, Avatar once again shattered the previous record for the best 4th weekend at the box office, earning 48,500,000 dollars. On its fourth weekend in cinemas, Titanic made 20 million dollars less. If the trend continues, Avatar will not only surpass Titanic; it will set new records far above the popular historic love story.

Hip Hop Duo Fly Gypsy Release "2 Step" ft Kanye West

Washington, D.C.-based hip-hop duo Fly Gypsy, formed by a Russian-born producer and a Jamaican-born emcee, is quickly emerging as the hottest new name in hip-hop. Since its launch in June 2009, the group released the critically acclaimed Vodka & Rum Mixtape, saw its single “2 Step/Reasons” reach No. 2 and No. 5 positions on online charts, and shot a video in Jamaica with award winning director Ras Kassa (Sean Paul, Willie Nelson, Damian Marley). The video won the MTVu Freshmen contest and is currently in rotation on MTVu, as well as VH1 Soul. Fly Gypsy first album, Change for a Dollar, was released on December 1, 2009 and has received rave reviews from Okayplayer, PopMatters, Rap Reviews and other prominent opinion leaders.



Follow Fly Gypsy on Twitter and Myspace.

Rihanna Comes Out On Top

Rihanna was seen with her boyfriend, baseball player Matt Kemp during a holiday in Mexico.





It's nice to see her happy. x

Self Taught ft Terri Walker with "Where I Wanna Be"

For more info, check out their Myspace

Dappy In Barbados

Dappy from N-Dubz has been spotted in Barbados with girlfriend Kaye.

2010 - The Year For Black The Ripper.

I'm a secret You Tube follower of Black The Ripper and I came across these two videos and fell in love with his style and lyrics. "The Edmonton Dream" is the latest album release from North London MC Black The Ripper and by looking at the track listing, the album is not going to be disappointing.

Check the links out:
Myspace
Twitter
Facebook
BME Clothing
Music

The Last Celebrity Big Brother.......

It's the last ever Celebrity Big Brother launching tonight, so I'm going to watch it.



I rarely watch reality TV shows, but the possible line up for this years series looks pretty interesting.

Confirmed celebrities:

Alex Reid (Jordan's fella)
Dane Bowers (Jordan's Ex)
Vinnie Jones (My secret crush)
Heidi Fleiss
Stephen Baldwin
DJ Basshunter
Stephanie Beacham
Nicola T
Ekaterina Ivanova
Sisqo
Lady Sovereign

Watch the celebrities enter the Big Brother house tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.

Jay-Z Premieres "On To The Next One"

Jay-Z premiered his video for “On to the Next One” featuring Swizz Beatz during NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly Thursday night.

The fourth single from The Blueprint 3, “On to the Next One” samples Justice’s 2007 song “D.A.N.C.E.”.

JLo Starts The Year With A Bang

The 41-year-old singer was performing at Times Square in New York to celebrate the start of 2010.



Over 750,000 fans watched her raunchy routine, the lucky few in the front row no doubt especially pleased to have claimed their prime spots early to witness her famous derriere in full flow.



Nice!

Put Your Face On Times Square.

Are you planning to stroll through the Times Square in New York City in the next couple of days? Even if you don’t, you can still put your photo up on Kodak’s big screen on the Square, and – better yet – you can control when it happens.

Kodak is running a promotional campaign in which anyone can have their picture appear on their large screen for 10 seconds. Detailed instructions are over here, but in a nutshell, you need to email a photo to kodak@aerva.com, and wait for it to get approved (which Kodak promises will be as fast as possible and within a 24-hour period).

Once your photo gets approved, you will receive a code; text it to the number provided, and your picture will appear at the next opportunity – i.e., the next free slot in programming. Your picture, with the accompanying caption, will show up for 10 seconds.

Of course, if this campaign picks up, together with a huge crowd that usually populates the Times Square on New Year’s Eve, it might be hard to put your picture up exactly at midnight. If you miss your timing, don’t worry, you can repeat the whole process up to 6 times over a 30-day period.