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3CD tracklisting is out! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemistry-Deluxe-Girls-Aloud/dp/B0FHVFGM93 Disc 1 1. Intro 2. Models 3. Biology 4. Wild Horses 5. See The Day 6. Watch Me Go 7. Waiting 8. Whole Lotta History 9. Long Hot Summer 10. Swinging London Town 11. It's Magic 12. No Regrets 13. Racy Lacey 14. Singapore (Definitive Remix) 15. Something Kinda Ooooh 16. I Think We're Alone Now 17. Money Disc 2 1. Naked In The Shower – VAULT TRACK PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 2. You Go Too Fast (Demo) – VAULT TRACK PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 3. Watch Me Go (We're Disco) – PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED 4. Nobody But You 5. I Don't Really Hate You 6. Crazy Fool 7. The Crazy Life 8. Why Do It 9. Singapore 10. Long Hot Summer (Alternative Version 1) 11. Whole Lotta History (Video Version) 12. Long Hot Summer (Alternative Version 2) 13. Something Kinda Ooooh (Original Demo) 14. Whole Lotta History (Acoustic) 15. Long Hot Summer (GAY Live) 16. Love Machine (Live At The Hammersmith Apollo) 17. Real Life (Live At The Hammersmith Apollo) 18. Teenage Dirtbag (Live At The Carling Academy) 19. Biology (Live At Wembley) 20. I Predict A Riot (Live At Wembley) 21. I Think We're Alone Now (The Sound Of Girls Aloud Version) Disc 3 1. Singapore (Jon Shave 2025 Mix) 2. Long Hot Summer (Tony Lamezma Rides Again) 3. Biology (Tony Lamezma Remix) 4. Something Kinda Ooooh (Tony Lamezma Mix) 5. I Think We're Alone Now (Uniting Nations Remix) 6. Whole Lotta History (Whole Lotta Lamezma Mix) 7. Something Kinda Ooooh (Freezr Remix) 8. Long Hot Summer (Benitez Beats Remix) 9. I Think We're Alone Now (Tony Lamezma Baubletastic Remix) 10. Biology (Benitez Beats Remix) 11. Something Kinda Oooh (Co-Stars Remix) 12. I Think We're Alone Now (Alternative Mix) 13. See The Day (SOUNDHOUSE Masterblaster Mix) 14. I Think We're Alone Now (Co-Stars Epic Club Mix)

How exciting. Might have to book for this! Especially cause she didn't get to do City of Angels that she was booked on for before lockdown happened.

I mean. This is precisely why most of their best remixes were the Tony Lamezma ones Xenomania did in-house. Ah well!

"I Turn To You" is 25 years old today! Still a banger 🙌🏻

I mean. One thing the last few years have taught us is you can never say never. I'm of the belief he'll maybe get a second wind as it were. How that will come I don't know - but look at Kylie, look at Sophie Ellis-Bextor in recent years. Their renaissance both kind of came from left of centre. But comparatively speaking to the last album campaign, this is already doing miles better in terms of radio reception, the video having more of a budget behind it etc. And it just has the happy coincidence of being the best single he's had since - for me, anyway - "You Don't Know Love". Anything else that happens beyond that, when or if happens, is a happy bonus. The album and tour are of course the focus.

Acoustic video is out: #10 on Official Single Sales Chart and #8 on Official Download Chart last week, also debuted at #13 on Airplay Chart.

New interview with Mel is in the Aussie paper The Sunday Morning Herald today (it's behind a paywall, but you can read it here): https://archive.ph/2025.08.03-092627/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/i-am-done-with-being-hard-on-myself-sporty-spice-melanie-chisholm-at-51-20250721-p5mgl4.html

"When You Say Nothing At All" single now on DSPs:

Amazing for Olly to be straight on the A list AND Record of the Week. A massive turnaround from his last album when the singles off that both only lasted a couple of weeks on B list! It's his best single for years so it's well deserved 👏🏻

Bit of an exclusive: in his interview on Hits Radio yesterday he confirmed another of the tracks on the album called "Still Getting Used To The Ring": https://hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/olly-murs-hits-radio-interview

Olly Murs of course! Back to his best 👌🏻

Good question! A quick sconce at the playlist archive forum has confirmed it was with "Feel The Same" back in 2019!

Straight onto the A list at Radio 2 and confirmed as their Record Of The Week! A huge turnaround given the singles off Marry Me did next to sod all there!

New HD version of the "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" video is now live on YouTube, as is their performance of it on TOTP! Looks like they're going down the Steps route of remastering them all prior to the tour.

Single out in a few hours time but the video is also out tomorrow at 4pm! He also confirmed on his Instagram channel today that the album is being mixed and so I dare say he'll probably be announcing all of that soon as well.

Well this is interesting / very 2009: the first ever official "fanzine" is now available for pre-order on their official store (it's out in September): https://shop.jlsofficial.com/products/signed-jls-official-2025-fanzine

I won't link to Daily Heil on here, but there's an interview Jon has done on there which has been all over the news sites today, which explains a lot of his disappearing act prior to the last S Club tour. Pretty sad reading actually 😔

Olly Murs - Save Me now confirmed as out next Friday 👍🏻

Out next Friday! InstagramOlly Murs on Instagram: "Can’t wait for ‘Save Me’ to be a...4,679 likes, 221 comments - ollymurs on July 18, 2025: "Can’t wait for ‘Save Me’ to be all yours - out 25th July 😎 Been playing this one live for you guys on tour and the energy’s been 🔥🙌🏻 Pres...

The date for Ja Rule - Wonderful is incorrect (or rather the year is). That was 2004, not 2006.

When it comes right down to it, there's a number of factors at play as to the lack of massively successful bands. Dwindling number of grassroots music venues is one thing (you can't let a week go by these days without news of another one hitting the wall, and that has wider implications than just for regional and local scenes). The industry's apparently undying obsession with internet virality, and expecting artists to be everything that artists expected to have done for them when being signed to a major ten or fifteen years ago i.e. marketing, social media manager / content creator. What major label deals there are these days are mostly but not all 360° deals, meaning the artist sees even less revenue from outside of music sales. Then you've got touring costs getting so astronomical these days, making it almost impossible for up and coming bands to make any money at all from gigging and playing live, some barely breaking even in some cases. Whilst not all of these factors are totally insurmountable, is it any wonder there's very few bands making it truly big these days?

I actually have a playlist on my Spotify for such occasions:

"Life is a Rollercoaster" single now on DSPs:

Tinie's first single in two years is dropping next week! https://ffm.to/tinieeatitup

Ronan's self titled debut album is being reissued on CD and coloured vinyl as "Ronan25" in September to mark its 25th anniversary: SOURCE The video for "Life Is A Rollercoaster" (released 25 years ago today!) has also just been officially uploaded in 4K on his YouTube as well: