This week was all about getting into the summery mood! We conducted a vox pop around the JOY 94.9 studios to see what music people had been listening to over the summer season. Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster and Florence and the Machine's Lungs received multiple mentions.
Hide & Seek presenter James Findlay spoke to Norwegian pop sensation Annie from Miami to chat about her brand new album Don't Stop. Annie has achieved one charting single in Australia with "Chewing Gum" (ARIA #46) back in 2004, from her debut album Anniemal.
The second album Don't Stop has been a long time coming. It experienced a bout of tedious delays due to a change in record labels, and a "first draft" prematurely leaked onto the internet which meant the need to record some fresh tracks. The album is a fantastic mix of eclectic sassy, electro pop with production courtesy of the brilliant Xenomania and Richard X - from the tongue'n'cheek fiesty anthem "My Love Is Better" to the mellow lullaby "When The Night"- both which we previewed on the show.
For more information on Annie, check out her official website.
The 30th annual BRIT Awards take place on February 16 in London. UK pop songstress Pixie Lott and Lady Gaga lead the nominations with three each, while two Aussies Daniel Merriweather and Empire Of The Sun will battle it out in the "International Breakthrough Act". Of course, controversy has arrisen as it appears the most successful British performer of the past few months (any guesses who that might be?) has been completely snubbed from all categories! Johno ain't happy.
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I love how much you love dani :)
ReplyDeletethank you for the shout out!
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