Buzzin Pop Music

The nominations for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2009 have been announced and already the bookmakers have put Kasabian as joint favourites for the award. They share the position with Florence and the Machine, with both having odds of 5-1.
Not far behind the favourites are Glasvegas, Bat for Lashes and La Roux all quoted at 6-1.
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After a nine week, nineteen country European tour including a sold out show at the Barbican in London, Tricky returns to the UK in February 2009 for live dates and the release of his new single, Puppy Toy (February 23rd).
The third single taken from last year’s critically acclaimed album Knowle West Boy, Puppy Toy is [...]

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The BBC sound of 2009: Little Boots
The list BBC’s list of bands set to make it big in 2009 was released last week. Top of the list was, as I’m sure most people know, was Little Boots. Her catchy electro-pop is set to be the predominant genre this year if we are to believe the [...]

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In an event dominated by praise of the new president-elect Barack Obama, Sir Paul McCartney picked up the Ultimate Legend Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday night. The MTV Europe Music Awards is a typically glitzy night where the stars of the world pop scene come out of the woodwork (even further [...]

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London rapper Estelle is nominated in five categories in each of the MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) and UMA (Urban Music Awards) for 2008.
Estelle who topped the charts with American Boy is nominated in the Best UK Female, Best R&B/Soul, Best Song, Best Video and Best Album categories in the MOBO’s which will be held [...]

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