Snoop Dogg headlining the 'I Want my MTV' in Ibiza

Following the recent announcement that MTV are hosting a series of exclusive live Ibiza music events throughout the summer, today it has been confirmed that hip hop superstar Snoop Dogg will be headlining the ‘I Want my MTV’ opening party on Friday 1st July at Amnesia, Ibiza, with Primal Scream closing the Summer parties on Fri 2nd September.

Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg’s ongoing appeal to his legions of fans means he continues to occupy the throne as the world’s most famous rapper.  His timeless and groundbreaking debut album Doggystyle, was an instant classic, selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release and quickly becoming quadruple platinum, spawning several classic hit singles, including What’s My Name and Gin & Juice.  Snoop’s recent studio album, Doggumentary boasts the sort of unpredictable collaborations that have made him a pop culture phenomenon, featuring the likes of Gorillaz, Kanye West and of course the recent remix version of Sweat by David Guetta.

Primal Scream
Primal Scream will be performing their legendary album Screamadelica, originally produced in 1991 by DJ Andrew Weatherall. Their set, which will close the festivities on 2nd September @ Amnesia will be full of club classics from the Screamdelica album, such as; Loaded and Come Together. Despite this being the first time the band have performed live in Ibiza,

‘Come Together’ is probably one of the Islands most played tracks of the last 20 years, a classic in every DJ’s record box and enjoyed by thousands in the clubs at sunrise and on the beaches at sunset. Primal Scream presents Screamadelica will be making their Spanish debut this Summer at Benicassim Festival 14th – 17th July.

Robyn
Also joining the Summer line up is world renowned Swedish singer/ songwriter Robyn, adding to the truly International flavor of the events. Robyn has achieved global success, with nominations this year for her latest album ‘Body Talk’, which features a duet with Snoop Dogg. Nominations include ‘Best International Album’ at The Brits, and ‘Best Commercial Dance Track’ at The International Dance Music Awards, for ‘Dancing On My Own’ which she performed live last year with Deadmau5 at the MTV Music Video Awards.

‘I Want My MTV Ibiza’ will be announcing a further 3 major acts, later this month to add to the current Summer line up, which also includes; exclusive live headline sets from Duran Duran, 2ManyDJ’s, Richie Hawtin and Mark Ronson all performing their first ever Ibiza live shows.

Mark Ronson, Marco Carola, Felix Da Housecat, Tiga, Erol Alkan, Magda, M.A.N.D.Y., Riva Starr, James Holden, Audiofly and Alfredo, will also be joining residents Layo & Bushwacka!

Tickets priced at 50 euros for each event are on sale now on www.MTVibiza.com or via www.ticketmaster.co.uk

The headline sets will be aired in the form of 2 x 1 hour specials called‘I Want My MTV Ibiza’ on Saturday 6th August at 9pm and Saturday 9th September at 9pm on music channels MTV Music & MTV Dance.

‘I Want My MTV Ibiza’ 2011
Fri July 1st – Fri 2nd September @ Amnesia, Ibiza

Opening Night:
Week One (Friday July 1)
MTV Live Room
Snoop Dogg (Live – Ibiza Exclusive)
Felix Da Housecat

Shake It! Ibiza Presents
Magda
Layo & Bushwacka!
Mar-T

Tickets priced at 50 euros for each event are on sale now on www.MTVibiza.com.

For anyone remotely interested in gaming or online betting there are a whole stack of ‘free’ offers to tempt you to join the various sites and such is the intensity of advertising that most of us will be familiar with the big names in betting whether we use their service or not.

But if you do fancy a flutter, it is worth remembering that you do not have to be a sports fan to do so, although that is the core business for many bookmakers, but there are other areas such as entertainment betting that may be the thing to get the juices flowing.

For as long as I can remember it has been possible to get odds for predicting the Christmas number one single for instance, although it has to be said that it is not as straight forward in the 21st century as it might have been when you simply had to choose between The Beatles or Rolling Stones!

It might be a surprise to learn that many  bookies offer endless opportunities for music and entertainment fans to take their chances by placing bets on the outcome of certain events online.

Fans of television shows like American Idol, X Factor, I’m A Celebrity and so on have taken to being interactive like a duck to water. Every week there are millions of phone calls or text messages sent in order to register votes for our favourite act/person on the show, and we all have our own ideas about who we would like to see win these competitions.

However while we are happy tapping out text messages and making phone calls at premium rates because our votes count on talent shows, only a few will have been tempted into placing a bet on the eventual winners of these competitions.

As with sports betting, it is best to familiarise yourself with the up to date betting terminology before getting involved, that includes what the odds mean and what you can expect to win or lose by placing your own bets.

While the odds are normally pretty low there are often simple betting choices to be made such as, will the winner of  American Idol for instance, be male or female.

Like betting in any form the favourites will pay out less than the outsiders, meaning that the odds of Wagner actually winning the recent UK X Factor would have been very high and winnings would also be very high, while backing the favourite and eventual winner Matt Cardle would hardly have been worth your time.

Rumer - Later with jools

The beautiful singer/songwriter Rumer made her debut on the excellent TV series Later with Jools Holland on BBC 2 last night, performing the wonderful single Slow live with her impressive band.

The short version of the show only allowed time for the one performance from most of Jools Holland’s guests, the full programme will be aired on Friday when Rumer will perform another couple of tracks.

As a sucker for quality female vocals Rumer has already earned a place amongst my current favourite singer/songwriters of the female variety, on the basis of hearing just a few tracks.

It is early days in her career but she earns her a place amongst the likes of Corrine Bailey Rae, Shea Seger, Melody Gardot, Jo Hamilton and many others that have released music over the last twelve months.

It is notable that while these artists perform music in various genres none of these females rely on gimmickery or wearing French lingerie on stage as a diversion from their music, each of them are immensely talented vocalists who are also able to craft meaningful and melodic songs from scratch.

They are intelligent and articulate and most have already experienced more in their lives than most of us can expect to in a lifetime. It is those experiences that make their songwriting so compelling and their ability as accomplished musicians make the experience all the more enjoyable.

Later with Jools has presented and introduced some of the worlds finest female singers over the years, I remember an unforgettable performance from Beverley Knight in the early days of the show and the introduction of the then unknown Amy Winehouse performing a jazz song prior to her first album was spine tingling.

Jools has recently been airing favourite moments from the 250 shows that have been aired since the first in 1992 and despite being broadcast in the late night slot the show remains a must for music fans across the UK and possibly even further afield.

You can catch Rumer’s performance on Later with Jools Holland on Friday at 11.30pm on BBC Two, when she will perform two further songs including the next single Aretha.

Rumer’s debut album Seasons Of My Soul is released on November 1st and has topped the pre-order chart at Amazon this morning.

Paolo Nutini’s 2007 hit single, New Shoes, has been used for the new Puma sports shoe advert and shows the scottish singer playing with his band while dancers fly all over the place, parading the new trainer from Puma.

Civic Hall in Wolverhampton on 11th October
Apollo in Manchester on 12th October
Academy in Leeds on 13th October
City Hall in Newcastle on 27th October

All UK and European dates will be performed with a full 16 piece orchestra and support coming from Ipso Facto.

Here’s The Last Shadow Puppets recent rendition of Rihanna’s hit S.O.S on Jo Wiley’s Radio 1 show.

And also their recent live performance of Standing Next To Me on the Jonathan Ross Show

The 90th birthday party treat was shown live from London’s Hyde Park last Friday and closed with Queen performing a set of their hits. May was angered that the TV company decided to cut most of the bands performance, forcing him to post the following statement on his website:

“It baffles me how, given the privilege of televising an internationally significant event, a TV company can miss the point so badly.

“All [they] had to do was televise the whole event, with no insertions from them. Well, it seems they largely failed. I wonder who’s responsible for these bad decisions?”

If you feel that you might have missed something have a look at the following videos of Queen closing the show.