The Norwegian production team Stargate – Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – has co-written and -produced the upcoming Mariah Carey single ‘Almost Home.’ Expect a video directed by David LaChapelle to direct the music video. Lifted off the soundtrack to Oz the Great and Powerful which is due next month, the track follows ‘Triumphant (Get ‘Em)’ from August last year.

The 27-year old singer Margaret Berger won the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix last night with the euphoric ‘I Feed You My Love.’ The track will compete in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.

Last year saw the release of PSY’s ‘Gagnam Style.’ Crossing over internationally, the dance routine and accompanying video has swept charts worldwide. Currently No.1 on the Korea K-Pop Hot 100, Lee Seung Gi could very well follow PSY’s footsteps. According to a recent Billboard article, Lee Seung Gi represents a new kind of K-pop (Korean [...]

In September, I covered that The XX streamed their new album “Coexist” via NPR Music. Listening to Radio 1’s latest playlist, I can’t help but notice that ‘Chained’ is included. The track was issued as a single back in August, only to climb the Belgian (Ultratip Flanders) chart. Written by Romny Madley Croft and Oliver [...]