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Miike Snow ‘is in for the Kill’
Miike Snow’s definitely a WelcheMusic favourite! Formed in 2007, the band consists of production team Bloodshy & Avant along with singer Andrew Wyatt. They’ve already earned worldwide critical acclaim and recently they paid Radio 1 a visit, performing live versions of “Sylvia” and La Roux’s “In for the Kill” on Live Lounge. Watch it here.
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“Tom’s Diner” was Actually Seinfeld’s Coffee Joint
Suzanne Vega wrote “Tom’s Diner” back in 1981, but the track wasn’t issued commercially until 1987 when it was included on her album Solitude Standing. The song was original as it’s one of few international a cappella hits. A recent documentary on Swedish television revealed some interesting facts about this song. For example, the diner…
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“Ice Ice Baby” Returns to the UK singles Chart
Owl City’s “Fireflies” remains atop of the UK singles chart in its fifth week. The single was initially released in July last year and has so far topped the charts in the US, Australia, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands. The UK version is slightly shorter as the record label has chosen to shorten the intro…
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Keri Hilson’s German No.1 to Break in the Rest of Europe
The American r’n’b singer Keri Hilson surely isn’t the first name that pops up when you think of artists secretly breaking it big in Germany. Born in Georgia back in 1982, Keri Hilson had already established herself as a credible songwriter before her breakthrough came as guest vocalist on Timbaland’s “The Way I Are” and…
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The Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
It won’t come as a surprise that WelcheMusic loves charts. This time we’ve dug into music magazine’s Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All. As this site is mainly devoted to current chart trends, it’s quite refreshing to see the lack of new music in the top regions. Bob Dylan wins the race with “Like…
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Vampire Weekend Expected to Hit the Top Spot in the UK This Sunday
Vampire Weekend is predicted to bow atop of the UK album chart on Sunday, but they face fierce competition from Florence + the Machine. According to Music Week, Vampire Weekend’s second album Contra is the fastest selling album this week. On the singles chart, Iyaz is predicted to keep the No.1 spot, while Owl City’s…
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WelcheMusic “Beat” Radio1
We’re the first to admit that WelcheMusic’s inspiration partly comes from what’s being picked up around the world. Buzz on Billboard, Radio 1’s playlists and so on. Having said that, it’s totally in line with this site’s focus when three of this week’s additions to the Radio 1 playlist already have been featured on our…
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Ke$ha Set to Overtake the Throne from Susan Boyle
According to Billboard, Ke$ha is overtake the throne from Susan Boyle on the Billboard 200 album chart. We will know for sure tomorrow (13/1), but it seems as if Ke$ha’s debut set Animal will overthrone Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream. The album was the biggest selling one in the UK last year, and the…
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Basshunter UK Adventures Revealed
If you want to read the latest gossip about Basshunter’s Celebrity Big Brother stay, please read The Sun. We will focus on his musical career. I mean, eight UK hits since 2006 is nothing to sneeze at – even though his latest one, “I Promised Myself,” peaked at a rather low No.94. “Now You’re Gone” is…
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Listen to Britney Spears’ Lady Gaga Track
WelcheMusic is rather disappointed that “Quicksand,” which Lady Gaga wrote for Britney Spears only ended up as a bonus track on the digital European iTunes release of the Circus album. But you can listen to it here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raNfg1i0rMk&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&] On a seperate note, according to news source Dagens Nyheter, Lady Gaga added the possibility for fans…