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Owl City Single Release: "Umbrella Beach"

Owl City Single Release: " Umbrella Beach "  Label: Island Records Released: 17th May 2010 www.owlcitymusic.co.uk It has been a fantastic start to the year for Owl City . His swift and staggering rise from the unknown into chart topping success saw his debut single ‘ Fireflies ’ top the charts in 18 countries, including the UK where it spent 3 weeks at the No.1 spot and is currently certified gold. His debut album ‘ Ocean Eyes ’ charted at No.7 and is currently certified silver. The UK has quite clearly joined the rest of the world in tumbling head over heels for Owl City. Young , who counts fellow surrealist Tim Burton in his ever growing list of admirers – so much so that he included his track ‘ The Technicolor Phase ’ in the soundtrack to Alice in Wonderland – is modestly taking his latest chart topping success in his stride. “ It hasn't quite sunk in yet and I suspect it never really will. It's surreal to think that a song I wrote in a basement in the mid

ERYKAH BADU to release her fifth studio album

ERYKAH BADU ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASE DATE FOR NEW AMERYKAH, PART II: RETURN OF THE ANKH - IN STORES MARCH 29, 2010 Universal Motown Records multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter-actress ERYKAH BADU announced via Twitter that she will release her fifth studio album, New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh, on March 30, 2010. The new album is the singer’s hotly anticipated follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2008 disc, New Amerykah, Part I: 4th World War. In contrast to New Amerykah, Part I: 4th World War, which was digitally produced and political in tone, New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu’s emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships. “With Part I, I was standing at an apex, looking at what was going on around me politically, socially, and economically,” Badu explained. “With Part II, I’m hovering over me, looking at what’s going on inside of me.” New Amerykah Part II: Return of

Lil Wayne Featuring Eminem ‘Drop Tha World’

Lil Wayne , 4 x Grammy winning multi-platinum artist, and without question the undisputed hottest rapper in the world releases his second single “ Drop Tha World ” on April 12th. “ Drop Tha World ” features fellow hiphop heavyweight Eminem and follows the single “ On Fire ”, both taken from his new album ‘ Rebirth ’, released earlier this year. The video for “Drop Tha World” was directed by Chris Robinson (Busta Rhymes, T.I., Ludacris) and captures both stars in a visually amazing War of The Worlds-esque backdrop. A game-changing artist, Dwanye Michael Carter, Jr., aka Weezy F Baby, is one of the most prolific artists in music. Since establishing himself with the Hot Boys and his early solo albums, he became best known for the astonishing amount of music he released whether it be his acclaimed mixtapes, or special guest features on other artists work. The sheer breath, quality and volume of music featuring the New Orleans born rapper, made it difficult to argue against his self-procla