If you were hoping to see Beyonce during her four-night residency at New York’s Roseland Ballroom, you’ve been officially shut out. In fact, tickets for the first show were gone in 22 seconds.
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Last week, the R&B diva announced “4 Intimate Nights With Beyonce,” where the singer would be performing her latest album, ’4,’ from beginning to end. Tickets went on sale to the general public on Wednesday via Ticketmaster, and all four concerts were sold out by the end of the day.
“It’s official @Beyonce’s 4th & final show at Roseland Ballroom is SOLD OUT!” Bey’s record label, Columbia,tweeted. “Thats a total of 4 sold out shows next week!”
The singer will get in an empire state of mind on Aug. 14, 16, 18 and 19, treating fans to live renditions of songs like ‘Run the World (Girls)’ and ‘Best Thing I Never Had.’
Beyonce teamed up with Target to release a deluxe edition of ’4,’ which includes an exclusive disc of three bonus tracks, so it will be interesting to see if the star includes those songs in her Roseland set.
They might be a good options for an encore — just sayin’, B.
What a difference 3 months makes! Mariah Carey,who gave birth to boy-girl twins, back in April, is getting back into fine physical form
New mom Mariah, is certainly proud of her new figure, as this photo she posted via Twitter so aptly demonstrates. It’s mermaid Mariah! And we all know about the reversed status that mermaids have earned among the upper echelon of pop divas!
The curvy and always gorgeous pop diva showed off her post-baby beach body, frolicking while taking a dip in the ocean. We love seeing the bodacious Mariah splash around in the sea during this oppressive heat wave.
For a second, it’s like we are watching her rehearsing to film a video. We say “rehearse” because a glam diva like Carey wouldn’t wear a baseball cap/visor in one of her videos! She’d be sporting long, flowing locks. Regardless, Carey may be cooling off, but she looks super hot.
Carey, 41, tweeted the following caption with the photo: “Ocean work out! It’s been a loooong time since I’ve been in the ocean (said like “OPEN” in cruise control.)” With infant twins at home, Carey deserves a little sun ‘n surf time.
While we love seeing a candid photo of a post-pregnancy Carey, what we’re really looking forward to seeing are some new and official photos of Moroccan and Monroe. With those genes, there’s no chance that those babies aren’t beautiful little creatures.
The true mark of an A-lister is having their very own fragrance that sells off the shelves, as fans hope to smell a little like the celeb that they idolize. Jennifer Lopez, who saw a serious career resurgence after her maternal turn as an ‘American Idol‘ judge, has had many fragrances. The singer/dancer/actor/judge/fashion designer/fragrancier will expand her olfactory empire with the launch of her umpteenth new scent, Love and Light, on July 2, exclusively via HSN.com
J.Lo’s debut scent, Glow, was the mother of all celebrity fragrances, and became an instant best seller. Lopez went on to develop multiple scents, spin-offs and limited editions, from Deseo to My Glow to Miami Glow to Love & Glamour and more. Clearly, Lopez’s business “scents” are a critical element of her entrepreneurial portfolio.
On July 2, La Lopez will hold court on HSN and open up, offering personal stories about her inspiration behind building a global beauty brand, and about the development of the latest smell, ‘Love & Light.’ HSN is actually sponsoring a contest for fans to win a private meet and greet with the J.Lo, as well as other sweet treats, from now through June 14.
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Mica's music is a blend of everything she loves pop, soul, gospel, classical and many more genres of music.
Biography
Mica is a young singer-songwriter from Manchester, England. She has studied Musical Theatre in England and at the prestigious New York Film Academy. She is currently working on her first E.P and has had many great experiences. This includes providing backing vocals for Adam Green (US folk singer) on his European/American tour and Erroll Brown of Hot chocolate on his farewell tour.
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Like everyone else in the country right now, Manchester rapper R.I.O – better known as 24-year-old Rio Nelson to his friends – has been debating whether people in the public eye should be role models.
As one of Britain’s most ascendant young rap artists, Rio is in no doubt about his own role model duties. So much so that he’s shunning the usual gigging channels in order to go on a tour of secondary schools next month. But to the big issue of the day: should professional footballers be setting a good moral example? Click on link to hear R.I.O's Debute single Narrow Roads
Oddly enough, Rio might well have followed a career in professional football himself --
-- he had trials for Manchester City as a teenager, and,thru his Caribbean heritage, Rio has also represented the small island nation St Vincent at international youth level.
Whilst Rio never made it as a footballer, you sense if he had, he most certainly would have been the sporting role model John Terry could only dream about.
“It’s a weird one innit?” Rio ponders, cradling a glass of orange juice in a plush Castlefield bar. “Footballers are in a whole different world of celebrity these days.
“It’s not like the old days when players could go have a few drinks then play a cup final the day after! “But if you’re in the public eye and you can inspire people from that position, you need to embrace it.
“Kids look up to you. If they have a special talent, whether it’s football or music or whatever, they need to look up to someone to inspire them – show how far those talents can take you in life. As a role model, you can’t afford to let people down.”
Rio Nelson, needless to say, has no intention of letting anyone down.
'Genuine pop stars'
Born and raised in Moss Side, followed by a brief stint playing football in the Caribbean, before returning to Manchester to re-launch himself as a heavyweight rap contender – it’s fair to say Rio Nelson has a spectacular life story to tell.
But most pleasing is how Rio chooses to tell his story – by way of the most arresting and explosive electro-grime to have emerged from this city since, well, ever.
Narrow Roads, released next month, Rio’s position at the forefront of the Manchester urban pack owes much to his unique, ferocious rapping style, his breathtaking lyrical genius, and most importantly, an ambitious drive to aim for the stars – while never forgetting his responsibility to, of course, be a fitting role model.
“British urban music is in a really amazing place right now,” he enthuses.
“A few years ago, a group like So Solid Crew might have struggled to break through ‘cos they were boxed into this ‘urban’ category. But now, you look at the charts – from Dizzee to Tinchy to Chipmunk – and no-one treats them any differently.
“They are all genuine pop stars who reach out to everyone, not just people who are into urban music.
“It’s really inspiring. People like Dizzee inspired me, opening up doors for similar young artists, and I’m hoping to do the same.”
Rio’s level-headedness owes much to his eventful upbringing.
Born in Moss Side, the youngest of three brothers, he was raised in Manchester until the age of 16 when his mother relocated the whole family to the small Caribbean island of St Vincent.
Already a talented footballer, Rio represented St Vincent at youth international level in a World Cup Qualifier, but decided to cut his footballing career short to return to Manchester.
Self-confidence
CityLife wonders what enticed him back to rainy Manchester. He smiles: “I simply missed Manchester! I really did.
“I spent my childhood in Manchester and I really missed the lifestyle.
“Don’t get me wrong, life in the Caribbean is amazing. But the pace of life was very slow and there were few people there my age.
“I was really getting into making music, so I needed to keep busy.
“Manchester is the perfect place to keep the mind busy.”
Indeed it was. Aged 18 and having drawn a line under his professional football ambitions, Rio threw himself into his music-making, sprinkling his talents across all platforms of the Manc urban world. From releasing his own hugely successful mix-tapes to working with rap crews like Hit Em Up, and most crucially, hooking up with dance producer Jodz and singer Chris Royal to score his incredible crossover hit Dance Like Me.
Braggadocio – bragging or boasting – might be part and parcel of the rap world, yet Rio wisely uses that self-confidence to step outside of his MC comfort zone.
Much like fellow Manc urban stars Wrigley and Envy (the latter the recipient of CityLife’s best track of 2009 award), Rio isn’t afraid to reclaim terms like grime and give them his own autobiographical, Mancunian spin. As demonstrated by his debut single His debut single Narrow Roads, released next month on Rare Breed Recordings, bears testament to this broad canvas approach – combining dense melodic harmonies and thunderous grime beats with the sort of stern, fabled narratives reminiscent of Dizzee Rascal’s earlier albums.
'Open-minded'
“I don’t mind being labelled a grime artist – grime still has the same meaning,” Rio insists.
“It’s still about laying down ideas and putting them out there.
“Grime is still an important form of self-expression for so many young kids up and down the country. But for me, I want to take my music worldwide, and build up a bigger following.
“The likes of Dizzee have proven you can build on those grime foundations and take it somewhere else – grime is more like urban pop these days. That’s something I want to do.
“When I first started out making music, there were so many artists in Manchester doing grime tunes and it was becoming a bit predictable.
“No-one wanted to step out of that comfort zone.
“I wanted to change that and be more open-minded with my music – whether it’s grime, electro, pop, I’m happy to soak up all these influences.”
