Beatles documentary to be screened in September
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The Beatles are widely regarded as the best band that surfaced on this planet. The award winning film director Ron Howard’s documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years is set for a world premiere on September 15, in Leicester Square, London. The film is based on the first part of the band’s career from 1962 to 1966. Reports say Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison co-corporated with Howard on the film.PM Dawn founder Attrell Cordes has died at the age of 46 from kidney disease on June 17 at a New Jersey hospital. The band had a huge global hit back in 1991 called “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss.” The song sampled the Spandau Ballet hit “True.” Two of PM Dawn’s other hit songs were “Looking Through Patient Eyes” and ”I’d Die Without You.”
‘This Girl’ by Kungs vs Cookin’On 3 Burners had the No: 1 on the UK singles chart in sight except of the last moment when Drake edged forward once again with ‘One Dance’ featuring WizKid and Kyla. The lead in the end to retain the No: 1 for a ninth week is 1770 copies. This is the occasion ‘One Dance’ has fallen behind and re-emerges to retain control of the top chart position. As for ‘This Girl’, the song has moved up to the No: 2 position.
The US group Cheat Codes and the Dutch DJ collective Kriss Kross Amsterdam made their way on the UK singles top 10 chart with ‘Sex’ from 11 to No: 9. The song samples the chorus from the 1991 Salt N Pepa hit ‘Let’s Talk A Sex’.
Tinie Tempah is to release his third album ‘Youth’ on 15th September. The album will be preceded by the single ‘Mamacita’ featuring WizKid. The album also contains three recent singles ‘Not Letting Go’ featuring Jess Glynne, ‘Turn The Music Louder’ and ‘Girl Like’ featuring Zara Larsson. ‘Youth’ is expected to capture various genres from hip- hop, grime to R&B. Tempah’s last album ‘Demonstration’ came out in 2013.
Meatloaf has thanked his fans and well wishes for the support expressed when he collapsed on stage in Edmonton, Canada on 16th June due to dehydration. The 68 year old was singing his hit ‘I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)’ at the time he collapsed to the floor.
Meanwhile another rocker Rick Parfitt the guitarist of the band Status Quo had a heart attack in Antalya, Turkey where the band was playing for the Expo 2016. The 67 year old had earlier had a bypass and also had an earlier heart attack in 2007. Status Quo will be doing a farewell tour of Europe in October after which the band will retire from playing electric tours.
Rap star Eminem is writing new songs for a television series based on crime thriller Narc. He is also reported to be in talks to act as musical supervisor for the TV series.
| UK TOP 10TW LW1 1 One Dance – Drake ft: Wizkid & Kyla 2 4 This Girl – Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners 3 2 Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake 4 3 This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris ft: Rihanna 5 6 Too Good – Rihanna ft: Drake 6 5 Tears – Clean Bandit ft: Louisa Johnson 7 8 I Hate U I Love U – Gnash ft: Olivia O’Brien 8 7 Cheap Thrills – Sia 9 11 Sex – Cheat Codes/ Kriss Kross Amsterdam 10 9 No Money – Galantis |