We like to highlight success stories of our members whenever we can and no one has had a bigger 12 months than one of our founding members, singer-songwriter Kelli-Leigh. Already established as one of the UK’s most prolific unsigned performers, Kelli-Leigh started the year as the vocalist on the Bingo Players top ten smash ”Cry Just A Little” and followed that by touring with Adele as one of her backing vocalists in the UK, Europe and US. Kelli performed alongside Adele at The Grammys and The Brits and also features on the best selling Adele: Live At The Royal Albert Hall DVD. We’ve included a clip below of ”If It Hadn’t Been For Love”

For further information about Kelli please visit her website

http://www.kellileigh.com/

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Gives the finger to TV award show bosses.

Tuesday night saw one of the UK’s finest musical acts win Album of the year, and then her moment of glory rudely cut short by ITV bosses. (more…)

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How does 31 consecutive nights of back-to-back musical legends and boundary-pushing young guns sound? Well, that’s exactly what the iTunes Festival is serving up in London this July. Kicking off with the phenomenal Paul Simon on July 1st and continuing every night of the month, The Roundhouse sees talented artists such as Kasabian, Foo Fighters, Jamie Woon, Duran Duran, Adele, Friendly Fires and many many more pass through their doors.

Camden’s The Roundhouse is a piece of British music history in its own right. After starting out as a steam engine repair shed in 1846, the space started hosting music shows in the 1960s, went on to play host to Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd, eventually progressing to an elaborate art, dance, theatre, music and multi-aspect event space.

Ready for the next bombshell? Tickets are free. All you have to do is apply on the iTunes Festival website and you will be placed into a draw to win tickets. You can enter as many draws as you like, although some winners have been announced already (sorry, I’m only just finding this out myself!). If you cannot make it to London or miss out on tickets for a particular night, help is still at hand; you can download exclusive apps for your iPhone, iPad apps and watch the concerts live on your mobile device or tablet. You can also stream the video feed through iTunes to your computer.

One of the highlights of 2010? How about Goldfrapp performing Ooh La La

Check out more information on this pretty epic showcase at iTunes Festival. Here’s the full line-up…

If you make it of any of these gigs, let us know!


by Lee Jarvis.

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KELLI LEIGH ”MISSING YOU”

Missing You – Kelli-Leigh by KelliLeigh

After the fantastic reception to her recent London shows at Water Rats & Pop Revue, dynamic singer/songwriter Kelli Leigh is back with new track ”Missing You”. The track was written by Kelli and produced at Arcadium Studios (www.arcadiumstudios.com).

For footage of Kelli working at Arcadium, her recent photo shoot and why Sting is a bit weird, click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5iGl5G20cI

MISSING YOU was written in memory of a family member that passed away however Kelli believes the track is adaptable. As she states, “This song was very specific to me when I wrote it but it’s not a sad song, it’s a reminder of how important that person was in your life”.

MISSING YOU is a taster to Kelli’s forthcoming EP release which will be due later in the year.

Currently on tour with Adele in the USA, Kelli is back in the UK at the end of June 2011 to put the finishing touches to her debut EP. She will also be appearing alongside Cage The Elephant and CSS at Lodestar Festival in Cambridge on Friday 2nd September 2011.

“I’m really looking forward to putting my music out there. I love working with Arcadium Studios who are adding a whole new dimension to my sound. I also can’t wait to get back with my amazing band for some live UK dates especially my slot at Lodestar”

To find out more about Kelli Leigh please visit her website
http://www.kellileigh.com/

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We had the privilege of being invited to see the world dominating Adele live at The Olympia Theatre in Dublin last night courtesy of one of our members, singer-songwriter Kelli Leigh. Kelli is accompanying Adele as her one of her backing vocalists for the UK, European and US leg of the 21 tour so when she called us up to ask if we would like to come & see them in action, well it would have just been rude to say no.

A crowd of adoring fans started gathering outside the venue around 2pm that afternoon on the off chance they might catch a glimpse of their idol. Also lurking around were numerous touts who were apparently hawking tickets for up to 1000 euros, indication of how popular the girl with the big voice from South London has become.

Opening the show was folk/roots music/soul singer/songwriter Michael Kiwanuka (http://www.myspace.com/mikeksongs) who’s recent signing to Polydor marks him out as a talent to watch. Accompanied only by a guitarist, Michael had the crowd eating out of his hands with a slew of soulful numbers. We had the chance to meet Michael briefly after the gig where he was meeting and greeting fans and he told us how happy he was to play to such a receptive crowd. A proper gent.

Adele took to the stage around 9.15 opening the show with Hometown Glory. Miles, her ridiculously talented MD and pianist, was first on stage with only Adele’s voice booming across the auditorium to nothing short of hysteria from the crowd. As always with her shows it’s not about the spectacle, it’s about the performance. The show, brilliantly constructed by lighting & sound designers, had enough subtle flourishes (Set The Fire to the Rain set against flashing orange glows) to engage the eye. Typically Adele’s banter & self deprecating wit provided the perfect balance to the throat tightening, heartbreaking pathos she conjures with numbers like Turning Tables, Don’t You Remember and Someone Like You.

The highlight of the show was reserved for the finale with Rolling in the Deep. Adele instructed the crowd that she would sing, her backing vocalists (the superb Kelli Leigh & Bobbi Gordon) would do their bit then the crowd. Turned out to be quite fruitless as the crowd sang every single word anyway, nearly blowing the roof off the Olympia. Adele’s joy at this reaction was one of those magic gig moments, she jumped on the spot squealing with delight. For a set with so many sombre songs, it’s quite a testament to Miss Adkins that she sends every audience member away with a spring in their step. A special mention must also go to the terrific musicians her and her label have assembled for this tour, a genuine pleasure to watch & listen to them all in action.

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This week the British music industry celebrated… well, the British music industry, with it’s annual award show known as The BRIT Awards. The best of current British and International music was displayed at The O2 Arena, and televised to nearly five million viewers nationwide.

This year was a slightly new format, with an emphasis on live music pieces, and performances came from Adele, Rihanna, Mumford & Sons, Plan B, Arcade Fire, Take That, Tinie Tempah and Cee Lo Green (featuring special guest Paloma Faith). The event was generally well received, with one standout moment being Adele’s Someone Like You; a simple show with stunning vocal skills from the 2008 Critics’ Choice winner.

Organised by the BPI, the BRIT Awards shows generate a lot of money for the BRIT Trust, which in turn donates proceeds to charitable causes including Music 4 Good, National Youth Music Theatre, Young Persons Concert Foundation and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy.

iTunes once again partnered with the BRITs to make some of the performances from the show available as downloads. Anyone with a UK or Ireland iTunes account can now download the mp3s exclusively here.

BRIT Awards 2011 winners list

British Male Solo Artist
Winner – Plan B
Also nominated: Mark Ronson, Paul Weller, Robert Plant, Tinie Tempah

British Female Solo Artist
Winner – Laura Marling
Also nominated: Cheryl Cole, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith, Rumer

British Breakthrough Act
Winner – Tinie Tempah
Also nominated: Ellie Goulding, Mumford & Sons, The XX, Rumer

British Group
Winner – Take That
Also nominated: Biffy Clyro, Gorillaz, Mumford & Sons, The XX

British Single
Winnner – Tinie Tempah
Also Nominated: Alexandra Burke, Cheryl Cole, Florence + The Machine, Matt Cardle, Olly Murs, Plan B, Scouting For Girls, Taio Cruz, The Wanted

MasterCard British Album of the Year
Winner – Mumford & Sons
Also nominated: Plan B, Take That, The XX, Tinie Tempah

International Male Solo Artist
Winner – Cee Lo Green
Also nominated: Bruce Springsteen, David Guetta, Eminem, Kanye West

International Female Solo Artist
Winner – Rihanna
Also nominated: Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue, Robyn

International Breakthrough Act
Winner – Justin Beiber
Also nominated: Bruno Mars, Glee Cast, The National, The Temper Trap

International Group
Winner – Arcade Fire
Also nominated: Black Eyed Peas, Kings Of Leon, The Script, Vampire Weekend

International Album
Winner – Arcade Fire
Also nominated: Cee Lo Green, Eminem, Katy Perry, Kings Of Leon

Critics’ Choice
Winner – Jessie J
Also nominated: James Blake, The Vaccines

British Producer
Winner – Markus Dravs
Also nominated: Ethan Johns, John Leckie, Mike Pela, Stuart Price

Check out the live performance of Ready To Start, by Arcade Fire

by Lee Jarvis

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Kelli is a professional songstress, she gigs, backs and does session work for any number of people, including Blaze Blackheart, (an artist we featured on this blog last month), and teaches youngsters to sing.

Her most lucrative work to date has been with the High on Heels tour. Which takes a collective of uber- talented female musicians, DJs and vocalists and sends them to perform at gigs and corporate events around the world. Kelli’s been incredibly fortunate over the past year to have had the opportunity to visit a massive number of countries, both near and far. The high point being a trip to Macau, where Chinese new money paid for the girls to live in high style for the duration of their trip, returning home to Croydon happened, said Kelli, “With a bit of a bump”.

And it’s that bump which she might just be able to avoid in future. She’s just engaged the services of a new manager, and is making serious moves to launch her solo career. Since the spring she’s been spending hours holed up with her guitarist and writing partner Kier Moore, and has developed a impressive set of tracks that show off her spectacular vocal range. Her voice lends itself to a range of styles, from Ibizaesque dance (she’s been mistaken, vocally and visually for Kelly Rowland) to hip-hop flavours, and I’ve seen her perform them all. But without a doubt, her dulcet tones are most suited to the rock/funk fusion that she’s currently performing.

Right now she’s trying her best to get noticed by the industry, and believe me when I say it’s working, but what she wants is to be recognised as an artist who’s not running with the rest of the pack. Vocally, she’s got the grit of Alexandra Burke and a range that could rival Whitney (pre “troubles”). However Kelli’s lyrics also stick out from the crowd, her music, most of which she’s either written or co-written, is authentic, soulful, empowering. It’s spirit, if not its sound, is evocative of early Mary J Blige.

She does without a lot of the modern accoutrements that have allowed so much of today’s “talent” to become successful, it’s her and her band. It’s the sort of music that could have been made in an age before the advent of the mobile phone, and it’s all the stronger for it.

I’m of the opinion that anyone can play a stadium, but that it takes true talent to win over an intimate venue, and Kelli’s voice, and the strength of her material, allow her to do just that.

She’s fortunate to have a supremely talented & loyal band made up of some of the UK’s finest session musicians. You can see from her performances just how tight they are, and how much faith they have in Kelli, and this translates into a performance that’s nothing short of spine-tingling. It also means that she never has (and she hopes she never will) end up on stage with a backing track, these performances are about as real as you’ll find.

This year has seen quite a change for Kelli. Before 2010 she was performing with Butchered Beats, a fusion of collective that focussed on dance, soul, chill, jazz and funk. Since then she’s given herself “a kick up the bum” and has developed her website www.kellileigh.com and those tracks I’ve been talking about. Right now she’s  working on perfecting the recordings of the three newest tracks in her repository, Dicmatised, Caught by the Reins and the soaring I Am Here, a lyrical excuse me to the music industry, but evoking feelings we can all relate to. One of these is likely to be her debut single, and she’s testing the water with each of them at various showcases and events.

Trust us when we say Kelli-Leigh is one to watch, And you don’t need to take our humble word for it. Raj Rudolph of influential music blog Electroqueer has been plugging Kelli on his blog, and (Boy) George O’Dowd has also given her a boost through Twitter. Were that not enough, Kelli has been providing backing vocals for the magnificent Adele, herself a lady who takes music back to it’s roots, at The Royal Variety Performance, various UK & European TV appearances and Radio 1 Live Lounge. Listen out for the backing vocals on live performances of Rolling in the Deep to hear Kelli in action.

http://soundcloud.com/kellileigh/i-am-here-full-band-mix-by-kelli-leigh-and-keir-moore

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By James Long

I’m putting my head above the parapet this year and publishing who I think will win each coveted Brit award before they are handed out by the rent-a-celebs. This is in stark contrast to previous years, when I would silently predict the winner, get proven wrong, then pretend I guessed correctly all along. 

As I retain the right to be characteristically self-righteous and superior about my own musical tastes, I’ll also note who I think ‘should’ win each award. For no other reason than my own, smug, self-satisfaction.

As you’ll see below 2008/9 was the year of ‘the ladies’. All of the female categories are almost too close to call so I’m expecting to suffer most embarrasment here. This leaves the male categories as relatively level playing fields. I’ll stick my neck out a bit also and remind you that The Brits have always been about quantity (of records sold) rather than (artistic) quality. It’s lovely when the two coincide and it has occurred many times in the past. I’ll assume that the men in suits will have the deciding vote this year and will be happy to be proven wrong.

Anyway, award shows don’t matter because Music is the real winner, Man! Unless (good grief!) Scouting for Girls wins anything. Not only then is music not the real winner, but it’s been kicked in the knackers and had it’s dinner money stolen.

For your consideration:

Best British Male

In this category, all the nominees this year are previous winners, which shows how quiet the industry is around solo male artists at the moment following the push from the bigwigs to replicate the success of Amy, Lily, Corinne et al. Ian Brown and The Streets hardly set the world alight last year. Will Young could be a dark horse as he released ‘Let Go’, another set of earnest easy-listening pop to keep the housewives happy. Paul Weller scored a UK number one album and received his best reviews for over a decade with ’22 Dreams’. However, I think this one belongs to James Morrison. The recipient of the same award in 2007, ‘Songs For You, Truths For Me’, his follow up to 2006′s ‘Undiscovered’, has been selling steadily since it’s release last year, helped along by the hit duet with Nelly Furtado, ‘Broken Strings’.

Ian Brown
James Morrison Will Win! Should Win! 
The Streets
Paul Weller Did Win!
Will Young

Best British Female

As much as the Brits are all about rewarding record sales, they also know how to throw in the odd wild card. This year Beth Rowley would have been the one that had most people asking ‘Who?’ when the nominations were announced. However, she went top ten last summer with her debut album ‘Little Dreamer’ and the Brits have sometimes awarded lesser known nominees in the big categories. Sadly, 2009 is unlikely to be her year awards-wise, although the extra interest generated in the album will more than compensate. M.I.A. & Estelle both had huge worldwide hits last year. M.I.A. sold over 2 million downloads of Paper Planes in the US alone. Taken from 2007′s ‘Kala’ LP, The ubiquitous track was used on the soundtrack for both Pineapple Express & Slumdog Millionaire during 2008, catapulting it back onto the airwaves. However, without anything like the same amount of interest in any of her other material, I can’t see her winning this. The same problem could befall Estelle, unquestionably one of THE tracks of 2008, American Boy (with Kanye West) deservedly re-introduced Estelle following the disappointing sales of 2004′s debut ‘The 18th Day’. Decamping to New York in the interim to sign to John Legends ‘Homeschool’ label, Estelle came back in 2008 with ‘Shine’. A record which boasted Will.I.Am and Mark Ronson among it’s other high profile collaborators. Although the record was a hit both sides of the Atlantic, the success of American Boy overshadowed subsequent singles and it’s doubtful we’ll see her walk away with a statuette tonight. Which leaves Adele & Duffy in the running. Although Adele won the ‘Critics Choice’ award last year, it was Duffy who saw the biggest year in terms of record sales. Duffy’s debut ‘Rockferry’ was the biggest seller of 2008 in the U.K. and even went top 5 in the US. Adele’s debut ’19′ also sold strongly in both territories. A chart-topper in the UK, and just falling short of the top 10 in the US, the Soul and Jazz-inflected record set out to showcase Adele’s astounding vocals, whereas Duffy’s no less impressive take on Soul was clearly more influenced by Dusty Springfiled circa 1960′s. Although I prefer Adele personally, I think this will be decided upon by sales: Duffy.

Adele Should Win!
Beth Rowley
Duffy Will Win! Did Win!
Estelle
MIA

Best Breakthrough

I won’t even contemplate Scouting For Girls taking this home. I’m not too sure what they could have been considered to breakthrough. Boundaries of good taste, perhaps? Let’s just see this nomination as a concession to the fact that they did actually sell quite a lot of records last year. There. I said it. Far more palatable are the Last Shadow Puppets, the side-project of head-Arctic Monkey Alex Turner and Miles Kane of The Rascals. Very good in a ‘Look Pa! I’ve listened to your Scott Walker albums’ kind of way, I’m not sure theirs can be seen as a breakthrough as such, given that one of them already has 4 Brit Awards for the day job. Cheat. Moving on to the likely contenders, the Ting Tings must’ve been gawping at each other in amazement when both ‘That’s Not My Name’ and debut album ‘We Started Nothing’ shot to number one. 2008 also saw another of their tracks ‘Shut Up & Let Me Go’ soundtrack an Apple commercial in the US securing mass exposure and resulting in further success ‘across the pond’ for both song and album. They get my vote as I think of all those nominated, The Ting Tings truly illustrate a ‘breakthrough’. However, I think this one could end up a two-way battle between Duffy & Adele. For reasons already explained, I think this one could go to the Welsh bird.

Adele
Duffy Will Win! Did Win!
Last Shadow Puppets
Scouting For Girls
The Ting Tings Should Win!

Best British Group

Probably the toughest category of all to predict, I’ll probably balls this one up royally. Here goes. Well let’s get rid of Radiohead for start. As absolutely astonishing as 2007′s ‘In Rainbows’ was (and, make no mistake, ’tis perfect), the UK record industry will not reward a band who clearly flouted ‘the rules’ and allowed the record buying public to pay what they wanted for a record that would otherwise have made a considerable amount for those poor investment fund managers. Or whoever it is that actually owns the record companies today. Bye bye Radiohead. Then we have Take That & Girls Aloud flying the flag for ‘Pop’. Girls Aloud, as fabulous as they are, are unlikely to win this. Take That, however, have sold a huge amount of records (and concert tickets) since they reformed. A possibility. I love Elbow. I loved them when they were dropped by V2 in 2005 even though they had just released their best album, ‘Leaders of the Free World’. But I love them even more now everybody else does too. No other band more deserves the praise that has been heaped upon them. Majestic, passionate, and poetic, the emotional punch delivered by 2008′s ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ has been made even more emphatic by it’s triumph at the Mercury awards last September and it’s residency in most end-of-2008 best of lists. In a just world, they would sweep the board. However, it’s Coldplay that sell the records They went home with this award on all 3 previous occasions when they were nominated. I can only really see Take That giving them a serious run for their money. And as Coldplay sell, like, loads of records, like, everywhere. I think this could be their fourth. One for each member no less.

Coldplay Will Win! 
Elbow Should Win! Did Win! 
Girls Aloud
Radiohead
Take That

Best British Live Act

Do I need to say anything more about Scouting For Girls? I’m sure Iron Maiden are a good live act. It’s just the chances of getting out of one of their ‘gigs’ alive is quite minimal so i’m not sure how anyone knows. I don’t think so, Bruce. The Verve. Not a bad proposition live I guess. As long as they just play the old stuff. Did you listen to the ‘new’ album (2008′s ‘Forth’)? I did. It should not be encouraged. Nor rewarded. Now, this is where it get’s interesting as I think Elbow will triumph over Coldplay due to them, you know, actually being better live. I saw Elbow at Latitude last July and grown men wept openly the moment the clouds parted during ‘One Day Like This’ and let the glorious sun through. I bet that never happens at an Iron Maiden ‘show’.

Coldplay
Elbow Will Win! Should Win 
Iron Maiden Did Win 
Scouting for Girls
The Verve

Best British Single

Oh look, Scouting For Girls! Again. This one was actually voted for by the public. Records as astoundingly good as ‘That’s Not My Name’ & ‘American Boy’ are not as good as this Scouting for Girls record apparently. Some of these people are actually allowed to vote for our government too. Well, that’s one in the eye for democracy. If ‘Heartbeat’ actually wins, consider it the first sign of Armageddon and start praying. On the plus side, we’ve got Leona Lewis who has had a few rather lovely hit singles since she won X-Factor. Sadly, neither of those is nominated in this category. Whoops. Duffy & Coldplay are likely to scoop the big awards and, even though that doesn’t preclude them from winning the public vote, I think this one is destined for Girls Aloud. ‘Mercy’ & ‘Viva La Vida’ would both be worthy winners, but ‘The Promise’ scored one of the biggest first sales weeks last year to secure Girls Aloud another number 1 single. Deservedly, they seem to have built a considerable amount of goodwill resulting in 2008′s ‘Out of Control’ becoming their biggest-selling album (Best Of.. aside). So it’s your choice. Girls Aloud or Armageddon?

Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Duffy – Mercy
Girls Aloud – The Promise Will Win! Should Win! Did Win! 
Leona Lewis – Better In Time
Scouting For Girls – Heartbeat

Mastercard Best British Album

The Ting Tings’ ‘We Started Nothing’ is very good. However it is not the best British album of 2008. Nor did it sell in sufficient quantities to overlook this. ‘In Dreams’ is unlikley to win due to previously mentioned ‘selling initiative’. Elbow’s ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ is an amazing album, but is it amazing enough to give the Brits organisers cause to overlook the millions of sales racked up by Duffy and Coldplay? Talking of which, who is likely to triumph in the battle of the big sellers? Well, from a purely objective point of view, Bernard Butler picked up the Brit for Producer of the year when it was announced on 12th February. Even though he produced other records last year, this can be seen as a direct result of his work on ‘Rockferry’. Therefore, my heart says Elbow, but my head says Duffy.

Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Duffy – Rockferry Will Win! Did Win! 
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid Should Win! 
Radiohead – In Rainbows
The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing

Best International Group & Album 

Frankly, I can’t see any other band getting these 2 awards than Kings Of Leon. AC/DC sold loads of records internationally, Fleet Foxes delighted with their self-titled debut, Killers continued with their habit of making half a great album and half a dud one, and MGMT arrived with primary colours and psychedelic tunes that won hearts but not record sales. However, it’s Kings of Leon who really triumphed. Largely ignored in the US since they released 2003 debut ‘Youth & Young Manhood’, they focused their efforts on consolidating their fanbase in Europe, not least the UK. This seems to have paid off dividends as, not only did they score one of only 4 albums to top the 1 million mark in the UK last year with ‘Only By the Night’, but they have started to get noticed at home, including 3 nominations in this years Grammys.

AC/DC – Black Ice
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Killers – Day & Age
Kings Of Leon – Only By the Night Will Win! Did Win! 
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular Should Win! 

International Male Solo Artist

Similarly to the British Male category, anyone of these could go home with the trophy. Beck has form in this category as he is a ‘BIG DEAL’. I would give it to Seasick Steve as i saw him live and thought he was a charming old boy who had the whole crowd eating from his palm. However, I think Kanye West or Jay-Z are more than likely to come out on top to show that, y’know, us Brits are down. And shit. I’ll predict Kanye will take it as he tends to invade the stage if he doesn’t win stuff. There, there, Kanye. there, there.

Beck
Neil Diamond
Jay-Z
Kanye West Will Win! Did Win! 
Seastick Steve Should Win! 

International Female Solo Artist

Another strong female category. The boys are really getting an arse whooping this year. Sadly for the girls, anyone of these could have won in previous years but that’s the way it goes. The field is just too strong for Gabriella Cilmi to win. At least she doesn’t have to suffer the embarrasment of seeing Vic Reeves tryng to pronounce her name. Memories from 1996 of Neil Morrissey trying to pronounce Alanis Morrisette, and ending up sounding like an Italian car maker had just one Best International Newcomer, are still quite fresh. Santogold’s self titled debut was one of the best albums released last year. A bold and diverse record that was influenced by New Wave and Post-Punk, it stands head & shoulders above the releases by the other nominees. However, much like Beth Rowley, Santogold should be grateful of the extra attention and not expect to take home the little gold man. This leaves the big sellers, Beyonce seems to have no problem scoring a big single but 2005′s ‘B’day’ and last year’s ‘I Am..’ have not emulated the success of her 2002 debut ‘Dangerously In Love’ in the UK. Katy Perry has also notched up 2 very big hit singles from her debut ‘One Of the Boys’. However, sales of the album have not been as strong. Which leaves the most likely winner of this award, Pink. Consistently outselling both Britney & Christina on these shores, Pink is that rare breed: A pop star who hasn’t been media-trained to within an inch of her life and actually pours herself into each record ending up with something that no one else could produce. I may not love her records but I do love Pink.

Beyonce
Gabriella Cilmi
Katy Perry Did Win! 
Pink Will Win! 
Santogold Should Win!

Right, that’s it. Now, what do I win?

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Dell is partnering with this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards to send one lucky winner to the year’s glitziest music event as a Red Carpet Reporter.

Imagine sharing the carpet with stars like The Ting Tings, Adele and The Wombats, live at the event in Liverpool. You’ll get up close and personal with celebrity guests, enjoy the VIP experience backstage and of course, show off your own star qualities.

To stand a chance, upload a video to http://www.dell.co.uk/mtv to wow us with your unique style . It’s simple:

- Record your video with your phone, webcam or whatever’s on hand
- Upload it on to the www.dell.co.uk/mtv website
- Sit back and wait for the winner to be announced
– the entries will be judged by a panel of style-savvy experts

Visit the competition site at www.dell.co.uk/mtv now to enter.

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