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The 2012 Coachella Music Festival lineup for its inaugural back-to-back weekend music bonanza surfaced yesterday. And if you’re anything like us, this year’s long list of incredible acts means you’re already packed and ready to drive off into the desert. In anticipation of the amazing performances set to descend on California’s Coachella Valley this April, we’ve rounded up the 12 musical sets we simply will not miss (no matter how high the temperature or how crowded the tent or how many spirit hoods we need to peer over). Click through for our list of Coachella 2012’s must-see performers. More »
Posts Tagged ‘La Roux’
Coachella 2012 Lineup: 12 Acts We’re Excited To See (PHOTOS)
Tue Jan 10 2012 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Coachella 2012 Lineup: Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Florence + The Machine & David Guetta To Play
Mon Jan 9 2012 by Becky Bain
Christmas came early, so to speak, for Coachella lovers this year! The 2012 lineup for the annual music festival, which takes place in Indio, California each April, is typically revealed in mid-to-late January. But the mods behind Coachella's official Twitter must have been too impatient to wait, as they tweeted out the official lineup poster for this year's fest. And they found some amazing acts who were available to play two consecutive weekends in a row! More »
The Idolator Hype Index (Week Of 1.1.12)
Fri Jan 6 2012 by Idolator Staff
We're jump-starting 2012 with a brand new feature. Check out our new Pop & Fizz chart, where we rank the top artists and headlines in music. Now you'll know exactly who reigns the pop kingdom from week to week, according to our laboratory-developed research methods and sophisticated calculations.
Here's how it works: we rank each artist or major news story according to their size (that's Rank) and then we reveal how we, the pop faithful, feel about them this week (that's Hype). That's why, for example, Katy Perry — who didn't have the best week — ranks above La Roux's Elly Jackson, who made a splash with a tiny TV appearance.
Here's our inaugural Pop & Fizz Top 10:
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La Roux’s Elly Jackson On ‘Absolutely Fabulous’: Watch
Tue Jan 3 2012 by Robbie Daw
Last month news came that Grammy-winning duo La Roux had whisked themselves off to the English countryside to record their second album. To tide fans of the synth enthusiasts over, singer Elly Jackson shot a brief but comical cameo for the second episode of the new series of Absolutely Fabulous. It already aired overseas on BBC (the new season hits the States on Logo this Sunday, January 8), and thanks to the Internet, you can watch below!
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The 12 Most Anticipated Pop Albums Of 2012
Mon Jan 2 2012 by Idolator Staff
The new year promises a lot of enticing milestones for our favorite artists: Britney Spears’ third wedding, Justin Bieber becoming a legal adult, the arrival of Boof Boof 4 Knowles-Carter and so on. But of course, the pop happenings we're most anticipating are the ones that happen in the studio — namely, a roster of new albums chock full of great new music. What with 2011's onslaught of juggernaut album releases from superstars like Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Jay-Z and Kanye West, Adele, Rihanna and plenty more, we're left to ponder: Can 2012 possibly match it? Head below to find out.
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La Roux Recording New LP, Elly Jackson To Appear On ‘Absolutely Fabulous’
Tue Dec 20 2011 by Robbie Daw
Good news, La Roux fans — there are finally a few scraps of info about the duo's upcoming endeavors. It seems Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid are holed up in a studio in the English countryside working on the follow-up to their Grammy-winning debut LP. We're guessing we probably won't be hearing the album until sometime in late 2012. In the meantime, Elly is set to appear on an upcoming episode of returning British comedy fave Absolutely Fabulous (set to air in the States on Logo beginning January 8). Catch a clip of Patsy and Edina's new bitchy banter below.
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The 2011 Grammy Award Winners
Mon Feb 14 2011 by Robbie Daw
By the time the 53rd Grammys wrapped up last night, Lady Antebellum rode away with five awards (including Record and Song Of The Year, and Best Country Song)—though they lost out on Album Of The Year in a surprise upset to Arcade Fire's The Suburbs. Meanwhile, Lady Gaga—who arrived at the shindig in an alien pod—clinched a Best Pop Vocal Album win for The Fame Monster, and during her speech gave thanks to Whitney Houston. "I wanted to thank Whitney, because when I wrote 'Born This Way' I imagined she was singing it..." Interesting—most other people thought she imagined Madonna. Watch Gaga's acceptance speech, and catch the list of Grammy winners, below!
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Grammy Awards 2011: We Pick The Pop Winners
Mon Feb 7 2011 by Idolator Staff
Sunday's 2011 Grammy Awards telecast is sure to be noteworthy — everyone from Lady Gaga to Gwyneth Paltrow seems to be on the bill to perform — but as stoked as we are to see whether Cee Lo sticks to the censored version of his song or lets the FCC go ballistic, we're most excited to see who wins what.
This week we’ll be pitching our best guesses for which act will nab each category in the Big Four—Best New Artist, and Album, Song and Record of the Year. But today, we present to you Idolator’s picks for all the major pop categories. Jump below to see if you agree with us, and let us know if you can figure out why B.o.B's collab with rap superstar Eminem, "Airplanes II", is up for Best Pop Collaboration, while his similarly-styled hit "Nothin' On You" with pop maestro Bruno Mars is nominated in the rap categories. More »
This week we’ll be pitching our best guesses for which act will nab each category in the Big Four—Best New Artist, and Album, Song and Record of the Year. But today, we present to you Idolator’s picks for all the major pop categories. Jump below to see if you agree with us, and let us know if you can figure out why B.o.B's collab with rap superstar Eminem, "Airplanes II", is up for Best Pop Collaboration, while his similarly-styled hit "Nothin' On You" with pop maestro Bruno Mars is nominated in the rap categories. More »
La Roux Quietly Go In For The Kill In Their VEVO Go Show
Fri Jan 7 2011 by Erika Brooks Adickman
La Roux's surprise Go Show in Manhattan slipped under our radar amid the December holidays, but it's too lovely not to share. In what singer Elly Jackson describes as a "kind of classy but sleazy" rendition of their Grammy-nominated jam "In For The Kill", the band slows down the tempo and strips away the synths (also, Kanye) to create a softer, chilled-out take — a drastic shift for a band that sometimes sounds tinny or, as Jackson says, "harsh". Watch the band surprise a lucky lounge-ful of listeners below and r-e-l-a-x.
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Robyn Tops Spinner’s List Of The Best Pop Songs Of 2010
Fri Dec 17 2010 by Becky Bain
Spinner filed through their playlists to choose their Top 10 Pop Songs of 2010, and there are a few surprises (and a few tunes we forgot existed). Not surprising: Robyn claiming the #1 spot with her Grammy-nominated "Dancing On My Own." We couldn't agree more! See if you concur with their top pop picks below.
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