For her TV debut of "Get Outta My Way," the second single off Aphrodite, Kylie Minogue hit up Alan Carr's UK program Chatty Man.
She's got her work cut out for her with that jam, since it's basically got a majorly over-produced, high octane chorus that would be hard for most pop stars to tackle live. But Kylie ably distracts from that fact with a backing track and some choreographed dance moves.
If there's a Minogue single that deserves to be her first British #1 in seven years, it's this. Truly a standout on Aphrodite.
Professor Green and Lily Allen's "Just Be Good To Green" makes me want to ram a pitchfork through my face, so naturally it debuted this week higher on the UK singles chart (#5) than Mark Ronson's far superior new jam "Bang Bang Bang" (#6).
But really, I'm just kind of glad for the fail of M.I.A.'s new album Maya. It flops into the UK album chart at #21, while her single "XXXO" tanks at #26. Sorry, baby—next time you feel like ripping countless other pop stars to shreds in the press, why don't you just stuff one of your tits in your mouth? Mmmmm—tastes like whore.
On to classier dames, Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite slips to #2 on the Brit album chart, while her single "All The Lovers" slides from #9 in its fifth week to #12.
The U.K. Top 10:
1. "Airplanes" - B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams *1 week* 2. "We No Speak Americano" - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP 3. "Love The Way You Lie" - Eminem feat. Rihanna 4. "California Gurls" - Katy Perry 5. "Just Be Good To Green" - Professor Green feat. Lily Allen *new* 6. "Bang Bang Bang" - Mark Ronson and The Business Intl *new* 7. "The Club Is Alive" - JLS 8. "Pack Up" - Eliza Doolittle 9. "I Like It" - Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull 10. "My First Kiss" - 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha
It's reunion fever on Planet Pop these days. But too bad only half of the original Ace Of Base members are on board for their second coming. (Last year they lost Jenny, while Linn had departed after 1998 album Flowers.)
Yes, now Ulf and Jonas have two new broads in the ranks, Clara Hagman and Julia Williamson. (Note: this is nothing new, as they were talking about adding at least one new member as far back as last summer.) I recall there being some drama when Jenny posted messages on Twitter saying that the band wouldn't be called Ace Of Base as long as the original members weren't taking part. Well, so much for that.
Below is 28 seconds of new single "All For You," which is being sent out to European radio today.
On one hand, as an AOB fan from day one, I want to rail against this new version of the band. Unfortunately this song is mucking it all up by sounding fantastic...
