As head of the online department at Box TV (Channel 4/Bauer Media), I oversaw the launch and updates of 4music.com and its mobile site. I also launched our presences on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and the editorial side of 4Music's YouTube channel. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day editorial upkeep of the daily entertainment news site, I also managed relationships and outreach to PRs, record labels, film companies and brand partners like Apple, Spotify, KFC and Everything Everywhere.
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Despite Rihanna's crotch-grabbing and writhing around the stage, the sexy singer couldn't pull off the trickery that she undoubtedly performs all the time - the illusion that she isn't massively tired. The amount of charisma and energy it must take to travel to several different time zones in just a week, surrounded by a plane full of chaos-hungry music journalists and fans from around the world, is probably beyond any human. And as far as we know, Rihanna is human. So it wasn't surprising last night when the 24-year-old pop star seemed a little bit, well, knackered.
That being said, the crowd buzzed with excitement in anticipation of seeing their favourite superstar. Several celebs were on hand to take the show in: Alexandra Burke, Kylie Minogue, Rick Edwards, Jamal Edwards, Pixie Lott and the Aussie journalist who can be seen streaking on RiRi's 777 plane in videos circulating the internet. Of course Rihanna was late to take the stage, but only just over an hour, which means she was kind of early (she kept Stockholm waiting almost three hours, the story goes). Read the full review on 4music.com Some younger fans might know Usher as the man who brought them Justin Bieber, but he rose to pop success on his own accord in 1994, when at the tender age of 16, he released his self-titled debut album. Many pop stars have come and gone since 1994 (who could forget Venga Boys... or 5ive, for that matter!), but Usher has carefully crafted a long-lasting music career. Now he's back with his latest attempt at pop success. Hailing from Forest Gate, East London, 27-year-old Ben Drew aka Plan B shot to stardom in 2010 with his soul-inspired hip hop tunes, reaching number one in the UK with The Defamation of Strickland Banks. Though he's been around for while, not only as a musician, but delving into the worlds of acting and directing, Plan B has had a standout year. He played at T4 on The Beach, performed alongside Elton John and will headline a huge tour next March. We chat to Ben about his rise to fame.
So, have you been doing interviews all day? I just did one with the Daily Star and the reporter ended up asking me out for dinner. So you're going on a date? Yeah, we're going on a date, we're getting married, she's my future ex-wife. Wow! We have the scoop. Does she know that? Yeah, I told her that and she laughed. So, you get a lot of female attention... Only lately since I've become big and famous. Listen, I used to get girls, but I had to work hard. Girls are pragmatic, the guy has to have something to offer, he can't just be funny and good-looking. Women are pragmatic, men are romantic. What do you look for in a girl? To read more, go 4Music.com Taylor Swift is exactly how you imagine she'd be: really friendly. She looks just as great in person as she does in magazines, her blonde curls highlighting her striking eyes. As soon as I meet her at the fancy hotel she's staying in, she gets up from a regal chair and dainty cup of herbal tea and says, "I like your glasses, those are awesome! Do you have bad eyes or do you wear them for style?" With a title like that, I feel like I should be wearing a smoking jacket and smoking a pipe, but instead I’ve got on my laundry day attire. No matter, I did the interview over the phone with Lidell as he hungrily waited for a meal at a truck stop somewhere in Washington State. It got slightly weird, but it was always interesting. If you want to win an awesome tour poster, a cute button and Jamie's amazing new CD, Jim (one of my faves this year by far), mosey along to our newsletter page to enter our Jamie Lidell contest. Now sit back and enjoy what might go down as the best interview in Sword Swallower history. For the rest of the interview, go to showcase.ca |
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