Another manic music filled week at Mission saw Pharrell hit his third million selling UK single in the last 8 months, Three’s brilliant #SingItKitty advert spurred on the re-birth of Starship’s unforgettable “We Built This City” and Nokia launched the Nokia X Android to bring Nokia MixRadio to a further billion users.
Newsworthy
Pharrell ‘Happy’ becomes his third million selling UK single in just 8 months http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/midweek-charts-update-pharrell-scores-third-million-seller/057789
Arctic Monkeys five times winners at NME awards http://news.sky.com/story/1217995/arctic-monkeys-are-big-winners-at-nme-awards
Music Week Awards 2014 nominees http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/music-week-awards-2014-nominees-list/057790
American Idol lands new low for winners album sales http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5922968/american-idol-lands-new-low-for-a-winners-debut-albumi
Music Business
Nokia launches Nokia X Android handsets aiming to take MixRadio to the next billion users http://stupiddope.com/2014/02/26/nokia-launches-new-nokia-x-android-handsets/
Spotify and Ministry of Sound lawsuit settlement http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/27/spotify-ministry-of-sound-lawsuit-settlement
Amazon rumoured to be launching music streaming service – http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/127592-amazon-said-to-be-launching-music-streaming-service-through-prime
One to Buy
Hotnatured – Benediction (Lxury remix) https://soundcloud.com/hotnatured/hot-natured-benediction-lxury-remix
Ones to watch
Metronomy ‘Love Letters’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riEBi8BJ9Tw
Hollysiz – as featured at H&M’s Paris Fashion Week Catwalk show http://www.hollysiz.com/mynameis/
Kings Of Leon ‘Temple’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nItYgMJBMA0
Comedy Value
Dutch ravers getting down to Benny Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pQAWOCofXo
The Muppets – ‘We’re Doing A Sequel’ Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXppfX-mBsE
Couch Potatoes
The Big Reunion (Thursday March 6th ITV2) pop stories of yesteryear with US R&B group 3T
Classic Albums (Friday Feb 28th BBC4) Retrospective heavy metal documentary on ‘Paranoid’ the Black Sabbath album from 1970
The Graham Norton Show (Friday Feb 28th BBC1) with music from Ellie Goulding
Songbook (Saturday March 1st Sky Arts) Interview and song performances from Midge Ure
The Voice UK (Saturday March 1st BBC1) with Kylie, Tom Jones, Will.I.Am and Ricky Wilson
The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV Saturday March 1st) music from Ice Cube and Rufus Wainwright
Live Action
Beyoncé @ The O2 (Thursday March 6th)
Rizzle Kicks – Hammersmith Apollo (Saturday March 1st)
Sync Action
McDonalds McCafe (featuring Fred Astaire – Putting On The Ritz (re-record)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGEft5pZ6H0
P&G – Thank You Mum (Sochi 2014) (featuring Einaudi – Primavera) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNKulLqUUqE
Radio 1 playlist additions
Angel Haze ‘Battle Cry’ (feat. Sia)
Chase & Status ‘Bik & Blu’ (feat. Ed Thomas)
Little Mix ‘Word Up!’
Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway ‘Wizard’
Trey Songz ‘Na Na’
Global Charts
Spotify streaming singles chart #1 (global) – Katy Perry ‘Dark Horse’ (feat. Juicy J)
UK singles chart midweek #1 – Pharrell Williams ‘Happy’
UK albums chart midweek #1 – Beck ‘Morning Phase’
US Billboard Chart #1 album – ‘Frozen’ (Soundtrack)
US Billboard Chart #1 single – Pharrell Williams ‘Happy’
Official UK Single Chart #1 – Sam Smith ‘Money On My Mind’ Clean Bandit ‘Rather Be’ (feat. Jess Glynne)
Offical UK Album Chart #1 – Bastille ‘Bad Blood’
Shazam Tag Chart #1 (global) – Pharrell Williams ‘Happy’
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