He took to his official Twitter page this evening and told his 40 million followers that before the end of the year he has a lot to accomplish and isn't afraid of a challenge:

"Rest of the world tour, movie, and #NEWMUSIC all coming this year! never stop working. #focused."

Earlier this month, the 'As Long As You Love Me' hitmaker confessed that he has started to channel all of his energy into working on brand new music along with 'music journals'. He also recently confessed that he is set to return to the studio very soon, much to his fans' delight. 

Writing on his official Twitter page this afternoon (June 19), the star explained that he dropped by the afterparty for Madonna's 'The MDNA Tour' DVD film premiere and was so excited to find her there letting her hair down with the other guests as she celebrated the project:

"Dropped by Madonna's #MDNA tour DVD premiere after-party... The Queen of Pop stayed late into the evening just kickin it w everyone. #surreal"

The event itself took place last night at Harlow in New York City and other guests included 'Star Trek' actor Zachary Quinto, Kelly Osbourne and John Travolta. Madonna attended her afterparty wearing a tuxedo and top hat (shown below), which she accessorised with a white silk bowtie and bright red lips. 

Watch Madonna's 'secret project trailer', which was unveiled at the event yesterday, here:

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/paramore/view/79139/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:12:34 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/paramore/view/79139/ Tennessee rockers Paramore have been added to the bill for this year's iTunes Festival in London. 

The 'Still Into You' stars will perform at London's Roundhouse venue, which is hosting the month-long free live music series, on September 4 and fans can apply for tickets by going to the event's official website. 

Tweeting about the exciting news earlier today (June 19), the band told British fans: "Paramore is playing the @itunesfestival on Sept 4th! UK fans can get free tickets & everyone else can stream it."

Also joining the line up are 'Sex on Fire' hitmakers Kings of Leon (September 11) and Vampire Weekend (September 15). Previously confirmed headliners include Justin Timberlake, Jessie J, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Queens of the Stone Age, and Rizzle Kicks. 

Meanwhile, Paramore will tour the UK and Ireland in September with their first date taking place on the 2nd at Dublin's O2 venue. They will round up the run of shows with a headlining gig at London's Wembley Arena on September 27 and tickets are available now.

Watch Paramore's live set at Radio 1's Big Weekend below:

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/79126/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:29:34 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/79126/ Rap superstar Eminem's close friend and collaborator Alchemist (pictured left and below) has opened up about the brand new album fans have been waiting for and promised that it will be worth sitting tight for. 

During an interview with MTV News, Alchemist teased that it will be a step beyond what he usually brings out and explained that the 'Lose Yourself' hitmaker is in a different place from where he was with his past two albums, 'Recovery' and 'Relapse':

"Clearly going to further territories. I think what you would expect, especially after the last go-round. He was just getting his feet back on 'Relapse' and then 'Recovery' just came with the smash hits and everything and I think now - he's Eminem."

Alchemist added that he feels so lucky to accompany Eminem on tours: "It's just a blessing to even be even in that type of circle because I got my foot in the underground, then I go on tour with him. It's just staying humble and remembering I don't deserve these jet planes on my next trip to DJ.”

Eminem will return to the UK this summer for performances at Dublin's Slane Castle on August 17 and Glasgow's Bellahouston Park on August 20. 

Watch an interview with Eminem and hip-hop sensation 50 Cent below:

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/Elliegoulding/view/62450/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:52:22 +0000 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/Elliegoulding/view/62450/ British songstress Ellie Goulding has admitted that she much prefers performing in small venues because arenas just don't have the same atmosphere and sense of intimacy.

During an interview with BBC's Newsbeat, the 'Starry Eyed' hitmaker revealed that although she has played gigs at arenas in the past she didn't like the feeling the space gave her so wants to continue doing shows in more low-key clubs:

"Is it weird that I don't like the idea of an arena tour? If I can just get away with doing lots of smaller venues… Like Brixton Academy is my dream."

I've always wanted to play Brixton Academy and now I am and it's mental. But I don't think I want to do arenas to be honest. I've played arenas supporting other artists but it's not really for me to be honest. They're just a bit boring and a bit rubbish. Sorry arena people."

Goulding is set to begin a small UK headlining tour next month on December 7 at the Bristol Academy and she will close the short run of dates on December 12 at London's Brixton Academy.

Watch her latest music video for 'Figure 8' here:

The run of dates will be in support of her latest album, 'Fall To Grace', which is currently at No.3 in the UK albums chart, and will kick off on January 21 in Dublin.

She will remain on the road until February 7 where Faith is set to close the tour in London at the Hammersmith Apollo.

Tweeting about the exciting live plans earlier today (June 11), Faith wrote:

"Don't get sad if your town isn't on this tour we R still negotiating other places!there will be more! If not, get a train, have an adventure!"

The full list of dates is as follows:

January 21 - Dublin, Vicar St
January 23 - Manchester, O2 Apollo
January 25 - Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
January 27 - Leeds, O2 Academy
January 28 - Glasgow, O2 Academy
January 31 - Newcastle, O2 Academy
February 1 - York, Barbican
February 2 - Wolverhampton, Wolves Civic Hall
February 4 - Brighton, Brighton Centre
February 5 - Portsmouth, Portsmouth Guildhall
February 7 - London, Hammersmith Apollo

The 'Earthquake' sensation took to social networking site Twitter last night and revealed that his forthcoming set of dates will kick off on October 17 at Bristol's O2 Academy and will come to a close in Newcastle on October 28.

The tour is in support of his latest studio album, 'Electronic Earth', which was released back in April, and he's expected to perform tracks from the record along with other songs he is known for.

Tickets for the shows will go on sale at 9am on Friday, June 8.

Labrinth performed in New York last night (June 5) and tweeted a message to his followers to let them know he had a fantastic time:

"Gotta say thanks 2 evry1 that came out to the NY gig last night,i was proper tired & there was crazy tech hitches but i had mad fun! Cheers!"

The 'Small Bump' sensation, who recently celebrated another career milestone after his album '+' went quadruple Platinum in the UK, will kick off the impressive run of dates in Boston on September 19 and is due to finish on October 6 in Seattle.

His forthcoming stateside autumn tour has been named the 'VH1 You Oughta Know Tour with Ed Sheeran' and he will visit major U.S. cities including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Sheeran is confirmed to perform later this evening (June 4) at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert alongside the likes of JLS and Sir Paul McCartney, and tweeted a message to let his fans know that he is getting a little nervous:

"So apparently 1 billion people are tuning in tonight. no pressure then."

The full dates are as follows:

September 17 - Toronto, ON (Kool Haus*)
Septemebr 18 - Montreal, QC (Olympia de Montreal*)
September 19 - Boston, MA (House of Blues)
September 21 - New York, NY (Terminal 5)
September 22 - Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
September 23 - Philadelphia, PA (Theatre of the Living Arts)
September 25 - Chicago, IL (Riviera Theatre)
September 26 - Minneapolis, MN (State Theatre)
September 28 - Denver, CO (Bluebird Theatre)
October 1 - Los Angeles, CA (The Wiltern)
October 2 - San Diego, CA (House of Blues)
October 4 - Vancouver, BC (Commodore Ballroom*)
October 5 - Portland, OR (Wonder Ballroom)
October 6 - Seattle, WA (The Showbox SoDo)

Watch his latest music video below: