While speaking to HipHollywood.com about his forthcoming new movie 'After Earth', which is due to be released on May 31, Smith explained that the rapper has been trying to push him back into music:

"I've been messing around with Kanye. We went in the studio a couple times, so I might get the bug. I'm not going to do it unless I'm truly inspired, but Ye's been pushing me a little bit."

Back in February, the pair were spotted in the studio together while in Brazil (shown below), but nothing from the session has ever been released to the public.

Meanwhile, 'After Earth' is the new offering from M. Night Shyamalan and Smith stars alongside his son Jaden (pictured above left) in the science fiction action motion picture.

Directed by Charlie Locke and featuring cameo appearances from the likes of MOBO Award nominee Faith Child, emerging London singer Shanteh Fuller and renowned Gospel DJ DJ MRI, the “Mainstream” music video is a simplistic black and white visual affair which allows the actual record and the message behind “Mainstream” to take centre stage…

And does it just? Take the centre stage is exactly what Midé’s “Mainstream” does, with its poignant message and full band sound driven by acoustic guitars along with lush drum patterns, exquisite bass guitar and Rhodes piano arrangements - all arranged and composed by Midé himself and co-produced by Jonathan Owuse-Yianomah, who is signed to Cobalt/Universal.

PRE-ORDER THE ‘MAINSTREAM’ EP HERE

The band have retained the No. 1 position having reached the top spot in the midweek chart.

Last week’s No.1 album ‘To Be Loved’ by Michael Bublé has fallen one place to No.2 whilst Emeli Sandé’s ‘Our Version Of Events’ remains in the top ten for another week at No.4.

Will.i.Am’s ‘#willpower’ is down two places to No.5 whilst P!nk’s ‘The Truth About Love’ is up one spot to No.3.

New entries into the album chart include Passenger's 'All The Little Lights' straight in at No.6, The Voice's Bo Bruce with 'Before I Sleep' in at No.10 and reformed boy band Blue at No.13 with 'Roulette'.

Watch the video for Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' below:

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/74602/ Wed, 01 May 2013 17:40:36 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/74602/ London-based quartet Rudimental have debuted at No.1 on the UK albums chart midweek update this afternoon (May 1) with their debut offering, 'Home'.

The record has already proven to be a big hit as two singles taken from it, namely 'Feel The Love' and 'Waiting All Night', have been No.1 in the UK and now this full-length cut looks set to follow suit.

'Waiting All Night', meanwhile, is currently at No.2 on the UK Top 40 singles chart right behind this week's No.1, which is Daft Punk with 'Get Lucky'.

Michael Bublé's 'To Be Loved' has been pushed down a place to No.2, Emeli Sande's 'Our Version Of Events' is at 3 after an incredible 64 weeks in the chart, and 'The Voice' songstress Bo Bruce has debuted at No.6 with her first release 'Before I Sleep'.

UK boyband Blue have made an appearance at 7 with their comeback record, 'Roulette', Fall Out Boy's 'Save Rock And Roll' has fallen 8 positions to No.18, and Passenger's 'All The Little Lights' is up 15 to No.10.

Watch Rudimental's music video for 'Waiting All Night' here:

The 'Halcyon' singer has revealed her plans for 2013, and says sky-diving is on her list of things to do.

She told Billboard: "I want to be a bit more adventurous next year. I need to man up."

Goulding has a busy schedule coming up, and although it's too early to confirm a new album in 2013, the blonde star would like to keep making music in one way or another.

She explained: "Next year is going to be so much [touring], so many shows. It's just going to continue.

She added: "I'd like to do a side-project thing. I might be bringing out something next year. We'll see how much time I have."

Goulding also spoke about the success of her debut album, 'Lights' in the US this year.

She smiled: "What we'd say in the UK is mental. Just because I have written and finished my record this year, and been around the world promoting it."

The Bajan sensation, who is currently promoting her new album 'Unapologetic', will appear at Westfield on Monday, November 19 where she will begin the festive ceremony.

Myf Ryan, the centre's marketing manager, said in a statement:

"Christmas is always such a special time of year for Westfield and we are so excited that Rihanna has chosen Westfield Stratford City to help celebrate the festivities."

"Our shoppers love Rihanna and we are proud to be able to host this unique and exclusive concert for UK fans."

Westfield's Shepherd's Bush location recently welcomed Taylor Swiftto turn on their illuminations and fans of Rihanna can head to the following link for details on how to obtain a wrist band for tonight's festivities: http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity

Watch her music video for 'Diamonds' below:

The 22-year-old superstar is also set to perform songs from her new album, 'Red', at the event, which is expected to draw in an audience of thousands and will be held on November 6.

Myf Ryan, Westfield's General Marketing Manager, said in a statement: "The Christmas lights switch-on is one of the highlights of the festive calendar and we are incredibly excited that Taylor Swift is launching Christmas for us at Westfield London. "

"Not only is Taylor such a globally recognised artist, she is also of enormous appeal to our shoppers. We look forward to putting on a memorable show for our visitors."

The huge shopping mall opened back in 2009 and has since attracted star guests such as Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey and Rihanna to the annual Christmas lights ceremony.

The pair collaborated on the track 'Summit' earlier this year and the 'Lights' star told the AP that she wants to go one further and work on a full record.

She added that they are wholly professional when it comes to talking about music. The British singer said:

"I think in an ideal world we'd love to make a whole record together...but it just so happens that we're both ridiculously busy. When it comes to music, it honestly is really professional. Honestly."

Goulding continued: "If we start talking about music on the phone, it switches immediately to being professional, and not on purpose, but because we're both so passionate about music and it's a very serious thing to us. But at the same time we've had fun making stuff, and I have fun listening to his new stuff because it blows my mind and it's so clever to me, so fascinating it makes me want to laugh, and I laugh because it's so brilliant. He's listened to a lot of my stuff in the early stages. It's really good to have one person, regardless of whether they're a musician or not, it's good to have one person to keep referencing to and asking [his or her] opinion. He's definitely been good to have around during the making of [new album] 'Halcyon'."

The British star released her debut album 'Lights' soon after topping the BBC Sound of 2010 list.

She is set to follow the album up with 'Halcyon' on October 8 but she told The Sun that it hasn't been an easy rise to fame.

Goulding admitted that she couldn't cope with how her new found fame and jet-setting lifestyle was combining with other factors in her life, with panic attacks soon ensuing. The 'Anything Could Happen' singer said:

"There were times when I felt like I was having a heart attack. There was too much adrenaline and my heart was pounding. It's just such a horrible, horrible thing to go through. I hadn't even released my first proper single when I started to feel the strain of attention. But I don't believe that it was the attention that was giving me panic attacks."

She continued: "I think it was everything in my life colliding at the same time. It really did get to a serious point where I couldn't even walk down the street without getting the pain. I'd have a numb arm, a very strange lump in my throat and a really hot chest, like my heart was on fire. I had to take Diazepam but I found it debilitating. I couldn't do anything so I had cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) instead and that actually really worked. The other day I was in Germany and it was a really hectic day and I thought, 'Oh God here we go' but I laid down, started breathing, closed my eyes and told people not to talk to me, and then I was fine."

She will kick off the run of dates, which are in support of her forthcoming new album 'Halcyon', on December 7 in Bristol before bringing the tour to a close in Southampton on December 18.

Writing on her official Twitter page earlier today (September 13), she explained: "Announcing my first tour makes me exceedingly happy even being up at 7am"

Goulding is set to release her brand new single, 'Anything Could Happen', on September 30 and recently revealed that she hopes the track might inspire people to live in the moment:

"It's called 'Anything Could Happen', [so] I'm hoping it will make people go out and propose to their girlfriends or go on that holiday they never ended up doing. I hope it will provoke positivity, as opposed to mak[ing] people really sad."

The full list of tour dates is as follows:

December 7 - Bristol, Academy
December 8 - Liverpool, Academy
December 11 - Nottingham, Rock City
December 12 - London, Brixton Academy
December 13 - Glasgow, Academy
December 15 - Leeds, Academy
December 16 - Birmingham, Academy
December 17 - Manchester, Academy
December 18 - Southampton, Guildhall

The eccentric singer posted a video on her social networking website Little Monsters in which she talks about the new invention, with the 'Born This Way' star revealing that it took six months to design.

The wig contains fibre optics that light up, with the colour able to be changed remotely via an electronic connection.

Speaking about the striking invention, Gaga said:

"The wig is made out of a mixture of real human hair and the finest fibre optics in existence – they move and feel like real hair and is handmade. The hair was inspired by taking a Disney princess and taking her in a rave."

She added that it can be plugged into the lighting system at her concerts - meaning that her crew can change the colour themselves.

The track is the flagship release from her forthcoming album 'Halcyon', which is slated for an October 8 release.

The album will mark the follow-up to her No.1 debut album 'Lights', which was released in 2010.

The video for 'Anything Could Happen' sees Goulding lying in a beach environment before standing up in some long clothing.

It is later revealed that she was involved in a car crash.

Goulding meanwhile is set to perform at the iTunes Festival this month, taking to London's Roundhouse venue on September 26.

Speaking to You magazine, the British beauty explained that she "didn't see it coming" because it was so soon after she split from Radio 1's Greg James:

"I became very good friends with Sonny when we worked together and after that we realized we wanted to spend a lot of time together. Although we are very similar, I didn't see it coming at all, especially after such a sad time breaking up with Greg."

She added that he spends a lot of the time living out of hotels as a result of his busy touring schedule, but they manage to make it work with a lot of trips to see each other perform:

"Sonny is based in Los Angeles but sort of lives in hotels. I've been splitting my time between my work and seeing him on tour because he pretty much does a show every night, so if I want to see him, I go along."

Speaking to Billboard.com, the 'Starry Eyed' singer explained that she didn't expect to have such a devoted fan base in the USA and the popularity of her single 'Lights' came as a shock:

"Nobody expected it and that's the truth. I'll say to my manager, 'So, how did "Lights" get so big?' Because it's not a song that I wrote thinking, 'This is a smash hit.' I wrote the song because I wanted to write it and I wanted it on the record and when it was finished I was like, 'Yeah, this is a cool song, it's an Ellie Goulding song and my heart is with it.'"

"So we had it as a bonus track on the first record and it's just kind of gone mental! I don't know why, because I never saw it as an obvious Top Five American song. I never imagined that at all."

She was also asked why her boyfriend, dubstep producer Skrillex, doesn't feature on her forthcoming new record and admitted that they were both too busy with their own careers to find adequate studio time:

"I've learned a lot from him and he's absolutely an incredible producer, one of the best producers I've ever come across. I definitely wanted him to work with this record, and… there's no doubt that Sonny and I will work together, when we're both a little bit less busy -- because at the moment, his career is crazy."

Check out her newly unveiled track, 'Anything Could Happen', below: