The hitmaker is due to treat event goers to a live rendition of the ballad on February 24, but during a backstage interview at the 2013 GRAMMYs she confessed that she's incredibly anxious about it:

"I'm sh**ting myself! It's an honour to be nominated and terrifyingly wonderful to be singing in front of people who have captured my imagination over and over again.”

“It's something I've never experienced and probably only ever will once,” she added.

'Skyfall' is nominated in the Best Original Song category and it also won a Golden Globe last month in the same category. Adele won the Best Pop Solo Performance prize at the Grammys on Sunday night (February 10) for the live version of 'Set Fire To Rain'.

Watch Adele pick up her GRAMMY from this past weekend's ceremony here:

CANNES, France, Jan. 29, 2013 -- The international music community, from over 70 countries, came together in Cannes for four days of intense networking, deal-making, learning and concerts at Midem 2013.

For the core music industry attending Midem, one of the key discussion points from collecting agencies including France's SACEM and Germany's GEMA, to label executives such as Beggars Group founder, Martin Mills and internationally-renowned artist and musician Jean-Michel Jarre , was the on-going relationship between the music industry, the internet giants and ISPs. Other highlights of the event included keynote addresses from senior executives representing American Express, Samsung, Ford and Chinese classical pianist and cultural icon Lang Lang , discussions involving the music community and major brands such as MINI, Nike, Red Bull , Heineken and The Coca-Cola Company on how best to work together, the Midemlab start-ups and app developers competition,* the expanded Midem Marketing Competition** and a packed programme of Midem Festival concerts.

"Following the changes we introduced in 2012, this year we have again focused on bringing together the core music business with the key players operating in the tech field, as well as leading brands and advertising agencies and, of course, the artists who create the music that we listen to," noted Midem Director, Bruno Crolot .

Commenting on the 6,400 attendance, 7% down on 2012, Crolot said, "attendance this year reflects the current difficult economic climate in certain parts of the world, continued uncertainty as the music industry reinvents its business models and a tightening of public-spending budgets which has impacted on certain national pavilions. What has been noticeable is that in some regions, where the economies are stronger, such as Asia we have seen increased activity with new national pavilions from Malaysia and Korea. In total, Midem welcomed 5 new country pavilions, in addition to the numerous countries that all returned and which continued to attract plenty of traffic."

Once again politicians and many government officials attending Midem looked to actively support and develop their cultural industries internationally. European Commissioner for the International Market and Services, Michel Barnier , spoke at the Music For Everyone session on the digital economy. Host nation France sent two ministers down to Midem, Minister of Culture and Communication, Aurelie Filippetti , who fielded local industry questions and Fleur Pellerin , Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation and the Digital Economy was also present in support of innovative young companies. Midem's fourth largest delegation, Germany, was also accompanied by two ministers, Bernd Neumann , German Minister of State for Culture and the Media, and Hans-Joachim Otto , Secretary of State for the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. The Finnish government sent two ministers to Cannes to support the 20 companies on the Music Finland stand. Culture and Sports Minister, Paavo Arhinmaki and European Affairs and Trade Minister, Alexander Stubbs , were in town to promote the Finnish music community on the international stage and the Malaysian delegation was headed up by two government ministers, Dr. Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek of the office of the Malaysian Prime Minister and A. Tambi, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture.

In a sign of the changing times for the music industry and the continued enthusiasm for major international brands to associate themselves with music, iconic MINI came to Midem to explain how its MINI United festival, which last year featured Midem Festival attendees The Ting Tings, had helped strengthen the brand's positioning. Another major name from the car industry to be present at Midem was Ford. The group's Chief Technology Officer,Paul Mascarenas , told his conference audience that just as the entertainment industry is using mobile devices to give clients access to content, so Ford is "now giving our customers the same opportunities in their vehicles."

Returning to Midem, Ogilvy Advertising's Global Brand Planner, Tara Austin , said that she was looking for music for the Dove Men+Care campaign. Austin said, "We've heard a number of tracks and artists this year that we know we want to work with." And Nokia too chose Midem 2013 to make its big announcement that it is launching a premium tier for its Nokia Music streaming music service.

With many start-up companies and app developers attending Midem 2013, this year's Midemlab start-ups and app developers competition was particularly fierce (see results below). China's classical pianist and cultural icon, Lang Lang , who gave an intimate recital at a Midem VIP dinner on Sunday, told his keynote audience on 'Visionary Monday' that he had been fascinated by some of the app ideas he had seen and talked about with other Midem attendees. He felt classical music could only benefit from extending its presence online. "I am very positive and open to explore new platforms...We have social media. It's much easier to access a great performance today," he said.

Following the success of last year's Midem festival, live music was brought closer to Midem's Palais des Festivals venue with the Magic Mirrors hall. Three nights of packed gigs saw evergreen UK band Madness take Midem by storm, as part of their whirlwind visit to France before they launch their UK tour.

France's C2C is tipped as a 'band to watch' by the industry and wowed its Midem Festival audience. The five timers winners of the DMC World DJ Championships have seen their 'On and On' album released across Europe and more recently in the United States.

The Classical music sector was high on the agenda with a brand new line-up of conferences, networking events and a Classical Embassy programme of concerts, special screenings and outstanding keynote speakers. The Classical Embassy, which saw many young international artists go on to sign international concert engagements, was supported by such distinguished ambassadors as opera star Christa Ludwig , violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Alice Sara Ott .

Looking towards 2014, the indications are that China will increase its presence at future Midems. During the 2013 event, talks were held between government-backed Chinese representatives and Midem organiser Reed MIDEM's Entertainment Division Director, Jerome Delhaye , on growing the China Pavilion, hosting concerts for Chinese musicians and introducing dedicated conferences and workshops on the Chinese music market. "These are preliminary discussions but I certainly got the impression that China is looking to develop its national and international music presence and that will include their participation at Midem," said Jerome Delhaye .

And China isn't the only country paying attention to Midem. Yuri Deikun , Managing Director of Russia's government-sponsored Moscow Innovation Development Centre, attending Midem on a fact-finding mission, said he would report back to Moscow that there is potential for Russia to increase its presence at Midem and bring IT specialists to Cannes.

"There is strong interest in Midem from countries that are committed to developing their music industries and that understand the importance of Midem as a platform to achieve that goal. In 2014 I think we will see growing delegations from China and Russia and I am also delighted to announce thatBrazil will be the Midem 2014 Country of Honour," enthused Midem Director Bruno Crolot . The initiative is brought to Midem by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, represented by Antonio Grassi , President of FUNARTE (The National Foundation of Brazilian Arts) to promote the huge cultural wealth and diversity of Brazil.

*Midemlab 2013 Results

The Midemlab start-ups and app developers competition looks for the most innovative solutions that help music and digital executives, artists and brands to reach and engage with audiences. Divided into three categories, the 2013 winners were:

• Music discovery, recommendation and creation

  Songful by instruMagic (Israel) - Eyal Eldar , Co-Founder & CEO
  instruMagic, won the "Music Discovery, recommendation and creation" category with Songful, its super-simple iPad guitar. As CEO Eyal Eldar told midemblog, the app's aim is to enable anyone to play the guitar, using pre-set songs. An arrow changes to the next chord, and Bob's your uncle! Eldar also pointed out that the app's price has been dropped to just 99 cents for the duration of midem.
  www.instru-magic.com

• Marketing and social engagement

  Jamplify (USA) - Andy Pickens , CEO
  Jamplify, a site for using fans to amplify buzz about their favourite bands, won the "Marketing and social engagement" category of our startup competition.
  www.jamplify.com

• Direct-to-consumer sales and content monetization

  Stageit (USA) - Evan Lowenstein, Founder & CEO
  "Direct to consumer sales & content monetisation" was won by Stageit, a platform that allows artists to set up impromptu concerts, when and wherever they like, via their webcams.
  www.stageit.com

• Fleur Pellerin 's Coup de Coeur (the French Minister for SMEs, Innovation & Digital Economy)
  Audience.fm (France) - Jules Terrien , Co-Founder & CEO
  www.audience.fm/

**Midem Marketing Competition Results
The Midem Marketing Competition is an international competition for the world's most creative agencies and brands, highlighting the best use of music in a marketing campaign and the best placement of music in an advert.

• Category 1. Best use of music/partnership with artist in a marketing campaign
  "Vodafone/Yonderboi – Soundmapping" by Vodafone (Hungary)
  Winner - Zoltan Istvanffy , Creative Director, Team Red (Hungary)
  See the campaign http://bit.ly/XOGPKg
• Category 2. Best music placement in a TV commercial/Ad
  "Sprint/HTC EVO 4G LTE Launch" by Leo Burnett (USA)
  Winner - Gabe McDonough, VP & Music Director, Leo Burnett (USA)
  See the campaign http://bit.ly/K3VYLW 

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ABOUT MIDEM
midem is the place where music makers, cutting-edge technologies, brands & talent come together to enrich the passionate relationship between people & music, transform audience engagement & form new business connections.

Announced this morning on The Chris Moyles Show, they will be joining headliner Jay-Z as well as the likes of Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Florence & The Machine and Leona Lewis on the line up for Radio 1’ biggest ever free* event in East London’s Hackney Marshes. In the coming weeks, another international superstar will be announced to headline the event on Sunday 24 June.

BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 will be staged across two days, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June 2012, in East London’s Hackney Marshes. An incredible 100,000 free* tickets are available across the weekend which is part of the London 2012 Festival and will feature over 100 UK and international artists performing on six BBC stages including the Radio 1 Main Stage, Radio 1Xtra Stage, Dance Stage, In New Music We Trust Stage and the BBC Introducing Stage.

Tickets are free, but there will be a small fee of £2.50 per ticket to cover ticket handling and administration costs. Last year over 800,000 people applied for them at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Carlisle and demand is expected to be massive again this year.

Radio 1 listeners must register their interest to attend and upload a photo at bbc.co.uk/radio1. Registration is now open and closes at 11pm on Monday 19 March.

For those that have registered there will be two opportunities to apply for a ticket - 11am on Sunday 25 March and 4pm on Monday 26th March, online or by phone. The majority of tickets will be reserved for those from Hackney and the other five Olympic boroughs, with allocation on a first-come, first-served basis.

Other acts confirmed for the live event include:

Andy C, Azealia Banks, Ben Howard, B.O.B, Bombay Bicycle Club, Boy Better Know Feat Skepta & JME, Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, Chip, Dappy, David Guetta, Delilah, D'banj, Deadmau5, Delilah, Devlin, DJ Fresh, Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande, Enter Shikari, Eric Prydz, Example, Flo Rida, Flux Pavilion & Doctor P, Florence & the Machine, Gyptian, Jack White, Jay-Z, Jessie J, Labrinth, Lana Del Rey, Lethal B, Leona Lewis, Lostprophets, Magnetic Man, Maverick Sabre, Michael Kiwanuka, Madeon, Mindless Behaviour, Nero, Plan B, Professor Green, Rizzle Kicks, Santigold, Sean Paul, Sub Focus, Sway, Swedish House Mafia, Taio Cruz, The Maccabees, The Ting Tings, Tinchy Stryder, Tinie Tempah, Will.i.am, Wretch 32.

BBC Three has been confirmed as Radio 1's television partner and will be the only channel where viewers can see the whole event. BBC Three will also produce an exciting range of additional programming in the run up to the weekend, details of which will be announced in the coming months. A truly multiplatform experience, the event will be broadcast on Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra with a major interactive presence online and many live performances able to watch on demand.

There are some huge names to be added to the line-up in the coming weeks - keep listening to Radio 1 and 1Xtra for details.

This special event is being produced in partnership with Hackney Council.

Radio 1 will also be embarking on a month of outreach activity in East London ahead of the main event, including the Radio 1 & 1Xtra Academy that opens on June 1st, keep listening to Radio 1 and 1Xtra to find out how to get tickets to the Academy.

Notes to Editors

*Tickets for the event are free but there will a small booking fee. To read about this fee please visit theHackney Weekend website

The event goes to a different area in the UK each year and Radio 1 will again give priority to applicants in the region. Tickets will be allocated randomly, but weighted in favour of those living in Hackney and the other five Olympic boroughs with a smaller amount distributed throughout the rest of the UK.

Radio 1 has secured four first class ambassadors to champion the event and be involved in the programme of outreach activity in the build up to BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012. The ambassadors are one of the UK’s most successful musical exports, Leona Lewis who grew up in Hackney; Radio 1/1Xtra DJ Trevor Nelson MBE and World and European Triple Jump Champion Phillips Idowu who were both born in Hackney; together with East London’s award winning artist and actor Plan B.

As host nation broadcaster for London 2012 the BBC is broadcasting a wide range of Olympic programming in 2012; including the London 2012 Festival, the Olympic Torch Relay and the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The BBC will have extensive coverage of the Games from 27th July to 12th August on television, radio, online and mobile, including live action of every sport from every venue where it’s happening throughout every day on bbc.co.uk/sport.

All BBC Olympic-related programming, news, general information is available here

BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 will be staged across two days, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June 2012, in East London’s Hackney Marshes. An incredible 100,000 free* tickets are available across the weekend which is part of the London 2012 Festival and will feature over 100 UK and international artists performing on six BBC stages including the Radio 1 Main Stage, Radio 1Xtra Stage, Dance Stage, In New Music We Trust Stage and the BBC Introducing Stage.

Tickets are free, but there will be a small fee of £2.50 per ticket to cover ticket handling and administration costs. Last year over 800,000 people applied for them at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Carlisle and demand is expected to be massive again this year.

Radio 1 listeners must register their interest to attend and upload a photo atbbc.co.uk/radio1. Registration is now open and closes at 11pm on Monday 19 March.

For those that have registered there will be two opportunities to apply for a ticket - 11am on Sunday 25 March and 4pm on Monday 26 March, online or by phone. The majority of tickets will be reserved for those from Hackney and the other five Olympic boroughs, with allocation on a first-come, first-served basis.

Other acts confirmed for the live event include:

Andy C, Azealia Banks, Bombay Bicycle Club, Boy Better Know Feat Skepta & JME, Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, Chip, Dappy, David Guetta, D'banj, Deadmau5, Devlin, DJ Fresh, Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande, Eric Prydz, Flo Rida, Flux Pavilion & Doctor P, Florence & the Machine , Jack White, Jay-Z, Jessie J, Labrinth, Lana Del Rey, Leona Lewis, Magnetic Man, Maverick Sabre, Michael Kiwanuka, Mindless Behaviour, Nero, Plan B, Professor Green, Rizzle Kicks, Sean Paul, Sub Focus, Swedish House Mafia, Taio Cruz, The Maccabees, The Ting Tings, Tinchy Stryder, Tinie Tempah, Will.i.am and Wretch 32.

Jason Carter, Event Director for Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend says: "Our goal was to deliver the most ambitious and exciting event in Radio 1's history and with the artists already announced I think we’ve achieved that, but to now add the world’s biggest hip hop icon, Jay-Z to the line-up, is fantastic news!"

Jules Pipe, Mayor of Hackney says: "The Hackney Weekend is shaping up to be the outdoor music event of the year and with Jay-Z now confirmed, demand for tickets will be even greater. There's still time to register to be part of the borough's biggest ever event. "

BBC Three has been confirmed as Radio 1's television partner and will be the only channel where viewers can see the whole event. BBC Three will also produce an exciting range of additional programming in the run up to the weekend, details of which will be announced in the coming months. A truly multiplatform experience, the event will be broadcast on Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra with a major interactive presence online and many live performances able to watch on demand.

There are some huge names to be added to the line-up in the coming weeks - keep listening to Radio 1 and 1Xtra for details.

This special event is being produced in partnership with Hackney Council.

Radio 1 will also be embarking on a month of outreach activity in East London ahead of the main event, including the Radio 1 & 1Xtra Academy that opens on June 1st, keep listening to Radio 1 and 1Xtra to find out how to get tickets to the Academy.

Notes to Editors

* Tickets for the event are free but there will a small booking fee. To read about this fee please visit:http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/hackneyweekend/2012/tickets/faqs/

The event goes to a different area in the UK each year and Radio 1 will again give priority to applicants in the region. Tickets will be allocated randomly, but weighted in favour of those living in Hackney and the other five Olympic boroughs with a smaller amount distributed throughout the rest of the UK.

Radio 1 has secured four first class ambassadors to champion the event and be involved in the programme of outreach activity in the build up to BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012. The ambassadors are one of the UK’s most successful musical exports: Leona Lewis, who grew up in Hackney, Radio 1/1Xtra DJ Trevor Nelson MBE and World and European Triple Jump Champion Phillips Idowu, who were both born in Hackney, together with East London’s award winning artist and actor Plan B.

As host nation broadcaster for London 2012 the BBC is broadcasting a wide range of Olympic programming in 2012 including the London 2012 Festival, the Olympic Torch Relay and the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The BBC will have extensive coverage of the Games from 27 July to 12 August on television, radio, online and mobile, including live action of every sport from every venue where it’s happening throughout every day on bbc.co.uk/sport

Speaking to The Guardian newspaper, the 'That's Not My Name' stars explained that the fame wasn't what they were expecting it to be and the pressures put on them by their label resulted in them deleting their own music:

Katie White and Jules De Martino explained, "The success was a bit shit when you actually got it. We always said we'd know when to stop touring, but the truth is you never know. Not until you're so exhausted you're calling your manager a fucking bastard and accusing him of trying to kill you."

"We can only ever write anything when we're down. Who wants to hear an album from an artist that's happy?"

The encouragement from their label bosses inspired anxiety between them and they decided to delete the material they had written for a potential new release:

"Finally we get a call: how's it going? We're like: it's not ready. They're like: just send over those demos you played. And we're like: we haven't got them any more. I remember the silence on the phone."

When asked if their new record will have instantly memorable hits on it, in the vein of 'Shut Up And Let Me Go', they simply said: "It would have been so easy to quickly bash out any old shit off the back of the first album. Get it on the radio, have a cheap nasty hit. And we didn't want to do that."

The stars also added that they like to keep a safe distance from their label's creative team: "We make our own videos, our own records, choose what brands we want to be involved with. It's not difficult. And the label fear that. Because, obviously, what's their role? You sit there in a meeting and see their egos. It needs to be about them, I did this and I did that."

Watch their music video for 'Hang It Up' below:

The duo will take their edgy tracks out on the road in November and revealed the exciting news this morning, October 19, via their official Twitter account. Band member Jules De Martino wrote:

"We're going oldskool sweat rooms, kit, amp, toons. Can not fucking wait. J"

You can catch The Ting Tings at the following venues:

• November 21 - Leeds Cockpit
• November 22 - London's Kings College Students Union
• November 23 - Bournemouth's Old Fire Station
• November 25 - O2 Birmingham Academy 2
• November 26 - Liverpool's Stanley Theatre
• November 27 - Manchester Sound Control
• November 29 - Glasgow Arches
• November 30 - O2 Newcastle Academy 2

Tickets for the tour are due to go on sale at 9am on October 21 and you can watch the video for 'Hang It Up', the first new track from the pair in 13 months, here:

The British duo unexpectedly posted a video for their new song, 'Hang It Up', this morning (October 19) and it shows members Katie White and Jules De Martino performing the single in a skatepark setting.

The simple scenes are interspersed with clips of the pair wearing samurai gear - complete with swords - and with shots of young people skateboarding around them. 

Although The Ting Tings have been out of the spotlight for some time, they are currently recording their sophomore album and are expected to release it early next year. 

Watch the video for 'Hang It Up' below:

After a fairly quiet year from the duo, they recently confirmed a performance at this year's Jersey Live Festival.

The pair are due to release their sophomore album later this summer and will play a live set on September 4 at the island's exciting event, which will also feature appearances from Plan B, The Streets, Katy B and Madness. 

Despite the lack of presence in the UK's festival scene, the 'Shut Up and Let Me Go' stars have a busy schedule booked for mainland Europe, including performances at Belgium's Pukkelpop, Sonnenrot in Germany and Gurtenfestival in Switzerland. 

Watch their video for 'That's Not My Name' here:

In an interview with Evening Echo singer Katie White explained how she panics when post-tour normality sets in:

"For about a month after touring it's so weird, because your life has just been sat on a tour bus and planes for two years."

"Then it stops and you find real life, just kind of watching a film and eating dinner, really boring, and you have this huge panic."

White also added:

"It’s like, 'Oh my god, am I addicted to playing shows every night?' And you kind of get really emotional. We've turned into a touring band where you can only function when you're on the road."

The Ting Tings are set to release their sophomore album in the early part of 2011 and you can watch them perform 'Hands' live here:

Katie White and Jules De Martino's next effort, which they have been recording in Berlin, is set for release later this year – with the pair telling NME.COM that the title was inspired by a massage parlour near their studio.

"Just round the corner to our studio there's a massage parlour, it's called Massage Kunst," De Martino explained. "It's Massage Art, basically ["kunst" is German for "art"]. We took a picture of that and sent it to our label, saying this is the title of the album. They went berserk."

The pair said that song titles set for the final tracklisting of the follow-up to their 2008 debut 'We Started Nothing' include 'Help' and 'Hands'. "We listened back to some of the demos and we thought, hold on a minute, this is sounding too much like we’re rocking out live," De Martino added of early album sessions. "We bought a couple of old weird synths in New York and smuggled them in our suitcases back to Berlin and they started to come strong on the music."

Watch the official video for 'Hands' below: