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USA X Factor girl band Fifth Harmony are gearing up to record and release their debut album, the group who were formed by Simon Cowell have also been signed by him. The girls hit up you tube to record a cover of Thinkin About You by Frank Ocean. Check out the beautiful accoustic performance below Demi Lovato hit up Ryan Seacrest's radio show to premiere her new single Heart Attack, the premiere was announced by Seacrest a few weeks ago and most thought it would be Avril Lavigne revealing her new track, but alas it is just Lovato. Check out the interview and song below The summer Set have released their new video for Maybe Tonight, check out the video below

Carly Rae Jepsen just keeps cranking out the singles from her debut album, this time around choosing Tonight Im Getting Over You and has premiered the music video. Check it out below


David Guetta and Usher had a hit a couple of years ago Without You, now they have teamed up to re-release the song and video to raise money for world hunger. Check out the video below Kelly Rowland is still trying to be a solo artist and has resorted to songs about vaginas to gain an audience. Check out a behind the scenes video below of the upcoming single

Hot off her American Idol judging gig Mariah Carey has recorded the theme song from Disney's upcoming film Oz : The Great And Powerful. Check out the song Almost Home below





Beyoncé sat down with Oprah for her Next Chapter series to talk about her life, new baby and upcoming album and world tour. You can watch the interview in full below!


Beyonce | Next Chapter (FULL EPISODE) by Ashley_Miller_3

X Factor Season 1 singer Josh Krajcik has released a new single called No Better Lovers. The pop rock singer has been quiet lately but is readying a new album. Check out his first song below

Adam Lambert has laying low recently and footage of a cover at a recent live show proves just how much of a talent this guy is. This time he tackles Rihanna's latest single Stay, as always he kills it and hopefully album #3 will see some more hits.




Well it is finally here, the horribly unnecessary hip-hop remix to global #1 hit Scream & Shout by Will.I.Am and Britney Spears features phoned in guest rap performances from Diddy, Flocka and a bunch of others. Check out the video below

Christina Aguilera seems to have finally found a good chart position for a song, but it has not come from her latest album, instead courtesy of Pitbull. Check out Feel This Moment below



Justin Timberlake continues his comeback with the final release of his video Suit & Tie. Not everyone is a fan of his new style but most critics and audiences have reacted positively. This beautiful black and white video features Jay-Z and is a gorgeous throwback to the 50's. Check it out




Rihanna has released the second video to her single from Unapologetic, this time the ballad Stay features Mikky Ekko. Check out the video below

Far East Movement hit up Jay Leno earlier this week to perform "live" their hit Turn Up The Love, the band have struggled lately chart wise but keep trying for a hit. Check out the performance below




Thanks to Vicki Lee Henry for this one, Celine Dion is still performing live and this time her worldwide hit song from the movie Titanic, My Heart Will Go On. She still has it! Check it out below



Justin Timberlake set tongues wagging at the Grammys with a stellar live performance and release of his second single Mirrors of his highly anticipated album The 20/20 Experience. Check out the song below

It's that time of the year again, the Grammy's, a lot of people do not see the merit in these awards but for those actually in the music industry this is a prestigious and highly sought after award. Check out the performances below.

Taylor Swift




Elton John & Ed Sheeran



Alicia Keys & Maroon 5



Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Damian Marley

The Lumineers have released a new video for their latest single Stubborn Love, the folk rock band are making waves in the USA with their self-titled debut album which was released in April, 2012 and we think they are worth a listen. Check out the single and video below



Owl City have scored the official single from upcoming CGI movie Escape From Planet Earth, the band have lended their hit song Shooting Star and recorded a live/CGI video clip. It is pretty cool and we miss a big soundtrack song, so this could possibly be it! Check out the video below



Little Mix sat down with Graham Norton to discuss their latest album and to perform their new single Change Your Life. The group have seen some great success lately in the UK (particularly) and this live set continues to show why they are the next big thing.

Having one of the biggest albums of the year with Believe, the album was heavily laden with production, bass and Nicki Minaj so Bieber did what Bieber did originally (and best) and took the production away and released the songs on the album as acoustic guitar with his vocals, no effects and showing his fans and nay sayers just what a talent he is.

His fans may have matured and fallen in love with the party hard Believe album, but this version of it is so rich and raw it will not only please his current fans but should usher in some new ones as well.

That being said it is not all perfection, the acoustic version of his first single Boyfriend sounds empty and hollow without all the extra bits (whale moans included!) this is definitely something that should have been looked at before slapping it on, but then you take the Nicki Minaj infused Beauty & A Beat surely that wouldn't work as without Nicki and that hot beat? Surprisingly so it does, slowed down and stripped back it serves as a love song with actual lyrics worth hearing.

This is not just a repackaged version of his album, it also features 2 unreleased songs I Would is a bright and colourful pop song that is reminiscent of Chris Brown's earlier work and should serve as a great track on any Valentine's Day playlist. It is a massive break from the sexualized content on Believe and definitely adds to the syrrupy sweet feel to the album.

The second new track Yellow Raincoat is dripping with digs at his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez, the melancholy tune is unlike anything we have heard from the Biebs before and is very reminiscent of Justin Timberlake's Cry Me A River.

The best thing about this album in a generation of tall poppy, armchair critics, no-one can say that Bieber cannot sing or is not a talented performer. He many appeal to the 15 year old masses and send them swooning, but there is definite talent there and Believe acoustic only confirms this and while not a completely perfect album, it is definitely worth checking out.

Review by Alaisdair "Arrow" Dewar.

For those who do not know yesterday in America was the highly anticipated Superbowl. As is tradition the half time show was owned, operated and slayed by the out-spoken and incredibly talented Beyonce.

The show saw Queen B deliver some of her best known hits, while doing a little late promo for her last album 4. Perhaps the most exciting thing about the performance was the Destiny's Child reunion that happened when Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams joined Beyonce on stage for Independent Woman and Single Ladies.

It was truly a sight to see them all back together and happy, if that wasn't enough B announced a 2013 world tour titled Mrs Carter. We have had fresh updates confirming that Mrs Carter will indeed by going everywhere she can, UK, US and Australia have been confirmed at this stage.

Check out the performance and tour dates below

 ’The Mrs Carter Show’ World Tour

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Remember Fall Out Boy? They are BACK! With a brand new single and a very unique sound. The song is their first single and features rapper 2 Chainz. The song is called My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up), check it out below



UK singer Hurts has released his latest single, the crooner has penned Miracle as his next single and has already serviced the video. Check it out



Nelly won't stop until he finds a foothold in the current music scene, after the severe flop that was Porsche this time around sees the rapper teaming up with Bizzy Crook and continuing to serve out the flop music. Check out the video/song below

<sup>Their debut self-titled album was released on November 24, 1997 by London records and was certified platinum in the USA, reached #2 on the UK charts and top 5 in Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Canada and The Netherlands. 

The debut single Never Ever was one of the biggest songs of 1997 and was a number one hit in the US, UK and Australia and is still one of the most played songs on radio to this day. The gritty and honest break up song was written by the band members and also had one of the most spectacular and memorable videos in pop music history. 

Each track on this album was solid, it was a consistent and memorable piece of pop music history. Bootie Call was dark and sexy and had a gritty black and white music video that complimented the song perfectly. I Know Where It's At one of the party anthems of the album was considered as a first single and would have been a great introduction to the girls but was instead a stand out album track. Heaven, Alone, Take The Key and Trapped took the band in a more urban, hip-hop direction while still retaining their pop slickness. These tracks truly pushed the boundaries of pop music and vocal effects (at the time) and still retain heavy rotation in my music collection today. 

Under The Bridge/Lady Marmalade was released as a double single and saw the band do their first covers and were a commercial and critic success. The videos ran on from each other with Lady Marmalade being a pumping party track and Under The Bridge a soulful and cool swag track that opened the girls up to a whole new audience. These are still two of my favourite videos to this day, the crowded party apartment dancing and going off to Lady Marmalade, to having the apartment rip open its foundations and fall down, and have the girls singing Under The Bridge in the debris mess was inspired. 

When the charity album for the death of Lady Diana in the UK was assembled, All Saints submitted a hauntingly beautiful track War Of Nerves which made the album and was released as a consequent single. The single did not chart too well, but it is definitely worth a listen. The soulful lyrics and sound literally brought me to tears and this is one of the stand out tracks on this album. 

A big issue for me is JAPAN! Why do they get all the good bonus tracks? ? ? Britney, Christina, they all release Japan only tracks and they are usually some of the best!! This was the case with All Saints as well, releasing Let's Get Started (If You Wanna Party) as an official single and accompanying video, this was a song I used to play and hear at parties A LOT and still do to this date. 

A lot of critics have noted that they felt this album lacked personality, but I feel that this album oozes with it, the girls present themselves as a very grainy, serious, down to earth group with depth, which they show through tracks like Take The Key, Trapped, War Of Nerves and Heaven, but they also have a crazy wild side with the party songs Lady Marmalade, Beg, Let's Get Started, I Know Where It's At. 

Overall this album is solid from start to finish, there is rarely a need to skip a song and the combination of Lewis's raspy rapping, Blatt's smooth and sexy vocals and the Appleton's bleating in the background it all comes together and works. This will remain for me one of the best albums in pop music history and the group cemented themselves as my clear and definite favourite of the 90's.

Review by Alaisdair "Arrow" Dewar

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Taylor Swift and Gavin McGraw have teamed up again, this time for the song Highway Don't Care. You can listen to the song below.




Justin Timberlake premiered 2 new songs at a pre Superbowl party moments ago, the two tracks are completely different from Suit & Tie (to everyone's relief) and you can listen to the two songs exclusively below.

That Girl

Little Pusher, Lover Girl

We all love pop music here at Novastream, we have a long history with it and sometimes we do not get to review albums that we really love, especially ones from the past that you may not know even exist! This really concerns us so we had to think of a way to remedy it, and we thought the best way was to create a list, an ULTIMATE, BIBLE if you will pop music and start from A and go right through to Z!

How the hell will this work? Each week we will release an album review from an artist or band starting with that letter and do a full album review and let you know WHY you should add this to your collection.

Additionally if you have any ideas about what should be included or want to submit your own review to us please email it through to novastreamusic@gmail.com and include your full name and the review and we can look at posting it for you!

The reviews will start next week and we are so excited to be bringing you the BIBLE of pop music!

This morning a very cocky and anxious Nick Carter from the boy band Backstreet Boys has confirmed that the group have recorded a new album and was able to perform one of the songs to be featured on the upcoming release.

This is the first time that all five have returned to the band with Kevin Richardson finally giving in to pleas from the group and fans. No first single or album title has been announced yet, but we will keep you updated as this comes to light. For now check out the leaked track below




Pink has confirmed her new single will be titled Just Give Me A Reason and feature Nate Ruess, her latest album The Truth About Love is still high up on the aussie Aria charts, you can check out the song below.
X Factor runner up Carly Rose Sonnenclar is not wasting anytime getting back into music and has released her first single post X Factor. The song is called After Tonight There's Trouble and is a shining example of what a raw and amazing talent this girl really is. A lot of fans disputed that she should have taken out the winner's crown, but as Diamond White constantly reminded us, it usually is the runner's up that make it long term. Check out the song below