[Giselle]

I took a break this week. If I start doing promo now, will it be able to count for next week?

[iHype.]

Justin Bieber sat down on Chelsea Handler's popular late night show, 'Chelsea Lately' tonight. The appearance went trending all over Twitter, taking the #1 spot by midnight -- the interview was hella funny, and Justin + Chelsea were constantly joking. They also talked music ofcourse, with the recent huge events he's done such as 'Memphis' going #1, 'The Collection & More' going Platinum, and more. Justin's interview with Chelsea was about 15 minutes, and he also did a little joking clip for Chelsea where he met some fans and pranked them. Following the appearance on Chelsea Lately, the album 'The Collection & More' had noticeable gains on iTunes, along with the new single, 'Too Good to Lose' which was played multiple times -- as he walked out, during the prank video, and Chelsea jokingly sung a bit of the new hit single.

Chelsea Handler: Our first guest of the night is a multi-platinum selling singer, with over 50 million records sold and many accolades including Grammys and such. His single, 'Memphis' is #1 on the charts -- his new single, 'Too Good to Lose' is set to debut within the Top 5 this week. Promoting his new album, 'The Collection & More' currently in stores, welcome out Justin Bieber.

Justin Bieber: Thanks Chelsea. How's it been? I haven't seen you in forever.

Chelsea Handler: What do you mean? We were sexting last night.

*Audience bursts into laughter*

Chelsea Handler: Oh my God, I forgot you were married to that Vanessa chick. Oops, wrong joke haha!

*Audience continues to laugh*

Justin Bieber: She's my fiance, and you're a damn mess Chelsea. *Justin bursts in laughter*

Chelsea Handler: Well anyways, you have this new song out with the Swift chick. 'Too Good to Lose' and so how did this even come? Your wife happy?

Justin Bieber: Me and Taylor have been friends for a few years, now. Vanessa's friends with her too, so it's not like it's any drama or jealous haha. She asked about a collaboration, and I agreed. She's probably the top talented female today, why would I say no.

Chelsea Handler: So since you like the blonde girls, when's our collab?

Justin Bieber: You can sing? Damn, didn't know that.

Chelsea Handler: Ofcourse, Justin. *Chelsea starts jokingly singing TGTL off-key*

Justin Bieber: Wow, almost better than Taylor. Let's make sure you're on my future album.

Chelsea Handler: Yeah, bitch I'm making sure you call me for that recording.

*Audience laughs*

Chelsea Handler: So speaking of your new album, we pranked some fans with you earlier this week. Fans were in the store buying 'The Collection & More' and we had you wear a disguise as a cashier and question them while purchasing the album, then to reveal at the end you were Justin. Let's take a look at the video.

* Video Clip of the pranks on fans play or 5 Minutes *

Justin Bieber: You always got me acting such a mess Chelsea, I love you.

Chelsea Handler: I really do. Let's go to commercial break, and wrap up the conversation after.

Full interview airing on E!





Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift, two of the most popular stars in the world showed up to the honorable special, 'CNN Heroes' where CNN honors people all over the world helping communities. They came to perform their brand new single, released this week worldwide -- "Too Good to Lose" a duet showing care between the two singers, over someone too good for them to lose. CNN did a quick little interview on the background of the single, also asking about the recording of their new albums in stores 'The Collection & More' + 'Yours: The Greatest Hits'. Justin & Taylor replied giving the information and run down on their new compilations in stores. They then went on to perform the single, which got acclaim as a nice soothing performance which showcased their vocals and abilities to play instruments. Immediately after the performance, they also signed a few autographs of some of their biggest fans who attended the taping that were sitting in the audience. One Taylor fan passed out!

The performance was a nice performance, that set the mood with the night feeling. The lights dimmed, as Taylor and Bieber sat down on stools with guitars in their hands. They then started performing the opening words of the song, while playing with their guitars. They each reached the chorus, and start taking turns singing one by one. As the chorus came in again, and the song started heating up that's when they go off the stools. They then walked around stage with their guitars and singing louder, and got into the song even more. Then as they finished singing they both hit the same ending note. The performance was a success, and well liked for a debut performance of the single. After the performance the song trended WW on Twitter.

CNN announced the song was available on iTunes, along with their albums "The Collection & More" and "Yours: The Greatest Hits" -- and the song was also available in the Soundtrack to the CNN event that would be on iTunes, "CNN Heroes: The Songs". Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber also then did a few more questions asked by the members in the audience, and talked about the the heroes congratulating them on their accomplishments.

The performance is also available to view on CNN's official website, on the videos page for those who missed the performance that aired on the show today. The taping will also be OnDemand for those to stream who have the cable provider Comcast and X-finity, among with their website to view the performance. Justin and Taylor's individual interviews behind the scene of the special, talking about what it's like to be a hero -- and how our community today needs to come together, were also aired and will be available to view on CNN's website. Additionally along with 'Too Good to Lose', the CNN Soundtrack includes Justin's old single 'Brand New Day' which was also played during the special multiple times. Justin & Taylor took a photo with the host and honored heroes additionally, both taking to Instagram to post.

[hooky]

Ariana Grande releases remix of “Heartbreak” featuring French Montana
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THIS JUST IN: Cayman Records has released a remix single of Ariana Grande’s latest single “Heartbreak”, which is currently scheduled as the lead single of her upcoming studio album Keep Me Close. This new album includes featured artists such as Big Sean, Justin Bieber, and Christina Aguilera and it is due out next week. It is the follow-up to Ariana’s second studio album My Everything, which features smash hits Problem, Break Free, Love Me Harder, and Bang Bang (on the deluxe version). This new remix single will not be included on the album as it was finalized too late for the album, but will be included on a digital remix EP to be released soon.

The single clocks in at 4 minutes and 8 seconds. The song remains the same throughout the first and second verse, pre-chorus, and chorus. However, the bridge is cut out in favor of a few lines from rapper French Montana. He cuts in, saying “Excuse me, Miss Grande…” and commences his rapping. He makes mentions to Starbucks (and even throws in a Britney Spears reference) and shades Becky G: “Them gap-toothed bitches don’t need to apply.” Overall, his rap verse illustrates his way of getting over heartbreak. The lyrical content is pretty typical, and Montana’s flow on this remix is great.

The remix will be sent for adds on urban contemporary, urban AC, rhythmic contemporary, and rhythmic AC adds. Due to the recent radio deal for “Heartbreak” with iHeart Media, the remix will play on the top and the bottom of the hour on rhythmic contemporary, rhythmic AC, urban contemporary, and urban AC formatted stations owned by iHeart Media, as well as on classic hip-hop stations owned by iHeart Media. For other stations that utilize the iHeartRadio service, the remix will play on rhythmic contemporary, rhythmic AC, urban contemporary, and urban AC formatted stations on the top of every hour and on classic hip-hop stations at least five times per day.

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Ariana Grande releases remix EP for lead single “Heartbreak”
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THIS JUST IN: Cayman Records along with their sole signee pop/R&B singer Ariana Grande have just released a remix EP for Ariana Grande’s latest single “Heartbreak.” It features various remixes of different genres, such as alternative, dance, and hip-hop. It includes the recently-released remix single of “Heartbreak” which features rapper French Montana. This remix EP along with the aforementioned single and remix single together serve as lead single promotion for Ariana’s upcoming album Keep Me Close, due out next week. Keep Me Close is the follow up to Ariana’s last album, My Everything, which features smash hits Problem, Bang Bang, Break Free, and Love Me Harder. Ariana is expected to have huge numbers next week, so Cayman Records wants to do everything they can to keep the chances high for a high debut. I don’t know what other albums are releasing next week, but competition is still fierce with Justin and Taylor’s albums both being huge contenders, as well as Cara’s album.

This remix EP begins with the remix single featuring French Montana that was highlighted in the previous article. Next is the Alex da Kid Alternative Remix, which clocks in at 3 minutes and 56 seconds. This version was made to appeal to hipsters and teenage and younger men, rather than the younger women and girls and gay guys that the original version appeals to the most. Featuring an epic guitar riff, this remix is sure to get a guy jamming in the car. Next is the Zedd remix; Zedd has previously worked with Ariana on their single Break Free. The Zedd remix is similar sonically to a lot of what can be found on his last album Serenity. The Calvin Harris remix, however, deviates from Calvin Harris’ recent work in his album Motion, which means he’s possibly evolving his sound to prepare for his next album. The next track is a lighter version of the main version of “Heartbreak”; this edit is also produced by Babyface. It mellows out the bass and vocals for easy listening; it’s made mainly for soft AC/rock stations. Finally, we have the acoustic version of “Heartbreak”. This version has Ariana herself playing the piano while string instruments play in the background. All of these remixes are available right now on iTunes!

Here is the track listing for the remix EP:

1. Heartbreak (Remix feat. French Montana) – 4:08

2. Heartbreak (Alex da Kid Alternative Remix) – 3:56

3. Heartbreak (Zedd Remix) – 5:25

4. Heartbreak (Calvin Harris Remix) – 5:04

5. Heartbreak (Babyface Relaxed Edit) – 3:43

6. Heartbreak (Acoustic) – 3:52

All of these remixes are being sent to radio. The French Montana remix, of course, will be sent to urban radio. The Alex da Kid remix will be sent to alternative stations. The Zedd and Calvin Harris remixes will be sent to contemporary hit radio, hot AC, rhythmic contemporary, rhythmic AC, and dance. The Babyface Relaxed Edit will be sent to all stations using radio formats mentioned in the deal with iHeart Media, excluding alternative and urban; the same will occur to the acoustic version. These remixes should provide much-needed exposure to “Heartbreak.”

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Lena at ECHO Awards

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Last night, German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut (or just Lena), flied back to her home country Germany after she had finished her long promotional tour in United Kingdom. However, Germany was just a short stop for Lena as she flied to United States immediately after her successful appearance at German ECHO Awards, where Lena performed her brand new single Trouble and received even two awards for her music. Lena first walked the red carpet and posed a lot for paparazzi photographers who were literally screaming Lena's name just so she would look at them and they could take a good picture. The Trouble singer caused a lot of buzz on the red carpet because all of the people tried to talk to Lena, all the interviewers, and her fans, and paparazzi photographers, tried to reach out to her, touch her and talk to her about everything, since Lena is one of the most known Germans these days after her new single Trouble reached number one position on British iTunes charts. But Lena definitely deserves the number one position on the British iTunes charts, just because the girl worked really hard for it to happen, she basically visited any show she could probably visit, she performed her song everywhere and tried to do anything to spread it for as much as possible people, and her hard work and dedication succeeded. So that is the reason why everyone tried to talk to Lena about her new single, about her sudden success in United Kingdom, and how does she feel having a number one single on iTunes charts outside the Germany. But Lena didn't waste much time on the red carpet, she just posed a little bit for paparazzi photographers on the red carpet, then she went down to talk to her fans who have been waiting for her by the red carpet, signed their posters, took pictures with them and interacted with them. After she spent about twenty minutes on the red carpet, Lena went into the arena, where she prepared for her opening performance. The performance of Trouble was pretty simple, nothing too much, it was nice to watch Lena on the stage again, and she was really confident and energetic, probably because she was performing infront of her old friends like Tim Bendzko, Johannes Strate and other ones, so that's why she was feeling more confident than ever. That's why she was moving around the stage, walking from side to side and enjoying the time, and that's the reason why her voice didn't sound as good as always this time, it was just simple but still good, and nothing too special. She still did a great job and delivered one of a kind performance, and made all of the people in the venue stand up for her.

Lena also received two awards during the ECHO ceremony, when they announced her the winner of Radio-Echo and Favorite National Rock/Pop Artist. Lena was really shocked when they announced her as a winner, and teared up while she was walking up to the stage. When she was finally up on stage and when they gave her the microphone to give a speech, Lena stopped for a moment and started looking around while everyone were standing and clapping for Lena, and it was possible to see that Lena was trying her best to hold in the tears of happiness in her eyes. Then, she slowly lifted the microphone and sighed before before giving her speech: "Wow, this is such a surprise for me, I didn't expect this, honestly. Out of the things that I got recently this is the least thing that I expected to happen. I can't believe that I got not one, but two awards this year. It's so amazing to know that someone truly believes in what you do, they truly believe in your vision and how you see the music, and you get something for it, like these two beautiful ECHO awards. I'm off to a great start this year, I released my new single, I received not one but two ECHO awards, and honestly, it's just all so surreal so far that I can't believe it all, it's so surprising for me. Thank you all who voted for me and believed that I deserve to receive these awards, I want to thank my fans from the bottom of my heart for always believe in everything in do, and sticking by my side no matter what. It means the world to me, and I'm so thankful for everything that you people are giving me. I love you. Have a good night. I won't let you down!" Then, she walked off the stage and rushed off to the airport immediately after she received both of her awards, and flied to United States to start her huge promotional tour overseas.

[Eglė]

Trouble: The Remixes EP + Trouble (feat. Sia)

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German singer and songwriter Lena Meyer-Landrut, who is better known in the music industry for her first name - Lena, is ready to conquer the world with her brand new single Trouble, which was produced by a collaboration of two international hitmakers - Max Martin (Ariana Grande, Jessie J) and Eg White (Adele, Sam Smith). Last night, after Lena won not one but even two awards and performed at the ECHO Awards which are like German Grammys, the Trouble singer immediately rushed off to the airport to catch her plane to nowhere else but the United States. Lena's schedule right now is probably booked to the last second, because Lena always has to catch her flights on time if she wants to reach the next place where she needs to appear, she has to perform on numerous events and TV shows, but Lena probably enjoys this type of lifestyle, because she work hard to make this all happen. Right now, is preparing for her grand American debut and her promotional tour that is about to start in United States in order to promote Trouble, and she is confirmed to have her American TV debut performance on The Voice later tonight. Everything is falling into the right places for Lena and it looks like she's going to finally find her success that she's been waiting for a long time - even five years, after her debut single Satellite dropped and she won Eurovision Song Contest with it in Oslo. Right after the Trouble singer landed in New York after her long flight, Lena's US label Indigo Records released two brand new things by Lena on iTunes - an EP full of remixed versions of Trouble, and also an officially remixed version that features Trouble co-writer and Lena's good friend Sia as a single. That was a really huge surprise, because nobody would have ever expected Sia to jump on a remixed version of a track, but somehow, Lena managed to convince her to record a verse for the song. Just as it was expected, once the remixed version of the single which features Sia was released onto iTunes, it instantly jumped about 1000 places on iTunes charts and entered the Top 100 on the charts, and it is expected to rise even higher later on, once Lena starts her promotional tour. However, the remixed version received a lot of attention in America, but the original version - the solo version on which Sia isn't featured - didn't quite enter the Top 1500 charts just yet, but that's not a really big deal, since the remixed version is charting right now just because of Sia and her name in United States, because Sia is quite big in America after her own singles like Chandelier and Elastic Heart smashed there, but the solo version is expected to debut on the charts as well, once Lena will start her promotional tour. It's still unknown whether Lena is going to promote the remixed version in the US or she's going to continue promoting a solo version of the song, but either way, even if both songs chart on the iTunes, only one version will chart on the official CAL charts with both of the versions and their sales counted into one. Also, the remixes EP reached the Top 100 on Albums Charts as well, since it's full of amazing remixed versions of the song, and if somebody for example doesn't exactly like pop sound, they can always buy more dance-y and EDM influenced version that appear on the remixes EP.

A lot of great producers and DJs remixed Trouble - DJ Turkish, Cashmere Cat, Shift K3Y, BURNS and Jacob Plant. All of these remixes sound really amazing and Lena herself handpicked the remixes that she wanted to appear on the EP that was released yesterday. No word if she handpicked the producers and DJs herself, or if she asked all of them to submit their versions of Trouble to her label Indigo Records, but either way, Lena or her team did an amazing job on picking out the best remixes, because all of them sound really good and impressive, and it wouldn't be shocking if one of the remixes, especially the Cashmere Cat remix, get the Summertime Sadness type of treatment on the charts. Also, the original version of Trouble that Lena sings alone was included in the EP as well.

1. Trouble - DJ Turkish Remix
2. Trouble - Cashmere Cat Version
3. Trouble - Shift K3Y Remix
4. Trouble - BURNS Purple Rain Version
5. Trouble feat. Jacob Plant - Jacob Plant Remix
6. Trouble feat. Sia
7. Trouble

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Lena on The Voice

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German singer, songwriter and judge Lena Meyer-Landrut or just Lena made her grand American live TV debut on The Voice earlier toady with her performance of her brand new single Trouble, which was released five days ago on January 12th as the first single from Lena's upcoming US and UK debut and fifth overall album, scheduled to be released at the end of February later this year. Lena was personally invited to perform on The Voice because she has some kind of contract with the producer of this competition, since he got her to judge on the German version of The Voice Kids, which has been going on for three seasons now and is one of the most successful music competition shows in Germany. This was the first time ever Lena had the chance to perform on American TV, so she decided to go a little bit bigger than usual with her performance and brought six dancers with her on the stage. Lena herself didn't dance throughout the performance as she stayed in one place infront of a microphone stand in the middle of the stage because of two reasons - one, she is not a good dancer and she usually never does professional choreography because it's just not meant for her, and the other reason why she didn't do choreography along with the dancers was because she wanted to focus more on her voice and try to maintain her breath, because this is her first ever performance in US, so she definitely needed to keep it together and make the best possible impression. The performance started off with the sounds of the trumpets, and then suddenly Lena's band started playing Trouble with the dancers dancing around Lena. It was a nice performance, it wasn't too special or anything, because Lena probably didn't want to anything too risky or try anything new out for this performance because it was her big debut, and it wasn't definitely the time for her to try out new things, plus she didn't have a chance to rehearse something new because the poor girl was too busy flying from UK to Germany to US and constantly being busy, so that's understandable why the performance wasn't too special. Her voice was cute, and nice, again, nothing too special, but it sounded pretty nice and she managed to hit every single note that she needed to hit and she managed to hold every single note that she needed to hold for a longer time. Everything was perfect and the way it was planned, so Lena probably left some kind of impression to the audience of United States, and considering how catchy Trouble is, it wouldn't be a huge surprise if Lena shoot up on the charts pretty fast with her brand new single.

For the performance, Lena looked quite lovely. She wore black ankle high heels boots that made her appear way taller than she actually is, and she actually is pretty small, but with those ankle boots she kind of appeared taller than she is. She wore simple vintage white lace dress that made her look like some kind of goddess or whatever. Lena wore pretty heavy make up this time, but it still looked pretty and made her face appear even more flawfree than it actually is. Her hairstyle was pretty interesting - she wore Selena Gomez during Come and Get It era type of hairstyle with a lot of hair extensions clipped in that made her hair look longer than it actually is. Overall, she looked really pretty and nice, everything, including her performance and her outfit and her look was on point and fixed, and she probably left a good impression. Right after the performance, Lena's single Trouble - the solo version - made a huge jump on the iTunes charts and managed to crack into the Top 20, passing big American artists like Jessie J, Iggy Azalea, Hozier and others as well. With all the promotion that is coming up in the next few days, it is expected for Trouble to reach the Top 10 on the charts and debut with pretty high copies sold. If Trouble ends up charting on the charts, that will be the first time ever Lena's song is charting on American charts, what would be a huge achievement for her.

[Aurora]

Yeah, Kesha had some issues this week that she needed to tend to () so I'll be starting her promo next week. If I don't send in my promo list, can I still get the "debut" bonus next week and just do 20 new articles?

[iHype.]

Justin Bieber heated up BET's daytime ratings, when he stopped by the music countdown program -- 106 & Park. The program recently announced two months ago that the finale would be soon, and it wouldn't be coming back on air for a new season on BET -- ending it's 14 year run, and as the longest-lasting music countdown left on TV. 106 reported that the streets outside the studio were filled with fans trying to get in, and they eventually had to get security to tell the fans outside they weren't allowed. Justin arrived in a normal outfit, and talked to the host Bow Wow for a few minutes, and also to the audience's surprise -- Usher, the R&B superstar was there with Justin Bieber. They talked about 106's finale, and how sad it was, yet commenting the show had an outstanding legacy. Justin performed a medley of five songs on the BET series' finale of 106 & Park: Turnt, Fast Times (Remix), Favorite Kind of Trouble, Memphis, and Too Good to Lose. All some of his more R&B oriented singles, out of his singles discography and the audience was ecstatic to see the songs performed on the finale.

Justin started out the five song medley, with the lights dim and the a disco ball with multiple colors + lights shining down on him singing 'Turnt'. He chose people from the audience to dance on stage with him, and the audience had a blast singing along to Justin's first ever Urban single. Justin took a shot, and passed some out to the audience saying 'This is the finale! Let's get it turnt'. Justin next then performed 'Fast Times (Remix)'. The remix that featured 3 rappers, into which he freestyled over Lil Wayne's verse to a surprise. Justin then got a guy from the audience on stage who said he wanted to rap to the song, and did an amazing job -- of which the audience burst into applause, and get excited. Justin then closed the second performance with rapping along to Drake's verse. Next he performed 'Favorite Kind of Trouble' a duet with Eric Saade, but solo to a guitar. Justin's guitar solo was praised, and his vocals during the performance were crowned his best yet out of the medley. On top of that, he performed 'Memphis' the #1 single next. He did so to choreography, and his whole choreography team came to stage. They did dance-breakdowns and dance-offs in the middle of the performance, even some audience members jumped in and participated. After that, he came back out on a piano and said 'So, to close out my medley I'm performing my new single, 'Too Good to Lose'' and the ladies went wild. The performance was very calm, yet fun and he tried to keep it upbeat. After that, Justin said his final goodbye to 106 & Park and the hosts told him thanks for coming, as it went to commercial break. The premiere and Justin's appearance went viral on Twitter, and BET later thanked him in a series of tweets for coming out and making the final episode a ratings juggernaut, and most importantly, a fun and memorable event. Justin uploaded some photos of him with fans in the audience at the end of the day to Twitter.




Justin Bieber has officially joined Tumblr himself as today Tumblr issued a promo on the front page and in the advertisement section that Justin's questions from fans would be answered on Tumblr, as well as there would be a video session which included a performance of 'Too Good to Lose'. Fans sent Bieber over 200,000 questions, over thousands of members had to be issued a request to stop asking questions, as the questions started to bring down Tumblr's server. Users had the option to go to Justin's new Tumblr page and stream in where he answered them live and on her computer. After Bieber answered a bunch of questions, he performed some tracks taken from his new compilation album 'The Collection & More' which he also posted about, and talked about several times. Some of the questions asked by fans that were lucky enough to get answered by him are below.

What's the title of the tour? - born.into.justin
Actually, I'm announcing that tomorrow morning. I'll gladly post the information on the tour tomorrow, we're ready to reveal basically most of everything. I have to wait until then, but that's not that long! Just wait, it's gonna be amazing. The tour has so much going for it, and such a good investment. On top of that, it's with someone fun + the opening acts are cool.

Out of all the songs you've released so far, what was the funnest to promote. - justindaily92
Hmm. I had a lot of fun promoting 'Memphis', it felt simple and very calculated and done well. Like I wasn't scrambling everywhere, which I honestly did a lot back then. Everything was basically organized appropriately, and I had a nice time. The song going #1, after all that promotion was an even bigger treat. I'm pretty thankful I got to meet so many fans in countries that hadn't met me ever or in years.

What artist do you want to collaborate with next?
I'm gonna start looking up into collaborations soon, but as far as Urban I really wanna do a track with DJ Mustard. But at the same time I was listening to Max Martin's work with Taylor Swift, and I really like it. Next album is gonna be interesting, as you can see.

Can you tell us about 'Too Good to Lose (Part 2) Music Video'?
I can't give too much away, but it's a continuation of Part 1. It's not a continuation of 'Memphis', as that continuation will be done with the 3rd single's music video.

What is the next single?
I'm not sure yet, actually. But I'm leaning towards either Master Technique or Grand Scheme, I think my label is leaning between those two. I really wanted Da Vinci before the album was finished though. I don't know. Maybe y'all can help me decide.

Favorite Taylor Swift song and album?
Swavarski is my favorite song, and the favorite album would be 'All At Once' I'd say.

Justin's performance of 'Too Good to Lose' is on his Tumblr page, here and has already amassed over 100,000 reblogs.

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Am literally milking myself right now. To write 16 articles in two days is NOT as easy as I thought it'd be.

[UFO]

Xtina appears on Piers Morgan's Life Stories





Yesterday evening, Christina Aguilera appeared on Piers Morgan's Life Stories which is a televised show that airs in the UK and is about celebrities and their life stories - funnily enough. This episode has been teased all throughout the month because they have never gotten someone with as much calibre as Christina to appear on the show. The special episode was recorded over two days even though it's supposed to be presented live. This is in order to prevent from time constraints and other means of live television. Christina has actually been staying in London for the past week although we had no idea that she was gearing up to do a Piers Morgan's Life Stories of her own because the show is currently on hiatus but it seems as though they brought it back just for Christina and just before they embark on another season this year. The questions asked by Piers to Christina were quite personal and heavy handed although Christina took it on the chin and preceded to answer each question as best she could. She definitely carried herself extremely well during the show which will only benefit her in the long run since ITV (the channel in which broadcasts the show) regularly airs re runs.

In the middle of the show, Christina was asked whether she felt pressured to top herself in such an industry as the music industry especially when taking into consideration how underwhelming her past few records' performance has become. She replied with: "Of course I did. I feel pressured even now as I sit across from you, Piers. Usually I'd just give the textbook answer that everyone wants to hear but - no - I felt immense pressure but I also didn't care much about whether I can top myself. Been there... done that, y'know? I feel as though I don't have anything to prove anymore. All I really want is to just keep making the music I love for myself and for my fans because without their support I don't know how I would've made it through. People say that you light becomes dimmed once you experience the harsh reality of it. Y'know, before I integrated myself in the industry and they're right. Some things can mess with your mind and ultimately manifest itself. It's the ability to control that oppression that truly matters. With my record - Truth Pill - I decided to take that angst, that oppression and fully form a body of work that I'm extremely proud of. It's also presented in different ways. Feelings of denial, rebellion, acceptance and whatnot. One thing's for certain. Even if this album isn't as successful, at least I know that in my heart I created a baby that was mine and that's never ever going to change.

This very special episode of Piers Morgan's Life Stories with Christina Aguilera headlining it was met with a lot of praise on various social media platforms and blogs all across the internet. Many of us watched on with awe as Christina gave her answers to Piers and even mocked his journalism skills a bit. Christina's outfit that she wore on the show also turned a few heads. It was quite risque with a fully beat silk gown that was see through and had tassels on the end. Having said that, the outfit Christina wore is pretty tame for Christina Aguilera's standards so we're pretty sure that she had and has no qualms about whether it appeared too revealing in other people's eyes since that's not the person she is. The tell all interview with Piers Morgan definitely gave people some closure with Christina since she has had some controversial stuff happen to her over the past few years, specifically the Super Bowl flub when she sang the wrong lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner back in 2011. Everyone makes mistakes, right? And everyone should be allowed to have second chances. Or at least according to what Christina said.

Christina's appearance on the show is great preparation for The Naked Truth Tour where she'll be touring in London and few other places in Europe for this week. The tour already started last week although that was only for a few dates in America, such as San Francisco. The tour is expected to fully start revving its engines up by the start of next week so be prepared and get your tickets ready people!

Get a copy of Truth Pill - in stores now!

Buy tickets for Aguilera's The Naked Truth Tour HERE.

Xtina's third single, Amethyst Bleach, is now available for PURCHASE.

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Christina Aguilera covers Elle magazine

Photoshoot + Interview





Inside this month's monthly issue of Elle Magazine is Christina Aguilera who is our cover girl for this month. We are so glad to have Christina back and to work together with her again since it's been a pretty long time that we have worked with Christina. She's a temple goddess who is perfect for representing our company, our magazine so we're so excited to have her be our cover girl for this month's very special bumper back edition of Elle magazine; the first of it's kind for the new year - 2015. She sat down with us to do an interview at the start of the month and we must say that it was pretty revealing and definitely allowed us to have more of a grasp as to who Christina Aguilera is and what Christina Aguilera stands for. It was so fun talking to her about what fashion styles she takes to and her beauty routines amongst other fashion endeavours! Christina is definitely not one to mess with so you definitely don't want to get on the wrong side of her. Nevertheless, upon meeting her, we were very intimidated since she's so in her element but it wasn't at all that scary guys! Christina was actually quite welcoming and was probably one of the best interviews we've ever had with a celebrity. She's definitely one of our favourites here at the Elle magazine headquarters.

In addition, Christina also did a photoshoot with one of our most trusted photographers here at Elle Magazine. She stunned in a velvety beige cream gown that could be worn for every occasion. It suits each one of us no matter what age which is proven by Christina's versatility and ability to pull off so many different looks with such a limited palette. Christina's platinum bleach blonde hair was traded for a darker shade of blonde chestnut highlights and strawberry blonde undertones. The switch up definitely suited Christina a bit more but that platinum blonde hair will always be her signature, along with the red lips! One of our favourite looks from Christina was probably in the music video for Amethyst Bleach which is the third single off of her stellar album Truth Pill; released just a week ago. We simply cannot get that tune out of our heads! Amethyst Bleach is a standout track on the album although we're extremely impressed with what Christina has been able to come up with on her experimental 8th studio album. It's a proven fact that she's practically a "living legend" at this moment in time!

We asked Christina which styles in fashion that she admires and whether she feels as though following trends is necessary to have some fashions sense: "Um, I'm really enjoying the hippie/bohemian look of the 60s. That's something rustic and simplistic yet authentic which I'm particularly fond of as of now. Typically, I drift off into many different styles and there are some - of course - that still remain at my core like the Old Hollywood style from actresses like Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly. I feel like that particular style will always continue to inspire me each day I live. And as for following trends. No, I don't believe it's necessary to 'stay on trend' for the most part although it is helpful if you're not sure what to do with your wardrobe at the moment. I prefer setting trends instead because if everyone just follows trends then there's no room for growth in an industry - the fashion industry - where growth and creating something new with your look is very important in doing."

In addition, Christina gave us her opinion on her third single Amethyst Bleach and whether fashion has played a key part in her career: "Fashion has definitely played a key part throughout my career. Using my third single - Amethyst Bleach - as an example, in the music video, fashion was a heavy focus and I think it's fulfilling to show off the various sides of you through the art of fashion. It's just what we do!"

Be sure to pick up your own copy of this month's January issue of Elle Magazine. You wouldn't want to miss what else Christina has up her sleeve and whether she really feeds into all these feuds with other celebrities (and even Mickey Mouse) that are now circulating around. Don't miss it!

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Christina releases remixes EP for Amethyst Bleach




1. Amethyst Bleach [Diplo Remix]
2. Amethyst Bleach [Heavy Metal Remix]
3. Amethyst Bleach [Fairy Remix]
4. Amethyst Bleach [Greg Kurstin Remix]
5. Amethyst Bleach [Reggae Remix]
6. Amethyst Bleach (Instrumental)


Yesterday evening, Christina released a very special remixes EP for her third single Amethyst Bleach which is from her 2015 release and 8th studio album - Truth Pill. Christina has actually released a remixes EP once before for her lead single Waves which was responded to very well as her official remix single of Waves with male rapper Kendrick Lamar blew up a storm on the urban charts. It seems as though Christina has noticed how much remixes EP matter in this day and age especially in the music industry and has ultimately taken advantage for that to benefit her third single - Amethyst Bleach. This remixes EP comes straight after the release of the special edition for her actual record - Truth Pill - and will most likely coincide with that which could spell big numbers for the charts at the end of the week. Christina worked with a variety of producers etc for this remixes EP with some of them not even appearing on her album once. This could attract many potential buyers since Christina Aguilera is giving the masses something new instead of just the same old same old reworked stuff that she has done in the past. As a result, that could drive the sale figures for the album itself because the remixes EP could possibly peak an interest in those who wouldn't have otherwise checked out Christina's music due to whatever reason. This remixes EP for Amethyst Bleach will definitely open many doors for Christina this current era and could broaden her reach in terms of who listens to her music and supports her in everything that she does. Be sure to expect even more releases like this one in the future since it seems remixes EP definitely work out in Christina's favour and, hell, they're great fun also!

Even though it may just seem like a quick remixes EP, Christina has apparently invested a lot of time and work into this mini album since that's what she does as a perfectionist. There's no word on the street yet as to whether an official remix single will be released from the remixes EP although it does seem very unlikely at this point especially when the promo for Amethyst Bleach has already started to wrap up. Having said that, there's always room for a slight possibility so we wouldn't rule that one out just yet. The remixes EP consists of 5 remixes with another track which is the instrumental version of Amethyst Bleach. The remixes EP definitely gives us a variety of sounds in which Amethyst Bleach is presented in. These remixes include: the Diplo remix, the Heavy Metal remix, the Fairy remix, the Greg Kurstin remix and the Reggae remix. The track that has actually garnered the most interest ever since its release yesterday evening is the Fairy remix due to how earthy and whimsical sounding it is which is vastly different from the more raw sound present in the original studio version and also in some other remixes, like the Heavy Metal remix. In actual fact, the verses of Amethyst Bleach are also quite airy and similar in that regard as the Fairy remix. It's been said that Christina took that lighter aspect of Amethyst Bleach which can be heard in the verses and reworked it into an actual song itself which definitely portrays the song in a very different light to the one that we're all used to seeing; the grittiness.

The remixes EP is expected to take the world by storm as Christina embarks on a worldwide tour, affectionately referred to as The Naked Truth Tour. The release of Amethyst Bleach's EP could drive up a lot more radio support this era for Christina since she has had some tension and broken relationships and even a few burned bridges with some radio stations which has caused her to be blacklisted for quite a while. However, this ban has now been lifted and radio fully embraces Christina especially in the UK. The remixes EP is expected to drum up more support for other radio stations who don't regularly play Christina since she supposedly doesn't match their sound particularly well. Be sure to purchase your own copy of Amethyst Bleach's remixes EP!

Get a copy of Truth Pill - in stores now!

Buy tickets for Aguilera's The Naked Truth Tour HERE.

Xtina's third single, Amethyst Bleach, is now available for PURCHASE.

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Lena on Good Morning America

WORD COUNT: 979



Lena is already making the headlines all over the world as her brand new Max Martin and Eg White produced single is slowly but surely rising on the charts in every single country, including United Kingdom where it just hit the number one position on iTunes charts and also United States where the single just broke into the Top 10. The song is predicted to sell over 300,000 copies this week just because Lena still has a lot of work to do in the United States, where she is confirmed to appear six more television shows this week, including ABC's Good Morning America - Lena's latest stop. On the morning broadcast, Lena performed brand new single Trouble, and also talked a little bit with the hosts of the show about her debut performance on The Voice and other things that are relavant to Lena right now. Lena showed up wearing a beautiful loose black dress that showed off Lena's beautiful long and tanned legs, and black ankle high heeled booties that made her appear taller than Lena actually is. Lena really enjoys wearing a lot of jewellery, so it wasn't surprising when she showed up wearing two big necklaces that were almost reaching her tummy, a lot of rings on her fingers that made her look quite hipster and chic and Tumblr-esque, few bracelets and beautiful earrings. The outfit was pretty well put together and it looked nice on stage, and it was probably comfortable to perform in that sweater-esque type of loose dress. Overall, the outfit that Lena wore was very well put together, it was nice and comfortable, and it made her look sexy without showcasing extra body parts or anything else, and made Lena look sexy yet really really classy and beautiful, like a true lady should always be. She was interviewed right before the performance of Trouble, and even though the interview was pretty short, Lena still revealed a lot of great and interesting things, and created this impression that she's a really smart, funny and positive lady. And her American accent was really good, she sounded like someone who has been living in America for about twenty years and learned how to speak well, so it was probably one of the most impressive times that Lena had speaked in English, and that's probably because Lena has been working on her accent for a while with her teachers and translators, and she's been also working mostly with American songwriters and producers and people, so she got used to speaking with this American accent. The performance of the song was pretty simple and fun, Lena moved a lot now during the performance as she walked from side to side on the stage, leaned towards the audience to grab their hands and she just put a lot of energy into this performance. It was definitely a nice one, because it felt more fun and unrehearsed, but not in a bad way, because even though it was all on point, just the way she and her band had rehearsed, but it was really fun and laid down, without a lot of dance choreography but still with this positive dancing and energy, and it probably made the people who were standing in the audience feel happy and uplifting.

Host: Hello Lena! You made your big debut on The Voice last night, and ever since that performance, your song has been climbing iTunes charts slowly but surely and it's not in the Top 10. How are you feeling? Have you seen your performance, did you do everything you wanted?
Lena: Good morning! I'm feeling really great, I'm loving the states, I feel really happy being here, it's my sixth or something time that I'm here, but I'm planning to stay here for a bit longer because I also have to record last songs for my debut album in New York, so I'm definitely happy that I get to stay here for four more weeks, because I love this place. I'm really grateful that my song is in the Top 10, and I also heard that the remixed version with Sia is somewhere in Top 20 as well, am I right? It feels crazy and surreal, I'm still trying to understand what's happening right now because it is all happening so fast and so amazingly, and I still have to pinch myself every single time my song jumps few places higher on the charts. It's so surreal, and so crazy. I'm so thankful for the people who have been buying my song, it's amazing. And yes, I saw my performance, I always rewatch my performances when I get off the stage, and I wasn't completely happy with this because I wasn't really as uplifted as I wanted to be? I don't know how to express my feelings towards that performance. Vocally, it was good and everything, but I was just standing in one place and not moving at all because I was so nervous about my debut American performance that I forgot how to move and everything, and it seemed to be a little bit awkward, but I can't complain, it was a mediocre performance.
Host: Can you talk a little bit about your upcoming album?
Lena: Yeah, my upcoming album should come out pretty soon, I think I can confirm that it's coming by the end of March, hopefully, I don't want to spoil anything but I guess that you can expect the album to come out then. There are a lot of great things coming out with the album as well, I just don't want to tell what exactly yet, but it all should be great and exciting.
Host: Thank you Lena, and good luck with your performance with Trouble. Now, the people at home, don't forget to buy Lena's Top 10 hit single Trouble on iTunes right now!

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Christina attends carnival in Rio de Janeiro





Yesterday afternoon, Christina attended the annual carnival in Brazil which is held in the South American country's capital city - Rio de Janeiro - which is home to Christ; the Redeemer. This is the first time in a long while that Christina has visited Brazil and traced back her Ecuadorian roots from her father's side. In fact, she recently visited Brazil to perform at their Lollapalooza 2015 a few weeks back. The carnival could be considered as the world's biggest event each and every year and this year really isn't any exception. It's never been louder as ever. This year alone, Brazil has already trumped their budgets from previous carnivals held in order to make sure that this one goes seamlessly after a few things went awry last year. The carnival comes after Brazil hosting the World Cup as they plan on hosting the Olympics next year as well. It took three and a half weeks to prepare although preparation does start as soon as the previous carnival ends since it takes a lot of time and effort to plan such an event on such a large scale. Christina actually took part in the preparations and also helped donate some money towards the budgeting costs. In addition, Christina Aguilera is actually on great terms with the Brazilian government after she performed in front of them back in 2003 inside their headquarters which can be comparable to the White House back in the United States.

Christina performed a few of her songs, most notably Amethyst Bleach which serves as the third single for her current record, although she did focus on just enjoying the day for what it is instead of performing too much and doing "work stuff". The carnival lasts for just about a week as Christina went there on the first day of the carnival. She is planning on going back later on in the week since that is typically when things start to become grander and where the carnival is actually at. If you will, the first day is usually just a dress rehearsal for what's to come. Many people didn't even notice that Christina came due to her working pretty casual attire although when they did notice it was quite hard to pry them off of Christina. She's definitely a big deal in Brazil, moreso in the rest of South America. Christina was seen serving up some food for everyone and partied her way through the carnival's route. She also emcee'd the event for 2 and a half hours, getting everyone enthusiastic and excited about celebrating Brazil's culture and Hispanic culture in general. It's been alleged that Christina will apparently star in one of Brazil's most popular telenovelas for 6 or 7 episodes, however, nothing's been confirmed as of yet.

The blue eyed soul singer gave her thoughts on the carnival's first day as Brazil celebrates the new year in their own very special way, we caught her in the middle of the carnival as she said: "It's such a blessing to be amongst so many great people and fully immerse myself in a culture that I am a part of. I love coming back to Brazil, back to South America every now and again since these are my roots and they're always so welcoming whenever I return. I'm definitely thinking of touring here next after my first leg. I'll let you guys know when dates are added and the tickets go up for sale! Right now, I just want to take the time to consume everything in and party my way through the carnival. It's true that I'm only going to be staying for the first day but it's already been so lively. The atmosphere here is just incredible and the energy, y'know? The energy is simply remarkable. I feel so fulfilled just standing here. I wish I had prepared some more outlandish clothes but what can you do, y'know? But anyways, I digress. It's such an enjoyable day so far and I hope there are more enjoyable days to come. I love it here. I love you Brazil, muah!"

It is true that Christina is currently gearing up for the first leg of her worldwide which will be promoting her latest LP - Truth Pill - which is executively produced by Paul Epworth. Christina has already done a few dates last week but that was only a taster. Tickets are up on sale now. Be sure to order yours quickly before they run out!

Get a copy of Truth Pill - in stores now!

Buy tickets for Aguilera's The Naked Truth Tour HERE.

Xtina's third single, Amethyst Bleach, is now available for PURCHASE.

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Is Amethyst Bleach a subtle Iggy shade, or?

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Originally posted by Eglė

Is Amethyst Bleach a subtle Iggy shade, or?

fffffff NO

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I'm really not sure who's gonna slay the charts this week.

Tbh everyone has a good chance.

Oh wait nevermind, TS & JB got that **** on lock

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Singer-songwriting duo Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift were all laughs, while serious at the ECHO Awards attending and performing new single, 'Too Good to Lose'. The song released this week was already off to a trailblazing start not only in US but in Europe, so the news of the Award Show with them performing was only the icing on cake to the new hot single. It was announced the two would be performing the new single 'Too Good to Lose' 3 days ago, in a series of promo commercials that featured the performers. They were the last, 'surprise' like performers revealed and the whole country has been buzzing about the duo's performance that came today.

Justin talked to some people at the pre-show Red Carpet, and signed some albums and pictures fans had. Justin talked to E! there saying, 'This is my first time performing at the ECHO Awards. I'm honored to fly here to perform for the first time, and with Taylor besides me. It's a fun event, and so far this is my second Award Show performance for this album, following my 'Memphis' performance over in Australia for the ARIA Awards. I practiced all last night for this performance with Taylor, and we're ready to rock the stage ofcourse. We've got it ready, and we're excited to close out the Award Show. This is my second time in Germany this week too, and last time I was here over at the Helen Fischer show the audience was absolutely insane. I love Germany, let's make it crazy again'.

The two performed 'Too Good to Lose' at the end after Justin won Best International Male Act, and the performance had the audience insane before it even started. Justin and Taylor were revealed as the lights shined down on them, and they were together but then lifted into the air. They were lifted in the air by suspenders, and moving across the room and separated -- singing, 'you're just too good to lose', trying to re-connect with each other. With someone at the piano, and a chorus singing backing vocals for the song it was very hyped up and done well. Justin and Taylor were into the air into near the end, they came back to stage -- across from the other sides of the stage, then running towards each other. Right before they could touch each other's hands as they reached out, the suspenders lifted them into the air again as they sung 'Too Good, Too Good, To Lose'. As they got into the air, the lights went out, then back on 5 seconds later, and they disappeared. The audience stood up clapping, and over the stage was banners of their new albums in stores 'The Collection & More' + 'Yours: The Greatest Hits'. The performance was the most talked about performance of the night, and trended on Germany's twitter the entire night + the next morning, and was called one of their best performances of both of their entire careers. ECHO took to Twitter to say, the performance was 'stunning, sexy, and amazing'.

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Finally finished d;. Lemme go back and add proper banners + some GIFs to my articles.


Justin Bieber finished up promotion for new single, 'Too Good to Lose' at the end of the week while calling 103.5 KTU, the top Pop Station in America while leaving Germany. Multi-platinum selling Pop Star Justin Bieber called into 103.5 KTU and was able to do an interview with the radio host. Justin's call in was requested by 103.5 KTU, but they didn't think he'd actually do it. Justin called in while at the airport in Germany, waiting for the jet to board onto America to finish promotion this week for his new album, 'The Collection & More' currently in stores. Justin had just performed at ECHO Awards in Germany with Taylor Swift, to get rave reviews and crowned one of the best performances of the night by viewers and fans. This was Justin's first time ever calling in for 103.5 KTU and talking to them, and to get ready they played 'Too Good to Lose' 5 times in the previous hour. Justin's call in + interview was about 15 minutes, and 'Too Good to Lose' was played two times throughout the interaction. 'Everyone, turn your radios UP. Not because the killer music -- but we just got word Justin Bieber is on the line and ready to talk with us. This is gonna be legendary!' said the radio host, as he was told by the programmer that Justin was on the line. Justin then introduced himself, and also asked how the host was doing. The host then talked about the new single saying, 'This song has been BURNIN' up our airwaves today. On top of that, we're liking this new song 'Fever' and we've been playing it anyways, even if it isn't the single.' The host continued, 'So can do you have any idea on the 3rd single after this? 'Cus we're just saving...Fever is the ****.' The radio host laughed, also asking 'So, this is your first time being on 102.7 KIIS -- can we get some type of quick acoustic?'. Justin also agreed, then began singing 'Too Good to Lose' in an acoustic and stripped back form, with him just sitting there. 'Was that good enough?' he asked laughing, while the host replied 'That was amazing!'. Justin also said, 'So yeah, this is my first time over here on 103.5 KTU. As a first time viewer, can I request we play Too Good to Lose. Let's get it started!'. The host agreed, playing the remix with Zedd to which Justin happily sung to in the background. After the song ended, the host said 'Okay, so let's choose 1 random and lucky fan to call in and have a quick little conversation with Mr. Justin. Get to calling our line now, and we'll choose!'. After a minute, they chose a random caller -- Abby, from California who was 17. The caller was in complete shock and started screaming, and Justin started laughing. He continued by asking her how she was, how she liked the new album, and such. Justin's conversation with the fan lasted for about 5 minutes, before he finished his interview with the host and then had to board his plane. After the call in the host played 'Too Good to Lose' yet again, though the remix done by Disclosure. The call in was a success, and Justin had some fun while waiting for the plane while doing it.


Justin Bieber talked with E! granting an exclusive 10 minute interview during the ECHO Awards, but unfortunately was busy that night and couldn't do it. However, when he arrived back to America in the morning he was happy to give E! an interview in the studios + perform 'Too Good to Lose' acoustically. They talked about his amazing performance at the ECHO Awards the previous night, playing it on E! twice then announced he'd be giving them an interview in a few minutes. Justin was giggles and laughs, while calm and smooth during the interview with E! below.

E!: As promised, we have the Pop Star Justin Bieber at the E! Studios who's spending some time talking with us, and also having a nice breakfast with us.

Justin Bieber: I'm here, only on E!.

E!: So let's start with this amazing ECHO performance -- did you come up with all of that?

Justin Bieber: Well I planned some of it, and Taylor helped the final touches & we also had our people from our labels help put together some things. I'd honestly say it's one of my best performances ever, and ties my TRL Special 'Memphis' performance as the best so far for this era.

E!: We have to agree with you, Justin.

E!: So with the new album, 'The Collection & More' we've seen some of your best songs, performances, planning, and even sales. What's next for this era?

Justin Bieber: The touring information is to be revealed, and trust me -- it's amazing. On top of that, the album will have something special regarding it -- actually, 2 things coming really soon. And the best performances have yet to come, it's just heating up. This era really turned into a full era for it me it feels, but in a good way. I'm excited and happy I could do it.

E!: That's nice, from the sounds of it -- be sure to tell us the tea whenever you decide to drop this stuff.

Justin Bieber: I will, I will! Speaking of that, you guys should be the ones who premiere my next single. I'll tell you guys about that in the upcoming time, though.

E!: I'm sure we're actually gonna take that offer, Justin. Just hit us up when the time is right, and as said, we'll announce plus premiere it on E! exclusively.

Justin Bieber: Well, while we're here let's not forget it's time for me to perform 'Too Good to Lose'.

E!: Yup, right after this commercial break Justin will return to perform 'Too Good to Lose', don't go anywhere.

Justin performed the single, 'Too Good to Lose' rather acoustically at his piano. The performance was shown live on E!, and was reminiscent to his earlier performances during his career in the sense it was laid back and nothing was done amazingly. However, it was a performance in a studio right after eating breakfast -- not an Award Show performance, or important performance. We consider the simplisticness of it okay.

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Lena on Today Show

WORD COUNT: 1254



Earlier today, Lena stopped by the NBC Studios in New York to perform her brand new Max Martin and Eg White produced single Trouble and also to give a short interview on what's going on in her life at the moment. Lena rushed to the NBC studios immediately after she visited the ABC Studios where she performed for Good Morning America, and this just shows how tight Lena's schedule lately is, because basically she has two rush from one show to another show in order to promote the song. So far, Lena's dealing really fine with this schedule because she manages to look healthy and rested even though she probably haven't slept for a whole week now, but Lena probably wanted all of this to happen and she wanted to perform on as a many places as she can so she can't complain about that. However, even if her schedule is really tight and she doesn't get free time to rest and sleep, or just laid down and think about basic things or what she's going to do next, it's all probably going to pay off at the end of this week once the charts will come out, and Lena is predicted to debut at least in the Top 10 if she continues with this tight promotion, but music critics say that as of now, a Top 10 peak is guaranteed for Lena and that she might end up peaking pretty high if she completes the promotional tour in US. Lena still has to show up and perform on four more TV shows including Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and other than appearing on these shows, Lena will also have to visit KIIS FM radio station - which, by the way, has been playing Trouble non-stop ever since it got released on January 12th via Lena's new record labels Universal Music and Indigo Records - where she's going to perform the song acoustically live for radio listeners and give an exclusive interview. Sources tell, that Lena might announce some album detail during one of those appearances in the next couple of days, but it's yet to be confirmed by anyone who officially works with Lena. Lena's performance on The Today Show was a bit different from the one that she did on Good Morning America, because on the stage Lena appeared not with her band, but only with one guitarist, who usually plays with Lena's band during her normal performances when a whole band shows up with Lena on the stage. This time, Lena decided to do an acoustic performance of Trouble. She stood up infront of a microphone stand that was placed in the middle of the stage, and Lena's guitarist sat down on the chair which was placed next two Lena. The performance was really intimate, with Lena's fans being really close to the stage with their hands up in the air waving from side to side, and Lena seemed to be really more confident with this acoustic performance instead of a real performance with the full band on stage with her. It was really nice to see how Lena focused more on her voice and how acoustic guitar complimented her beautiful voice and just made this whole performance more intimate and warm. Fans seemed to be enjoying this kind of performance more than they enjoy the regular big performances. After Lena had performed the song on the stage, she then walked off of it and joined two guests in the studio who have been waiting for her to interview her.

Host: What a beautiful performance! It was a really nice performance, Lena. Tell us, why you always do these simple performances with you and the band or just with you and the guitarist on the stage?
Lena: It's because I just enjoy more intimate performances. I don't know, but I don't like to bring out that whole circus type of thing with me on stage, because then it's just too much going on and you can't focus on the music and the singer, and plus, if I bring out dancers with me on the stage, then that's just because I'm probably too sick myself or I'm just tired or I can't sing and that way I try to distract my fans from me with these dancers and huge effect and everything, but I barely do that anyways.
Host: How come you manage to always look so beautiful and rested even if you haven't slept for a long time?
Lena: Well, as of now, I haven't normally slept for three days in a row. I'm like, just sleeping and napping here and there whenever I get a chance to do that, if I have like an hour inbetween to performances then I just fall onto a sofa or I get into the car, I put a blanket all over me and I sleep. These past few days I'm really enjoying flying from one country to another because I get a chance to sleep, I just put those blindfolders over my eyes and I swiftly fall asleep.
Host: Recently, Christina Aguilera covered your debut single Satellite which helped you to win Eurovision Song Contest in 2010, have you seen the performance yet? Would you like to work with Christina in the future, for example, on your album?
Lena: Oh, definitely I've seen that performance, I'm a huge fan of Christina myself, she's a really lovely girl and her voice is just... mindblowing, literally. I love her music, it's not my inspiration source though, but I kind of enjoy her music, I love her passion, and I love her style as well. She just seems to be a great woman in general, and I'd honored to work with her in the future. I'm not sure if that's going to happen, because I'm sure her schedule is just too tight, tighter than mine, and I'm sure the legend herself wouldn't cancel anything to work with me, this little German girl trying to break out in the music industry, but if I had a chance to do that, I would definitely get into the recording booth with her. I'd love to record something with her, although I'm not sure how that would sound as my voice would probably sound like a back-up vocal compared to Christina's voice.
Host: Are there any other artists you are digging right now?
Lena: Oh, definitely! I love Natalia Kills, her music is really amazing, and I heard recently that she is taking another break from music business, and I was personally sad when I heard that because first of all, I really wanted to meet her, and second of all, I loved her music and her performances, they were so creative and cool, and it's just sad that she's taking a break now, but I understand why she decided to do that, since music business is a tough place and after trying so much without any kind of results it is really sad and just kills your motivation. But Natalia is really talented and I'm looking forward to her comeback. Also, Ariana is really cool, I love Heartbreak, it's been on repeat for the past couple of weeks. And, obviously, I really like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift, we said hello to each other during ECHO Awards, and I loved their performance there, it was definitely nice, and I love their collaborative song that they're promoting right now.