Just when you think Taylor Swift leads the pack, think again. Adele’s “Hello” music video overcame Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood“ for most-viewed video in 24 Hours. Putting a dent into Swifts million dollar marketing machine is an impressive win for Adele and of course a good headline.

Taylor’s “Bad Blood” peaked at a 20.1 million views in its first 24 hours whereas Adele’s ‘Hello’ garnered 27.7 million views.

Banners released the single “Shine A Light” through Island. Behind Banners is singer-songwriter Mike Nelson who grew up singing in the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Choir and the Liverpool Kop. It was singing in cathedrals and concert halls across Europe, that led him to work on his own material. He cites The Beatles to Arcade Fire as influences. His first offering ‘Shine A Light’ has cross over appeal and his a hook that could grab listeners from all genres.
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UK folk-pop band Flight Brigade has released their new EP “Stealing Fire”. The songs were mixed by Donald Clark (Muse) and Brian Virtue in Los Angeles (30 Seconds to Mars, Jane’s Addiction, Deftones, Audioslave). The band continues to build momentum performing festivals including The Great Escape, Glastonbury and Bestival.  Just like the last single ‘Housefire” created a buzz, so will the new tracks Phantom and When We Were Young. The band continues with their own style of dark-indie-synth pop sound.
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“There is some darkness on it just because I like to do dramatic, I’m a bit of a drama queen,” she said. “It’s not as themed as my last record. The reason I labeled it a ‘make-up record,’ it sounds super cliché, but my last record was labeled a ‘break-up record,’ and rightly so, because it was a break-up record.

The Queen of indie is back with her new single & video ‘Hello’. Once again, Adele captivates with visual & song. She disappeared from the public eye which has become a real no-no for pop artists, but then again, Adele is not your ordinary pop star. She is a musical gift to a generation swamped with technology.