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Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

Adele‘s 21 album overtakes Michael Jackson in UK all-time album selling list (Metro)

Producer, Young Chop furious with Kanye West (Viewhiphop)

Birkii releases “Holy War” (Frenchtouch)

Alanis Morissette to release new album ‘Havoc And Bright Lights (NME)

Odd Future‘s Earl Sweatshirt gets own label imprint (XXL)

Rick Ross unveils album news & label signings (Rollingstone)

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Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

Skrillex front’s America’s most wanted dance DJ’s (Guardian)

Damon Albarn‘s Rocket Juice & the Moon‘s album. CD’s of the week (Thisislondon)

Simon Cowell victim of ‘aggravated burglary’ (Telegraph)

Tulisa jets off to the states to escape sex tape shame (Star)

The Temper Trap ‘Our new album is alot brighter’ (NME)

Dizzee & Katy B to light up torch gig in Hyde Park (Standard)

Jarvis Cocker’s ‘Relaxed Muscle Project’ to perform at Whitney Museum in New York (Pitchfork)

Katherine Jenkins Dancing diva ia America’s darling (Express)

Earl Scruggs dies aged 88 (Rollingstone)

LMFAO name Madonna as honorary band member ahead of tour support (Capitol)

Justin Bieber workout routine (USmagazine)

Fergie Enjoying ‘Black Eyed Peas Break’ (MTV)

Emmanuel Kobla In The Loop

Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk

One Direction top U.S album chart (Contactmusic)

Drake announces North American tour (Stereogum)

Will.i.am fuses Music, Technology (Bloomberg)

Lana Del Rey releases latest video for ‘Blue Jeans’  (Pitchfork)

Flo Rida to perform at Wrestlemania (ABC)

Mike Skinner life after The Streets (Guardian)

Watch Rick Ross‘s surprise SXSW 2012 performance (Vibe)

Jessie J dating Tinie Tempah? (Digitalspy)

Simon Cowell to axe The X Factor? (MTV)

Plan B “I talk about the things society ignores” (NME)

R Kelly prepares next instalment of ‘Trapped In The Closet’ (Ifc)

Emmanuel Kobla In The Loop

Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

Lana Del Rey added to the bill for LoveBox (Clash)

Limp Bizkit & Lil Wayne set to release ‘Ready To Go’ single next week (Billboard)

Mumford And Sons play for David Cameron and Barack Obama at the White House (Crave)

Who broke Adele‘s heart and made her a star? (Dailymail)

Justin Bieber asks fans to choose new single artwork (Capitol)

Marilyn Manson will release new album ‘Born Villain’ on April 30 (Kerrang)

M.I.A & Anderson Cooper kiss and make up after Twitter spat (Capitalnewyork)

Cheryl Cole set to team up with Lana Del Rey for album track (Metro)

Jay Z to headline Radio 1‘s Hackney weekend in June (BBC)

Tulisa attacks N-Dubz bandmate Dappy on Twitter (3am)

The Fray‘s Isaac Slade vows ‘to punch Brandon Flowers in the mouth’ (NME)

Roc-A-Fella founder Kareem “Biggs” Burke pleads guilty (Allhiphop)

Rick Ross signs endorsement deal with Reebok (Hypetrak)

Emmanuel Kobla In The Loop

Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

Rita Ora prepares next release “R.I.P” featuring Tinie Tempah (Soundcloud)

Santigold talks long-awaited new album (Pitchfork)

Andre 3000 shuts down rumours of Outkast album (rapfix)

Hear Arctic Monkey‘s new single ‘R U Mine’ (NME)

Beyonce stars in House Of Dereon Spring / Summer 2012 campaign (Billboard)

Pop Stars working the web (Guardian)

How The Wanted became America’s most wanted (Independent)

Florence Welch wins two gongs at NME awards (Sun)

Jennifer Lopez promises fans new music this month (Capitol)

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose officially engaged (Allhiphop)

The Wanted climb to No 5 in U.S charts (BBC)

Labrinth ‘In Talks’ to work on Tulisa‘s solo album (MTV)

Chris Brown collaboration is typical Rihanna (CNN)

Eight wild nights with Skrillex (RollingStone)

Emmanuel Kobla In The Loop

Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

One Direction & Ed Sheeran scoop Brit Awards, see full list of winners (MSN)

Kasabian, Snow Patrol and Stone Roses to headline T in the Park festival. (Daily Record)

Odd Future share three new album covers for group release (Pitchfork)

Sleigh Bells get noisier on ‘Reign Of Terror’ (Rollingstone)

ITV apologise to Adele for cutting her speech short (MTV)

Blur to headline London Olympics closing concert (Guardian)

Jay-Z & Kanye West reveal Watch The Throne international tour dates (Vibe)

Tinie Tempah announces album title (List)

Gossip, Justice, Bloc Party, Two Door Cinema Club to play Melt Festival in Berlin (NME)

Young Money’s Tyga exclusive interview. Speaks on album (Allhiphop)

Chris Cornell announces UK tour (Kerrang)

Rihanna hits red carpet after duet with Chris Brown (TMZ)

Kylie Minogue planning Dannii duet (Virgin)

Band Of Skulls “UK rock groups are lazy” (Sun)

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Emmanuel Kobla In The Loop

Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

Emeli Sande, Speech Debelle & Field Music, CD’s of the week (Standard)

Whitney Houston dies at 48 (CNN)

Adele sweeps at music’s biggest night (Aol)

Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s Baby in Pictures (Guardian)

Lady Gaga & Sir Paul McCartney‘s cool friendship (Mirror)

Gallows start work on new full-length album (Kerrang)

Scott Storch arrested in Vegas for possession of cocaine (TMZ)

Gucci Mane Trap Back mixtape review (Pitchfork)

Pete Doherty I’ve stopped injecting drugs (NME)

Blink-182 announce 20th Anniversary tour (Billboard)

Maybach Music Groups’s Teedra Moses releases Another Luvr (Allhiphop)

Lana Del Rey has 3 albums worth of material written (Musicweek)

Plan B sets up publishing company with EMI (OK)

Janet Jackson remembers Whitney (Musicnews)

Chris Brown denies making Rihanna jokes as chat up lines (MTV)

Emmanuel Kobla In The Loop

Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

Rebecca Ferguson Being a scouse saved me from Simon Cowell (Standard)

50 Cent track featured in Suzuki Superbowl commercial (Allhiphop)

Young Guns arrange UK in-store performances and signings (Kerrang)

The Black Keys “we dont care if rock is dead” (NME)

How Ed Sheeran prospered by doing his own thing (Guardian)

Noel Gallagher to duet with Chris Martin at Brit Awards (Metro)

Cheryl Cole launches legal apeal against now mag (MTV)

Kanye West & Jay Z unveil N****s In Paris video (Stereogum)

Lady Gaga “I had to overcome bulimia to save my voice” (Capital)

Sir Paul McCartney gets star on hollywood walk of fame (BBC)

Fashion designer calls Adele fat (3am)

Whitney Houston sings at a Grammy pre-party (Toofab)

Gorillaz, James Murphy & Andre 3000 team up (Pitchfork)

Sleigh Bells to perform on saturday night live (Rollingstone)

Chris Brown to remain on supervised probation (Billboard)

Emmanuel Kobla In The Loop

Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the week’s musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

Florence And The Machine unveil video for ‘Lover To Lover’ (Metro)

Blink-182 announce new UK date & tour supports (Kerrang)

2 Chainz sign with Def Jam (Allhiphop)

Chris Brown recieves worst dressed man award from GQ (Vibe)

Paula Abdul fired from X Factor (TMZ)

Cheryl Cole denies and affair with former So Solid Crew rapper, Harvey, via the medium of Twitter (Skynews)

Connor Maynard voted Brand New For 2012 winner (MTV)

BET ban’s Nicki Minaj‘s Stupid H*e (Grapejuice)

Adele confirmed for Grammy’s performance (Billboard)

Madonna unveils MDNA artwork (Complex)

Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, The Vaccines, Lana Del Rey nominated for NME Awards (NME)

Ed Sheeran & Yelawolf release trailer for their collaborative project (Source)

D‘Angelo comeback concert review (Guardian)

Don Cornelius “Soul Train” creator dies of suicide (CBS)

Mark Ronson to produce Rufus Wainwright album set for release April (Musicweek)

Iggy Azelea announces studio debut album after signing to Interscope Records (Thisbeatgoes)

Emmanuel Kobla In The Loop

Here is this week’s In The Loop. All the weeks musical chatter delivered in one easily digestible chunk.

Noel Gallagher honoured with godlike genius NME award (BBC)

Lana Del Rey cancels London gig (Metro)

Simon Cowell to launch new TV show to find D.J’s (NME)

Lostprophets announce UK tour (Kerrang)

Singing Legend Etta James Dies (CNN)

Ne-Yo leaves Def Jam to become Motowns senior VP of A&R (Allhiphop)

Preview Flaming Lips collaborative tracks with Bon Iver, Erykah Badu & Ke$ha (Pitchfork)

Leonard Cohen – Old Idea album stream (Guardian)

Rihanna get’s “Thug Life” tattoo in memory of Tupac Shakur (TMZ)

Ringo Starr set to release new album (Express)

K’naan & Nelly Furtado bring you ‘Is Anybody Out There’ (idolator)

BET’s 106 & Park honors Bow Wow (Vibe)

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