Dizzee Rascal and James Corden's World Cup song tops UK singles chart

Dizzee Rascal and James Corden's unofficial World Cup anthem has gone straight to the top of the UK singles chart tonight – one of eight football songs in the Top 40.
The rapper and comedian's version of Tears For Fears' 1985 hit 'Shout', released under the name Shout For England', was performed for the first time a week ago on TV show Britain's Got Talent (June 6), and was only made available to buy on Wednesday (June 9).
All royalties from the record go to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London.
Other World Cup songs in the Top Ten are from the Somalian artist K'naan at Three with 'Wavin' Flag', Coca-Cola's official World Cup Anthem. The star performed the track at Friday's (June 11) opening ceremony in Johannesburg.
Meanwhile, The Lightning Seeds/Baddiel and Skinner's 'Three Lions' is at Number Ten. Originally released ahead of the 1996 European Championship in England, it has already been Number One twice in the UK – that same year and again in 1998, when it was re-released ahead of the World Cup in France.
In other chart-related news, Black Eyed Peas' former Number One 'I Gotta Feeling' is set to become the first ever million-selling download later this week.
In the albums chart, Christina Aguilera has gone straight in at Number One with her new album 'Bionic'.

Dizzee Rascal and James Corden join 3am on set of new video for World Cup song Shout

There's a big Shout going out for England's World Cup team on Saturday - led by our Danielle.
She got her face painted with a St George's cross, wrapped herself in an England flag and joined Dizzee Rascal and James Corden for the video shoot of their England anthem Shout - along with scores of cheering, football crazy fans.
In an exclusive chat with rapper Dizzee, during the shoot at Harlequins ground The Stoop in Twickenham, SW London, he said it's "mad" that he's even singing a footie anthem.
He said: "I ain't ever been to a match before - that's the mad thing. I've seen England play on TV, I'm always cheering them on. But I'm so busy with gigs I don't get down there."
James added: "I'm so excited about the World Cup. A few of the boys have been in touch and they love the single.
"Rio told me he is devastated to be out of it, but I still think we've got a great chance.
"I just hope they go all the way.
"This is not about getting a No.1 single - we'd swap that to get the England team in the final and raise money for the kiddies at Great Ormond Street."
Dizzee reckons the buzz of singing Shout - a reworking of the Tears For Fears hit - is as big as scoring in the actual final.

He said: "Whenever the World Cup was on I always got that buzz where you wished you were in the winning team scoring that winning goal. I guess recording this single is the closest I'll get to it.
"Hopefully, the song will inspire the team to play better and lets them know the whole country is behind them. I want to hear it on the terraces. There is no reason why we can't win, we have world-class players, it's just what happens on the day."
In the track Dizzee raps a line about Rio Ferdinand saying "nobody can muck with him". He and James didn't even think about cutting the line after the captain got crocked last week.
Dizzee said: "Rio only got injured the other day, so it was a bit late to take it out. Anyway, he's still Rio Ferdinand and he's still a big part of it."
Hearing the crowd chant for the video shoot, he added: "It's wicked to be involved in the World Cup like this. To have done a song that they are singing up there and actually liking, is amazing.
"It's real. All these people are here today because they believe we can win the World Cup. And I believe we have as good a chance as any other top team.
"Everyone has just got to Shout about it and it will get the boys through." Well, you heard the man...

Dizzee Rascal : Songs about dirtee dancing and indie romancing

To tackle unemployment, jobseekers should be offered a placement in a Dizzee Rascal video. Why can't Steve the engineer from Darlington feature in the brilliant tongue-in-cheek video for Dirtee Disco? Irene, psychology graduate from Stoke-on-Trent, could easily fit the role of a dancer. If it worked for One True Voice victim Daniel Pearce, who lays some too-smooth-for-the-dole-queue croons over the top of this typically Dizzee party-time rap, it could work for anyone.

Slow Club – Giving Up On Love
With a barnstorming chorus from Rebecca Taylor, nonchalantly cool verses by Charles Watson and a video featuring comedy star Mackenzie Crook, it seems Slow Club have finally blossomed into a proper band. Giving Up On Love is the kind of thing that's earned the likes of Los Campesinos! success in the last couple of years (BBC 6Music loves it) and if they keep writing songs like this then their headline date at London's Koko on 1 June will be no big deal at all.

The Divine Comedy – At the Indie Disco
Little does Neil Hannon know that most indie discos – with their cider, shoegazing and requisite three tracks from Pulp – are now filled with the sound of bum-shuffling dubstep and silly amounts of fertiliser-based drugs. Or maybe he does. With winsome lyrics and saccharine keys, this is nostalgia-flavoured stuff.

Dizzee Rascal Joins ‘NME Breakthrough’ Comp For Unsigned Bands

If you want to be in with a chance of winning and performing at the July 16-18 festival in London’s Victoria Park alongside the likes of Dizzee,Bombay Bicycle Club, Hot Chip, The Maccabees and Mystery Jets, and the iconic and never tame Grace Jones. This is one of most eclectic line-up’s of any of the festivals this year and your in for one of the biggest treats. For bands who want to play and be part of this you really should sign up to NME Breakthrough now!
NME Editor Krissi Murison, who is also on the panel for the Loveboxcompetition, praised the bands who have signed up to the service already saying:
“The quality of artists who have signed up to the service already is incredibly impressive. With more signing up each day it’s clear that me and the other judges are going to have our work cut out in finding the best of the bunch to play at this year’s Lovebox.”

Dizzee Rascal among artists in window display project

Music artists Dizzee Rascal and Florence Welch are to create window displays at London store Selfridges.
They are among 10 artists given free rein to create their designs, based around one of their songs, in a project called Sounds Of The Mind.
Others involved in the project include Hot Chip, Empire Of The Sun and Paloma Faith, as well as hotly tipped bands The XX and Marina And The Diamonds.
The project, which launches in May, is intended to celebrate lyrical power.
It has been timed to tie in with the start of the festival season.
Dizzee Rascal chose to build use hit song Bonkers as his theme while Welch, who fronts Florence And The Machine, chose to illustrate her track Cosmic Love.
"The concept behind this is crazy. I want people to be blown away, to see how creative we can be visually with my music," Dizzee Rascal said.
Meanwhile, Ms Welch said the project was about "creating a representation of the song in a visual sense" to envisage "what a song would look like instead of hearing it".
The windows will be part of a themed sequence of displays which includes others by Selfridges' own experts.

Dizzee Is One Luck Rascal

Dizzee Rascal has sorted out the perfect ticket to the World Cup - he's signed up to perform a gig at the Cool Britannia festival site in Cape Town, South Africa.

The festival has room for 10,000 footie fans to watch all the live games in a safe environment. And later on there are DJs and live acts playing into the night.

Best of all, it's just a stone's throw from the Green Point stadium, where much of the action will be taking place.

It doesn't get much better than that.

Arcade Fire - Guns N' Roses Headline Reading

Guns N' Roses Arcade Fire and Blink-182 have been confirmed as headliners for this year's Reading and Leeds festivals, with The Libertines, Queens of the Stone Age, Dizzee Rascal and Biffy Clyro among other artists on the bill.

Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire and Blink-182 have been confirmed as headliners for this year's Reading and Leeds festivals.

The US groups will each top the bill on one night of the three-day event - which takes place on two sites between August 27-29 - with Dizzee Rascal, Paramore, Biffy Clyro and Queens of the Stone Age also performing.

As has previously been reported, The Libertines - Carl Barat, Pete Doherty, Gary Powell and John Hassall - have reformed for the event, playing their first shows together in almost six years.

Guns N' Roses - who play Reading on the first day and Leeds on the final night - are still fronted by Axl Rose, but feature no other original members.

Other artists playing across the three-day event include Lostprophets, Limp Bizkit, Weezer, Mumford and Sons, The Gaslight Anthem, LCD Soundsystem, We Are Scientists and Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke.

Crowd goes Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal Big Day Out Akl 2010

The Prodigy Headline Ibiza Rocks 2010, Florence and the Machine and Dizzee Rascal are also announced

The Prodigy have been confirmed to play a special fifth birthday party at this year’s Ibiza Rocks which takes place all summer long on the legendary party island.Also confirmed to appear during the season are Dizzee Rascal, Florence and the Machine.Calvin Harris and Delphic will also be there while Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is also set to play one of his first ever solo shows.Ibiza Rocks kicks off on June 8th at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel in San Antonio and goes right through until September

Dizzee Rascal tries to fight audience member – Daily Gossip (video)

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Dizzee Rascal leapt into the crowd and tried to grab an audience member during his Big Day Out gig in Brisbane, Australia, (January 18) – after he was hit in the head with a stick of deodorant. Watch video footage of the aftermath of the incident below. The rapper halted his set straightaway, jumping into the photo pit and trying to get to a blonde haired man in the audience, who other fans were pushing towards the barrier. However, security intervened and prevented the two from clashing (various).

Dizzee Rascal to headline London Lovebox Weekender festival

Dizzee Rascal has been announced as a headliner of the 2010 Lovebox Weekender festival, set to take place in London's Victoria Park next July.

Chase & Status will also play at the event. Dizzee Rascal will headline the first night of the bash, on July 16, with the event continuing until the Sunday (18).

The rest of the line-up is yet to be announced. See Lovebox.net for more information.
To check the availability of Lovebox tickets and get all the latest listings, go to GigSport.

Dizzee Rascal to headline London Lovebox Weekender festival

Dizzee Rascal has been announced as a headliner of the 2010 Lovebox Weekender festival, set to take place in London's Victoria Park next July.Chase & Status will also play at the event.

Dizzee will headline the first night of the bash, on July 16, with the event continuing until the Sunday (18).The rest of the line-up is yet to be announced. See Lovebox.net for more information.To check the availability of Lovebox tickets and get all the latest listings, go to GigSport now, or call +44 (0) 844 477 9950.

Dizzee Rascal's princely pal

Dizzee Rascal identified with Prince Harry.
The 'Dance Wiv Me' rapper - who met the British royal backstage at this years O2 Wireless festival in London - said that out of all of the celebrities he'd met, Harry, 25, was the friendliest.
When asked who his favourite famous person is, Dizzy replied: "It has to be Prince Harry. Tom Hanks is a real down-to-earth guy and we chatted about Snoop Dogg, because his son is a fan. But Prince Harry - that is proper royalty, man!
"We just had a bit of banter and that. It was mad. He was... a bit like me, really."
He also admitted the prince had a clumsy "street handshake."
Meanwhile, the 24 year old rapper real name Dylan Mills also hopes his current album 'Tongue N' Cheek' will cheer up people who are depressed due to the current economic climate.
He explained: "It's a party album because there is a f**king recession on; people are down and they need lifting up. I have always liked pop music and R and B.
"One defining moment was when I went back to 'Doggystyle' by Snoop Dogg, which I loved back in the day. I played it over and over and it hit me: You can have a party to this album! I wanted to make a record that functioned in the same way."

Dizzee Rascal: 'Getting stabbed was partly my fault'

Dizzee Rascal has said he was partially responsible for his near fatal stabbing six years ago.

The east London rapper was left hospitalised with six stab wounds after a group of four men began hounding him in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, in 2003.

"It was all in slow motion. It was partly my fault. I got off my bike, doing the bravery thing when I should have just sped off, but I don't like to walk away," Dizzee told The Daily Star. "I don't like to be picked on. Growing up where I did you learn to fight."

Dizzee Rascal added that he has only just begun to move on from the incident."Getting stabbed, it's not glamorous," he declared. "It was a bad time. I had internal bleeding in my chest so I was coughing up blood all the time, I was on a drip that was getting on my nerves."I didn't want to make a meal of getting stabbed. And 50 Cent had already done it. I didn't want to compete with getting shot nine times," he said.

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concert sell-out to Janet Jackson's

First UK performance to Janet Jackson's since her brother's death has sold out in less than an hour.
London 02 Arena, the singer is part of the star studded line up for Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball.

December 6 she will take to the stage alongside Shakira, Dizzee Rascal, JLS and Ne-Yo.

Rock City, Dizzee Rascal

The underground grime scenefor the leading light, to darling of the broadsheet critics, to fully fledged mainstream pop star, Dizzee Rascal has come a long way in the last seven years.
As with fellow traveller Tinchy Stryder, his new conference is young, eager, pop-savvy, and up for having the best time possible.
The girls at the front of the balcony lapped up his bad boy act (without ever taking it too seriously), while the boys at the back of the main floor nodded their hold of his quickfire lyrical flow.
All of them knew their stuff, chanting whole verses back at their beaming hero, his sidekick and rhyming partner Scope, and Semtex, their man mountain of a DJ.
Saving his most pop orientated tunes for the end of the set, Dizzee launched straight into his performance at full tilt: spitting out the rhymes at top speed, with barely any let up for the first twenty minutes. It could have felt oppressive but the MC carried his crowd with controlled assurance, keeping right on his marks and never dropping a syllable for even a split second.

The tempo dropped briefly, for the nearest we were going to get to a slow jam, before Dizzee picked up the pace once again, with a special shout-out out to his female fans. ("This one's for all you sexy girls. DROP THAT S***!")
As the set built to its climax, Old Skool recycled the Lyn Collins "woo-yeah" breakbeat that so dominated hip-hop in the late eighties, while new single Dirtee Cash revived Stevie V's dance anthem from 1990.
Finally, we got to the three big hitters: Dance Wiv Me, Holiday and Bonkers, all of them chart-toppers, and all of them guaranteed to raise the temperature to boiling point and beyond. Bonkers in particular seemed to unleash a special kind of madness – confirming its status as one of the defining hits of 2009, and reminding us that this has truly been the Year of the Rascal.

Dizzee Rascal the Mirror frontpage and that he's the male Lily Allen

Dizzee Rascal revealed he was taken aback when he first saw the Mirror front page headline 'Fizzy Rascal' last week

he thought it was about him!
The legend related to David Cameron flouting a champagne ban during the Conservative Party Conference, but the rapper seemingly thought he had made the headlines.
He reportedly said: “Yeah, ‘Fizzy Rascal’, when I saw that, I thought: ‘What have I done now?’”
Dizzee also likens himself to singer Lily Allen, who he has just announced a joint concert at The O2 Arena with.
He apparently said: “She says some taboo s***. She’s almost like the female version of me.”
The star also said he shared Lily's view on illegal downloading hardly surprising when his recent track Dirtee Cash went to Number 10 in the charts last month through downloads alone.
Dizzee has just shot the video for it in London and the track will get an official single release on November 9.
It could be his third solo Number One after Bonkers and Holiday.