FULL Frankmusik vid

We can do better then a teaser trailer now... here's the brand new Frankmusik video for "The Fear Inside"! The EP is out Dec 16th in the UK on Island Records, and in the US on Cherrytree Records.

Frankmusik teaser!

Here's a teaser trailer for the new Frankmusik vid:

Jessie J video gets 400,000 views in 3 days!

Amazing. Check out Do It Like A Dude (explicit!) below:

Our babe Jade is the new face of Ultimo!

Looking lovely!

Check out the full collection here.

Jessie J + Liam Bailey do Hoxton

This Monday - 25th October - Crown lovelies Jessie J and Liam Bailey play London's Hoxton Bar and Kitchen.

Here's a flyer with everything you need to know!

Exclusive: Pop Sucker premiere the new Friends Electric video!

GO WATCH:

the Pop Sucker: exclusive premier video: golden blood by friends electric

Bright Light Bright Light

Bright Light Bright Light releases his stunning single Love Part II this week!

Available on limited edition CD, iTunes and a lovely vid on YouTube.

On tour supporting Ellie Goulding from October 28th.

Breaking perfume news

Sugababes have just launched their first fragrance collection!

We hear that "Tempt, Tease and Touch" is every bit as sexy as the 'babes themselves... SOLD.

Check 'em out at The Perfume Shop.

Babes, Ellie, Gabriella and TBWTTS take V fest

It was a jam packed weekend of fun for some of the Crown roster at this year's V Festival; Sugababes, Ellie Goulding, The Boy Who Trapped The Sun and Gabreilla Cilmi (sporting a lovely new fringe) were all there to get the kids of Chelmsford and Stafford dancing.

Here's some evidence:

NEW GET CAPE VIDEO!

Yes, there's a new video from Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly (featuring Shy FX) for you to look at. It's called "Collapsing Cities" and is out August 9th via the excellent Cooking Vinyl. Reminds me of junior school fetes where we got to throw wet sponges at our headteacher. Happy days.

New Ellie Goulding single

That's right folks. Single No.4 from Ellie's stupendously successful album "Lights" is released August 6th, and comes backed with a remix from our very own Friends Electric, which you can download here thanks to Arjan Writes.

Here's a video.

VV heads out with Maroon 5!

Those lucky Americans... For the whole of August, VV Brown is going to be on the road with Maroon 5, all dates and info on her myspace.

Popjustice Hi-Fi

HELLO. We're rather excited to tell you about Popjustice Hi-Fi; new label from everyone's favourite popbitch, Popjustice!

The first 2 (TWO) releases are by our very own bright young things, Rosanna (www.myspace.com/thisisrosanna) and Bright Light Bright Light (www.myspace.com/brightlightx2). Swedish lovely Rosanna kicks things off on August 23rd, and Mr BLBL continuesthe aceness in September.

We'll keep you posted with live dates and videos and such...

Rejoice!

Ace new Mclean vid

check this out - the amazing video for Mclean's new single Finally In Love featuring Elarica Gallacher who in her spare time also plays Kylie in Eastenders. The single is released on 14 June.

Jessie J wins ASCAP award!

Our stunning, amazingly gifted singer/songwriter Jessie J has scooped a prestigious ASCAP Pop Award for her writing contribution on Miley Cyrus’ Party in the USA. The track went to #2 on the US Billboard Charts and has been honoured by the American Royalty Society as one of the best pop songs of this year! We are extremely proud of Jessie, as she is completing her debut album for release in the coming months...stay tuned!

Gigs

Some great shows in the next few weeks folks!

Frankmusik returns to London for a one off show at Madame JoJos on Friday 23rd April, info here. He's also DJing afterwards at CAMP in Old Street.

Nightbus are going out on tour with Example, with Friends Electric joining in for the Welsh 'leg' of the tour.

Young Miss Goulding is out playing some shows with US pop type John Mayer at the end of May (dates on her myspace).

And finally... Penguin Prison's show TONIGHT (at Gold Dust) is sadly OFF due to the pesky volcanic ash situation, in process of rescheduling for next week...

Crown = MORE Top Ten

Reasons to be cheerful, part 376. The sun is shining, and this week we've got THREE of our artists in the Top Ten – Ellie at no.4, Gabs at no.9, and McLean at 10:

Huzzah!

PREMIERE: Penguin Prison - Something I'm Not (Krispin Korg Remix)

PREMIERE: Penguin Prison - Something I'm Not (Krispin Korg Remix)

LOVE THIS!

For no other reason that we love this song, here's Gabs doing "On A Mission" live for Sport Relief:

In other news: just had a peek at the album chart midweeks... looks like there may be some celebratory lemonades to be had round Ellie's gaff this weekend!

Chart Chart Chart

So, this week's singles chart is pretty impressive.

Sugababes = No.7

Ellie Goulding = No.4

Not bad eh?!

Let's celebrate with a top remix of Starry Eyed from our star boy Penguin Prison (feat. fellow New York cool kid Theophilus London). I don't know about you but the more I listen to that, the more I want it to be the law that Theophilus feature on every top ten pop song from now on.

And so the world domination continues...

V V Brown made her US television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night!

Have a peek at her performance here.

I think we can safely certify the US TV debut a success. Go V.

Her US tour, with Little Dragon starts March 22nd:

03/22/2010 - Rapture - Charlottesville, VA

03/23/2010 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA

03/25/2010 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY

04/01/2010 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL

04/05/2010 - The Walnut Room - Denver, CO

04/06/2010 - Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT

04/09/2010 - Wild Buffalo - Bellingham, WA

04/09/2010 - Nectar Lounge - Seattle, WA

04/12/2010 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR

04/13/2010 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA

04/14/2010 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA

Our Boy comes Home

The Boy Who Trapped The Sun (Colin to his mum) is releasing an EP on Monday called "Home", and we think you should familiarise yourselves with the lovely video to accompany it.

SWOON:

You too can own it! Rough Trade & 7Digital, get a freebie download from here, AND you can see him in the flesh- dates listed on Myspace.

Enjoy :)

Crown = top ten

Yes, we're attempting to take over the charts. Looking like top 10s (top 5s!) for both Sugababes and Ellie Goulding this week. BUY BUY BUY:

Wear My Kiss

I dare you not to be singing this all day:

Starry Eyed

Liking the remixed video for miss Goulding:

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Viva la V V!

So young Miss Brown is being shown some serious love by our neighbours across the channel- V V's album "Travelling Like The Light" topped the French charts last week!!

Go V V.

Here she is living it up on French telly:

And in more good V V news- she's been announced as one of the news faces of M&S... they're shooting the catalogue right now!

FE rmx BLBL

Friends Electric have remixed Bright Light Bright Light's "A New Word To Say". It's rather good:

A New Word To Say - Bright Light Bright Light (Friends Electric Got Love Mix) by Friendselectric

Penguin Prison: off to a flying start!

Ok so traditionally, penguins don't fly... But this one's taught himself.

Already tipped as one on Time Out's Artists of 2010, The Times' One To Watch, and a Clash Mag One to Watch - not to mention a lot of love in blog world, it's looking clear that 2010 is going to be an exciting year for young Penguin Prison (we call him Chris). He's released one single so far (via the ridiculously on-the-ball Neon Gold), with a 2nd single due in March (also on Neon Gold). Don't say we didn't warn you.

Gab vid online!

Check it out on YouTube.

Ellie WINS.

Hello World and welcome to 2010! The year that will become known as "The Year of Goulding". Or "Goulding's Year". Or "The Year The Streets Were Paved With Gould(ing)".
We're talking about our very own Ellie Goulding, in case you weren't following.

Anyway. Not content with winning the Brit Critics Choice Award, and being named as "one to watch" in 99.5% of everyone's predictions for the year ahead, Ellie's topped the BBC's poll of 'industry tastemakers' to be named The Sound of 2010. To say we're rather proud of her and manager Jamie is a slight understatement.

Here's to an exceedingly decent year in music.

New Gabriella Cilmi single!

Finally (partially!) unleashed on the world is the gigantic pop monster of a song that is Gab's "On a Mission". I've put my bet on it being No.1 already.
Popjustice have a clip- and as they say, just wait til you see the video...