Kumazzz Posted May 23, 2023 Author Share Posted May 23, 2023 BBC Radio Gloucestershire 22 May 2023 10 AM Anna King https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fkxksk Playing Grace Kelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 BBC Radio Nottingham 26 May 2023 10 AM Mark Dennison https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0flngdt Playing Love Today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) BBC Radio Nottingham & BBC Radio Leicester 27 May 2023 10 AM Dino Kelly Hinch sits in https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fmnf96 Playing Grace Kelly Edited June 2, 2023 by Kumazzz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 BBC Radio 2 Scott Mills 30 May 2023 14:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m3c9 playing Grace Kelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 BBC Radio Lancashire 30 May 2023 14:00 Gerald Jackson https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fmyckp playing Grace Kelly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 BBC Radio Nottingham 3 June 2023 Summer Saturday https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fnt5vc playing Grace Kelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 BBC Radio Surrey & BBC Radio Sussex 1 June 2023 Danny Pike Shaun Tilley sits in https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fmzf8p playing Grace Kelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 BBC Radio Sheffield 3 June 2023 Sile Sibanda https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fnlvnm playing Grace Kelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 7, 2023 Author Share Posted June 7, 2023 BBC Radio Devon 4 June 2023 Mel Everett https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fnd3k9 playing Grace Kelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanT Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, Kumazzz said: BBC Radio Devon 4 June 2023 Mel Everett https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fnd3k9 playing Grace Kelly I'm pleased the song is being played a lot but I wish radios would acknowledge the fact that Mika is a lot more than Grace Kelly. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 (edited) Dig ( Part of the Warner Recorded Music family) https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/best-lgbtq-pride-songs-2/ 04 June 2023 Best LGBTQ+ Pride Songs: 50 Anthems That Celebrate Inclusive Sexuality From disco classics to transcendent pieces of modern pop, the best LGBTQ+ Pride songs have championed the cause and effected change. What makes the ultimate LGBTQ+ Pride anthem? A euphoric (usually female) vocal? The call to arms of emboldened identity or perhaps a powerful piece of evocative storytelling? Maybe just perfect timing – simply the right song at the right moment? These 40 best LGBTQ+ Pride songs all exemplify much of that list, but also deliver an extra special something that elevates their status from a worthy canon. Music can effect change, and this countdown is the narrative of a struggle that’s decades in the making, with so much achieved but still so much further to go… Listen to 100 great Pride anthems here, and check out our 40 best LGBTQ+ Pride songs, below Spotify 42: Mika: Grace Kelly (2007) Easily one of the best LGBTQ+ Pride songs of the 2000s, the gay singer’s second single shot to the top of the UK charts in its second week and ended up 2007’s third-biggest seller on the eve of the download era. This joyful pop gem has across-the-board appeal and launched Mika as a big international star. Across much-loved studio albums, many singles and an extensive TV career – including co-hosting the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest – the BRIT Award-winner has increasingly used his platform to speak up against homophobia. This singalong anthem with a theatrical twist remains a highlight in a stellar career, and there’s another link with Grace Kelly to the legendary song contest, too – 2023’s UK entrant, Mae Muller, appeared in its video when she was just nine years old. Twitter Edited June 8, 2023 by Kumazzz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 BBC Radio 1 8 June 2023 Massive Radio 1 Anthems! Radio 1 Anthems Tunes from Bastille, The 1975, MIKA & more! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fsy4km play Big Girl, You Are Beautiful Unfortunately I can't listen/download from Japan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 BBC Radio Shropshire 8 June 2023 Andy Martindale sits in https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fnljq7 playing Grace Kelly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Not sure these radio announcements need to be posted Eriko - the thread is really for press 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 51 minutes ago, silver said: Not sure these radio announcements need to be posted Eriko - the thread is really for press Yes, I tend to agree -- I don't think we can or should post every single time someone plays a Mika song on the radio. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 6 hours ago, silver said: Not sure these radio announcements need to be posted Eriko - the thread is really for press 5 hours ago, dcdeb said: Yes, I tend to agree -- I don't think we can or should post every single time someone plays a Mika song on the radio. OK, I won't post these radio playing Mika songs. These BBC radio stations have not played MIKA songs for a period of years... they changed their attitude since Eurovision 2022. But, most UK radio stations play just only Grace Kelly on broadcasting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Kumazzz said: OK, I won't post these radio playing Mika songs. These BBC radio stations have not played MIKA songs for a period of years... they changed their attitude since Eurovision 2022. But, most UK radio stations play just only Grace Kelly on broadcasting. Yes, usually Grace Kelly - sometimes Love Today, sometimes Big Girl - but never anything from his other albums They don't know what they are missing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 The article is the interview with Nick Grimshaw, the journalist mentioned Nick's tweets in March. Heat UK - 17 - 23 June 2023 👉 PDF file 2023-06-17 Heat-UK_p38-41.pdf page 41 You got mistaken for Mika on a train recently. Who else have you been mistaken for? I’ve had a few Mikas and a Rufus Wainwright. Someone once asked if I was Ross Kemp, but I think they meant Roman Kemp… At least, I hope they did! ■ page 38 + 39 page 40 + 41 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 13 hours ago, Kumazzz said: Someone once asked if I was Ross Kemp, but I think they meant Roman Kemp… At least, I hope they did! Ross Kemp Roman Kemp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) I don't know why they wrote a review "No Place In Heaven". Maybe... they are going to change their mind and start promotion again. udiscovermusic https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/no-place-like-heaven-mika-review/ Published on June 15, 2023 ‘No Place In Heaven’: Mika’s Mature Pop Album Mika called his fourth record a direct, low-down, open, playful, candid yet mature pop album. Here’s why it’s an essential part of his discography. Mika’s No Place In Heaven, his fourth album, was quickly acknowledged upon its release as his most confident work to date, packed with playful pop tunes showing just how accomplished his songwriting was becoming. If the more brittle tension of his first two albums had mellowed by the time his third, The Origin Of Love, was issued, No Place was sunnier still. “After the age of 30, I made a promise to myself to stop isolating myself so much, and to throw myself into things with a bit more of a care-free, candid attitude,” he told Out ahead of the collection’s stateside release. “[This is a] direct, low-down, open, playful, candid yet mature pop album, which takes its inspiration from 60s pop music – very much the way my first did.” Certainly the first single and opening cut, “Talk About You,” issued in March of 2015, showcases that tone perfectly; its breezy melody complemented by a sharp video with echoes of glorious golden-era Hollywood sound stages and more contemporary high-concept Broadway musicals. But with only modest chart placings achieved for the release in continental Europe, a further series of promotional videos of other cuts was quickly issued to build the album’s profile. Even then, only the official second single “Staring at the Sun” drew much further chart attention. Drafting in pop song-writing titans Wayne Hector and Benny Benassi helped craft a near-certain smash, with a chorus that echoes the commercial ballast of stadium gods Coldplay or OneRepublic. Indeed, most of the album’s commercial success was largely concentrated in markets where his parallel career as a TV music judge was in full throttle. In France, Mika could be found perched on one of the famous red chairs on The Voice, and in Italy, he was halfway through a three-year run as a judge on The X Factor. Nonetheless, No Place In Heaven is a diverse, hugely accomplished collection. “All She Wants” takes its cue from the Californian pop of the 1960s, with a chorus that Mama Cass might have easily claimed as her own; while the poignant piano ballad “Last Party” sounds like a lost composition from the decade-later songbook of Elton John. The director and celebrated fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh stepped behind the lens to helm a simple and hauntingly beautiful video performance in black and white that’s among Mika’s most arresting. As with other artists with a strong drive to innovate, it’s sometimes true that less will result in more. “Oh Girl You’re the Devil” also riffs on the piano-pop of the 1970s. The comparisons with the singer-songwriters of that era are obvious, but no less justified for their familiarity; but to accuse Mika of following some sort of formula is to entirely miss the mark. The influences are there but, by No Place In Heaven, he’d found more balance and layered, easy charm in his work. On “Good Guys,” the rephrase “Where have all the gay guys gone?” displays a level of confidence that’s evidence, perhaps, of how much easier Mika was finding his thirties than the decade in which he first found fame. One track that was dusted down for belated single issue was “Hurts.” In its original form, it is a sparse, haunting ballad. For its inclusion on the Italian film Un Bacio’s soundtrack, it was given an electro-pop makeover and did solid business in the one market that he could rely on. “Good Wife” and “Rio” are perhaps the compositions that might have found a berth most easily on Life In Cartoon Motion or The Boy Who Knew Too Much – the storytelling on both is imaginatively evocative and the melodies direct enough to power a simple surge of adrenaline. (If Mika ever decides to create some musical theatre, you’d be advised to be first in line booking those seats early.) “Ordinary Man” closes the standard collection of No Place In Heaven and was acclaimed as the most beautiful ballad he had recorded to date. On Sinfonia Pop, a live concert recording made at the 19th century Teatro Sociale in Como, Italy, accompanied by a full orchestra conducted by Simon Leclerc, it’s an absolute triumph. Listen to No Place In Heaven now. No Place In Heaven can be bought here. Twitter Edited June 15, 2023 by Kumazzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 2:40 AM, SusanT said: Don't know if this is the right place to put the link to an online article that mentions "Big Girl" trending on TikTok. uDiscover Music https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/trending-songs/ Currently Trending Songs Thanks to the power of TikTok, social media, and film syncs, classic songs are getting reintroduced to a new generation of fans. Published on April 7, 2023 By uDiscover Team March 24 MIKA – Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) Released in 2007, “Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)” formed part of MIKA’s colorful debut album Life In Cartoon Motion and gave the star his third Top 10 hit in the UK. Inspired by the Butterfly Lounge nightclub in Orange County, California – the first club in the area to be part of the Size Acceptance movement – the track celebrated body positivity. Now, it has become an empowering song on TikTok, as plus-size women share how it has boosted their confidence. uDiscover Music YouTube Story Behind The Song - Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) by #Mika 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 7 hours ago, Kumazzz said: I don't know why they wrote a review "No Place In Heaven". Maybe... they are going to change their mind and start promotion again. Well, better late than never 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanT Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 7 hours ago, Kumazzz said: I don't know why they wrote a review "No Place In Heaven". Maybe... they are going to change their mind and start promotion again. udiscovermusic https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/no-place-like-heaven-mika-review/ Published on June 15, 2023 ‘No Place In Heaven’: Mika’s Mature Pop Album Mika called his fourth record a direct, low-down, open, playful, candid yet mature pop album. Here’s why it’s an essential part of his discography. Mika’s No Place In Heaven, his fourth album, was quickly acknowledged upon its release as his most confident work to date, packed with playful pop tunes showing just how accomplished his songwriting was becoming. If the more brittle tension of his first two albums had mellowed by the time his third, The Origin Of Love, was issued, No Place was sunnier still. “After the age of 30, I made a promise to myself to stop isolating myself so much, and to throw myself into things with a bit more of a care-free, candid attitude,” he told Out ahead of the collection’s stateside release. “[This is a] direct, low-down, open, playful, candid yet mature pop album, which takes its inspiration from 60s pop music – very much the way my first did.” Certainly the first single and opening cut, “Talk About You,” issued in March of 2015, showcases that tone perfectly; its breezy melody complemented by a sharp video with echoes of glorious golden-era Hollywood sound stages and more contemporary high-concept Broadway musicals. But with only modest chart placings achieved for the release in continental Europe, a further series of promotional videos of other cuts was quickly issued to build the album’s profile. Even then, only the official second single “Staring at the Sun” drew much further chart attention. Drafting in pop song-writing titans Wayne Hector and Benny Benassi helped craft a near-certain smash, with a chorus that echoes the commercial ballast of stadium gods Coldplay or OneRepublic. Indeed, most of the album’s commercial success was largely concentrated in markets where his parallel career as a TV music judge was in full throttle. In France, Mika could be found perched on one of the famous red chairs on The Voice, and in Italy, he was halfway through a three-year run as a judge on The X Factor. Nonetheless, No Place In Heaven is a diverse, hugely accomplished collection. “All She Wants” takes its cue from the Californian pop of the 1960s, with a chorus that Mama Cass might have easily claimed as her own; while the poignant piano ballad “Last Party” sounds like a lost composition from the decade-later songbook of Elton John. The director and celebrated fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh stepped behind the lens to helm a simple and hauntingly beautiful video performance in black and white that’s among Mika’s most arresting. As with other artists with a strong drive to innovate, it’s sometimes true that less will result in more. “Oh Girl You’re the Devil” also riffs on the piano-pop of the 1970s. The comparisons with the singer-songwriters of that era are obvious, but no less justified for their familiarity; but to accuse Mika of following some sort of formula is to entirely miss the mark. The influences are there but, by No Place In Heaven, he’d found more balance and layered, easy charm in his work. On “Good Guys,” the rephrase “Where have all the gay guys gone?” displays a level of confidence that’s evidence, perhaps, of how much easier Mika was finding his thirties than the decade in which he first found fame. One track that was dusted down for belated single issue was “Hurts.” In its original form, it is a sparse, haunting ballad. For its inclusion on the Italian film Un Bacio’s soundtrack, it was given an electro-pop makeover and did solid business in the one market that he could rely on. “Good Wife” and “Rio” are perhaps the compositions that might have found a berth most easily on Life In Cartoon Motion or The Boy Who Knew Too Much – the storytelling on both is imaginatively evocative and the melodies direct enough to power a simple surge of adrenaline. (If Mika ever decides to create some musical theatre, you’d be advised to be first in line booking those seats early.) “Ordinary Man” closes the standard collection of No Place In Heaven and was acclaimed as the most beautiful ballad he had recorded to date. On Sinfonia Pop, a live concert recording made at the 19th century Teatro Sociale in Como, Italy, accompanied by a full orchestra conducted by Simon Leclerc, it’s an absolute triumph. Listen to No Place In Heaven now. No Place In Heaven can be bought here. Twitter Have they perhaps reprinted an old article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 15, 2023 Author Share Posted June 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, SusanT said: Have they perhaps reprinted an old article? In 2015, uDiscover Music post a review of ‘No Place In Heaven’, it's very short. https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/the-return-of-mika/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Sound of Life https://www.soundoflife.com/blogs/mixtape/lgbtq-pride-music-albums June 08 2023 Celebrate All the Pretty Colours: Music Albums for Pride Season and Beyond I’ve always held opposing views on listing things. Given how polarised things are currently, no one list can possibly sate every person who puts eyes on it. On the other hand, a list can provide an opportunity to share something one is passionate about in a concise, informative fashion. As the saying goes, accentuate the positive and, in that tradition, I did just that. My intention with this exercise was to spotlight records that (I feel) have shaped (and are shaping) LGBTQ+ culture – then, now and in the future. It was joyful, if painstaking work doing this, I couldn’t include everything I wanted. However, this list was curated with the best intentions of providing a mere sample of the various talent from a community I’m so very proud to call my own. I hope you all enjoy reading (and listening). Spotify playlist 'MY NAME IS MICHAEL HOLBROOK', MIKA Lebanese-British singer-songwriter Mika has always been something special. At just a little over a decade, he pulled back the curtain on one of his strongest releases yet: My Name Is Michael Holbrook (released Oct 4, 2019). Mika’s fifth album, titled after his birth name, is in possession of great hooks, enthralling storytelling and awesome performances as heard on “Ice Cream”, “Sanremo” and “Blue”. The long player beautifully captures one the boldest LGBTQ+ artistes of our time in full, Technicolor motion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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