Luciana Notches Up Her 4th US #1 Dance Hit

Luciana has ended 2012 on a massive high - notching up her 4th US chart-topper with "Something For The Weekend". The Dave Audé-produced club banger joins "I Like That", "I'm Still Hot" and the Isha Coco-credited "Figure It Out" on top of the Billboard dance chart. They don't call her the Queen of Clubs for nothing!

Bizarrely, the track isn't getting much of a push in Australia but Luci has no less than 3 new singles ready for the Oz market (including a collab with "Party Bass" hitmakers Bombs Away), so there should be plenty of new material for her to promote when she lands in two weeks. In other news, the sugar-lipped sex symbol is writing songs for the next Maroon 5 album and crafting hits for Karmin. No rest for the wicked!

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Don't Judge Me For Loving Breezy's New Smash

Chris Brown is a complete mess - won't someone think of poor Karrueche! - but I learned to separate an artist's personal life from their chosen profession when Michael Jackson started having sleepovers at Neverland. And Breezy's music is, more often than not, completely amazing. I'm mildly obsessed with Fortune and think it's one of the year's most underrated albums (by a woman beater). Songs like "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Sweet Love" are expert examples of their respective genres but fifth single "Don't Judge Me" could be the aluminum-selling gem's best offering yet.

"Don't Judge Me" is one of those rare tunes that sounds equally brilliant as a mid-tempo urban ballad or remixed into a flawless floorfiller. Dave Audé always delivers but he does a particularly impressive job transforming Breezy's slow jam into a surefire club hit. I'm not surprised they went with this version in the UK - they should do the same over here. The bizarre video (below) will only help its cause. Chris is catapulted into space on a suicide mission to destroy alien invaders. Don't ask me how the plot relates to the song but it's riveting in a how-did-they-get-the-money-for-this-shit? kind of way. Like him or not, Breezy still has the Midas touch. 

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Luciana & Dave Audé Give You Something For The Weekend

When does Luciana have time to breathe? She churns out club-conquering dance anthems faster than Rihanna releases albums! The last time I caught up with her, Luci was promoting "Calling All The Lovers" - unfortunately that brilliant song is yet to reach Australia - but she has since moved on to the Dave Audé collab "Something For The Weekend". I think the epic floorfiller was originally going to be the follow-up to "Figure It Out". You know, that amazing US chart-topper credited to Isha Coco (Luciana's alter-ego when she sings rather than shouts fabulously)? I'm glad this one was released under her own name. She sounds particularly brilliant and Dave Audé never gets it wrong with his killer beats. The song is already climbing the US dance chart and looks set to be another huge one. Fingers crossed we get a video this time. In other news, Luci has not one but two new singles being prepped for release in Australia but download this gem in the meantime!

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Beyoncé To Release "4: The Remix" EP

Let's just get this out of the way. That cover is the most hideous thing I have ever seen. And I own 23 different versions of La Toya's "Bad Girl"! Seriously, it's almost enough to distract you from the brilliance of Beyoncé's latest offering. You see, King B has blessed nightclubs with a 6 track EP of her favourite remixes called - funnily enough - "4: The Remix". The package includes the amazing winner of her "End Of Time" competition as well as hot mixes by Dave Audé and WAWA. I really hope there's a physical release because it will take pride of place next to her Spanish EP and the "Sasha Fierce" remix album in my shrine. Check out the tracklist below. Bey's era-defining collection of club hits rocks iTunes on April 24.

1. "Run the World (Girls)" Dave Audé Club Remix
2. "Countdown" Isa Machine Remix
3. "Best Thing I Never Had" Lars B Remix
4. "Love On Top" DJ Escape & Tony Coluccio Remix
5. "End Of Time" WAWA Extended
6. "End Of Time" JIMEK Remix

Speaking of the "End Of Time" remix competition, watch her majesty call the winner (below). How adorable is the most successful artist of the millennium? So much humility and grace! I just don't understand why this guy is able to talk. If Bey hit me up on Skype, I'd already be in rigor mortis.

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