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We're re-surfacing the dance floor.

DIVA DIVO will relaunch with a new look and format, January 2009. In the meanwhile, continue to enjoy the weekly DIVA DIVO column in "OUT AT NIGHT" magazine!

A new year, a new approach, and a new way to bring you the news, interviews, and reviews of your favorite dance music artists!!

Kylie, Dannii and ABBA

A double dose of Divas! Kylie and Danni cover the ABBA classic, The Winner Takes It All. This is the sisters first recorded duet. The track will appear of the soundtrack for the British TV series Beautiful People

Kristine W is back...and so are we!

Sorry for the long delay in posting. We have been busy, and so has one of our favorite Divas!

Kristine W is releasing a new track called "Never" from her upcoming album The Power of Music. Check out the HOT new cover image below as well as a snippet of the track. The song has a great disco club vibe and we are sure it will be Kristine's next #1... The track is release on November 8th!


Never_Sample.mp3

GIOIA BRUNO debuting new Obama single

Here's the latest on dance-pop diva Gioia Bruno's work to throw her hat into the political ring; she's getting a bit of media coverage for "Change the World," her free single promoting Senator Barack Obama for prez. It even samples Obama's voice in there from a speech.

You can read an article on MSNBC about the slew of songs out there, and listen to Gioia's "Change the World" here.

Gioia also appeared on CBS to promote the song. Check out the video snippet here.

And here's the video Gioia has posted on her YouTube channel:



Yikes.

I'm all for celebs sharing their political opinions, but the whole Obama thing has gone to another level. It's freakin' scary, man! The presidency - hell, the future of our country - is bigger than any one person, and the level of Christ-like hero worship people are throwing at this dude... You know, there have been other countries and eras where people have started chanting their leaders' name like this. And uh, last I checked... they tended not to work out so well.

Whatevs. Figured I'd share.

JADE

McCain vs. Madonna: "Vogue"

Tooooooo funny!! Dance classic reimagined with a GOP twist ;)



JADE

New ULTRA NATE video: Twisted!

Dear Lord... Ultra Nate and Karl Giant are a match made in fabulous HEAVEN!

Here's the video for the diva's latest, "Twisted." It's directed by Giant, who also helmed her clips for "Automatic," and "Give it All You Got."

More technicolor genius. Got to love how it evokes both sides of Ultra that are represented on her two-disc set Alchemy/G.S.T. Reloaded: the colorful club diva and the cool, laid back DJ.



Brilliant!

JADE

AMBER & ZELMA DAVIS "Enough is Enough" video

Here it is kids! We love it!!

Sorry for the shortage of updates the last few days - we were on vacay but back on the regular schedule!



JADE

COLETTE shooting new video this weekend!

This just in!

Colette, our lovely DJ/vocalist who placed #3 in the 2007 reader poll for DIVA OF THE YEAR 2007, is shooting a new video in Venice, California this weekend!

It's for the song "Think You Want It," from Colette's album Push. The song is about to be featured in the movie "The House Bunny" released on Friday. That flick, starring Anna Farris of "Scary Movie," is written by the minds behind "Legally Blond" and is about an ousted Playboy Bunny (Farris) who makes over a group of bookish sorority girls.


According to the video's directors, the Colette's clip will be themed as an '80s house party (is it just me, or are the '80s making a comeback everywhere?!). They've even been forwarding this link to potential extras for the video, to brief them on the kinds of fashions they should wear to the shoot (no lie):

Click here to see the costume ideas!

We'll keep you posted on how it comes together!
JADE

Lady Gaga is taking over!

And just in case that isn't enough, take a look at Samantha Maloney's All Access Interview with Lady Gaga. Here she explains how her monster-smash single, "Just Dance", took her from dive bars to Lollapalooza:

Lady GaGa Just Dance on All Access

DIVO to watch: WILL W!

If there's one thing a dance-pop artist needs, it's ambition. The world is not kind to those who like to get a groove on, and radio, media, and the general public sometimes needs a kick in the pants to get over itself and get into a good, upbeat dance track. :)

With that in mind, we present Will W. He's definitely a DIVO to watch, because he's shown that he has the kind of ambition you need to work it out in the business. This Canadian singer financed the production of his debut album - Bodytalk, dropping September 27 - entirely on cash advances from his credit cards! He also dipped into savings from his day job in public relations (a day job which will likely serve him well in getting the word out about his music).



Here's the thing: unlike other indie releases, Will put his mind where his limited money was, and enlisted the help of top people to get the album together. That includes producer Adrian Eccleston (Nelly Furtado, Kylie Minogue) and sound engineering by George Graves, who helmed no less than U2's seminal "Joshua Tree" album.

Hot!

But best of all, Will is actually quite talented! His music is a dance-pop blend of Justin Timberlake, Madonna, a little George Michael. The guy is genuinely talented, and we're happy to see someone with guts and ambition on the scene (not much left of that out there!).

Click the cover art below to be redirected to Will W's website, where you can sample snippets from the album!



Definitely one to watch... look for more of him on the site soon!

JOHNNY

Hot Summer Track! Loveless feat. Amanda Wilson "Found a Miracle"

If I may be so bold as to suggest this stomping summer track... check it out!





Even if you don't know Amanda Wilson by name, you know her pipes. She's the singer for Freemasons, and did vocals for their huge hit "Love On My Mind."

Am I crazy, or does her voice sound totally different on this track? I think I like it better here!

JOHNNY

Lady GaGa stars in "The Fame: Part One"

Between her dance-pop ditty "Just Dance," her intriguing attitude and her seeming love of shoulder pads, a lot of people have been confused by what, exactly, Lady GaGa is all about.

Luckily, she's made a short experimental film that is bound to confuse you even more! ;)



I'm really starting to like this broad ;)

JOHNNY

AMBER and ZELMA DAVIS go postal!

Gotta love sensational headlines, huh?

Haha. We're not saying that these two threw a diva fit. No no, we mean they went postal literally! With their new single "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" now officially out as of yesterday, the ladies released a video of them autographing, packaging, stamping and shipping the loads of pre-ordered copy orders they received from fans.

It's not only a fun glimpse at these two ladies' fun sense of humor, but at the "nuts and bolts" business that goes into being an indie artist this day and age. Check it out!

Part One



Part Two



JADE

AMBER and ZELMA DAVIS: Behind the scenes of the new video!

Hey kids!

Hope you're all as pumped as we are for the upcoming release of the new Amber and Zelma Davis duet, "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)." (Head back a few blog entries to read more about it, if you haven't heard the full deal yet...)

The single drops on Tuesday, and at the same time we'll be able to see the music video that was shot, too! But in the meanwhile, here's some behind the scenes clips that should give you a pretty good idea of what the video is about... looks like there's some fierce female empowerment in this one! :)



Double the diva... double the fun ;)

JADE

KASKADE fan wins t-shirt contest

With a name like "Fat Mouse," you wouldn't think of someone as being a real winner ;)

But apparently that's the moniker for one art-inclined Kaskade fan, who won a recent online contest, sponsored by Artcotic, to design the DJ (and our June '08 DIVO OF THE MONTH) a t-shirt.



Check out the winning look below!



You can view all the fan-inspired fashions by visiting the link below. There are some pretty hot ones!
http://www.artcotic.com/approved_submissions.asp

Sorry, only a limited number of t-shirts were printed and sold, so you may want to rev up your Photoshop and start working on your own design ;) But congrats to "Fat Mouse" for SQUEAKING by with the victory - yuk yuk!

JADE