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Lily Allen, Bobby Valentino, Morrissey, Ryan Leslie and The Lonely Island

the music press

thu 2/19/2009

A collage of Lily Allen, Bobby Valentino, Morrissey, Ryan Leslie and The Lonely Island.

U.K. pop phenom Lily Allen is back with It's Not Me, It's You, a "pop album brave enough to have a go at defining the times," according to The Guardian. The British paper says Lily Allen is "the perfect pop star for these crumbling times, and this album is the proof." The Los Angeles Times agrees: "She's mischievous, sweet as powdered sugar, backstabbing at her worst and absolutely irrepressible."
Ludacris-backed R&B singer Bobby Valentino is back with his third album, Rebirth. "He displays his typical naughty side on 'Butterfly Tattoo,' though for the most part, he strays from the usual playboy persona displayed on previous efforts," observes the Associated Press. Valentino "builds on his past successes while also offering some richer instrumentation and some grown-up lyrics," writes Metromix, while The Coolest Out blog wonders: "Oh my, poor Bobby V, what happened to you? You are but a pale image of the smash hits 'Tell Me' & 'Slow Down' that I remember from 2005."
Former The Smiths frontman Morrissey releases his tenth studio album, Years of Refusal. "Age can undermine lesser rockers. But time's cruel toll just validates Morrissey's morbid drama-queen spiels — to paraphrase a lyric from his old band the Smiths, he has earned it, baby," chides Rolling Stone. "Morrissey 2009 isn't always as exciting as the Morrissey of old, but despite his focus on mortality and aging the time around, the guy is far from dead," proclaims Stereogum.
Washington R&B producer-singer Ryan Leslie drops his self-titled debut. Despite calling him a "competent vocalist at best," Entertainment Weekly says it's "a testament to Leslie's extraordinary melodic instincts that the disc has as much replay value as it does." Vibe Magazine calls it a "project heavy in power production, but skim on memorable showmanship." Billboard digs it: "What took Universal Motown so long to release this attractive body of work? That's the question R&B aficionados may find themselves asking after one listen to Leslie's much-delayed self-titled album."
The Lonely Island, the comedy trio behind "D**k in a Box" and "J**z In My Pants," releases its debut, Incredibad. Led by Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg, the group is joined by guests like T-Pain, E-40 and Julian Casablancas of The Strokes. "[I]f you didn’t know they were spouting jokes, you might mistake this for the hottest rap record in 2009," predicts Review Chicago. "[T]he surprise is how good the music is, how pitch-perfect the style parodies and production for them are, how much this isn't just a collection of random tracks with a few intermittent laughs," writes Paste Magazine.

mar-test

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tue 2/5/2008

British pop star Lily Allen and electronic musician Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers have broken up after dating for three months. The 22-year-old Allen suffered a miscarriage last month.

dry your eye

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fri 11/16/2007

British pop singer Lily Allen tells Rolling Stone Magazine that Radiohead is "arrogant" for allowing fans to choose the price of its new album, In Rainbows. (via NME)

green for green

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tue 8/28/2007

"Drivin' Me Wild," a new video by Common and Lily Allen featuring cameos by actor Jeremy Piven and NBA star Baron Davis. (via Real Talk NY)

sunshower caps

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wed 8/8/2007

Lilly Allen's manager counters press reports that the British singer has been denied a work visa to perform in the U.S..

sunshower caps

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wed 8/8/2007

Lilly Allen's manager counters press reports that the British singer has been denied a work visa to perform in the U.S..

knock 'em out

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mon 7/2/2007

Pop singer Lily Allen was arrested and later released on bail for allegedly assaulting a photographer. She is due in court in late July.

Amy Winehouse vs. Lily Allen

versus

thu 6/28/2007

name	Amy Jade Winehouse.	Lily Rose Beatrice Allen.
hometown	Southgate, North London, England.	Hammersmith, London, England.
born on	September 14, 1983.	May 2, 1985.
style	Soul-drenched pop.	Ska-tinged pop.
breakthrough single	Rehab.	Smile.
produced by	Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi (Nas).	Mark Ronson, Greg Kurstin (Gwen Stefani).
influences	Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, The Shangri-Las.	Blondie, The Specials, Minnie Riperton.
most recent release	Back to Black, her second album.	Alright, Still, her debut album.
hater tots	"[Christina Aguilera] is a talented girl — but you couldn’t really see it until she was wearing those chaps with her ninny hanging out."	"[Madonna] might have meant something once but I don't know many people my age who care."
crosstown beef?	"Some people like Lily can't hack the pace of touring the States – but for me it's been great."	Lily said she felt "fat, ugly and sh*tter than winehouse" on her MySpace blog, weeks after cancelling tour dates.
what a downer	Rumored to be addicted to drugs and self-mutilation.	Admitted to dealing and doing drugs as a teen, suffers from depression.
collaborations	Performs on Ghostface Killa's rap version of "You Know I'm No Good" and Mark Ronson's "Valerie."	Performs on Basement Jaxx's "Lights Go Down," Robbie Williams' "Bongo Bong / Je ne t'aime plus" and "Keep On."
the critics	The Onion's A.V. Club says: "Winehouse has the kind of smartass attitude and free-floating irreverence that'll take her far in the fickle, ephemeral world of British pop stardom."	The U.K.'s Guardian Unlimited says: "Allen has fused together a uniquely acidic brand of pop, and the icing on the cake is that brutally barbed tongue."
webprops	270,555 friends on official MySpace.	331,595 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Getting sassy during an interrogation on "You Know I'm No Good."	Looking classy in the film noir "Littlest Things."