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February 2015

Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney
FourFiveSeconds

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The super-trio of Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney premiered the video for FourFiveSeconds today (February 3). There is so much star power on the screen that they could afford to keep the visuals simple. The simple, artistic, beautifully photographed clip stresses performance over plot line. The black-and-white visual, directed by Inez & Vinoodh is very stripped down and minimalist – quite refreshing! The best part is when you get to see all three of the musical greats on the screen at the same time.

All three stars wear denim in the clip – with Rihanna wearing a vintage Sean John jacket that she called “fucking major”. In the ‘making of’ video she said “Kanye came up with the idea of just doing some real street, denim, all-American-type look. Denim never goes out of style. It’s classic, it’s iconic, just like the fucking Beatles.”

The style of the song is a complete departure for both Rihanna and West, although it does fit McCartney’s style. It has a folky, campfire vibe to it – Lanre Bakare of The Guardian called the song an “acoustic ballad”. Nora Crotty of Elle magazine described the single as an “ode to repenting in the morning for the foolish mistakes you made the night before”.

When sharing the video Rihanna announced that she will debut FourFiveSeconds live from the 57th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday (February 8), accompanied by West and McCartney.

(To watch the video in Creation 5, just tap here.)


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Top 2 ads at the Super Bowl

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Forget the New England Patriots – Furious 7 and Heisenberg won the Super Bowl! We present here the two best ads at the Super Bowl ever!

Esurance, ‘Say My Name’ (to watch the above promo in Creation 5, just tap here.)
A completely awesome commercial where a woman visits her pharmacist who is called Greg. The problem is, he’s not Greg he’s Bryan Cranston in a hazmut suit. The promo ends in a predictable, but wonderful way with Walter White telling the woman to “say his name”.

Furious 7 
Although we’ve already had plenty of looks at what the next entry in Hollywood’s most popular franchise has in store for us, the movie’s marketing team waited to unveil the big guns for the Super Bowl spot. Skydiving cars, giant firearms, homes blowing up – this promo is totally badass, completely over-the-top and ridiculous! Which is why we CAN’T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE! For sure this will be the most absurdly action-packed film of the year.

(To watch this promo in Creation 5, just tap here.)


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Giorgio Moroder
Right Here, Right Now

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We’re loving the stunning new music video from dance music legend Giorgio Moroder and Pop Princess Kylie Minogue for their latest catchy dance anthem, Right Here, Right Now. Directed by Daniel Börjesson and filmed in Los Angeles, Minogue, at 46, looks sensational in the clip (does this woman ever age??) and takes the front seat in the video whilst you only get to see occasional glimpses of Moroder standing at his decks.

Mororder has been making waves again in the dance music world after returning to the spotlight two years ago with his work on Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories album, for which he won his 4th Grammy Award (Album of the Year). Right Here, Right Now is taken from his first solo album in 30 years – 74 is the New 24 – which will feature collaborations from Britney Spears, Sia, Charli XCX, Mikky Ekko, Foxes, Matthew Koma, and many more.

Speaking about his return to the dance floor, Giorgio said: “Dance music doesn’t care where you live. It doesn’t care who your friends are. It doesn’t care how much money you make. It doesn’t care if you’re 74 or if you are 24 because… 74 is the new 24!”

Moroder, credited with pioneering synth disco and electronic dance music, has collaborated with Donna Summer, Deborah Harry, Phil Oakley, Irene Cara, David Bowie, Berlin and many others.

74 Is The New 24 will be out in the spring via RCA.

(To watch Right Here, Right Now in Creation 5, just tap here.)


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10 acts on tour that will rock your world

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2015 is a massive year for all you music lovers out there. There are so many greats taking to the road and playing stages the world over. Some have been touring for decades, some are pretty new to the stage. Here is our list of not to be missed, show-stopping, crowd rocking entertainers that are gracing venues all over the world this year.

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The Who – One of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time; these veteran rockers have been doing this for decades. 2015 sees the band, including the original members Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend, take off on their The Who Hits 50 tour as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. The European leg of the tour kicks off in March at the O2 arena in London. They then move on to North America to play twenty-one dates all over the States. Back to Europe for six dates in April and then another huge American leg between September and November. The Who’s concerts are renowned for their energy and serious rock factor. They will be playing all the classics for all their die hard fans out there as only The Who know how.
For all the tour dates – http://thewho.com/tour/

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U2 – Another absolutely enormous band that have been rocking all over the world for many years, formed in 1976 Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. began one of the most successful bands of all time. The are also one of the most successful touring bands of all time – their U2 360º tour 2009–2011 was the highest-attended and highest grossing concert tour in history. Tickets for their concerts tend to sell out within seconds of them being released (a record setting 118,000 fans queued online to purchase tickets for Madison Square Garden in New York this year). This year they are touring Europe and North America on their iNNOCENCE & eXPERIENCE tour which they have already extended adding extra dates due to rapid sellouts. The tour begins in Canada in May and they are pretty much back to back with 61 confirmed performances until the final date on November 15 in Paris.
For all the tour dates – www.u2.com/tour

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One Direction – This year sees the lads on their fourth tour entitled On The Road Again which kicks off in Sydney Australia on February 7. This is a huge world tour covering all corners of the globe; Australia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa, UAE, UK, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, USA and Canada. The Irish, English boys have gone from strength to strength since their appearance on The X Factor back in 2010. Their four albums have reached the top of the charts all over the world earning them the first band in the US to have four albums debut at number one! 
For all the dates –  http://www.ontheroadagain1d.com/#tourdates

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Taylor Swift – Her latest album 1989, which has sold over 4 million copies since its release in October 2014, has inspired Taylor’s 2015 world tour due to kick off in Japan on May 5. She will be supported by Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes during the 59 dates all around the world, Haim are also set to be making a few appearances during the American leg of the tour. Following Japan, the tour locations include Europe, USA and Canada. Miss Swift has become one of the most successful female artists ever and has a serious drive for the big time. She has made the transition from Country music to Pop seamlessly and is now a fully fledged pop princess selling out wherever she goes.
For the dates – http://www.taylorswift.com/news/230983

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Maroon 5 – Their world tour begins on February 16 in Dallas, Texas. They follow up the American leg with appearances in  France, England, Holland, Morocco, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The Maroon V Tour inspired by their latest album of the same name (V) which is their aptly named fifth album to date. Canadian band MAGIC!, American singer Rozzi Crane and Nick Gardner are supporting the Maroon line up – Mickey Madden, Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, PJ Morton and Matt Flynn.
Check out their official site for tour dates – http://www.maroon5.com/maroonvtour

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Robbie Williams – The Let Me Entertain You Tour is set to begin in Spain on March 25, followed by dates in France, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, UAE and Israel. For some reason he is not visiting his home land so UK fans will have to travel to see their well-loved superstar perform. Since his split from Take That back in 1995 Robbie has made a massive name for himself as a solo artist, selling millions of records all over the world and becoming one of the biggest selling artists of all time. He also knows how to fill a stadium and is well known for his show man attitude on stage, he is a born entertainer, so why not let him entertain you?!
http://www.robbiewilliams.com/news-blogs/let-me-entertain-you-tour-2015-dates-announced

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Foo FightersThe Sonic Highways World Tour starts off in New Zealand on February 18 and will continue until October 7 where the tour will finish in Memphis. They will be covering New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Europe and North America. The Foo Fighters are one of America’s biggest rock bands, They were formed back in 1994 by their front man Dave Grohl, having had to move on from his previous band Nirvana due to the death of Kurt Cobain. Since then they have sold millions of records and sold out all their world wide tours. This one, inspired by their eighth studio album Sonic Highways, also celebrates their 20th anniversary. Sonic Highways came from the band’s travels around America recording a TV series for HBO; they interviewed some music icons such as Willie Nelson and Ian Mackaye, these legends and the history behind the big cities they visited inspired many of the songs on the album.
Go to http://www.foofighters.com/#tour for the official dates.

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Take That – And then they were three, Robbie is not joining them for this one having re-left the band on good terms, but also Jason Orange is no longer; he announced that he quit at the end of last year. So, it’ll just be Howard, Mark and Gary this time around but this won’t stop the hardcore fans, they have already announced extra dates and now have over 50 confirmed performances throughout Europe, some of which will be joined by Ella Henderson. Get your tickets to see the biggest boy band of all time with the record for the fastest selling tour!
For more information go to http://takethat.com/tour/

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Katy PerryThe Prismatic World Tour has been going since early last year but for all those European fans 2015 sees Perry performing in Spain, France, Italy, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Latvia, Finland, Norway and Sweden; and all this within two months! This has, so far, been her third and most successful tour of her career, based on the fourth studio album Prism she released in 2014. Ticket sales have surpassed all other solo female artists in North America proving that Katy is one of the most popular and powerful women in the business.
See here for tour dates http://vipnation.eu/katyperry

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AC/DCRock or Bust World Tour kicks off all over Europe this March. AC/DC have been rocking all over the world since the seventies and are no strangers to the stage having completed 20 previous tours! This Australian rock band (the founders, the Young brothers, were actually born in Scotland but lived in Sydney from a young age) is one of the biggest things ever to come out from Down Under being one of the best selling bands of all time with over 200 million record sales. They are a fast paced, high energy, head banging, hard rock band with massive Angus Young electric guitar solos (in a school boy outfit of course) galore.
Tune in here to find out dates – http://www.acdc.com/us/news/rock-or-bust-world-tour-2015


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Katy Perry at the Super Bowl Halftime Show

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Katy Perry roared louder than a lion at last night’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. Even if you’re not a fan of her music you’ll be impressed by the sheer spectacle she created. Her show really did have it all –  spectacular entrance, some amazing costumes changes, a Missy Elliot medley, a duet with Lenny Kravitz and some pretty impressive pyrotechnic’s for the finale. Over the 12 minutes, Perry managed to squeeze in 4 costume changes and nine songs (including three by Missy Elliott).

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All of her outfits were designed by Jeremy Scott and they were certainly eye catching. She kicked off the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show perched on top of a huge, moving gold tiger which made it’s way across the field as Perry performed ‘Roar’.

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The stage then transformed into a breathing chessboard for ‘Dark Horse’ with acrobats flipping beside Perry as she sang another Nº1 hit from her latest album Prism.

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Perry then welcomed her 1st guest, Lenny Kravitz, and they sang “I kissed a Girl” together. Another dramatic stage and outfit change followed for her performance of Teenage Dream and a beach come to life on the stage, complete with bopping palm trees, smiling beach balls and dancing sharks. California Gurls came next before Perry welcomed her 2nd guest Missy Elliot. The veteran rapper sang Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It”. Perry disappeared briefly for a final costume change while Missy performed ‘Lose Control’.

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Perry returned in a star-encrusted gown for the truly impressive finale. She rose from the middle of the field on a tiny platform with fireworks exploding around her as she sang Firework.

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It was a fitting ending to such an explosive and over-the-top performance. The Guardian called it a “high octane show as notable for its surreal camp as for its tunes”.

The New York Times said she “held her own, navigating a handful of her smashes and three wardrobe changes in a performance that resisted bad mood”.

Perry wanted to remember the accession and had XLIX tattooed on one of the fingers of her right hand. “I thought it would be appropriate to draw blood tonight,” Perry Tweeted.

Watch Katy’s 12 minute show below:


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Cast away! with Update 4.4

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We’re really excited about our latest update for many reasons, but the biggest reason for our childish levels of anticipation is the fact that you can cast anything – music, radio, videos, photos – to your smart TV directly from your iPhone or iPad (or NAS) using the devilishly clever little gadget, Chromecast.

Chromecast

Google’s Chromecast dongle can display high-definition 1080p content using your television or monitor’s HDMI port. It connects to your home network using a Wi-Fi connection, requiring minimal setup. Unlike other devices, it doesn’t have a physical remote control or local storage. Setup and functionality is foolproof, and if you’re used to streaming content across several different devices, Chromecast is a blessing. And at 35€ ($35 or £30) it’s a blessing for your pockets as well.

We recently wrote a blog on the delights of Chromecast and looked into how easy it is to set up and use, you can check out our article here.

Music streaming with Deezer

C5 already supports Rdio and now we’ve added Deezer! Deezer lets you listen to your music wherever and whenever you want. Explore over 35 million tracks and 30,000 radio channels, create playlists and follow the artists you love. With Deezer’s high-quality audio stream, you’ll never miss a beat!

DLNA functionality

Our DLNA function has been revved up to an explosive level!

  • In the last update we gave the DLNA a major overhaul adding the ability to stream radio, which wasvery difficult to implement, technically. So difficult in fact, that we are the only app on the market that offers Net Radio using DLNA! Now, you can also enjoy local videos, local photos and YouTube videos on your Big Screen using DLNA. Life will never be the same again! 
  • We’ve also added a new window for controlling videos when using a DLNA video player, so you can now control the timeline. 
  • When you open C5 it will automatically select the last Server/Player you used. Handy!
  • If you previously had problems receiving feedback from your DLNA player, which made C5 crash or freeze, you’ll be pleased to hear that those days are over! It’s sorted!
  • For the Xbox fans amongst you, did you know that the Xbox One works really nicely as a DLNA player? Try it! Creation 5 manages it perfectly.

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Music

  • Finally! You can now control the position of the song that is playing. Zip, skip, jump, jive, forward or rewind. You now have the power!
  • C5 can now play loads more music formats than before 

General Performance

  • When you receive a phone call, the music will stop while you talk and then restart where it left off before you were interrupted.
  • In our quest to make C5 easier to use, we’ve added a fantastic new selection window for the iPhone. You’ll notice how easy it is to navigate.
  • We’ve also cleared the air and swatted some irritating little bugs.

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