Best Female Artist - Katie Coyle
http://www.therockstarga....aspx?g=posts&t=5862Since making her sudden move into the music industry last November with her single "It's Only My Eyes", there has never been a dull moment when Katie Coyle's been around. If she's not kissing top celebs and being outed as a lesbian, she's releasing killer music and rising to the top of the world of pop, all this whilst she's still only 19, and balancing a music career with a difficult schedule of madness and attempted suicide. Well played Katie!!
Best Album - Katie Coyle - "Raindrops, Caffeine and Other Liquid Stimulants"Katie's debut album was critically acclaimed before it's release just three weeks ago. It debuted at number 2, before leaping into the top position, a position it still holds now. (please read the thread below before voting :) )
Album Title: Raindrops, Caffeine, and Other Liquid Stimulants
Genre: Folk/indie/pop
Recorded: Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
Release: May 19th 2011
Produced by: Katie Coyle, Abbey Road
Label: Studio60 RecordsTracklisting (updated daily)1. It's Only My Eyes (3:58)
2. Lust and Cigarettes (feat Scott Armstrong) (4:16)
3. Breakthrough (feat Will.Rocca) (3:46)
4. Sunrise In Suburbia (feat Jack Straw) (3:16)
5. Intravenous (feat Jenny Hudson) (5:58)
6. Naked on Paper (feat Eric Quillington) (4:11)
7. Invanity (feat Eric Quillington) (6:11)
8. Shattered Dreams (feat Jack Straw) (3:12)
9. Fade Away (feat Jenny Hudson) (3:48)
10. Less than 3 (<3) (feat Scott Armstrong) (4:29)
A real rollercoaster of an album, this really is the crowning glory of Katie's career so far. She tells the listener the up and down story of her life and her rise to fame so far. The album has dark points, bright points, and some very, very dark points. It also features some of the best stars in music (as outlined above) as guest guitarists.
OOC: If you could take time to read the full album RP that'd be great http://www.therockstarga...px?g=posts&m=121619, it was a bitch of an amount of work, and I am so proud of it's 17,500 words lol. Full lyrics and descriptions are on that post.Most Attractive Female - Cassie Bitch/Katie Coyle
Best Single - Katie Coyle - "Naked On Paper" - Feat Eric QuillingtonAfter 9 weeks in the top 10, Katie's second single has now gone platinum, selling 1.4 million so far, and still charting as high as three in the charts! Surely a classic for the ages already!
Katie’s CommentsM
This song, it's called "Naked On Paper", is a song which means quite a bit to me. The title is a metaphor, referring to how exposed I felt seeing stuff written about me in magazines and newspapers, and how it made me feel that I was just the public's eye candy...I essentially did feel naked for weeks.
I wrote this track whilst all of the "rumours" surrounding the Miss Vanity scandal were going on. It was a very difficult time for me, because of the fact that I had to not only try to protect myself and pretend that it was all lies, but I felt like I had to protect Vanity's best interests as well. She had told me not to tell anyone about us, but she was feeling very little pressure from the media. SoI felt like I had to hold up a whole load of lies, and deceit on my own whilst she used me as the barrier to allow her to do what she does.
The song reflects my dark dark emotions at the time. You'll hear the lyrics, they're all about lies, harassment, bombarding, exposure etc. This was what I was feeling at the time of writing it, when I was locked in a hotel room, alone, facing wave after wave of paparazzi. The music itself is also quite dark. Because of the broken arm, I had Eric Quillington in for this one playing guitar. Eric is a true musician, and he was really easy to work with, and I think his guitar playing on this track captures my feelings of isolation and fear really really well.
In terms of the artwork. That has a good story to it. This is a picture I took in one of my "less stable" moments. I hadn't slept in like 48 hours, and they were knocking on my door, shouting, "Katie, just admit it....did you sleep with Vanity?" "Come out, let us see you...give us a picture" and all that. So I grabbed my own camera, threw the door open and screamed "How do you like it" as I took pictures of them...probably not the best move at the time. But we got to use the picture for this single cover, and we just threw a coloured pencil filter over it, and I think it looks ok. The black outer border, which is very thick, was my idea. It's supposed to symbolise the barrier of that world. There literally was no way out. I was boxed in with those people, those cameras.
Track descriptionThe song starts with a slow, smooth keyboard intro. It sounds very soothing, and almost peaceful, before a loud acoustic guitar breaks the serenity, and plays one loud chord, before going into a medium paced chord progression, as Katie sings the opening verse (1).
Verse (1) is sung in short, slow bursts. Each line of the song is started at the same time as the guitar plays a single chord, which rings out as she sings the rest of the line. There is also a momentary pause at the end of each line.
Between verse (1) and (2) there is a ten second break, where the guitar picks up and plays a medium to fast paced folky progression, which symbolises the frantic lifestyle of celebrity culture.
Verse (2) is sung in the same fashion, with the same music as (1), until the last line where Katie sings a bit louder, and the guitar plays repeated chords, building up to the chorus
(.C) Comes in with the guitar playing a loud, triumphant, but dark sounding chord, accompanied by the smooth keyboard once again. They play a lot faster than in the verse, and Katie's lyrics are a lot smoother, as each line runs into the next, without the gaps used in the verses. The last line of each chorus is sung slower, without any music, which just fades at the end of the penultimate line.
(3) the first line of verse (3) is sung without music, before the guitar joins in on line 2, but this time it plays constant chords rather than just one at the start of each line. There are gaps in the vocals as in (1) and (2), but no gaps in the guitar playing.
(.C) just as above, but the music stops abruptly as Katie sings the last line of the chorus
(4) is sung with just keyboard and no guitar. The smooth keyboard at this point is used to symblolise the haunting feeling that Katie felt when she needed Vanity. She felt alone, but there was always an eerie silence when she called out for help The lyics are sung in the same manner as all the other choruses.
(.B1) the first bridge is very fast paced but still very much in a minor key. Each line is sung with a punch, as if their is some venom behind it. The final word "lust" is held for a while, as the guitar plays a jumpy repeated chord to build up once again to the chorus
(.C) Chorus as above
(.B2) This is sung completely acapella and very quickly. Katie has like a filter over her voice to make it sound quite distant and haunting, but there is a real sense of hate in her voice, as if she wants the listener to feel the pain that she felt. This repeats, exactly the same.
(.C) Chorus as above
(.C) Chorus sung acapella, after line 4 it really slows down, and by the end, it sounds like Katie's voice is breaking through crying. The last line is sung through tears, and incredibly slowly, before the guitar comes back in and plays a very slow, and very minor key finger picking section. It then finishes with one, slow, deliberate chord, which sounds very sad.
Lyrics(1)A bright flash of lightning
Obscurity’s death
Turn eyes to the pages
A rumour spread
I pray for the silence
My friend in the dark
Casting a shadow
On my heavy heart
(2)I feel interrupted
By society’s glare
I’d never have asked to
Be such a fare
I turn and I block out
My mind is a blur
Running from rumours
Like a wildfire they burn
(.C)And now I’m naked on paper, I’m
Exposed to the world
It’s a hopeless situation, and
I’m just a hopeless girl, oh so
Naked on paper
Why can’t you see all the pain, oh
My mind is like a pavement
Weather beaten in the rain
(3)There’s light in the tunnel
It’s far at the end
A glow of resistance,
My silence commends,
But soon it’s all shattered
Privacy isn’t free
Public interrogation
Is all for me
(.C)And now I’m naked on paper, I’m
Exposed to the world
It’s a hopeless situation, and
I’m just a hopeless girl, oh so
Naked on paper
Why can’t you see all the pain, oh
My mind is like a pavement
Weather beaten in the rain
(4)It’s all here on me
The public glare
You get off scot-free
Whilst I’m laid bare
I beg for assistance
It’s changing me
But you didn’t help it
You have to have seen
(.B1)And now I see through this game
This unforgiving fame
It’sa… lonely existence
Filled with enemies and resistance
I tried to turn and walk away
It’s my life but I can’t play
It’s all lies and there’s no trust
I’m just a girl, not society’s lust
(.C)And now I’m naked on paper, I’m
Exposed to the world
It’s a hopeless situation, and
I’m just a hopeless girl, oh so
Naked on paper
Why can’t you see all the pain, oh
My mind is like a pavement
Weather beaten in the rain
(.B2)They lie, and then
You all believe
I tell the truth and people leave
My side and
It’s allso absurd
I’m just a girl
Here in the world…
(.B2)They lie, and then
You all believe
I tell the truth and people leave
My side and
It’s all so absurd
I’m just a girl
Here in the world…
(.C)And now I’m naked on paper, I’m
Exposed to the world
It’s a hopeless situation, and
I’m just a hopeless girl, oh so
Naked on paper
Why can’t you see all the pain, oh
My mind is like a pavement
Weather beaten in the rain
(.C)And now I’m naked on paper, I’m
Exposed to the world
It’s a hopeless situation, and
I’m just a hopeless girl, oh so
Naked on paper
Why can’t you see all the pain, oh
My mind is like a pavement
Weather beaten in the rain
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Best Newcomer - Foxxyhttp://www.therockstarga....aspx?g=posts&t=7388
Name: Foxxy
Age: 17
From: Essex, UK
Genre: Grime/Rap
Foxxy was born Taylor Elizabeth Fox on the 18th September 1993 in Billericay, Essex, England. Her parents, Andrew and Elizabeth, were always supportive of Taylor throughout her school days, and she was a very bright girl from a very early age.
Upon starting high school at the age of 12, Taylor was to develop her own style and attitude. She would create a hairstyle which she still wears to this day, which would turn heads and attract laughter and awe at the same time.
She was a reasonably popular girl in high school, and always achieved grades of a sufficient quality to eventually fulfill her dream of attending college to study fashion.
At the age of 16, and whilst still at high school, Taylor would also take on a part time job at her local McDonald's fast food outlet, in order to build up funds for her career at university. It was, ironically, in this job where her true dream would be realised.
In August 2010, because of the skill she had shown for the trade, Taylor was granted early entry into UCL to study for a 3 year fashion degree, despite being only 16 years old. She started the course in September of 2010, and would travel to London daily from Billericay.
On weekends, Taylor would also still work at her part time job...but she was slowly building a reputation for something other than flipping burgers and cooking fries. The rise of the UK grime scene, and artists such as Dizee Rascal and Tinchy Strider, had grabbed Taylor's interest, and she would often rap along to the radio during shifts.
Latterly however, Taylor began to make people laugh with her comedy rapping skills, and would often find herself getting in trouble with management for rapping whilst serving a customer, or through the drive-thru headset. Her rapping skill moved back and forth between serious and comedy, and with the support of friends and colleagues behind her, Taylor began to really believe in her own ability.
In June of 2011, Taylor adopted the nickname Foxxy, derived from her own surname (Fox) and her pride and joy, her individual red hair.
Foxxy is now looking to announce herself to the industry, and become one of the biggest grime stars in the UK...and the world.And her first single is also pretty bitchin'
Foxxy - "Who Are Ya?"
Foxxy says
This track is just like a intro to who I am yeah? It ain't realy a reflection on the sorta work what I do know? It's just like "Yo, here's Foxxy, I'm gonna shoot some rhymes at ya, just to show ya what I can do ya know? So I hope people feel it, and like it. It's a total grime track, like right in wif the UK scene at the moment yeah? I'm well pleased wif 'ow it came owt in the end though yeah?
So yeah, let me know what ya think. Track description
The track starts with a football (soccer) crowd chanting "who are ya?" a couple of times, before a record scratches, and some mid paced dance beats start, with a low key synth in the background. The music stays pretty much the same throughout the track, and Foxxy raps in the style of Professor Green, for this track anyway.
For the chorus, a male voice (unknown) sings the "Who are ya?" Parts, and Foxxy raps again, slower, but more agressively.
The song as a whole is pretty basic, but gives Foxxy a chance to flaunt her rhymes.Lyrics
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(Football chant) Who are ya? Who are ya?
Hey you, what’s happening, you alright?
This is rap yeah? You up for a fight?
Haha don’t worry though, I ain’t like that
No uzis here,and my beats they ain’t “phat”
I ain’t got no bitches here suckin my dick
I’m not gonna drink all night ‘til I get sick
I just want you to sit there and listen my rhymes
It’s free on the Youtube, hey, a sign of the times.
(chorus)
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I’m Foxxy, maybe I sold ya some fries
Who are ya? Who are ya?
There was no motivation right there in my eyes?
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I told ya though,
I’m here, but I got a long way to go.
You missed my song?
Let me give you the highlights
What happened to you?
Were you watching the Twilight?
I saw that film once, I walked out the place
But how fucking flat is that R-Patz guy’s face?
But less of the films this is Foxxy’s beat
Forget shiny vampires I’ll give ya a treat
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I’m Foxxy, maybe I sold ya some fries
Who are ya? Who are ya?
There was no motivation right there in my eyes?
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I told ya though,
I’m here, but I got a long way to go.
I’m takin this world full of rhymes and slang
Cos now it’s populated with far too much wang
Foxxy’s here to make your stomach worry
Check it grumble and groan like a cheap Ruby Murray
But anyway, now I got something to say
I’m here and, hey, I ain’t goin’ away
You gonna ask me which seat you can take?
Sit right over there with that Missy Kim fake!
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I’m Foxxy, maybe I sold ya some fries
Who are ya? Who are ya?
There was no motivation right there in my eyes?
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I told ya though,
I’m here, but I got a long way to go.
Like I say, yeah, I’m not about violence
I don’t like love, I hate romantic silence
I’m just gonna sing about that what I know
Like when my school was shut cos of the snow
I live here in Essex, it’s not a great place
Some people still learning to tie a shoelace
Hey Foxxy you dissin? I am and what now?
I’ll punch you like Batman, sock, whack, bang and POW!
Hey wow, look here, I’m nearly done,
I only wrote one song but fuck it was fun.
Yo this is a trailer for what Foxxy can do,
One day if you’re lucky I’ll sing about you.
For now though honey just do what you like,
If you love me or hate me I’m high as a kite.
When you hear me again I’ll be rockin’ them charts,
Move over people from the Brit School of arts.
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I’m Foxxy, maybe I sold ya some fries
Who are ya? Who are ya?
There was no motivation right there in my eyes?
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I told ya though,
I’m here, but I got a long way to go.
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I’m Foxxy, maybe I sold ya some fries
Who are ya? Who are ya?
There was no motivation right there in my eyes?
Who are ya? Who are ya?
I told ya though,
I’m here, but I got a long way to go.[/
