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2014 SOUND THEGAYUK FEB/MARCH PALOMA FAITH goes back to her soul roots with the release of her brand new single Can’t Rely On You. The single was written for Paloma by Pharrell Williams who also produced the track and appears on it as backing vocalist and singer of the impassioned line ‘I don’t know what this world is coming to’. The pair met when Paloma attended the Met Ball at New York’s Metropolitan Museum and Pharrell approached her by singing her song New York to her. He then took her ‘phone, put his number in and said ‘I’m ready to work’. She texted him whilst still at the ball to check if he was serious, he texted back to confirm that he was, and the pair recorded the track in Miami. The song is the first to appear from Paloma’s forthcoming album “A Perfect Contradiction” which, like the single, shows a distinct return to her early soul-girl roots. Influences as diverse as classic Stax, Phil Spector, 1960’s girl groups, ‘70’s disco and early 1980’s soul come together on an album that is the most upbeat Paloma has ever made. ∎ Released on 23rd Feb on RCA Records INTO THE BLUE Kylie Minogue will be the first track taken from Kylie’s highly anticipated new album to be released later this year.    The song, a euphoric return to the dance-floor after 2012’s, “Abbey Road Sessions”, was written by Kelly Sheehan (Mary J Blige, Rita Ora, Beyoncé).   Kylie spent 2013 recording her new album in both the US and the UK with a host of producers including, Pharrell, Greg Kurstin, Metrophonic, Cutfather, MNEK and Ariel Rechtshaid. The new album MCBUSTED (Busted and McFly) Backstreet Boys, Scouting For Girls, 5IVE and Diversity have announced 2 huge live shows. Weston-super-Mare Beach Saturday 28th June Ipswich Chantry Park Sunday 29th June McBusted say, ‘We can’t wait to be adding further outdoor shows and look forward to playing all the McFly and Busted hits.’ ∎ Tickets on sale now 14 will be Kylie’s 12th studio record and the first album of new material since 2010’s “Aphrodite”.    Kylie said: ‘2013 was a year of big change, planning and preparation for me and I’m so excited that 2014 is finally here so I can share this new music .  Into The Blue is really special to me as it encapsulates a lot of what I’ve been feeling - I can’t wait for it to be out there.’ ∎ Into The Blue will be released on 16th March 2014 on Parlophone Music.