Eurovision winner – Emmelie de Forest

Photo: Michael Søndergaard.  With an audience that any other TV show would kill for, the Eurovision Song Contest is still, after 58 years, a competition that can be the supreme shop window for an artist. Last year, victory went to Sweden with the brilliant Euphoria, which charted worldwide and it would appear that  this year’s [...]

‘Crazy’ Sam Callahan

Sam Callahan is on this way to being the pin-up boy of the summer; young, cute, adventurous and possibly the boy-next-door type whom we all love. We here at Bent can see him occupying the guest spot on every kids show and morning programme over the coming months and expect him making significant inroads into [...]

OMAR – THE MAN

“When I grow up, I wanna be like Omar” – Stevie Wonder   There are precious few, if any contemporary UK artists whose creative credentials and influence extend as far and so consistently wide as Freestyle Records most recent signing Omar. Since first breaking through to worldwide renown all the way back in 1991 with [...]

Bent America – NO AVERAGE JOE by Joseph Gerbino.

When Out Magazine named Joe Gauthreaux “Hottest DJ of the Year” in 2005, it was a very different world. Social media wasn’t as prevalent. “We’re all so much more connected now,” says the New York DJ. “It’s so much easier to get information and music to my supporters, and for promoters to get a hold [...]

Claws For Thought by Gordon Hopps.

Back in 1981, when I received the CATS cast album as a present, I was quite excited. I’d loved the other musicals that Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice had written and was looking forward to listening to their latest epic. Alas, Tim was not involved in this production and the lyrics, based on T.S [...]

Bent America – JASON WALKER BEATS IT By Skip Sheffield

Out Music Award winner Jason Walker returns to the dance floor with Beat Don’t Stop. Currently #5 on the Billboard dance chart, the track is more than a club anthem.  It’s a metaphor for the power of music and how beats unite revelers on the dance floor. “There’s so much poverty, so much anguish, so [...]

Dear Darlin’ – Love Olly

Olly Murs releases his new single Dear Darlin’ on 3rd June. Olly co-wrote the song with his friend and fellow singer-songwriter, Ed Drewett. The heartfelt ballad is a departure from the up tempo pop anthem sound of previous singles ‘Troublemaker’ ft. Flo Rida, and ‘Army of Two’. Olly said: “Writing with Ed and him being [...]

Bent America – BEX is perfectly imperfect by Tony Carpentiere

In her new track, “What You Are”, pop songstress BEX celebrates the perfect imperfections in us all. According to the artist, much of what society labels as flawed (a bumpy nose, a gap between the teeth – even stumbling on the way to accepting an Oscar) are, in fact, perfect because they are what make [...]

WAG! The Musical

WAG! The Musical follows a day in the life of best friends Jenny and Sharron, two working class girls making ends meet working on the cosmetics counter of a bustling high end departmental haven. Encountering daily the widest range of customers, from the aspiring plain Jane to the all-conquering entourage of WAGs, Jenny longs for [...]

DOLLY PARTON’S BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW MUSICAL

9 To 5: The Musical, the new musical comedy based on the hit movie 9 To 5, tours the UK bringing an all-star cast and a score written by Country Queen Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton starred in the 1979 film and wrote and performed the title song. Now having written the music and lyrics for [...]

Five Reasons Manchester’s Gay Village will Survive by Adam Lowe

An outspoken Manchester councillor this month said he gives Manchester’s iconic gay village five years of life. Here at Bent, we tend to disagree. The gay village was, of course, made famous by the exploits of Stuart, Vince and Nathan in Queer as Folk. Since then, it’s true, there has been an increase in the [...]

L O V E L E E D S – HITS IBIZA

L O V E L E E D S in Ibiza 8th & 9th August @ Playa Den Bossa Ibiza Featuring: AMINE EDGE & DANCE THURSDAY 8TH AUGUST One Religion Boat Party @ Playa Den Bossa : 3pm-6pm FRIDAY 9TH AUGUST Love Leeds Club Party @ Sankeys Ibiza : 12am-6am Love Leeds jets to the [...]

UNION J will ‘CARRY YOU’

 Having wowed audiences with their vocal ability, pop harmonies and cheeky personalities, X Factor boyband sensations Union J are about to make their mark on the charts as they release their debut single ‘Carry You’ on 2nd June. The track is taken from their album which will be out later this year. Like some of [...]

STAY UNITED – “STAY YOUNG”

The United are a brand new European boyband set to take the international music scene by storm. The band is made up of 5 guys, from 5 different countries: UK, Sweden,The Netherlands, Italy & Germany. The band first met in October 2011 and has been recording all over the world since then. The lads are [...]

ERASURE’S ANDY BELL – SPRING AWAKENING

Andy Bell will be performing at NAT’S flagship fundraiser, Spring Awakening with an exclusive live acoustic set, in his first UK appearance since 2011. The glamorous evening will be held at the historic Haberdashers Hall, Smithfield on 30th  May  and will see well-loved actor and television presenter Christopher Biggins hosting the VIP event. The evening’s [...]

Give nul points to homophobia

 Stonewall is calling on its supporters to raise funds to tackle homophobia worldwide by staging fundraising parties during the Eurovision Song Contest on 18th May. The charity has launched party packs to help supporters have fun while raising money – and TV star Graham Norton has contributed his own cocktail recipes to help get the [...]

VISAGE RETURN

Back in 1980 a strange and haunting sound hit the airwaves and immediately found its way to the top of the charts. The electronic and un-nerving song was ‘Fade to Grey’ and the band were a strange mix of musicians and popular club people – they called themselves, Visage. Up until that moment ‘punk’ had [...]

Euro-division

With the news that another pensioner is going to represent the UK in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Lee Hudson wonders if it is because younger talent wouldn’t touch this mass-media event with a barge pole. One wonders what goes through the minds of the powers that be at the BBC when they make their [...]

HURTS GO BLIND

Bent favourites Hurts have announced they will release ‘Blind’, the second single from their new album ‘Exile’, on 12th May through Major Label and have announced a UK and European tour in October and November, which will be the bands biggest tour to date. Second album, ‘Exile’, was released recently and has already peaked in [...]

Songs in the key of Gay – Matt Fishel

Being a gay singer is perhaps not as bold as it once was, like say, back in the late 70s when Tom Robinson sang his rallying cry to sexuality ‘Glad To Be Gay’. The list of ‘out’ gay performers is endless but what you never find in their hit songs, or hear on the radio [...]

X FACTOR – IT’S TIME TO FACE THE MUSICAL!

Premieres London Spring 2014 Written by Harry Hill & Steve Brown Stage Entertainment UK and Syco Entertainment are delighted to announce they will open their brand new musical comedy X Factor – It’s Time To Face The Musical!, in London’s West End in early 2014. X Factor – It’s Time To Face The Musical! goes [...]

PET SHOP BOYS ARE ELECTRIC

Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, have left Parlophone Records after a ground-breaking 28 years and have signed their forthcoming studio album “Electric” to Kobalt Label Services in a global deal. The duo, who signed to Parlophone in 1985, have had four number ones and a staggering 42 Top 30 singles, making them easily the most successful duo in [...]

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