--- title: Music & Entertainment | Emma Chafer description: Reviews, albums, music tracks, artists, gigs and shows. Guitar riffs, rock and roll history, music for enthusiasts. --- - [Home](https://info.flametreepublishing.com/blog) | - [ Contact & About Us](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/contact-us) T H E   F L A M E   T R E E   B L O G ![Hubspot header Flame Tree Independent music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hubspot%20header%20Flame%20Tree%20Independent%20music.jpg?width=980&name=Hubspot%20header%20Flame%20Tree%20Independent%20music.jpg)   # Music & Entertainment Blog ## Emma Chafer ### Recent Posts ## [Celebrity News and Gossip: James Arthur in Meltdown?](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76298/Celebrity-News-and-Gossip-James-Arthur-in-Meltdown) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-395201833-jpg/images/james_arthur_looking_smart-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76298/Celebrity-News-and-Gossip-James-Arthur-in-Meltdown) Oh dear **James Arthur**! What’s happened? It wasn’t even a year ago that you were crowned **X Factor’s edgiest winner** – selling over **1.3 million copies** of your debut single **‘Impossible’**, making it the best selling winner's single ever! But fast forward 11 months and over **11,000 people** signed a petition for you **not to perform** on last Sunday’s X Factor. How have you **fallen out** **of public favour** so quickly – and why can we hear the alarms of an all-too-familiar** celebrity meltdown** ringing? [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76298/Celebrity-News-and-Gossip-James-Arthur-in-Meltdown) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76298/Celebrity-News-and-Gossip-James-Arthur-in-Meltdown#comments-listing) Topics: [Pop Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/pop-music) ## [Three Easy Steps to One Direction World Domination](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76308/Three-Easy-Steps-to-One-Direction-World-Domination) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-294527801-jpg/images/one-direction_1-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76308/Three-Easy-Steps-to-One-Direction-World-Domination) One Direction make **world domination** look so easy! Next week I’m going on holiday to Canada to visit my relatives. I’ve asked my cousins if I could bring them anything, perhaps a selection of **British teas**, or some decent chocolate as I’ve heard theirs is awful, maybe even Royal Family paraphernalia complete with photo of adorable Prince George? No, they don't want any of that. What they desperately want to get their hands on are our shiny **One Direction books**. [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76308/Three-Easy-Steps-to-One-Direction-World-Domination) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76308/Three-Easy-Steps-to-One-Direction-World-Domination#comments-listing) Topics: [Pop Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/pop-music) ## [Lady Gaga Pictures: X Factor Performance](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76306/Lady-Gaga-Pictures-X-Factor-Performance) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-368018490-jpg/images/gaga_x_factor_guitar-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76306/Lady-Gaga-Pictures-X-Factor-Performance) Did you see **Lady Gaga perform on The X Factor** on Sunday night? The megastar took to the stage to give her first performance of second single **‘Venus’**, which is taken from her highly anticipated third studio album ***ARTPOP***.  [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76306/Lady-Gaga-Pictures-X-Factor-Performance) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76306/Lady-Gaga-Pictures-X-Factor-Performance#comments-listing) Topics: [Pop Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/pop-music) ## [Celebrity Gossip: Top 10 2013 Countdown Music to Number One](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76296/Celebrity-Gossip-Top-10-2013-Countdown-Music-to-Number-One) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-395201833-jpg/images/james_arthur_looking_smart-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76296/Celebrity-Gossip-Top-10-2013-Countdown-Music-to-Number-One) Just when you thought the 2013 music world couldn’t get any more memorable we FINISH our Celebrity Gossip: Top Ten Countdown 2013. [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76296/Celebrity-Gossip-Top-10-2013-Countdown-Music-to-Number-One) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76296/Celebrity-Gossip-Top-10-2013-Countdown-Music-to-Number-One#comments-listing) Topics: [Pop Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/pop-music) ## [Celebrity Gossip: Top 10 Countdown 2013 Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76297/Celebrity-Gossip-Top-10-Countdown-2013-Music) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-425051668-jpg/images/best_of_music_2013_blue.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76297/Celebrity-Gossip-Top-10-Countdown-2013-Music) **2013** is almost at an end and the world of music has not been quiet this year, oh no! From **Bieber** **goes bad** to **Rihanna** **gets raunchy** the **music world** has given us some **memorable moments** that need to be remembered before the bells of Auld Lang Syne chime! Here, in the **first of two** blog posts, we count down **the most memorable music moments of 2013 **from **ten to six**. [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76297/Celebrity-Gossip-Top-10-Countdown-2013-Music) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76297/Celebrity-Gossip-Top-10-Countdown-2013-Music#comments-listing) Topics: [Pop Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/pop-music), [David Bowie](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/david-bowie) ## [Celebrity News and Gossip: 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76305/Celebrity-News-and-Gossip-2013-MTV-Europe-Music-Awards) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-382876296-png/images/2013_mtv_ema_logo-resized-600.png) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76305/Celebrity-News-and-Gossip-2013-MTV-Europe-Music-Awards) Earlier this month Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome played host to 2013’s **MTV Europe Music Awards**: a perfect night for celebrity news and gossip. The night saw some of the **biggest musical artists** perform their **current hits** and pick up a **whole host of awards**. From **Eminem** to **Katy Perry**, **One Direction** to **Beyonce**, all of the biggest stars were covered. Let’s take a look at how the night unfolded: **the winners**, **the losers,** **the performances** and those moments that left us a little shocked… [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76305/Celebrity-News-and-Gossip-2013-MTV-Europe-Music-Awards) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76305/Celebrity-News-and-Gossip-2013-MTV-Europe-Music-Awards#comments-listing) Topics: [Green Day](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/green-day), [Pop Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/pop-music) ## [Taylor Swift Boyfriends: Taylor Lautner](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76307/Taylor-Swift-Boyfriends-Taylor-Lautner) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-303129592-jpg/images/taylor_swift_taylor_lautner_teen_choice_awards-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76307/Taylor-Swift-Boyfriends-Taylor-Lautner) **Taylor Swift Boyfriends: Number One**. First up on my ever increasing list of Taylor Swift's boyfriends is **Twilight star** and **Hollywood hunk Taylor Lautner** (that must have been confusing at family gatherings!) [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76307/Taylor-Swift-Boyfriends-Taylor-Lautner) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76307/Taylor-Swift-Boyfriends-Taylor-Lautner#comments-listing) Topics: [Pop Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/pop-music) ## [Taylor Swift Boyfriends](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76309/taylor-swift-boyfriends) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-292380428-jpg/images/taylor_swift-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76309/taylor-swift-boyfriends) **2013** has definitely been the year that **Taylor Swift** crossed over from **country star** to international **pop princess**. With three best-selling albums, ***Taylor Swift***, ***Fearless*** and ***Speak Now**,* already under her belt, her fourth, ***Red***, was released at the end of 2012 ready to see in the new year. [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76309/taylor-swift-boyfriends) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/76309/taylor-swift-boyfriends#comments-listing) Topics: [Pop Music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/pop-music) ## [Rock and Roll History: Elvis Presley](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/72239/Rock-and-Roll-History-Elvis-Presley) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-376352737-jpg/images/elvis_performing_portrait-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/72239/Rock-and-Roll-History-Elvis-Presley) Last month saw ITV1 countdown the **20 best-loved Elvis songs**, as voted for by viewers in a 90-minute feature length show. With some of Elvis’s best loved songs from the **hip-shaking ‘Hound Dog’** to the slower, more **soulful ‘Always On My Mind’**, the show also featured interviews from friends and loved ones, including ex-wife **Priscilla Presley** and British icon **Sir Cliff Richard**. We thought we would take a look at **Elvis’s early influences** that contributed to the **countless hits** he released. But what did ITV viewers vote as their **number one Elvis song** of all time? Read on to find out... [Read More](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/72239/Rock-and-Roll-History-Elvis-Presley) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/72239/Rock-and-Roll-History-Elvis-Presley#comments-listing) Topics: [60s music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/60s-music), [Rock and Roll History](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/rock-and-roll-history), [50s music](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/50s-music), [Elvis Presley](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/topic/elvis-presley) ## [Rock and Roll History: Pink Floyd](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/71703/Rock-and-Roll-History-Pink-Floyd) Posted by [Emma Chafer](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/author/emma-chafer) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/hs-fs/file-350996334-jpg/images/1251869-pink-floyd-reunions-617-409-resized-600.jpg) ](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/classic-rock-bands/bid/71703/Rock-and-Roll-History-Pink-Floyd) **Nothing sums up British rock better than the 60s and 70s music legends Pink Floyd.** Known for their progressive psychedelic sound, and reinforced by their deeply philosophical lyrics and great live performance style, **Pink Floyd** went on to be an influential force on many other rock ensembles, both nationally and internationally. With hit albums such as ***Piper At The Gates Of Dawn* (1967)**, ***Atom Heart Mother* (1970)** and of course ***Dark Side Of The Moon* (1973)** Pink Floyd leave little room for manoeuvre when competing for the **greatest British rock band of all time**! 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