iGOTNEXT: WILLOW SMITH

Willow Smith  is an American child actress and singer who is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. She made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend.  Smith launched a music career in the fall of 2010 with the release of her single "Whip My Hair" and signing to Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation.

June 2010, Smith's mother Jada Pinkett Smith announced in an interview on Lopez Tonight that Smith would be releasing an album. Her first single, "Whip My Hair" leaked on September 7, 2010.

"Whip My Hair" is a song Smith wrote the track with producer Jukebox. The song set media outlets abuzz, being covered by Time, Billboard, and CNN the day of its release. Initial reception praised the song's kid-friendly, yet universal appeal.  "Whip My Hair" is a R&B -hip-hop song with dance-pop and drawing from funk influences.  Lyrically the song is about letting loose, having fun and being full of swagger, while she asks ladies to "whip their hair" and "shake haters off."

Whip My Hair

Prior to radio add dates and release, the song collected greatest gainer recognitions on the Rap Songs chart, and debuted at number sixty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.  The song's initial video uploaded to YouTube reportedly had garnered over 100,000 views on YouTube a day after release. The effort was applauded by several celebrities on Twitter, including Ciara, Brandy, Solange Knowles, and Alfredo Flores. 

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Ray Kay has been recruited to direct the song's accompanying music video, scheduled to be filmed in late September. Ray Kay, known for Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and Justin Bieber's "Baby," among others, has been tapped to direct the clip. In an interview with Rap-Up, Kay said "I’m certain people that are watching the video will feel inspired to develop their own individuality and freedom and express their own art after seeing Willow in this video. Kay also confirmed that the shooting would take two days, and require a lot from Smith, but said, "she’s incredibly talented and has an amazing personality, so I’m confident she’ll kill it in front of the camera. She’s a star."

Born: October 31, 2000 (age 9)
HomeTown: Los Angeles, California,
United States
Genres: Pop, R&B
Occupations: Actress, singer
Years active: 2007-present
Labels: Roc Nation
Associated acts: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith
Website: WillowSmith.com

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iGOTNEXT: La Roux

La Roux are an English electropop and synthpop duo made up of singer Eleanor Jackson and synthesizer player, co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid.  Their music is influenced by 1980s synthpop including Yazoo, Erasure, Depeche Mode, The Human League, Heaven 17 and Blancmange.

Their first project was named "Automan" and they wrote largely acoustic music.

La Roux's debut single, "Quicksand", was released by French independent record label Kitsuné Music in December 2008. They then signed to Polydor Records in order to release their debut album.

La Roux is the self-titled debut album by the English electropop duo La Roux, released in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2009 by Polydor Records, in Canada on 28 July 2009 by Universal Music Group, and in the United States on 29 September 2009 by Cherrytree Records. It was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize. All songs written/co written by Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid. he set sold 62,650 copies in its first week, which became the highest first-week sales for a debut album in 2009,^[15] until Florence and the Machine released her debut disc Lungs, which sold 63,020 copies.^[16] It has sold 350,000 copies in the UK so far.^[

"Quicksand" was the first single from La Roux from their self-titled debut album, La Roux in 2009 . Written and produced by Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid, the song was released as the album's lead single on 15 December 2008 by Kitsuné Music.^[1] It peaked at number 153 on the UK Singles Chart.  Then was re-released on 23 November 2009, the single re-entered the chart at number 129.

"In for the Kill"  was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2009, peaking inside the top ten in the UK. The  influenced by the title theme of the '80s cartoon classic Pole Position, with even the video paying homage to the show.

Bulletproof", the third single,written and produced by both members of La Roux, the song was released in the United Kingdom on 22 June 2009 as the album's third single in digital and physical formats from two labels, Polydorand Kitsuné Music. Debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. "Bulletproof" was ranked number twenty-five on Rolling Stone's list of The 25 Best Songs of 2009.  The song also reache number one on the US dance chart, with a peal postion of 29 Billboard Hpt 100.

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Birth Name:Corey Emiliy Jacksom and Ben Langmaid
Born:born n/a

Age: n/a

Genres: Electro,Pop

Reppin: UK

Buzz Worthy Releases: La Roux

Years Active: 2008-present

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Occupations: Sing-Song writer, Producer

Side hustles: n/a

Website: www.laroux.co.uk

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/larouxofficial

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/larouxuk