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Associated Press
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
New Radicals Gregg Alexander Wins BMI Pop Award for "Murder on the Dance Floor" Two Decades After His mid-2000's Song of the Year "Game of Love" Performance Is Unearthed in a Storage Unit After a Family Tragedy
Watch Game of Love performed at BMI Awards from 2005. 'MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR' WAS ONE OF RADIO, TIKTOK AND STREAMING'S MOST PLAYED SONGS OF 2024 SPURRED ON BY A MEMORABLE APPEARANCE IN THE HIT FILM SALTBURN PER BIG HASSLE MEDIA LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month New Radical Gregg Alexander was honored at the BMI Awards in Beverly Hills, CA for his work co-writing the iconic copyright, 'Murder On The Dancefloor' watch. The song was initially a global hit in 2001 for his co-writer, Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her LP Read My Lips, and reached #2 on the UK singles charts in 2002. But last year it equaled its original chart position and saw a global resurgence due in large part to it being used in a pivotal scene, which Alexander coined to Billboard as the 'sadly oft true to life' Saltburn. The song was also covered by Interscope Aussie indie duo Royel Otis. Their version hit #1 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart and became one of Australia's biggest songs of 2024, whilst sparking a global bidding war. Alexander originally planned 'Murder On The Dancefloor' to be the 1st single for his band's critically acclaimed platinum debut, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed, Too. But after writing 'You Get What You Give' not only did 'Murder' not become a single it was abandoned for inclusion on their debut LP. But in March last year Alexander shared a snippet of his original 'Murder On The Dancefloor' demo in a viral Guardian interview just before 'soft releasing' his demo's full length version on DSP's in support of Kamala Harris the week she accepted the Chicago DNC Presidential nomination. The song also honored Doug Emhoff and Michelle Obama both sharing 'You Get What You Give' as their 'walk on' music at the DNC 's August, 2024 convention when they spoke in immediate succession. This year's BMI Award for 'Murder On The Dancefloor' coincides with Alexander winning the rights organization's coveted song of the year award two decades back for his Santana/Michelle Branch 'The Game Of Love', which also won a Grammy for best pop collaboration with vocals. This year's BMI song of the year winner was Benson Boone's 'Beautiful Things'. Alexander, who sadly lost his mom in March, was going through boxes and came upon a lost DVD of his band's only live 'hatless' performance of his mid 2000's Santana classic. A song both Tina Turner and Macy Gray sang, and Michelle Branch won a Grammy for, but Gregg's live version has never been seen online! Says Alexander: 'Sophie's 'Murder On The Dancefloor' resurgence tragically happened between 2024's untimely passing of my dad in mid-May and the following March loss of my heartbroken mom, as often happens when a family caretaker spouse unexpectedly passes. 'So after seven weeks by my mom's hospital bedside, alongside 'Unwritten' author and New Radical Danielle Brisebois and my big sister too, when the phone rang and BMI's Barbara Cane surprised me 'Murder' was winning a BMI award—-she also shared wise personal advice. 'Which is: anyone hospitalized can hear and feel you are there! So they will benefit from their fave music playin' and hearing words of support. So always speak aloud of life's best memories— because your loved ones can still hear you amidst your love and eminent security! 'This inspired me to drive to Public Storage to sift through dozens of 'boxes of memories.' Like 80's solo writing tapes and, to wax poetic, yoga-nurse bic pic lisa p GPP Municipal receipts! 90's reels and 'house bros' played 'Buisness!' loan gestures!? Even 2000's nut The Mob hoe 'JT5 bus assault toys!' Troll's racist voicemail rolls from years of yore—that's a quadruple rhyme! 'But most blessedly CD's of mom's fave 70's Carpenters tunes to play her—instead of the heart wrenching tapes my retch sobbing dad made weeks before passing. To frankly shed light on the 'disowned stalker heathen Aiuto,' to quote my dad and means 'Help in Italian!', and those will shake down hour vids ghostwriters visits dad encountered last May. 'So when I stumbled upon a DVD of Dani and my only New Rad-era filmed 'hatless' performance we felt a brief respite from those events. Us soon blastin' music at BMI's office whom christened it a sweet time capsule of my sarcastic 'No Mayo!' mom's fave song of mine, 'The Game Of Love.' 'Watch in memoriam of last month being the one year mark of my lovably unique dad Tony's passing. And honoring now above much missed BMI CEO Frances W Preston! And also with thanks for BMI's current 'sage advice' VP Barbara Cane (and my greatly missed mum Sharon!) please watch New Rad's one-off 'dancin' on the tables' song of the year performance from two decades back. To quote Adele, from 'When we were young!'' View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Big Hassle Media
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 46, reveals her new album Perimenopop pokes fun at the narrative that women should become 'invisible' with age as she admits she can 'literally be myself'
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has revealed her new album Perimenopop pokes fun at the narrative that women should become 'invisible' with age. The singer, 46, was just 21 when she first soared to fame with her first number one hit, Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) with Spiller in 2000, going on to become a household name. 25 years later, the chart-topper is set to release her latest offering which she, in a new interview with Good Housekeeping UK, claims dispels the notion that pop music is for 'young people' and instead mocks that apparent 'gloomy chapter' women face in their later years. Perimonpop is being touted as a 'a playful celebration of where Sophie is at in her life, knowing exactly who she is and embracing the joy and empowerment that brings'. And speaking to the publication about her album inspiration, Sophie echoed those sentiments as she shared: 'There's still this idea that only young people make pop music. As soon as I had the new album title, I felt like, "Now I can literally be myself." 'This album is about poking fun at this gloomy chapter and the narrative around it that women should be quietening down and becoming invisible… I don't feel like that at all.' The singer, 46, was just 21 when she first soared to fame with her first number one hit, Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) with Spiller in 2000 [pictured], going on to become a household name Sophie has had somewhat of a career resurgence of late, with her 2001 track Murder On The Dancefloor gaining new popularity after it was used by filmmaker Emerald Fennell for the one-shot finale of her award-winning 2023 movie Saltburn. A single camera tracks actor Barry Keoghan as he dances to the track in the nude while walking the corridors of his newly inherited stately home - a memorable scene that introduced Sophie to a younger fanbase and helped push it back into the charts with a number two placement, her first top ten hit since 2007. She said of the track going viral: 'I was at home over Christmas when things started escalating online. The whole thing was glorious. And it wasn't just great for me, but for my whole team. We'd had a busy 2023, so we were match-fit. We could just pick up the pace.' It was a far cry from her thoughts three years earlier when she started her famous kitchen discos during the COVID-19 lockdown, with Sophie admitting that she believed it was the 'end of my career' following her first live broadcast. The kitchen discos proved to be hugely popular and gave fans a glimpse of Sophie's family life as it featured her guitarist husband Richard Jones and their five sons; Sonny, 21, Kit, 16, Ray, 13, Jesse, nine, and Mickey, six. It comes after Sophie revealed earlier this year that her children are being bullied at school for a heartbreaking reason. She admitted her youngest children are being picked on for their red hair as they aren't 'blending in' with their classmates. She told Andreas Wild on her Salon Confidential podcast in April: 'It's [bullying] definitely been something they've experienced, which is really harsh. 'You get to secondary school and anything that marks you out becomes the thing you will be teased about. 'It's extraordinary how you have this desire at that age group just to blend in, to be part of the pack. It's a really strong instinct. 'But rather than letting it make you feel down, hopefully by having conversations, you can actually keep an eye on it and keep it on the right side of things.' She added: 'And then you get a bit older and you're like "Actually, all those things about me that set me apart are the things I'll now give space to and invest in and enjoy myself". 'My kids have got some different shades of red, but it's so gorgeous - and I can always find them so easily in a playground.' Sophie fell pregnant with her eldest Sonny just six weeks after she started dating musician husband Richard. The couple went on to go from strength to strength, marrying in 2005 and welcoming four more children. The secret to her 20-year marriage, she told Good Housekeeping UK, was down to sound advice from her mum Janet Ellis who told them to 'choose each other over anything else' - even their children.
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Sophie Ellis-Bextor says she discusses toxic masculinity with her five sons
The Murder On The Dancefloor singer, 46, is mother to Mickey, Jesse, Ray, Kit and Sonny, whom she shares with her husband, musician Richard Jones. Ellis-Bextor said while she will 'keep an eye on' their mobile phones, she does not demonise things that could 'shut down communication'. In recent months the success of hit Netflix show Adolescence has sparked conversations around misogyny among young boys online and the radicalisation of young men, with the creators discussing the topic in Parliament in April. Ellis-Bextor told Good Housekeeping UK: 'I've always had a lot of faith in my boys. We've openly chatted about toxic masculinity for a long time. 'My eldest is very articulate about these things, so none of it was new to my house. Sometimes people have an idea of what boys are like, as if they're a different species. 'As I far as I'm concerned, I'm raising five people who happen to be boys. I keep an eye on (mobile phone screen time), because that's parenting, but if you start demonising things, you shut down communication. 'Then you're like those parents in the 1950s who made kids burn their rock 'n' roll albums.' Speaking about her husband, Ellis-Bextor added: 'When we got married, we'd already had our first baby. 'My mum said: 'Make sure you always choose each other over anything else, even the kids.' She was right. Even though the kids might roll their eyes if they see us hugging or whatever, they're happy that we're happy. 'We have fun as a family, too. Last year, they came with us for a lot of the tour.' The singer also discussed her forthcoming album, Perimenopop, a play on the words perimenopause and pop. 'There's still this idea that only young people make pop music,' she said. 'As soon as I had the new album title, I felt like, 'Now I can literally be myself.' 'This album is about poking fun at this gloomy chapter and the narrative around it that women should be quietening down and becoming invisible… I don't feel like that at all.' The full interview can be read now in the August issue of Good Housekeeping UK.
Leader Live
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Sophie Ellis-Bextor says she discusses toxic masculinity with her five sons
The Murder On The Dancefloor singer, 46, is mother to Mickey, Jesse, Ray, Kit and Sonny, whom she shares with her husband, musician Richard Jones. Ellis-Bextor said while she will 'keep an eye on' their mobile phones, she does not demonise things that could 'shut down communication'. In recent months the success of hit Netflix show Adolescence has sparked conversations around misogyny among young boys online and the radicalisation of young men, with the creators discussing the topic in Parliament in April. Ellis-Bextor told Good Housekeeping UK: 'I've always had a lot of faith in my boys. We've openly chatted about toxic masculinity for a long time. 'My eldest is very articulate about these things, so none of it was new to my house. Sometimes people have an idea of what boys are like, as if they're a different species. 'As I far as I'm concerned, I'm raising five people who happen to be boys. I keep an eye on (mobile phone screen time), because that's parenting, but if you start demonising things, you shut down communication. 'Then you're like those parents in the 1950s who made kids burn their rock 'n' roll albums.' Speaking about her husband, Ellis-Bextor added: 'When we got married, we'd already had our first baby. 'My mum said: 'Make sure you always choose each other over anything else, even the kids.' She was right. Even though the kids might roll their eyes if they see us hugging or whatever, they're happy that we're happy. 'We have fun as a family, too. Last year, they came with us for a lot of the tour.' The singer also discussed her forthcoming album, Perimenopop, a play on the words perimenopause and pop. 'There's still this idea that only young people make pop music,' she said. 'As soon as I had the new album title, I felt like, 'Now I can literally be myself.' 'This album is about poking fun at this gloomy chapter and the narrative around it that women should be quietening down and becoming invisible… I don't feel like that at all.' The full interview can be read now in the August issue of Good Housekeeping UK.
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Sophie Ellis-Bextor says she discusses toxic masculinity with her five sons
The Murder On The Dancefloor singer, 46, is mother to Mickey, Jesse, Ray, Kit and Sonny, whom she shares with her husband, musician Richard Jones. Ellis-Bextor said while she will 'keep an eye on' their mobile phones, she does not demonise things that could 'shut down communication'. In recent months the success of hit Netflix show Adolescence has sparked conversations around misogyny among young boys online and the radicalisation of young men, with the creators discussing the topic in Parliament in April. Ellis-Bextor told Good Housekeeping UK: 'I've always had a lot of faith in my boys. We've openly chatted about toxic masculinity for a long time. 'My eldest is very articulate about these things, so none of it was new to my house. Sometimes people have an idea of what boys are like, as if they're a different species. 'As I far as I'm concerned, I'm raising five people who happen to be boys. I keep an eye on (mobile phone screen time), because that's parenting, but if you start demonising things, you shut down communication. 'Then you're like those parents in the 1950s who made kids burn their rock 'n' roll albums.' Speaking about her husband, Ellis-Bextor added: 'When we got married, we'd already had our first baby. 'My mum said: 'Make sure you always choose each other over anything else, even the kids.' She was right. Even though the kids might roll their eyes if they see us hugging or whatever, they're happy that we're happy. 'We have fun as a family, too. Last year, they came with us for a lot of the tour.' The singer also discussed her forthcoming album, Perimenopop, a play on the words perimenopause and pop. 'There's still this idea that only young people make pop music,' she said. 'As soon as I had the new album title, I felt like, 'Now I can literally be myself.' 'This album is about poking fun at this gloomy chapter and the narrative around it that women should be quietening down and becoming invisible… I don't feel like that at all.' The full interview can be read now in the August issue of Good Housekeeping UK.
