HAVANA BROWN RETURNS WITH THE VERY PROMISING 'FLASHING LIGHTS'

Local lady and blonde bombshell Havana Brown has revealed the first of new material for 2013, the very promising 'Flashing Lights.'

Whilst we're yet to hear the full radio edit, you can preview the track via the 16-second snippet below. Additionally, Brown has also served up some pretty fierce remixes by Dave Aude, Richard Vission and Razor N Guido - listen to all below.

The Aussie DJ icon has previously topped the Billboard Dance/Club Charts with debut single 'We Run The Night' feat. Pitbull (2011) and 'Big Banana' feat. R3hab (2012). We reckon this new track will deliver the solid star yet another #1 club smash.

'Flashing Lights' will be released 23 August, pre-order now [iTunes]

HAVANA BROWN PREMIERES "YOU'LL BE MINE" VIDEO

Australian DJ/producer Havana Brown has premiered the video for "You'll Be Mine," taken from her "When The Lights Go Out" EP. The track was produced by hit-maker RedOne and Dutch DJ/producer R3hab.

Following on from the success of "We Run The Night" in the US, here in Australia the EP has already achieved a gold accreditation status and peaked at #16 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Shot in Hollywood, California, watch the full video below.

"When The Lights Go Out" EP is available today [iTunes]

LISTEN TO NEW HAVANA BROWN WITH "CITY OF DARKNESS"

Australian DJ/recording artist Havana Brown has premiered "City of Darkness," the third single to be lifted from the pop stars upcoming debut album (as a recording artist, not DJ).

The track, which appeared on Brown's Soundcloud page within the last 24 hours, follows more so in the footsteps of "Get It" rather than "We Run The Night" - it's a slightly more generic club sound that in our opinion, will probably struggle to reach the same heights as Brown's debut single.

Take a listen to the new track below - what are your thoughts?

Edit: Miss HB herself sent us a Tweet yesterday to confirm that "City of Darkness" is not in fact her new single and that we should stay tuned for more. You heard it here!
HAVANA BROWN - CITY OF DARKNESS (ORIGINAL MIX) by HAVANA BROWN

ARIA ANNOUNCE NOMINATIONS FOR 2011 ARIA AWARDS

Earlier this week the nominees were announced for the 2011 ARIA Awards, the the awards event celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year. Leading the nominees are Gotye, Boy & Bear and Drapht, all with seven nominations.

The awards will be held Sunday 27 November at the AllPhones Arena, Sydney. Stay tuned on who is scheduled to play at the big event.

I've listed the categories worth noting below, however you can check out a full list of the nominations via the official site.

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Birds of Tokyo - Wild at Heart
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
Drapht- Rapunzel
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
The Jezabels - Dark Storm
Guy Sebastian - Who's That Girl (feat. Eve)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts Of The Past
Grinderman – 2
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala

HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE
Birds of Tokyo – Plans
Havana Brown - We Run The Night
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Jessica Mauboy - Saturday Night (feat. Ludacris)
Guy Sebastian - Who's That Girl (feat. Eve)

HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM
Altiyan Childs - Altiyan Childs
Birds Of Tokyo - Birds Of Tokyo
Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
Keith Urban - Get Closer
Various - He Will Have His Way - The Songs Of Tim & Neil Finn

BEST FEMALE ARTIST
Adalita – Adalita
Clare Bowditch - Are You Ready Yet?
Kasey Chambers - Little Bird
Kimbra - Cameo Lover
Washington - Holy Moses

BEST MALE ARTIST
Drapht - The Life Of Riley
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Gareth Liddiard - Strange Tourist
Josh Pyke - No One Wants A Lover
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala

BEST GROUP
Birds of Tokyo - Wild At Heart
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Eskimo Joe - Ghosts Of The Past
Grinderman – 2
The Living End - The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST : SINGLE
Zoe Badwi - Freefallin'
Boy & Bear - Feeding Line
Havana Brown - We Run The Night
Drapht – Rapunzel
The Jezabels - Dark Storm

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST : ALBUM
Boy & Bear – Moonfire
Drapht - The Life Of Riley
Gypsy & The Cat – Gilgamesh
The Middle East - I Want That You Are Always Happy
Oh Mercy - Great Barrier Grief

BEST POP RELEASE
Architecture in Helsinki - Moment Bends
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Gypsy & The Cat – Gilgamesh
Guy Sebastian - Who's That Girl (feat. Eve)
Washington - Holy Moses

BEST DANCE RELEASE
Bag Raiders - Bag Raiders
Cut Copy – Zonoscope
Miami Horror – Illumination
Pnau - Soft Universe
The Potbelleez - From The Music

BEST URBAN ALBUM
Drapht - The Life Of Riley
Illy - The Chase
Koolism - The „Umu
Phrase – Babylon
Vents - Marked For Death

[VIDEO PREMIERE] NATALIE BASSINGTHWAIGHTE "ALL WE HAVE"

Ex-Rogue Traders front woman Natalie Bassingthwaighte has premiered the video for her new single, All We Have. The club-bangin' track, co-penned by Australian pop star Cassie Davis, has a distinct similarity to another one of Davis' recent writing credits - Havana Brown's We Run The Night.

In the video Nat Bass is bouncin' around with yo' party peeps reminding us all that indeed, all we have is tonight. It's a pretty standard clip, however I gotta say yo' lady does look mighty fine.

All We Have is available digitally today [iTunes]

[VIDEO PREMIERE] HAVANA BROWN "GET IT"

Australian DJ Havana Brown has premiered the video for her current single, Get It. The track follows the double-platinum selling single, We Run The Night.

Whilst you can't deny that Miss B looks fantastic, it still doesn't shy away from the fact that the song is pretty mediocre. Here's hoping something better comes up for the next release.

Get It is available digitally today [iTunes]

HAVANA BROWN FEATURES PITBULL WITH "WE RUN THE NIGHT" US RELEASE

Australian female DJ extraordinaire Havana Brown is getting ready to tackle the US with her double-platnum ARIA hit We Run The Night.

Employing the talents of almost-overdone producer RedOne and Mr Worldwide rapper Pitbull, We Run The Night receives a makeover in readiness for the tracks release for the picky market stateside.

Watch the video for Pitbull's Rain Over Me, featuring Marc Anthony

In my opinion, I'm not sure that it hits the mark. It throws the original production into a psychotic fit, which is disappointing due to the fact that it didn't really need a complete makeover in the first place.

The whole debacle reminds me of what Ministry of Sound insisted WaWa do to Ricki-Lee's outstanding chart-topper Can't Touch It, completely chopping it up and turning it into U Wanna Little Of This. Don't get me wrong I love the boys from WaWa as they've produced and remixed some of the best tracks, but this mix turned Can't Touch It into a generic sounding club anthem like everything else in the UK.

Listen for yourself:

Can't Touch It - original mix


U Wanna Little Of This - WaWa mix


Back to Miss Brown. I really do hope this does well for her in the US, but I'm not convinced a glossy RedOne tag with a 30-second rap by my Cuban doppelgänger is going to cut the mustard.

Both versions are below - take a listen and share your thoughts. Do you think the Pitbull addition and RedOne reproduction are enough to help Havana Brown make it in the US?

We Run The Night - original mix


We Run The Night - feat. Pitbull, produced by RedOne


Meanwhile, in Australia Brown is trying to mirror the success of We Run The Night with Get It. Unfortunately, I don't think many people do (get it, that is), as the track isn't doing nearly as well as it's predecessor.

Take a listen to Get It

We Run The Night and Get It are both available digitally today [iTunes]

LISTEN TO NEW HAVANA BROWN WITH "GET IT"

Australia's hottest female DJ, Havana Brown has released her second single Get It. The track follows in the footsteps of her top ten hit We Run The Night.

Stay tuned for the video, due in the coming days.

Get It is available digitally today [iTunes]

PREVIEW NEW HAVANA BROWN WITH "GET IT"

DJ Havana Brown, Australia's answer to Cascada, has unveiled a snippet of her new single, Get It. The new track is the follow up single to the double platinum hit We Run The Night.

Sounding just as fierce and electro pop ready, the release will be revealed in full in the coming days.

Take a listen to the preview below and share your thoughts. Do we have another winner here?

Get It will be available digitally from 9 September [iTunes]

HAVANA BROWN - "GET IT" by HAVANA BROWN

[VIDEO PREMIERE] HAVANA BROWN "WE RUN THE NIGHT"

Australia's very own Havana Brown launched her debut single upon us a few weeks ago. The track is Brown's first offering in which she provides vocals herself, as the famous female DJ is renowned for her Crave compilation series she produces (now up to volume five).

We Run The Night is a feel-good club track - which is very evident in the LA filmed video clip released this weekend. In it Brown has multiple costumes changes and certainly reminds all the boys how damn fine she really is. You go girl.

The single was released last week and debuted at #7 on the ARIA Singles Chart in it's first week. We Run The Night is available digitally today [ITUNES]

LISTEN TO HAVANA BROWN'S DEBUT SINGLE "WE RUN THE NIGHT"

Australian DJ Havana Brown has released her debut single, We Run The Night. Brown has successfully supported the likes of Britney Spears and The Pussycat Dolls on tour, and more recently Chris Brown, where she previewed the track.

Officially released last Friday, the single is already shooting for the top spot in iTunes - currently sitting at #6. Take a listen to the track below, with further news on a video clip shortly.

Like it? Purchase We Run The Night digitally today [ITUNES]