Tag: Vanilla Ice

Jedward Speak To RTE2fm About Black Lives Matter, Influencers, And Simon Cowell

August 10, 2020

Jedward spoke this morning to Eoghan McDermott and Doireann Garrihy on Irish radio station RTE2fm, and candidly talked about some of the events of the past few months.

Under Pressure: Jedward Consider Re-Recording ‘Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)’ And Appeal To Vanilla Ice To Join Them Ahead Of New Single ‘Taste The Heat’

July 22, 2020

If you’ve missed the recent drama over Jedward’s debut single, ‘Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)’, then we’ll quickly bring you up to speed. Last Friday Jedward were made aware that their debut single had been removed from Spotify and all other streaming media, and not only that, the music video, along with its more than 6 million views, had also disappeared. The single, which had been their only release under the Sony label back in 2010, just happened to vanish at the same time as Simon Cowell stepped down from Syco Music. Coincidence? Well Jedward certainly don’t think so!

I Love The 90s Gets Off To A Hip-Hopping Start At Wembley

October 3, 2017

If you remember the 90s you probably weren’t there. That might be said about Friday’s opening UK date for the ‘I Love The 90s’ Tour, at the SSE Arena, Wembley. The thousands-strong audience ranged in ages from those who *were* there – those of a similar age to or older than the performers – down to the ones whose knowledge of Vanilla Ice’s hit, ‘Ice Ice Baby’ might be from when he stopped, collaborated and listened with Jedward, on their mashup of ‘Under Pressure/Ice Ice Baby’, back in 2010.

Yesterday Is History Tomorrow Is A Mystery – We Speak To Vanilla Ice

September 30, 2017

The first hip hop artist to top the Billboard charts, with his 1990 single, ‘Ice Ice Baby’, Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, is credited with helping to diversify hip hop, and introduce it to a more mainstream audience. Lisa had the chance to speak to Vanilla Ice ahead of the first date of the I Love The 90s Tour in the UK, at SSE Arena Wembley.

Brooklyn Queen – ‘Emoji’

September 3, 2017

Although her name might suggest she’s from New York, Brooklyn Queen is actually from Detroit, and was named in honour of Biggie, by her mother, Detroit rapper, Nailnotirious Kim.

#PepTalk: Essentially Pop Meets Pepa from Salt N Pepa

May 21, 2017

After selling out arenas across America, ‘I Love the 90s’ comes to the UK with some of the most iconic names in rap, hip hop and R&B. Lisa had the chance to sit down and have a #PepTalk with Pepa, from the iconic hip hop trio, Salt N Pepa, about the tour, music, and what lays ahead.