And the winners are...

Though the polls will remain open, after four days and over 700 votes it seems quite clear which are your favourite Roisin albums:


Moloko: Statues (61% of votes) - My personal favourite too. Oh, don't you just love the album cover?


Roisin solo: Overpowered (71% of votes) - I have to admit this doesn't reflect my personal choice, but I can understand why most of you have gone for this one.

Thank you all for voting!

If you don't agree with the outcome and haven't taken part yet, you can still cast your vote. Maybe this will change the results? After all, this blog is a democracy!

D&G party video

A video of Roisin and a whole bunch of other folk at the Dolce & Gabbana party, which took place in Paris earlier this month.

Poll: your favourite Roisin albums

Over the course of her career, Roisin has so far produced six albums. She made four as part of Moloko and two as a solo artist.

What are your favourites? Share your opinion by taking part in the polls below...



Thank you for taking part!

Official site makeover

The official Roisin Murphy site has had a makeover. Though the site is quite basic at the moment, the good news is that the Forest National gig is back online as an interactive feature. You can now edit your own concert videos and upload them on the site.

Oh, last but not least, the homepage now includes a link to the blog run by yours truly. A big 'thank you' to Roisin's team for this. It's a great honour and acknowledgement!

Roisin & Crookers

Roisin has teamed up with the Italian dance duo Crookers, who are known for the Kid Cudi club hit Day N Nite, to record a song for their debut album. Other artists on the album include Spank Rock, Kelis and Madness.

Though there is no news yet about the actual collaboration, the duo said the following about the album as a whole: "It's probably not what you'd expect, it won't be a collection of dancefloor bangers!"

Source: www.inthemix.com.au

Mum & Dad to be

A nice shot of Roisin and her partner Simon Henwood, taken at the Givenchy Haute Couture A/W 2010 show in Paris.

BBC 6 Music interview

You can now listen to the BBC 6 Music interview with Roisin, where she discusses her future musical plans:

* Roisin is working with various London producers to record her new album, which will have a more urban and gritty sound than Overpowered.

* She has left EMI. A string of arguments and disagreements between the label and the singer eventually lead to the split. Roisin is not quite sure who will release her third album, as she has not yet signed a new contract.

* Before releasing a whole new album, she wants to release "bundles and packages" of music. She doesn't expect to have a new album completed within a year and a half.

* The "big funky house track" Demon Lover will be released before the end of the summer, possible as part of an EP.

Click here or here to listen to the interview.

Over the moon

I may have been the first site to report the news, other online media are now slowly picking up on the news of Roisin's pregnancy. According to Irish Central, Roisin is said to be over the moon.

Perez Hilton has posted a special message on his Twitter page:

New single: Demon Lover

**EXCLUSIVE**

I can reveal that the first single from Roisin's next album is titled Demon Lover and will be released before the end of the summer!

Roisin describes the tune to BBC 6 Music as "a big funky house track. It's a souped-up full on garage tune".

About the album, which is still untitled, she says: "It is quite gritty, it has a slightly London sound to it, it's a bit more urban and bass-ey than Overpowered".

Sunday's edition of The Music Week will feature a full length interview with Roisin.

Dutch site confirms pregnancy

The Dutch music site musicfrom.nl has confirmed the news that Roisin Murphy is pregnant.

The report also claims that Roisin cancelled her show in Amsterdam in October on doctor's advice. This indicates that Roisin may put her musical activities on a low burner for a while.

Baby Murphy?

Roisin's performance with the Amsterdam Metropole orchestra on October 3 has been cancelled. According to the organisers this is due to the fact that Roisin is pregnant.

As TicketService is an official ticket outlet, I guess we can assume this news is true. Let's wait for an official announcement...

She's every woman

An interview with Roisin, where she discusses recording I'm Every Woman for ActionAid's SixDegrees campaign.

More news from Paris

Earlier this week Roisin was a guest of honour at Alexandre Vauthier's show in Paris. She spoke to WWD about being late for the show & her new album:

Alexandre Vauthier delayed the start of his show Tuesday to wait for guest of honor and sometime brand ambassador Roisin Murphy. “I was so stressed, we got stuck in traffic and they were calling me going; ‘Where are you?’” said the singer, who was accompanied by her boyfriend, artist Simon Henwood. Preferring her front-row seat to walking the runway for Vauthier as she did last season, Murphy said she’s currently concentrating on “writing and making music. You’ll hear about the album in the next couple of months,” she said, before heading to Givenchy’s show.

Picture courtesy of Diane Pernet.

Roisin by Rankin

This breathtaking picture of Roisin was taken by photographer Rankin, backstage at the Wireless Festival in London last week.

D&G Thursday

On Thursday Roisin attended two events in London, wearing two different Dolce & Gabbana outfits.

In the afternoon she came to the Serpentine Gallery summer party in white. Afterwards she changed into a black ensemble to attend a party organised by Dolce & Gabbana.

Thanks to Betty for sending me these!

Margiela light

I came across this picture on 10.17 this morning & have to say I simply love it!

Roisin is wearing Pugh (in Paris) and smoking what looks like a Margiela, eh Marlboro, light.

Givenchy Paris

Some great pictures of Roisin at the Givenchy Couture show in Paris a few days ago, courtesy of the blog Diane,a shaded view on fashion. Roisin is pictured with Simon Henwood and Diane Pernet.

Thanks to Betty, as always!

I'm Every Woman download

The ActionAid UK charity cover of the Chaka Khan classic I'm Every Woman is out now. The song features Roisin Murphy, Micachu and Sinead O'Connor.

The 6 Degrees Project is based on the idea that we are all connected through 6 other people. The project is connecting women in the UK with women living in poverty in order to fight violence and discrimination against women.

Click here to register and download the song for free!

Prada party London

Earlier this week Roisin attended the Prada Congo benefit party in London. Above she is pictured with designer Giles Deacon.


Thanks to Betty for sending me the two bottom pictures!

Breithlá shona duit

Breithlá shona duit Róisín!/Happy birthday Róisín!

Somerset House last night

She may be very busy recording her new album, last night Roisin took some time out to attend a party for the German watch and jewellery maker Thomas Sabo at London's Somerset House.

Thanks to Betty for the picture!