As the releases dry up in 2010’s closing months, step forward the battle of the heavyweights. American artists with universal appeal are stepping up to the pedestal this year; Kanye, Rihanna and Cee Lo Green, the voice behind the hugely successful Gnarls Barkley project. 

‘Fuck You’ was a revelation. At first a viral success, its meteoric rise up the American and British charts under its cuddly ‘Forget You’ alter-ego was equally staggering. The rest of this record has just as much hit potential, but the songs are etched in melancholy, defined by heartbreak and Cee Lo’s evidently poor track record with the ladies.

Here’s what the besotted press are saying. Our review’s coming very soon:
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”Brilliantly, [Fuck You] is nowhere near the best track on The Lady Killer.” - Mike Diver, BBC
 ”what’s remarkable about “The Lady Killer” is that he manages to avoid all the bubblebath boudoir-soul cliches that litter most R&B albums.” - 5 stars, Andy Gill, The Independent
“Luckily for us, what makes him strong is still miles ahead of the rest of the game” - 4 stars, Luke Winkle, Music OMH