Singles
The overly cute Selena Gomez of Selena Gomez & The Scene is about to release the group’s latest single, “A Year Without Rain,” from their sophomore album of the same title. The album will hit stores on September 21. We’ve always overlooked Gomez because she just seemed like one of the Disney crowd aka a Hollywood Records product. Then it finally hit us that she is exactly what we always say the overly sexual female performers should be: class and intelligence over sex and scandalous behavior.
“A Year Without Rain” is an almost perfect slice of Euro-inspired Dance/Pop. The intro sounds a little like Coldplay’s “Clocks” before switching into a euphoric thumping dance beat. It doesn’t take but one listen before you could care less who it is you’re listening to and just realize that this song Rocks, we mean Pop. Peep a preview of the music video after…
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The guy with the smooth beats and vocals, Sketch, is releasing a new single, produced by himself and written and co-wriiten by himself and Kieran Chase. “Once Upon a Time” will hit Bahamian radio waves this week.
Sketch’s brand new jam starts off midtempo to warm up the listener then the tempo picks up and the bass kicks in. The hyper Pop/Dance beat sets off and his “party” song is is full motion. Here’s what he had to say about the why he created his latest:
“I was in the studio thinking about what I should do next as a new single and started listening to Taio Cruz – Dynamite, Flo Rida – Club Cant Handle Me then Jessica Jarrell – Up And Running and realized that i didn’t have any party songs. So I got to the midi keyboard right away and started working on the track while Keiran Chase helped me with lyrics & Once Upon A Time was born.” [SOURCE]
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As Flamingo nears its release, more songs are appearing. The latest from Brandon Flowers’ debut solo LP is a new wave track entitled “Swallow It.”
Flowers describes this song as his most “ambitious” from the new album. From the get-go it’s not as sonically appealing as what Flowers usually puts out but it wastes no time for the guitar, drums and synths to kick in to make this song a winner. It’s a tad bit different from the usual but after a few more listens we’ll love it just as much as the rest.
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Funky soul singer, Cee-Lo Green, is gearing up for the release of another solo album under the title of Cee-Lo Green Is The Lady Killer. The singer has a fun and rude new single, simply titled “F**k You,” and it will be released on October 4 in the UK and US.
*Laughs* This song woke us up better than any caffeine could. What gets us is the song is so polite sounding then he comes so boldly and bluntly with those two words. Green has always been a character and this song is just pure fun to listen to. Check it out!
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Sky Ferreira and her label enlist Ryan Tedder to produce her US debut entitled “Obsession.” The single is set to appear on her debut album which will be released in January 2011. The single opens up with an intro comparable to P!nk’s “So What” and quickly progresses into a Electropop anthem.
After listening to the preview last week we were not sold and still, after listening to the full version it’s not our cup of tea; we just like “One” too much. However, this song has what it takes to shoot Ferreira into the sky to the nearest star. The states better look out because they have a new artist to be obsessed with.
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Ghetto University (All Of the Lights) feat. Drake
Last week we ripped and posted the snippet of Kanye West’s second single when it was just titled “All Of the Nights.” Today, a tagged studio version has leaked and we hate to seem dramatic but the snippet drowned us with a feeling that pushed out a tear…
That intro with those instruments is just moving. We can picture it now, a prolonged version of the intro is played as Kanye rises onto the stage on one of those elevating platforms then everything just EXPLODES as the drums kick in.
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After British Pop duo, The Ting Tings, conquered crossover success they caught the eye of a heavy hitter in the industry. Yeap, Jay-Z later signed them to his Roc Nation label and since then they’ve been working on material for their forthcoming album entitled Krust.
The Ting Tings and Roc Nation somehow managed to make a song bit-size enough for US radio as well and keep their signature and kooky style. With its disco/electro sound and other shoulder rockin’ beats, the duo is well on their way to lighting up some airwaves.
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Keri Hilson’s sophomore LP was supposed to be out from May but pushbacks and delays are all too common for musical acts today. Well about 3 months later, the first single, “Breaking Point,” from Hilson’s sophomore effort, No Boys Allowed, is here:
“Breaking Point” was written by Keri Hilson and produced by superproducer Timbaland. “ No Boys Allowed” is slated for a Late 2010 release and a video for the song will be shot in Atlanta early September. The song is about that breaking point that every woman gets to when the excuses given by boys are no longer accepted.Keri comments “ If you’re not man enough to step to the plate, then keep it moving”.
Well for one, Hilson’s new look is scary and secondly the single is decent. The single should do well; for those ladies who need a song to speak up for them. Hilson’s vocals are pretty as usual and it’s a splash in the face to see her go after a soulful sound rather than the Dance/Pop.
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Mainstream’s current lover, Katy Perry, is exactly one week away from releasing her sophomore studio album, Teenage Dream. With her first single, “California Gurls,” sitting pretty at #4 on the Hot 100 and her second, “Teenage Dream,” cracking the top 10 at #9, this new album of hers is looking to be a huge top seller. Today, the last promo track from iTunes is here, this one is entitled “E.T.”
“E.T.” was one of the first demos to leak from this album and after a little polishing it definitely beams. The song has a rock-stadium chanting vibe: vaguely similar to the classic “We Will Rock You” except much more Pop. With all this success Perry is experiencing thus far, she may be able to stretch this album for about 1.5 to 2 years and release this as a single.
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