The Return

As with most of my writing, I have taken a break since being in school my final semester and then after graduating. While I've been on the job hunt and relocating I have had the chance to keep my ears open and enjoy some new music that i'd like to share with you!

Some recent finds that I've really enjoyed are:

Songs from Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

Roman Holiday- This song, causing quite a bit of stir during her Grammy's performance, actually strikes me as being very odd but just catchy enough to purchase. I really like the way that she raps towards the beginning of the song and I LOVE the beat of the song. I feel that I might owe my steering wheel an apology for slamming my hands to the beat of this song when I play it!

Pound the Alarm- This song is very similar to other songs of Nicki's including "Starships" but I really like pauses  in songs and think this song is very catchy! I always find myself doing the inception "BURRRRRR" right before the robotic "Pound the Alarm" starts and then randomly dance during the crazy dubstep-esque chorus music plays.

Whip It- This is a piece of pop gold on the album. I, just yesterday, stated that I am usually in love with any song that involves a whip sound and this song fulfills that need! It is a very fun song and it's a good mix of Nicki's crazy rapping with her girly-pop self.

Automatic- This song sounds like a very close relative to "Turn Me On" or at least an attempt to recreate David Guetta's style. Although it does seem much like a clone, it too is very catchy. As I have noticed, I really like Nicki when she does the mainstream pop but I do also enjoy some of her more hip hop/rap style.

I also recently downloaded Madonna's MDNA and have to say that overall the album is not amazing... But, some of the songs are very catchy and a bit different from what's been on the radio (but some sound like copies of current radio).

My favorites would be:

"I Don't Give A..." feat. Nicki Minaj - Here's Nicki again! She saves the day in this song, I love the beat of the song and I think it would be okay without her, but I find myself anticipating her joining in on the song and feel like a superstar when I sing "See I really can't relate to your Volvo and you can't get the shoes down at Aldo"! I don't know how I find her so intriguing and fun but I do! The song itself seems like an attempt to recreate a "Walk This Way" vibe and, for me, it does!

Gang Bang -To say that this song is odd is the complete truth. It is kind of boring and a bit disturbing when first listening to it, but then I found myself mesmerized by the monotone mumblings of Madonna and had a day at work where I couldn't get the song out of my head!

I'm also a fan of Lovespend and REALLY love Girl Gone Wild except for the very stocatto singing technique that Madonna uses, showing her age as she tries to recreate her amazing Confessions On A Dancefloor album.

Other music to check out:

"Gold Forever" by The Wanted

"Boyfriend" by Justin Bieber (I don't have Bieber-fever but this song does have a Justin Timberlake-esque vibe to it that the world has been missing since he decided to do movies instead of music)

"Breathe" by Dev - This song is epic and I really enjoy Dev, although I'm not sure she does much but sort of talk/whisper.

"Think Like A Man" - Jennifer Hudson  feat Neyo and Rick Ross - I was not a gargantuan J.Hud fan before this song. It really made me go back and try to find other songs I enjoyed which I did. I enjoy her!

"Better Than I Know Myself" - Adam Lambert - Not a huge Adam Lambert fan either, but this song is pretty amazing! I just heard some remixes of it on youtube last night and think that this song is pretty legit and want to get my hands on some of those!

Rihanna - Talk That Talk (Entire Album) - Enough said

Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (Entire Album) - Enough said

That's a lot for one update and I will try to get the layout changed and to make the posts more fun, but it's Easter and I have to get dressed! Have a great one! Let me know if you hear anything great that I should hear! Much Love!

New Britney Spears Song Clips

Following the release of Britney's "Hold It Against Me" Music Video (Which I love!) Britney's team has been attempting to promote her upcoming album, Femme Fatale, by releasing 15 second clips of some of her songs. Personally it gives me mixed feelings. I feel kind of guilty for wanting to hear the songs so early, but at the same time, I am angry because I want to hear the whole freaking song!

The first of the two released clips is for "Inside Out", which sounds to be a sort of R&B slower song. I thoroughly enjoy that it is something different from what she has released before and that she is trying to experiment with something out of her norm. The first few notes in the snippet seem very synthesized so I guess when the songs is officially released that we will know if it fits the song or gets edited out. There is also a longer video with an instrumental version of the song from a type of DJ battle thing that her manager posted on his twitter to keep people on their toes about her new music. kudos!

The second, and my favorite of the two, is "I Wanna Go". From the second i heard it begin, I knew that this was going to be something I didn't want to stop hearing. I have actually listened to the clip... let's just say I know the clip very well. I think this song may be the rumoured second single to be released right before the album release. I hope that it is! I'm addicted!

I hope to hear more clips in the future and hope they decide to release the tracklisting soon! I hate waiting!

Peace!

I'm Ready For... Adele's "21"

     I haven't had much experience with Adele's music before this recent album. I had seen her perform her award-winning song "Chasing Pavements" at the Grammy's in 2009 and wasn't insanely impressed with the song but I found something about her adorable. I then was impressed immensely when I watched the 2009 Divas Live concert which included other amazing artists such as Kelly Clarkson and Leona Lewis.  She sang an amazing song with India Arie. She was dancing around and having a great time and also sounded amazing!
     But, after that, she faded from my vision until recently I stumbled upon a remix of her most recent single "Rolling In The Deep", which is jam-packed with talent and a great soul-vibe. I began to do a little more research into her career and found other songs that I enjoyed as well. Then, a few days ago she performed another new song from her sophomore album 21, "Someone Like You". I was in shock while she was singing it, because not only was it an incredible song, it was flawless live. I have even heard the studio version and prefer the live version to it. I found a place online to stream her album and was able to listen clips of the album and there are a few songs that caught my attention.

"Someone Like You" - She teared up when she was performing this song at the Brit Music Awards, and she did amazingly well. This song is so beautiful and a great ballad that has already managed to reach #1 in the UK.

"Set Fire To The Rain" - As of now is my complete favorite on the album. I am so moved by this song. The images that you get from it, and the voice is just impeccable. It was produced by Fraiser T. Smith who works with well-known artists such as Beyonce, Taio Cruz, and Craig David. I cannot take this song off of repeat. Even the cracking her voice does in the song adds to the intensity of the emotion and the authentic feelings that she gives to the song which she says is about meeting someone when she was just out of a relationship and falling for them to find out they were a terrible person. Great Great Song!

"Don't You Remember" - Another amazing ballad from Adele, that showcases yet another aspect of her amazing voice. The trills that she does at the end of the word remember in the chorus are fantastic. It showcases a more r&b quality in her voice and shows that she is also able to diversify from her normal catchy soul infused songs.

I'm sure there are many other incredible songs on this album and I have no doubt that I will be rushing to Target tomorrow to get a deluxe edition version of this album! Until then I am impatiently waiting...waiting...waiting.

Sincerely,
Your newly Adele-Obsessed Music Lover.

53rd Grammy Awards

The Grammy's have been hyped for quite a few weeks with the announcement that the likes of Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Eminem set to perform. Then with the recently released Lady Gaga single, "Born This Way", having premiered two days before the show aired, the show had propelled to a must-watch television spectacle. As the red carpet commenced it was seen that this year was going to be a pretty great year for the Grammy's. Seeing stars like Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus parading down the carpet with their awe-struck faces shows the illustrious affects that the show has, even on the stars attending. Yet again, Lady Gaga, outdid herself appearing on the show inside of an egg which was couriered by a latex strewn team of men and a supermodel.

Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" Countdown!

Over the past week or so, Britney Spears' team has been releasing teaser clips for her latest music video for "Hold It Against Me". It is one of the few times that Britney has been able to stay on top of Promo recently and getting hype up for the stuff she is doing. The clips vary in excitement level and clips 4 and 8 are my absolute favorite. I get crazy chills on clip 4! I am going to post the clips here for you to see just in case you have been living under a rock and haven't had a chance to see them!

Teaser #1

Teaser #2

Teaser #3

Teaser #4 *********

Teaser #5

Teaser #6

Teaser #7

Teaser #8

Teaser #9

Say what you want about Ms. Spears, but she usually knows how to wow in her music videos and I think this one is going to be epic! Get ready! Thurs Feb 17th 2011!