James Morrison talks about “The Awakening” track-by-track!
2Official cover art of Rachael Yamagata’s “Chesapeake”
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Must-Watch: Video Preview: “Someone Like You” by Adele
1Finally, another track from 21 gets a video! Still, what kind of budget did that get? It’s the #1 song in the world right now, for Mariah’s sake!
Introducing… J.Viewz
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Up until this point, J.Viewz has released new songs, music videos, and remixes piecemeal to fans without actively promoting them to the music press. Yet through word of mouth the songs and videos surrounding rivers and homes. have been listened to and viewed hundreds of thousands of times, with the J.Viewz Youtube channel registering over 700,000 views on its own. A drop in the bucket for Lady Gaga, but a grand accomplishment for a project that has had no outside promotion.
J.Viewz sound alternately combines elements of soft breakbeat, hazy nostalgia, glitchy chillout, and strong vocal performances. The album vacillates between the high energy pop of “far too close” to calming expansive dreamscapes like “building a home”, but is pulled together cohesively by Dagan’s deft aesthetic vision.
Anoop Desai does beautiful cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You”
2One of the best things to come out of American Idol, Anoop Desai, has created a beautiful rendition of Adele’s mega-hit “Someone Like You.” Not only that, but he also gave it a great video. Check it out!
Britney Spears brings tour to Abu Dhabi!
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The princess of pop is coming to the Middle East to bring her Femme Fatale tour. The singer is set to play Abu Dhabi on the 11th of November, 2011. Click here for more information.
Kelly Rowland performs “Motivation”
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Video Premiere: “Cruel” by St. Vincent
1St. Vincent is on the right direction of her new album Strange Mercy. It’s moody, yet with great instrumentation. Fusing elements that you wouldn’t expect into her melodies without overwhelming them. If that’s not a good review, we don’t know what it.
Don’t Quote Me, Vol. 570
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“If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, acting lovingly; if you believe every which way, then act every which way, that’s perfectly valid – but don’t go out trying to sell your beliefs to the system. You end up contradicting what you profess to believe in, and you set a bum example. If you want to change the world, change yourself.”
― Tom Robbins
Borrow from @Kaffasha‘s desk.
Tori Amos performs “Silent All These Years” on the Tavis Smiley show!
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This is one of the greatest songs Tori Amos ever penned. We’re glad she’s still performing it live on this promotional tour for Night Of Hunters.
Leona Lewis postpones album until 2012!
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Allegedly, Leona Lewis has tweeted that she is very inspired these days and will put her album on hold to add things on it. She apparently wants to make it perfect and, as a result, fans will not get to see some new material until next year. We weren’t big fans of “Collide,” but we are not the biggest fans of Leona Lewis either. Still, she has the chops for a great track.
Legendary: “Unbelievable” by EMF
1This might sound very dated right now, but it is one was one of the freshest sounds to come out at the time. It was a merger between pop and what feels like the first murmuring of UK rap on the charts. The riff is amazing and the attitude behind the lyrics makes this song.
Sexy Track: “Georgia” by Emily King
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Yes, we have been listening to Emily King non-stop these days. We even downloaded her more mainstream previous album to check it out. But, if the Seven EP is anything to go by, Emily is well on her way of becoming one of the greatest soul artists of this decade. “Georgia” is proof of that. A track that showcases the opulence of simplicity. It sounds like a lullaby that someone with great emotional vigor penned down. The lyrics are straight forward and the melody is that of a yearning town. The kind of song that makes you want to know more about the story that initiated its inception. A remarkable song.
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Video Premiere: “Gangsta” by tUnE-yArDs
1Natalia Kills covers Fault magazine!
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Nicola Roberts covers “Everybody Got To Learn Sometime” at G-A-Y
1What a lovely song to cover. It’s always nice when people delve into the history of pop music to find a track they’d love to cover rather than opt for the reguler “Ain’t No Sunshine” route. Also, good to see that her vocals are up to par live!
Thom York of Radiohead covers Esquire magazine!
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Rihanna on the set of “We Found Love” in Belfast!
1Looks similar to the scenario in “Only Girl (In The World),” don’t you think?
