It's been a rough week and I have little time for this weekly post, but I can't miss it totally. Here are some hot new songs for this week. Just click the links to check em out...
Spotify did this crazy amazing thing. They created a playlist especially for me called Summer Rewind, and it's full of songs I played all summer long last year. A lot of those songs were played and enjoyed by me and my friends on our wonderful Roller Coaster Road Trip, and one of thesongs we listened to the most was this, Katy Perry's fun Swish Swish...
Here's a hot new song by Ariana Grande with none other than Miss Nicki lending a vocal or two. This one's got an old school feel to it...think new wave, with funky back-beats, odd background vocals, but of course Nicki thrown in. Funky, funky, funky! Check out The Light Is Coming...
I knew within the first half-hour or so during my discovery of New Music Fridays on Spotify that this was going to be a special week. There are so many great tunes in this week's crop of new music that I could have highlighted twenty of them. Alas, most of the ones I really liked are indeed found within, either in music form or as an honorable mention. Man this week's going to give me long periods of music pleasure! Check it out...
Dance to This - Troye Sivan, Ariana Grande
One of the most exciting new tunes of the week comes in the form of a brand new collaboration by two of today's hottest stars, Troye Sivan and Ariana Grande. With pulsating rhythms and soft, sensual vocals, this one's already on fire. Check out Dance to This...
Bed - Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande appears as a vocalist on not one, but two new tunes by other artists this week, and both tunes are kind of on the softer side of things. This one, from Minaj's upcoming Queen, is steamy and from the looks of it, the video is gonna be too. Check out Bed...
Growing Pains - Alessia Cara
This new song by talented young Alessia Cara is our first new taste of what's to come from the singer's sophomore album, and by the sounds of it, it's going to be good. Check out Growing Pains...
I'm a Mess - Bebe Rexha
Brooklyn born singer Bebe Rexha has got a new tune out and it's drawing comparisons to Meredith Brooks' I'm a Bitch. Check out the similarities between the songs on Billboard, and in the meantime check out I'm a Mess...
Let Me Live - Rudimental, Anne-Marie, Major Lazer, Mr. Eazi
This star-studded collaboration by Rudimental and Major Lazer has got a sweet, reggae-tinged sound and with Anne-Marie's vocals, this one's outta the park. Check out Let Me Live...
Maria - Christina Aguilera
By far the best song I've heard so far from Christina's new record is this soulful piece of joy. Check out the beautiful Maria...
Just My Type - The Vamps
It's really a shame that Brit band The Vamps don't get more attention here in the States. They've got a pop sensibility that's really always spot on, with songs that are always catchy, always fun, including this new track. Check out a live performance of Just My Type...
Blurry Eyes - Hotel Garuda, RUNN
Here's yet another song I couldn't resist spotlighting here. You know I love dance music and this one is funky! Check out Blurry Eyes...
As promised, here are plenty of other new tunes for you to check out. They're all stellar in their own way.
Don't Sleep - Chromeo, French Montana, Stefflon Don
I'm back from Europe and all ready to go. I'm sorry that I missed two weeks of new music tracks, but I did manage to check some stuff out which I will hopefully be sharing on Song of the Day posts in the days and weeks ahead. I the meantime, we've got five new songs to get through...all good stuff:
Barbie Tingz - Nicki Minaj
It's been about three and a half years since Nicki Minaj released a studio album, and for all of you Nicki fans out there, your long wait is over. On Thursday, Minaj released two new tracks from an upcoming fourth studio album, Chun-Li and Barbie Tingz. Both songs are old school Nicki and should definitely bring some excitement back to fans who may have strayed in Nicki's solo magnificence. Of the two, I prefer Barbie Tingz, so check it out...
Sky Full of Song - Florence + The Machine
In another pleasant return, Florence + The Machine is back with a vintage ballad replete with strings, piano and Flo. Great stuff! Check out Sky Full of Song...
That's It (I'm Crazy) - Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker's debut album, Treehouse, is out and the newest single to pop the charts is yet another fast and funky jam which hearkens back to Wild Cherry. Check out That's It (I'm Crazy)...
Good Thing - Kideko
Dance artist Kideko is out with a brand new cut of discoey goodness for Ministry of Sound. With a funky backbeat and some hot vocals, this one'll be on my playlist for some time to come. Check out Good Thing...
Pynk - Janelle Monae, feat. Grimes
Janelle Monae's newest single from her forthcoming album, Dirty Computer, is a multi-dimensional collaboration with singer Grimes. The tune begins slowly and deliberately, with a nice, steady bet, then opens up with a lil bit of funk on the chorus. I'd consider the song a ballad, but it is one heck of a ballad! Check out Pynk...
Well, there you have it, my top five picks for new music tracks of the week. Stay tuned for more in the weeks ahead and in the meantime, also check out this week's honorable mentions...
David Guetta and Nicki Minaj have a certain magic when they work together and here's one of their best collaborations from Guetta's 2011 Nothing But the Beat album, the high energy Turn Me On...
What a coincidence! I've long been updating my playlists on Spotify and I was just working on creating one for the members of the Black Eyed Peas, most notably will.i.am, Pras and Ms. Fergie. Well lo and behold during that exact time, I get an email that Fergie had just released two new tracks from her upcoming Double Dutchess album (I didn't even know she was working on an album!), Hungry, featuring Rick Ross, and this one, an instantly recognizable Fergie tune that's downright catchy and fun. Check out You Already Know...
Happy Friday from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. I haven't been able to post for a couple of days because there was no WiFi in Sandusky, Ohio, our most recent stop, but here I am, ready to go once again with a Flashback Friday Song of the Day. We've been hearing a lot of Nicki Minaj in the car this week, especially her latest guest vocals on Katy Perry's Swish Swish and Jason Derulo's Swalla, and so I thought I'd post one of her own hits for Flashback Friday. Check out the always fun Starships...
Jason Derulo has just such a way with words, huh? Lol. Well, one of his latest, Swalla, is a perfect song for a Hump Day, of of those highly suggestive and irresistibly hypnotic songs that you can't help but move your body to. So check it out below, and have a Happy Hump Day!
Though not quite as successful as his previous two records One Love and Nothing But the Beat, David Guetta's 2014 Listen produced one smash dance jam, and that's Hey Mama, another fab collaboration with Nicki Minaj. This one's fast and frenzied and oh so danceable. Check it out...
I thought I was watching the Jerry Springer Show! In case you haven't seen it, Nicki Minaj got all Springer at the VMA's last night after accepting an award for Best Hip-Hop Video, calling out host Miley Cyrus for supposedly trashing her in the press.
And now, back to this b**ch who had a lot
to say about me in the press the other day.
Miley, what's good?
The reference that she made happened during an interview Miley had done in which she was asked about Nicki's complaint that she was snubbed for Video of the Year, saying that "if your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year...Black women influence pop culture so much, but are rarely rewarded for it."
Cyrus alluded in the interview that the complaint was more about herself than at the bigger issue at hand. "I don't respect your statement because of the anger that came with it...You made it about you. Not to sound like a bitch, but that's like, 'Eh, I didn't get my VMA."
Well to me, the whole thing just embodies what is wrong with the music industry and society in general, and I won't be buying any more Nicki Minaj songs anytime soon. First of all, the amount of narcissism that exists today...freaking ego!!! I'm sorry Ms. Nicki, but Miley was right in her response. Referring to the Artist to Watch Award, which Cyrus lost in 2008, she shot back, "Whatever. Because it's no big deal! It's just an award, and I persevered!" Really!
Aren't pop stars supposed to be role models? This is what our kids have to look up to? The head wagging and calling someone out live, on stage. And all because she said something negative about you. Boo hoo! Suck it up Nicki. You wanna be in the spotlight, and carry duffle bags every time you go to SunTrust, you gotta be able to deal with compliment and criticism. You wanna change how people look at black women? Don't portray the very embodiment of what people ignorant people think about them.
And as for the music...I'm sorry, but Anaconda is not your best work by far. In fact, it;s like a lot of other stuff out there in the entertainment industry nowadays: unoriginal! That song is just Sir Mix-a-Lot copied, with a couple of Oh My God! Look at her butt's. Really? Again, as a woman, you're portraying yourself way differently than you want to be treated. And you're a freaking millionaire, too! God, there is no justice in the world, when someone like you with a modicum of talent gets to walk around living it all easy breezy objectifying women using an unoriginal song and then wanting to be rewarded for it. Ugh, if there's any justice in the world, karma will bring you back as a much lower form of life the next time around...
Oh, and you can check out the exchange on Rolling Stone.
After a little blip in missing yesterday's Song of the Day, we're back with a hot one off of David Guetta's monumental 2011 Nothing But the Beat album. This was one of the biggest hits off that set, hitting the peak position on Billboard's Dance Chart and #2 on the magazine's Hot 100. Nicki Minaj's voice works well in the dance music genre, and she and Mr. Guetta are still making beautiful music together with the current jam Hey Mama. In the meantime, here's Turn Me On...
Have you seen Madonna's new video for Bitch I'm Madonna, yet? Well the vid for the third single off Rebel Heart dropped with great fanfare earlier this week and reviews are decidedly mixed. First of all, as I said earlier, this tune is not my favorite track off of the album, though I don't hate it either...
This one's similar in scope to the MDNA track, I Don't Give a F***, which also featured Minaj, and is even more frenzied than their prior collaboration. Bitch I'm Madonna is a lighthearted and fun track, and it sounds like they all had a good time making it. It's not my favorite of the new tracks, but it does remain in the brain for awhile after a listen and it does have a great hook, too!
Much of the fanfare the video received was its star-studded guest cameos, including the likes of Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Kanye West, Chris Rock, Diplo, Rita Ora, Alexander Wang, sons Rocco and David, and of course guest vocalist on the song Nicki Minaj. The scene is as frenzied as the song, a wild frenzied party in a high rise building, with bathing Asian beauties, scantily clad hunks, breakdancing and shot taking...and, and...ah well, check it out for yourself. As for me, meh! It was fun watching it once...
To me, summer jams are songs that make you feel good, and here's one that always makes me feel good. It's an early one for both will.i.am as a solo artist and Nicki Minaj as well, released towards the end of summer in 2010. It's a signature tune for will, employing the samplingly familiar track from the Buggles' Video Killed the Radio Star and giving it new life, something that he does so well. Oh, yeah, this one's a summer jam! I love it...
Yesterday, we embarked on a summer full of my favorite summer dance jams with the the awesome Let Me Think About It, and we continue today with a hot dance jam of the moment. I said a few weeks ago that this one will be one of the hottest dance tunes of the summer and I'm sticking to my word. This song is hot...
Here's another new vid for a bug-name tune coming out this week, this time from Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj. The two singers have reunited for Feeling Myself, from Minaj's The Pinkprint, Not sure how I'm feeling about it...kinda slow and jammy if you like that kind of stuff. For the record, I wasn't crazy about Flawless. Anyway, check out the audio version of Feeling Myself...
Good morning and Happy Sunday! Here's the best thing I've heard from David Guetta in a long, long time. It's a fast, frenzied and catchy jam featuring vocals from Nicki Minaj, who has collaborated with Guetta before on the classics Where Them Girls At and Turn Me On, and singer Bebe Rexha and contributions from Dutch deejay/producer Afrojack. Check out Hey Mama...
