RELEASED: September 20, 2013 GENRE: Dance-pop LABEL: Warner Bros. PRODUCER: Cher (exec.) ; Lindsay Scott (exec.) ; Paul Oakenfold ; Anthony "TC" Crawford ; Joshua "J.D." Walker ; Jeff Fenster ; Mark Taylor ; Tim Powell ; Josh Crosby ; Billy Mann ; MachoPsycho ; TMS ; Timbaland ; Jerome Harmon ; Ivan Corraliza ; Carl Ryden ; Matt Serletic
FAVORITES:
❤❤❤❤❤ "Take It Like a Man"
❤❤❤❤ "Woman's Word" ; "Dressed to Kill" ; "Sirens" ; "Favorite Scars"
❤❤❤ "My Love" ; "Lovers Forever"
⚫ Wow wow wow! Having her release this on this day and age is just utterly remarkable! To point out, can your faves serve how 25th albums should be? Attesting the value and respect much to her career, Cher delivered her return to a sound that is currently fitted to the current generation! Hear on this album full-pledged dance bops, ballads, etc. Such variety all in all! As for her vocals, its still as grand as it is! Significantly overall on the album, its definitely Cher, the icon, trendsetter, and living legend!
2009: Flyleaf - "Memento Mori" 2011: LMFAO - "Sorry for Party Rocking" 2012: Lawson - "Chapman Square"
#39
SKYLAR GREY - 'Don't Look Down'
RELEASED: July 5, 2013 GENRE: Pop LABEL: KidinaKorner ; Interscope PRODUCER: Alex da Kid ; Mike Del Rio; Jason DeZuzio ; Eminem ; Ross Golan ; Holly Hafermann ; Illfactor ; J.R. Rotem
FAVORITES:
❤❤❤❤❤ "Final Warning" ; "Wear Me Out"
❤❤❤ "Back from the Dead" (ft Big Sean and Travis Barker) ; "C'mon Let Me Ride" (ft. Eminem)
❤❤ "White Suburbian"
⚫ While this album had definitely have some "hip-hop" undertone feel in it, it's definitely more mature (unlike Bangerz)! But the same with Bangerz, I generally prefer almost all the ballads/midtempos here but not saying that the more urban influenced tracks are bad at all! The cover I think is genius for its title and the album as a whole showcases how talented Skylar is! The Eminem collab feels out of place, but it's the highlight off the album for me
2009: Ashley Tisdale - "Guilty Pleasure" 2011: One Direction - "Up All Night" 2012: David Guetta - "Nothing bu the Beat. 20"
"...C'mon 'cause I know what I like..And you're looking just like my type...Let's go for it just for tonight...C'mon, c'mon, c'mon..."
ALBUM: Warrior RELEASED DATE: January 7, 2013 GENRE: Pop rap, techno pop LENGTH: 3:34 (main version) ; 3:22 (radio edit) LABEL: RCA, Kemosabe WRITER(S): Kesha, Dr. Luke, Bonnie McKee, Max Martin, Cirkut and Benny Blanco PRODUCER(S): Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Cirkut, Benny Blanco
WEEKS ON CHART: 8 weeks PEAK POSITION: #03
⚫ Admit it, it was a weak follow-up to the drum assisted "Die Young" but Ke-dollar-sign ha! still delivered this cute "bop" second single. It kinda broke her top 10 streak on the Billboard Hot 100 too, right? Still though, its as catchy as her other singles are, but maybe, it missed just a few sparks, but as for the melodies and the chorus, heads up for this is unmistakably, a Ke$ha song in its finest moments!
2009: Christina Aguilera - "Keeps Gettin' Better" 2011: Avril Lavigne - "Wish You Were Here" 2012: David Guetta - "Turn Me On" (feat. Nicki Minaj)
#73
KREWELLA - "Live for the Night"
"...I live for the night...I live for the lights...I live for the high til I'm free fallin'...I live for the night...I live for the lights..I live for the high til I'm free fallin'
I live for the night...Free fallin'"
ALBUM: Get Wet RELEASED DATE: July 2, 2013 GENRE: Electro house LENGTH: 3:26 LABEL: Columbia WRITER(S): Kristopher Trindl, Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf PRODUCER(S): Cash Cash
⚫ This song never fails to put me on partying mode! Just hearing it, while it's just a normal party song based on its title, there's such guilty pleasure and attachment to this song that replay value is just consistent! While the chorus serves it purpose, the verses are the definitely the highlight! Not to mention the refrain/pre-chorus that leads to its build-up is my favorite definitely! The post chorus instrumental hook carries the track for the dance! The imminent dubstep gathers the song once again for the pre-chorus that segues for the final chorus! Oh, what a pulsating moment! !
2009: The Pussycat Dolls - "Hush Hush ; Hush Hush" 2011: Foster the People- "Pumped Up Kicks" 2012: Nelly Furtado - "Parking Lot"
#72
M.I.A. - "Bring the Noize"
"...Bring the noise when we run upon them!, Bring the noise when we run upon them!...Dem-dem-dem-free-freekdom...Dem-dem-dem-free-freekdom...Free them, free them, free them, free them...
ALBUM: Matangi RELEASED DATE: June 18, 2013 GENRE: Electronic hip hop ; experimental LENGTH: 4:35 LABEL: Warner Bros WRITER(S): Maya Arulpragasam ; Benoit Heitz Taylor ; Jean-Baptiste de Laubier ; Hugues Rey PRODUCER(S): Switch ; Surkin
⚫ When M.I.A. delivered this hotness, I thought this is her best single yet! And just wow, the flow she served on this one! With the hook this song has, it gets me more energized, as if like I'm a possessed banshee dancing crazy! As for the video, it has religious themes and really like the the visuals especially the dancefloor being like a spiritual gathering! It's very M.I.A.! Song and video are both intense! Definitely M.I.A. in one of her greatest! Loved it very much!
2009: T.I. - "Dead and Gone" (feat. Justin Timberlake) 2011: Beyonce - "Party" (feat. J. Cole) 2012: Kylie Minogue - Timebomb"