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The crossover between singers and actors has always been a very tarred line in the entertainment biz. Most actors who try to crossover into singing are laughed at by the music industry and very few singers who go into acting are able to keep both professions going at the same time, especially in pop music. Leighton Meester is the star of the US TV series Gossip Girl and is also the latest star to try to have both at once. The one thing going for her is that she started making music years ago and has always wanted to be a singer before acting, so basically she is serious about having a career. Leighton is also trying to bring the euro pop sound to the US, which is commendable, but unlikely to succeed. Her first single is called Somebody To Love and features US heartthrob Robin Thicke. Her album is due out early next year, but for now check out the just released video for Somebody To Love.
Okay, if this is the most confusing artist name we've seen all year, but we'll try and simplify things for you. US DJ Armand Van Helden is one of the most successful DJs on the planet. Canadian DJ A-Trak has just visited Aussie shores where he played at Parklife. Together, the boys have come together to form a duo called Duck Sauce. What's Duck Sauce all about? According to the OFFICIAL MYSPACE, "Duck Sauce is Armand Van Helden and A-Trak making house music and eating Chinese food. Who's hungry? Quack quack." aNYway is the lead single from these guys and the video is retro personified - groovy threads, jivin' dance moves and plenty of funk. Check it out below!
'The Ga' is back bigger and better than ever. For the re-release of Lady Gaga's debut album The Fame, she has basically created a whole new record. Eight new tracks including the new single Bad Romance, Gaga is certainly defying the rules of the music industry with her new approach to releasing music. The Fame Monster is the title of the new album and it is scheduled to hit stores on the 23rd of November. The Video for Bad Romance has been released overnight and if you are a fan of The Ga, you will love this video. I don't think it is worth trying to describe it, it's just nuts and i love it. Her best video yet, check it out below as well as some awesome screen shots from the video.
A Boy, is the fourth and final single from G-Dragon's first studio album Heartbreaker. The music video for the track was released yesterday, it took three months to make, transforming G-Dragon into 2D form.
This song is my favoutie track of the album so it's cool that's it finally getting a release. Check it out below.
With one of the biggest hits of this years summer, Brown Eyed Girls captivated the K-Pop world with their hypnotic hip swaying. These four women are back with a repackaged album and a new hit single. The track is called SIGN and has a pretty heavy music video to go with it. SIGN doesn't reach the heights of Abracadabra but is certainly very catchy. Check out SIGN below.
I get so excited when I get new pop music and it doesn’t suck. One of my favorite pop tracks of this year was Mini Viva's Left My Heart In Tokyo, and now the girls are back with their second single from their upcoming album. Basically this British duo is reinventing the 90's pop sound, puting their spin on it and so you are left with above average pop. The new single is called I Wish, with a funky music video this is sure to be another top 10 hit. Ch-Ch-Check it out below.
ShakiraDid It Again! For her second single from her new album, the Colombian goddess has got the internets talking with her sexy new clip. Did It Again is written, produced by Pharell Williams and takes a more familiar Shakira sound than the previous single She Wolf. The music video for this track is fantastic, a complex chorography scene with a bed the highlight. Make sure you don't look away at 2:29 , because it's really cool.
Ivy is the stage name for K-Pop diva, Park Eunhye. After a long hiatus from the music industry because of a sex scandal, which the media fabricated, Ivy is back. Her first single of her new album is a big sounding dance track called Touch Me. This very nineties sounding song, reminds me of something I have heard before, but I don't care because I really like this track. There is no hidding that Ivy and this song is all about selling sex, with a good portion of the 3:20min video being crutch shots, very Madonna esque. This is a very new track so expect it to be hitting the top of the charts in the coming weeks. Check out Touch Me below.
Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Billing themselves as "Formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo", the group uses a combination of witty observation, characterisation and acoustic guitar music. Simply they are fricken hilarious. The boys are back with their second studio album, which basically comprises of songs from their TV show reworked. The first single, Hurt Feelings, of the new album, I Told You I Was Freaky, is another masterpiece. Check out Hurt Feelings(TV version) and my favorite track from their first album below.
MM Rating: Song: 4/5
Hurt Feelings
MM Rating: Song: 4.5/5
Video: 4/5
Ladies of the World
The extremely talented and beautiful Clare Bowditch is back with new music! The Aria award winning Australian sing/songwriter has spent the last year in Germany, writing and recording material for her new album which is due out early in 2010. I am a big fan of Clare's work, she takes her music to a new place with every album and keeps you guessing. The first single from her new album is called Start Of War, the music video was shot in Berlin whilst Clare was recording. Check it out below!
Dance super producer Calvin Harris, is riding a wave of success at the moment with 2 top 5 UK singles and a No.1 album. In his spare time away from touring and producing Kylie Minogue's new album, Calvin has shot the video for his third worldwide single, Flashback. Most likely another hit, Flashback is a big sounding dance track with a very nineties edge. Not Calvin's best work, not his worst. Check out Flashback below.
The very talented and brilliant lyricist, Lily Allen has had a massive year of success and it looks only to continue. Releasing her second studio album It's Not Me, It's You, in February, Allen is set to release her 5th single from her album come this November. The track is Who'd Of Known, and the video captures Allen as an obsessed fan and abductor of Sir Elton John. Check it out below.
Back into the world of K-Pop today. SHInee is a five-member boy band who debuted to massive sucsess last year capturing the hearts of most Korean female teenagers. Well the boys are back with their 4th realese since their debut, titled, 2009 Year of Us. The lead single from the album is called Ring Ding Dong and no, the song doesn't have anything to do with Christmas or The Crazy Frog. While these guys might look like any other boy band, with the bad hair cuts and stupid pose's, they actually have talent and they are the only boy band I 'Sort Of Like'. Check out Ring Ding Dong below.
MM Rating: Song: 3.5/5
Video: 3.5/5(Because of the Wings at the end, they are awesome)
Sean Matthew Tillmann, better known by his stage names of Har Mar Superstar and Sean Na Na, is an American singer with a bit of an edge. Releasing his first record in 2000 Har Mar has continued to keep his unique style while enjoying limited success in the alternative side of the music industry. Dark Touches is the latest studio album from Har Mar, which features his first single from the album, Tall Boy. Tall Boy feels like something we've seen and heard before, but just because it's not very original doesn't mean it's not good. It's damn good! Check it out below.
The very talented and beautiful Meghan Tonjes is one of our favorite American singer-songwriters. Meghan has been releasing her music independently for a while now, but with the high quality music she is producing at the moment, I doubt it will be very long before a record company snaps her up. Her latest masterpiece, Just Fine, is simply that, a masterpiece. A very simple track, lyrically driven, that sounds like a monster ballad you might hear Beyonce or Leona Lewis singing. Check out Just Fine below.
Norwegen electronic duo Royksopp have always been known for their somewhat different music videos. The third single of their latest album, Junior, is called This Must Be It. I could go into a lengthy descripion of the video but I think it is best if you just watch it.
I use to be a massive Black Eyed Peas fan back in the late 90's and even though my enjoyment in their music has wained over the years, It's hard not to call these guys trendsetters. The first singles of their latest album The E.N.D., Boom Boom Pow and I've Gotta Feeling, have spent so many weeks at No.1 this year that it is ridiculous. The wave of success look set to continue with the third single of the album, Meet Me Halfway already Top 10 in most countries around the world. This is one of the better tracks of their new album along with the infectious Imma Be. The Pea's have also made a interesting clip to go with their new single, Check it out below.