Released October 16th

Lana Del Rey - Video Games


Lana Del Rey, which is the stage name of American Singer/Songwriter Elizabeth Grant, was born in New York and is a promising young artist who's recent tour sold out in just half an hour. 

Video Games is her debut single, this beautiful track combines her amazing voice with the soothing sounds of Harps throughout this song which just makes u melt. This is the perfect song to just completely relax too or to reminisce about times gone by. I feel this track has very strong influences from Artists such as Florence and the Machine and Paloma Faith.

I completely adore this song and recon lots of other people do as well, which is why i think it will do EXTREMELY well once released.

Nicki Minaj ft Rihanna - Fly


In the world of Hip Hop and R'n'B 2011 is the year of Nicki Minaj, she has completely taken over the top of the charts with every track she has released and has featured on tracks with some of the biggest artists around such as David Guetta, Tres Songz and Drake. Nicki Minaj is signed to Lil Wayne's record lable Young Money Entertainment and featured on their track Bed Rock in 2010.

Fly is the latest single to be released from her latest album Pink Friday and features Another massive artist Rihanna. This track is all about being the best and not letting people put you down, with the chorus stating "I came to win, to conquer, to thrive," and Nicki Minaj rapping "They got their guns out aiming at me, but i become Neo when they aiming at me." 


This track also featured on the judges house section on this years X Factor with one of the contestants singing both parts. Even without this exposure the song would be huge but with the extra coverage this song is only going to prove that Nicki Minaj is becoming an unstoppable force in the world of R'n'B.

Released October 2nd 2011

Delilah - Go

Delilah is a British singer songwriter who  featured on Chase and Status track "Time" which got to number 21 in the UK Chartat the beggining of 2011."Go" is the debute single from Delilah and features a sample from the 1980's hit "Aint No Body" by Chaka Khan. 

This song starts with a backing beat that keeps you hyptnotised all the way through and a vocal that is amazing but slightly haunting, this track gathers momentum from start to finish and ends with a mellow Drum and Bass beat that doesn't feel out of place. This song can suit any mood, whether your on your way out to a nightclub or you just want to relax at home. 

This is an amazingly beautiful song from a very talented women, im predicting big things from this track. 

Evanescence  - What you want

Evanescence are an American Rock Band from Arkansas U.S.A and are famously fronted by Amy Lee. They have produced many albums and have had a couple of massive singles here in the U.K such as "Bring me to Life" and "My Immortal"."What you want" is the first single to be released from their forthcoming album coming out later in the year.

Amy Lee is well known for her amazing voice and this song is no difference, mixing that with very heavy guitar riff in the background this track is definately the usual Evenescence sound. Even though it is a great mix  the end product is very satisfactory and the song doesnt go anywhere. Im a big fan of some of their early music and this track doesn't live up to their reputation. 

Even though there are good bits in the track i can't see this making an impression on the U.K Charts as music has evolved and i don't feel this Band has evolved with it.

Released 2nd May 2011

Jay Sean ft Lil Wayne - Hit The Lights


Jay Sean is a British singer/songwriter who has been around the U.K/USA R'N'B scene for many years collaborating with Huge artists along the way. 'Hit the Lights' is his latest single to be released and features American rapper Lil Wayne, who he has already had massive success working with on the single 'Down'.

 It seems to be a common theme nowadays for R'N'B artists to put a dance melody in the background for them to sing over the top, whereas mostly this has worked for many artists i feel that this song is very plain and boring and does not make me want to jump up and dance which the others have previously done. The most interesting thing about this song is there is a very small dubstep section towards the end of the track which has no place in the song and just makes it sound very random. But its not me that decides if YOU like it so check it out for yourself below.

Blue - I Can

Well as you know if you usually read my blog i normally start off with a bit of background information on the artist before reviewing the song but Blue were such a big boyband from around 2001 - 2005 that i feel you all should know about them anyway. If you didn't know Blue have reformed this year for the Eurovision song contest, the craziest and fumiest music contest there is, and this is the track they have recorded for the competition. 

'I Can' is an up tempo catchy pop song that shows even though they have been out of the picture for some years they will be coming back with a BANG! In the way music has come over the years boybands are usually found to be uncool but i cant hide the fact i like this song, with the electronic feel to the voices in places and the big baseline in the back, this song is definitely relevant in the way music is going. BUT can they win the Eurovision song contest.......... Probably not and thats only because its based on Relations between countries and not singing ability. After saying all that they have a great chance of getting in the top 5 in the charts and i suggest definitely listening to THIS.

Released April 25th

Nero - Guilt


Nero are an Electronic Drum and Bass/Dubstep Duo from London. Even though they are just breaking through into mainstream charts Nero have been around the D'n'B/Dubstep scene for a couple of years, DJing and remixing as well as working on their album.

Guilt is their next single to be released from their forthcoming album 'Welcome Reality' and it features vocals from Alana Watson who appears on many of their tracks. As far as Dubstep tracks go 'Guilt' is a very calm and melodic track. With amazing vocals and massive baselines this tune will be big everywhere you go.

Elbow - Open Arms

Elbow are an alternative rock band from England. They have been around for many years creating 4 very good albums and even winning the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, Open Arms is the second single from their latest album 'Build A Rocket Boys!' 

'Open Arms' has the usual anthemic sound that Elbow are famous for but at the same time it has a beautiful melodic style to it. The one bad thing is that this song doesn't seem to go anywhere as it builds up and then fades away just as quickly. 

They are a massive band with an amazing sound but i feel this song will not be liked by everybody which is why i think it will struggle to break the top 20.

Released April 17th

Nicki Minaj - Girls Fall Like Dominoes


Nicki Minaj is a female rap artist from New York and is signed to Lil Wayne's record label Young Money Entertainment. She has had collaborated with massive artists such as Lil Wayne and Drake.

Girls Fall like Dominoes is Nicki's latest single and use a sample from the song Dominoes by the Big Pink released in 2009, I say uses a sample, the song basically is her rapping over the verses and the chorus and the main tune are the same as the original.

Even though this is a good song and i can see radio dj's and nightclubs playing this song over and over i cannot hide away from the simple fact that the original was a huge tune i feel it has been ruined. But as she is such a big artist i can see this song being MASSIVE!!

This is not the Official video but its the best i could find.

Twenty Twenty - 'Love To Life'

Twenty Twenty are a Pop/Rock band from London and are made up of 3 members two of which are brothers. They formed in 2009 and released their first studio album in 2011 but have previously had a few singles including, Get Down and Worlds apart.

Love to Life is their latest single to be released and has the usual Twenty Twenty sound. If your not sure what that sound is it's a very pop, melodic sounding guitar tracks with good verses and choruses to sing along to. The only difference with this song is that they sound like they are trying to develop as a band from being a cheesy pop rock band to being an anthemic pop/rock band such as You Me At Six. They aren't there yet but a bit of work and they could be.

With all this said I'm not sure whether this track could enter the top 10 in the charts but i still fell that it is very good and worth a few listens.

Wretch 32 feat Example - Unorthodox 

Wretch 32 is a grime artist from London who is well known for his first  single Traktor which got to number 5 in the UK singles chart in January 2011. But before this he was a part of  The Movement which featured other London based grime artists, Devlin and Scorcher.

Unorthodox is his second single and features London based singer/rapper Example,  It features a sample of The Stone Roses song Fools Gold which takes up the backing tune. As an upcoming artist Wretch 32 is talking about being Unorthodox, Being different and not following others, which i think he is trying do as an artist. The song is a quality catchy Hip Hop track which you could chill out and listen to as well as put on at a party and have a good time to.

With the combination of this up and coming artist and the vocals of example this track is Massive and will be fighting the competition to try and get to the top of the charts which i think it can.

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Released 10th April 2011

LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennet and GoonRock - Party Anthem

LMFAO are an Electro Hip Hop duo from LA California. Previous singles include, I'm in Miami Bitch and La La La, both of which were very popular in the U.S and in the U.K. I'm in Miami made it to number 9 in the U.K charts when it was mixed with Chuckie - Let the bass kick in.

Party Anthem is the latest single from LMFAO and it is what it says it is, a Massive PARTY ANTHEM. It starts off with an Anthemic dance beat in the background that makes you want to get up dancing from the opening seconds, that is followed by LMFAO's usual rapping in the verses. But the best part of this song is the addictive Electro beat in the middle that will be stuck in your head for weeks to come. 

If you like tracks such as: Sydney Sampson - Riverside or Chuckie & LMFAO - Let the Bass Kick In Miami Bitch, then i guarantee you will love this too. 

          

Dionne Bromfield ft Diggy Simmons

Dionne Bromfield is a young singer from London and is Amy Winehouse's God Daughter. Dionne may only be 15 but she has a very Big Soulfull voice which reminds me off people such as Duffy and Amy Winehouse. She was also Signed to Amy's Record Label in 2009.

'Ye Right' is the first single off her forthcoming album 'Good For The Soul' and she has teamed up with teenage rapper Diggy Simmons.The story of a Girl who is questioning her boyfriend being faithfull towards her, but with a girl of this age singing a song about love and being faithfull you wouldnt expect it to be as great as it is. But with a voice of a women twice her age and a Rap verse in the middle from Diggy it makes this song very very now and i can see it being a massive hit.

Mike Posner ft Lil Wayne - Bow Chicka Wow Wow

Mike Posner is well known for his massive hit 'Cooler Than Me' and now he's back for his latest single featuring Rapper Lil Wayne. 

I'm going to be honest and i think this track is truly AWFUL, with both artists being very experience with writing huge hits you would have thought that this would be a great match but your wrong. The song is about a man trying to get a woman into bed, not a great storyline as it is but with the added fact that the lyrics are rubbish as well makes it worse. 

I'm really trying to pull out some positives but i cant, even the rap section with Lil Wayne is shocking. They tried to make a funny love song which has not happened and just ended up making a wowefull attempt. Unlucky lads better luck next time. But as always write me a comment if you disagree with anything I have said.

Released 3rd April 2011

Jodie Connor ft Tinchy Stryder - 'Bring It'.

Jodie Connor is well known for providing guest vocals on Roll Deep's 2010 track 'Green Light' but has recently released her debut single 'Now or Never'.

'Bring It' is her second solo single and features rapper Tinchy Stryder. The track is a real dance floor anthem, with Jodie's amazing voice and the dance feel to the track, you can just imagine this being played in all the Nightclubs. The only genre i can put this in is RnB/Dance which seems to be very popular with Artists at the moment with the likes of JLS and Tinie Tempah doing the same. I suggest definitely go out and buy this single you will not be disappointed.

Katy Perry ft Kanye West - E.T

Once again Katy Perry has collaborated with a massive name in her latest single E.T. This single has a real Electro feel to it as well as her usual Pop sounding choruses, Kanye doesn't feature a lot in this track but as you know whatever he touches is genius and this song is no different. 

Both Katy and Kanye are massive both here and in the U.S and this track only heightens their credibility. This track will be huge wherever you go so i am giving it 5*.

Trey Songz ft Nicki Minaj - Bottoms up

Trey Songz is an American Singer Songwriter who has Produced 4 albums in his career, bottoms up is his latest single from the 2010 album Passion, Pain & Pleasure and features American female rapper Nicki Minaj.

If I'm honest i personally don't like this song, I think the tune is very repetitive and they way this song sounds is no different to any other American RnB song from the last few years. I feel the only thing that saves this song is the rap towards the end and that's all thanks to Nicki Minaj. She is very talented and has saved this very average song.
 But make your own decision and check out the video below.

Introduction

So if you hadn't guessed it this Blog is all about Music, my opinions on the latest tracks to hit the charts ranging through all different genres.

Obviously this is only my opinion on the tracks so feel free to let me know if you don't agree with what i have to say, your opinions are always welcome. If you have any specific tracks that you want reviewing then comment me and i will do it for you.

Thank you all for reading and i hope you enjoy my blog. :-)