Mike Posner Takes On Coldplay’s“The Scientist”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

One would not naturally put Coldplay and dubstep in the same sentence let alone the same song, but Mike Posner brings both of those things together in his cover of the British band’s melancholy song“The Scientist”. You listened to himspin around Adele’s“Rolling In The Deep”, now listen to the“Cooler Than Me”dude turn Chris Martin’s sad song into a brilliant piece of electronica by hopping below.

Mike Posner–“The Scientist” (Coldplay cover)

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Somehow Posner, who also produced the track, comes across as even more somber than Martin does in the original. You can see him working on his unique spin of Coldplay’s single in the below video. (Jump to 6:50.)

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Don’t Eff With Drake And His New Song“Dreams Money Can Buy”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

BET Awards nominee(Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration) Drake has unleashed the first offering from his forthcoming sophomore LPTake Carein the form of the expletive-riddled joint“Dreams Money Can Buy.” Listen at your own risk, as it’sNSFW, after the jump!

Drizzy dropped his new jam via the siteThe Journey Through Law School.“A song that I felt the need to share. Not my single. Just a piece of my story. Hear me out though,” theCanadian rapperwrote.

“I got car money, fresh start money, I want Saudi money, I want art money,” Drake declares in the opening of the track. Later he announces that he’s“too busy,” ponders how he can get the border to issue him clearance to get into Paris given that his“latest girl” has some charges and points out that his favorite rappers are all dead.

There’s not too much as far as a hook to this bare track, so at least Drake made the right decision to not issue“Dreams Money Can Buy” as a single. Really, it’s passable album filler at best.

Areyoufeeling this first taste off Drake’s new album?

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The-Dream Finds The“Motivation”To Remix Kelly Rowland And Lil Wayne | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Kelly Rowland sings,“Baby, I’mma be your motivation” on her recentLil Wayne-assisted single,and the girl isn’t lying: Da Brat and Jeremih have already taken stabs at the not-as-inspirational-as-you’d-think-from-the-title track, and now The-Dream has been motivated to take a turn on the tune as well. Keeping Weezy’s rhymes and some of the“What A Feeling”diva’s vocals, the manresponsible for convincingKim Kardashian to curse our ears with her“Jam”adds his own voice to the mix with such naughty lines as:“Go harder, let me hit that body like it’s never been hit before.” If that so motivates you, head below to hear the full remix.

Unfortunately, The-Dream’s version doesn’t add anything we weren’t already getting from the original: a sexy bedroom-ready beat and plenty of come-hither coos in the vocals. We wonder what motivated The-Dream to add himself onto this track— the song’s recentascent on the Hot 100,perhaps?

Consider us motivated to go back and listen to the original again instead.

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Beyonce Will Love You“Till The End Of Time”In New Single | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Beyonce’s next4single,“Till The End Of Time”, has surfaced online— just in time for thepending apocalypse, too! Will this midtempo dance tune have the success that“Run The World (Girls)”never really did? Listen to the track below, and try to ignore the repetitive tags reminding us that this is for“internal use only”. Oops.

“Come and take my hand, I won’t let you go / I will be your friend, I will love you so,” sings Bey.“I will be the one who kisses you at night / I will love you till the end of time.” Which may or may not be Saturday. And may or may not be the same moment referred to in her similarly titled duet with Justin Timberlake, theFutureSex/LoveSoundsslow jam“Until The End Of Time”.

With marching band percussion, swelling,B-Day-style horns and lovesick lyrics, we already see this tune winning with Beyonce stans and casual fans alike. However, we’re seriously itching for a higher BPM track from thebody-mover— though we suppose we already got that with RTW(G). Boo. Third single soon, please! We want to groove on the dance floor to a brand new Bey song without feeling embarrassed.

Tags aside, what do you think of“Till The End Of Time”? Is this a return to form for the pop star?

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‘Glee’Does Madonna Again: Listen To“I Love New York”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Now that New Directions is off to theBig Apple for Nationals, they have to up their game— and in their take of Madonna’sConfessions On A Dancefloortrack“I Love New York”, they do just that. Thankfully, instead of just another by-the-numbers cover of the Queen of Pop (something they did in spades in their“Power Of Madonna”episode), theGleekids perform their own unique, synth-heavy arrangement, which also includes a few lines fromOn The Town’s“New York, New York”, because mash-ups make everything more exciting. Head below to give it a listen.

We raise our Manhattans to toast this better than average rendition of Madge’s song. How about you?

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Christina Aguilera And Cee Lo Green Get“Nasty”In Their New Collaboration | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

When Cee Lo Green mentioned to Jimmy Fallon that he and hisThe Voicecolleague Christina Aguilerarecorded a song together, we knew the Internet would come to the rescue way before either Xtina or NBC could have a chance to release it. And it did! (Thanks, Internet, we owe you a coke.) The surfaced version of the diva and the R&B star’s collab,“Nasty”, may be super low quality, but that won’t stop you (or us) from grooving to it for the next hour or so. Listen below.

Christina Aguilera feat. Cee Lo Green - Nasty

Christina takes the lead, and while we can’t make out many of her lyrics in this LQ recording, we can practically hear Cee Lo grinning ear to ear while chiming in with,“Hey baby, wanna see ya get nasty, wanna see ya show your ass, babe!”

It’s bouncy fun, super catchy (especially Xtina’s“hey!” that keeps popping up), and for a song called“Nasty”, includes nocrude-for-the-sake-of-crudeness TMI bon mots found onBionic.

Sure, this tune was a leftover track intended for theBurlesquesoundtrack, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve to be heard. Xtina should save this one for her next album, hopefully out sooner than later.

Blake Shelton and Adam Levine must be feeling left out right about now. Maybe Blake can guest on a Maroon 5 track and make it even stevens?

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Listen To Previously Unreleased Ke$ha Demo“31 Seconds Alone”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Since Ke$ha apparently wants toreturn to the glory days of the 1970sfor herAnimalandCannibalfollow-up, we’re assuming that this non-rock-and-roll-sounding demo,“31 Seconds Alone”, is very old instead of very new. Regardless of its time stamp, it’s a fairly sleepy track with none of the flamboyance or thrills we’re used to in K-dollar-sign-ha’s current wild girl shtick. Basically, there’s no mention of glitter, although she does promise to commit a few crimes in the name of love. Listen below.

Ke$ha - 31 Seconds Alone (Demo)

“We could be having the night of our lives / Pull the fire alarm, I would scream there’s a bomb in the building for 31 seconds alone,” an already Auto-Tuned K-Dolla sings on the track.

For a girl who’s already shared her delight indevouring human fleshandmurdering unicorns, this tune fails to impress us much. And why the random time frame of 31 seconds? Why not a full seven minutes in heaven?

What do you think of this discovered tune?

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Nicki Minaj Sounds“So Special”In A New Snippet | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Few(besides Lil Kim)would ever deny thatfacial contortionistNicki Minaj is a pretty rare breed of talent, so when she claims she is“So Special” in her take onMovado’s trackof the same name, we’re willing to get on board with that. Taking a break from spitting rhymes on tracks by everyone fromDavid GuettatoBritney Spears,theMaximhottiegets more emotive than usual singing here:“So you can keep my things / There’s nothing you can bring / And you can have my ring / You can add it to your bling.” Hear it below.

Given herrecent commentson Eminem’s use of homophobic language on their track“Roman’s Revenge,” at least one lyric here may come as a surprise to some fans:“You’re softer than a homosexual.”

Do you think the latest from Nicki is anything special?

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The Cast Of‘Glee’Isn’t“Pretending”On Their Latest Original Tune | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Ready for more original music from New Directions, Gleeks? After expressing their desire to“Light Up The World”in the recently-released track from the season finale, another original song has surfaced— a heartfelt ballad between Cory Monteith andMaximminxLea Michele called“Pretending.” Also pennedby Savan Kotecha,we’re guessing this tune is not one Finn and Rachel will be performing at Nationals in New York, but rather will hit an emotional story beat possibly involving the on-again/off-again lovebirds working out their feelings for each other. And, okay, while that storyline may not be so original, at least this new track is! Hear it below.

Naturally, this track will also surface on the show’sVolume 6soundtrack.

Are you continuing to enjoy the cast ofGleetrying out some fresh songs, or do you wish they’d stick to covers?

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Mercedes’Singing Vs. Duckie’s Dancing: Who Rocked“Try A Little Tenderness”? | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Next week’s“Funeral” episode ofGleeboasts Amber Riley’s diva-worthy rendition of Otis Redding’s version of“Try A Little Tenderness.” We could actually sit here all afternoon listening to it on repeat— and in fact, we will! But as much as we love Mercedes, we couldn’t help thinking of Jon Cryer’s classicPretty In Pinkcharacter Duckie, who both stunned and freaked out Molly Ringwald and Annie Potts while busting crazy white-boy moves to Otis’ classic in the film. Amber clearly has the pipes, but Duckie had the dance. So who totally rocked the song?

First, we’ll admit that without seeing Mercedes’ scene in the upcomingGleeepisode, we might be jumping the gun. Who knows— maybe she brings it with her own sassy choreography?

Likewise, Jon Cryer doesn’t actually sing in 1986 Brat Pack flickPretty In Pink. Instead, he just kind of flops his body against the wall at Trax record shop, jerks his head from side-to-side and over-emotes with that big ol’ mouth of his.

Drag queens, take note— this is classic in lip sync character study!

Mercedes’ voice always gives us the chills. But Duckie’s energetic scene never stops bringing the thrills.

Which“performance” of“Try A Little Tenderness” do you think is best? Let us know below!

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Tinie Tempah Pairs Up With Wiz Khalifa For New Single“Till I’m Gone”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Tinie Tempah gets a lyrical boost on next US single“Till I’m Gone” from“Roll Up”MC Wiz Khalifa. The Stargate-produced track is one of three new ones recorded for the American version of upcoming Live On Letterman performer (did youenter to win tickets?) Tinie’s debut LPDisc-Overy(out May 17). Listen below!

“Come out and play, let’s pour another bottle / Let’s do it all today and worry’bout it all tomorrow,” Tinie raps on“Till I’m Gone”— a sentiment that’s somewhat reminiscent of the one in Britney Spears’ current hit“Till The World Ends.”

Meanwhile, Wiz takes up chorus duties on the track.“Through the fight, through the pain, booked a flight, took a plane / Told her not to cry, I’ll be back one day,” he promises.

The track itself bears more than a little resemblance to Khalifa’s own winter hit“Black And Yellow”(also produced by Stargate). But these two MCs’ clever word play is charming enough to have us overlooking that fact.

What do you think— do Tinie and Wiz have another hit on their hands?

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Britney Spears Shamelessly Announces“I Wanna Go”As Her Next Single | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

It’s about to get more difficult to keep both hands above the blanket when the light’s out, folks. Britney Spears must have seenour pollasking Idolator readers whichFemme Fataletrack should be her next single, because thesleepy starlethas wisely chosen to heed our advice. Team Britney has confirmed that“I Wanna Go”will indeed be released next, with the video set to shoot later this month. So while Brit-Brit preps her hersummer tourwith Nicki Minaj, we’ll all be rocking out to one of theformerly-weddedpop diva’s best songs ever. Shame on us. Read more below.

How will“I Wanna Go” fare in the charts? It’s aFemme Fatalestandout, produced by svengali Max Martin and written by Savan Kotecha (who’s pennedGlee’s“Loser Like Me”) is even more of a straight-up dance song than previous singles“Hold It Against Me”and“Till The World Ends,”but with its insanely catchy whistle-hook and Britney’s irresistible naughty sex-kitten vocal delivery, we’d be surprised if she didn’t have another Top 10 hit on her hands (below the blanket or otherwise).

Do you think fans will wanna go too?

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Steven Tyler Thinks“(It) Feels So Good”To Have A New Song Out | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

As one ofAmerican Idol’s fresh facesbehind the judge’s tablethis season, Steven Tyler is familiar to viewers in a way he hasn’t been since Aerosmith’s(dysfunctional)heyday. Now he’s following in fellow judge Jennifer Lopez’ssandyfootsteps, hoping to catch some of the exposure that helped her comeback tune“On The Floor”become such a monster success. Unfortunately, neither Pitbull nor Lil Wayne make buzz-increasing appearances on“(It) Feels So Good,” but does the rock legend really need them? Head below to hear.

Call us crazy, but isn’t the purpose ofIdolto catapult new young talent into the spotlight, rather than the celebrity judges whose careers have been lackluster lately? Oh well.“(It) Feels So Good” is a surprisingly decent rock jam (in spite of the title’s unnecessary parentheses), andCarrie Underwood’s co-croonerproves he can still screech like no one else in the business.

It must feel so good to be back in the game, right?

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Rye Rye Takes On Robyn In New Track“Never Will Be Mine”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

We are reasonably certain that there is no way to improve on an existing piece of Robyn’s pop perfection. That’s why we’re gladRye Rye kept some of the Swedish pixie’s vocals intact on her reinterpretation of Robyn’s“Be Mine”— and we’re totally game for an homage like that. Thesunny20-year-old spits lovelorn rhymes over the“Call Your Girlfriend”artist’s angsty 2005 single, keeping the heartbroken vibe and transforming it into an R&B-flavored jam, with thesoon-to-be California Dreamerherself still rocking the chorus. Check it out below.

Rye Rye feat. Robyn - Never Will Be Mine

We’re definitely into the Baltimore rapper’s revamp of an older Robyn tune, since with all the brilliant music fromBody Talk, we’d practically forgotten this oldie-but-goodie. Welcome back,“Be Mine”!

“Never Will Be Mine” is the second single from Rye Rye’s as-yet-unreleased debut album,Go! Pop! Bang.

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Matthew Morrison Lets Sting Be His Co-Pilot On“Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Mr. Schuester is at it again! In his bid to make pretty much everyone in the world hot for teacher,Glee’s tuneful educator haspaired upwith yet another rock legend following hiscollaboration with Elton John— this time, none other than Sting. The track is“Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot,” one of Sting’s own (from his 1996 albumMercury Falling), and now appears on the onetimeBoys R Ussinger’ssun-drenched self-titled debut LP,due this Tuesday. Give the duet a listen below.

Sting’s vocal assist is entirely welcome, but“Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot” won’t likely get hearts racing any faster than they did for“Summer Rain”or“Still Got Tonight.”This one fits right in with the easy-listening,“Somewhere Over The Rainbow”vibe of other tracks we’ve heard, all but confirming that this album is aimed more at the moms who watchGleethan their children.

Remind us again why it wasn’t released in time for Mother’s Day this weekend?

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Timbaland& Eve Have“Nothing To Say”On Unreleased Track | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Before there was Fabolous and Ne-Yo’s Timbaland-produced Top 10 hit“Make Me Better,” there was, apparently, Eve’s Timbaland-produced“Nothing To Say.” The Midas-touch studio whiz offered up the original, unreleased version of the track for hisTimbaland Thursdays seriesof downloads this week. And seeing as how we haven’t heard much from Eve since her turn as Mr. Schue’s rival show choir coach Grace Hitches onGleelast year, curiosity got the best of us. Hear the jam below!

First, here’s Eve’s“Nothing To Say”:

“Everyone remembers the beat but no one has heard this version of the song,” Timbaland noted on hisTimbaland Thursdays site.“I am sure there will be alot of debates about which song would have been better! Enjoy!”

Now compare with Fabolus and Ne-Yo’s 2007 single“Make Me Better”:

Who do you think rocked Timbo’s beat better?

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Jordin Sparks Declares“I Am Woman”On New Track | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Jordin Sparks was only 17 years old when she crowned the Season 6 winner ofAmerican Idol, and now at the ripe old age of 21, she is declaring herself a woman. Thenewly-svelte singerhas released a new single,“I Am Woman”, produced and co-written with Ryan Tedder, who also recently worked with otherIdolchamp David Cook onhis new single. Listen to Jordin’s dance tune celebrating female empowerment and tell us if you feel a spark.

Jordin Sparks - I Am Woman

“I’m a woman, I’m a woman, yes I am / Ain’t nobody else can do it quite like we can,” busts out Ms. Sparks. This somewhat experimental, hand-clapping, high energygirlwoman-power track is the most bangin’ thing we’ve heard from Jordin, well, maybe ever. It makes us want to strap on our stilettos and wobble-strut all over the dancefloor!

“‘I Am Woman’ is a song about differentaspects ofthe lives of women,” the singer explained toAOL Music.“It could be a mother, a performer, a woman working in a corporate space— its all about what we go through as women and how our lives are so crazy.Walka mile in my shoes, or in my stilettos, if you dare and see what happens. It’s all about the strengths that a woman has — how we can multi-task and carry so much, yet still always be on point when we need to be and on cue when we need to be. It’s all about the amazing-ness of a woman.”

Personally, we’re loving this new mature sound— are you? Tell us below.

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J. Cole Gets“Disgusting”In New Track | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Roc Nation rapper J. Cole is getting down and dirty on his new song“Disgusting”, which hetweetsis“for the fans” and isn’t meant to be his next single. It’s probably for the best, since this track unfortunately tends to live up to its title. Listen to J. Cole’s flow below.

J. Cole—“Disgusting”

Okay, we wouldn’t call this track necessarily“disgusting”. But besides most of the lyrics being well, quite uncouth (”Nigga eat a dick, we the shit, no flushin’” is the song’s refrain), the spacey, mellow beat— which reminds us a bit of Kanye West’sMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasytrack“So Appalled”— gets incredibly repetitive by the third minute of the song.

Disagree with us and can’t stop jamming to the track? Well, we’d tell you to go download it for free thanks toJ.Cole’s generosity… but it appears that his fans have alreadycrashed the servers. Dang.

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Lady Antebellum Offer“Just A Kiss”With Their New Single | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

They’ve won a slew of accolades and statues over the past year— fromTeen Choice AwardstoGrammys— but resting on their collective rear ends clearly isn’t in the cards for Nashville trio Lady Antebellum. Head below to hear“Just A Kiss,” the first single from the group’s upcoming third album.

“We love writing songs from personal experience, and this is definitely one of those songs,” singer Hillary Scott, who shares vocals here with Charles Kelley,said.“There is so much excitement at the beginning of a new relationship… all the butterflies and that optimistic feeling that this person could be‘the one.’”

Indeed, slow-burning mid-tempo jam“Just A Kiss,” which was made available on iTunes today, deftly captures that nervous energy that takes over your gut in the early stages of a budding romance.

“No, I don’t wanna say goodnight / I know it’s time to leave but you’ll be in my dreams tonight,” Hillary and Charles sing. Oh, just hook up already!

Lady Antebellum - Just A Kiss

So far the band’s follow-up to last year’s multi-Platinum LPNeed You Nowhas no title or release date.

What do you think of Lady A’s“Just A Kiss”? Is it another instant classic, a la their smash“Need You Now”?

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Nicole Scherzinger And 50 Cent Hit It“Right There”In New Single | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

You may already be familiar with Nicole Scherzinger’s“Right There”, off her solo albumKiller Love– the song has already been released in Europe– but we bet you haven’t laid ears on the version featuring rapper/actor/snow shoveler50 Cent. Listen to Nic’s new single below.

Nicole Scherzinger feat. 50 Cent - Right There

Not sure how much Fiddy adds to this song, butadding a superfluous rap versetoyour pop songnever seems to go out of style. All the better to make your mark on as many charts as possible, my dear!

What do you think of Nic and 50’s collab? Tell us below.

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The Lonely Island Dresses Snoop Dogg Up In A“Turtleneck& Chain”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Turtlenecks, chains, and light beers all get a very bad wrap in the latest single from The Lonely Island. The title track from their upcoming albumTurtleneck& Chain(due May 10) gets an assist from one of the LP’sbevy of high-profile celebrity guest stars— in this case, none other than Snoop Dogg himself (who we believe usually preferssomething more potentthan a light beer when he’s looking to party). The comical ditty follows the lead of“We’re Back!”‘ in featuring the boys bragging about stuff the rest of us probably don’t find so alluring. Give the latest“Garfield sex music” a listen below.

The Lonely Island feat Snoop Dogg - Turtleneck& Chain

How much we like“Turtleneck& Chain” really depends solely on whether or not we get a video of Snoop Dogg dressed in same, sipping on a light beer and looking all badass about it. (We say the odds are pretty good— Lonely Island’s shtick has always played better with visual accompaniment.)

And despite the faux-macho posturing on“Turtlenek& Chain,” the track’s sound has us thinking it’d be perfect for Ke$ha— we’re getting a definite“Sleazy”vibe from this one. Lonely Island, Ke$ha, have you been introduced? Something tells us you’d get along like gangbusters.

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Kelis Adds Some“Bounce”To Calvin Harris’New Track | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Just when we were beginning to feel our yards have been boy-free for entirely too long, the diva whose milkshake outdoes everybody else’s is back, lending vocals to Scottish producer Calvin Harris’ new single“Bounce.”Over a chipper club beat,our 2010 faveKelis croons:“We bounce to this track, and I don’t care what anybody thinks about that.” And while we applaud the“Brave”songbird’s independence, there’s no cause for her indifference—Flesh Tonefans should be perfectly happy bouncing along with this new dance jam all summer long. Listen below.

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50 Cent And David Guetta Party About B.S. On New Dance Track | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

David Guetta has pretty much collaborated with everyone at this point, there’s no reason to leave 50 Cent out of the party. Their new dance track,“Bullshit& Party”, is rumored to be from Guetta’s next album, and it may be the most uptempo song Fiddy’s ever recorded. Wave your glowsticks to the frenetic rave-friendly jam after the jump.

50 Cent& David Guetta - Bullshit& Party

“All we do is bullshit and party around the globe on world tour,” raps 50 on the explicative-laced (but pumped up) track. Does starring ingenre moviescount as bullshitting or partying?

50 Cent collaborating with David Guetta on a dance/trance track might be eye-raising, but it’s nowhere near as“Huh?” worthy than the news that Fiddy is launching his own comedy website,This Is 50 Comedy. We’re not sure what to expect, but we’d love to find out that his Twitter feed is just a huge joke.

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Eminem And Royce Da 5′9″Rap About Nicki Minaj’s Booty In“Fast Lane”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Do you enjoy some good old fashioned misogyny in your rap songs? Well, there’s anti-woman smack talk aplenty in Eminem and Royce’s new joint track“Fast Lane”. Off theirupcoming EP, the track features Em talks about a variety of sexual acts, including doing some naughty things to his“Roman’s Revenge”buddy Nicki Minaj’s very prominent assets. Listen below.

There’s lots going on in this quick-paced jam, but we’re too focused on Em giving a slightly disturbing shout-out to Nicki Minaj:“I hope I don’t sound too heinous when I say this, but Nicki Minaj, but I want to stick my penis in your anus.”

Charming. Almost as lovely as this bon mot:“If you don’t suck my dick you’re gonna get decapitated / Otherwise if you don’t give me head, I’m gonna have to take it.”

Are we being too sensitive here, or do you also get queasy hearing statements like these made so flippantly?

Bad Meets Evildrops June 14.

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Jennifer Lopez Set To Dazzle With“Hypnotico”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Jennifer Lopez continues her march across the dancefloor with a new club joint frompop papiRedOne, who along with little-known songwriter Lady Gaga (we’ve never heard of her either) provides theflawlessJ.Lo with a chunky beat, retro-80s synths and declarations that“we’re just some silly heartbreakers tonight”. Listen below.

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Lopezhas saidthat Gaga’s participation in the production process was“kind of cool. She’s a great songwriter: I don’t just love her lyrics, but also her melodies.”“Hypnotico” is one of twoLove?contributed by Gaga, the other being“Invading My Mind”.

The track was originally recorded by Jamaican singer/songwriter Tami Chynn, who’sa protege of Akon, who alsohelped sign Lady Gaga, so it’s all really one big (hypnotic) circle, really.

Will Lopez’s new jam spellbind her fans?

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Neon Hitch“Silly Girl”: Song Premiere | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

It’s no secret that we’re hooked on sassy songstress Neon Hitch, who tore up ourSXSW Pray For Pop Partylast month with her set of catchy electro-pop jams (watch here). So we’re delighted to hit you with the premiere of a brand new track from the crimson-haired singer-songwriter today, ahead of her appearance at this weekend’sBamboozle Festival. Head below to hear Neon Hitch’s“Silly Girl”!

For“Silly Girl,” the UK singer hooked up with Switch (who produced Beyonce’s“Run The World (Girls)”) to write the track. Neon Hitch’s frequent collaborator Benny Blanco handled production chores.

“I’d just got off tour and I went in the studio with Switch,” Neon Hitch tells us about the slow-bubbling dubstep groove.“We partied all night and happened to lay a few melodies. A month later Switch got in the studio with Benny Blanco and played the demo. Benny loved the scratch demo so much that we didn’t really change the song at all.”

Way to get us shuffling around the office on a Monday morning, Ms. Hitch!

Are you digging“Silly Girl”? Let us know below.

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Warren G Pays Respect To Nate Dogg With New Song“This Is Dedicated To You”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

A month afterthe death of G-funk crooner Nate Dogg, his good friend and“Regulate” collaborator Warren G has offered up the tribute jam“This Is Dedicated To You.” The song, which is based around the mournful melody of the Eagles’“Hotel California,” features LaToiya Williams (spelled as“LaToya” on the single cover) and is set to be added to iTunes tomorrow (April 26), according toRap-Up.com. Hear Warren’s special dedication below.

“Reminiscing, memories, on my way to visit you in therapy / Hopin’ God will make it clear to me on what the plan is, this dirty game is hella scandalous / So this right here is dedicated to Nate,” West Coast MC Warren G raps on“This Is Dedicated To You.”

It’s great to hear the Long Beach rapper pay his respects to Nate Dogg, both of whom started out with Snoop Dogg in the group 213. We only wish“Boom”MC Snoop had made an appearance on this track as well.

Are you feeling Warren G’s musical epitath to his friend Nate Dogg?

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Preview Jennifer Lopez’s Club-Friendly‘Love?’Album | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Jennifer Lopez’sLove?may be dubious when it comes to romance, but it is overly confident when it comes to the club. After listening to a preview of all 16 tracks on the deluxe edition of her seventh studio album, we really think she should have named itDance!instead. Listen to snippets of every track below, and tell us which one is bound to be J-Lo’s biggest hit.

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1.On The Floor feat. Pitbull
2. Good Hit
3. I’m Into You feat. Lil Wayne
4. (What Is) LOVE?
5. Run The World
6.Papi
7. Until It Beats No More
8. One Love
9. Invading My Mind
10. Villain
11. Starting Over
12. Hypnotico
13. Everybody’s Girl
14. Charge Me Up
15. Take Care
16. On The Floor (Ven a Bailar) feat. Pitbull

Though we’re only treated to just a snippet of each track, nothing is standing out as anything on par with“Waiting For Tonight”, though“Hypnotico” sounds pretty fun. And is it just us, or do the background“ay”’s in“I’m Into You”— the next single off the album — sound alotlike the one’s in Usher’s“Love In This Club”? Or are we hearing things?

Areyouhearing a hit in this batch of dance tunes?

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Kid Cudi Reveals His Wicked Awesome New Record Label And Band Name | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Giving up the ganjaisn’t the only change Kid Cudi is making in his life these days. During a performance at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom on Thursday,“Mr. Rager”made two major announcements: he is changing the name of his band (with Dot Da Genius) from Wizard to 2 Be Continuum, and his new record label will be called Wicked Awesome Records (he recently split with Dream On).“I needed something more original, something different. But it’s still wizardry at its finest,” the“All Of The Lights”rapper explained. Watch a video of the“Capcom” kid’sannouncement below.

If we didn’t know better, we’d say“2 Be Continuum” sounds like a band name someone would only come up with while stoned. But we’re all for it if it brings us closer to thenew musicwe’ve been promised. Let’s hope it’s as wicked awesome as Kid Cudi’s new label!

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Ke$ha And Nicki Minaj Remix Britney Spears’“Till The World Ends”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

If anybody was going to remix Britney Spears’ single“Till The World Ends”, it may as well be Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj. K-Dolla, of course, co-wrote Brit’s apocalypse-set dance party jam, and Harajuku Barbie will betouring with the pop star this Summer. Even if theyweren’tinvolved with Spears before jumping on this track, we’d still welcome this remix with open arms. Get your heart racing by letting all three pop ladies blow your mind tonight in the 30-second preview below!

Britney Spears feat. Ke$ha& Nicki Minaj—“Till The World Ends” Remix (Preview)

Is this a ploy to get the song to hit #1 on the Hot 100, much like with what happened withRihanna’s Brit-assisted mix of“S&M”? We don’t know, nor care. We just love that these three artists (who now featurecountdown tickerson their respective websites) share space on the same track.

The full single is set to debut this Monday. The weekend has barely started and we already can’t wait for it to be over!

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Scissor Sisters Get Remixed By Boys Noize | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

As you could probably tell from ourCoachella round-up, we’re totally enchanted by the disco funk party that is anyperformance by Scissor Sisters, and we’re not the only ones— electro DJ Boys Noize (who, incidentally, also played the music fest last weekend) created a Scissor Sisters mixtape full of remixes and other musical gems. The mix runs 65 minutes, so you’ll have enough beats to get you straight through a good hour on the treadmill. Listen below!

Scissor Sisters Vs Boyz Noize Mixtape

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1. Scissor Sisters“Invisible Light” (Boys Noize Remix)
2. Shadow Dancer“Parallax”
3. Scissor Sisters“Any Which Way” (Tensnake Remix)
4. Strip Steve“The Beast”
5. Scissor Sisters“I dont feel like Dancing” (Erol Alkan’s Carnival of Light Rework)
6. Scissor Sisters“She’s my Man” (Mock& Toof Remix)
7. Erol Alkan& Boys Noize“Waves”
8. Boys Noize“Yeah”
9. Strip Steve“Dacing’”
10. Para One“Nevrosis”
11. Gesaffelstein“Variations”
12. Scissor Sisters“Kiss You Off” (Mr. Oizo Remix)
13. Boys Noize& Housemeister“Saturday”
14. Djedjotronic, Harvard Bass, Brodinski& Noob“Extreme Compote”
15. Scissor Sisters“Any Which Way” (Carte Blanche Remix / Wolf Edit)

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‘Glee’Goes Gaga For“Born This Way”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

As if that incredibleDarren Criss performancewasn’t enough. Now it’s time to hear Criss’Gleeco-stars deliver a spot-on“Born This Way” cover (as spot-on as anyone could be when paying homage to Lady Gaga, anyway) for the show’spivotal“Born This Way” episode. Jump below to hear Kurt, Mercedes and Tina take a shot at the song that reportedly created aheadache for Weird Al Yankovicuntil earlier today. Then you can decide for yourself if they’re on the right track.

Stillsounds like Madonna, doesn’t it?

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Hear David Cook’s New Single“The Last Goodbye”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

The song’s title would have you believe it’s some sappy ballad, but David Cook’s new single“The Last Goodbye”—the first offering from his upcomingThis Loud MorningLP—is here, and it’s pretty rockin’. The new tune from the Season 7American Idolalum was added to iTunes today. Give a listen and weigh in on it below!

“if you hear this on the radio, then we’ve already said our last goodbye,” Cook laments about a lost love on his new single, a co-write with Ryan Tedder. Later he adds,“We were almost beautiful, a broken piece of art put on display.”

Musically, we’re almost getting a Kelly Clarkson-meets-Coldplay vibe here, though David’s vocals are unmistakably his own. We’re just happy he’s kicking things off this time around with an upbeat number.

“The Last Goodbye” marks Cook’s official return following his eponymous, post-Idoldebut, which came out nearly three years ago. From what you’ve heard so far, was it worth the wait?

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Listen To Beyonce’s“Girls (Who Run The World)”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Beyonce’sMajor Lazer-samplingnew jam“Girls (Who Run The World)” is out, and it’s a chirpy, shimmery thrill ride. (Glastonburyfans better learn the lyrics). You already know that theHouse Of Dereon model/co-ownercanhandle business, but we’ll pose a question inspired by her lyrics: does Beyonce still run this motherf—er? Listen below and decide for yourself.

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You can’t beat that breakdown:“You will do anything for me”.

Disrespect us? No they won’t. (And you’ll know it from the“big” Francis Lawrence-directed music video.)

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Hear A Snippet Of What’s Said To Be Beyonce’s“Girls (Who Rule The World)”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Over the past week we’ve seen variousshots of Beyonceon different sets for what is said to be her upcoming“Girls (Who Rule The World)” music video. And today a short, 15-second snippet of what’s alleged to be the song has surfaced online. When it comes to the mysterious buzzing of the Bey, you can never be too sure what’s what. But head below to hear the brief clip of what may or may not be Beyonce’s upcoming single!

In the song, Beyonce sings about women who flaunt it and are“strong enough to bear the children then get back to business” over a sample of Major Lazer’sGuns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Dojam“Pon De Floor.”

Beyonce - Girls (Who Rule The World) (snippet)

There’s really no way to judge this with only a short piece of the tune available, but it sounds promising. Below is the original Major Lazer song.

Let us know what you think of this brief audio hint at what is reportedly Beyonce’s upcoming single!

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Jennifer Lopez Dances For Her“Papi”In New‘Love?’Track | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Given that her first two singles are the only collaborations with other artists onLove?, werecently wonderedwhether or not Jennifer Lopez would be able to carry the remainder of the album all on her own. Now the answer is here in the form of theBillboard Music Award performer’s“Papi,” produced by RedOne, the third single (already!) from J-Lo’s latest LP (dropping May 3). Listen to the Latina-tinged“On The Floor”-style club banger below.

While this track, like“On The Floor,” doesn’t bring anything new to the dance party table (or require J-Lo to learn any new tricks we didn’t already hear from her a decade ago), that isn’t really a problem. This track is totally club-ready and there’s no reason why it shouldn’t play just as well as“On The Floor.”

As if theworld’s most beautiful womanreally needs another boost to her ego!

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UPDATE: Hear Lady Gaga’s New Single“Judas”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Harper’s Bazaarcover girlLady Gaga might be clutching the Rosary today over her newBorn This Waysingle“Judas”popping up online, ahead of its official April 19 release date. A low-quality snippet of the song was doing the rounds, but now the full song has now surfaced. Hear it below!

“Judas” appears to combine dubstep, dance-pop and even heavy metal elements into one fast-paced oddity of a tune. We’re just still laughing, allBeavis And Butt-head-like, over Gaga employing the words“hooker,”“prostitute” and“wench.”

Check out this snippet, courtesy ofPopCrush.

If anything, this short bit of the song proves thatthese lyrics, at least in part, are bunk.

UPDATE:Here’s the full song…

Lady Gaga - Judas (full song)

From the intro to the chorus to Lady Gaga calling out her own name in theJudas-jude-ah-ahchant,“Judas” comes off as being reminiscent of her 2009 smash“Bad Romance.”

During herchat at Google’s headquarterslast month, Gaga mentioned that“Judas is a man of the Biblical senses. So expect to see some symbolism in this video.”

What do you think of“Judas”? Is it another hit or a complete miss for Lady Gaga?

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Diddy-Dirty Money Sample Sade In New Free Track“No Ordinary Love”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Looks like we’re not the only ones planning to pick up Sade’sUltimate Collectionwhen it drops— to kick off the start of their Coming Home tour in Minneapolis last night, Diddy-Dirty Money are giving away a free track,“No Ordinary Love”, which covers the chorus to the Brit soul group’s hit of the same name. (They also squeeze in some“Soldier Of Love”in there, too.) Check out Diddy-Dirty Money’s tribute to Sade below.

Diddy-Dirty Money - No Ordinary Love (Coming Home Tour Edition)

Full of syncopated beats pulsing over Sade’s original soulful melody and lyrics, we think D-DM have created a new genre of music: electro-blues. We’re surprised how well they could pull this off.

What do you think?

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