Raphael Saadiq’s A“Good Man”In His New Single | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Raphael Saadiq once sang,“falling in love can be easy, but staying in love is too tricky”. This seems to be a similar theme in“Good Man”, the latest track off his upcomingRadio(due out March 22nd). In the moody single, the crooner is shocked and heartbroken that his woman has up and left him—as the female backup vocals rattle off a laundry list of reasons why Saadiq is the definition of the song’s title . Jump below for a listen and judge for yourself if the“We Are The World 25 For Haiti” contributor is a worthy suitor.

Raphael Saadiq - Good Man

He puts food on the table, doesn’t have kids and“never did time/well, maybe just once”. Such a catch!

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Hear The Final Version Of Jennifer Lopez And Pitbull’s“On The Floor”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Ryan Seacrest’s websitepremiered the final version of Jennifer Lopez’s new RedOne-produced track“On The Floor”this morning. Over the weekend we mentioned that the mixture of Latin flavor and beats in the new club jam, which samples Kaoma’s 1989 international hit“Lambada,” felt appropriate given that J.Lo was one of the pioneers bringing Latina flavor to the clubs. Give the radio-ready version of“On The Floor” a spin below.

This clip of“On The Floor” appears to have been edited down by a full minute from the version that did the rounds over the weekend. Do you think it sounds tighter now?

Of course,“On The Floor” isn’t the only Pitbull tune to pop up recently with a global feel to the lyrics.“International Love,”his pairing with Chris Brown, is another floorfiller that aims to take the listener dance-filled journey around the world.

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Snoop Dogg And Game Alter Wiz Khalifa’s Hit To“Purp And Yellow”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

We won’t go so far as to call Pittsburgh MC Wiz Khalifa (hometown represent!) a genius just yet. But he does appear to be having quite a moment with his Top 10 smash“Black And Yellow.” Case in point: YouTube 9-year-old sensation Lyrikkal and her sassy homage video“Pink And Purple.”Oh, you want more? How about Snoop Dogg and Game’s Los Angeles Lakers-leaning“Purp And Yellow”? Hear it below.

“We don’t give a damn about the big three, L.A. let’s show‘em we about to threepeat,” the Doggfather raps on“Purp And Yellow”, just another ina long line of jamsabout one of his favorite West Coast cities.

Rap-Up.composted the above photo of Snoop and Game on the set of the video, along with a snap of the latter MC’s cut finger.“Game bled red after he split his finger while smashing a guitar. Ouch!” the site noted.

Snoop Dogg& Game - Purp And Yellow

Who do you think did a better send-up of“Black And Yellow”: Snoop and Game orLyrikkal?

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Listen To A Short Clip Of Supposed Lady Gaga Song“Animal”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

A short clip of a song supposedly by upcomingGrammy Awards performerLady Gaga, apparently called“Animal,” has surfaced online via theFacebook page of iLeaks.com, and it’s got little monsters around the world in a frenzy. Commentshereseem to indicate that it’s an old demo, whileothers suggestthat it’s a new song set to appear on Gaga’s upcoming albumBorn This Way. Either way, you can listen below.

“I can see the way that you’re looking at me, like you’re hungry and I am the only thing that you see,” go the vocals, which lay atop the drum-dominated pop song.

To us, the beat sounds slightly“Promiscuous” (in the 2006 Nelly Furtado song way, not in the“let’s have it off under the school bleachers” way). Plus, with the recent success of Neon Trees’ single“Animal” and, more importantly, fellow pop songstress Ke$ha’s#1 album of the same name, we’re wondering whether or not Lady Gaga would even go there for a title in 2011.

Give the snippet a spin and see if you think this is new or old Gaga material—or as MTV has now been told,not even Gaga at all.

Lady Gaga - Animal (short clip)

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Jennifer Lopez Steps Back“On The Floor”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Just because J-Lo’sin the judge’s seaton the current season ofAmerican Idoldoesn’t mean she’s above putting out new material for us to critique, as evidenced by her new single “On the Floor,” a RedOne-produced number most reminiscent of her turn-of-the-millennium smash “Waiting for Tonight.” The song, which features a lengthy rap intro from Pitbull, is set to premiere onfellowIdoldivaRyan Seacrest’s radio show next week. Jenny’s last few singles left clubbers standing around, waiting for a better song to come on. Will her latest get us back “On the Floor”? Listen here.

“It’s getting ill, it’s getting sick on the floor,” Lopez sings on the track — and yes, the lyrics about drinking, globe-trotting, and putting hands in the air are about as standard as they come for a dance tune (there’s even a “la la la” hook). The mixture of Latin sounds with a heavy club beat is also nothing new (in fact, the track samples Kaoma’s two-decade-old“Lambada”), but given that Lopez was one of the pioneers bringing Latina flavor to the clubs, this feels appropriate. It’s nice to see J-Lo return to form.

Jennifer Lopez– On The Floor ft. PitbullbyGuzzo

Apart from Pitbull’s introduction, there may not be enough hip hop flavor here to make a splash at the clubs — the track may be too much of a throwback to older dance hits, without bringing anything new or innovative to the party. Then again, clubbers need something to gracelessly bob their heads and raise theirglasses to after last call, amidst multicolored lights. And in that moment, a generic dance beat and “la la la” chorus will do just fine.

Our verdict: we’re pretty happy with the latest from Lopez. But what we really want to know is, what do Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson think?

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Listen To Some Version Or Other Of Nicole Scherzinger’s“Don’t Hold Your Breath”| Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

PopJusticehas attempted to sift through the various versions ofFHMfoxNicole Scherzinger’s next (UK) single“Don’t Hold Your Breath.”The main ones been floating around: the original Timbaland/Keri Hilson demo; the other demo, sans Nicole’s vocals; the one that popped up today that PJ says still isn’t the final version. At any rate, below we posted a form of the song slightly longer that last one mentioned, because, to quote PopJustice,“Don’t Hold Your Breath” is“basically amazing.”

This history of“Don’t Hold Your Breath” (or at least Nicole’s version of it) does indeed appear to be a tricky minefield, so we’ll just pause on our thoughts until the official single version is confirmed.

Well, okay—we will allow that this song already sounds better than every Pussycat Dolls single combined.

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Trey Songz Releases His“Spray”, Plans His Love Faces Tour | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com

Trey Songz, the R&B crooner who’s got his mind in the gutter and his clothes usually somewhere on the floor, is preparing to embark on his Love Faces 2011 tour, named aftera songon his albumPassion, Pain& Pleasure(as well as hisown personal“love” faces). Is the notion of experiencing Songz live in the flesh already too hot and heavy for you? Better not listen to“Spray”, a previously unreleased tune of the singer’s that found its way online today. Sings Songz:“Girl I’m hearing what you say/ I can tell you really want to play/ If you want it your way, you gon’ have to spray.” We don’t think he’s talking about perfume. Listen to the Salaam Remi-produced track below.

Trey Songz–“Spray”

Though pure R&B, it’s got a nice little doo-wop vibe to it, though it sounds unfinished. Plus, the image we’re getting of either party“spraying” one another withanything, from a bottle of seltzer to their own love juices, doesn’t necessarilyscreamsexy to us. It’s more jolting, than anything. But we guess“Release Gently And With Due Warning” isn’t as catchy a title as“Spray”.

Here are the first (only?) four dates on Songz’s Valentine’s Day weekend mini-tour:

Love Faces 2011 Tour

2/11: New York City– Venue TBD

2/12: Washington, D.C.– Dar Constitution Hall

2:13: Detroit, Mich.– Detroit Opera House

2:14: Chicago, Ill.– The Chicago Theatre

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