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?
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?
“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.
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.
“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”?
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.
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.
