Maroon 5 feat Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger

Maroon 5 has always been a band that has released some decent songs and some not so decent, they are non-offensive, and as for Christina Aguilera, we all know I love her! I wish her last album, "Bionic" was bigger and she did more video's from it as there are some great songs on that album.
Adam Levine and Christina worked on the smash hit reality TV show "The Voice" and out of this the collaboration was created and the song "Moves Like Jagger" which is basically an anthem.

I think this will be a huge hit here in the UK - the video shows the love of Jagger and the love of the UK/States. It is a kind of vintage video and I love it! People will always love seeing Adam Levine topless and then there are the hardcore Xtina fans out there (me included) that will come out in their droves to support this damn fine tune.

Maroon 5 have had 4 albums and their most successful of course is "Songs About Jane" which included "She Will Be Loved & This Love" whereas Christina has also had 4 albums and I cannot list all the success she has had as we all know it, "Dirrty, Beautiful, Fighter.." the list goes on basically but "Stripped" is one of the greatest albums ever created.

"Moves Like Jagger" is released on 14th August and I predict big things for it. BUY IT.

Skylar Grey - Invisible

Skylar Grey, to me is one of the most exciting artists around at the moment, so often those that write some of the best songs are overshadowed by the artists singing them, however for the likes of Grey & Lady Gaga there are a few that manage to hold on to a tune of their own and release as a credible solo single and even go on to build a whole album of genuinely brilliant music. Skylar Grey (real name Holly Brook Hafermann) has already built quite the name for herself at a young age, she wrote sections on all 3 versions of Eminem & Rihanna' massive hit "Love The Way You Lie" which scored massive international success, she also co-wrote Diddy Dirty Money's massive international hit "Coming Home." Skylar also features on Dr Dre' single "I Need a Doctor" also with Eminem.


Now Skylar Grey is releasing her own material from the album said to also be called "Invisible" later this year. I basically love the single "Invisible". It represents how so many people feel and the lyrics hit home just how bad some people become when they are ignored, or made to feel like they don't belong. In a way this song sits perfectly alongside Christina Aguilera' "Beautiful" and Lady Gaga' "Born This Way" because it fights the good fight, that people should not be made to feel bad about themselves and that we all have a part to play & we are all special in our own way. Skylar has teamed up with Brit music producer AlexDaKid who is also one of the most exciting and talented producers out there at the moment, helping make "Invisible" a unique and beautiful song/masterpiece.


I love Skylar and have been very excited about her album for a long time, I love her voice and style, she has a real presence and I feel she is going to be huge in the coming months & years and become another firm favourite artist of mine.
 I can't write enough about how much respect I have for a talent like Skylar - she is incredible and you should all check her out now for yourselves!

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

At the moment, there are so many good acts out there, each have their own unique style and great music, right now though, I think the leader in uniqueness is the one and only Nicki Minaj. Although not lighting the charts with number one hit songs her style is interesting, her voice incredible (both musically and when she just talks - love her accent) and her album is pretty amazing! So with 'Super Bass' we see a different side of Nicki, previous songs 'Right Thru Me, Moment For Life feat Drake, & Check On It feat Will.I.Am' are good songs and show her versatility as an artist.



Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday



Nicki Minaj seems to be the most sought after artist there is at the moment,having also worked with Christina Aguilera, Usher, Jay Sean, David Guetta, Rihanna, Trey Songz, Britney Spears, Eminem and Kanye West to name but a few, my favourite so far being the duet between Minaj and Christina on the totally underrated track 'WooHoo' from Christina' 'Bionic' album see my previous post on this HERE. 'Super Bass, Your Love and I'm The Best' are so far my to favourite songs to come from the 'Pink Friday LP', which is well worth a purchase.

She has a lot of comparisons to Lil Kim - I personally do not see it, but each to their own, Lil Kim has had a great career so I do not see that it is a negative, but I do not think their music is similar at all.

'Super Bass' is out now, a great video and I think Nicki' best shot at the top 10 in the UK. Buy it now or give the deluxe edition of 'Pink Friday' a go! You might be surprised at how many different styles are on this album. 


9/10 - for the song, video and album!

Pink - Perfect

Although for release it has been named 'Perfect', the song is infact called Fuckin Perfect... just to make sure you know. I love it, when I first heard the greatest hits I was like yeah..this is a good track. It has all the feel of Christina Aguilera' 'Beautiful' (although totally different sounds) but it has the whole we are who we are thing going on and why should we want to be anything but ourselves.



I have been seeing this video all week on the music channels and think that this single may have more success than previous hit 'Raise your Glass' which did not quite do the chart damage it should have.

P!nk is currently pregnant and does not feature too much in this vieo, it would seem that things are on the up for her and her family to be.

Christina Aguilera still has it

The way the media is acting about Christina Aguilera anyone would think she was a new act that has had no success or a decent record. We are forgetting that her last 3 albums (Stripped, Back To Basics & Bionic) hit number one. She has had some huge number ones including Beautiful, Dirrty, Lady Marmalade and of course Genie in a bottle. So people are now going on that because Bionic did not smash previous records that she has had it and GAGA is the way forward. Not at all, there is plenty of room for the Christina's, Beyonce' & Katy Perry's. It is just making sure they choose the right songs to release with the right videos. The Bionic campaign has not been the big comeback special you would expect from someone who last released an album 4 years previous. I think that this album has some stand out tracks but the release format has been out of whack, and as for the promotion, it was not done quite right was it?!

On the Bionic album I would of released WooHoo feat Nicki Minaj first! With an awesome video and the cameo from up and coming young rapper Minaj, this would of been a great club banger like her hay day of Dirrty featuring Redman. I would of followed it up with either Not Myself Tonight or Lift Me Up. Other greats are Desnudate, Vanity, I am and You Lost Me. There is still great stuff with X-Tina. I am one of her biggest fans and follow everything she does. She has one of the biggest voices out there and should not feel the need rival GAGA, they are two completely different acts that I am a huge fan of. In theory Bionic should have been much much bigger, I just think the timing, promo and lack of videos for the right songs are the reason it fell from grace so quickly. One of my all time favourite albums is 2002' Stripped, which is a classic example of how great Christina is.

I urge Christina to re-think, take a few months and get something else out there to remind her old fans as well as potential new ones just why Christina still has it.



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