Pixie Lott with yet another ballad

Pixie is releasing a second ballad from the re-release of her album. This is a lot better than the last one if you're asking me.
The video for the ballad, that's named "Can't Make This Over", is one of those when everything goes in reverse(except for the lip-syncing that's working with the songs vocals). And if you wanna see my favorite music video done in similar fashion, check out Danni Mingoue's video for "You won't forget about me".


Pixie Lott - Can't make this over

Cheryl Cole - The Flood

After 'Promise This' Cheryl is releasing a video for the ballad 'The Flood' from her sophomore album 'Messy Little Raindrops'. And it's rather good as a matter of a fact. The lyrics however is telling some weird story though. And the flood does definitely not stand for tears since tow lines from the lyrics goes
"Bringing on the flood, the flood
Love me like a flood, a flood"

The video centers around Cheryl Cole sitting in a window and hanging around a shore, seem to be waiting for something. We never get to see anything arriving with the waves before the video is ending.

The album is already out, the single is released on Jan 3rd 2011.

Cheryl Cole - The Flood

Parts of B*Witched are giving it another go

The two twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch of the 90's Irish girlband B*WITCHED are making a comeback as Barbarellas.
They def. have a new musical direction with a lot heavier, contemporary, pop/electro-esque sound. I don't think their first single is amazing, but there's some good part in there and the video is gorgeos.

Here's their website.

Barbarellas - Body Rock

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Album Gems: Jena Lee - Mon Ange

I've found a great rock/pop track on French chick Jena Lee's latest album called 'Mon Ange'. She describes her own music as being "émo R&B". I suggest that you have a listen -it has a great melody in the chorus that easily stays in your head after the song's ended.


Jena was born in Chile, but when she was 9 months old she got adopted by a French family.
She recorded her first songs on a tape recorder and one of those songs found it's way to a an editor in Paris. In 2007 a producer got interested in her work and by the fourth season by Popstars(Nouvelle Star), he asks Jena to test write the instrumentals, and up with a song that ended up on Sheryfa Luna's(the winner of Popstars that year) debut album. And now she's started her own career.

If you wanna check out something else with Jena I suggest that you take a look at her 'Du Style'-video.

Jena Lee - Mon Ange

Video Update: Bruno Mars - Grenade

The video for Bruno Mars amazing heartbreaking song 'Grenade' has now been released.

The video is directed by Nabil and works great with the lyrics and it's theme. Mars is dragging a piano with a rope through L.A. to bring it to the love of his life and sing his heart out. And to his misfortune, he arrives at her house only to see the girl in question making out with another man. The rest of the story you'll have to see for yourself.

Video Update: Bruno Mars - Grenade

French RnB: Sheryfa Luna - Yemma

French RnB-singer Sheryfa Luna is releasing a video for the slow song 'Yemma', which is the second single from her album 'Si tu me vois', that she released earlier this year.Not the best she's done, but still an ok track.The video looks like it could have been filmed in Barcelona or something, and it's very simple. Sheryfa is just standing in different places in this city, singing.

Sheryfa Luna - Yemma

Adele - Rolling in the deep

British singer Adele is back with 'Rolling In The Deep' -the first single from Adele's new album, '21'. You who like he since before knows what it's all about. The previous album was named '19', which I guess have to do with her actual age when recording them.

Adele describes this first single as a "dark bluesy gospel disco tune". The Single will be released on 16 January 2011, and below you can have a listen to it.


Adele - Rolling in the deep

L'Aura Abela - Come Spieghi

L'Aura Abela (1984) comes from the beautiful valley city of Brescia, situated at the foot of the alps between Milan and Verona in north Italy. She's an singer songwriter, composer, pianist and violinist.

Her first album released in 2005 was rewarded with an gold certification in Italy. She's had a few hits on the Italian music charts since then and opened for acts like R.E.M. and Alanis Morissette on their concerts in Italy.

In october this year L'Aura released an EP called 'Sei come me' ("You're like me") and changed her artist name from being just "L'Aura" to "L'Aura Abela", and 'Come Spieghi' was released as a single to promote the album. You can watch the video below.

L'Aura Abela - Come Spieghi

Video Update: September - Resuscitate Me

The video for September's 'Resuscitate Me' has arrived! It's directed by Patric Ullaeus and the plot goes well with the lyrics of the song. September is unconscious and rushed to the emergency room, and she's about to die. But the love from THE guy can save her ;) Cheesy enough for you? It works better in a music video I tell ya. :P

Wynter Gordon is re-shooting video

Wynter Gordon has released a new video for her song 'Dirty Talk' in smiliar style to her 'Believer'-video. Which probably is a smart move to promote the song and her EP, that is out now. Because, let's face it, the first video for 'Dirty Talk' was a bit weird and cheesy and had no choreography in it, even though the song clearly is dance track. So check out the new and improved video and image below:

Wynter Gordon - Dirty Talk

Repeat of the day: Jamie Woon

As is the case with my 'Repeat of the day'-theme, this is a song that I've had on repeat in my speakers today. It's rather fantastic. It's soulful and also a mix of electro and chillout, and actually reminds me of Burial's dubsteb records.
[Update:] Burial has co-produced the song, so no wonder it sounded like him. :P

Jamie Woon is a 25yo singer-songwriter from Clapton in North-East London. Jamie is ½ Scottish (Mother) and ½ Malaysian-Chinese (Father).

Jamie has had a busy year: supporting La Roux and enjoying a number of festival appearances including Rob da Bank's Bestival. Jamie Woon also  preformed backstage at Bestival for Right Guard's Off Guard Gigs sessions.

And now he's climbing the charts in the UK with 'Night Air', which I think is one of the best tunes of the year.

Jamie Woon - Night Air


'Night Air' is out on iTunes UK as of now.

Visit jamiewoon.com

Tim Berg is seeking Bromance

The young Swedish DJ Tim Berg has had a huge club hit with the banger that is 'Bromance', and as in the case for successful club hits in the past, it's now getting the vocal-treatment for radio. For that reason I didn't pay much attention to this new edit, as well because I thought the orignal was so amazing in itself, but I have to admit that now when I've heard it, it actually works out pretty well.
I have no idea who does the vocals in this edit, but I think she's great, and she's attacking the higher longer notes in a similar way to Mariah Carey.

The single was released 24th of October.

The video is quite a standard, it's two girls and two guys doing a road trip to Vegas.

Swedish electro: Familjen - Det var jag

This is the video for 'Det var jag'(It was me) taken from Familjen's second album 'Mänskligheten'(humanity) and is directed by Mats Udd. I think it's a rather fantastic electropop gem. Maybe their best single yet. 


The singer is comepletly covered in gold and rising from the sea and later walking through the woods. Meanwhile we get shots from a tradional swedish late summer seafood party with a couple of middle age people. The party quickly turns into a crazy fight. 


The lyrics in Swedish goes like this
"Saknar dig fast du står här mitt framför mig
svart av askan och elden som syntes mil
det var jag och jag gjorde det bara för dig
Fågel Fenix bland djuren som gav sitt liv" 


Which if you(i.e. I) translate it becomes something like this:
"Miss you even though you're standing here right in front of me,
black from the ashes and the fire that could be seen miles away, it was me and I did it only for you
The fenix bird among the animals gave it's life away"
I'm not even gonna try to analyze that last line, but I think the song is rather pretty and it's not hard to understand that the whole song is about reflection of life and a past relationship.


If you wanna know more about Familjen check out their MySpace or visit their website. 


Familjen - Det var jag

OneRepublic is living the 'Good Life'

When Ryan Tedder isn't penning songs to artists like Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarksson, Beyoncé, Westlife, James Blunt and Backstreet boys, he's playing with his own band OneRepublic. Late last year they released their second album 'Waking Up' and now it's time for the 4th video from that album to see the day of light. It's playful, and stays very true to their sound, but is a bit more dreamy this time around, which fit in well with the title of the song I guess. Isn't Tedder starting to look a bit old btw, how young is he?

OneRepublic - Good Life

Finnish Pop: Kaija Koo - Vapaa

It's not often that I get to write about finnish pop, but today is one of those occasions. Kaija Koo has been a successful artist in her native Finland since she was 17 years old and has released an album every 5 years during her career.

She has produced the songs with her husband, but they split up in 2006 and it was uncertain how that would affect her career, but over the summer she made a comeback in the Finnish charts with the song 'Vapaa' ("Free"). It's a catchy schlager gem. There is also a great dance remix out there(-here!).

Kaija Koo - Vapaa

Robyn 'Body Talk Part 3' album sampler

If you haven't heard the new tracks on Body Talk Part 3, you can have a listen below. I must say that this 3rd part is the best for us. Sure, the other two albums have dilivered some really great tracks, but on this one we can honestly say that we think all of the tracks are great! And the track 'Time Machine' is written by swedish artist Sophia Somajo and no one less than Max Martin!

Body Talk Pt. 3 by Jon_ALi

Video Update: Lykke Li - Get Some

Lykke Li's free bass and percussion heavy single 'Get Some'(that we mentioned a few weeks ago) has now gone and got the video treatment. Although I like the song, I hope that due to that the single is free, that we'll get some songs on the album that will excite us a little bit more, but it's a nice starter.
The video is directed by Johan Söderberg.


 Lykke Li - Get Some

Alert! New Michael Jackson single: 'Hold My Hand'

Michael Jackson has always had a huge impact in the world of pop. Last year he tragically passed away, and now his record company Sony has announced the plans to release an album with unreleased songs on a new album simply called 'Michael', just in time for christmas during the month of december(10th to be precise).

On the album you will find collaborations with 50 Cent and Lenny Kravitz, as well as a track called 'Hold My Hand', wich is a duet with Akon, and also the first single.


The song was recorded by Jackson in 2007. Akon finished recording his own vocals for the song this year, and it's said that Michael had left a handwritten note stating that he wanted 'Hold My Hand' to be the first song from his next project.
We can all speculate wither this is true or not, but however the case may be we still stand with the fact that we have a new single from Michael Jackson, and even better it's out TODAY folks!

Akon has said the following about the song "It has become an incredible, beautiful, anthemic song. I’m so proud to have had the chance to work with Michael, one of my all time idols.”

 Michael Jackson feat. Akon - Hold My Hand

Repeat of the day: Bjørn Johan Muri - Circles

While I've been running around in my flat doing domestic shores today I've done it to Bjørn Johan Muri's song 'Circles'.

Bjørn got famous through Norwegian Idols in 2007, and this year he competed in Melodi Grand Prix(which is a national competition in which artists fight to represent Norway at Eurovision Song Contest) with the song 'Yes man', a song which took him to the top spot on the Norwegian singles chart.

'Circles' is the second single from the same album.

Bjørn Johan Muri - Circles

Shawn Desman - Electric/Night like this

Finally a new music video from Shawn Desman's album 'Fresh'. Not a day too soon. And we get treated to a video with not one, but TWO songs in it -fab!
The video first starts off with 'Electric' where Shawn being in detention and singing and dancing out his affection for his teacher in an empty class room. Later on he's dancing in the school corridor with two other bad guys. Back to the teacher who's teasing Shawn with seductive energetic dancing.

The we get a new clip where the teacher wake up from apparently just was daydreaming on her behalf in an elevator surrounded by other teachers. And the second song starts playing, this time 'Night like this'. We're now in the school's gym -It's prom night!
Shawn shows up with his boys and putting on a dance show on the dance floor, while being surrounded by the everyone in school.
The teacher makes her move and starts dancing around Shawn while the students are schocked, but cheering for her. Then the magic is happening -she's grinding him and alsmost giving him a kiss! lol And then everyone in the whole gym starts jumping and partying like crazy.

The video ends with the teacher being back in the class room, waking up from yet another dream, while she's been listening to 'Night like this' on her iPod.

Here's a behind-the-scenes from the shoot. And if you wanna know more about Shawn Desman check out his website.

Shawn Desman - Electric/Night like this

Viktorious - When we were 10

Viktor Norén was a member of Swedish indie-band 'Sugarplum Fairy'. Viktorious is his new soloproject were he has tossed his guitar in favor of music composed on a computer. And the end-result is quite amazing. Have a listen to the song 'When we were 10'.

Introducing: Jessie J

Jessie J, or Jessica Cornish which is her real name, is signed to Universal Republic/Island and below I'm treating you to her first UK-single 'Do it like a dude'. 

She's getting her swagger on and rocking out lyrics like:
 "I can do it like a brotha', do it like a dude, grab my crotch, wear my hat low like you..." 
over a thumbing bass heavy beat. It's in your face, it's ballsy and it's singing and it's rap. I think this is is one direction we'll see the mainstream hip-hop scene heading, and I definitely believe that this girl got what is takes to make it big.

And if you doubt this girl's vocal talent, just have a listen to her first american single 'Who you are', which is released november 16th, and was featured on the soundtrack to the movie 'Step Up 3D'.


For more on Jessie J, check out her MySpace page or her  official website.

Jessie J - Do it like a dude

N.E.R.D. - Hypnotize U

N.E.R.D.'s album 'Nothing' is out now

After 'Hot 'n' fun' with Nelly Furtado and 'I've Seen the Light', are N.E.R.D. back with their 3rd single from the album 'Nothing'.
The new track is called 'Hypnotize U' and is more chillout and electro than RnB(which is most likely due to the fact that Daft Punk produced it), but it's very relaxed and soft.

The lyrics is on the other hand quite sexual. I mean check out this line "Girl when you lost you know I’ll find you. If I’m not beside you I’m inside you. I’m your doctor, this is your therapy"

The video is a tad peculiar as well, but instead of explaining it I suggest you to watch it.

N.E.R.D. - Hypnotize U

Valerio Scanu - Mio

Valerio Scanu is a 20 year old italian singer who made his debut 2008 in the tv-show 'Amici di Maria De Filippi' and ended up in second place. 2010 he won the big music competition in Sanremo. Now he's releasing his 3:rd album 'Parto da qui' and the first single and video to be released from it can be seen below. It's classical traditional Italian pop music.


Valerio Scanu - Mio

Outlandish feat. Kato - Desert walk

Danish group Outlandish had a hit in Europe this past summer with 'Glow' and here's their new dance song with rythm, drums and flutes. The video is one of those concert ones. You know, a camera has followed them around on tour and filmed both on stage and off.  Check out thevideo below.

Outlandish feat. Kato - Desert walk

Susan Boyle - Perfect Day

The phenomenon that is Susan Boyle has released a music video for her new song 'Perfect Day'. Its the first single from her new album 'The Gift' that are being released today. 'Perfect Day' is a cover of one of Lou Reed's classic songs. The follow-up album to last years blockbuster 'I Dreamed a Dream', will also include songs like “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” “Do You Hear What I Hear?,” “The First Noel,” “O Holy Night, and “Auld Lang Syne.”

Susan Boyle - Perfect Day

Pablo Alboran - Solamente Tú

Here's a extremely pretty singer-songwriter flamenco-esque love ballad  in Spanish, sung by  spanish singer Pablo Alboran.

Pablo Alboran - Solamente Tú

Party Friday: Tina Cousins covers 'Sex on fire'

Tina Cousins is a English singer-songwriter and former model who had a few hits in the end of the last millenium with songs like 'Pray', 'Killin' Time', and probably most famous for the hit 'Mysterious Times' with the German Dj Sash!. Now she's signed a new record deal with Sony Music International and will release a cover of King's of Leon's song 'Sex on fire' as a first single across Europe. The video is quite raunchy and was filmed in Belgium. It's kinda trashy and fabulous at the same time.

Tina Cousins - Sex on Fire

Video Update: Fefe Dobson - Stuttering

The video for 'Stuttering' is here and it's directed by Alan Ferguson, who also did the video for Nelly Furtado's single 'Night is young'. Fefe is at a motel, originally stalking her boyfriend whom she thinks is cheating on her, only to find out it's not her boyfriend.

Fefe Dobson - Stuttering

Natasha Bedingfield - Strip Me

Natasha released 'Touch' earlier this year and is now releasing the second single and title track from her upcoming studio album called 'Strip Me'. The song is written and produced by Ryan Tedder. Natasha went back from the US to her old hometown London to shoot the video for the song with photographer and director Kathie Rankin, the one who also did done the stunning video for Sky Ferreira's song 'One'.




Natasha Bedingfield - Strip Me

Wynter Gordon - Pride (It gets better)

Singer Wynter Gordon gets into the 'It gets better' program which is aimed to raise awareness and help young gay teenagers who struggling to cope with their sexuality, especially after the events after several suicides in the United States. Wynter is now releasing this new song called 'Pride' written for the movement, which is produced by David Guetta.
It's not everyday you get to hear an amazing dance track that also has a profound message.

Get the message out there and support the campaign by singing along to the chorus:
"With pride in our hearts, we're putting it out there. For everyone to see. It tears us apart. We're putting it out there. We know we're not alone. Don't fight it anymore. Tonight the world will know who we are. We're putting it out there."



Wynter Gordon - Pride (It gets better)

Bruno Mars - Grenade

'Grenade' is a song from Bruno Mars debut album 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans'. The song is used as a promotional track in New Zeeland and recently entered the top-40 chart there. It's a great song from an great album. We'll see what the next single in the rest of the world will be.

Bruno Mars - Grenade

Jeremih feat. Ludacris - I like

No it's not a cover of Enrique's song. *grin* Jeremih is an american hip-hop artist that had a fairly huge hit last year with 'Birthday Sex'. He has now recorded a new album and this song is the first taste, and Ludacris is also joining in and rapping a bit on it. The track is the same sleek slow kind of music that Jeremih's done before.

Jeremih feat. Ludacris - I like

Alexandra Burke - Start without you

Alexandra Burke, last years X-factor winner has released the video for the Caribbean vibed song 'Start without you'. The video resemblance nothing beachy or Carribean though, and only uses the color scheme of black, white and metal basically. But it's pretty and does it's job I guess.

Video Update: Nicole Scherzinger - Poison

And here we now have the video for Nicole Scherzinger's 'Poison'. The video is unfortunately not as good as the song though. Nicole changes between being a superhero and a villain channeling Catwoman in some futuristic stylistic city environments.

Video Update: Pink - Raise your glass

The music video for Pinks single 'Raise your glass' has just been released. And it's a classic Pink video music affair: It's agressive and fun, and it follows the theme in the lyrics. That all underdogs should just go for it and party and stop caring about what other thinks. The song is written by Pink, Max Martin and Shellback.

Pink - Raise your glass

Euro dance princess September is back!

One of the pioneers of the comeback of pop dance music, September, is back. After the release of her last album 3 years ago, she's now returning with new material. The first single is called 'Resuscitate Me' and was sent to radios in Sweden last week. The song is written by the same team that wrote Kylie Minogue's 'Get Outta My Way'. In other words: 
Cutfather, Jonas Jeberg, Wayne Hector, and Lucas Seacon. The single will be released November the 19th in the whole of Scandinavia, with her fourth album 'Love CPR' following in the beginning of 2011.

September - Resuscitate Me

Far East Movement joins Ryan Tedder on 'Rocketeer'

Far East Movement that we mentioned a while back is now releasing a new single and has teamed up with Ryan Tedder on the vocals. In other words: No, it's not a Ryan Tedder penned track. But it's still very good.

Ricky Martin is back!

Ricky Martin is back and on this new song he's teamed up with american singer Joss Stone.
The song has reggae and ska influences in a groovy easy listening, happy-go-lucky way. I mean the chorus goes "Life is short, so make it what you wanna. Make it good, don't wait until mañana. I think I'm cool because you're on this star-shaped tattoo. The best thing about me is you." So I suggest that you do the same thing as me and dream about being in the tropics enjoying a drink on the beach while listening to this song.


Ricky Martin feat. Joss Stone - The best thing about me is you

Delta Goodrem featured on Jim Brickmans new album

The contemporary pianist Jim Brickman has written a song called 'Breathe, Dream, Pray, Love' and he thought is would work best as a duet and therefore he let Aussie superstar Delta Goodrem(her debut album har 5 #1's in Australia and broke the records over Kylie Minogue and the Beatles.) and Mark Masri record it. It's a very pretty ballad indeed.

Jim Brickman feat. Delta Goodrem - Breathe, Dream, Pray, Love

Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young

Nelly Furtado is releasing a best of album in 10 days, which will include tracks from her previous albums and this new record called 'Night is young', which is a real party track. Check out the video below.












Nelly Furtado - Night Is Young

K-Pop: SNSD - Hoot

The immensely popular SNSD, or Girls Generation that they're also called, is releasing a 3rd mini-album with 'Hoot' being the lead single. The 7-member big girl group is doing here what they do best: quirky, catchy, fun -both in terms of song and video. The video seem to have a 60's spy theme, not that far from the aesthetic present in the Austin Power movies.

Album Gems: JJ - Let Go

JJ is a Swedish Indie band. They released their debut album 'jj n° 3' in the end of march this year. I came across it for the first time recently and Let Go is easily my favorite track on it. Have a listen to this very atmospheric song below. It's very dreamy, and it comes along with a video that is very simple, but yet with stunning photo.


JJ - Let Go