And while the festivities take a break for sometime, let the celebration of music continue. Well, the latest bunch of the fresh releases has been pretty interesting although not so varying in genres. [break]It’s not even March yet and it seems like female artists have already taken over the international music scene.
One needs to be warned it’s almost an all-woman playlist for this week. The title of the unstoppable teen phenomenon of the moment would probably go to Taylor Swift.
With the ability to portray her own life story in her songwriting, the girl has taken Country-Pop music to a whole new level and she continues to do so with the title track of her latest album, “Speak Now.” More than the music and the vocals, Swift’s songs are most known for the stories that lie behind them.
Likewise, inspired by the experience of one of Swift’s dear friends, the single talks about speaking up in one’s defense when the person you love is about to marry another girl. On the compositional part though, it’s her regular pop music stuff intertwined with various Country elements.
She stepped in the music biz as a songwriter, later led her way to being featured in various artists’ materials and now she’s established herself as an upcoming solo artist. In other words, there’s no knocking Keri Hilson down any time soon.
The American R&B singer has dropped the second single off her new “No Boys Allowed” album and it might just become an anthem for those beautiful girls out there seeking love and to make some noise, in a good way. Anyway, you have to listen to the track to know what I’m talking about. It’s titled Pretty Girl Rock.
There’s something about Cheryl Cole and it doesn’t have to do anything with her girl-group Girls Aloud or being cheated by English footballer former husband Ashley Cole squashing their marriage.
Her fame seems to be rising with each year, thanks to her music. After “Fight for This Love,” the singer-songwriter has scored another UK #1 with “Promise This” – an up-tempo dance-pop single that will immediately have you fallen in love with it. In case you get confused about some of its French lyrics, Cole is referencing the children’s song “Alouette.”
Could Ne-Yo be crowned the King of R&B? Considering his new single, it could just be a possibility. “One In A Million” is the third single to be released from his upcoming album Libra Scale, and as the name suggests, it’s a love song talking about falling in love with a rare beauty. And even after finding its beats familiar, you let the tune to grow on you anyway.
Maroon 5 have gone a little overboard in their third album “Hands All Over” with their pop/rock theme. This may not be such a bad news but it’s definitely not a good call for alternative music lovers. However, despite the genre shuffle, the boys have maintained the consistency in producing great music which is evident in their latest effort “Give A Little More”.
It’s not that clear as to whether Katy Perry coincided the release of her new single “Firework” with her marriage in India or Diwali. Either way, Mrs. Russell Brand couldn’t be happier. Perry recently bagged the title of Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards for “California Gurls.” Well, the third track off her album “Teenage Dream” is another one of her superb offerings. Her songwriting skills get better in giving us a new perception towards love.
Pink is one of those artists who can never go wrong with what she does. It’s a combination of her daredevil attitude and awesome music-making aptitude. The So What hitmaker is coming up with a compilation set of her popular tunes, cleverly titled “Greatest Hits... So Far!!!” Apart from her greatest smashes, you can also enjoy a few new songs in the album. One of them being “Raise Your Glass” – the fantastic track is a celebration for people who feel left out from the popular crowd, as described by Pink herself.
Supriya Pradhan is an RJ at Hits FM 91.2
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