Adam Levine and his Merry Maroons are back for Round 4 with “Overexposed.” It’s the biggest release in a week full of biggies. Read our latest New Release Report to find out who else has got new music out!
Posts tagged "R. Kelly"
The Viewfinder: R. Kelly’s “Share My Love”
I’m slowly inching closer to enjoying R. Kelly’s music again without all the psychodrama that surrounds it. A big reason for that is the fact that the music has actually been good. His last album, the Grammy nominated Love Letter, was the R’s best work in a good fifteen years. Not coincidentally, it was the most pure R&B record he’d made since then. Nice to know that, in his forties, Kelly has sort of dropped the R&B-thug persona and is […]
Pass The Popcorn: Whitney Shines In “Sparkle” Trailer
Hearing Whitney Houston (even under the guise of playing a role) refer to her life as a “cautionary tale” is more than enough to give someone chills. It’s the most striking thing about the trailer to the singer/actress’s last role, in a remake of the 1976 cult classic “Sparkle.” The trailer premiered yesterday morning. The original film co-starred Irene Cara and Philip Michael Thomas, among others. This revision stars former “American Idol” champ Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, and Cee-Lo Green, […]
The X Factor – And Then There Were 3
We’re down to the nitty gritty. After Marcus Canty was booted out of the show by America last week, it left just three contestants; Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik, and Chris Rene. Some may say that one of these things is not like the other. And they’d be right. Chris Rene is lyrically, the ugly duckling of the show. His vocals are average at best and his rapping is worse than Astro’s was … when he was five. But what Chris […]
Spin Cycle: “I Remember Me” by Jennifer Hudson
To say the last few years in Jennifer Hudson’s life have been a whirlwind would be an understatement. Since coming to prominence during the third season of “American Idol”, Hudson won an Academy Award, released her first album, won a Grammy Award, saw two hit singles spin off from the album (which sold over 3/4 of a million records), was crushed by the shocking murders of her mother, brother and nephew, got married (to a fellow reality show contestant), had […]
Chart Stalker 3/2/11: Rolling in Adele
As expected, Adele takes the #1 spot on this week’s chart with her sophomore effort, 21. The British singer-songwriter nails down the biggest chart week of 2011, with an impressive 352,000 units sold. To give a little perspective here, I don’t think Adele’s debut album hit the 350K mark until the Grammy nominations were announced more than six months after the album’s release. To give some more perspective, 21 is already the second biggest selling album of 2011, following Mumford […]
Hear Here: Jennifer Hudson’s “Where You At”
It’s been an eventful couple of years for Jennifer Hudson. If placing on “American Idol” and then turning into an Oscar winner wasn’t enough, since the release of her successful debut album, J. Hud has won a Grammy, gotten married, had a baby and lost a shit-ton of weight. On the unfortunate side, she also lost her mother, brother and nephew tragically. I enjoyed her debut album, and I was wondering when she was gonna stop doing Weight Watchers commercials […]
Blerd Radio Season 2, Episode 1: Lesbians in the Echo Chamber
…and, we’re back!! After taking a bit of a holiday break, Blerd Radio is back and kicking off our second season! For the new season’s first episode, I brought in longtime friends Carletta and GG , and we were joined by our buddy (and Blerd Radio newcomer) Brittany . Over the course of 90 minutes, we cover a ton of pop-culture related topics, including: -The upcoming 10th season of “American Idol” and what it means for the future of the show. -Whether “Black […]
Chart Stalker! 12/23/10: Susan Bo…oh, Wait a Minute!
Taylor Swift leapfrogs past Susan Boyle to claim the #1 spot on this wee’s Billboard chart with “Speak Now”. The new Michael Jackson gets off to a so-so start at #3.
Chart Stalker 12/18/10: King Unsold
Susan Boyle’s “The Gift” continues it’s reign as 2010’s holiday album of choice, scoring another week at #1 on the Billboard album charts.
New Release Report 12/14/10: Wrapping Up
This week’s new releases include new albums by Michael Jackson, R. Kelly and Ciara.