By Alan Ho Who: Chelsea Collins Video: Used To Be (L.O.V.E) — Acoustic Think of this: Take Britney Spears, throw the sass of Katy Perry with the dreamy landscape of Taylor Swift with the brutal lyrical honesty of Dua Lipa. Combine it with the production chops of heavyweights like Ryan Tedder and Max Martin. Enter …
By Alan Ho BLACKPINK’S Rosé continues the solo journey, this time on the emotional roller coaster that is her latest, “Gone.” The singer bares her soul as she waxes on a failed relationship, alternating between happiness and sadness… you got to watch this video, already having racked up close to 6.5 million views on YouTube!!! …
By Alan Ho Oh yes, it HAS been a while! No pun intended. STAIND, after a hiatus that saw sporadic shows and frontman Aaron Lewis going into country music come back with a new album titled Live: It’s Been Awhile. The album, their first in nine years will be released on May 7 via Yap’em/Alchemy. …
By Alan Ho After a two year absence, Brynn Cartelli, the winner of NBC’s The Voice returns today (Friday March 19) with a brand new single titled “Long Way Home.” Co-written by Brynn along with frequent Taylor Swift collaber Nathan Chapman, this is being described as a taste of what’s to come. As described in …
By Alan Ho Who: X Ambassadors, Earl St. Clair Video: torture The third and final electric collab, X Ambassadors teamed up with Alabama bred triple threat (singer, songwriter, producer) Earl St. Clair for “torture,” an emotionally raw pop-soul piece. As mentioned before, it is the third and final track from (EG) featuring some of the …
By Alan Ho He can do it all! Nick Jonas announced today (February 20) a new single titled “Spaceman” to be released on February 25 via Island Records. The Golden Globe and Grammy nominee (and of course one of the Jonas Brothers!) will also perform the song for the first time as he also returns …
By Alan Ho 2021 continues to roll on early! Today (Friday February 12), pop/rock powers X Ambassadors collaborate with LA singer-songwriter Jensen McRae for an unforgettable track titled “skip.that.party.” It is described as a “detailed meditation on longing and regret” and showcases the songwriting chops that drew her to frontman Sam Harris from her 2020 …
By Alan Ho Can you believe it has been already ten years?! That’s right, it is the ten year anniversary of one of the most talked about songs of the last decade, “Friday” by Rebecca Black. Now 23, the pop star has turned the admittedly campy song about a certain day of the week (spawning …
By Alan Ho 2020 in music was likely no other and NONE like any other. The pandemic though didn’t stop the music, it changed the way music is made, the way music is promoted. And as the show business quote goes, the show must go on. The 2021 Grammys were supposed to be broadcasted live …
By Alan Ho If anyone doubted that Gwen Stefani ever forgotten her roots, you are so wrong, really really wrong. Today (December 7), the music superstar released a single that features the very reggae-ska sound that propelled her to stardom with No Doubt. Titled “Let Me Reintroduce Myself,” it is apropos as this marks her …
By Alan Ho We’re in December and depending on the side of the world you are in, it’s either getting warmer or colder! And remember, stay safe! 2020 in music according to Apple Music was like no other, as new faces showed up on the block with very little firm-driven publicity to show the …