Music Review >> Kelly Clarkson – ‘Stronger’

Multiplatinum artist Kelly Clarkson unleashed her fifth studio album, Stronger, as a special Monday release on October 24. Known for her incredibly powerful and soulful vocal prowess and her unabashedly honest lyrics, Clarkson is showcased on Stronger at her all-time best.

“What separates this album are the vocals,” Clarkson said in a press release. “They sound richer and fuller, and, for the first time, how I sound when I’m performing live. The producers I worked with just let me sing and be me. They didn’t strip away the personality.”

“And it was one of those things where if the people I’m working with have confidence in me, I have more confidence in myself and that changed everything. I can’t wait to perform these songs on tour. I think that’s the best way to get to know an artist, and where you get to see actual personality, because we can’t hide much onstage.”

Clarkson co-wrote five of the 13 tracks on Stronger, which was produced by heavy hitters Rodney Jerkins, Greg Kurstin, Josh Abraham, and Toby Gad.

With the high energy dance-pop title track, “What Only Kills You (Stronger),” Clarkson belts out an empowerment anthem about not allowing the end of a relationship to be the end of her.

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MUSIC VIDEO: Yellowcard – “Sing For Me”

Yellowcard just premiered the video for “Sing For Me,” a track off their latest album, When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes.

Check out the band’s new video below!

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I absolutely love what the band did with this video. The sentiment is truly inspiring.

What do y’all think of Yellowcard’s new music video?

MUSIC VIDEO: Scotty McCreery – “The Trouble With Girls”

American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery debuted the music video for “The Trouble With Girls” on VEVO earlier today. The song is the second single off the singer’s debut album, Clear As Day.

Check out the video below!

Okay, the video is adorable. I love that it was shot in Scotty’s hometown; it’s those little touches that make it all the more enjoyable.

What do y’all think of Scotty’s video for “The Trouble With Girls”?

David Cook Discusses Hitting the Road with ‘This Loud Morning’

David Cook on touring: “I think as long as people want to watch us play, we’ll  keep playing.”
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RECAP: Keith Urban LIVE at the HP Pavilion in San Jose

On the morning of October 1, I received this awesome email that told me that I had won two tickets to Keith Urban’s Get Closer tour that night at the HP Pavilion.  SCORE!

Granted I’m not a huge country music fan, but I’ve been a Keith Urban fan since college. I remember hearing “You’ll Think of Me” on the radio and swooning over his voice. I was not about to pass up on an opportunity to see him live, even if I was fighting off one of the worst colds ever. Robitussin cough syrup, kids. Works miracles.

I have to say that Keith Urban is one helluva performer! This show had all my favorite things: a great stage set-up, with a huge digital screen as to see Keith’s beautiful, smiling face throughout the show, audience participation, a flow to the set list, and cute boys playing everything from bass to banjos.

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MUSIC VIDEO: Mack Winston & The Reflections – “Stick Together”

LA-based band Mack Winston & The Reflections recently released a music video for “Stick Together,” one of the tracks off their EP, Shake It All Night. Influenced by bands like Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers and The Cars, the band’s sound is described as “classic song-driven rock and roll…with hints of disco and electro a la Giorgio Moroder.”

The video for “Stick Together” stars Adam Goldberg (Dazed and Confused, Saving Private Ryan) as “The Doctor.”

The video was directed by Byron Atienza and produced by Renegade Vision.

For more info on Mack Winston & The Reflections:

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Music Video >> Britney Spears – “Criminal”

Britney Spears debuted the music video for her latest single, “Criminal” off her album, Femme Fatale.

Check out the video below!

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that London officials have criticized the video for it’s “violent content.” What do y’all think?

Music Review >> Scotty McCreery – ‘Clear As Day’

This past May, Scotty McCreery was announced the winner of American Idol season 10 and five months later, the now 18-year-old singer has released his debut album, Clear As Day. McCreery worked on the album this past summer while headlining the American Idols Live! tour, which took him all over the U.S., Canada, and the Philippines.
Clear As Day producer Mark Bright had nothing but praise for the singer. “His voice is shockingly great,” he said in a press release. “Everybody knows Scotty has a deep voice, but what a lot of people don’t know is that he has a pretty high range. His listeners will get to hear the nuances, emotions, and actual range of his voice.”
Clear As Day kicks off with “Out of Summertime,” which was originally slated to be McCreery’s Idol coronation single. It’s a sweet, uptempo number in which the singer looks back on a summer love. Truth be told, I think it would have made an excellent follow-up single to McCreery’s first one, “I Love You This Big.” Nevertheless, McCreery’s second single, “The Trouble With Girls,” is quite charming. His voice combined with the song’s lyrics (“They smile that smile, they bat those eyes, they steal you with hello, they kill you with goodbye”) have the ability to make any girl swoon. Continue reading Music Review >> Scotty McCreery – ‘Clear As Day’

Kelly Clarkson “Leaks” New Song, “You Love Me”

Take a listen to a new track off of Kelly Clarkson’s upcoming album, Stronger, called “You Love Me.”

Kelly’s fifth studio album is set to be released next Monday, October 24. You can pre-order her album now on iTunes!

What do y’all think of “You Love Me”?