A Plethora of Pop

Shakira-She Wolf
The beloved Shakira has returned with a funky, disco jam, She Wolf, and here is the video in all its body rolling glory. The video is pretty crazy. I particularly enjoy when Shakira dances in the red sparkly cave in her oddly cut black jumpsuit. Also, the whole thing with her in the cage is fantastic, vampy, and slinky. A good comeback video.

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Sugababes-Get Sexy
Okay, this is a really good Sugababes video. It's really visually appealing. Heidi (the blond one) doing her bit in a room with mirrors and green lights all over creates a very cool effect. Amelle (short hair) vamping it up in a cage. The wall graffitied pink and blue with variations on Get Sexy written. The girls dancing with glitter falling, and the girls chained together by their wrists doing herky jerky movements. It brings another aspect to the song. I still don't think it's their best single, but the video makes it better. Well done, Sugas.

Girls Can't Catch-Keep Your Head Up
Yet another British gal group to herald the arrival of. Ignore the slightly odd name and listen to their catchy electro-pop debut single. The verses are sung deliciously fast. The guitar riffs grind. All and all, a group to keep an eye on. The single was released today. Good luck in the UK charts, girls. Also, I love the concept of the video. Very random.

Madonna-Celebration
Madonna's new dancey single off her Greatest Hits collection is a good summer song. The best part is when she just talks over the beat. It's awesome. Very Confessions on a Dancefloor circa 2005.

Ashley Tisdale-Erase and Rewind
Okay, for some reason a part of me is drawn to Ashley Tisdale. She's not a very good actress and her music isn't that good either, but I thought I might find at least one gem on her new album and I did. Erase and Rewind is not original, her voice is nasal, the song is pop Slice and Bake, and it almost has a sheen to it. That being said: it's a lot of giddy fun. Best parts: "I don't wanna sound desperate but I am" and near the end of the song when everything drops out and Tiz just sings "I don't wanna feel like this, I don't want to" then she proceeds to go up the note scale singing 'Yeah ah ah ah ay" and everything comes crashing back in. I really like it.

Kelly Clarkson-Already Gone
Kels Clarkson's new single is a beautiful, sad ballad. The best lyric is "We were always meant to say goodbye". From the master of piano, drum, synth ballads: Ryan Tedder. Really pretty.

Demi Lovato-Here We Go Again
Demi Lovato is somewhat more legitimate than the Tiz. Demi knows how to rock, and she throws herself into her songs with abandon. I like some of the songs on her new CD which debuted at number 1 by the way. This is the first single Here We Go Again and even though the opening guitar part sounds like the theme song of a nineties sitcom, I still really enjoy the song. She just belts the heck out of it.

Little Boots-Remedy
Little Boots new video is not that interesting sad to say. She needs to move around more, but the song is a wild beast. The chorus is a colossal behemoth. An irresistible tune.

Tidbits

-The new Kings of Leon album, Only By the Night, was released today and it is currently #1 on the iTunes album chart. This is really good news! Also, Sex on Fire has moved up to #58 in the iTunes Top 100.

-Disney darling, Demi Lovato's debut, is number 2 on the iTunes album chart beating out the new Pussycat Dolls album, for today, at least. Lovato's album has some decent pop-rock ditties on it.

-TV on the Radio's new album currently stands at #5 and Cold War Kids' new one is at #9. Lots of good new albums out today!

-Britney Spears new single Womanizer won't be released to radio until next Monday, the 29th. Oh well.

Quality Music from Disney

Demi Lovato, Disney's latest spawn, released her debut single a few weeks ago. It's called Get Back, and surprisingly, it's really good, and rocks pretty hard. The beginning sounds very Jonas Brothers, but Demi really makes the song her own. Her voice is very impressive. She has a real rock and roll voice which is surprising for a Disney star. She also knows how to sing the different parts of the song. Instead of just constant belting, she lets her voice die down at points then come roaring back. Her voice is better than Miley's, and she seems like a cooler person. The video was released the other day, and it's kind of boring, but she sells the song and wears cool red gloves. This ties with Miley's genius See You Again for best song from a Disney star.