Released: October 30, 2012 Label: Malaco Records Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Many of you may know Quinnes ‘Q’ Parker as one fourth of 90s r&b group 112. However, Q has since branched out on his own and is now ready to show the world just what he has to offer as a solo artist. [...Read More]
Released: October 22, 2012 Label: Hollywood Records Purchase: Amazon | iTunes I glimpsed Bridgit Mendler on Amazon’s new releases list and couldn’t help but wonder where I’ve seen this girl before. Truthfully, nowhere, because I haven’t watched any of her movies or [...Read More]
Release date: October 22, 2012 Label: Universal Music (SK) Purchase: Yesasia | Kpoptown *Your purchase from these sites impact Kpop charts. My opinion in regards to HyunA has always been mixed. The kpop idol can either be proclaimed as one of the fiercest and most versatile artist of our [...Read More]
Release date: October 12, 2012 Label: Sony/Syco Music Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Almost seven years in the biz and three years since her last album ‘echoed’ in our ears, with the exception of Hurt pleasantly filling the cold space in between, Leona Lewis has returned with her third [...Read More]
Release date: October 16, 2012 Label: RCA [Sigh!] Where do I begin and end with this album review, hold on tight to your seats. This captain is pissed. I’ve been looking forward to Brandy’s album return. There are not enough adjectives in the Oxford dictionary to describe the atrocity [...Read More]
Released: October 9th, 2012 Label: Virgin Records Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Rating: 4/5 A Fine Frenzy releases the kind of music you’re not only compelled to listen but dared to feel in your soul. If an instant connection with her flawless piano melodies or dramatic strings isn’t [...Read More]
Faith Evans is back with a bang, or probably it is just me hearing it. Well, let me clue you in about this bang. She is currently starring in her own reality show, featuring other sanging have beens: Nicci Gilbert, Monifah, Syleena Johnson and Keke Wyatt. [I have a problem with folks that are [...Read More]
Release date: October 9, 2012 Label: Interscope Records Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Rating: 5/5 Ellie Goulding is like a sweet breath of fresh air to music since her debut. The talented European has undeniably shaken the industry with her enchanting and unique voice, soothing and thought provoking [...Read More]
Released: September 18, 2012 Label: RCA Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Rating: 4.7/5 After a good listen to P!nk’s sixth studio album one thing stood out the most to me, the outspoken lady is still very much the same. If you were expecting motherhood to tame the fiery songstress then you are [...Read More]
Released: September 13, 2012 Label: TS Entertainment Purchase: Kpoptown | Yesasia Rating: 4.8/5 Don’t call them little girls, call them women. And SECRET‘S certainly portraying a more mature concept for their comeback EP. Their voices show significant growth, and their fierceness as [...Read More]
Released: September 11, 2012 Label: Capitol Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Rating: 5/5 Are you in the mood for some good ol country music mixed with a modern funky vibe and sweet melodies? Then this album is definitely for you. I’ve glimpsed Little Big Town online one time too many and have even [...Read More]
Release date: August 28th 2012 Label: Plus1 Music Group Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Rating: 5/5 Are you tired of the far from authentic and beyond washed-up so-called music playing on the airways? Then Tamia’s latest album is sure to remind you what it truly means to not only have natural [...Read More]
RTrey Songz has a new album out entitled, Chapter V. Kai succinctly sums it up as: lacking depth, showing no growth, if anything, regressing creatively as an artiste. Scathing review but, as a fan, probably even stan simply put, I’m beyond devastated by this lackluster release of an album. [...Read More]
Release date: August 7, 2012 Label: RCA Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Rating: 5/5 It’s been a long time coming but Elle Varner has finally dropped her long awaited debut album. Perfectly Imperfect is fresh, raw, incomparable, and without a doubt a wonderful demonstration of real talent. The [...Read More]
Release date: 7.4.2012 Label: EMI Music Japan Purchase: CDJapan | Rating: 4/5 I’ve never paid any attention to this artist before. But I’m so glad I finally did. Her music is awesome. Taking inspiration from uptempo genres like dance, electro, and dancehall, to midtempo pop, r&b, [...Read More]
Release date: July 4, 2012 Label: SM Entertainment Purchase: Yesasia | Kpoptown | iTunes Rating: 4/5 To be honest, I didn’t enjoy this album from beginning to end, there were some bumps along the way. What I disliked was the musical production on a few of the songs. Those were sounding [...Read More]
Release date: June 22, 2012 Label: Loen Entertainment/Pledis Purchase: Kpopmart | Kpoptown | Yesasia *Your purchase from any of the above counts toward the Hanteo Chart. My thoughts: Is it me or has After School’s singing gotten even more sensual? I guess it’s a clear depiction of how [...Read More]
Release: June 12, 2012 Label: RCA Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Usher‘s latest sounds like a battle between r&b, pop, and dance. It’s a great mixture nonetheless, and I did enjoy every single track. I must admit I wasn’t expecting to being that David Guetta contributed to the [...Read More]
Release Date: May 1, 2012 Label: Atlantic Records Purchase: Amazon | iTunes Prepare to bob your head, rock out, stop and think, then bob your head again. “Strange Clouds” encompasses the most brilliant production a rap album has delivered all year. Are you convinced yet? Well, get to [...Read More]
Release Date: May 1, 2012 Label: Universal Motown Records Group So far this year has been all over the place where music is concerned. And by that I mean nothing seems to be rubbing me the right way, and if an artist does release something substantial it gets tiring after a while. Lo and behold [...Read More]
