Album of the Week.

I mean you all should have seen this coming.

I've listened to the album whole a couple times and this is what I've gotten from it so far.

One - I think this song was a great first track for the album. I feel like it's very similar to the way the first album sounded and in a way it's a bridge bringing the two together.

I'm A Mess - Is it just me or does have a band sound to it ? Listening to this one my mind immediately thought Paramore, (old Paramore) like he took one of their songs did it acoustically and killed it, in a good way !

Sing - The song also known as his new identifier. When this sing first came out I was very glad that he decided to experiment with a different sound, but like all singles I also thought I would get sick of it. Surprising I'm still enjoying it like I just heard it for the first time.

Don't - At first I was really nervous because I fell in love with the live version of this song, then I heard a clip of it from the Beats commercial and didn't know if I was gonna like the studio version as much but when I did get to listen to it whole it lived up to what I expected. Also if you listen carefully it has a bit of his older sound in it, the "before + days" so he's staying true to himself.

Nina - I personally don't really know what to say for this song. I don't know how I feel about it yet. Its probably one of those that I either have to let grow on me or that I just won't really have an option on it. I do like the last 1/3 of the song, I'm a sucker for stacking, to me it adds layers to the song.

Photograph - Another one of the songs that remind me of the older album but blends in well with the newer sound.

Bloodstream - This is one of the darker ones on the album and it's the one that I have gravitated to. It's dark but has beauty to it.

Tenerife Sea - Another song that I fell in love with the live version and the studio version lives up to it. It's beautiful and I can see some people wanting it to be their wedding song.

Runaway - Reminds me of old school Justin Timberlake and after hearing this song I want Pharrell and Ed to do a whole EP or album together. I could see this song being a single, if the lyrics were more "cheerier". It's a beat that's very radio friendly.

The Man - This is another one that I don't really know how I feel about yet. I'm just glad to see that he's rapping on his album, especially knowing that Hip Hop is his first love, music wise.

Thinking Out Loud - This is another beautiful one that could possibly be somebody's wedding song. You can feel all the soul and emotion in this one especially around 2:55 of the track.

Afire Love - This damn song pulled on all my heart strings, I may or may not have cried a little. Reading up on the process of how he came to write the song just made it even worst (if you like it, look it up). Personally I think it's one that everybody can connect to, I know I did. It's just beautifully written and beautifully made.

Deluxe Version :

Take It Back - I love how this song sounds like it's just a recording of a live performance. And I love that theirs another song of him rapping on the album. And you can't deny it, he has a nice flow.

Shirtsleeves - Very reminiscent of the material that was on his 'Songs I Wrote With Amy' EP.

Even My Dad Does Sometimes - A song that would have been suited to end the album, in my option. One of the slower and darker songs, lyrically speaking.

I See Fire - I have never seen the Lord of the Rings whole and I honestly don't plan to anytime soon but from what I've seen and heard this song fits the movie perfectly and I'm happy that he added it as a bonus track on the album.

Physically Deluxe Version :

All of the Stars - I wish this was in the digital version but I guess it's an incentive for people to actually buy the physical copy. This movie I actually did see and the song fit perfectly with it. It was this song that almost made me lose it in the movie theater.

My standout tracks are I'm A Mess, Bloodstream, Runaway, Afire Love, and Take It Back, but as I keep listening I'm sure it will change up. 

Overall I give this album a 4/5.

I'm enjoying the new sound and I love that his experimenting with the sound.

Majority of the songs are a lot darker compared to the last album, but overall it's a great album to listen to whenever, where ever.

Have you listened to the album yet ? What do you think ?

What's your favorite song(s) of this album ?

What other albums are a must listen to this week ?

- JustANewYorkGirl

Demi On GMA.

This year I was on a mission.

My mission was to go and take advantage of the free concerts in Central Park.

So this year when they announced that Demi would be performing for Good Morning America, I just knew I had to go. Now there was a lot up and downs for those 24 hours but I'm gonna focus on the positives.

She is amazing live !

Even during soundcheck she was performing as if it was live.

Demi sang Heart Attack, Neon Lights, Nightingale, and Really Don't Care, which Cher Lloyd made an appearance for.

My friend was able to get some great video that you can check out below.

For me this was a little taste of what I'm going to see when she goes on her World Tour.

(Amen for being friends with someone who loves the artist as much as you do.)

I said this in my post about Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at GMA, and Im going to say it again,
If you ever get the chance to go, GO because it is worth it !

Who are some artists, groups or bands that your excited to see in concert this summer ?

-JustANewYorkGirl

My Workout Playlist.

 Recently, since I've been back from college, I've been going hard in terms of working out.

Just like many other people I find motivation from music.

Down below are some of the songs that typically get played while I'm at the gym.

What are some of your top songs to workout to ?

-JustANewYorkGirl

EP of the Week.

For the past 2 weeks, this band has been preparing their fans for new music and now it's finally here.

I've been listening to this EP since it came out and I really love it.

The sound is very similar to their last album, Symphony Solider, but it's still very different. It has more of a R&B vibe to it.

When I first listened to it 2 songs that stood out to me were "Moon" and "These Are the Lies". These are probably my 2 favorites but the whole EP is worth listening to. You can check out the sampler below and if you like it you can get it here !

What songs or albums have you been listening to recently ?

-JustANewYorkGirl

Single of the Week.

If anybody knows me or follows me on twitter, this post is to be expected. After an album, 6 singles, lots of tours and almost 3 years later Ed Sheeran has released a new single (can I get an amen) !

Honestly when I heard he was coming up with a new single I was nervous (as I am when ever an artist I like releases anything). But I'm so glad that he's the type of person that does a little bit of everything. Now I'm excited to hear the rest of his album (not that I wasn't before) knowing that it'll be a little different and a little of what we're use to from him.

But check the song out yourself.

Are you a fan of Ed Sheeran ? What do you think about "Sing" ? Do you wanna hear more of his new sound or want him to go back to what you're use to hear ?
Let me know your thoughts below.

-JustANewYorkGirl

Album of the Week.

It's been awhile since I've been able to do one of these. Since I started going to a new school I'm trying my hardest to be social and stay on top of my work. It's only been about 3 weeks but I think I've found a good balance. That and their have been a couple snow days where I can just relax and work on posts. Thank you Mother Nature.

So this week I have an album that's "new" to the US but a little old for me. I originally got the album when it just came out in the UK. I'm not gonna lie at first I was really nervous for their new album for a few of reasons.

1. To me their debut album wasn't as great as I thought it was going to be. I could maybe pick out 3 songs that I actually really enjoyed.

2. I felt that this album came out too quick. That it was a little "rushed".

 After I heard 'Move', I was thinking okay this sounds really good hopefully the rest is like this or better.

I really happy that I didn't forget them after their first album because this one is on another level and in my head I'm going to look at this as their debut album.

So the album starts out with the title of their album, 'Salute', and there is no way you can listen to this song and not look at it as the different opening track. For some reason this song just has a strong Beyonce 'Who Runs The World' feel to it. It's a huge girl empowerment song and I kinda really want them to make this a single cause I want to see what they do with it, visual-wise.

Next is 'Move', which was their first single from this album. This song is more of a dancey pop song where as 'Salute' had a strong R&B presence to it.

The second single - 'Little Me' is another girl empowerment song that I feel is perfect for their younger fans. There's also a unplugged version of the song, that I personally prefer more (to me everything sounds better stripped), on the deluxe version of the album.

Then is 'Nothing Feels Like You', which isn't one of my favorites on the album but I still really like it. It has a very different sound to it.

My favorite on the album, 'Towers', this is one of those stand out songs. I don't know what it is about this song, maybe that I can feel the emotion all throughout it, that I'm a sucker for songs that I can belt out alone, or that fact that they all sound amazing on this track. It's just one of those songs that everyone in the group shines on, instead of just one person.

'Competition' is very similar to 'Nothing Feels Like You' for the simple fact that I don't dislike it but it's not one of my favorites.

'These Four Walls' was a song that I didn't really pay attention to, I don't know why but I didn't, and now that I revisited it I will definitely be listening to it more often. This is one of the couple ballads that on the album and it kind of reminds me of Rihanna's 'Stay'.

Next is 'About The Boy', this song reminds me of 90's Pop/R&B and to me is another one of those stand out songs.This definitely a song that showcases Perrie's voice. That note that she does towards the end, amazing, I'd love to hear it live.

Another stand out song to me, ' Boy', another song with a 90's Pop/R&B vibe. This song also reminds me of Aaliyah's 'Are You That Somebody?', only thing it's missing is the baby throughout the whole song.

'Good Enough' - Another favorite and stand out song to me. I'm not gonna lie when I first heard this song, I teared up a little bit, but to me it's another one of those strength songs. Vocals spot on and amazing.

Throwback..... No seriously this song, 'Mr. Loverboy' has a huge throwback 90's feel to it, again another favorite and stand out of mine. 

Last song on the album, 'A Different Beat', I would say that this song is one of my least favorites but I really like the message of the song. But the song fits as the song that ends the album but 'See Me Now' would have too but it's on the deluxe version.

Overall I really enjoyed this album, it's still a go to album for me to listen to now. It really shows who they are now and where they are as artists. This album is more them and the kind of music they want to make. It's like a little mix between EnVogue, TLC, 3LW and Destiny's Child. Now I really wish I had friends that were a fan of Demi Lovato so I could see them all on the Neon Lights Tour.

What's your favorite song on the album ? Did you enjoy this album or the first one better ?

Have you or do you plan to see them on tour ?

- ANewYorkGirl

EP of the Week.

If you're a fan of the Ed Sheeran or the Singer/Songwriter vibe, then this is definitely the EP and artist for you. I found about Lewis Watson a couple months ago playing around with the iTunes Radio and I'm so glad I did. I'm just waiting for the day he releases a full album cause based on what I've heard so far, I know it's gonna be really good.

Asides from this EP he has 4 others that you can check out here,

 and you'll be very glad you did. 

'Some Songs With Some Friends' has 3 songs featuring "some friends" and 1 that was orignally on 'Another Four Sad Song' EP, but this version sounds a little different. Each song bringing something different to the EP.

Here are 2 songs from the EP for you to check out.

What do you think ?

What are some other artists in the singer/songwriter category that I should check out ?

And I hope you all had a very Happy Holidays !

-JustANewYorkGirl

Tunes Tuesday !

I knew that today was gonna be a pretty big music release day, but I don't think I actually realized exactly how huge and all over the place, genre wise, it was gonna be. 

First up are a couple of albums and EPs that have been released that I'm really feeling.

I'm so glad that Tori is finally getting recognition and more original music out. I've been following her from her YouTube for a couple years now. Now she's releasing her first, signed to a label, EP, but second EP. You can check out the first one here. Self-written and produced, she can only go up from here.

I really love all the songs on this EP but definitely the ones that I find myself playing back again are 'Rocket' and 'Paper Hearts'.

But 'Dear No One' will still have a very special place in my iTunes library. And this song is actually iTunes Single of the Week, so you can check out the song before you check out the EP here.

           
                           

3 years since Teenage Dream, Katy Perry has definitely made this album a step up. If she wanted to, any one of these songs on her album could be a hit single.

And with that being said I'm finding it really hard to pick one song of this album that I would call my 'favorite'. Even though I've listened to the album a couple times, I still feel as if I haven't actually heard it all thru yet. With a couple more listens I know I'll be able to pick a favorite.

As of right now, I'm really liking this album, and you can see the growth from her last album to now.

She deserves all the success she's has and will receive with Prism.

You can get Prism here.

This one is dedicated to the luck people in the UK that were luck enough to get not just one but basically two albums from Lawson, and rest of us around the world that are just sitting and waiting. Chapman Square Chapter II is basically a super deluxe version of Chapman Square. Containing the original 14 songs, the group has added 6 new songs, and 3 new acoustic versions of their songs.

These new 6 songs are definitely a different sound for them giving them a more Pop/R&B kinda of sound, especially with the song 'Love Locked Out', which I have to say is one of my favorites from the new 6 songs.

And if you haven't heard Chapman Square you can check out the original songs and the new songs below.

  

Next up are my picks for singles of the week.

First in this section is Fifth Harmony, 

And yes I do realize that they also released an EP today as well.

But I was just excepting something a little different, I thought it was gonna be a bit more mature but I just feel like it's aimed more towards their younger fans. But out of the 6 songs on the EP, the one song that stood out to me is 'Leave My Heart Out Of This'. To me this is what I expected in terms of it sounding mature. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Check out the rest of the EP and let me know what you think.

Was it what you expected or where you looking for something different ?

My next pick for single of the week is Trevor Jackson with his new single, 'Superman'.

Okay, so I don't even remember how I stumble upon him but I'm glad I did. The first song I heard was Drop It, and I just gravitated to his voice. And for some reason he reminds me of a mash-up of Chris Brown and Trey Songz (vocally). But this is an artist that I can see big things happening for them in the near future. But I definetly recommend checking out both songs, if you haven't heard of either.

Superman - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/superman-single/id725115546

Drop It - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/drop-it-single/id673524838

And their's probably so many others that I haven't mentioned like Love Don't Die from The Fray, Long Live Rock & Roll from Daughtry, The Keeper from Kina Grannis & Marie Digby and a bunch of others. But if I did add everything else, this may just become the world's longest post in blog history.

Let me know of some albums, EPs, or singles that you think I haven't check out.

Damn this was a busy Tuesday,

But,

Until next time,

JustANewYorkGirl

Single(s) of the Week.

Making up for my lack of posts recently with 2 singles this week,

The first song being, Old School Love by Lupe Fiasco featuring Ed Sheeran. Now usually I'm turned off of rap music because a vast majority of today's rap music is all about "fucking bitches" and "getting money". I don't know about anyone else but after awhile that all gets really old, and I'm not trying to say that's all rap music (because it's obviously not) but because of song like that I'm not usually a fan. So I decided to check this song out for 2 reasons, 

1. I know that Lupe Fiasco isn't that kind of rapper.

And 

2. The song features Ed Sheeran, who is one of my favorite artists.

It took me a second listen to determine whether I actually liked it or not, but every time I listen to it now I find and hear something that I didn't before that I really like.

You can give the song a listen here.

I am what they would call an undercover belieber, (well it ain't so "undercover" NOW is it) and this is  another song that I've been feeling this week, Heartbreaker from Justin Bieber, and yes I do realize that the song was released last week. 

This song is apart of a 10 week song release, "Music Monday", leading up to the release of his movie.

But this song to me is different that what he's released before, and I really like the new sound. I'm really liking this song right now, and i genuinely can't wait to see what else he has to offer within these next 8 weeks.

If you haven't heard Heartbreaker yet, you can listen to it right here.

 

What are some songs you've been listening to and loving lately ?

Until next time,

-JustANewYorkGirl

Single of the Week.

Yes, I do realize that technically this song isn't a "new" release but this week Tom Odell's album was released here in the US and I thought, why not.

Over summer this song became one of my most played songs. His voice is so amazing that you can't not stop and listen to it. And yes this song is really good but live, it gets taken to a whole different level. Recently, Tom got to open for Elton John at the iTunes Festival and hearing 'Can't Pretend' left me with a new appreciation for the song, seeing how he put his all into that performance. To check it out, go into iTunes and click on the tab for the iTunes festival, and while you're there check out the rest of Tom's album here.

-JustANewYorkGirl

Single of the Week.

Beautiful Life - Union J.

The beautiful thing about music is that when it speaks to you, it's something special, and this song spoke to me. Now I swear that when it comes to hearing a song for the first time I'm a bit backwards to most people. I hear the words first then pick up on the beat,  everybody I know does it other way around.

With that being said the part that stuck out most to me was the chorus,

"Get up off the dark

Open up your eyes
You’ll discover there’s a world outside 
You have to try
Pick it up, pick it up
It’s a beautiful life"

You can either take it literal or leave it up to your interpretation, but there can be so much power behind the words.

The simplicity of the song works as well, there's no huge production of sounds. Throughout the verses you can hear the acoustic guitar, and as it moves on into the chorus you get the electric guitar and some drums. Every simple but effective, gives you a chance to just listen to the words. Which isn't that difficult when the members of this group have some pretty good vocals. A stand out member, whose vocals in this song are powerful, is Jaymi. His strong vocals helps to give the song a bigger sound. 

But it's up to you to decide that, so check out the song right here.

Until next time,

-JustANewYorkGirl

Single(s) of the Week.

So I have 3 songs for this weeks post and yes I know that technically 2 of these songs aren't actually out on iTunes but they are out and that's good enough for me.

                                          

This first song is Conor Maynard's new single "R U Crazy", I was lucky enough to see and meet Conor back in January when he did a couple shows in the US. And honestly he's an amazing performer and you really get a chance to hear how sick his vocals are live. In this song and video you can see how much he's grown as an artist since the last album. It's a lot more mature but you can see its the same Conor. For this song he worked with Labrinth, an amazing artist and songwriter from the UK, and throughout the song you can hear that he was the background vocals but if you haven't heard of him you should check out his EP that was release today here. But I really love the video. I really love the beginning with the '20's vibe to it. You can really see the kind of artist the he's going to be. I'm now excited to hear what the rest of his album is going to sound like and see him on tour when he comes back to the US.

Next is Foy Vance, who has the free single of the week on iTunes, with his song Closed Hand, Full of Friends. I first heard about him through a video that Ed Sheeran tweeted on his Twitter page, which you can hear it here. After seeing this video I just fell in love with his voice. The way how you can feel every emotion that he's trying to portray through his music is just amazing to me and I just love artist like that, that put every ounce of themselves through their music. He's one of those artist that I definitely want to go see live. When I saw that he was the single of week on iTunes I was excited to check out the song and I really like it and now I'm excited to go check out the rest of his album.

And last but not least, my boys Lawson with there latest single Juliet, which you can check out here. This song is very different from their last album, as was Brokenhearted, but I'm loving this new sound. The song is funny and catchy and has a big sound to it, which is something I love because when it's played live at a show, concert, or festival it ends up sounding amazing and has a great feel to it. I've been follow these guys for awhile and it's nice to see them come over to the US and do a little tour and get some recognition. I can't wait to see what's new to come from them on our side. Hopefully a new album soon, a bigger tour......

But until next time,

-JustANewYorkGirl

GMA Summer Concert Series: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

Now, I'm just gonna say this now, I wouldn't call myself a huge fan of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' but I really did enjoy The Heist and they are really good performers from what I saw of coverage from some music festivals this summer. So when my friends decided to go his show at GMA was excited. We were lucky enough to have received VIP, which really just meant the we could arrive at 5 and not have to deal with a long crazy line, and from a past experience at attempting to see a concert through GMA I know first hand how crazy the line can get especially if you don't arrive at a certain time. 

So my friends and I got to the line up spot around 4:30ish and there were only a couple of groups of people ahead of us. We waited until 5:45ish and that when we got our wristbands and got on another line before entering the park, just so that if we had any bags they could check it. When we did enter the park I was shocked at how tiny the space looked, on tv, with the whole crowd there it looks a lot bigger than what it actually is. But when we got in we were able to find a spot right next to the stage on the right. Little did we know that the spot is a "hot spot" if you want to be on tv. It wasn't until almost everyone was in the park before they came out and told us what I would call the basics, where the cameras where, about soundcheck, and that "this guy", his words not mine, may or may not decide to jump of the stage and that we all should look after each other cause the gates "can't hold us". As we stood there we saw the backup dances practice their routine, and the band practice as well. So it's not like you stand there doing or watching nothing, plus depending on how excited you are time seriously just flies by. 

I would say around 6:45-7 a guy, a comedian who entertained us and kept us hype while we waited or they weren't filming, came out and introduced himself, played a couple games, had people come dance and sing, and a couple even got engaged, all while we waited. During this time the also did a couple of test shots, got some footage of us in the park, and had Macklemore and Ryan Lewis come out to soundcheck a bit. When it was time to actually film the concert for everyone else watching at home we all were so excited. I can honestly say that their fans seem like a pretty calm bunch. Everybody seemed extremely nice, basically when the camera were rolling and nobody was performing there wasn't anybody screaming like crazy or any tears, except from the couple that got engaged. 

During this little mini concert he sang Wings, Can't Hold Us, Thrift Shop, and even though it wasn't filmed for tv, he also did Same Love. I know a lot of people that think that "Well they only do a couple songs why should I be up at ass o'clock in the morning" but maybe it's just me but its 

1. Free. 

2. A chance to see your favorite artist.

3. You get a chance to see all that goes it making it work

And 

4. It's just an overall amazing experience, chance to meet people and make friends, listen to music and just enjoy yourself.

Some of my other friends and parents thought that I was crazy for wanting to go to concerts in the park so early but after explaining the experience to them and talking about the process I may have found more people to come along next summer.

Here are some photos from the show.

If you live in NYC or are around for a visit while they're free concerts in the park, go to it if you can, its definitely an experience you won't regret. 

Until next time.

-JustANewYorkGirl

Single(s) of the Week.

There's 2 new singles this week.

I have a new "drunk" song for you guys this week. It's "We Own The Night" from The Wanted. I really like this song, it's different from what the Wanted usually release but the song still screams them. This is one of those "feel good" songs that remind you to live it up while you can. And as the summer dwindles down and comes to an end, I find this song so fitting. My favorite line is "I'm a little drunk but I've got something to say." With a single comes a video, which I absolutely love. Before this video came out my favorite video from The Wanted was Warzone, but now seeing this video it's definitely a tie. You hear the song and you automatically envision what the video would be like and I can say that this video lived up to what I envisioned. If you want to check out the video, you can watch it below and if you want to buy the single click here.

 

And then Roar by Katy Perry, which I look at as another feel good song. All about be knocked down and getting back up and coming back better than ever, which seems extremely fitting considering it's been awhile since Katy has released any new music. This is one of those songs that when your feeling down, will lift you back up. And with all the teasers thats coming out for this video I'm excited to see how it turns out, but until then you can enjoy the lyric video that was posted on her Vevo page below. I don't know if it's just me but i find these lyric videos that Vevo has been posting really creative and cute. I so excited for Katy and her new music and I can't wait for Prism to come out. For now you can get the single here.

-JustANewYorkGirl

Single of The Week.

Okay, so I wasn't planning on posting another Ariana Grande song until the album is released on September the 3rd but there weren't that many singles release in the past 2 weeks and this song is really good. Ariana's vocals are just undeniable amazing and with each song that she releases, more and more she's becoming an artist that's under my 'Favorites' list. And as the album release date gets closer I get more excited to hear what else is going to be on her album. With her big vocals and with Big Sean featured in the song I feel as if this could be another single of Ariana's to be in the Top 10 on the Billboard chart. I can't wait to hear her live, I know her vocals will be even bigger and better (if thats even possible.)

-JustANewYorkGirl

My Road Trip Playlist.

For me I can only handle long drives if I occupy my time with music.

This is maybe one of the most randomist (if thats even a word) playlist I have come up with. It's basically a little bit of everything on my iPod but more so songs with a big beat to keep me awake through the long drive (I hear its like 24 hours), I also have a lot of summer songs from summers past and every so often there's a really random song that I have just been loving lately. And even with this playlist I'm probably going to search outside of the playlist to find a song that I just really want to hear. 

But here are just a few from my "Road Trip Playlist" in alphabetical order :

After Shock - Demi Lovato

All Fired Up - The Saturdays

All In My Head - Tori Kelly

All of the Light - Kanye West

Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey 

(Cause what's a car playlist without songs to sing along to)

American Girl - Bonnie McKee

Angel With A Shotgun - The Cab

(I actually have quite a few The Cab songs here)

Animal - Conor Maynard

Beautiful - Ben Rector

(This is one of those random songs)

Behind Bars - The Wanted

(I have quite a bit of The Wanted too)

Below My Feet - Mumford & Sons

Best Song Ever - One Direction

(I'd be lying if I said I didn't like this song)

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

(Another one of those sing-a-long songs)

Bleeding Out - Imagine Dragons

Born For This - Paramore

Breathe Your Love - Jasmine V

Breathless - Acceptance

Bring It All Home - Dappy

Brokenhearted - Lawson ft. B.o.B

Call My Name - Cheryl Cole

Can't Pretend - Tom Odell

Changed The Way You Kiss Me - Example

Chaos - Mute Math

Clarity - Zedd ft. Foxes

Climb On Board - Labrinth

Control - Metro Station

Counting Stars - OneRepublic

Dead and Gone - The Black Keys

Didn't Mean It - Jasmine V

Disaster - JoJo

Disco Inferno - 50 Cent 

(This is really random but this song just gets me hype)

DNA - Little Mix

Do Me No Favors - Sammy Rae

(A friend of mine, don't know who she is go check her out)

Do Not Disturb (Tell Me How Bad) - Let's Get It

Drinking from the Bottle - Calvin Harris ft. Tinie Tempah

A Drop In The Ocean - Ron Pope

Drop It - Trevor Jackson

Drown Me Out - Ed Sheeran ft. Ghetts

(I have this whole EP here, No.5 Collaboration Project)

Drunk Dial - Ed Drewett

Earthquake - Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah

Faces - Ed Sheeran & Yelawolf

Fall Into The Sky - Zedd ft. Ellie Goulding

Fences - Paramore

First Time - Jonas Brothers

Hell Yeah - Midnight Red

Hey Sexy Lady - I Square

Hit Me Where It Hurts The Most - Every Avenue

Hush Hush - The Spill Canvas

I Write Sins Not Trageties - Panic! At The Disco

(One of my "summers past" songs)

Is This Love - Aiden Grimshaw

Jump - Rihanna

Laserlight - Jessie J ft. David Guetta

Learn To Love Again - Lawson

Level Up - Sway

Long Way Down - Timbaland ft. Daughtry

Loverboy - You Me At Six

Mad Man - The Wanted

Make The Money - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

The Mixed Tape - Jack's Mannequin

(For me this song just screams road trip)

Monster - Professor Green ft. Example

Neon Lights - Demi Lovato

Nobody's In Love - 2AM Club

Poison - Rixton Cover

Pompeii - Bastille

R.I.P - Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah

Reload - Wiley ft. Chip

Sail - AWOLNATION

Shake It - Metro Station

(Another Summer throwback)

So Appalled - Kanye West

Such Great Heights - The Postal Service

Superbad (11:34) - Travie McCoy

Swoon - Timeflies

Take You Down - JLS

This Is What It Feels Like - Armin Van Buuren

Too Close - Alex Clare

Turn It Up - Timeflies

Undercover -Selena Gomez

The Way - Ariana Grande ft. Mac Miller

Without You - Ben Rector

(At the moment this is one of my favorites)

Wonderful - Angel

Worry About You - Tyler James

Yin Yang - Dappy

Young - Tulisa

3D - JLS

Now the full playlist has about 230 songs, 14 and a half hours of music. Perfect for such a long drive. But if you want to see the other songs thats in the playlist let me know in the comments and I'll post the rest.

-JustANewYorkGirl

Single of the Week.

Baby I - Ariana Grande

 

I've been following Ariana for awhile on YouTube and Twitter and her vocals are absolutely amazing. I'm not gonna lie at first when she came out with her song "Put Your Hearts Up" I was nervous for her about how far she would go because her voice is so powerful for what I'd call "just another pop song". But when she came out with "The Way" and now this song "Baby I", I can see the route that she's going is a 90's R&B kinda feel and I think its perfect for her voice and exactly what the industry needs right now. The only way to describe her vocals is a baby Mariah Carey but with an Ariana Grande twist. When I first heard this song I had a strong feeling that Babyface had something to do with it, which was confirmed in the credits. And I love the key change towards the end because that definitely reminds me of 90's R&B music. I'm really looking forward to the rest of Ariana's album, her song "Almost Is Never Enough" with Nathan Sykes, which has a Boys II Men and Mariah Carey feel to it, which you can hear a preview here and whatever else she might have in store for her fans.

-JustANewYorkGirl

Single(s) of the Week.

This week I have 3 songs that I have been obsessing over,

The first one is Miss Movin' On by Fifth Harmony.....

I've liked Fifth Harmony since they were put together during Season 2 of The X-Factor, and with that I can see how much they have grown since their first performance together to now. Honestly these girls can sing, check out there cover of Lego House by Ed Sheeran, here. But this song is so good and catchy for a first single, it's also good enough to be a hit single but you can also see that it wont be a one hit. With this song we'll be able to see their growth vocally and them grow as a group. This maybe a comeback for Girl Groups.

The next one is a bit different, its Trampoline by Tinie Tempah and 2 Chainz.......

I heard this song about 2 weeks ago on Capital Fm and just couldn't get it out of my head. Then when I saw that lyric video I just knew that the song was going to sick with me. I'm actually excited to see how that actual video turns out considering I thought that the lyric was that real thing. But it's such a catchy song and it's just one of those songs that makes you want to dance because of the party/club beat that it has to it. I, personally, have a hard time listening to anything rap related but I know a good song when I hear one and this is one. I feel that this song could be a huge summer hit as well as Tinie Tempah's chance to come back and do something big over here in America again.

And last but not least Zendaya's Replay.....

I was honestly very skeptical about giving this song a listen because I've seen so many good singers that sign to Hollywood Records (aka Disney's label) and the songs turn out to be annoying cheesy songs. But honestly when I heard this song I was impressed. I really like Zendaya's vocals on this song and I love that the song can be taken in different ways. Depending on how your listening to it, it can sound like a mature song, by the end of it I actually forgot that she was signed to Hollywood Records because it sounded so different from what they usually make their artists release. All in all, I love this song and if this song is anything what her album is gonna be like then she may just go very far, for a Disney signed artist.

-JustANewYorkGirl