Guest Review: Marina and the Diamonds "Electra Heart"

It must be difficult for any artist to release their sophomore album knowing that it could make or break the career that they have so viciously fought for, but I think that Marina Lambrini Diamandis, or as she's better known Marina and the Diamonds, has succeeded where others have failed with second album, Electra Heart. Not only does she deliver the goods, but she brings them with personality, conviction and a genuine sense of tongue-in-cheek fun.

[New Music] Christina Aguilera "The Prayer" (Post Includes Live and Studio Version)

Any fears that the voice we'd been hearing during Christina Aguilera's live performances of late [here] was a reflection on the current state of her recording voice have been smashed to smithereens with the leaking of new song, The Prayer.

I don't think I have ever heard Christina Aguilera sound this good.  Not only is there a marked improvement in the control-which is out of this world- but there is also growth in her tone, timbre and the overall health of her voice. There's not a single note where Christina  strains, or pulls it and the vocal runs have been done away with as she demonstrates a more mature, and much improved, standard of vocal delivery.

[Review] Brandy Featuring Chris Brown- "Put It Down"

Brandy is back, and doing what she does best: taking risks. Teaming up with producer Bangledesh and featuring a verse from Chris Brown(yuck!), the track, Put It Down, sounds like nothing else out there at the moment. A good thing for anyone sick to death of the cookie cutter, Euro-dance/pop sound that is strangling the charts, but one that may ultimately pose a big risk to its success if people aren't ready to put their glow sticks down just yet.

[Vocal Profile] Brandy Norwood

Brandy

Vocal Type: Lyric-Mezzo Soprano
Vocal Range: 3 octaves and 5 semitone. G2- E6
Vocal Pluses: Brandy possesses an extremely dexterous voice that allows her to sing complex vocal runs effortlessly and subtly [Warm It Up (With Love)]. This skill can be used through the registers, meaning she can begin a vocal run at the top of her range and end up at the bottom with a speed and delicacy that belies its true skill [Over the Rainbow].

Adele's "21" Overtakes Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on "Greatest Selling Albums ever" List

Adele keeps on selling! Have spent 65 weeks on the UK chart with her album 21, and amassing sales of 4,274,300 copies, the 23-year-old singer /songwriter manages the extraordinary feat of overtaking Michael Jackson's Thriller on the list of greatest selling albums in the United Kingdom.

Having been released in January of 2011, it's an amazing feat for it to have achieved those numbers in just a year and a half. But it's even more amazing that it has done so with minimal promotion, and no supporting tour.