[Music Video] Janet Jackson - "No Sleeep"

Maybe a little late to the party, the video for Janet Jackson's No Sleeep has hit YouTube.

Directed by Dave Meyers, the muted visuals are simple. However they're kept from being snooze-inducing with some interesting computer trickery and a feature in the form of J.Cole. It's in no way as spicy a video as we'd expect from a Janet slow jam, but it's effortlessly seductive nonetheless.

Welcome back, Ms. Jackson!

[Vocal Profile] Liz Fraser

Liz Fraser

Vocal Type: Soprano
Voice range: C3-D6 (3 octaves 1 note)
Whistle Register: No
Vocal Pluses: The overall character of the Diva’s instrument is famed for its light, airy and ethereal nature, with a slight operatic touch. Despite the fact that her real artistic strength comes from her tone, timbre, phrasing and the unique style of lyricism, she has also shown some technical proficiency.

Although naturally foggy, Fraser’s lower register extends down to C3, and is characterized by a surprising audibility given her voice type. The voice is most comfortable around the upper half of the lower register, resulting in her being capable of hitting strong and substantial F#3’s. [Athol-Brose]. The tone and volume can aptly be manipulated into sounding either soft [Make Tomorrow], or louder and stronger [Bluebeard].

[Wailing wall] C5 Showdown!

I know some of y'all are impatient, but please give the page about 10 seconds to load. Lot of audio files- Fank you!

Lisa Fischer Vs. Whitney Houston: Who was the Better Vocalist?

The comparison between Whitney Houston and Lisa Fischer isn't one I've personally made before.

It was actually a YouTube video (featured below) that got to me to thinking about the pair in any sort of adversarial way. And the longer I ruminated on it, the more I realised Ms. Fischer's dark and rich voice was way more suitable an instrument to compare Whitney's to than say -the oft pitted against Divas- Mariah Carey and Celine Dion.

[Free For All Friday]

Almost forgot about this post today!

Leona Lewis Continues Musical Ascent with ‘I Am’

Leona Lewis has released the title track from new album, I Am.

Much like the LP's first release Fire Under My Feet, I Am finds the Diva in a defiant mood. Lyrically this could simply be another tale of love gone wrong. However, if we follow the thread from single number one, this is most likely another masked jab at ex-manager Simon Cowell. Fighting talk or not, it's giving me Unfinished Sympathy teas and striking vocals- so you know I'm loving it.

Ciara Serves Up Sauce with "Dance Like We're Making Love" Visuals

Looks like Ciara's vocal profile got a spruce up just in time for the release of the  Dance Like We're Making Love video. Three cheers for synchronicity!

It's another slowy from the Diva's newest album Jackie, and for someone best known for her upbeat stuff, this is always going to be a risky strategy come chart time. However, I'm actually surprised at how much I enjoyed this saucy song. Maybe I won't be alone in feeling this way and Dance Like We're Making Love will become a sneaky smash.

The Dave Meyer's directed video is also pretty gorgeous, too! You Go Girl, Cici.