Jay-Z's New Female Star: Luke Bryan, Rita Ora With Tinie Tempah, and Graffiti6

"R.I.P."    RITA ORA Ft. TINIE TEMPAH

Signed by Jay-Z to Roc Nation, Rita is an Albanian pop/hip hop star on the rise.   She reminds me of Rihanna and I first saw her in Jay-Z's "Young Forever" video.  "R.I.P." has a slamming beat with major hit potential.  The song was written by Drake and shot in London.

"DRUNK ON YOU"    LUKE BRYAN

Luke continues the video story started in "I Just Don't Want This Night To End" with his new video, "Drunk On You".   Luke keeps leaving concert tickets for the girl he met in the first video, you can guess what happens.   Regardless, it's a great song and the video is a beautifully filmed concert performance.

"FREE"      GRAFFITI6

Saw VH1's You Ought To Know Artists of the month this week and got introduced to Graffiti6.  They're a British pop/rock band that have caught a lot of attention.  ITunes made this song their Free Song Of the Week.  The chorus feels like Motown when the lead singer uses his falsetto, great pop song that will stick in your head after a couple of listens.

  

Top 5 Country Songs For Spring Break 2012: Jason Aldean, Ronnie Dunn, Jerrod Neimann, Luke Bryan, and Brad Paisley

Spring Break - no work for the week!   It's coming to an end but it's been a fun vacation.   Springsteen concert, beach, tennis, movies, great time with friends, fun in the sun, and it all ends with my tennis teams playing for back-to-back District Titles Monday and Tuesday.   Here's five recent country songs to keep the party going!


#1  "MY KINDA PARTY"    JASON ALDEAN

#2  "SUNTAN CITY"  LUKE BRYAN

 
#3 "ONE MORE DRINKIN' SONG" JERROD NEIMANN

#4 "LET THE COWBOY ROCK" RONNIE DUNN 

#5 "WAITING ON A TAN"  - BRAD PAISLEY

I Don't Want This Night To End: Adele, Luke Bryan, Chickenfoot

"SOMEONE LIKE YOU"                        ADELE

A total tearjerker ballad featuring Adele accompanied by a piano.  Many think Adele wrote this song but although she didn't write it, she owns this one!   The lyrics are a reminder of a love lost.    Adele ended a relationship and shortly afterward, her boyfriend was engaged to someone else.    It was devastating and rather than let her get her down, Adele recorded this intense song to free her mind and move on.   Music is the best therapy!    It's the #1 selling song on 2011.  

"DIFFERENT DEVIL"                CHICKENFOOT               

 Sammy Hagar back to his "Red Rocker" ways.  Joe Satriani's guitar isn't indulgent and this song has a classic 80's rock groove to it.   Just a fun, roll down the windows and let it blast kind of song!   Their 2nd CD released in September 2011 blows away Chickenfoot's debut.

"I DON'T WANT THIS NIGHT TO END"          LUKE BRYAN          

Totally SEXY song, the lyrics are awesome, passion's running high, so distracted, you don't want the night to end.    High energy, hot song, best of Luke Bryan!     


And I don’t know what road we’re on
Or where we’ve been
From staring at you girl
All I know is I don’t want this night to end


Gonna cuss the morning when it comes
Cause I know that the rising sun
Ain’t no good for me
Cause you’ll have to leave