Get out your bread and peanut butter because it’s been awhile since my last iPod Update and I’ve got some JAMs for you. See what I did there? Here we go…
“Sunrise” – Dev featuring The Cataracs
“Wild Boy” – MGK featuring Wacka Flocka
“Naked” – Dev featuring Enrique Iglesias
“The Motto” – Drake featuring Lil Wayne
“Levels” – Avicii
“Blackout” – Breathe Carolina
“Bang Bang” – 3OH!3
“Heartbeat” – The Fray
“Party On Fifth Ave” – Mac Miller
“Fade Into Darkness” – Avicii
“Rock n Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain) – SKRILLEX
“Star” – Christopher S featuring Max Urban
“Freak” – Klaas featuring Bobybangers
“Tonight Is The Night” – Outasight
“Rolling In The Deep (Remix)” – Lil Wayne
“Wild Ones” – Flo Rida featuring Sia
“Don’t Stop (TheFatRat Remix)” – Foster The People
“Not Over” – Bag Raiders
“Bring Night” – Sia
“Still Getting Younger” – Wynter Gordon
“Given Up” – Linkin Park
“Watching Him Watch You” – Eric Hutchinson
“Latinos In Paris” – Pitbull & Sensato featuring Jay-Z & Kanye West
“Ass Back Home” – Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch
“La Boquilla (Remix)” – Bomba Estereo
“Howlin’ For You” – The Black Keys
“Want U Back” – Cher Lloyd featuring Astro
“I’m On You” – Timati featuring P. Diddy, DJ Antoine & Dirty Money
“Prutataaa” – Afrojack & R3hab
“Synthesizer” – The Cataracs
“So Much Love” – Fedde Le Grande
“Antidote” – Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party
“Stupid Hoe” – Nicki Minaj
“Rock The Boat” – Bob Sinclair featuring Pitbull, Dragonfly & Fatman Scoop
“Earthquakey People” – Steve Aoki featuring Rivers Cuomo
“Troublemaker” – Taio Cruz
“Rack City” – Tyga
“Bad Girls” – M.I.A.
“I Am Not Drunk” – Benny Benassi
“Show Me Your Rage” – Afrojack
“Colors” – April Smith & The Great Picture Show
“Booty Swing” – Parov Stelar
“In My Trunk” – Dev
“Starships” – Nicki Minaj
“OOOYEA” – The Cataracs
“We Run The Night” – Havana Brown featuring Pitbull
“Mr. Mister” – Sato Goldschlag featuring Wynter Gordon
“Live My Life” – Far East Movement featuring Justin Bieber
“Ladi Dadi” – Steve Aoki featuring Wynter Gordon
“Feel So Close” – Calvin Harris
“Set It Off” – Timomatic
“Respect” – Melanie Amaro
Told you it’s been awhile, hence the long list.
As per usual, I’m loving new songs by Dev and The Cataracs (I always feel the need to mention them together). “Sunrise” is a good one by Dev and The Cataracs, but I assure you they’re just as good by themselves. Dev’s “In My Trunk” is a recent jam of mine and so is The Cataracs’ “Synthesizer.” On the topic of Dev, I’m going to see her live later this month with Wynter Gordon and Outasight! These three are some of my favorite musical artists, actually, and I’m so pumped to see them all together. With that said, I found two new songs by Wynter that I really liked: “Mr. Mister” with Sato Goldschlag and “Ladi Dadi” with Steve Aoki. As for Outasight, “Tonight Is The Night” is a really great song.
What’s one of these posts without mentioning Far East Movement? They just released a new song, “Live My Life,” featuring The Biebs. I’m super excited for FEM’s new CD, Dirty Bass, which should be coming out soon. I foresee a bunch of fun collaborations. In addition to Dev, Wynter Gordon, and Outasight, I’m also seeing Far East Movement in concert with LMFAO in June! I’ve seen LMFAO in concert before (with Ke$ha) and they were awesome. I can only imagine how amazing this concert’s gonna be since these two groups are definitely in my Top 5 list.
I also have to give a shot out to Nicki Minaj for her new single, “Starships.” This’ll definitely be a good springtime jam. I’m also really diggin’ her controversial song, “Stupid Hoe.” I mean, it’s repetitive, so I like it. She never ceases to amaze me everyone. You can hate, but I still love her.
Yet another year has gone by and my favorite way to remember all the good times I’ve had is to attach those memories with the songs I’ve grown to love along the way (i.e. “Party Rock Anthem” = Boardy Barn, ”We Found Love” = moving to Hoboken, etc.).
2. “We Found Love” – Rihanna
3. “Till The World Ends” – Britney Spears
4. “Turn Me On” – David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj
5. “In The Dark” – Dev
6. “Jello” – Far East Movement
7. “I Wanna Go” – Britney Spears
8. “Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
9. “Give Me Everything” – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
10. “Sexy And I Know It” – LMFAO
11. “You Make Me Feel…” – Cobra Starship featuring Sabi
12. “Where Have You Been” – Rihanna
13. “Good Feeling” – Flo Rida
14. “N*ggas In Paris” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
15. “Backseat” – New Boyz featuring The Cataracs & Dev
16. “Took My Love” – Pitbull featuring Red Foo, Vein & David Rush
17. “Levels” – Avicii
18. “Pause” – Pitbull
19. “Little Bad Girl” – David Guetta featuring Taio Cruz
20. “Where Them Girls At” – David Guetta featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj
21. “Night Of Your Life” – David Guetta featuring Jennifer Hudson
22. “Beautiful People” – Chris Brown featuring Benny Benassi
23. “On The Floor” – Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
24. “Champagne Showers” – LMFAO
25. “Glad You Came” – The Wanted
26. “(Drop Dead) Beautiful” – Britney Spears featuring Sabi
27. “The Motto” – Drake featuring Lil Wayne
28. “Look At Me Now” – Chris Brown featuring Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne
29. “S&M” (Remix) – Rihanna featuring Britney Spears
30. “Pass At Me” – Timbaland featuring Pitbull & David Guetta
31. “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)” – will.i.am featuring Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger
32. “Stereo Hearts” – Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine
33. “Did It On’em” – Nicki Minaj
34. “I Can Only Imagine” – David Guetta featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne
35. “Tonight Is The Night” – Outasight
36. “Drop It Low” – Kat Deluna
37. “If I Was You (OMG)” – Far East Movement featuring Snoop Dogg
38. “What You Want” – Evanescence
39. “Mr. Saxobeat” – Alexandra Stan
40. “Big Fat Bass” – Britney Spears featuring will.i.am
41. “Dance A$$” (Remix) – Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj
42. “Champion” (Matt Nash & Dave Silcox Remix) – Chipmunk featuring Chris Brown
43. “Figure 8″ – Outasight
44. “Super Bass” – Nicki Minaj
45. “Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster The People
46. “Don’t Wanna Go Home” – Jason Derulo
47. “Hit The Lights” – Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne
48. “Sweat” – David Guetta featuring Snoop Dogg
49. “Don’t Stop The Party” – Black Eyed Peas
50. “Someone Like You” – Adele
Honorable mentions include: “It Will Rain” and “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars, “Cheers” by Rihanna featuring Avril Lavigne, “Headlines” by Drake, “Save The World” by Swedish House Mafia, “Man Down” by Rihanna, “Rise Above” by Reeve Carney featuring Bono & The Edge, “Suave (Kiss Me) by Nayer and “On Display” by Melissa Gorga (I had to).
My favorite album of the year was definitely “Nothing But The Beat” by David Guetta, closely followed by “Femme Fatale” by Britney Spears. Can we expect more hits from these two music moguls in 2012? I really hope so. These two artists have really become favorites of mine this year.
Time for some other shout outs. I was particularly happy for Dev this year with her debut album, “The Night The Sun Came Up,” which features “In the Dark.” Also, congratulations to her on becoming a mom just recently! I think we’ll be seeing more of her in 2012, along with her collaboration buddies, The Cataracs, who will be coming out with a new album in 2012 (obviously very excited about that). I was also super pumped to hear Far East Movement’s new single, “Jello,” which is a great sign of what’s to come in their second studio album, “Dirty Bass,” which we can also expect in 2012. Rihanna made an awesome comeback, in my opinion, with songs like “We Found Love,” “Where Have You Been” “Cheers (Drink To That),” “Man Down” and “Talk That Talk.” As always, I love Pitbull… he can do no wrong, which is why he’s featured multiple times on my list.
I think Maroon 5 and Cobra Starship came out with some pretty catchy/different music this year. I’m interested to see if they have anything else up their sleeves for 2012.
Now, for some more 2012 predictions. I think Outasight will become more popular 2012. I love their songs, “Figure 8” and “Tonight Is The Night.” I hope to see more of them. I know Avicii‘s already decently popular, but he really caught my attention this year for some reason. I think he’ll be one of the DJs to look out for in 2012. I think Sabi might be an artist to watch out for as well. She’s been featured in Britney Spears’ “(Drop Dead) Beautiful” and Cobra Starship’s “You Make Me Feel…,” but I’ve heard some of her solo songs, like “Goodnight” and “Wild Heart,” and she’s got it goin’ on. Lastly, Pitbull’s righthand woman, Nayer, seems to be coming out of the woodwork, especially with the release of her single, “Suave (Kiss Me).”
What were some of your favorite songs, albums and artists in 2011? Any songs you think I missed? Let me know! As you should know, I love new music suggestions.
Here’s a handful of great, new jams, many of which I can thank Spotify for!
“We Found Love” – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
“Someone Like You” – Adele
“Sexy And I Know It” – LMFAO
“Relax” – Das Racist
“Pass At Me” – Timbaland featuring Pitbull & David Guetta
“Frontal” – Afrojack
“Cars, Money and Fame” – Timeflies
“Who’s That Boy?” – Demi Lovato featuring Dev
“All Night Long” – Demi Lovato featuring Missy Elliott & Timbaland
“Pumped Up Kids” – Foster the People
“Cheers (Drink to That)” – Rihanna
“Good Feeling” – Flo Rida
“Maximal Crazy” – Tiesto
My favorite song on this list would definitely have to be “We Found Love” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Rihanna’s not-as-good slower-paced songs recently, but the old RiRi definitely came back for this new single. If this is any indication of Rihanna’s next CD, I’m excited.
Another great song is “Pass At Me” by Timbaland featuring Pitbull & David Guetta. This is an all-star collaboration right here… legitimately three of my favorite artists in one song. Yes, it’s as good as you’d think it’d be. Check out the video. More collaborations in the future, please?
Last shout out goes to LMFAO and their music video for “Sexy And I Know It.” It’s quite entertaining, as usual. I mean, c’mon, it’s LMFAO… what else would you expect from them? They’re never a letdown.
In the video, E!’s Michael Yo interviews Far East Movement, which includes some talk about the group’s second studio album. Their first studio album, Free Wired, is amazing and I’m really excited to see what Far East Movement has in store for the (near) future. In the interview, the group mentions that they’ve been in the studio with David Guetta, they’ve been talking to Lil Wayne and they’re huge Pitbull fans. If all three of these artists make the cut for FEM’s second album, I could only imagine the amazingness that will come from it.
Starting in November, Far East Movement will be on tour with LMFAO and other guests… unfortunately (for me), the tour is in Canada. Lucky Canadians! I can only hope that they’ll be going on tour in the US sometime soon, especially with their new album on the horizon. I think it would be so cool to see them on tour with The Cataracs and Dev. It would be epic. I can’t imagine seeing all of them perform “Like a G6” live. I’d die.
“Man Down” – Rihanna
“Took My Love” – Pitbull featuring Red Foo, Vein & David Rush
“Figure 8″ – Outasight
“All of the Lights” (Kidd Steez Remix) – Kanye West featuring Rihanna
“I’m Alright” – Jean Roch featuring Flo Rida & Kat Deluna
“Stereo Hearts” – Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine
“I Can Only Imagine” – David Guetta featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne
“Pause” (Too Shy Remix) – Pitbull
“Rain Over Me” – Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony
“You Make Me Feel” – Cobra Starship featuring Sabi
“Motivation” – Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne
“On Display” – Melissa Gorga
“Take it to the Hole” – LMFAO featuring Busta Rhymes
“Dinosaur” – Ke$ha
“Animal” – Ke$ha
“Turn Me On” – David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj
“Night of Your Life” – David Guetta featuring Jennifer Hudson
“Headlines” – Drake
“It Girl” – Jason Dereulo
“What You Want” – Evanescence
I think my favorite song, at the moment, is “Turn Me On” by David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj. I mentioned it in my blog post last week for Guetta’s CD, “Nothing But the Beat“. It’s so good. I can’t help but blast it in my car every time it comes on… and it comes on a lot because I feel the need to replay it often. “Night of Your Life” with Jennifer Hudson is really good, too.
I fell love with “Figure 8″ by Outasight as soon as I heard it. I had never heard of them him before, so I did some research. Outasight is a one-man show by Richard Andrew from Yonkers, New York… right across the river from me! Outasight is, in my opinion, a cool mix of rap and rock. Apparently, if you sign up for Outasight’s newsletter on http://www.iamoutasight.com, they’ll send you the Figure 8 EP for free, which I’m obviously doing. If I like it, expect another blog post about Outasight in near future, which I’m sensing will be happening.
Glad to see Evanescence is back with their new song “What You Want”. I liked a handful of their songs on “Fallen” so I’m interested to check out the rest of their new CD, especially if the songs are sounding anything like “What You Want”. Not mention, I love Amy Lee.
Some other favorites include: “Took My Love,” “Stereo Hearts,” “Pause” (Too Shy Remix) and “Headlines”.
Before anyone makes fun of me, yes Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Melissa Gorgais on this list with her new single, “On Display“. Now, at first, I thought it was ridiculous and I kept making fun of it, but as I was making fun of it, I listened to it more and more. Then, it kinda grew on me. OK, now you can make of me.
Last night, I went to the Get $leazy tour (yes, that would be a dollar sign instead of an ‘S’) at Jones Beach Theater featuring Ke$ha with special guests Spanky Rock and LMFAO. By the time my friends and I got to the theater, we had missed Spanky Rock’s performance (which I’m not too upset about), but we got to our seats right in time for LMFAO (which worked out perfectly because they’re one of my favorite groups and I wouldn’t have wanted to miss a millisecond).
LMFAO was absolutely amazing. I still can’t get over it. I was already a huge fan to begin with (ever since their first album, Party Rock), but I think I’ve reached a new level of fandom. They played all my favorite jams, including: Party Rock Anthem, Champagne Showers, I’m in Miami Bitch, Yes, Take it to the Hole, Get Crazy, La La La and, of course, Shots! There wasn’t a minute that went by when my friends and I weren’t bumping up and down while LMFAO was up on the stage. They had a great stage presence and had us laughing hysterically at some points. The box head you see in a few of their music videos made an appearance, which I rather enjoyed. They were the perfect way to pump up the crowd before Ke$ha. Honestly, I could’ve left the concert after they performed and I would’ve been perfectly happy, but I of course stayed because I was still looking forward to Ke$ha.
We had a little time to relax before Ke$ha got on stage, but as soon as she came out, we were back on our feet. She started out with Sleazy (appropriate), but some of my other favorites that she performed were Blah Blah Blah, Take It Off, Cannibal, Tik Tok, Blow, Your Love Is My Drug, and Dinosaur… among others. She played We R Who We R as her encore, which was great. I was a fan of Ke$ha to begin with (otherwise, I wouldn’t have bought tickets), but I definitely have a new appreciation for her. She performed some songs that I wasn’t 100% familiar with, but after hearing her perform them, I definitely like them now. Sleaziness aside, she’s really not a terrible performer like everyone thinks she is. I thought she was extremely entertaining and she had me laughing my ass off. I think she’s great. I would’ve loved to see her perform a song with LMFAO… I think that could’ve been pretty epic.
Overall, this concert was perfect. This will go down as one of my best nights ever. This concert is right up there with the Pitbull concert I saw while I was in Florence. The pairing of LMFAO and Ke$ha was perfect (in my opinion) and they both played most of the songs I wanted to hear. Seeing that I’m a huge fan of LMFAO, I know a lot more of their songs and would’ve loved to hear more, but I wasn’t expecting to hear everything since they were only the opening act. We sat all the way up in the nosebleeds section 20, but it was more than fine. I actually preferred it… there was plenty of space to hop around, there was a great view and it was nice and breezy. Jones Beach Theater is definitely one of my favorite concert venues… I really don’t think there are any horrible seats. I’d say we definitely got a bang for our buck. I give this concert 5/5 stars. If this tour is coming to a venue by you and you’re the slightest fan of LMFAO and/or Ke$ha… go! You’ll have an absolute blast.
I’m definitely overdue for an iPod Update. I’ve got some good jams for you this round!
“Cheated” (DJ Kue remix) – Mike Posner
“Glad You Came” – The Wanted
“Burning Up” – Britney Spears
“Come ‘N Go” – Pitbull featuring Enrique Iglesias
“Bang Bang Bang” – Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Pause” – Pitbull
“Gimme Dat” – Ciara
“Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
“Don’t Stop the Party” – Black Eyed Peas
“Tonight, Tonight” – Hot Chelle Rae
“Mr. Saxobeat” – Alexandra Stan
“Louder Than Words” – David Guetta & Afrojack featuring Niles Mason
“Champagne Showers” – LMFAO featuring Natalia Kills
“Rise Above” – Reeve Carney featuring Bono & The Edge
“Crush on You” – New Boyz featuring YG
“Keep Your Head Up” – Andy Grammer
“Like a G6″ (RedOne remix) – Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs & Dev
“I’m on One” – DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Now, for some shout outs.
A couple of friends had recommended that I listen to Andy Grammer. I listened to his debut, self-titled album and he’s great! Although I only listed “Keep Your Head Up” (be sure to watch the video above), all the songs are great! His style of music is very relaxed rock, yet upbeat at the same time. His music is very reminiscent of Eric Hutchinson, who I also really enjoy. Both great summertime artists.
Another great song is “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera. I had it on repeat when I first heard it. It’s definitely one of those feel-good songs that you can’t help but blast in your car and bob your head to. Plus, whistling in songs is always fun. I believe the music video is coming out really soon, so that’ll be something to look forward to.
Some of my other favorites on the list include: “Glad You Came,” “Pause,” “Don’t Stop the Party,” “Mr. Saxobeat,” Champagne Showers,” “Rise Above,” “Like a G6″ (RedOne remix), and “I’m on One”. I know I basically gave a shout out to every song on the list, but they’re all so good!
Time for another iPod update. Check out my new favorite jams since the last update…
“Up N’ Down” – Britney Spears
“Selfish” – Britney Spears
“Little Bad Girl” – Taio Cruz
“Bad Guy” (DJ Guest remix) – Wiz Khalifa
“Turnt 4 Da Weekend” – Dev featuring The Cataracs
“Stay the Night” (Fred Falke remix) – James Blunt
“I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now” – Lupe Fiasco featuring MDMA
“E.T.” – Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
“Smack the Paparazzi” – LMFAO
“Make It Bump” – Far East Movement featuring Koda Kumi
“Party Rock Anthem” – LMFAO
“Scary” – Britney Spears
“Give Me Everything” – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
“Love Machine” – David Guetta featuring RaVaughn Brown
“Backseat” (Mikael Wills remix) – New Boyz featuring The Cataracs & Dev
“Take Over Control” – Afrojack featuring Eva Simons
My picks for this update are The Cataracs and Dev, who have been working together a lot recently. I first heard them in “Like a G6” with Far East Movement, which you should all know by now, is one of my favorite groups. From loving this song so much, I looked into each of these artists a little more and I really enjoyed what I heard. Some of my favorite songs include: “Top of the World,” “Bass Down Low,” “In the Dark,” and “Turnt 4 Da Weekend” (even though it kills me to type “turnt,” “4,” and “da”). Most recently, The Cataracs and Dev have been featured in New Boyz’s hit, “Backseat.” Another one of my favorite songs by The Cataracs (sans Dev) is “Club Love.” I think there’s a lot of good music to come from both these artists in the near future and I’m really looking forward to it.
I also have to point out “Give Me Everything” by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer… really diggin’ this song.
I’ve been listening to the radio stations play their top songs of 2010 and it inspired me to make my very own list! Here’s my Top 50 of 2010:
1. “Like a G6” – Far East Movement featuring Dev & The Cataracs
2. “Dynamite” – Taio Cruz
3. “Dirty Talk” – Wynter Gordon
4. “Ridin’ Solo” – Jason Derulo
5. “OMG” – Usher
6. “Please Don’t Go (Remix)” – Mike Posner
7. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” – Usher
8. “Memories” – David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi
9. “Firework” – Katy Perry
10. “Higher” – Taio Cruz
11. “Over” – Drake
12. “Hey Baby (Drop it to the Floor)” – Pitbull featuring T-Pain
13. “We Speak No Americano” – Yolanda Be Cool & DCup
14. “Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)” – Kid Cudi
15. “Maldito Alcohol” – Pitbull featuring Afrojack & DJ Buddah
16. “Blah Blah Blah” – Ke$ha
17. “Only Girl (In the World)” – Rihanna
18. “Tonight” – Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris
19. “Telephone” – Lady Gaga & Beyonce
20. “I Like It” – Enrique Iglesias
21. “Girls on the Dance Floor” – Far East Movement
22. “I’m in the House” – Steve Aoki featuring LMFAO
23. “Cooler Than Me” – Mike Posner
24. “Alejandro” – Lady Gaga
25. “Yeah 3X” – Chris Brown
26. “Somebody to Love (Remix)” – Justin Bieber featuring Usher
27. “Airplanes” – B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
28. “Hey, Soul Sister” – Train
29. “Alors on Dance (Remix)” – Stromae featuring Kayne West & Gilbere Forte
30. “Bottoms Up” – Trey Songs featuring Nicki Minaj
31. “Bon Bon” – Pitbull
32. “We R Who We R” – Ke$ha
33. “Letting Go (Dutty Love)” – Sean Kingston featuring Nicki Minaj
34. “My Chick Bad (Remix)” – Ludacris featuring Diamond, Trina & Eve
35. “Commander” – Kelly Rowland
36. “Take it Off” – Ke$ha
37. Rude Boy” – Rihanna
38. “Gettin’ Over” – David Guetta featuring Fergie & LMFAO
39. “Billionaire” – Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
40. “Imma Be” – Black Eyed Peas
41. “Magic” – B.o.B. featuring Rivers Cuomo
42. “Bass Down Low” – Dev featuring The Cataracs
43. “Raise Your Glass” – P!nk
44. “2012” – Jay Sean featuring Nicki Minaj
45. “Rocketeer” – Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder
46. “Push Push” – Kat Deluna featuring Akon
47. “The Time (Dirty Bit)” – Black Eyed Peas
48. “Stereo Love” – Edward Maya
49. “Just the Way You Are” – Bruno Mars
50. “Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars
My top breakthrough artists of the year would definitely be: Far East Movement, Wynter Gordon, Taio Cruz, Mike Posner, Kid Cudi, Drake, and Ke$ha. I definitely want to see more of these artists in 2011. I know some of them have been around for some time, but they haven’t really been appreciated ’til recently. I think they all have promising futures in the music biz.
What are some of your favorite songs of 2010 that didn’t make my list?
