Dev, Outasight & Wynter Gordon [concert review]

After being featured in “Like A G6” by Far East Movement, I was intrigued by Dev and I needed to see what she was all about. Since then, I’ve become a big fan of hers with songs like “Bass Down Low” and “Booty Bounce,” and more recently, “In The Dark” and “Naked.” When my friend, Justin, told me that Dev was performing at The Gramercy Theatre, I was sold. I looked for tickets online and discovered that Outasight and Wynter Gordon were opening for her… is it possible to be sold twice? Well, I was. For me, it’s rare to find a concert where you know/like each artist who’s performing… I was on this like white on rice. I bought tickets in a heartbeat (literally within minutes after I found out about it).

After waiting a bit, the DJ finally appeared on stage, getting ready to announce the first performer. I was getting ready to see Wynter Gordon or Outasight pop out, but instead… there stood Nina Sky. Whaaat? Remember them? I mean, I wasn’t complaining. Apparently, they’re releasing a new EP, “The Other Side,” and they graced us with a little preview. They were a nice surprise/warmup to the concert. Plus, they played their popular song, “Move Ya Body,” which was a nice blast from the past. They also played a cover of “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child.

After Nina Sky, there were no more surprises (well, performers wise). Next up was Wynter Gordon. When she came out, not only did she look amazing, but she sounded amazing, too! My friend and I couldn’t get over how excellent she sounded… it was like I was listening to her on my iTunes. She started her set with “Til Death,” which was awesome, and then she went on to perform “Dirty Talk,” which is probably her best-known song. I died a little (in a good way). She sang some covers, too. She started singing an acoustic-like version of Rihanna‘s “We Found Love,” but she quickly kicked it up a notch and things got bumpin’. I loved it… there was great energy (from her and the audience). She also sang a cover of No Doubt‘s “Just A Girl.” She ended with this beautiful song in another language, but I can’t remember the name of it. Overall, Wynter Gordon was simply amazing. She’s beautiful, she has an amazing voice, she had a fun/sweet personality, and she was so grateful. Oh, and her mother was at the show… I wanted to tell her that she has a wonderful daughter.

Next up was Outasight. I’ve been obsessed with one of his (yes, ‘his,’ not ‘their’) songs, “Figure 8,”  for awhile now. He played it and I was lovin’ every second of it. I’m also a huge fan of his song “Tonight Is The Night,” probably his best-known song. It’s on the radio so everyone went wild when this one came on. He played a handful of other songs, too. Man, can this guy spit rhymes. Props.

Now, for the main act… Dev! She came out on stage and she looked great (especially after having a baby somewhat recently). The setlist went as follows (with a few surprises in between): “Getaway,” “Bass Down Low,” “Kiss My Lips,” “Booty Bounce,” “Don’t Hurt It,” “Me,” “Lightspeed,” “Perfect Match,” “Take Her From You,” “Shadows,” “Naked,” “Breathe,” and last, but certainly not least, “In The Dark.” Since her new CD, “The Night The Sun Came Up,” debuted the day before the concert, I only had a chance to preview the songs. From the new CD, I was really feelin’ “Kiss My Lips,” and “Breathe.” “In My Trunk” is another good one, but she didn’t perform that one. Overall, she sounded really great, whether she was singing or rapping… or just standing there. In addition to her songs, she’s featured in many songs, such as “Like A G6″ by Far East Movement and “Backseat” by New Boyz, which were two more songs she performed. As you might know, “Like A G6″ is my JAM. I went a bit crazy when she started singing this. I thought she was just gonna preview it a little since it’s Far East Movement’s song, but she definitely did it justice and I love her even more for that. She also did a fun, little cameo performance of “Dance (A$$)” by Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj. Finally, she wrapped up with “In The Dark” and it was amazing. Dev’s on-stage presecene was perfect and it just added to her overall pleasurable performance. When she was doing her thing on stage, she really looked like she was enjoying herself, which in turn, makes the audience enjoy themselves. Dev makes me smile.

Overall, Dev is a great performer and I’d highly recommend going to see her on tour if she’s visiting a city near you (check out her new CD, too)! Same goes for Wynter Gordon and Outasight… great show all around! 5/5 stars for this concert. It’s one of those shows that you enter liking the performers, but you leave liking them 10 times more. I’m definitely a bigger fan of these three amazing artists.

iPod Update

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.

Apparently, I really enjoy songs from commercials. Examples include “Set If Off” by Timomatic from an Express commercial, “Respect” by Melanie Amaro from a Pepsi commercial, “Booty Swing” by Parov Stelar from Las Vegas’ The Cosmopolitan commercial, and “Colors” by April Smith & The Great Picture Show (I can’t which brand the commercial’s for).

Other shot outs go to: “Levels,” “The Motto,” “Don’t Stop,” “Latinos In Paris,” “Antidote,” Earthquakey People,” “Rack City, and “Feel So Close.”

Top 50 Songs of 2011

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.).

Kickin’ it off with #1 is…

1. “Party Rock Anthem” – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock

And here’s the rest of my list…

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.

Happy New Year, everyone!

iPod Update

It’s been about two months since my last iPod Update. Unacceptable. To make up for it, I assure you that there are some real gems in this batch.

“Rumour Has It” – Adele
“I Like How It Feels” – Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
“No Beef” – Afrojack
“Carry Out The Rude Boy” – Timbaland & Justin Timberlake vs. Rihanna
“Dance (A$$) (Remix)” – Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj
“Domino” – Jessie J.
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” – SKRILLEX
“Goodnight” – Sabi
“Hangover” – Taio Cruz
“Jello” – Far East Movement featuring Rye Rye
“Where Have You Been” – Rihanna
“Talk That Talk” – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
“F***ing Best Song Ever” – Wallpaper
“Where You Wanna Go” – Mischa Daniels featuring J-Son
“T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever) – will.i.am featuring Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger
“All Night Disco Party” – Brakes
“Next 2 You” – Chris Brown featuring Justin Bieber
“I Like It Like That” – Hot Chelle Rae

After watching the performance of “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)” by will.i.am, Jennifer Lopez and (virtual) Mick Jagger during the American Music Awards, this song definitely caught my ear. It slowly made its way onto my iPod and, now, I have it playing on repeat.

Another song I’ve been playing on repeat is “Jello” by Far East Movement featuring Rye Rye. It’s their newest song and I’m loving it. I’m definitely excited for their second studio album, which better be coming out sooner than later. It looks like the group is on tour overseas through March, but I’m hoping they’ll come back to the US for some more shows in the spring!

I thought “We Found Love” by Rihanna was an awesome song, but then I heard ”Where Have You Been.” Don’t get me wrong, I still love “We Found Love,” but I actually think I might like “Where Have You Been” more. It has a really sick beat that’s sure to bob your head.

“All Night Disco Party” by Brakes might sound familiar if you’re a fan of the song in Tommy Hilfiger’s holiday commercial, like me. Shazam came in handy for this one.

Honorable mentions for this round include: “Where You Wanna Go,” “Rumour Has It” and “Carry Out The Rude Boy.”

Euphoria [concert review]

Back in July, my friend, Emma, bought us (our friend, Emily, and I) tickets to go see Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias in the 2011 Euphoria Tour… definitely one of the best Birthday presents ever. After much waiting, we finally made our way to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday night and we couldn’t be more excited. The three of us are huge Pitbull fans, which was basically the driving force behind getting these tickets.

The concert started really late, but Prince Royce finally took the stage at around 8:15-8:30pm, when the concert was supposed to start at 7pm. Prince Royce was the opener and he was OK… not really my cup of tea. I didn’t really know who he was, but I could get down with a few of his songs. He did his thing and that was that. Then, it was time to get ready for Pitbull. Dale!

After grabbing a drink at the Fire Lounge, it was time for Pitbull to shut it down. When he did, I was in all my glory. He performed so many songs, such as: “Culo,” “Shut It Down,” “Shake,” “I Know You Want Me,” “Move, Shake, Drop,” “Hotel Room Service,” “DJ Got Us Falling In Love,” “Bon Bon,” “Hey Baby,” “On the Floor,” “Give Me Everything,” “Mr. Right Now,” “Pause” and “Rain Over Me.” Pitbull does so many collaborations, so it was cool to see him perform a lot of those songs even though the other artists weren’t present. At one point, Pitbull brought Nayer on stage and she performed her new single, “Suave.” She also came back out to perform her part in “Give Me Everything” with Pitbull. It was a nice (surprise) guest appearance. Also, during “Pause,” some people from Zumba came out on stage to dance.

Pitbull has such a great stage presence… he’s a ball of energy. He definitely got everyone hyped up and man can he move. I saw Pitbull previously at Space in Florence, Italy, which was one of the best nights of my life. It’s safe to say that Pitbull has contributed yet another night to my “Best Night Ever” list after last Saturday’s concert. Honestly, I can’t wait to see him again next time he’s on tour. He’s gotta be one of my top five favorite musical artists. Just like LMFAO in the Get $leazy Tour, I could’ve happily left after seeing Pitbull, but there was no question that I was staying to see Enrique, of course.

When it was time for Enrique to perform, he started out with “Tonight” and “Dirty Dancer,” which was the perfect way to begin, in my opinion. Throughout his set, he pulled out some throwbacks, like “Bailamos,” “Be With You” and “Hero.” It was quite the blast from the past and I really enjoyed that he did that, especially since I was afraid that I wouldn’t know many of his songs. He played some slower Spanish songs too, which I didn’t know, but they were decent (also, a good opportunity to sit down and relax for a bit). The last song before his encore was “I Like It,” where Pitbull joined him on stage, which was one of the best parts of the concert. They had great chemistry… I wish they did more songs together, actually. Inflatable balls were bouncing around the arena at this point, along with confetti floating everywhere. It was quite the sight. For his encore, he performed “Tonight” again.

Enrique seemed like a really chill, down to Earth guy. At two points during the concert, he brought fans on stage. The first time, he brought a man on stage, letting him take the mic and perform a song of his choice in front of the entire crowd. For the second time, he brought a girl on stage and sang “Hero” to her. They started slow-dancing and at one point, she totally copped a feel. Enrique didn’t even care… it was hilarious. You can tell that he’s very appreciative of his fans and everything he’s been given. I’ll admit that my friends and I weren’t the biggest Enrique fans going into this concert, but after last night, we certainly are.

Overall, this concert was a blast… definitely one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Like I said, Pitbull and Enrique had great energy on stage, both together and separately… they definitely knew how to keep the crowed pumped up and engaged. It was also my first time at Prudenital Center and I really enjoyed the location. I think it says a lot when someone can turn you into a fan after seeing them live, so I think this tour is 100% worth going to see.

DALE!

iPod Update

DJ E Glo’s latest favorites:

“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’ve been feelin’ Cobra Starship lately with their new song, “You Make Me Feel,” with Sabi. I really like the music video, too… check it out. I have Cobra Starship’s ¡Viva La Cobra!, which I really enjoy. Can’t wait to listen to rest of their new CD, Night Shades. Sabi seems like she’s making a nice debut. In addition to her collaboration with CS, she’s also featured in Britney Spears‘s “(Drop Dead) Beautiful“, which is actually one of my favorite songs on Femme Fatale.

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 Gorga is 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.

Nothing But the Beat [CD Review]

I can’t stop listening to David Guetta‘s new CD, Nothing But the Beat, which is available today! Every song has a great beat… I mean, what would you expect though? It’s Guetta. Of course every song has a great beat. The CD features great artists such as Timbaland, Dev, Afrojack, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Akon, will.i.am, Taio Cruz, Ludacris, Flo Rida and Usher (among others). There were a couple of names that I wasn’t familiar with, such as Crystal Nicole and Sia, but I dig ‘em now!

This CD reminds me of Timbaland’s Shock Value CDs because, similarly, David Guetta provides the sick nasty beats and has these amazing artists sing/rap to them. Excellent collaborations if you ask me. Some of my favorite tracks include: “I Just Wanna F***,” “I Can Only Imagine,” “Where Dem Girls At,” “Turn Me On,” and “Little Bad Girl“. Like I said though, all the songs are great… a definite must-listen. I give Nothing But the Beat 5/5 stars. Can’t wait to have this on my iPod for this week’s commute… liven things up a bit.

iPod Update

Lots of good jams this time around! Check ‘em out:

“Don’t Wanna Go Home” – Jason Derulo”
“Champion” – Chipmunk featuring Chris Brown
“So Into You” – Jennifer Lopez featuring Lil Wayne
“Fireball” – Dev featuring The Cataracs
“Better With the Lights Off” – New Boyz featuring Chris Brown
“Hello” – Martin Solveig featuring The Dragonettes
“C’mon” (Jake Walmsley Remix) – Tiesto & Diplo featuring Busta Rhymes
“Look At Me Now” – Chris Brown featuring Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne
“DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love Again” (Hyper Crush Remix) – Usher featuring Pitbull & Hyper Crush
“Don’t Look Now” – Far East Movement featuring Keri Hilson
“Super Bass” – Nicki Minaj
“Backseat” (DJ Boombastic Remix) – New Boyz featuring The Cataracs
“Save the World” – Swedish House Mafia
“Beautiful People” – Chris Brown & Benny Benassi
“Forever” – Wolfgang Gertner featuring will.i.am

Shout out to Chris Brown — he appeared plenty on this iPod Update. I’ve had “Beautiful People” (also featuring Benny Benassi) stuck in my head nonstop since yesterday. I know it’s been out for awhile, but I can’t shake it from my head all of a sudden. You can hate on Chris Breezy all you want, but the kid’s got good music. “Look at Me Now” has been another song that’s been stuck in my head. Certainly doesn’t hurt that Weezy’s in it… lehgo.

“Don’t Wanna Go Home” by Jason Derulo is a good head bobbin’ song… liked it right off the bat.

“Hello” by Martin Sloveig (featuring The Dragonettes) is such a feel good song — definitely give it a listen. It’ll make you happy.

Last, but certainly not least, we have “Don’t Look Now” by Far East Movement (featuring Keri Hilson). Just a great jam in general. Much love for Far East Movement, as per usual.

iPod Update

“Nasty Girl” – Pitbull featuring Wynter Gordon
“Drop It Low” – Kat DeLuna
“Replaceable” – Taio Cruz
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“Clap Around the World” (DJ Ellipsis Remix) – Lloyd & Lil Wayne Vs. Wolfgang Gartner
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” (DJs From Mars Remix) – Nirvana
“Pressure in the Club” (Disco Fries Remix) – DJ Snake featuring Eva Simons
“Don’t Hold Your Breath” (DJ Hemi Remix) – Nicole Scherzinger
“Til Death” – Wynter Gordon
“Don’t Blame the World” – Cobra Starship
“Who Says” – Selena Gomez & The Scene
“Where Do We Go From Here?” – Chris Brown & Pitbull
“I Am Woman” – Jordin Sparks
“Dirty Dancer” (Remix) – Enrique Iglesias featuring Usher, Lil Wayne & Nayer

My favorites from the list above would have to be…

“Drop It Low” by Kat DeLuna. Haven’t heard from her in awhile, but she came back swinging — it’ll be interesting to see what else she has up her sleeve this summer.

Also, Enrique recently dropped a new song, “Dirty Dancer,” which features Usher and Lil Wayne. It also features newcomer Nayer, who was also recently featured in Pitbull’s “Give Me Everything.” I think we might be seeing a lot more of her as the summer approaches.

iPod Update

“Where Dem Girls At?” – David Guetta featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj
“Throw Your Hands Up” – Qwote featuring Pitbull
“Galaxies” – Owl City
“Bounce” – Klassify featuring Sensus & Devonne
“S&M” (Remix) – Rihanna featuring Britney Spears
“Down on Me” (Disco Fries Remix) – Jerimih featuring 50 Cent
“Dance With Me” (Jump Smokers Remix) – Riz featuring Pitbull
“Believe In Me Now” – Taio Cruz
“Do It In the AM” – Frankmusik featuring Far East Movement
“Heads Will Roll” (A-Trak Remix) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Bobble Head” – RoBoDic
“Till the World Ends” (Remix) – Britney Spears featuring Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha

I wasn’t quite ready to post an iPod update, but I heard the “Till the World Ends” remix (via Tunespill) by Britney Spears featuring Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha and I had to write something about it. Recently, it was announced that Nicki will officially be joining Britney on her Femme Fatale tour, which is awesome. I mean, just look at Nicki in the picture above… she’s awesome. Nicki’s presence is gonna make the tour so much more exciting. Knowing this, it makes complete sense that the two artists joined forces to create this remix, but Ke$ha was a complete (pleasant) surprise. Maybe it’s not such a surprise though, seeing that Ke$ha did write the original. I personally enjoy it, but I’m sure there are plenty of people that don’t. What are your thoughts on the remix? I hope to hear further collaborations between Britney and Nicki, especially with their upcoming tour quickly approaching.