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Kelly Clarkson’s Journey From “You” to “me”

Amid increasing suspense, layer upon layer – voice, organ, and then strings, Kelly Clarkson proclaims, “I’m always pleasing someone, honestly, now I’m done,” as her voice itself is stacked into a one-woman choir. Turns out, she’d actually been waiting a lifetime for a moment like this. Kelly Clarkson’s new single “me” arrives after a tumultuous few years for the singer.

Spotlight: “So True” by AlanMichael

June 19, 2015
This isn’t the first time we have featured talented singer-songwriter AlanMichael on the site. You may recall his cover of Janet Jackson’s “Got ’til It’s Gone” last fall. Today, we bring you the latest from the rising star, a new song and accompanying music video titled “So True.” The song

Review: ‘Jackie’ by Ciara

May 11, 2015
One of the sweetest things you can do as a pop star is to name your album after your mother, and also dedicate a song in her honor. If this song doubles as an ode to being a bad mother fucker (BMF), then it’s twice as sweet because to be

Single Review: “Coffee (F***ing)” by Miguel, featuring Wale

May 4, 2015
Miguel has dropped his new single, “Coffee (F***ing)” featuring Wale. Cleverly titled because, well, he never says “coffee” in the song. Rather, “coffee” is replacing the parenthesized word, “fucking.”  Similar to how his Mariah Carey collaboration cleverly replaced the word “fucking” with a hashtag in the title for “#Beautiful.” The song

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