Things are going pretty well for Adele, eh? Her latest album 21 has been released worldwide to critical acclaim, and she currently holds the number one spot on both the UK’s Official Singles Chart and Official Album Chart. If that weren’t enough, the singer currently […]
Tag: ballad
Aural Only: Jennifer Hudson
In the past five years, Jennifer Hudson has won an Academy Award, fallen in love with a Harvard Law graduate, given birth to her first child, lost tons of weight and picked up a Grammy for her self-titled debut album. Um, what have you done […]
Aural Only: Hurts
Even though our Weekly Top Ten countdown appeared a day later than anticipated, a few of you still managed to get in your suggestions for the next edition. Several readers made a case for “Stay”, the latest single from English synth-pop duo Hurts. We’re still […]
Aural Only: Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding won us over with her excellent debut single “Under The Sheets”, but now she’s snuggling up in the covers for her latest offering. In a move that was either genius or utterly dangerous, the British songstress has unleashed her own version of Elton […]
Aural Only: Cheryl Cole
It’s time for another solo album from Cheryl Cole of UK pop group Girls Aloud! The singer’s sophomore effort will be entitled Messy Little Raindrops, and she’s kicking things off with her new single “Promise This”. While the song is a bit of a mess, […]
Aural Only: Christina Aguilera
How does one even begin to describe Christina Aguilera‘s latest single “You Lost Me”? This collaboration with Sia is one of the few good things to come out of her latest album Bionic, but it’s not exactly what one might call “radio-friendly”. In other words, […]
Aural Only: Janet Jackson
Pop icon Janet Jackson has just unveiled the music video for her new single "Nothing", a song recorded exclusively for the Why Did I Get Married Too? soundtrack. Though it's practically a lackluster clone of the better ballads in her repertoire, the singer has once again proven that […]
Aural Only: Lady Antebellum
Now I'm a fan of some country music, but I have a tendency to pay more attention to country boys. I simply can't resist the accent, the charm and the "southern hospitality". I realize this is an idealistic fetishization of men who reside below the […]
Gleek Out: Lean On Me (And Take A Nap)
Glee wasn't terrible last night, but it didn't even come close to touching last week's
This Time, Rihanna’s Single Is Actually Here
After weathering the storm of cryptic promotion trail, the first single from Rihanna‘s fourth studio album is finally here. The song is called “Russian Roulette”, and it’s a fantastically theatric ballad penned by Ne-Yo. This wasn’t necessarily what I was expecting, but it’s a pleasant […]