What's your favorite story? Alicia Keys, John Legend...

Alicia Keys - Blended Family (What You Do For Love) (ft. A$AP Rocky)

Taken from her latest album HERE, Alicia Keys featuring A$AP Rocky have published the music video for her single Blended Family (What You Do For Love). I have to say that Alicia's new album is totally a masterpiece and this song is amazing. The music video is pretty good and it's perfect for this song.

"There ain't nothing I won't do for us

It may not be easy

This blended family, but baby

That's what you do, what you do, what you do

What you do for love, love"

John Legend - Love Me Now

Love Me Now is the first single from John Legend's upcoming fifth studio album called Darkness and Light, which is set to release on December 2nd, 2016. John talked about his new single saying: "Love Me Now is all about living and loving to the fullest, no matter what tomorrow may bring." This new song has a beautiful message and its rhythm is great, I liked it. Furthermore, the video explaains perfectly 

"I don't know who's gonna kiss you when I'm gone

So I'm gonna love you now, like it's all I have

I know it'll kill me when it's over

I don't wanna think about it, I want you to love me now"

The Weeknd - Starboy (ft. Daft Punk)

The Weeknd has published the lyric video for the lead single Starboy, taken from his upcoming fourth studio album. I don't understand why did he released it now, I mean, he already published the music video, so this video is useless now (for me). However, it's a pretty cool lyric video, because we can see him while he was taking the photoshoot for the album.

"House so empty, need a centerpiece

20 racks a table cut from ebony

Cut that ivory into skinny pieces

Then she clean it with her face man I love my baby"

Nick Jonas - Champagne Problems

Nick has published a new music video, this time for the song Champagne Problems. He talked about it saying that: "is a song about sharing a bottle of champagne with my now ex as we were breaking up to kind of close that chapter." This tack is one of the most danceable in the album and it's catchy. Talking about the music video, it is perfect for the song, I mean, it's a dance-floor song and its main topic is champagne, so the video reflects its message perfectly.

"Raising our glass cause it's our last

With these champagne problems

Just keep on, keep on drinking

Keep on, keep on drinking"

Gorgon City - Smile (ft. Elderbrook)

The amazing English garage duo Gorgon City has published a new single with its music video, the song is called Smile in collaboration with Elderbrook. I really love Gorgon City's music and this new song as a meaningful message, while the music video was very surprising for me, but I understood its story and it's pretty good. It also reflects the life of several women who have to fight for their children.

"But you smile like everything's alright

Alright when you smile

Oh but you smile like everything's alright

Alright when you smile"

My favorite music video today was, Alicia Keys' video for her amazing song. But what about you guys, what was your favorite video? Leave your comments here and follow me on Twitter and Facebook (@JusSayinggBlog). Also, you will find several interesting publications.

Amazing anthems for the week / Alicia Keys, Green Day & more!

Alicia Keys - Holy War

The last track in the newest Alicia Keys' album is Holy War and it is one of the most beautiful and powerful songs in HERE, thus she published its lyric video. The singer talked about the meaning of the songs saying the following comment: "We get so afraid to talk to our kids about sex, or we wanna hide all of our body parts and don’t let anybody see the beauty of love and lovemaking, yet we let kids play Call of Duty all day and all night, and that’s, like, no problem? It’s very confusing and twisted."

"Maybe we should love somebody

Maybe we could care a little more

Maybe we should love somebody

Instead of polishing the bombs of holy war"

Green Day - Still Breathing

Taken from their latest album, Green Day has published the official music video for their third single Still Breathing. This song has an amazing message and I think that the music video is perfect for it. According to the band, they wrote this song with one purpose, that "people recognizing themselves in the song."

"'Cause I'm still breathing on my own

My head's above the rain and roses

Making my way away

My way to you"

Bonnie McKee - Easy

The American singer and songwriter Bonnie McKee has published a new music video for the song Easy, taken from her EP Bombastic released in 2015. If you don't know her, you should, because this song is amazing and the beat is so retro that you will love it. Now, talking about the video, it is simple but it's perfect for the song, I just liked it.

"I want something easy

Why don't you just lay your hands on me

Give me what I need

Easy"

Louisa Johnson - So Good

Louisa Johnson, the winner of the twelfth UK series of The X Factor in 2015, has published the music video for her single So Good. I have to say that it's the first time that i listen this song, but it is actually a good song, I liked the melody and the message of it. Talking about the music video, I think it is pretty well done and she is a great singer.

"I said I'm 'bout five minutes away

One more stop and I'll be off this train

I'm free any day of the week, always losing some sleep

I told myself I'll be back by ten"

Mac Miller - Stay

Taken from his last album The Divine Feminine, Mac Miller has published the music video for the song Stay. This alternative hip hop song is very catchy and sexual. However, the video is very simple and kind of boring.

"Okay now, baby, don't you leave my side, don't even try

I'mma go crazy, girl, you saved me

Meditate me, get me piece of mind

It's only she and I, ocean floor, how deep we dive"

My favorite one was the video for Easy, the song by Bonnie McKee, but what about you? What was your favorite music video? Leave all your comments here and follow me on Twitter and Facebook (@JusSayinggBlog). Don't forget to visit the other posts that you'll find here!

Album Review: Alicia Keys - HERE

Album cover

Here is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. It was released on November 4th, 2016. According to the singer: "This album is so much about life, New York City, us as people, all the stories I saw growing up,”

After her geat album Girl on Fire (2012), Alicia decided to returned to her roots and she sounds more New Yorker than ever with HERE. Musically, she said that: “It sounds like the New York that I know. It’s aggressive, it’s raw, it’s me being my most truthful…It is such powerful music. You are going to go crazy.” mixing hip-hop, pop, R&B and soul. Lyrically, I noticed a lot of songs about problematic issues that a lot of people have been living these last years, talking about hope, injustice, deaths, murders, family and racism against afro-americans (mostly).

The album has several interludes that gives a more realistic vibe to the tracks. The first interlude is called The Beginning (Interlude), followed up by The Gospel a song about "the problems with money and drugs in the familys of the ghetto." While, in Pawn It All Alicia sings about letting go some things in order to start a new life, it is a beautiful song and its message is very powerful.

In general, it has a lot of slow piano ballads full of raw and powerful messages, that really wiil make you think about our life and the life that other people live. There are several interestings songs to talk about, for instance, the fifth track Kill Your Mama, where the main topic is the loss of compassion that some people loses thanks to the money and "dirty bloody business". Furthermore, Elaine Brown (Interlude) that is before this song is a poem, the woman who talks on it says: "Poetry from the street". Continuing with interesting tracks, the sixth track called She Don't Really Care_1 Luv is actually two song in one, because 1 Luv is a song that is at the end of She Don't Really Care, but in the same track. I think that She Don't Really Care is my favorite song.

"She grew up in Harlem

She grew up in Bronx

She know she was a queen

She lived in Queens

Oh yeah, oh yeah"

Here is that kind of albums that can be described as dark, but at the same time very lit, because there are songs very dark because of their messages, such as: Illusion Of Bliss, about an addict woman and how she really tries to change her life and at the end Alicia's voice breaks and the end of this song is very dramatic but real, she sings: "I don't wanna be a fallen angel, Don't say I'm gone, gone, I don't wanna be a fallen angel". However, as I said there are lit and hope tracks that makes this album very motivational, such as: Blended Family (What You Do For Love), Work On It and More Than We Know. On the other hand, in this album there are two tracks that talk about insecurities that some women have; Cocoa Butter (Cross & Pic Interlude) and Girl Can't Be Herself, which is also one of the few tracks with a fast rhythm.

Alicia Keys' album ends with Holy War, which is amazing. This last track talks about that we should be more empathic and that there are things that matters less than other that should be moe important for us.

I really loved this album, because is a mixture of different feelings and emotions: it is dramatic, raw, lit, beautiful, sad is all at the same time, but at the end it helps us to think about issues that we should be more interested and worried.

Alicia Keys - HERE: ★★★★★

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Upcoming Album: Alicia Keys - HERE

Album cover

Here is the upcoming sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. It is scheduled to be released on November 4th, 2016. The lead single from the album was released on October 7th, 2016, called Blended Family (What You Do For Love), featuring A$AP Rocky, followed by Holy War. While, In Common and Hallelujah does not appear in the official tracklist of the album. However, those two songs can make part of a deluxe version.

Personally, Alicia Keys is one of the most talented singers for me, because she can sing, she writes her own sogns and she has a unique and original music style. I'm pretty sure that Here will be a great album with beautiful songs and unforgettable messages.

 Tracklist:

1. The Beginning (Interlude)

2. The Gospel

3. Pawn It All

4. Elaine Brown (Interlude)

5. Kill Your Mama

6. She Don't Really Care_1 Luv

7. Elevate (Interlude)

8. Illusion of Bliss

9. Blended Family (What You Do For Love) [feat. A$AP Rocky]

10. Work On It

11. Cocoa Butter (Cross & Pic Interlude)

12. Girl Can't Be Herself

13. You Glow (Interlude)

14. More Than We Know

15. Where Do We Begin Now

16. Holy War

Click here to read the album review of HERE

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Alicia Keys is HERE

The American singer, pianist, songwriter, record producer, and actress Alicia Keys, has released the album title with its album cover from her upcoming sixth studio album.

HERE is the name of the album and it will have two versions, the standard with 16 tracks and the deluxe with two bonus tracks, that were actually the two first songs that she had released: In Common and Hallelujah. The tracklist hasn't been released at this moment. However, if you pre-order the album on iTunes, you will receive the promotional single Blended Family (What You Do For Love), featuring A$AP Rocky.

On the other hand, the album cover is simple, but I think that is perfect for the concept of the album.

 “This album is so much about life, New York City, us as people, all the stories I saw growing up,” said Alicia about it, adding in a different interview: “It sounds like the New York that I know. It’s aggressive, it’s raw, it’s me being my most truthful…It is such powerful music. You are going to go crazy.” 

Talking about the song Blended Family (What You Do For Love), featuring A$AP Rocky, she said: "it's dedicated to Swizz Beatz’ son, Kasseem Dean Jr., celebrates her and her husband’s ex Mashonda’s “commitment to each other with support and true growth.”

Album cover (right side) single cover (left side)

Personally, I consider Alicia Keys as one of the few complete artists, because she can do everything, she sings, she is a songwriter, she plays instruments, etc. That's why she has several Grammys. I'm pretty sure that HERE will be an amazing album, with songs that will make you reflect about different issues. I'm excited.

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What's your mood today? New videos by Alicia Keys, Afrojack & more!

Afrojack - Gone (ft. Ty Dolla $ign)

The Dutch-born DJ Afrojack has released a new song called Gone, featuring the R&B singer Ty Dolla $ign. Afrojack explained about it: “I love pushing boundaries and Ty brings a unique style to the game. It was time for something new—collaborating with him did just that.”

Personally, I like the beat, but I'm pretty sure if I would like to heard it again, I mean, it's not like "THE SONG", is just another song and that's it.

"Baby I don't wanna rush you, you know you control the tempo

Yeah, bet you like it when I touch ya (I do), 

blow your mind just like a whistle, official

No we ain't gotta complicate things, just keep it nice and simple"

Hailee Steinfeld & Grey - Starving (ft. Zedd)

The American actress, singer and model Hailee Steinfeld in collaboration with the electronic duo Grey and the DJ Zedd, have published the music video for Hailee's single Starving, that is a song about  "a relationship that’s getting more adventurous in and outside of the bedroom."

"I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you

Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo

By the way, right away, you do things to my body"

Alicia Keys - Back to Life

The R&B Alicia Keys has published the lyric video for the song Back to Life, song that is part of the soundtrack from the Disney's movie Queen of Katwe. This song is so beautiful and I just love its message. 

"I'm just tryna hold onto to a dream

Out here lost and nothing's what it seems

I'm just tryna find where I belong

This must be the dark before the dawn"

Röyksopp - Never Ever (ft. Susanne Sundfør)

The Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp have published the music video for their latest single Never Ever, featuring the Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør. 

I'm a big fan of Röyksopp's music style and this song is amazing, it's catchy and has a retro vibe that will make you dance. Talking about the music video, it is very weird and psychodelic, but I think it's perfect for this track.

"Never ever gonna let you go now

I don't wanna cry

Never ever gonna let you go now

Not that I'm in love"

Bridgit Mendler - Atlantis

The American actress, singer, and songwriter Bridgit Mendler published a new music video for her single Atlantis, taken from her upcoming EP Nemesis. This is an alternative pop song that is about the end of a relationshin. Bridgit said about it: “Atlantis is a beautiful city that disappeared and was forgotten underwater. That is what it feels like to me to lose a first love.”

I have to say that I don't liked the song, but the video is not that bad.

"Oh, I know how to feel, I know that love exists

It's asleep with the fishes down in Atlantis

Oh, my Lord, where’s my soul? How did we end up like this?

Fast asleep with the fishes down in Atlantis"

My favorite music video was...

I would choose Alicia Keys' video, but it isn't a music video, so I think that I should choose a real music video. So that, Röyksopp's music video was my favorite. Never Ever featuring Susanne Sundfør is an amazing song and its video gives more psychodelic vibes to the song.

But tell me, what was your favorite music video? Did you like Alicia's song? What was the most boring video? Leave all your comments here and follow me on Twitter and Facebook (@JusSayinggBlog). Don't forget to share this blog and visiting the other posts.

Stunning tracks and amazing collaborations! What's your fav?

M.I.A. - Freedun (ft. ZAYN)

The English hip hop M.I.A. has released "Freedun", featuring Zayn. The song is taken from her upcoming album “AIM”. I have to say that this collaboration sounds pretty great and the beat of the song is relaxing, but danceable at the same time, it's a great song.

"All the stars are still shining

But you're the only one I see

I can feel when your heart beats, yeah

But you can't keep your eyes off me"

Alicia Keys - Back to Life

Alicia is part of the soundtrack from the upcoming biographical sports drama film “Queen of Katwe” and set for a limited release in North America on 23 September 2016. "Back to Life" starts like a ballad, but its rhythm changes into a smooth tropical beats. It a great song and the lyrics are beautiful. I love the new music that Alicia has been releasing lately.

"Back to life, back to life

Nothing can break you

I will survive, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah

Back to life"

Bastille - Send Them Off!

As you know, Bastille is about the released their upcoming album "Wild World", so they have released a new song called "Send Them Off". This new track has a powerful message and it sounds pretty cool, I been listening to their latest singles and I can tell you that, it seems that their new album will have different music genres and songs with strong messages.

"Set me free from my jealousy

Won't you exorcise my mind?

Won't you exorcise my mind?

I want to be free as I'll ever be"

Zedd - Adrenaline (with Grey)

Zedd has released with Grey (an electronic music duo) a new track a called "Adrenaline". It is totally an instrumental track, it means, that it doesn't have lyrics, but it has a nice beat and the collaboration between Zedd and Grey is great, because this song sounds different in comparation to Zedd's latest tracks.

Kygo - Carry Me

Taken from Kygo's debut album "Cloud Nine", he has decided to released "Carry Me", featuring Julia Michaels as promotional single releasing a lyric video.

"Cause I don't know how we

How we got so far, you and me

Almost like there's oceans between us, us

So I need to know"

My favorite song is...

I think that Alicia Keys' new song #Back to Life" is amazingly beautiful and its beat is great, I like that is a ballad dance-floor track.

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