The 60th GRAMMY Awards, who should win & who will win?!

The 60th GRAMMY Awards will be held in New York, on January 28th and I think that it's the perfect time to talk about the nominations from this year. The truth is that since the nominees where released, there were a lot of opinions aginst it, because there were some artists that weren't in the list (and others that shouldn't be there , as always). Today, I will tell you who should win and who will win, according to my thoughts, remember this is Jus' Sayingg! (I will choose the 20 most interesting categories)

1. Record Of The Year

(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.)

• Redbone - Childish Gambino: This song should win, I really love everything in this track.

• HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar: However, I feel like this song will win this category.

• Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber

• The Story of O.J. - JAY-Z

• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars

2. Album Of The Year

(Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.)

• Melodrama - Lorde: Personally, this is my album of the year 2017 and this should win, but...

• 4:44 - JAY-Z: This battle of the winner will be between this album and...

• DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar: This other album could win.

• "Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino

• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars

3. Song Of The Year

(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• That's What I Like (Bruno Mars): The truth is that I'm not pretty sure of who should win in this category, but personally, this song by Bruno is the best one in this list (according to me).

• Despacito (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber): But I just don't know why, but I feel like this song will win and I'm not very happy with it (I just don't like it).

• 4:44 (JAY-Z)

• Issues (Julia Michaels)

• 1-800-273-8255 (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)

4. Best New Artist

(An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.)

• SZA: I feel like SZA should win in this category, she's a great singer and her debut album is impressive!

• Khalid: Nevertheless, I think that Khalid will win and it's ok with me (but SZA would be better, ha!).

• Alessia Cara

• Lil Uzi Vert

• Julia Michaels

5. Best Pop Solo Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Praying - Kesha: This song is pretty beautiful and Kesha's voice shines in this track. I really think that "Praying" should win.

• Shape of You - Ed Sheeran: But let's be honest, "Shape of You" was one of the most popular song of the past year and I think that it will win. I like it, but "Praying" is a masterpiece.

• Love So Soft - Kelly Clarkson

• Million Reasons - Lady Gaga

• What About Us - P!nk

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man: It was hard to choose just one, because almost all the songs (except "Despacito") are great songs, but Portugal. The Man's last album is pure fire and this song should win.

• Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber: Again, I feel like this song will win this category.

• Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

• Thunder by Imagine Dragons

• Stay by Zedd & Alessia Cara

7. Best Pop Vocal Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.)

• Lust For Life - Lana Del Rey: It was hard to choose one! But I believe that "Lust for Life" should win, I mean, Lana deserves a Grammy for this.

• ÷ (Divide) - Ed Sheeran: However, Ed will win.

• Kaleidoscope EP - Coldplay (This is not an album!!!)

• Evolve - Imagine Dragons

• Rainbow - Kesha

• Joanne - Lady Gaga

8. Best Dance/Electronic Album

(For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.)

• Mura Masa - Mura Masa: This is the first category, where I feel that this album should and will win!

• Migration - Bonobo

• 3-D The Catalogue - Kraftwerk

• A Moment Apart - ODESZA

• What Now - Sylvan Esso

9. Best Rock Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.)

• Hardwired...To Self-Destruct - Metallica: This should and will win.

• Emperor Of Sand - Mastodon

• The Stories We Tell Ourselves - Nothing More

• Villains - Queens Of The Stone Age

• A Deeper Understanding - The War On Drugs

10. Best Alternative Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Humanz - Gorillaz: This album should win.

• Everything Now - Arcade Fire: But I think that Arcade Fire will win.

• American Dream - LCD Soundsystem

• Pure Comedy - Father John Misty

• Sleep Well Beast - The National

11. Best R&B Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.)

• The Weekend - SZA: This is the second category where I feel that SZA should and will win.

• Get You - Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis

• Distraction - Kehlani

• High - Ledisi

• That's What I Like - Bruno Mars

12. Best R&B Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• Redbone (Childish Gambino): Again, I will choose this one as the "should win," I just love this song.

• That's What I Like (Bruno Mars): However, I think that Bruno Mars has high possibilities of winning here.

• First Began (PJ Morton)

• Location (Khalid)

• Supermodel (SZA)

13. Best Urban Contemporary Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.)

• Starboy - The Weeknd: This is an amazing album and I don't understand how it wasn't nominated in other categories, so this album should win at least in this category.

• Ctrl - SZA: However, SZA is very strong in this category and I feel like she will win.

• Free 6LACK - 6LACK

• "Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino

• American Teen - Khalid

14. Best R&B Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.)

• 24K Magic - Bruno Mars: I don't even have to explain, is very clear, Bruno will win.

• Freudian - Daniel Caesar

• Let Love Rule - Ledisi

• Gumbo - PJ Morton

• Feel The Real - Musiq Soulchild

15. Best Rap Performance

(For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Bodak Yellow - Cardi B: I really love Cardi's attitude and that's why she should win hahaha.

• 4:44 - JAY-Z: Nevertheless, JAY-Z will have this one.

• Bounce Back - Big Sean

• HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar

• Bad And Boujee - Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

16. Best Rap/Sung Performance

(For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.)

• Family Feud - JAY-Z Featuring Beyoncé: They will win.

• PRBLMS - 6LACK

• Crew - Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy

• LOYALTY. - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna

• Love Galore - SZA Featuring Travis Scott

 17. Best Rap Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award.  A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• HUMBLE. (Kendrick Lamar): This should win.

• The Story Of O.J. (JAY-Z): But this will win.

• Bodak Yellow (Cardi B)

• Chase Me (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)

• Sassy (Rapsody)

18. Best Rap Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.)

• DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar: Again a battle! This album should win, but...

• 4:44 - JAY-Z: But Jay will win (Grammy's loves him).

• Culture - Migos

• Laila's Wisdom - Rapsody

• Flower Boy - Tyler, The Creator

19. Best Song Written For Visual Media

(A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

• I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) - (ZAYN & Taylor Swift) - Track from: Fifty Shades Darker: Don't have to explain it, they'll win.

• City Of Stars - (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone) - Track from: La La Land

• How Far I'll Go - (Auli'i Cravalho) - Track from: Moana: The Songs

• Never Give Up - (Sia) - Track from: Lion

• Stand Up For Something - (Andra Day Featuring Common) - Track from: Marshall

20. Best Music Video

(Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.)

• Makeba - Jain: I really love this album and singer, she's French and if don't know her, do you a favor and watch this video. It's pretty creative and entertaining. She should win.

• Humble. - Kendrick Lamar: I really like this video and I think that it will win.

• Up All Night - Beck

• The Story Of O.J. - JAY-Z

• 1-800-273-8255 - Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid

Tell me guys, what do you think about my predictions? Do you agree? Write it down and let's keep in touch, comment and / or share this blog. Remember that the official twitter of this blog is @JusSayinggBlog and Facebook @JusSayinggBlog also my staff is on the left top of this page. Thanks for still been here and see you later with new posts!
Remember the 60th GRAMMY Awards will take place in New York on January 28th and if you want to see the full list of nominees click here.

The 20 Best Albums of 2017 (Part 2/2)

This is the second part of the list "The 20 Best Albums of 2017" according Jus' Sayingg.

11. Calvin Harris - Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1

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"party like it's 1980" says in the second track ("Cash Out") from the album "Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1" by Calvin Harris, which was released on June 30th 2017. This album has a great 80s vibe and it's full of amazing collaborations and unforgettable songs. Another great thing about it is that, it has the perfect number of tracks, I mean, ten tracks are enough to have a great dose of funk. Lyrically, "Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1" has awesome songs; such as, "Faking It" (featuring Kehlani and Lil Yachty) and "Hard to Love" (featuring Jessie Reyez). On the other hand, if you prefer to dance and enjoy the party, you should play "Cash Out" (featuring Schoolboy Q, PartyNextDoor and DRAM), "Skrt on Me" (featuring Nicki Minaj), and "Feels" (featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean).

12. Mura Masa - Mura Masa

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"Mura Masa" is the self-titled debut studio album by Mura Masa and it was released on July 14th, 2017. It isn't a surprise that it was nominated for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards (in 2018), because this album is pure fire! It has guest features by ASAP Rocky, Bonzai, Charli XCX, Christine and the Queens, NAO, among others and each track shows an amazing and original music style. It would be difficult to choose just one song, because each one is pretty different sonically and Mura Masa explored several sounds creating a great electronic album. Personally, the best songs are "Messy Love", "1 Night" (featuring Charli XCX) and "All Around the World" (featuring Desiigner).

13. Kesha - Rainbow

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The most introspective album by Kesha is "Rainbow", which was released on August 11th 2017, after 4-year hiatus without releasing something new. It is also one of her most acclaimed albums so far and in "Ranbow", we can notice how much she has grown and evolved musically, because even when it has the pop that we like from her; she's mixing a little bit of country vibes. Somethings that is very beautiful from this album is that, she had the opportunity to recover from dark moments by writing stunning songs. My favorite songs were "Woman" (featuring The Dap-Kings Horns), "Praying", "Learn to Let Go" and "Hunt You Down".

14. Demi Lovato -  Tell Me You Love Me

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“I not only love singing it, but I think the underlying meaning is important for people to know. At the end of the day, you have everything you need standing right in front of you. And that’s yourself.” Said Demi explaining the song that has the same name of her album. "Tell me You Love Me" is her sixth studio album and it was released on September 29th 2017. Personally, she has been one of those artists that has grown musically after several albums, because this is her second most acclaimed album (after Confident in 2015). She's a great singer and in this album she explodes more her beautidul voice in songs like "Tell Me You Love Me", "You Don't Do It for Me Anymore" and "Only Forever".

15. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma

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“life is f*cking traumatic. But it’s also incredibly beautiful…” Said P!nk describing her seventh studio album "Beautiful Trauma", which was released on October 13th 2017. In this album it's very noticiable that she has explored new beats, making songs more dance-pop and electronic; however, she keeps singing about the same topics and as in her previous albums. Songs like "Whatever You Want", "What About Us", "Barbies", and "Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken" are the best from her "Beautiful Trauma".

16. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION

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"This record’s about power, the seduction on a big scale and on a little scale, you know. The political seduction or the sexual seduction or the seduction of chemicals and drugs and all that." Explained St. Vincent about her fifth album "MASSEDUCTION", released on October 13th 2017. We cannot deny her amazing skills as a songwriter and as a guitarrists, this album has the best of electropop and glam rock together, without forgeting her amazing vocals during songs like "Los Ageless", "Happy Birthday, Johnny" and "New York". 

17. Taylor Swift - Reputation

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"Big reputation, big reputation, Ooh, you and me, we got big reputations, ah, And you heard about me, ooh, I got some big enemies (yah), Big reputation" sings Taylor in the song "End Game", from "Reputation" which was released on November 10th 2017. She's has been one of the most successful and controversial artists from this decade; however (and even when I'm not into her music), I have to admit that she's a talented songwriter. It seems that the "country girl" has gone (well, she's dead), because in "Reputation" we can listen to a more electropop Taylor, with dark tracks and catchy ballads. The best songs from this album are "...Ready for It?", "I Did Something Bad" and "Look What You Made Me Do".

18. Paloma Faith - The Architect

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"I wanted to look at the world around me rather than the world inside my mind..." Said the British artists Paloma Faith about "The Architect", that was released on November 17th 2017. Paloma is one of those singers that always surprises me with fresh and powerful songs, in this album she describes it as a "social observation record," because she sings about socio-political issues instead of focusing in herself (as in her previous albums). Nevertheless, she keeps blessing our life with incredible R&B and soul tracks, where we can notice that she's singing better than ever! My favorite songs were "Crybaby", "Til I'm Done", "Still Around", "WW3" and "My Body".

19. Tove Lo - BLUE LIPS

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"And in a deeper sense, it’s about never feeling satisfied. I don’t mean sexually; I mean just in life in general." Explained Tove Lo about "Blue Lips (Lady Wood Phase II)", that was released on November 17th 2017. In this album Tove Lo shows a more sexually explicit lyrics with darker beats. This album is has also the last two "chapters," which were "Light Beam" and "Pitch Black". In the first one, Tove Lo sings about "enjoying the lack of responsibilit," while the last one is about the "post-rush come-down, heartbreak." "Blue Lips" has that kind of "nasty" songs that are very beautiful at the same time (in a weird way). My favorite tracks were "She Don't Know but She Knows", "Stranger", "Cycles" and "Struggle".

20. Miguel - War & Leisure

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"War & Leisure has political undertones, because that’s what life feels like right now. This album is intentionally about the ethos right now, that we are right in the middle of all this." Said Miguel about his fourth studio album "War & Leisure", which was released on December 1st 2017. Almost at the end of this year, Miguel gave us a complete album full of great R&B songs, where he makes us reflect on important issues. It has several songs that are full of reality and that we can relate with. Personally, the best songs are "Criminal" (featuring Rick Ross), "Wolf" (featuring Quiñ), "Told You So" and "Now".

If I had to choose just one of these 20 albums as my favorite/or the best from them, I would choose "Melodrama" by Lorde. Now tell me, what about you? Do you agree with this list? What's your favorite one and why? Did I miss another album? Leave all your comments here and remember that the official twitter of this blog is @JusSayinggBlog and Facebook @JusSayinggBlog also my personal Instagram is on the left top of this page. Thanks for visiting me!

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The 10 Best Debut Albums of 2017

2017 has gave us unforgettable moments full of music and new artists who had the opportunity to release their debut album. Something very interesting and weird that I noticed from the following list is that, there are five women and five men on it, it means that there was an equality of new talent. However, what they have in commun is, each one of them had an amazing year and they gave us new tunes to enjoy. So let's get into this list of the 10 best debuts of 2017, according to Jus' Sayingg! (The list was made aacording the date of release of the album)

1. Kehlani - SweetSexySavage

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"SweetSexySavage" is the debut by the American singer and songwriter Kehlani, which was released on January 27th, 2017. It has great R&B tracks and we can notice her amazing and sweet voice that this young woman has. Even when she's very young, during the whole album she shows us that she is very passionate and mature. The most relevant songs are "Distraction", "Crzy", "Advice", and her first hit "Gangsta". 

2. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human

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With an Amy Winehouse vibe, the R&B and soul album by the British Rag'n'Bone Man called "Human" (released on February 10th, 2017), has been very acclaimed since its released. Rory (his real name) has become one of the breakthrough artists of 2017. His amazing song "Human" has been his first hit, because of its honesty and catchy chorus. We can't deny his powerful voice and the simplicity of his songs that have made this album one of the best debuts.

3. Khalid - American Teen

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Here it comes another young artist with an amazing debut; Khalid and his album "American Teen" released on March 3rd, 2017, has become one of the best selled albums of 2017, by a new artist. His first world wide hit "Young Dumb & Broke" is part of several lists who named it as one of the best tracks from the year and the truth is, his debut album has very honest tracks and it's pretty solid.

4. Cashmere Cat - 9

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The debut album by Norwegian DJ Cashmere Cat "9", was released on April 28th, 2017, and it has amazing collaborations and dope beats. His music has a unique style that makes it very original and easy to recognize. "9" as I already said, has amazing collaborations with great singers; for example, "Trust Nobody" (featuring Selena Gomez and Tory Lanez), "Wild Love" (featuring The Weeknd and Francis and the Lights) and "Quit" (featuring Ariana Grande).

5. Harry Styles - Harry Styles

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"I wanted to write my stories, things that happened to me. The number-one thing was I wanted to be honest. I hadn't done that before." Said Harry about his solo album "Harry Styles", released on May 12th, 2017. Personally, I am not very into his music style; however, with songs like "Sign of the Times", "Sweet Creature", and "Kiwi", Harry Styles managed to get the recognition of several people around the world as one of the best debuts as a solo artists in 2017.

6. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa

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This list wouldn't be complete without one of the most successful debuts from 2017, with her debut album released on June 2nd, 2017, titled "Dua Lipa". I can say that since I heard her in the late 2016, I knew that in 2017 she was going to take her crown, so she did. Lyrically, we can hear songs about her personal views of love, sex, and self-empowerment. On the other hand, her beautiful voice is very noticeable in the whole record and we can't deny the hits that can be found in "Dua Lipa". I am pretty sure that this is just the biggining of a great carrer for her.

7. Allie X - CollXtion II

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“Each song is a piece of me — a memory, a fantasy, reality. The idea is to sort through it all and try to piece it back together,” Said Allie describing "CollXtion II" her debut album, which was released on June 9th, 2017. In this album, she takes us to a synth-pop world full of mysterious treatments and dark moments. I have to say that lyrically, it shows a great creativity from Allie X and musically, it has a pretty unique sound and it's very chill and porwerful at the same time. "Paper Love", "Vintage", "Lifted", and "That's So Us" are the best tracks and the most representative of her music style.

8. SZA - Ctrl

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Another big debut from 2017 was made by SZA with her album "Ctrl" (pronounced "control"), released on June 9th, 2017. This album was one of the most acclaimed of 2017 and one the best from the R&B and neo soul genre. SZA has a beautiful voice and her relaxing rhythms, are helpful to pay more attention to the powerful lyrics that she sings with her sweet and raspy tone. The whole album is so simple that makes it complex. "Love Galore" (featuring Travis Scott), "The Weekend", and "20 Something" are my favorite.

9. Beth Ditto - Fake Sugar

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The last woman from this list and, what a woman! Beth Ditto after being the lead singer of the band Gossip, decided to bless our existence with her debut as solo singer. "Fake Sugar" that was released on June 16th, 2017, is the name of her debut album. Incorporating influences from a wide array of genres, Ditto sings about several issues as love and breakups, to mention some of them. I really love the vibe from this album and the power from songs like "In and Out", "Oh My God", and "Lover".

10. Mura Masa - Mura Masa

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The self-titled debut studio album by Mura Masa was released on July 14th, 2017. After releasing a great collaboration with Charli XCX, Mura Masa gave us 13 amazing tracks full of cool guest features; such as, Desiigner, NAO, Bonzai, among others. The album has a variety of different rhythms, with dope beats and catchy chorus. Of course, "1 Night" (featuring Charli XCX), "All Around the World" (featuring Desiigner), and "What If I Go?" (featuring Bonzai) are my favorite.

If I had to choose just one album from this list as my favorite, I would choose Dua Lipa's album. Now tell me, what about you? Do you agree with this list? What's your favorite one and why? Did I miss another album? Leave all your comments here and remember that the official twitter of this blog is @JusSayinggBlog and Facebook @JusSayinggBlog also my personal Instagram is on the left top of this page. Thanks for visiting me!

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Fairy world or the futuristic land? The best MV of the week!

This week has been full of great songs with great videos, I have chossen the five best videos from this past week (2nd Dic-8th Dic 2017). I will start with my favorite video from the week and why it was the best video.

Björk - utopia

All we know that björk is one of the most creative artists ever and with each album she creates a new world. This music video for her song "utopia" is like an invitation to go to the land of the fairies, because the its relaxing beat and amazing visuals transpor us to another world.

Migos - MotorSport (feat. Nicki Minaj & Cardi B)

Now let's go to a futuristic music video, this time by Migos and two women that are the most famous rappers nowadays; I'm talking about the great Nicki Minaj and the new-famous-rapper Cardi B. The truth is that this song is lit thanks to Nicki and Cardi and they both look so good with their expensive "clothes" (or whatever they are wearing).

Mura Masa - What If I Go?

Mura Masa and his debut album called "Mura Masa" (ha) has published a live music video for the song "What If I Go?" featuring Bonzai (a great singer) and I decided to chose this video for this list, because the song is pretty catchy and Bonzai shows us how she does her thing. The video has parts of his tour and his performances during some music festivals, probably it's not an amazing video, but I like the song and that's it lol.

Jason Derulo - Tip Toe (feat French Montana)

Here it goes another hit-song by Jason Derulo, the video is pretty creative and sexual (yes, another one). The beat of the song is dope and freaking catchy! I'm kind of tired of the same sexual videos that he does, but the rhythm of the song is on point. 

R3HAB - Ain't That Why (feat. Krewella)

I really love Krewella's music style and R3HAB has nice beats, but in this new song that mixes the best from these artists, they have created a memorable song. The video has the same style that all the music videos of EDM, that's why it isn't that spectacular as the song. Nevertheless, it deserved to be in this list.

Tell me guys, what was your favorite video from this list? Write down and let's keep in touch. I'm so happy to be back and if you feel the same, please comment and/or share this blog. Remember that the official twitter of this blog is @JusSayinggBlog and Facebook @JusSayinggBlog also my personal insta is on the left top of this page. Thanks for still been here and see you later with new posts!