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Lara Fabian's Prayer For All of Us: "Aime" (Love) 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here is Lara Fabian
's new music video for "Aime" off her Un Regard 9 Live DVD published last month.
She wrote this song while on a plane ("between heaven and earth" as she puts it) and it reads like a silent plea for all of us to give love more consideration. Coincidently, I find that the mix of earthy and celestial notes in the song render the urgent message of the lyric in the most profound Read more:Prayer
Women Who Make Beautiful Duets - Part II 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A couple of months ago I did an edition of women who make beautiful duets and it was quite a success with our visitors, so I decided to do a second episode with even more magical moments that happen when two beautiful songstresses join their talents to create an experience that appease the senses and the spark the imagination. So sit back and enjoy the selection:
Amel Bent and Natasha St Pier's Read more:Women
, Beautiful
, Duets
Leona Lewis Shines Again, And Simon Cowell Sounds Off 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I just talked about LeonaLewis
in this post a couple of days ago (Thanks Tony) and on week 6 of UK's X Factor competition the rising diva delivered another great performance, this time of the classic "Bridge Over Trouble Water" complete with a gospel choir. I admit this one almost made me tear up!! There's definitively something extra special about this girl.
The interesting moment though is Read more:Again
, Simon
, Cowell
, Sounds
, Leona Lewis
Dreamgirls Cast on Oprah : Beyonce Vs Jennifer Hudson 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The cast of the long awaited movie Dreamgirls was on Oprah
yesterday, namely Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Beyonce
and the lovely Jennifer Hudson
. And from the looks of it, it seems like this film, which is loosely based on the story of Diana Ross and The Supremes, might turn out to be a public showdown between the R&B princess Beyonce vs the newcomer Jennifer. Let's take a closer look:
Jennifer Read more:Jennifer Hudson
2006 American Music Awards Performances 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Yesterday was the 2006 AmericanMusicAwards
in Los Angeles, CA, which reward some of the top selling artists in the USA for the year. I didn't watch the show, nor even knew it was on..But here comes a few performances:
Carrie Underwood - "Medley"
To celebrate a year of successes Carrie Underwood put on her best attire and performed a medley of her songs (Jesus Take the Wheel, Don't Forget to Read more:American Music
, American Music Awards
Cassie : When Will The Madness End ? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I'm starting to think that Cassie
, her producer Ryan Leslie of Next Selection thrive on the drama created by the naysayers's complaints over her various lackluster vocal performances.
Ryan Leslie as I mentionned before here has a popular channel on youtube in which he documents Cassie's rise to fame on an almost weekly basis. And lately the soap opera took a turn to the very bizarre when Bad Boy Read more:Madness
The Birth of A New Diva : Leona Lewis 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It's always so exciting when you're a voice lover to come across a singer who not only has the "it" factor, but brings something unidentifiably new to the game..that's the case with LeonaLewis
a contestant on this year's X Factor. She's taken the UK by storm, and something unusual has taken place: contrary to other contests like American Idol in which contestants had to win first before hoping Read more:Leona Lewis
Cassie Sounds Great In This Performance! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 ..Too bad it's a lipsynch !!
And I just noticed how amazingly boring she gets when she's not botching her lives. I could barely sit through a minute of this performance. I think I may have been a bit star struck in my previous post, after all she used to be a model and she does that "strutting" thing a lot in her performances.
Cassie
performs Me & U at Viva, Germany Read more:Sounds
, Great
, Performance
"We Are In Need Of A Musical Revolution" ! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This brilliant piece by Canadian trip-hop queen Esthero sums up my thoughts at the moment:
"I'm so sick and tired of the SHIT on the radio
and MTV they only play the same thing
No matter where I go
I see Ashanti in the video
I want something
'Cause I'm sick and tired of the shit on the radio
and MTV they only play the same thing
no matter where I go
I see Britney on my video screen
I WANT Read more:Musical
Does Anyone Reads This Blog ? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I was consulting my blog statistics and noted that although I get lots of hits, most of people spend an average of 50 seconds on the blog - average. In reality, there seems to be one person in a blue moon who'll spend 10min reading and the rest stop by a grand total of...0 seconds! lol Unless the sitemeter device is all wrong, this sort of made me ponder the purpose of blogging. I ask myself Read more:Anyone
It's Youtube Parody Time! (aka. The Interpretative Dancing Edition) 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It's that time again: I decided to post a new episode of my youtube parodies time cause I found a few new ones that were super interesting or just made me giggle. Hope you enjoy them.
Students on the loose "Lose Control" to Missy Elliot's song.
Unlike most of the parodies I have seen so far: this one features a group of intriguing Asian UCDavis students dancing up a clever spoof of Missy Read more:Dancing
, Edition
What Timeless Moments Are Made Of 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Here's a superb performance of "Stepping Out" by Tony Bennet and the gorgeous Christina Aguilera off his Special which aired yesterday night opposite the AMAs.
Their on-stage chemistry makes you forget they are from completely different generations. What timeless moments are made of, indeed..
Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera step it up in "Stepping Out" Read more:Timeless
, Moments
Milo Lee And Other Great Artists To Discover On MySpace 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I thought I'd do one of these posts to introduce you to a couple of cool artists you'll find on the world's new musicians hangout, myspace.com. Enjoy
Milo Lee - "For All We Know" (France)
I already mentionned beautifully gifted singer Milo Lee as my number one pick in my post on "The Best Male Voices to Come out of Singing Competitions Worldwide", and I was saying how I hoped Milo would have a Read more:Great
, Artists
, Discover
, MySpace
When Leona Lewis Sings, Time Stops 1970-01-01 00:59:59 As you've come to anticipate it: this is once more 'Leona
time' on this blog: But unlike my last review of her performance on X Factor where I raised some questions about her vocal use, and that of popular divas in general, I will not get into technicalities in this post..cause I'll be the first one to say that music isn't meant to be dissected, but enjoyed.
I will however talk about the way Read more:Lewis
, Stops
The Latest Clips: To Further Prove I'm No Hata 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I can give credit where credit is due, so I'm making this whole post about the people I've recently criticized. Hopefully this will prove that I can take it show appreciation as much as I can dish it out! =)
Beyonce ups the drama with "Listen" off Dreamgirls
The first single off the long awaited Dreamgirls soundtrack, "Listen" is a powerful life-affirming ballad written especially for the movie Read more:Clips
, Further
, Prove
2006 Billboard Award Performances 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Yesterday the Billboard
was held awarding the year's chart-topping artists. Mary J. Blige, Carrie Underwood, Nelly Furtado and Tony Bennett were amongst the lucky few to walk away with awards..And amongst the no-shows were Britney Spears and new BFF Paris Hilton, who were supposed to host but strangely backed out last week leaving the show with not much to rave about..I'm sad to report. Here are Read more:Award
More Posts Coming Your Way 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I have slacken off with my blog in the last few days cause I was a bit under the weather, but I have some great posts lined up for the next few days! It should be fun. I'll also answer all your messages soon. Hugs xox
The Song That Inspired This Blog 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Back in the late 80s I was a huge Tears for Fears fan, and album The Seeds of Love was one of those album that spoke to me on such a personal level and expressed a lot of the things I wanted to say. Particuarly the majestic "Woman In Chains" ft Oletta Adams which deals with feminism, and the haunting and intriguing mid-tempo "Advice For The Young At Heart".
"Advice For The Young At Heart" is Read more:Inspired
Answering My Critics 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A few days ago I made a post about the Cast of Dreamgirls on Oprah where I did a Jennifer Hudson vs. Beyonce and I recieved a critique from my good pal Tony, asking why I'm always so "mean" about Beyonce and why the "hate". I think he was also refering to my reviews of B'Day album leak -appropriately called "Beyonce Leaks and Her Daddy Speaks" (link) and her VMA performance of "Ring The Alarm" (
World Aids Day 1970-01-01 00:59:59 December 1st is World
Aids Day. This year also marks the 25th year of the Aids pandemic around the world.
I thought I'd do a throwback to possibly one of the best and most poignant soundtrack songs ever, Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia" off the movie Philadelphia staring Tom Hanks as a man living with Aids and Denzel Washington as the homophobic attorney who defends him against the
Christina Doesn't Hurt For Creativity On Her New Tour 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It's in Sheffield, UK that Christina
Aguilera officially launched her Back To Basics on the 17th, and dare I say she looks absolutely legendary? Yet still modern and sexy, like always.
Fierce and In Control Xtina.
More pics here
A couple of video bootlegs. Mind-blowing!
Ain't No Other Man
Although all the clips I've seen seem very creative, from the setlist it appears the show is rather Read more:Creativity
Eva Avila : The 2006 Canadian Idol Steps Out ! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Move over Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood?!
The winner of this summer's Canada Idol, Eva Avila
, has been hailed by critics and artists like Nelly Furtado and Cindy Lauper as the first contestant off that show to have potential for an international career. But that's not all, she's also recieved the stamp of approval from prominent politicians who saw her victory as a show of "unity" in the Read more:Canadian
, Canadian Idol
Is There Trouble In Leona's Paradise ? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I've been following Leona
Lewis's formidable ascension to fame on UK's X Factor like the rest of you, and I never anticipate anything to come and disturb what seemed like a perfect track record of world-class performances.
This week however was a rough one for Leona: she was diagnosed with tonsillitis by doctors, and ordered not to sing - an order that is obviously impossible to honor in the Read more:Trouble
, Paradise
Mika : The New Internet Darling of Pop Music 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Leona Lewis isn't the only artist who has the internet abuzz about their talents: Lately a growing number of blogs have all been raving about UK artist Mika, whose catchy and extravagant rock/electro-pop concoctions take the best from Rufus Wainwright and Beck, and give it a new spin.
One great example of Mika's magic is the dancy, falsetto-happy and trashtastic "Relax, Take It Easy" which has Read more:Music
, Internet
, Pop Music
Mandi Seekings: A Friend of Mine Makes Her Debut! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This is such an exciting day for me y'all!
Mandi
Seekings, a very special songstress from Hawai I have get to know through a karaoke community online called daretosing, is releasing her debut album this week. How cool is that? It's like witnessing the birth of a pop dream up close, which is not something we get do so often, and what makes it so special is that Mandi shared every step of the road
Themed Playlist : French Quebecer Songs For A Snowy Night 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Since I previously discussed my experience at community radio and my love for Themed Playlist
s I thought it was appropriate to do one for the season. And this time being pretty peaceful, windy and snowy -well depending on which side of the hemisphere you live in- I thought I'd select a few songs that would take us on a mysterious voyage. And evantually I discovered that they all had things in Read more:French
, Snowy
, Night
The Grammy Awards Nomination Are A Joke 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It sounds like a cliche, but it's true. Yesterday Justin Timberlake and a few other other celebs were on hands to announce the 49th Annual Grammy Award nominations, and here is what came out of it:
"Mary J. Blige tops the nominations with eight, while Red Hot Chili Peppers garner six, James Blunt, the Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Danger Mouse, Prince, Rick Rubin, Will.I.Am and John Williams each Read more:Awards
, Nomination
Fixed A Few Broken Song Links 1970-01-01 00:59:59 There were a few song links not working properly in my theme playlist "French Quebecer Songs For A Snowy Night" and I just fixed them. They should be working now! Read more:Fixed
, Broken
Leona Makes Another Step Ahead As A Performer 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This was another great week for the phenomenom Leona
on the show X Factor, where she easily advanced to the finals, delivering another two incredible renditions of some popular classics, Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" and Judith Garland's "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", which has notoriously been covered on this year American Idol by the brilliant Katherine McPhee. But the verdict is in, Leona Read more:Performer
One More Song By Mandi Seekings 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I talked to you about Mandi
Seekings, a talented songstress & pal who released her very own R&B debut album this week (link). And in my review I let you listen to the funkified "Identity", but I mentionned that there was another song which represented her absolute best vocally, because her phrasing of the lyric rivaled that of some of our seasoned diva greats..like Diana Ross or Donna Summer..
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