I think by now we all know that I love me some Nicki Minaj so when I came across this cover of one of her songs I knew I just had to post it. Married couple Amy and Nick make up the youtube sensation that is Karmin. Under this guise they have posted many videos of themselve covering the songs of some of our favourite music artists. They have become so popular that they have performed covers on the Ellen Degeneres show and on air with Ryan Seacrest. Having first come across their Minaj cover of Super Bass I then continued to watch them take on Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and more. Peep a few of their covers after the break, notice the Questlove from The Roots is in the Super Bass cover.
Chris Brown is this weeks feature however it is a track from his latest album F.A.M.E that i have selected. Honestly I have two tracks that immediately spring to mind but i’m only going to post the one, who knows maybe in a future SWC i’ll post it if it hasn’t been released. As this song is taken from his current album there is still a possibility of it getting a release however due to its explicit nature I find it and unlikely event. ‘Wet The Bed’ is a perfect example of the growth that Brown has made. Obviously when he first hit the scene we didn’t expect such a song s he was still a minor but as he has grown in age his music has too which is a good thing. Trey Songz sings about sex in nearly all of his songs yet for some reason hasn’t yet made many tracks of this nature that can rival this song or a previous sex related song from Brown tilted ‘Take You Down’. As Brady mentioned in his F.A.M.E album review (see here) this song is a grown up version of Take You Down, take a listen below.
I know i’ve already posted a music video today but I feel the need to post this as i have played this song about 6 times today and have grown to like it a little bit more each time it has played. This week is turning out to be rather eventful for Chris Brown with the release of his 4th studio album F.A.M.E and the media stories surrounding his recent outburst after his Good Morning America appearance. On top of all that has been going on he and his team have not forgotten about his fans and have released the visuals to his new song ‘Beautiful People’. Check it out when you read on and be sure to read our album review of F.A.M.E (see here)
I’ve been trying to rack my brain to think of any other time that I know of when British music and British artists enjoyed so much success not only at home but overseas as well. When I say British music I am talking predominately about British “Urban” music. It seems as though America has run out of new, fresh and innovative creative ideas and are now turning to Britain along with the rest of Europe for inspiration.
At first I questioned why Chris Brown added ‘Deuces’ to the album as it had been officially released as a single on June the 25th 2010 and was available on his ‘Fan of a Fan’ mixtape since May last year. However on second thought I found it appropriate as he’s moved on from a very low point in his career and is saying deuces to all the haters. Waving his goodbyes, but not showing any hate as the albums title stood for ‘Forgiving All My Enemies’ (F.A.M.E.), but just recently CB said he wanted it to be closer to his heart so changed it to ‘Fans Are My Everything’.
The Grammy’s took place last night, but a certain Chris Brown was nowhere to be seen. Rihanna has just lifted the ban that was given to Brown due to the events, which conspired 2 years ago around this time. The young singer was up for 3 awards at last night’s show, but failed to win any. However like many stars last night, Breezy wasn’t the only one to be disappointed. I’m not going to say anything else about the Grammy’s now as I feel I wasted 3 hours of my life in the early hours of the morning.
Music News Monday this week is short and sweet a bit like this introduction. Lil Wayne, Adele, Britney Spears, Chris Brown and something from Billboard all feature in today’s post. Have a look after the cut.
