Archive for the ‘Ron’s Picks’ Category

GET INTO IT| PLATINUM HIT WINNER SONYAE ELISE WRITES SONG OF HER LIFE

Earlier this summer, I introduced you to Bravo’s newest reality competition show Platinum Hit, in which twelve aspiring songwriters competed for a publishing deal with The Writing Camp and a recording deal with RCA/Jive label. Each week the contestants teamed up to write and perform songs ranging from all genres. Last night on the finale, [...]

GET INTO IT| CHIDDY BANG TEACHES YOU TO “MIND YOUR MANNERS” IN NEW LYRIC VIDEO

Hip-hop/rap duo Chiddy Bang has recently released a lyric video for their single “Mind Your Manners” in order to promote their debut album called Breakfast, which was released on Tuesday. The catchy sing-along tune was produced by Chiddy Bang’s own Xaphoon Jones and features samples from Swedish pop duo Icona Pop. The group has gotten [...]

NEW VIDEOS| PARAMORE ESCAPES DESTRUCTION IN NEW “MONSTER” VIDEO

Now a band of only three members, Paramore released their first video after the departure of the Farro brothers for their new single “Monster,” which is featured in the new Transformers movie. The video shows clips of the members floating in a pool of water and running through an abandoned hospital as it’s being destroyed. [...]

DEMI LOVATO ‘RISES LIKE A SKYSCRAPER’ IN NEW MUSIC VIDEO

Disney star turned singer, Demi Lovato, recently made her come-back after being in rehab for treatment involving bulimia and self-injury. The singer hit us this week with her powerful new single “Skyscraper,” in which she sings about rising up after she’s been knocked down by her past problems. “Skyscraper” is off of Demi’s upcoming album [...]

COBRA STARSHIP ‘MAKES YOU FEEL’ GOOD IN THEIR NEW MUSIC VIDEO

Pop-synth rock band, Cobra Starship, parties it up in a photo booth in their latest music video for their new single, “You Make Me Feel…” featuring singer Sabi. The song is the first single from their upcoming album, Night Shades, set to be released on August 30th. Check out the music video below, which has [...]

GET INTO IT| FOSTER THE PEOPLE WILL HELP MAKE YOUR SUMMER THAT MUCH BETTER

One of my newest summer pop rock obsessions is Foster The People and their catchy single, “Pumped Up Kicks.” Foster The People, a pop electronic group from Los Angeles, consists of singer Mark Foster, bass player Cubbie Fink, and drummer Mark Pontius; think if MGMT and Passion Pit had an 80′s “club kid” love child. [...]

NEW MUSIC| KELLY ROWLAND FT. BIG SEAN: “LAY IT ON ME”

Kelly Rowland is hoping to continue her success on the charts with her new song “Lay It On Me,” featuring rapper Big Sean. The song has similar lyrical content as the hit single “Motivation,” but has a little bit of a different vibe to it. Check it out below! Share on FacebookTweetTweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics

NEW VIDEOS| MATT AND KIM: “BLOCK AFTER BLOCK”

Fellow dance pop-punk Brooklynites Matt and Kim recently released the video for their new single, “Block After Block.” The video is the second off of the duo’s third album, Sidewalks, with the first video being “Cameras.” Check out the New York inspired video below, in which the group raves in Union Square, Chinatown, the Brooklyn [...]

THE GLEE PROJECT’S ALEX NEWELL COVERS “AND I AM TELLING YOU”

Earlier this week, we were introduced to the twelve Gleeks vying for a spot as the next Glee star on Oxygen’s The Glee Project. One of the contestants that stood out to me was Alex Newell- a fierce, gay black guy from Massachusetts. For his audition, Alex did a rendition of one of the most [...]

GET INTO IT| THE GLEE PROJECT

Starting Sunday night at 9, twelve hopeful singers will compete to be the next Glee star on Oxygen’s The Glee Project. The contestants were chosen through a round of auditions and submitted videos and are all vying for a seven-episode arc; according to Ryan Murphy(co-creator), if a guy wins, he will be a love interest [...]

THE KARDASHIANS GO “E.T.” IN LIP-SYNC VIDEO

The Kardashian clan decided to “lip-sync for their lives” and make their own music video to Katy Perry’s “E.T.” on their latest vacation. The video was filmed and edited by Kendall and Kylie, and features the entire family including Lamar Odon, Scott Disick, and even Kris Humphries (Kim’s newly engaged beau). They do a pretty [...]

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER| MEL B PERFORMS “LIP LOCK” ON IT’S A SCARY WORLD

Since I’m on my Spice Girls grind from the last post, I just found this video of Melanie B aka Scary Spice performing a supposedly upcoming single called “Lip Lock” featuring Ludacris. She performed the single last November on the finale of her reality show, Mel B: It’s A Scary World. Mel B is currently [...]

Base Magazine is using WP-Gravatar