Artist: Monica Album: New Life Release Date: 4.10.12 Without a doubt, New Life is Monica’s most mature album to date and validates her rise as a leader in the female contemporary...
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Big K.R.I.T. releases the new video for ‘I Got This‘, the new single from his forthcoming debut studio album “Live From The Underground“, set for release on...
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There’s a new R&B group on the rise, comin out of the Disturbing Tha Peace camp, and they’re premiering their new single today right here on Sound-Savvy!! Meet...
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Sultry young singer/songwriter Elle Varner is already making a name for herself in 2012 with the release of her new mixtape “Conversational Lush“. Prior to this...
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May 16, 2012
“As long as I can walk up on that stage, I want to make people happy. I want to make people dance.” As a native of the DMV and a supporter of the go-go music movement, it is with deep sadness that I pay my respects to the late ‘Godfather of Go-Go’ Chuck Brown, who passed away today at the age of 75. As I understood it growing up in Prince...
May 16, 2012
Coming off a few hit feature slots, Ne-yo returns to the spotlight with ‘Lazy Love‘ (not to be confused with a previously released track from him titled ‘Crazy Love‘), the newest single from his forthcoming 5th studio album R.E.D. set to drop September 18. The crooner drops some tight harmonies over this smooth new track. The song is...
May 14, 2012
In case you missed it over the weekend, R&B superstar Usher appeared on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest to perform the latest two singles from his forthcoming album “Looking For Myself” (June 12). In the first video, Usher performs the newest single ‘Scream‘, an uptempo pop/dance track that allows Usher’s vocals to...
May 12, 2012
Kellz is back yet again with some more grown man music! Check out his new single ‘Feelin Single’, a midtempo with an infectious groove that’s sure to ignite some good vibes for the summer. This is the first single from his forthcoming album “Write Me Back“. What can you say about R. Kelly except that he hardly ever makes a bad...
May 12, 2012
DTP’s R&B starlet Shareefa is on her way back and dropped off this Mother’s Day tribute to kick off her official return. Shareefa opens up her pipes on a remix of 2Pac’s classic ‘Dear Mama‘ just in time for Mother’s Day. Vocals on this joint are tremendous as she dedicates this remix to her own mother, chronicling the...
May 9, 2012
And in the latest WTF moment to hit the music world, Jermaine Paul was crowned Season 2 winner of NBC’s hit singing competition The Voice. Unexpected by most accounts, the former backup singer for Alicia Keys stepped into his own limelight, defeating Juliet Simms, Tony Lucca and Chris Mann in that order. Well this blogger is disappointed. Jermaine...
May 8, 2012
Hard to believe the finale for NBC’s The Voice is already upon us yet again, but last night’s performances wrapped up a season that has had its highs and lows for all the contestants, especially the final four. By the way, have you entered to win the autographed #TeamBlake poster? This year, the contestants decided to sing tributes to the coaches,...
May 7, 2012
Tonight begins the season 2 finale for NBC’s The Voice and it’s down to the final four contestants, one from each team. To celebrate the finale, the judges have each decided to give some lucky viewers an autographed official poster (pictured above). The poster features coach Blake Shelton and is signed by each TOP 8 member of his team, including...
May 7, 2012
Big K.R.I.T. releases the new video for ‘I Got This‘, the new single from his forthcoming debut studio album “Live From The Underground“, set for release on June 5. K.R.I.T.’s southern flow and style dominate this clip, directed by Todd Angkasuwan who gives the video a very vintage feel. Nothing really impressive or notable here,...
May 7, 2012
I’m a little late on this one, but I really couldn’t tell if this was a video by Bieber or Timberlake. The younger crooner dropped this video last week for his new single ‘Boyfriend‘, which REALLY grows on you after a few listens. The video starts off pretty interesting, but it’s just a video-in-a-video. For the most part, this...