Will the UK 'Turn Up' Chris Brown's Music Or Will Their New Rey Of Sunshine Be #1 By Next Sunday?

So what's new in the world of music this week...

Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music   Download Link

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Well the biggest news of the week is that Chris Brown has finally scored his first UK number 1 single with 'Turn Up The Music.' The controversial singer has had songs in the UK charts since 2005 when he was just 16! His first single 'Run It' almost topped the charts on release, peaking at number 2 but 7 years later he has finally make it to the top of the charts. Personally I'm not surprised Chris got to number 1, actually I was more surprised to find out that it was the first time.

Clearly people have forgiven and forgotten that he was charged with domestic violence for beating up his then girlfriend Rihanna. I don't understand how people can get over something like that so easily, even now when I think of Chris Brown it's one of the first things that comes to my mind. However since his popularity seems to be ever increasing I felt compelled to actually listen to his latest single. My feelings about the guy aside, his single is actually well worth a listen. It's definitely not the most influential or thought provoking song in the world but it's catchy. The songs beat is great and I have not doubt it will be a club smash!! The video for 'Turn Up The Music' is also a must watch as it sees Chris pay homage to his hero Michael Jackson.

Well respected songwriter and producer Harvey Mason Jr. (who has penned songs for Britney Spears, Beyonce & Mary J. Blige)  said recently that he believes and that many other people believe Chris Brown to be:

"the ultimate artist.  He's kinda this generation's Michael Jackson, if you will."

I don't think Chris is even close to Michael Jackson's level of talent, however he definitely is one of the best artists of his genre.

Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans - Release date 08/04/2012

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I think I may be one of the only people in the world right now who is not completely in love Lana Del Rey. I just don't understand her appeal and despite my best efforts (and the insane number of times I heard her first 2 singles on the radio) her music still fails to interest me. That being said, her new single 'Blue Jeans' is being released this coming Sunday so I thought in the interest of diplomacy I would give it a listen (whilst trying my best be to forgot all my previous opinions of Lana). From the opening line "Blue Jeans, White Shirt walked into a room you know you made my eyes burn" the song is so distinctly Lana Del Rey with its somber vocals and depressing melody. 

Despite my best efforts to be impartial I didn't enjoy Lana Del Rey's latest offering. The song for me was verging on boring and I still fail to agree with the rest of the world about the quality of Lana's vocal talents. So in the end I remain (maybe alone?) well and truly out of Lana Del Rey's ever growing fan club.

So Chris Brown made it to number 1 on the 1st of April but will new pop sensation (by the rest of the world's standards anyway) Lana Del Rey have knocked him off his perch come this time next week??

Oh and please comment if you are also not a member of the Lana Del Rey appreciation society that is the rest of the planet!!

    

D Day For X Contestants

It's release date for 3 X tv show contestants today. With new singles from 2008 X factor winner Alexandra Burke and 2008 American Idol runner up Adam Lambert and the release of the 2011 X Factor runner up  Marcus Collins' debut album. Who will climb highest up the charts this week?

Alexandra Burke      Download Single
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Alexandra's "Elephant" ft Erick Morillo is her attempt at a club hit. Unfortunately the song fails to hit this mark! Alexandra's voice is way too auto-tuned and the song is completely all over the place. So the real elephant in the room is Alexandra's cliched attempt at originality! Despite this the song so far seems to be doing quite well in the charts and looks on course to finish in the top 5 at the end of the week.


         
Adam Lambert     Download Single
@adamlambert
Adam is still relatively unknown in the UK and does not recieve the airplay he deserves so hopefully his new single "Better Than I Know Myself" will gain him a bit more time on the radio. The single is the first from Adam's second album "Trespassing" which will be released later this spring. The new single and video tells the story of the light and dark side in every person and every relationship and showcases Adam's killer voice perfectly! Adam hits the stage in the UK this July with Queen so go check out his latest single and get to know him a little better before everyone else does this summer!

Marcus Collins      Buy Album

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Marcus' self title debut album holds no suprises. The album is packed fully of soul songs that don't have much depth and at times are a little bit boring. The most notable song on the album is "Feel Like I Feel" which was written by Marcus' X Factor mentor Gary Barlow. Despite Gary's song writing talents (this is actually painful for me to write bad things about Gary barlow) the song sounds like a cheesy 90s pop song, and not in a good way! Marcus debut single from the album was a cover of White Strips "Seven Nation Army" which has been quite successful in the UK charts.