UK Soul Songstress Rebecca Ferguson Set to Re-Release Debut Album October 15th; New Single, 'Backtrack' Out October 14th

English soul songstress Rebecca Ferguson is about ready to RE-RELEASE her MAGNIFICENT 500,000+ selling debut album, Heaven on October 15th via RCA Records.  Always a profitable marketing tactic, the re-release makes sense, given the disappointing chart performance of Ferguson's last two singles ("Too Good To Lose," and "Glitter & Gold") and is certain to drive some more interest in the project, re-injecting some much needed energy into the album's now, relatively stagnant sales.  Included on this new Deluxe Edition of Heaven are 5 new tracks, including Rebecca's STUNNING cover of Drake's "Take Care," "I'll Count The Days," (featured on the forthcoming new season of Downton Abbey) and brand new single, "Backtrack," which will be released the day before the album on October 14th.

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Drake Drops New Posthumous Aaliyah Single, "Enough Said"; Talk of New Posthumous Album Intensifies

Earlier this afternoon, the blogosphere was a flutter over the release of new music featuring the soulful sounds of the late, great Aaliyah, who passed away nearly eleven years ago in a plane crash.  Posthumous releases are usually released for one of two reasons; blatant greed on the part of a money hungry record label, or as a means to honor and pay homage to a truly talented artist.  In the case of rapper/singer/songwriter Drake's new song, "Enough Said," I am choosing to believe it's the latter.

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[Hot Video Alert] Justin Bieber - Boyfriend

I feel a FEVER comin' on...specifically a BIEBER fever.  To the delight of screaming little girls all over the world, Justin Bieber premiered the video for new single "Boyfriend" on MTV and VEVO at 7:50 PM this evening.  I'm embarrassed and a little bit ashamed to admit that "Boyfriend" marks the very first Justin Bieber post here on Music Is My King Size Bed.  So go easy on me!

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Kosovo-Born British Singer/Songwriter Rita Ora Drops Hot Debut U.S. Single & Video

Hot off the success of her collaboration with DJ Fresh, Kosovo-born British singer/songwriter Rita Ora is ready to make a splash over on this side of the pond, releasing the video for her debut U.S. single "How We Do (Party)."  Produced by hip-hop hit makers The Runners (Keyshia Cole, Chris Brown, Usher), "How We Do (Party)" is the ultimate party song, borrowing lyrics from Notorious B.I.G.'s 1993 single "Party and Bullshit."  Released March 20th on Jay-Z's Roc Nation, "How We Do (Party)" was written by Andre Davidson, Andrew Harr, Bonnie McKee alongside a troop of other talented songwriters.

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Hot Video Alert: Monica & Brandy - It All Belongs To Me

R&B sensations Monica & Brandy have paired up for a new duet, "It All Belongs To Me," making it their first collaboration since "The Boy Is Mine" 14 years ago. The girls released the single, penned and produced by Rico Love, Earl Hood and Eric Goudy II, on February 10th 2012.  The Chris Robinson-directed video premiered on VH1 March 5th, borrowing elements from female-centric girl power films like Thelma & Louise and Waiting To Exhale.  In other words, Monica and Brandy are two women scorned, driven to exact revenge on the man that did them wrong.  

While the video for "It All Belongs To Me" (BELOW) features some pretty powerful imagery (including the two stars looking absolutely fierce), the song is lacking something for me.  I don't know about you, but there's just something not kosher about incorporating pop culture references like Facebook and MacBooks into a song.  When you include imagery into a video that's one thing - that's product placement, but when you infuse those references into the lyrical framework of the song, that dilutes it all down to dribble for me.  You just fixate on those references and the songwriter's intent is clouded. That was my experience anyway.

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