Hot Video Alert: Joe Jonas - See No More

Yikes. This one is late. Earlier this summer I was posting about Joe Jonas and his, then upcoming release "See No More." The video premiered June 29th on E! Since the singles release on June 13th the song has grown on me a bit. While I have yet to be smitten with the Brian Kennedy produced, Chris Brown co-written track it sounds a lot better to me now then I did back when I initially heard it. Unfortunately for Joe, the single was a commercial failure, peaking at a measly #92 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and a chilly #38 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart. In Belgium, the song fared a little bit better, peaking at #15 on the singles chart.

Check out the smoldering video clip below, directed by Paul Minor, where we can at least see Joe Jonas looking pretty...erm...hot? "See No More" is the first single from Jonas' forthcoming solo debut album, Fast Life, due October 11th. While his rumored next official single is called "Just In Love With You," a more up-tempo dance oriented track called "Love Slayer" has since made it's way online, along with some super hot remixes by the Jump Smokers. Catch the Jump Smokers remix of "Love Slayer" right HERE and make sure you download "See No More" on U.S. iTunes HERE. Jonas recently announced that he'll be joining Britney Spears on her European tour this upcoming Fall, so stay tuned for more news.  In the mean time, check out the sexy new video for "See No More" below. {SOURCE/SOURCE}

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Joe Jonas Teases us with New Single Teaser: 'See No More' Due Out June 13th

As my regular readers know, I have no problem owning up to my guilty pleasures. Britney Spears? CHECK. Pop-star-era Mandy Moore? CHECK. Cascada? CHECK. One train I have not yet jumped on board with is the Jonas Brothers express and I am confident that things won't change.  What I CAN'T promise you is that I won't fall, head-over-heels in love with Joe Jonas.

I've been hearing rumors and bits about Joe Jonas' upcoming solo album for a while now, including word that he's going electropop for his new sound.  This is extremely exciting for me, as I just couldn't get into fellow Jonas Brother Nick Jonas' solo project, Nick Jonas and the Administration.  Electropop is my genre of choice and I am confident that Joe Jonas will do it well (and look super hot in the music videos).  First single, "See No More" was co-written and produced by Chris Brown and Brian Kennedy, the team responsible for Rihanna's #1 hit "Disturbia."  Sounds hot.

While the single isn't out until June 13th, Jonas has released a teaser which you can check out below.  The video features footage of Jonas from photo shoots and possibly video shoots.  He's lookin' as hot as ever and the short snippet of song sounds equally as steamy. The album is expected out on September 6th via Hollywood/Columbia Records and has been called everything from "European" and DJ-friendly to "the love child of MGMT and Justin Timberlake" {SOURCE}.  While I'm not sure if those two sounds go together, if nothing else, I'm intrigued.  Jonas has reportedly worked on material with Rob Knox (of The Y's - Rihanna, Ciara) and Danja (Britney Spears, Ciara) as well as other talented songwriters and producers.  Frankmusik was also working with Jonas on material for his solo album, however it looks like those tracks won't make the final album.  Disappointing but the project still sounds potentially hot.  As far as I'm concerned, Joe Jonas + electropop = GOLD.  Download "See No More" on iTunes June 13th and check out the hot teaser below for a taste.

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Massive Album Art Update!

BIG FAT album artwork right now. Some good...some questionable...oh and per usual, most of it is comes from Coverlandia.

Oh Peter Andre. You're so God-damn cute! Following him on Twitter, I'm struck by how loving he is. He loves those kids of his and its just so damn precious. With all of the drama going on in his life right now I wish him all the best. That being said...the album cover l0oks very classy...EXCEPT FOR the red vertical font down the left-hand side. Also not sure about the white on white font for his name. I still haven't had the chance to listen to his new single. Any thoughts? The album is out September 14 in the UK. I've included the single artwork for "Behind Closed Doors," which I enjoy quite a bit more than the album artwork.

As I've said before, I'm excited about the new Michelle Branch solo record...despite the fact that I know it's going to be more country than I might like. The album artwork is nice...great picture of Michelle. The font is a bet messy if you ask me, but I guess it's supposed to look that way. Her album will be out later this year. First single, "Sooner Or Later," is out now.

UGH. Don't get me started here. I'm just going to pretend that Spencer Pratt doesn't exist right now. Let's start with the positive, shall we? Heidi Montag looks absolutely FABULOUS in both of the covers. No wonder she's Playboy's most recent cover model. Musically-speaking I could give two shits about her. The Ralphi Rosario mixes of "More Is More" made her tolerable to listen to, but nothing else I've heard makes me excited to hear more. Perhaps I need to give the new FINAL version of "Body Language" a chance. I'm willing to give the album a shot, especially upon hearing that she hired Cathy Dennis to help her with this record. "Body Language" is available on iTunes now...the album is out next month.

V.V. Brown is ready for her close up! Straying away from the white background shots used for her past three singles, V.V. gets up close and personal with the artwork for "Game Over." I like it! V.V. Brown puts her former career as a model to good use, doing some fierce posing for the camera. The UK flag in the background is a nice touch as well. The single is out September 21st. Remixes by Dave Spoon, Superbass and Chris Kaeser.

I love Cascada...a TOTAL guilty pleasure. I also love "Evacuate The Dancefloor"... this single is essentially uses the same formula that has made Cascada popular in the past...thumping dance beats and catchy hooks. This track has a little bit of an "urban twist." The cover for this remix EP features the band's frontwoman, Natalie Horler, looking hot per usual. Remixes are by Cahill, Wideboys, Ultrabeat, Chriss Ortega, Rob Mayth and more! Which mix is your favorite?

"It Kills Me" serves as the second single off of R&B singer Melanie Fiona's album The Bridge. So far the album appears to be under-performing in Europe and Canada. Its highest peak position was in Canada, where it reached #25. I enjoy first single, "Give It To Me Right,"and the Paul Emmanuel remix is pretty hot. The Toronto-born singer worked with Future Cut & Salaam Remi among others on her debut album and even opened for Kanye West in Europe. The Bridge comes out September 22nd in the U.S.

I have to agree with friends here...Tiësto's remix of the new Nelly Furtado track "Manos Al Aire" is unimpressive. I much prefer the Robbie Rivera remixes. The Tiësto remix is available on iTunes now and includes the artwork above.

Holy SMOLDERING EYES Joe Jonas. Wow. While the boys all look good on the cover of their second single off of Lines, Vines and Trying Times, Joe Jonas takes the cake. Apparently the song was featured in the sequel to Night At The Museum, written by the boys and their bassist. "Fly With Me" peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at an unimpressive 83. I'm not a huge fan of the boys, with the exception of their dance remixes. Speaking of..."Paranoid" has made it onto the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart...inching it's way into the Top 20.

I posted about Jason Castro's forthcoming major-label debut back in April...and now here we have a look at the first single's artwork. Signed to Atlantic Records, "Let's Just Fall In Love Again" is set to be Jason's first single, released to radio next month. Jason is growing on me, although he looks like the Vampire Lestat here on the cover. Those piercing blue eyes and pale skin...plus the dreads...PLUS his expression...totally screams VAMPIRE. Perhaps his label is banking on the whole vampire craze?

"Heard 'Em All" is the follow up single to "Why R U?"from Amerie's forthcoming album In Love & War. The album is due out November 3rd, while the new single drops digitally August 25th. I've loved Amerie since I first heard "Talkin' To Me" back in 2003. I also loved some tracks off of Touch ("1 Thing," "Touch") and a track or two off of her last Sony BMG album, Because I Love It ("Gotta Work"). I'm not a die hard fan, but I do think she's super-talented and super-beautiful. My only wish - more dance remixes!

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Agnes Carlsson (otherwise known as Agnes) was releasing her pop single "Release Me" here in the U.S., complete with this new album artwork (it's out now on iTunes). The winner of the second season of Swedish Idol back in 2005, Agnes has had considerable success in her home country and looks to be attempting success internationally now. Agnes released her third album, Dance Love Pop, her first album on independent label Roxy Recordings (whom she joined with after leaving Sony BMG).

First single "On & On" peaked at #8 on the Swedish singles chart...follow up single "Release Me" peaked at #9 in Sweden. It went on to hit #3 in the UK! Impressive! The second single is serving as Agnes' debut international single. Her album will be released in the UK in September on 3BeatBlue/AATW, Warner in Australia and Geffen in the U.S. I love "Release Me" and some of the other stuff I've heard from her album. I'm definitely excited to see how she does stateside. Check out remixes by Cahill, Moto Blanco, and others. Proofpositive once again that good things come out of Sweden.

Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart - August 20, 2009

Congrats to the new princess of dance...Kaci Battaglia (formerly known as Kaci). She moves up one spot into the top spot on the dance chart. She's had some club chart success in the UK but not a WHOLE lot here in the states. I was hoping she'd have a bit more mainstream success but I'll take what I can get. It appears that Sean Kingston has plateaued at # 3 and Simply Red moves down one spot to #5. We also have three new additions to the Top Ten...Black Eyed Peas ("I Gotta Feeling"), Deadmau5 & Melleefresh ("Attention Whore") and my personal fav, La Roux ("Bulletproof"). Outside of the top 10 we have Madonna with "Celebration" at #16, the Noisettes moving up 4 spots to #18, passing by the Jonas Brothers who now sit pretty at # 19. Good things to come!

Thursday August 20, 2009

Crazy Possessive (Kaci Battaglia)

#1 (Last Week - #2)

Be Alright (Kristine W.)

#2 (Last Week - #5)

Fire Burning (Sean Kingston)

#3 (Last Week - #3)

Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé)

#4 (Last Week - #6)

Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red)

#5 (Last Week - #4)

Goodbye (Kristinia DeBarge)

#6 (Last Week - #7)

Bulletproof (La Roux)

#7 (Last Week - #11)

Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry)

#8 (Last Week - #1)

I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas)

#9 (Last Week - #12)

Attention Whore (deadmau5 & Melleefresh)

#10 (Last Week - #14)

Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart - August 13, 2009

Not too much movement in the Top 10 this past week. Most artists moved either one or two spots up. The Paradiso Girls dropped from 3 to 10, as did the The Pussycat Dolls, but that was to be expected as they were in the #1 spot last week. Bubbling under the Top 10 are some exciting artists including La Roux (Bulletproof - #11), Jonas Brothers (Paranoid - #21), and the Noisettes (Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - #22). And without further ado...here's this past week's Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart.

Thursday, August 13 2009

Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry)

#1 (Last Week - #2)

Crazy Possessive (Kaci Battaglia)

#2 (Last Week - #4)

Fire Burning (Sean Kingston)

#3 (Last Week - #5)

Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red)

#4 (Last Week - #6)

Be Alright (Kristine W.)

#5 (Last Week - #7)

Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé)

#6 (Last Week - #9)

Goodbye (Kristinia DeBarge)

#7 (Last Week - #10)

Hush Hush;Hush Hush (The Pussycat Dolls)

#8 (Last Week - #1)

Give You Everything (Erika Jayne)

#9 (Last Week - #8)

Patron Tequila (Paradiso Girls feat. Lil Jon & Eve)

#10 (Last Week - #3)

Forthcoming & Recently Released Remixes!

Here are some upcoming remixes that are being serviced to DJs, either digitally or via CD. I'm jealous. I wish I knew how to spin. I'd love to sign up for one of these services. Anyway - these are some of my favs! Can't wait for some of them to surface!
Jordin Sparks - Battlefield: I cannot WAIT for this song to get remixed. I'm thrilled that Bimbo Jones is on the mix. I was hoping for an anthem, not something Bimbo Jones usually delivers. Perhaps some U.S. mixes will surface? What a great track.

Release Date: 6/09/2009

Label: RCA/Jive

Tracks:

1. Bimbo Jones Radio Edit

2. Bimbo Jones Club Mix

3. Monk & Prof Mix
4. Monk & Prof Instrumental
5. Radio Edit

Jonas Brothers - Paranoid: I've never really been a Jonas Brothers fan to be honest. It's a bit below my demographic, however I'm willing to give anything remixed by StoneBridge a chance. Last remixes I heard from these boys were the Jason Nevins remixes of "When You Look Me In The Eyes." These sound promising.

Release Date: 6/08/2009

Label: Hollywood Records

Tracks:

1. Stonebridge Edit
2. Stonebridge Club Mix
3. Stonebridge Dub

4. Soul Seekerz Edit

5. Soul Seekerz Club Mix
6. Soul Seekerz Dub
7. Original

Lady Gaga - Paparazzi: I've already heard these puppies and let me tell you - Moto Blanco worked it out (in my opinion). Love, Love, Love! Stuart Price's pop mix is actually a nice alternative to the radio edit. The Yusek mix is interesting as well, though not so good for a dance club. I need to listen to the others. I was pleasantly surprised when I learned that there were mixes for this track already!

Release Date: 7/6/2009

Label: Interscope

Tracks:

1. Radio Edit
2. Filthy Dukes Mix

3. Stuart Price Mix
4. Yuksek Mix

5. Moto Blanco Edit
6. Demo Remix

7. James Camareta Mix

8. Bonus - Moto Blanco Club Mix

9. Bonus - Moto Blanco Dub

Metro Station - Seventeen Forever: While I most certainly do NOT want to be 17 forever, I'm interested to hear these mixes. Lenny B also did some mixes for the bands first single, "Shake It" which were alright. I'll give these a shot. I wish there was more of a package here. Oh well.

Release Date: TBC

Label: Columbia

Tracks:

1. Lenny B Extended Mix
2. Lenny B Instrumental
3. Original

4. Instrumental

Royksopp feat. Robyn - The Girl & The Robot: I love most any music out of Sweden, and anything with Robyn on vocals. While I still think I prefer the original version of the song to any of the remixes, the Spencer & Hill mixes are quite nice. I need to give the rest of them a good listen.

Release Date: 5/27/2009

Digital Release Date: 5/27/2009

Tracks:

1. Radio Edit
2. Album Version3. Spencer & Hill Remix
4. Spencer & Hill Edit
5. Joakim Remix

6. Kris Menace Re Interpretation

Taylor Swift - Teardrops on My Guitar: I absolutely LOVED the Digital Dog, J Stax and Nevins mixes of "Love Story," so when I saw that there was a Cahill mix for Swift's "Teardrops on My Guitar," I nearly died. Of course, I'd rather there be a bunch of mixes - I'll take this one please. Thanks. ;-) P.S. - anyone know how long this "edit" is? Is there a full length mix?

Release Date: 6/01/2009

Tracks:

1. Cahill Edit

The Script - Before The Worst: These sexy boys are coming back to Boston soon. They were scheduled to play at the Paradise but the show was cancelled (poor ticket sales?). Last remixes I heard from these guys was "We Cry," with remixes by Bimbo Jones, Ashanti Boyz, Afroganic. I kind of wish "The Man That Can't Be Moved" got some remixes, but beggars can't be choosers. Armand Van Helden (almost) always delivers, so this should be good.

Release Date: 6/15/2009

Tracks:

1. Armand Van Helden Mix
2. Original
Valeriya - Wild: Love this song! Wow. This song AND it's remixes are FIRE! Back when this Russian pop star (who many say is the Russian equivalent to Madonna) released her first UK single - "The Party's Over," it took a while for me to get into it. The remixes were alright, with jams churned out by the Manhattan Clique & Ortega & Gold, the song just wasn't anything special. "Wild" should have been the first single - HANDS DOWN! An impressive remix package includes mixes by Manhattan Clique, Oretega & Gold, Ian Carey and Bimbo Jones. I'll say it again - FIRE!

Release Date: TBC

Format: Digital

Tracks:

1. MHC Remix
2. Bimbo Jones Remix

3. Ian Carey Remix
4. Ortega & Gold Remix
5. Ian Carey Club Mix

6. MHC Dub

7. Bimbo Jones Dub
8. Ortega & Gold Dub

Will Young - Tell Me The Worst: Who's my favorite Pop Idol? Well, it's not Michelle McManus (although I did enjoy the Soul Survivor remix of "Just For You"). Will Young - not only do I have a crush on the guy, but his voice melts souls...in a good way. I bought his last album, I also bought a promo for his single "Grace" off of Ebay. Remixes for "Grace" came to us from Fred Falke and Tom Neville. There were also some great remixes for his first single, "Changes," by Chris Lake & Superbass. The new single features remixes by Fred Falke. Can't wait!

Release Date: 7/07/2009

Digital Release Date: 7/07/2009

Label: RCA

Tracks:

1. Fred Falke Radio Edit

2. Fred Falke Full Version
3. Fred Falke Dub

Dolly Rockers - Je Suis Une Dolly: Don't know much about these girls, but I love their look and their video. This song is fun and the Soul Seekerz generally churn out a decent pop/dance remix. I'm game.

Release Date: TBC

Label: Parlophone

Tracks:

1. Radio Edit
2. Soul Seekerz Retro Club Mix
3. Soul Seekerz Club Mix

Chris Cornell - Long Gone: Chris Cornell remix. Never thought I'd see the day. Well, that's not true - but still a little surprise. I enjoyed the remixes to "Part of Me" by DJ AM, DJ Demarko, Quentin Harris, Steve Aoki, Kleerup and others. Not bad...nice rock edge...sort of Tommie Sunshine-esque. These mixes for "Long Gone" come to us from Digital Dog, which sounds like fun to me!

Release Date: TBC

Label: Interscope

Tracks:

1. Digital Dog Club Mix

2. Digital Dog Dub
3. Digital Dog Edit
4. Digital Dog Urban Extended
5. Radio Edit
6. Radio Pop Mix Edit

V.V. Brown - Shark In The Water: While I already own some of these, the promo I got on Ebay wasn't the same one mentioned below. Noticeably and disappointingly absent from my promo were the Wendel Kos Sunlight Mix and the Louis La Roche Dub. Overall, I'm disappointed. I was hoping for something a bit more "housey" but I guess they'll do. Can't wait for her album. It's certainly one of my anticipated summer albums of this year. Girl's got talent for miles.

Release Date: 08/06/2009

Digital Release Date: 08/06/2009

Label: Island

Format: Digital

Tracks:

1. Wendel Kos Sunlight Mix
2. Wendel Kos Dubb
3. Louis La Roche Remix
4. Louis La Roche Dub
5. Crazy P Mix6. Blame Mix7. Zombie Disco Squad Remix

Zarif - Over: Love her. Just got into her, but I already love her. I just started listening to her remixes for "Let Me Back" and now we get word that her second single is already being remixed? HOT! Can't wait. Bimbo Jones, Digital Dog, Paul Jackson - hot trio right there.

Release Date: 9/10/2009

Digital Release Date: 9/10/2009

Label: RCA

Format: Digital

Tracks:

1. Shy Fx & Benny Page Remix
2. Digital Dog Club Remix

3. Digital Dog Radio Remix
4. Bimbo Jones Club Remix
5. Bimbo Jones Radio Remix
6. Paul Jackson Remix
7. Breakage Remix

MSTRKRFT & John Legend - Heartbreaker: I'm sure there will be some mixes of this song...at least I hope so. I love John Legend and I enjoy MSTRKRFT. The combo sounds like a winner to me. I very much enjoyed the remixes I heard of "Ordinary People," and of course the remixes of "Green Light." I have high hopes for this one!

Release Date: 7/27/2009

Digital Release Date: 7/27/200

Label: Geffen

Format: CD

Tracks:

1. Radio Edit

Kevin Rudolph feat. Kid Cudi - Welcome To The World: Kevin Rudolph...is he pop? Is he rock? Is he R&B? Is he hip hop? I don't know anything about this guy! I love him all the same, but I don't know a thing about him. I could always do some research (and perhaps I will) but for right now, it's all about the music. This promo features mixes from RedTop. There are also mixes floating around from Mike Rizzo. I enjoyed the remixes I heard of Rudolph's "Let It Rock," and I of course enjoy Kid Cudi - so I'll give these a listen.

Release Date: 5/31/2009

Digital Release Date: 5/31/2009

Label: Universal Island

Format: Digital

Tracks:

1. Red Top Extended Remix

2. Red Top Dub
3. High Rankin Remix
4. Red Top Radio Edit

The Veronicas Cover Jonas Brothers!

Check out this video of the Veronicas cover "Burnin' Up" by the Jonas Brothers! Not too bad! Me likes! This "cover art" was performed it live on Yahoo's Pepsi Smash program. - Photos Via JonasBrothers.com and TheVeronicas.com, respectively