Since his standout stint on the American Idol Live! Tour last summer, Season 11’s DeAndre Brackensick signed with the independent label, Truth Records, and now, has just released his first single! In the music video for “Her Crazy”, the unique-voiced DeAndre sings about his infatuation with a girl who is unpredictable and risque as he wanders along the beach and through a wild party. This laid back tune with a groovy reggae vibe is the perfect jam to get you in the summertime mood!
“A declaration of love along a trail of cross-country chaos” is the best way I can describe Gavin DeGraw‘s “Best I Ever Had”.
With his new single, the soulful singer-songwriter experiments with an evolved style – comprising of the Americana-folk sound that has become popular in current music and free-spirited lyrics speaking of drones, clones, hipsters, and neon gypsies. It’s the perfect song for summer road trips – and you’ll be sure to be singing along to the shoutouts towards different states!
I passed the longest sign on the interstate Saying “Find someone before it gets too late” You’re the best I ever had I won’t be the same
Download Gavin’s “Best I Ever Had” on iTunes and see him on tour with Train and The Script this summer!
Carrie Underwood believes in looking for the good after goodbye in her latest single, “See You Again“.
Taking a departure from the darker themes of “Blown Away” and “Two Black Cadillacs“, “See You Again” is a sentimental ballad about the heartache of saying goodbye to someone you care about. The resolve to hold on to those special memories that allow their legacy to carry on with you is echoed in the poignant line, “this is not where it ends”.
The music video features emotional footage of people experiencing life’s most significant moments – from graduations and special celebrations, to death and heartbreaking partings – and dealing with the difficulty of saying goodbye.
The song is very timely and relevant in regards to current events, with tributes to Sandy Hook and returning soldiers within the music video (and also, Carrie’s recent performance of “See You Again” at the 2013 CMT Music Awards in dedication to the tornado victims in Oklahoma).
At the center of it all, Carrie, who sings in the glow of bright lights, is a symbol of hope and optimism. In the face of loss, “See You Again” reflects on the notion that we must hold on to the memories of the loved ones who are no longer in our presence and look forward to the day when we will be reunited together.
I can hear those echoes in the wind at night Calling me back in time Back to you In a place far away Where the water meets the sky The thought of it makes me smile You are my tomorrow
The award-winning, top-selling, international superstar of an Idol Queen, Kelly Clarkson was glorious and spunky as she performed her latest single, “People Like Us” (in the form of a glowing and groovy rave complete with glowsticks and neon colour splashes) on American Idol.
“People Like Us”, the new single from award-winning, top-selling, international superstar, and original American Idol Kelly Clarkson’s first Greatest Hits album, is an energizing and encouraging anthem for unity and equality.
The music video is set in a lab where a group of monochromatic scientists are examining a technicolour girl who is starkly out-of-place in their black-and-white world. A heroic reveal sees Kelly, in disguise as one of the lab scientists, coming to the girl’s rescue by helping her escape from the imprisonment of colourless conformity and join her group of fellow misfits in a land of diversity.
Kelly has gone on record to say that this fist-pumping empowerment anthem was her most favourite song that she has ever recorded, and it’s easy to see why.
She is singing for all of us – for those who feel rejected, alone, scared, or numb, for the “misfits living in a world on fire”. We are all fighters, and when life gets tough and unfair, we must hold on and not give up, because the time for change is just around the corner.
As the song says, we are all united in our uniqueness, so we should take a stand for our right to dare to be different – together.
Kelly has made it a mission throughout her musical career to inspire others to stay strong and fulfill their dreams, and I’d say that she’s doing a pretty dang good job of it. Sing on, Kelly!
People like us we’ve gotta stick together Keep your head up, nothing lasts forever Here’s to the damned, to the lost and forgotten It’s hard to get high when you’re living on the bottom
David Cook, who has been laying low in Nashville for the last little while to write and record new music, is ready for his comeback!
He launches this new chapter in his music career with his new single, “Laying Me Low“, a song is about an attraction fuelled by temptation and danger, and how hard it is to resist someone who is just no good for you (you get me high, but you’re laying me low).
This recording mixes a bit of a catchy, pop sound (with an energizing stomp clap section in the bridge to boot!) into the emotionally-driven rock grit that is part of his signature style.
For a musician as daring and creative as Cook, “Laying Me Low” presents a different, more evolved sound with successful results.
I remember when you lit my flame A bitter passion with a pinch of pain You left me praying for a single drop of rain But now the fire’s burning out of control Because I’m never gonna let you go So bring the gasoline and we can start the show
David Cook’s “Laying Me Low” is available on iTunes.
Elizabeth Rosalyn 