Koda Kumi releases PV preview's for JAPONESQUE

Finally, things are starting to definitely roll for Kumi-stans like me. I'm actually really excited after I watched several previews and I have to say they are very promising. Kumi might be pregnant and married but she's making sure that she's going out with a BANG! Bitch, is letting Ayumi Hamasaki look lazy.

From all the previews I've watched, there's not one that screams "filler". In fact the production of every PV I've seen so far is top notch. I bet Jessie J is about to snatch Kumi's director because what Ray Kay did for "Domino" was a literal blasphemy.

I've prepared, a big treat for you after the jump. I've summarized my thoughts on every video. Can't believe I could be bothered, to do this. But hey it's Kumi after all, my #1 Jpop-hoe and she's coming for wigs.

Brandy to collaborate on new track with Monica

I love me some Brandy, I really do. She's like a calm place I can go to whenever I feel sad or something is going on in my life. I pretty much raped Human, Afrodisac and Fullmool. 


The fact that she's soon to release a new album is making my heart beat faster. I can't wait until she releases it in a couple of months. I was even more happy, when I heard that Brandy would collaborate AGAIN with Monica on a song. Rico Love has unveiled that he will be the mastermind behind this track. The track will be released on February 6th and will be appearing on both Monica & Brandy's new records.

According to RCA, the song is titled: "It all belongs to me". It really does sound like a "The boy is mine 2.0" doesn't it? I'm really excited for this.

New Music: Koda Kumi - Boom Boom Boys

Koda Kumi will be releasing a new album called  Japonesque (I know big shock). So it's no surprise, that one week prior to its release, like almost every year, one or two songs somehow end up in the Internet. This year it's "Boom Boom Boys" turn, one of her new songs. Bitch got lucky that the rest of her album is still under lock, four years ago things got really hardcore; I was able to listen almost two weeks earlier to Kingdom. (Check it out, one of her most consistent albums today)

Give it a listen:



I guess it's an alright song. I liked the singles from Japonesque that were released throughout 2011 better, but it's by no means a bad song. Maybe I'll have to give it a couple of listens, so that it grows on me. The song sounds very similar to "Freaky", with rock elements,strong guitar riffs and still a bit dancy. The catchiest part has to be the chorus and Kuu shooting "Boom Boom Boys!!".

As from what I could listen until now from the previews on her official site, it's starting to build up like most of her albums. Some dance songs, some rock songs, some cutesy-sugar-coated songs and a couple of ballads. So nothing new. Let's just hope the quality of the music is better this time around.

Japonesque will be released on January 25th.

Lana Del Rey: Live on Saturday Night Live!

Last Saturday, Lana Del Rey made her US television debut as the musical guest on SNL. The 25 year old goddess, was one of the few people to be able to sing on the show before even releasing her debut album. The last singer to do that, was Natalie Imbruglia more than a decade ago. Well, I wished things would have come out better, but according to a lot of sources she bombed.

Was is her best performance? Definitely not. It definitely wasn't. But was it really that bad? I don't think so. In fact after re-watching the performance for several times, she had her moments where she really lost it but there were also moments that were all right. The main problem was that she really didn't have a clue whether she should sing in a higher register or go for the lower tones. Things got really awkward during the performance of "Blue Jeans".

My take on the whole disaster is basically, her label pushing her way to soon into the limelight. They should have never ever went for SNL. That show is a big f*ckin deal, even Lady Gaga did not perform there after one year later of her debut in October of 2009. We all know Lana's performances are pretty inconsistent, and she said it herself that she's not comfortable performing in front of a huge crowd. You could clearly tell that she was nervous, and those nerves got the best of her. She was struggling a lot and didn't quite know what to do, which obviously led to weird gestures, not being able to sing a note without warbling around, she simply knew that she was fucking things up and didn't make herself a favor by trying even harder. There we have it, she was simply trying way to hard to safe her ass.

I'm pretty pissed at the fact that she's getting such a backlash because of these two performances. We all know, she's truly an amazing singer/songwriter and if they would have only waited a bit longer to polish her stage presence and her singing this wouldn't have happened.

I guess people expect to much from her, she's got slow songs, there's not much she can do and she's no Adele she's got this soft personality and has this fragile thing to herself. It's all about the song and her standing there and singing. She's no Lady Gaga, there are no gimmicks, so I really don't get why people are slamming her like that.

All I can say is, people don't give up on her just yet, I'm so sure she's going to release a masterpiece of an album and she's going to have several chances to redeem this two performances. Just a week ago she shut that shit down on the Jonathan Ross Show. She can do this, she just needs to calm down and everything will be fine.

Take a look at the performances:

Video Games

Blue Jeans

Lana Del Rey covers "Interview"-magazine in Russia

Lana Del Rey has gotten a lot of critic for her vocal abilities, but there's one thing the haters can't take away from this girl, she's simply stunning. Lana proved it to errrbody on the cover of the Russian "Interview"-magazine.

Del Rey is lit with a very warm light, giving us a very 1960s vibe, her strawberry colored hair is perfectly placed, the eye-liner sits tightly and demands attention.
Her face is completely taking center stage in this cover, and the bee on her lips is totally giving me "Silence of the lambs" vibes.

There's no other person at the moment who's getting that much attention and such a rapid rise of fame. There's no cover of her that doesn't look fierce, from her Billboard cover to her prom-queen cover for Q.

Bitches better, put on some extra glue on their wigs. They're about to get snatched.

Christina Aguilera promises a very "honest & raw" album

I think we all know at this point that Chrissy is really looking forward to her comeback to prove to all the haters that she still can do this. It's definitely not easy being a successful recording artist nowadays and it sure as hell has its downsides. Christina is no stranger to those downsides, in fact she had a good share of them over the last couple of years. The massive commercial flop that "Bionic" was, the immense Lady Gaga backlash she got for every step she made, to the breakdown of her marriage, the lyrics-disaster at the Superbowl and the recent critics over her gain of weight. Home girl know's the dark side by know.

When "Bionic" started to tank, and Christina had to battle accusations that she was ripping of Lady Gaga, I already knew that she had to experience all this mess, to create a better body of work for her next album. In fact, it was time for her breakdown if you will. Too long, was her life flaw-free there was nothing exciting about her, nothing to really talk about, her songs didn't have the substance they used to have during her "Stripped-era". So to make it short, what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...and gives you a lot of material to write about. I'm really not surprised she went for the more "honest & raw" route, because let's face it, it was the concept of "Stripped" more than a decade ago. That album happens to be her most successful today and in my book a classic.

So this is what she had to say:

“I’m recording my next album right now, and I’m really excited because I find myself in a very introspective stage of my life. I’ve learned so much, have experienced so much, in leaps and bounds. It’s a journey of growth for me, continuously throughout my career. I’m excited to put it all down on paper through my lyrics and my voice as it comes from a very truthful, honest and raw place”.

I don't think she will have the same success, like she had with "Stripped" but definitely no flop like "Bionic. I really accept the fact that she's okay with her weight, but I don't know how she's willing to pull off a song that is called "Love/fuck your body", when people might want to prefer to do that with the lights out.

Meisa Kuroki reveals previews for new album "UNLOCKED"

Meisa can't dance for shit, and she sure as hell can't sing. So every time I see a new release from her, I'm kinda puzzled. But hey, she's stunning and she knows how to get her money. So I can't knock that hustle. All you need in Japan, is to be cute, start with some commercials, eventually land a leading role in some random drama, release a mini-album and you're set. Yen will roll in like yesterday.

This girl is not willing to sit down for a minute, in fact she's going full force for Kumi, Ayumi's and Namie's wigs. While one is busy doing god knows what, the other is pregnant, and the other one is busy divorcing her call boy; she went personally on her official Facebook page to share a compilation of previews of her next album "UNLOCKED". This compilation includes 7 tracks of her new album. She might eventually release the other half very soon, since it's 14 tracks in total.

I'm not quite sure what to think of this songs...I think the last song that I liked from Meisa was "Are ya ready?" and everything else, simply was either generic or I couldn't bare her voice. At some point she simply gets cringe-worthy.

So make sure to take a listen here.

Her new album will be released on February 15th.