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Friday, July 3, 2009

Tiffany Evans - Spotlight (full) - listen
Check out this new track from Tiffany Evans, produced by none other than Brian Kennedy. “Spotlight” is interesting for Tiffany, it finds her exploring the realm of the Euro-pop sound. I like this effort from her because it shows that her voice can’t be pigeon-holed into one genre. Many think that all Tiffany can do is belt with those church-trained pipes, but this shows that her voice has a versatile pop side. No word on the release date of her new album, Ponytail Krush, but it’s good to hear some new material.

Mario feat. Brandy - Boom In It (full) - listen
Mario is working on his new album and a few songs have leaked. Of my favorites is this new track, “Boom In It,” with one of my favorite female vocalists, Brandy. It’s really interesting to hear Brandy on all of these duets, because I love seeing how well her tone matches with so many different sounds. I’m a little worried about Mario’s album, because I really thought that he wasn’t working with a whole lot of producers this time around. And it seems with all the material that’s leaked, there really hasn’t been a consistent sound that he’s going with.

Dawn Richard (?) - Love Not War (full) - listen
Dawn Richard, formerly of Danity Kane is working on a solo album, as well as working with Diddy in Dirty Money on his Last Train To Paris album. It seems like some songs have been leaking, but even though I can see why this song was tagged as Dawn Richard, I’m not completely sold on whether or not this song is her or not. I think it’s the raspiness of her tone and the vocal arrangement that makes it sound like Dawn, but I don’t know if I’m buying it yet.

Leona Lewis - Strangers (full) - listen
Leona Lewis is working on her new album, a follow up to 2007’s Spirit. The new album is slated for worldwide release in November of this year. This project should be interesting, considering that she’s work with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and OneRepublic front man Ryan Tedder, who is responsible for this pop track, “Strangers.” This has the potential to be a really big record, so I’m sure the have plenty more hit for Leona on the forthcoming project.

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62 Comments


1.

Kena

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

I’m with you Brian. This doesn’t sound like Dawn to me either

2.

REALeyes (SHORT AND CONCISE)

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

that is definitely not dawn.. doesn’t sound like her at all..

loving the beat on the tiffany evans track..

brandy and mario get a thumbs up from me.. he sounds like a big man!!

not feeling the leona lewis at all..

REALeyes,

3.

James

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

Yeah that’s not dawn sounds too good to be her. No offense. Lol still a hot track sounds like something the dream or tricky would do though.

4.

JstBReal

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

I like the Mario feat Brandy track. I still am kinda puzzled why Diddy kept Dawn outta all the other girls, but the song ight I guess.

5.

pink panther

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

umm brian dont worry bout mario he will be jus fine all the songs you posted thats leaked have been hot…if his album consists of all these songs so far its a hit

love not war..not feelin it no matter who is singin it

love strangers..its different

tiffany evans song is aight but she needs to seriously rename that album..ponytail crush is so wack it makes me not even want to buy it

can u imagine bein in the store …”umm yea i need that new ponytail krush CD”

wtf lol

6.

twitter.com/ReBeLR

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

Don’t like any of these people musically so no thanx.

7.

Kyere'

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

Lovin’ the Tiffany Evans track… Not SUPER original, but it’s nice to hear a different side of her…Although, I’m gettin a STRONG Keri Hilson from the track. Sounds like sum that woulda fit in well on “In A Perfect World…”. All-in-all, cool song from a positive young starlet.

I love Leona && Brandy’s vocals…So gr8 to hear from REAL singers!!.

8.

Panther D

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

dat dawn song sound like Brandy

9.

wow

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

im feeling Mario ft Brandy

Thats def not Dawn singing

Tiffany Evans can come better then that and the album title isnt doing it for me

10.

Nina

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

@ pink panther Tiffany Evans actually changed the name of the album to Ms Tiffany.

11.

FARFRUMLUZIN

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

1.Pony tail crush I’ll pass on lil Evans NO thanks.
2.Mario & Brandy 90’s R&B Nice.
3.Thats Def. Not Dawn but she will sound great on it when she does record it!
4.Leona Lewis Snooz she need some TMZ in her Life. (boring)

12.

lol

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

Thats not Dawn

13.

kelvin

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

omg tiffany sounds alot like rihanna on that pop track. she sounds good.
dont care to much for leona
dont care to much for dawn either simply because she letten that ego trippen diddy control her career.
mario sounds good on ne thing he sings

14.

wake up

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

SELLING CIROC VODKA TO TEENAGERS….DANG CONCRETEL00P, THE RECESSION DONE HIT YALL HARD!!

15.

Jackie

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

I lke Mario’s song but I don’t remember Dawn sounding like that. The jury is still out on that one.

16.

Taitiana

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

I really like The Tiffany Evans Song, I like the new sound. I just hope she changes her album title, but at the same time it doesn’t matter because I Am…Sasha Fierce was a terrible album title but the music was still great. The Mario Song is cool, I didn’t hear Brandy on it though, maybe I should pay more attention. I actually like the Dawn song too. I still would rather hear some new material from DK though. Leona Lewis has a beautiful voice but I just don’t like the song. Hope her other material is better.

18.

Candi_Renee

Friday, July 3, 2009 /

OKAY I AM ROOTING FOR MS. TIFFANY! I SAW HER AT PAPPADEAUX AND SHE WAS THE CUTEST LIL THING. U COULD TELL SHE WASNT USED TO THE FAME AND EXTRA ATTENTION, B/C AS MY MOTHER WAS SNAPPING PHOTOS OF OUR FAMILY AT THE TABLE, LIL IFF HAD THIS PARANOID LOOK ON HER FACE LIKE PLEASE DONT GET ME NEXT, LOL!…….MARIO, WHY WOULD U WANNA BREAK UP……..AND I LOVEEEEEEE DAWN! THAT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PIC OF HER! WHATS UP NEW ORLEANSSSSSSSSS!!!

19.

yes

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

“Dawn” sounds like India Arie

20.

Jaleesa

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

I like Leona’s voice a lot
Tiffany Evans was never really all that relevant to me.
I love Mario and Brandy.
I think Diddy kept Dawn outta all of them because she was the realest. People say that D. Woods was but then she let Aubrey boost her ego and became something else. Dawn has real talent. However, being on Bad Boy will not prove that to the world. I mean, look at Cheri Dennis.

21.

Rushawn

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Tiffany Evans officially changed her album title from “Ponytail Krush” to “Ms. Tiffany”

RESOURCE: TOYAS-WORLD.NET

22.

Antares

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Still cannot focus with this stupid Ciroc logo in the background..

23.

umm

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Tiffany’s song sounds so much like Timbaland and Keri Hilson’s “The Way I Are”…it sounds alike. Still hot though. Love the dawn song

24.

JP

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

The Song sound great!!! Im A HUge Fan of Dawn Richards and I love her voice. But it dont sound like her unless she done changed her whole tone!!! I know Dawn’s voice like the back of my voice and she a has a very soft-edgy high pitch in her voice and I didnt here it once!!! ???

25.

1*STEP*AHEAD

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

I AGREE THE TIFFANY EVANS TRACK SOUNDS LIKE A RIHANNA SONG.
BRANDY SOUNDS GREAT. I NEEDED MORE OF HER ON THAT SONG.
LEONA HAS A NICE VOICE..JUST CAN’T GET INTO HER FOR SOME REASON.
I LIKE DAWN..I HOPE SHE DOES WELL.

26.

TWEETBABES

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Dawn has the best track! The Mario track is nice too

27.

Tina

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Hey that is not Dawn formerly of Danity Kane, that sounds like Kelly Rowland

28.

GIT PPL

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

TIFFANY E- OK FIRST OFF TIFFANY EVANS CAN SING BUT I’M NOT TOO MUCH FEELING THIS SONG OR HER FOR THAT MATTER.

MARIO- I LIKE THE SONG

DAWN- BOO! CAN’T LISTEN TO ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH DIDDY. YOU GET ATTACHED TO THEM AND THE NEXT MINUTE THEY GONE.

LEONA LEWIS- zzZZZZZZZZZ! I’M NOT EVEN GONNA LISTEN TO IT. IM SURE ITS PRETTY BORING.

29.

colorful$$$

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

STOP ALL MAKING THE SAME SONG! YES SONG! IT’S RIDICULOUS, TRY SOMETHING F’ING DIFFERENT. WHAT IS THE POINT OF BUYING YOUR CD, IF EVERYONE’S ALBUMS SOUND THE SAME. ONCE YOU BUY ONE, YOU DONT NEED THE REST. STOP LETTING PRODUCERS GIVE YOU ALL THE SAME SOUND.

ARTIST LIKE KANYE, BEYONCE, JAY-Z, ETC. ARE THE ONE’S REALLY SELLING RECORDS AND AS YOU CAN SEE OR HEAR BETTER YET NONE OF THEIR MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE THE OTHER. JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

BE AN ARTIST AND HAVE AN IDENTITY DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE YOU ALL, BECAUSE WE ALL LOVE ART!!!

30.

Jasmine

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

If I heard Tiffany Evan’s song on the radio I’d easily mistaken it for Rihanna.
Not really my taste but I can see the appeal.

Love Not War sounds like Dawn to me for the most part, a lot of vocal editing and manipulating on that track I’m sure. But i like it.

Boom It In I also like.

I can’t get with Leona Lewis..her singing style reminds me of Tony Braxton. I hate that whiny congested sound. not my favorite.

31.

Markie

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

It sounds Like Kelly Rowland

32.

dissin who?

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

um nope! they all can sing just wasnt feeling none of it. too whitewash”d! were”s the blackness. ughhhhhhhhhhh unh unh nope no-way,

33.

dan

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

like leonas song
she has a great voice

34.

Chris F

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Leona sounds great as per usual - and you know she can replicate it live time atfer time. Thing is Strangers is clearly a half-finished demo as its missing her vocals (the section with Tedder still singing) and a lot of instrumentation.

35.

TyTy

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Tiffany sounds like she jacked Keri Hilson to me. Melody beats and all. Leona…alright but sounds unfinished.

Please stop with all these ciroc alcohol ads in here. Know your demographic. I know it’s for the money but dang! Black folks never learn. I’ve seen this ads in 3 very low rated black blogs this week and am wondering what’s the intention and why ya’ll contributing to this mess.

36.

I said it

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

How long is the contract between CL and all these ads?
Please let me know so I know when to come back to the site.
All these advertisements are getting out of hand!
I can’t take it anymore!

37.

Ummm...

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

B-Rocka is this ish… ’nuff said.

38.

Chadbertwick

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Loving the Mario and Brandy. His voice is incredible and Brandy just makes this shit look easy at this point! Her voice is so smooth, i love her. Only wish she was on more of the track.

39.

Devonna

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

that love not war, sounds nothing like Dawn! Sounds like a familiar voice but not hers.

40.

CandieNP

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

That’s sounds like Kelly Rowland not Dawn Richard

41.

brezzy bre

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

if heard this somewhere without knowing the artist i would think rihanna cassie or a group that has really only one person singing with the background singers like PCD

42.

*«SOLiD RiCH GiRL»*

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

GO DAWN!!!!
GO MARIO!!!!
I’m rootin for the REAL + True ARTists who you actually can relate to and feel their soul through the muisc.
Can’t wait for both their albums to drop! Let’s Go!!!!

43.

Sylvia aka Sweet

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

I’m loving the Mario and Brandy track. Brandy is one of my favorites singers and Mario too. I just wish Brandy sang more on the track, she only had one line, just one her voice is too great for one liners. What is up with this same background on every site like this, its on , bossip and even here! Please put the MJ background back.

44.

Jay

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

I know Dawn’s voice and that is definitely not Dawn!

Nice song though

45.

weezy baby

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

LOVE NOT WAR IS BRANDY I KNOW IT IS.I BEEN KNOWING HOW HER VOICE FOR YEARS NOW. BECAUSE SHE GOT A LIL BIT OF RASPYNESS.IF ITS NOT BRANDY IT WOULD TOTALLY SHOCK ME

46.

LEONA-LEWIS.US | Leona Lewis | Spirit + Run + I Will Be

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

[...] are titled “Strangers” and “Perfect Stranger”. According to US gossip site Concrete Loop, the new album is slated for release THIS November and I for one cannot WAIT to see what Leona [...]

47.

TyTy

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

JESUS CHRIST!

Somebody take these ADS down!

Am out until this LIQOUR mess is sorted out…shame.

48.

JuSsKeFResH

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Mario track crazy record…again due to the beastly Brandy murdering every track she touches with her sick vocals. Wish she was more on the track

49.

YA LYING

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

I DON’T LIKE THE ADS EITHER. I MEAN YALL TOOK DOWN THE MICHAEL JACKSON THING TO PUT UP A DAMN CIROC AD? WOW I GUESS WE ALL KNOW OUR REAL PRIORITIES.

50.

Sach

Saturday, July 4, 2009 /

Mario & Brandy sound good as usual..! Can’t wait til they both drop a new album..!

51.

Sylvia aka Sweet

Sunday, July 5, 2009 /

Thank you Brian for putting the MJ background back. We love you!!

52.

Sylvia aka Sweet

Sunday, July 5, 2009 /

@ 45 Weezy Baby

The track Love Not War isn’t Brandy. It is Dawn’s voice. You know our Brandy would have torn that song up, rip it to shreds. I can’t wait for Brandy’s new cd, it’s like Christmas only through Brandy’s voice!

53.

Sylvia aka Sweet

Sunday, July 5, 2009 /

@ 45 Weezy Baby

You know what that track Love Not war may not even be Dawn voice either. I think the track is some unknown artist, nice song and voice. I just wish I knew who it really belongs to.

54.

DownWithMusicThatSucks

Sunday, July 5, 2009 /

That’s definately NOT Dawn, and anyone who says it’s not her because the vocals sound better than Dawn’s is as deaf as my grandpa… who’s been dead for many years (God rest his soul).

Peace.

55.

|RIGHLEY|

Sunday, July 5, 2009 /

LOVE NOT WAR is definitely NOT Dawn….prob just a writer reference

the mario brandy song is ok…love them bother to death tho!

tiff evans is tryna keep up… but cant

and the L Lewis song is ok…nice tune as always. but not as memorable or moving as bleeding love

56.

anonymous

Sunday, July 5, 2009 /

that is definately not dawn… idk who that is

57.

AMBER

Sunday, July 5, 2009 /

i like all these tracks!!

isit just me or… dus the production on tiffany evans sound a bit like timabaland - the way i are ?

58.

Sal

Monday, July 6, 2009 /

that song sounds like KELLY ROWLAND not dawn

59.

S. Dot

Monday, July 6, 2009 /

That doesn’t sound like Dawn at all! But that’s the only song I listened to completely. I like it a lot so I hope it is her.

60.

Mimi

Monday, July 6, 2009 /

NOT feelin the tiffany evans joint. Her album was very good, at least iThought so, and this one, iDont think it cuts it for her. iWld expect Rihanna to do something like this track….

im feelin the Mario track, however, iDont really like the hook, the one line just aint doin it for me, maybe a couple other lines wlda been better.

the leona lewis track? Engh. iAint my type of music, too dance, pop-ish for me. even though iDid like a couple tracks of Spirit, i’m not feelin this one at all.

61.

Sarkazm

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 /

Brandy is always my N word….but Mario is fast and furiously becomin’ a fav since his last album….and these last few leaks are def. a +. So this combo is quite delightful….that Dawn cut doesn’t sound like her at all…hell she reminds me of Brocka because of her tone…and I didn’t hear that….her register was too high….Dawn’s can hit all the good notes but her voice has a raspy, rugged quality…..like Brocka….but I’m rambling.

62.

Miguel

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 /

No, I definitely agree with many when said that that is not Dawn Richard. As a fan, and a person with a good musically ear I believe that it is not her indeed. Her voice is more raspy, there is something completely different with the singer from that song.