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.
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.
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.