BEYONCE AND LADY GAGA'S DOUBLE COLLABORATION
Not a surprising work-together as they are both two of the most hyped about female artists lately, but it is a shocker when both Beyonce and Lady GaGa released not one but two singles. First was Beyonce's Videophone, released as the eighth single from her I Am...Sasha Fierce album.
Before it was released, this song has already hit the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number fourteen, soon after the album's release in late 2008, due to airplay and strong digital sales. Lady Gaga was included in the extended remixed version as its official release in 2009, where the song makes I Am... Sasha Fierce the first album of the 21st century to have seven entries on the U.S. R&B chart. The song has received mixed reviews and for me it wasn't one of the stronger tracks from the album. A radio-friendly tune, but may not be a chart topper. With the infusion of GaGa's touch, who knows it may just hit Top 10.
Next it's Lady GaGa's turn as she releases her single from her upcoming second studio album, The Fame Monster, where the single was coincidentally titled Telephone. It took me a few listen before taking a liking to it. Catchy and a great tune to play out loud in your car, likely to give GaGa her 6th Top 10 hit at the Billboard.
Free MP3 Download:-
To download Beyonce's Videophone CLICK HERE
To download Lady GaGa's Telephone CLICK HERE
Note : Free MP3s at 2M1F are not of crystal clear quality, do support our artists by buying the orignals
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
RIHANNA BACK WITH A STRONG MESSAGE
After the much talked about brutal attack case of Rihanna and her ex Chris Brown, her highly anticipated come back album titled Rated R is due to be released on the 20 November 2009. Russian Roulette was released as the lead single on 20 October 2009, earning generally positive reviews, for both vocal and tune.The single debuted at #100 on the Billboard Hot 100, reached #75 the following week, and has since shot up the chart to #9, giving the Bajan R&B singer her twelve Top 10 hit. Written by Rihanna herself and Ne-Yo, the song introduces quite a surprising tune, different from the usual pop-R&B genre we are expecting. Ne-Yo shared that Rihanna had requested for the sombre vibe to the song, "She wanted to be dark, but not just dark for the sake of being dark. Dark with kind of a meaning, dark with some kind of thing to it." He added that he came up with the haunting Russian roulette theme which is a metaphor meaning that 'you don't know if the next move that you are going to make in the relationship is going to end it all or not'.
The second single scheduled for this album is titled Hard featuring rapper Young Jeezy. Written and produced by The-Dream, this track has a more upbeat and abrasive approach, where Rihanna and guest Young Jeezy proudly discussed their elite status. Not really to mu liking, just another catchy tune you can get anywhere these days.
Rihanna once again teamed up with The-Dream for the third single for her Rated R album, titled Wait Your Turn. Also with a more serious and slowed-down pace like Russian Roulette, Wait Your Turn is scheduled to be released in early 2010 in UK.
I'm not too impressed with Hard and Wait Your Turn, especially with the anticipation of how she will come back after her ordeal with Chris Brown, where she has to my opinion made it very clear she is coming back stronger and harder, and a survivor. Russian Roulette is a treat and used appropriately as the lead single, I like it. I also think it's great that she is making more attempt to focus on her vocals this time in this song, and not just relying on the tempo and music.
Apart from the lyrics and tunes presented, judging from her latest looks, plus the semi-nude approach for her single covers, including the music video for her song Wait Your Turn where she was spotted in a black hoodie wearing an eye patch, Rihanna wants the message clear with her come back this time, she is stronger, her songs are more serious and she is a survivor.
Free MP3 Downloads:-
To download Rihanna's Russian Roulette CLICK HERE
To download Rihanna's Hard CLICK HERE
To download Rihanna's Wait Your Turn CLICK HERE
Note : Free MP3s at 2M1F are not of crystal clear quality, do support our artists by buying the orignals
1) WATCHA SAY - JASON DERULO
Only his first single and he has hit the number one spot at the Billboard Hot 100. Jason Derulo is a singer-songwriter, choreographer, vocal producer and also an actor from Miramar, Florida. It debut at number 54 and went all the way up to number 1 in the charts. This song is will be included in his upcoming self-titled album due in 2010. The song is current, and grows on you after a few listen.
2) SEXY BITCH - DAVID GUETTA
Guetta is a popular French DJ who has worked with big artists including Will.i.am, Kelly Rowland, Akon and CHris Willis. Sexy Bitch carries a tune that's although familiar, but a treat to club music lovers. I like it, it's great especially when you're driving. It is Guetta's second single which reached number 16 at the Billboard Hot 100
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
MASSIVE IDEA THAT IS HARD TO IMPRESS
Category : Action, Sci-Fi / Starring : Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames, Boris Kodjoe, James Cromwell
Based on a 2005-2006 comic book series of the same name, Surrogates boast two selling points, the concept and Bruce Willis. The movie anchors on the interesting concept of human living their lives remotely at home controlling their robotic surrogates. And you can imagine how enticing watching the trailer would be. To have Bruce Willis as the leading role in this action sci-fi is definitely a huge selling point.
What viewers are eager to watch is how the world would be in Surrogates, where every human you see walking in the streets is young, sexy and sophisticated robots, all controlled by their owners back home. Everyone now gets the chance to live the lives they want, without having to worry about youth, health, risks or any form of imperfection.
FBI agent Greer (Willis) investigates the muder of Jarod Canter, son of multi-millionaire Dr Lionel Canter (Cromwell), the original creator of surrogates. The case pulls Greer further into the truth of the surrogate-world, and also realization of what he really wants beyond the beauty that this surrogacy concept offers.
It was pretty weird watching the usually-jaded Bruce Willis under the excessive make-up, although intended, as they are all supposedly perfect-looking surrogates in the movie. We get to see the plastic version of Willis as the surrogate, and the real aging version of Greer, sitting from home controlling his other half. It was a relief that the real Greer takes over in the second half of the story, as the brushed-up version of Willis just didn't pull it off for me, even as a robot.
Do not expect too much of explosive action and stunts like Die Hard, Surrogates is more subtle and like I thought, it is not easy at all to materialize this concept well in a movie. For comic books where imagination is unlimited with drawings, the selling point of the surrogate-world works perfectly well. But in a movie, it is a totally different ball game. Audience expects to witness jaw-dropping sophistication, edgy surprises with technology and amazing gimmicks. After all, we are talking about a world, virtually virtual! Did the movie pull it off for me, I would say not to an excellent level. It was entertaining enough, but I wouldn't shout about it.
The trailer of the movie:-
Rating : B-
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.
Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
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