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The Lion King Soundtrack

Release Date: July 10, 2019

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

It’s only two days away from the release of the live action movie, The Lion King. This is one of the of the top movies I have been waiting to see when it comes out, and if it is as great as the soundtrack, I can not wait! 

The soundtrack to The Lion King has nineteen songs and features the cast from the movie. It also has instrumental songs for parts of the movie that don’t require singing. There are two songs that are my favorite off of this album, they are “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” and “Hakuna Matata”.

“I Can’t Wait to Be King” is performed by JD McCrary (young Simbs), Shahadi Wright Joseph (young Nala), and John Oliver (Zazu). JD McCrary and Shahadi Wright Joseph sound amazing together as young Simba and Nala. 

My second favorite song is “Hakuna Matata”, which is probably everyone’s favorite song from the animated movie. This song features Seth Rogen (Pumbba), Billy Eichner (Timon), JD McCrary (young Simba), and Donald Glover (grown Simba). This song made me laugh when listening to it because Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner make a great team together. At one point of the song, it goes to a instrumental section before they introduce Donald Glover who play’s older Simba. The actors put their own spin into the original song making it a newer version. 

Other people featured on this album are:

Chiwetel Ejiofor - Scar

Hans Zimmer

Beyoncé - Grown Nala

Lebo M

Elton John

Lindiwe Mkhize

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Woman Crush Wednesday

Iggy Azalea is this weeks Women Crush Wednesday. She has eight albums and was featured in the movie Furious 7 and television shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Lip Sync Battle, Saturday Night Live, and multiple award shows. Azalea was also featured on the song “Problem” by Ariana Grande and “Pretty Girls” by Britney Spears, but she also had featured Rita Ora on her song “Black Widow”. 

Some of her top songs are:

”Fancy”,

“Black Widow”,

“Problem”,

“Work”, and

“Bounce”

Iggy Azalea has also won awards for:

2014:

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album: The New Classic

MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video: “Problem” with Ariana Grande

Young Hollywood Award for Best Song: “Fancy”

Teen Choice Award for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist

Teen Choice Award for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song: “Fancy”

2015:

Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist

Billboard Music Award for Top Streaming Artist

She was just recently trending on Twitter because she post that her next show will have a twerk pit for fans to twerk in.

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Solutions by K. Flay

Release Date: July 12, 2019

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Solutions is the latest album to be released by rising alternative rock singer K. Flay. It has 10 songs that will keep you going all night long.

Her voice and sound is unique. Nobody can match it which makes the album sound great. Just wish it had a little more rock.

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Today in Music 1959-2011

Today in music, a lot of single’s were recorded and chart toppers:

1959: “Poison Ivy” was recorded by The Coasters

1969: The Beatles recorded “Here Comes The Sun” and “Something” from their self-titled album The Beatles.

1977: Shaun Cassidy’s “Da Doo Ron Ron” goes to the top of the singles chart while Barry Manilow’s album, Barry Manilow Live hits #1 on the album’s chart.

2011: “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO spent six weeks at #1 on the music charts. 

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Voyager by 311 Review

Release Date: July 12, 2019

Stars:⭐⭐⭐

Voyager by 311 is the tenth album by the rock band. It has thirteen songs and lasts 44 minutes long.

Even though it is a rock album, some of the songs have rock music mixed with other genres. "Don't You Worry" is an example of one of the songs that have rock mixed with reggae.

It wasn't a great rock album, but it okay.

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Top 10 Trending Albums This Week

Here are the Top 10 trending albums of this week:

Indigo by Chris Brown

7 (EP) by Lil Nas X

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eillish

'Let's Rock' by The Black Keys

Acid Rap by Chance the Rapper

Free Spirit by Kahild

Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

Perfect Ten by Mustard

Oasis by J Balvin & Bad Bunny

Happiness Begins by Jonas Brothers

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Joytime III by Marshmello

Release Date: July 2, 2019

Stars:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Joytime III by Marshmello is the most recent album drop from Marshmello. Joytime III has thirteen songs that feature Slushii, YULTRON, Bellecour, Flux Pavilion & Elohim, Wiwek, TYNAN, Crankdat, and A Day to Remember.

The whole album is great. There are four songs I really like and they are:

"Dance"

"Run it Up"

"Sad Song"

"Proud"

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Josh Phillips EP by Josh Phillips

Release Date: July 5, 2019

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Josh Phillips is the self titled EP by Josh Phillips. It only has four country songs that are good. Josh Phillips sounds like Sam Hunt and music is styled Jason Aldean's.

The four so songs are:

In A Bar Somewhere

You're Gonna Love Me

Bet He Knows

Tonight Ain't The Day

They are all great songs and I can't wait to here more from him.

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Musicians that Passes Away

1962: American band leader, Roger Wolfe Kahn passes away at the age of 55.

1979: Minnie Ripperton, also known as Andrea  Davis dies at the age of 30 from breast cancer.

1983: Rock musician, Chris Wood from the band Traffic passes away at the age of 39 years old.

2003: Benny Carter passed away at the age of 69.

2011: David Carr from The Fortunes dies at 63 years old. He was the keyboardist.

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Stranger Things Season 3 Soundtrack

Release Date: July 5, 2019 

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Stranger Things: Soundtrack form the Netflix Original Series, Season 3 is a really great soundtrack to a very popular TV show. It has sixteen classic songs including a parody from “Weird Al” Yankovic. The artist that are featured on the soundtrack are:

The Who

Howard Jones

Madonna

Foreigner

Patsy Cline

John Mellencamp

The Pointer Sisters

REO Speedwagon

Wham!

“Weird Al” Yankovic

The Cars

Corey Hart

Teena Marie

Huey Lewis & The News

Vera Lynn

Gaten Matarazzo & Gabriella Pizzolo

My favorite song on here is “Baba O’Riley” by The Who. This version of the song is a remix that has a EDM flair to it that is really good. Overall, I give it five stars.

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Throwback Thursday

We are throwing it back to 1995 when Shaggy released his third studio album Boombastic. It has fourteen songs including the title track “Boombastic” and a cover of “Day-O” by Harry Belafonte.

The album had won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1995.

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Woman Crush Wednesday

Today’s Woman Crush Wednesday is Rihanna. She has over seven albums and has thirteen number one hits. RiRi had also won over 241 awards from the Grammy’s, MTV Music Awards, American Music Awards, and the Billboard Awards. She has also starred in the movie Ocean’s 8 with Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, and Mindy Kaling.

My top five favorite albums of hers:

Rated R

Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded

A Girl Like Me

Talk That Talk

Loud

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Hotel Diablo by Machine Gun Kelly Review

Release Date: July 5, 2019

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Hotel Diablo is Machine Gun Kelly’s fourth studio album. It has fourteen songs and features Naomi Wild, Lil Skies, Trippie Redd, Madison Love, Phem, and YUNGBLUD & Travis Barker. It is one of his best album.

The song “el Diablo” sounds like his song “Rap Devil”. It shares a lot of the riffs. In “Glass House”, he does shootouts to Lil Peep, Mac Miller, and Chester Bennington, who all pass away. There are two interludes on the album at are less then a minute long, that are funny little acts.

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On This Day in Music

On This Day in Music:

1954: Elvis Presley recorded “Blue Moon of Kentucky”.

1958: Johnny Cash had signed with Columbia Records recording over 60 albums during his 30 years will the recording company.

1962: Bob Dylan recorded “Blowin’ In The Wind”.

1969: The Beatles recorded “Maxwell’s Sliver Hammer” in the Abby Road Studio.

1983: Wham! was No. 1 on the UK Album Chart after they released their debut album “Fantastic!”

2006: Muse went on a two week run at No. 1 on the UK Album Chart with “Black Holes & Revelations”.

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7 by Lil Nas X

Release Date: June 21, 2019

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

7 by Lil Nas X is an EP that has eight songs, including his hit “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. This album also features Carbi B on a song called “Rodeo”. 

I like a few songs on the album. But I don’t care for “Old Town Road”. There are two different versions of the song on the album. The first is the one featuring Billy Ray Cyrus and the second version is just Lil Nas X performing the song 

It is a good start for a up and coming artist making his way into the music industry. He is also working his way into the hearts of the LGBTQ community after coming out during Glastonbury Festival.

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Man Crush Monday

Eric Church is today’s Man Crush Monday! He is one of the few men in country music that stays true to country. Eric Church has released over ten albums that are a mix of traditional recordings and live music. His most recent album released is “61 Days In Church, Volume 5″. 

People don’t even have to like country music to like Eric Church. He has a song for every that people will like.

Eric Church has won awards for:

Academy of Country Music Awards:

2011: Top New Solo Vocalist of the Year

2013: Album of the Year - “Chief”

2013: Vocal Event of the Year - “The Only Way I Know”

2016: Video of the Year - “ Mr. Misunderstood”

American Country Awards:

2012: Song of the Year - “Springsteen”

2014: Favorite Country Album - “The Outsiders”

CMT Music Awards:

2013: Collaborative Video of the Year - “The Only Way I Know”

CMA Awards:

2012: Album of the Year - “Chief”

2016: Album of the Year - “Mr. Misunderstood”

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“Let’s Rock” by The Black Keys Album Review

Release Date: June 28, 2019

Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The album “Let’s Rock” by The Black Keys is the latest album for the alternative band. It has twelve songs, and lasts for thirty-nine minutes. It sounds like every other albums of theirs but also had a hint of country music in some of the songs. There was no songs that I was interested in but I did not hate the album.  

The album cover is all black with the name “The Black Keys” in pink outline and “Let’s Rock” in all white. Then, it shows a picture of an electrocution chair with pink and white lightning coming from it. It is very simple and clan looking.

Some people looking into this album might notice that the first two songs, “Shine A Little Light” and “Eagle Birds” sounds like their El Camino album, while the rest has the hints of country within them expect for “Lo/Hi”. The song, “Lo/Hi” is one of those songs I could see in a driving scene in a commercial or movie. The instrumental layout also sounds like it the sound they have in the background of the Lowe’s Home Improvement commercials.