ellie goulding - on my mind
i get it when an artist wants to break from their usual sound and try new things. but if this max martin produced track is any indication, ellie goulding may be in for a surprise if the response isn't as excitable from her fans. i'm not too sold on the song, but at least ellie looks great (and flaunts it) in the emil nava video!
major lazer feat ellie goulding & tarrus riley - powerful
another day another buzzy release from the major lazer camp. this time it's the premiere of their album favorite 'powerful' which brings together jamaican artist tarrus riley with ellie goulding on this power ballad with a major lazer twist. love this song!
major lazer feat ellie goulding and tarrus riley - powerful
the next official single from the upcoming major lazer album features ellie goulding and jamaican artist tarrus riley on vocals. a bit of a departure from their heavy dance sound, this is almost a power ballad (it's still major lazer, so not quite). definitely offering a diverse bunch of tracks, the new album is shaping up to be pretty darn interesting.
whatever you think of the upcoming 50 shades of grey film, you can't deny that the soundtrack is pretty darn sexy with a good cross section of solid tracks to fulfill all your BDSM scenarios (heck it's heading to #1 on the billboard charts!)
but if you wanna know where these lovely songs fit in conjunction with the film (which i've just seen) here is your spoiler filled breakdown for those who can't wait until tomorrow to find out!
annie lennox - i put a spell on you
featured in the opening credits introducing both christian grey (jamie dornan) and anastasia steele (dakota johnson) to the world, we also get a good look at grey's impressive tie collection and ana's vw beetle!
laura welsh - undiscovered
laura's wonderful track is sadly placed as background music as ana and her roommate kate babble on about the interview where our heroine first meets her future spanker.
the weeknd - earned it
christian takes ana on a helicopter ride! she's trying to keep her swoon in check (lips are bit), but little does she know it's to sign the non-disclosure agreement for what's to come!
sia - salted wound
after finding out about ana's V card, christian decides to show her a great first time... and it's like, TENDER!
beyonce - crazy in love
after a few times in the sack, ana finally gets to go into the REDRUM and uh oh... we've started getting tied up for sex now!
ellie goulding - love me like you do
no sex! grey takes ana for a car ride and it's a great and gasp, normal date kind of day for all!
vaults - one last night
um... they have sex again...
skylar grey - i know you
the big reveal to how ana feels about all this gets said and bam! it's time for the credits!
well there you have it! it's like watching the movie right? want more? check out the full soundtrack below:
calvin harris feat ellie goulding - outside
we buzzed about this song a few weeks back and was hoping for an epic video to accompany this spurned lover anthem. sadly besides kneeling and getting into fights, there's not much visual to work on. shame, the song is so poppy good too!
calvin harris feat ellie goulding - outside
after the massive success of their previous collaboration, calvin and ellie reunite for what will definitely be a huuuuge dance pop hit (with surprisingly spurned girl lyrics!). can't wait to see the video for this!
ellie goulding - beating heart (divergent OST)
with the YA film adaptation of 'divergent' currently holding it's #1 spot on the box office, there's alot of pressure for everything around the film to also succeed. so it's really nice that they've chosen our gal ellie to jump start the soundtrack (she also has two more songs on it!) though the lyrics are ahem... a bit schoolgirl... the song is a fine epic-lite number that will appease the fans or both the book and ellie.
though i can't say the performances were AMAZING this year, here are some highlights (which will be updated with new ones - so keep coming back!) of last nights event!
beyonce - xo
disclosure feat lorde & aluna george - royals + white noise
bastille & rudimental feat ella eyre - pompeii + waiting all night
good ol taylor swift has really been bringing on some fun guest stars for her 5 night run at the o2 arena in the london. though it's basically pop star karaoke, it still is fun to watch taylor practically do the same thing every night but with a different person (the lovely intro, the one hand in the air boogie, the breakdown leading to the stadium singalong/wave along) throw in the fact that the guests look like they're having fun and we've got 25 minutes of your life that you'll be smiling along to!
ellie goulding feat angel haze - life round here (james blake cover)
as per tradition from day one, ellie goulding covers one of her fave songs of the moment for the masses, this time she ropes in the lovely angel haze for a few rounds too! hot!
ellie goulding - goodness gracious
co-written with nate ruess of fun. ellie embraces all things day glo/neon in her latest video and it's weirdly hypnotizing.
ellie goulding - how long will i love you
aw... shot entirely on the nokia lumia 1020, this excerpt is actually part of a longer version short called 'tom & issy' directed by roger michell which will be released soon. until then a lovely little teaser with this lovely little song.
check out the behind the scenes of the making of this short
ellie goulding x burns - midas touch (midnight star cover)
offered as a bonus track from her 'halcyon days' expanded collection, it's always awesome to hear ellie rework popular songs into her style. throw in the dance producer burns and you get this cool dark number perfect for your headphones.
ellie goulding - burn (video premiere)
UPDATED with the official video!
ellie goulding - burn (vine fan video)
written by ryan tedder, ellie returns to a more pop sound for her new single and it's wonderful! a BFF anthem if i've ever heard one, this is a nice addition to your sound of summer soundtrack!
ellie goulding - tessellate (alt-j cover)
it's soulful, it's sexy and then the sax kicks in and it suddenly becomes the best cover of an already hot song by alt-j. genius!
calvin harris feat ellie goulding - i need your love
who knew that calvin harris and ellie goulding were so close! playing a loved up couple in miami, they actually look really cute together. definitely one of the highlights off calvin's album 18 months, this has smash hit written all over it.
As we get closer to the Top 10, one wonders how pop icons like Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Ellie Goulding and Ed Sheeran all got shafted into the Top 20 instead! Of course they all offered some serious tracks for the year (Riri with her club anthems, Taylor supplying some of the best pop ballads - and the heartbreaking Ronan, Ellie bringing her form of future pop and Ed just writing endless hit after hit) but somehow it still wasn't enough to break the 10.
As for the rest of the Top 20, they offer up a wonderful 'best of' 2012: Jake Bugg (the best old skool rockabilly young singer of the year! his energy is amazing!), Conor Maynard (the best pop boy vocalist out at the moment), Bastille (the best indie pop dude of last year and maybe this one!), Icona Pop (the best kick you in the neck bratty bitch song of the last year!), 2ne1 (the best kpop song of last year - it's 5 songs in one and all of them are catchy!) and Grimes (the best hipster girl pop song of the year - literally EVERYONE i know sings along to this song when they hear it).
