VIDEO PREMIERE: sam smith - i'm not the only one

sam smith - i'm not the only one
working with his usual video collaborator luke monaghan, sam now has the clout to bring in dianna agron (glee) and chris messina (the mindy project) to act out his songs of woe and sadness!

POP GAL: lea michele - cannonball / louder (audio premiere)

lea michele - cannonball
working with sia, this first official single from lea's upcoming debut 'louder', acts like a mantra for personal empowerment that'll please her fans everywhere. the album is slowly sounding like a solid modern AC ballad friendly collection. lets hope there's room for some broadway-esque number too!

want to hear the audio premiere of her dance pop possible 2nd single?

lea michele - louder

WONGIE BALLAD OF THE WEEK: lea michele - battlefield

lea michele - battlefield
THIS is more like it! even though alot was buzzed about lea's first release 'cannonball' a few weeks back, i kind of felt 'meh' about the song (which i have a suspicion that i wasn't the only one since the song kind of did nothing on the charts) but this heartbreaking sia penned ballad is solid and definitely on repeat! nice one.  

want more? check out lea as she performs 'cannonball' on the ellen show:

lea michele - cannonball (live @ the ellen show)

NEW CAPITAL CITIES!: capital cities - kangaroo court

capital cities - kangaroo court
all this zebra (played by darren criss) wanted to do was dance. not fair!

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: a great big world - this is the new year

a great big world - this is the new year
we actually fell in love with this song back in 2011 when 'a great big world' was still a solo act named ian axel featuring his writing partner chad vaccarino. but during the past 2 years, chad has been performing on stage with ian, honing their live shows and collaborating as songwriter/producers until finally they just took on the moniker of 'a great big world'. the song that won me over back then recently got a MAJOR boost as a featured song on glee and well... big things happen when people discover songs on that show. so get ready for a buzzy 2013 for these boys. definitely worth it!
check out the boys talking about their song on 'glee':


here is the version on glee
glee cast - this is the new year

WONGIE INDIE POP SONG OF THE WEEK: fun. feat janelle monae - we are young

fun. feat janelle monae - we are young
[i admit that i first heard this song on an episode of glee late last year and kind of fell in love with it. anthemic and sweet without being too cheesy, i was even more surprised to see that the awesome janelle monae had leant her star power to the original track. hailing from new york, this rock/pop act look set to make 2012 a crossover year for them. you have been warned!]

wanna see the performance that started it all:

glee - we are young (fun. cover)

WONGIE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: katy perry - last friday night (t.g.i.f.)

katy perry - last friday night (t.g.i.f.)
[katy takes on the wonderful new alias of kathy beth terry and offers up an epic 8 min marc klasfeld directed video of the best friday night john hughes inspired party ever! throw in cameos by glee's kevin mchale & darren criss, rebecca black, hanson, debbie gibson, corey haim AND kenny g and you've easily got the video of the week!]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: glee cast - baby it's cold outside / merry christmas, darling

blaine and kurt - baby, it's cold outside
[oh the swoon quota rises to xmas sentimental proportions with this lovely duet between the will they or won't they gay besties. xmas is lovely when it's like this!]


rachel - merry christmas, darling
[flip side we get a kind of 'meh' track by lea michele. not my favorite off the glee xmas album, but i might fall off the wagon and cradle this song closer to xmas]

LIVE WONGIE: glee cast - don't stop believing (live @ x-factor)

glee cast - don't stop believing (live @ x-factor)
[performing the sectionals version of the song, the current cast (sans kurt) all flew over to the UK to do this crowd pleaser. poor chris colfer tweeted why he wasn't on stage with the rest of the cast "I won't be performing on the X-Factor with the other Gleeks! I had to stay and film scenes with the Warblers. Lot's of cool stuff coming up!" wonder if new character blaine will tour with these guys next year?]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: glee - forget you (aka f**k you)

holly holiday (gwyneth paltrow) - forget you (cee-lo green cover)
[check out this ew premiere of gwyneth covering cee-lo green's smash hit 'f**k you'. of course lea michele is back to her snarky ways this ep... can this shows character development be more predictable these days?]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: glee - teenage dream

glee (darren criss aka blaine) - teenage dream (katy perry cover)
[is it wrong of me to want to watch this over and over and over and over again? a brilliant moment in an otherwise meh episode.]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: glee - papa can you hear me / only the good die young / i look to you / one of us

rachel - papa can you hear me (barbra streisand cover)


puck - only the good die young (billy joel cover)


mercedes - i look to you (whitney houston cover)


glee cast - one of us (joan osborne cover)

GLEE FINALE: glee - faithfully

glee - faithfully
[bringing it back full circle, the glee cast performs another journey classic for it's finale next week. goosebumps cause it's ending for the season, or cause finn and rachel sing this so well? sigh...]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: run joey run / physical / can't touch this / ice ice baby / total eclipse of the heart

episode 17 - bad reputation
[the most random collection of songs ever for glee!]


rachel, puck, jesse st james & finn - run joey run (david geddes cover)
[this could be the most random awesome song EVER on glee! the lyrics are insane!]


olivia newton john & sue sylvester - physical (olivia newton john cover)
[of course sue would sing with ONJ!]

UPDATE:

artie - can't touch this (mc hammer cover)


mr schuester - ice ice baby (vanilla ice cover)


rachel & jesse st james - total eclipse of the heart (bonnie tyler cover)

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: "Home" (ep 16 - 5 songs) home / one less bell to answer / a house is not a home / fire / beautiful

april rhodes & new directions - home (the wiz)
[omg this is insane! kristin chenoweth just owns this song!]


april rhodes & will schuester - one less bell to answer / a house is not a home (barbra streisand cover)


kurt & finn - a house is not a home (dionne warwick cover)
[kurt gets a solo!!!!]


april rhodes & will shuester - fire (bruce springsteen cover)


mercedes - beautiful (christina aguilera cover)
[surprisingly the least interesting song of the episode!]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: the power of madonna - 4 minutes / what it feels like for a girl / express yourself / like a virgin / borderline & open your heart

the power of madonna indeed! may i present to you the rest of the tracks from the ALL madonna glee episode! with madonna personally giving the episode a thumbs up, i can't wait to see it now on tuesday!

glee cast - 4 minutes


glee cast - what it feels like for a girl


glee cast - express yourself


glee cast - like a virgin


glee cast - borderline / open your heart

WAIT, there's more! 2 more songs in fact! click here to see the rest!

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: the power of madonna - like a prayer

glee cast - like a prayer (madonna cover)
[the 2nd leak of the upcoming ALL madonna episode of glee. we've already seen sue sylvester's version of 'vogue' and theres reports that a whopping 8 songs will be featured in this episode! i'll keep posting as they become available!]

UPDATE: here's the highlight reel with snippets of the following songs
4 Minutes
Borderline / Open Your Heart
Express Yourself
Like A Prayer
Like A Virgin
Vogue
What It feels Like For A Girl

GLEE OFF: jimmy fallon vs parks and recreation - we're not gonna take it (twisted sister cover)

jimmy fallon vs parks and recreation - we're not gonna take it (twisted sister cover)
[oh how hilariously wonderful! just in case you can't see it, here is an alt link!]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: sue sylvester - vogue (madonna cover)

sue sylvester - vogue (madonna cover)
[enjoy!!]

GLEE HIGHLIGHTS: hello twelve, hello thirteen, hello love / hello / hello goodbye / gives you hell / highway to hell / hello i love you

Episode 14 "Hell-O" music highlights:
UPDATE 5/2
a song cut from the original episode

rachel and jesse st james - hello twelve, hello thirteen, hello love (chorus line)



rachel & jesse st james (lea michele & jonathan groff) - hello (lionel richie cover)


glee cast - hello goodbye (beatles cover)


glee cast - gives you hell (all american rejects cover)


vocal adrenaline - highway to hell (ac/dc cover)


finn (corey monteith) - hello i love you (the doors cover)