WONGIE LATIN POP SONG OF THE WEEK: wisin & yandel feat chris brown and t-pain - algo me gusta de ti

wisin & yandel feat chris brown and t-pain - algo me gusta de ti

pop song of the week: lady gaga feat colby o'donis and akon - just dance

lady gaga feat colby o'donis and akon - just dance [link 2]
[from the lower east side as a rock'n'glam performance artist to a full on fabulous major label makeover, lady gaga looks set to bring a lil bit of electro pop into our lives. her voice sounds amazingly like fergie. i'm just sayin...]

pop song of the week: rihanna - take a bow (video premiere)

rihanna - take a bow [link 2]
[part of the re-issue of her platinum (only?!) selling album good girl gone bad, this ne-yo/stargate penned production is just a perfect pop song (if you ask me). with dramatic lyrics and a hot new haircut, i can't wait to hear what other new gems they'll be adding onto this already brilliant collection.]

song of the week: ingrid olava - only just begun

ingrid olava - only just begin [link 2]
[from the confines of her apartment in oslo, norway, comes singer/songwriter ingrid olava. creating quite a buzz back home with her lush melodies and intimate vocals, the debut album juliet's wishes is surprisingly a confident collection by such a new young talent. thanks to vegard for the heads up!]

want more? check out a recent live cover that ingrid did of adele's chasing pavements below:

pop song of the week: alphabeat - 10000 nights of thunder

alphabeat - 10000 nights of thunder [link 2]
[what more can i say about this danish band other than they make me happy whenever i hear their songs. with spring coming up, i'm definitely adding this song to my happy playlist! want more? perez hilton has an exclusive new version of the video that they shot for the UK release here]

UPDATE: 4/15 (or you can watch it below)

pop song of the week: robyn - who's that girl (video premiere)

robyn - who's that girl [link 2]
robyn - who's that girl (seamus haji mix) [link 2]
[the 2005 album continues to crank out hit after hit (this would be the 5th single for the UK market alone!) and with a US release set for later this year, robyn hopefully will translate her success here on our shores. produced by the amazing brother/sister duo the knife, this is easily one of my favorite pop songs of the moment!]

song of the week: the last shadow puppets - the age of the understatement

the last shadow puppets - the age of the understatement [link 2]
[the epic strings and giddy-up western grooves is the 1st single off alex turner (from Arctic Monkeys) and miles kane's (from The Rascals) side project the last shadow puppets. a definite nod to their musical influences, the single is a pre-cursor to their debut album the age of the understatement. personally, this looks to be on the top of my indie releases for april. can't wait!]

song of the week: kleerup feat titiyo - longing for lullabies (video premiere)

kleerup feat titiyo - longing for lullabies [link 2]
[dj/producer kleerup returns to the charts with a melancholic dance track featuring titiyo (aka sis of neneh cherry). it reminds me of the dreamy ballads of the new wave 80's, but then again, everything does these days. simple and pretty darn awesome at the same time. which makes it easily my favorite song of the week.]

song of the week: the dodos - fools

the dodos - fools [link 2]
the dodos - jodi [link 2]
[when a acoustic folk guitarist merges with a drummer learned in west african beats, you end up getting the band the dodos. with a sound that almost seems like they're trying to match up their supposed divergent backgrounds, the band manage to find a wonderful melodious, yet erratic, center for each tune they write. who knew san francisco could produce something so normally right coast? can't wait to hear the rest of their album 'visitor' next month!]