WONGIE DUET OF THE WEEK: sam smith feat john legend - lay me down / (live @ red nose day 2015)

sam smith feat john legend - lay me down (red nose day 2015)
as the official single for this years UK comic relief charity fund red nose day, sam smith got john legend in on his latest track and well... the vocal gods converged and made some beautiful stuff together! the duo will be performing live this rendition on friday at the face the funny all day comic relief telethon so be prepared to come back for updates.


[UPDATE] as promised, here is the live version recorded on friday for the comic relief telethon which raised over 1 million pounds for the event!

sam smith feat john legend - lay me down (live @ red nose day)
just what is red nose day? check out the promo for this years show below:

WONGIE DUET OF THE WEEK / PLUS FULL ALBUM STREAM: kelly clarkson feat john legend - run run run / piece by piece

kelly clarkson feat john legend - run run run
what happens when you get two powerhouse voices to duet on a large epic heartbreaker? you get this emotional number that just begs for you to play on blast. the upcoming album 'piece by piece' is quickly turning into a solid collection of songs that marks this as one of kelly clarkson's better albums.


surprise! the whole 'piece by piece' album is here for you to stream in full! enjoy!!

MASHUP 2014: dj earworm mashup - united state of pop 2014 (do what you wanna do)

dj earworm mashup - united state of pop 2014 (do what you wanna do)
it's that time of the year again where the biggest hits of the US charts gets a crazy mashup by dj earworm. he's got 25 songs in this years collection (including hozier!). check out the full list below:

A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera - Say Something
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea - Problem
Bastille - Pompeii
Dj Snake & Lil Jon - Turn Down For What
Hozier - Take Me to Church
Idina Menzel - Let It Go
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - Fancy
Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - Black Widow
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz - Talk Dirty
Jeremih feat. YG - Don't Tell 'Em
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang 
John Legend - All Of Me
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse
Lorde - Team
Magic! - Rude
Maroon 5 - Animals
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong
One Direction - Story of My Life
Passenger - Let Her Go
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber
Sam Smith - stay with me
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Tove Lo - Habits

VIDEO PREMIERE: john legend - you & i (nobody in the world)

john legend - you & i (nobody in the world)
though the song leaves me a tad 'meh', this lovingly shot video is a wonderful celebration of women and is linked to john's #operationgirl organization. worth a watch!

GUY MIX: john legend - all of me

john legend - all of me
stripped down to just a piano and his lovely vocals, john legend returns to a dynamic performance piece that'll make people swoon the world over. sigh.

WONGIE FUTURE SOUL SONG OF THE WEEK: john legend - made to love

john legend - made to love
it's always nice to see a mainstream artist expanding their horizons and making interesting music in the process. working with past collaborators kanye west and dave tozer, the three got together to try to record a soul album with a modern context. this cinematic single is a wonderful result (with kimbra adding some dramatic flair) and hopefully a taster of what could be an interesting album by a relevant artist looking to create something new.

DANCE BITCH DANCE: benny benassi feat john legend - dance the pain away

benny benassi feat john legend - dance the pain away
there's something interesting here, even though the melody is perfectly melancholic and features the ever talented john legend, somehow it feels like something is missing. can't put my finger on it, but it does feel like this is more of a 'remix' than an actual release. very strange...

WONGIE SONG OF THE WEEK: magnetic man feat john legend - getting nowhere

magnetic man feat john legend - getting nowhere
[proof that the current dubstep sound has the ability to maturely fuse soulful gospel with some fly dark beats. love this hypnotic song!]

HOT COLLABORATION: herbie hancock feat john legend & pink - don't give up (peter gabriel cover)

herbie hancock feat john legend & pink - don't give up (peter gabriel cover)
[a beautiful rendition of the peter gabriel classic! just still and amazing, so press play and soak it all in.]

a description of the imagine project:
"Herbie Hancock's Imagine Project is an unprecedented international recording and film project featuring collaborations between music legend Herbie Hancock and a dozen superstars from every region of the planet. It utilizes the universal language of music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility."

check out the epk of the imagine project in which herbie hancock traveled around the world to work with an array of artists as diverse as the chieftains, dave matthews and juanes!

the imagine project part 1


the imagine project part 2

estelle feat john legend - fall in love

estelle feat john legend - fall in love
[perfectly cute summer jam made all the better with an appearance by jesse williams of greys anatomy. girls (and some boys), it's all in the eyes!!]

mstrkrft feat john legend - heartbreaker

mstrkrft feat john legend - hearbreaker
[finally the official video for this song!]

LIVE WONGIE: mstrkrft feat john legend - heartbreaker (live @ late night with david letterman)

mstrkrft feat john legend - heartbreaker (live @ late night with david letterman)

THE LEAK: mstrkrft feat john legend - heartbreaker

mstrkrft feat john legend - heartbreaker

estelle - wait a minute (just a touch) (video premiere)

estelle - wait a minute (just a touch) [link 2]
[DAAAAYUMM when did uk rapper/singer estelle get so hot? looks like the label is going full on with her upcoming 2nd release cause this 1st single features john legend in the video and is produced by a certain will.i.am.]