[VIDEO PREMIERE] JENNIFER LOPEZ "DANCE AGAIN" FEAT. PITBULL

Jennifer Lopez has premiered the video for her latest single "Dance Again," the first of new material to emerge from the 42 year-old superstar for 2012. The track features her "On The Floor" collaborator, Cuban rapper Pitbull.

The track was co-penned by AJ Junior, The Chef, Pitbull, RedOne and fellow Latino Enrique Iglesias. The video was directed by Paul Hunter (Lopez's "Papi," Nicole Scherzinger's "Right There") and features Lopez's current boyfriend, 25 year-old back-up dancer Casper Smart.

"Dance Again" is available today [iTunes]

JENNIFER LOPEZ RETURNS WITH "DANCE AGAIN" FEAT. PITBULL

American recording artist and all 'round babe Jennifer Lopez has revealed her latest single "Dance Again." The track, which employs the writing talents of RedOne and the vocal performance of rapper Pitbull, is the first of new material to appear off J Lo's upcoming album release.

Unknown whether the next album will be a complete studio release or a greatest hits album (which rumours surfaced for late last year), "Dance Again" will be released worldwide from April 2.

Watch/listen to the lyric video below.

[VIDEO PREMIERE] PITBULL "INTERNATIONAL LOVE" FEAT. CHRIS BROWN

US rapper Pitbull has released the video for his latest single International Love, featuring Yeah X3 singer Chris Brown.

The track is the fourth single to be lifted from the artists Planet Pit album, and was co-penned by hit writer Claude Kelly and co-produced by Soulshock.

Planet Pit is available today [iTunes]

Pitbull to release International Love feat. Chris Brown as fourth single from Planet Pit

Cuban/American rapper Pitbull is set to release International Love featuring Chris Brown as the fourth single lifted from his Planet Pit album.

The track, co-written by Soulshock, Claude Kelly and Pitbull himself, was originally released as a promo for the album back in May this year, however it's now been scheduled with an official digital release this week.

Take a listen to the track below.

Planet Pit is available digitally today [iTunes]

[VIDEO PREMIERE] ENRIQUE IGLESIAS FEAT. PITBULL AND THE WAV.S "I LIKE HOW IT FEELS"

In what is set to be the umpteenth single taken from Latin heart-throb Enrique Iglesias' Euphoria campaign, the new RedOne produced single I Like How It Feels has just had the video premiere. Similar to I Like It, the track features US/Cuban rapper Pitbull and The WAV.s.

The video is pretty much an ensemble of tour and backstage footage with cameos from Nicole Scherzinger, Nayer, actress Eva Longoria and tennis player Serena Williams.

Another collaboration set to appear on the revamped album is a duet with Jennifer Lopez. The track, produced by DJ Frank E, is titled Mouth 2 Mouth.

Taken from Euphoria: Reloaded (which is due 11 November), I Like How It Feels can be purchased digitally today [iTunes]

HAVANA BROWN FEATURES PITBULL WITH "WE RUN THE NIGHT" US RELEASE

Australian female DJ extraordinaire Havana Brown is getting ready to tackle the US with her double-platnum ARIA hit We Run The Night.

Employing the talents of almost-overdone producer RedOne and Mr Worldwide rapper Pitbull, We Run The Night receives a makeover in readiness for the tracks release for the picky market stateside.

Watch the video for Pitbull's Rain Over Me, featuring Marc Anthony

In my opinion, I'm not sure that it hits the mark. It throws the original production into a psychotic fit, which is disappointing due to the fact that it didn't really need a complete makeover in the first place.

The whole debacle reminds me of what Ministry of Sound insisted WaWa do to Ricki-Lee's outstanding chart-topper Can't Touch It, completely chopping it up and turning it into U Wanna Little Of This. Don't get me wrong I love the boys from WaWa as they've produced and remixed some of the best tracks, but this mix turned Can't Touch It into a generic sounding club anthem like everything else in the UK.

Listen for yourself:

Can't Touch It - original mix


U Wanna Little Of This - WaWa mix


Back to Miss Brown. I really do hope this does well for her in the US, but I'm not convinced a glossy RedOne tag with a 30-second rap by my Cuban doppelgänger is going to cut the mustard.

Both versions are below - take a listen and share your thoughts. Do you think the Pitbull addition and RedOne reproduction are enough to help Havana Brown make it in the US?

We Run The Night - original mix


We Run The Night - feat. Pitbull, produced by RedOne


Meanwhile, in Australia Brown is trying to mirror the success of We Run The Night with Get It. Unfortunately, I don't think many people do (get it, that is), as the track isn't doing nearly as well as it's predecessor.

Take a listen to Get It

We Run The Night and Get It are both available digitally today [iTunes]

[VIDEO PREMIERE] TIMBALAND "PASS AT ME" FEAT. PITBULL

Hip-hop artist and producer Timbaland has employed the talents (!) of Pitbull and David Guetta for his latest track, the first single from his forthcoming Shock Value III album - Pass At Me.

The video has just premiered online and you can imagine, it involves the phrase "Mr Worldwide" babes in bikinis, lots of product placement and random shots of David Guetta. Oh dear.

Pass At Me is available digitally today [iTunes]

[VIDEO PREMIERE] PITBULL FEAT. MARC ANTHONY "RAIN OVER ME"

American rapper Pitbull has premiered the video for the third single to be taken from his Planet Pit album, the track Rain Over Me. The RedOne produced single features Jennifer Lopez's ex-husband Marc Anthony on vocals.

Rain Over Me is available digitally today [ITUNES]

[REMIXED] Shakira feat. Pitbull // Rabiosa (Club Junkies Remix)

Colombian superstar Shakira followed up on her smash hit Loca (English: Crazy) with the second official single to be lifted from her Spanish language album Sale el Sol (English: The Sun Comes Out), the track Rabiosa (English: Rabid).

The track featured in two versions - one in Spanish with Dominican rapper El Cata, the other in English with Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. Charting quite well, Rabiosa hit the coveted #1 position in Spain, and the top ten in many other countries across Europe.

Adding a little sexiness and hip-shaking territory are the team from Club Junkies. Similar to what the Freemasons did with Loca, the guys have brought the bass and ramped up the club potential for the track. I love what they've done with the track, and so it features as this week's [REMIXED] number. Enjoy.

Rabiosa is available in Europe and the US digitally today [ITUNES]

Adele and Katy Perry top Billboard's mid-year charts

Adele's outstanding album 21, and Katy Perry's collaboration with Kanye West, ET, take out the top selling album and digital track respectively in the US - according to Billboard's mid-year charts.

Since it's release in late February, 21 has sold in excess of 2.51 million copies - an outstanding feat for any artist. Coming in at second place is Lady Gaga's Born This Way with an impressive 1.54 million copies sold (much of which was moved in it's first week of release). Coming in at third place is Mumford & Sons with Sigh No More on 982,000 copies.

Other notable album mentions are:
+ Bruno Mars' soul-tastic Doo Wops & Hooligans at #5 with 686,000
+ Chris Brown rise to F.A.M.E at #7 with 646,000
+ Nicki Minaj's debut album Pink Friday at #9 with 609,000
+ Katy Perry's luscious Teenage Dream at #10 with 600,000
+ Rihanna's real Loud at #11 with 598,000
+ Britney Spears' return to the spotlight at #12 with Femme Fatale with 590,000

ET, Perry's fourth single to be lifted off her Teenage Dream album, has moved over a staggering 4.1 million downloads, and is followed closely by Adele's Rolling in the Deep on 4.08 million downloads. Coming in at third place is Cee Lo Green's masterpiece Fuck You (Forget You) with over 3.2 million copies sold.

Watch the videos for Perry's ET [VIDEO], Adele's Rolling in the Deep [VIDEO] and Green's Fuck You [VIDEO]

Other notable digital track mentions are:
+ Lady Gaga's return with Born This Way at #4 with 3.02 million
+ Rihanna's raunchiness with S&M at #5 with 2.7 millions
+ Jennifer Lopez's RedOne production with Pitbull, On The Floor at #6 with 2.6 million
+ Bruno Mars with two appearances - his explosive Grenade at #9 with 2.3 million, and The Lazy Song at #15 with 2 million

Billboard has reported that both album and digital singles are up year on year with an impressive 1% and 11% respectively. In addition, album sales are up from this point point last year for the first time since 2004! What's even more impressive is the volume of talented pop artists in both charts.

For the full article, including the full top twenty albums and digital sakes, view Billboards article online [WEBSITE]

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[FRESH RELEASE] PITBULL FEAT. MARC ANTHONY "RAIN OVER ME"

The third single from Pitbull's Planet Pit album is Rain Over Me, featuring the vocals of Mr Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony. The track follows on from the worldwide smash Give Me Everything featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer.

Rain Over Me is another RedOne produced number that sounds a lot like a bad Eurovision entry. I'm sure I can hear Denmark belting out backing vocals, whilst Ukraine are dancing half-naked in the video clip. Oh wait, is that Greece making out with Marc Anthony?

I digress. Apart from actually sounding like Eurotrash, it's actually ok. Take a listen below.

Rain Over Me and Planet Pit are both available digitally today [ITUNES]

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[VIDEO PREMIERE] Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer // Give Me Everything

I tried really hard not to like this song, I did. I mean it's Pitbull, what are the odds of me liking a Pitbull song, really? The problem is, Ne-Yo comes along with his suave and his sex; then Afrojack pumps out some phat beats and dang, I'm hooked.

Give Me Everything is the second single to be lifted off Pitbull's sixth studio album, Planet Pit (to be released worldwide June 21. It follows the platinum selling single Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor), which features the auto-tuned rapping skills (cough, cough) of T-Pain.

The single has hit top ten status in a variety of countries worldwide including the UK and US, with Australia serving it's peak at #2. Will it get to #1...? That depends whether LMFAO's smash Party Rock Anthem gives way (another track which I'm desperately trying not to like... trying... so... hard...)

Give Me Everything is available digitally today [ITUNES]

JENNIFER LOPEZ PERFORMS "ON THE FLOOR" ON AMERICAN IDOL

There is really not much more to say than SHE STILL HAS IT. Jennifer Lopez reigns supreme in her American Idol performance of On The Floor featuring Pitbull. Brilliant.

Lucky J Lo too, her latest single I'm Into You is finally growing on me. Of course, it could have something to do with the video clip...

[VIDEO PREMIERE] JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT. PITBULL "ON THE FLOOR"

And here it is, J Lo's video for her new single, On The Floor featuring Pitbull. This track is making waves globally I tell ya - in the last week it's bulleted to #2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, it's debuted at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it's reached top five status in almost ten countries.

The video features J Lo and Pitbull in a club (surprise, surprise) where there's dancing, seductive stares, and a little bit of product placement (which seems to be the norm these days - jeez). All in all it's a pretty standard video, and something very similar to her earlier stuff... ie: Waiting for Tonight. Great, great song... mediocre clip.

On The Floor is taken from J Lo's seventh studio album, Love?, which is released globally in late April.

You  can purchase On The Floor digitally today [ITUNES]

[TOP FIVE KILLERS] February 2011

The Top Five Killers will be tracks that I recommend you get your hands on each and every month. They will have inspired me to dance, laugh, cry or simply want to scream with glee. At one stage throughout the given month I would have been at a moment where I couldn't live without that song. Yep, let's just say they would be my best of the best.

And so, we kick off with February's Top Five Killers. In addition however, because this is a new topic I'll look to complete each month, I feel sorry for January so I'm giving you a double-dose -- January and February. Enjoy.



JANUARY

Nicole Scherzinger
Don't Hold Your Breath
[VIDEO]

Keisha Buchanan
Under Control
[AUDIO]

Tim Berg
Seek Bromance
[VIDEO]

Rihanna
S&M
[VIDEO]

Nadia Ali
Rapture
[AUDIO]

FEBRUARY

Alexis Jordan

Good Girl

[VIDEO]

Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull

On The Floor

[AUDIO]

Lady Gaga

Born This Way

[AUDIO]

Zoë Badwi

Accidents Happen

[VIDEO]

September

Resuscitate Me

[VIDEO]

[FRESH RELEASE] JENNIFER LOPEZ FEAT. PITBULL "ON THE FLOOR"

I am seriously one of the happiest men on this planet knowing that Jennifer Lopez is back with a mega-hot single. The Latino babe has been one of my favourites for years (seriously, how could you not love Waiting For Tonight?), so when I heard she was releasing new material in 2011 I was on it!

On The Floor is J Lo's latest track and it features guest vocals by none other than man-of-the-moment Pitbull (he seems to be everywhere at the moment!). The track - with a sexy club beat - is very, very catchy and samples Kaomoa's 1989 single, Lambada. It was produced by RedOne and will be officially released in the US in the coming week.

The new single is taken from J Lo's seventh studio album titled Love? to be released worldwide in late March/early April. Loads of hot producers and songwriters have contributed to the album, although nothing yet has been confirmed for the final track list. That list includes Wynter Gordon, Darkchild, Pharrell, Danja and of course RedOne.

I expect to see the video in the coming weeks, but for now, take a listen to the track below. I LOVE IT!!!

Visit J Lo's iTunes profile to keep track of the upcoming release [ITUNES]

Jimmy Steele's Top 50 Singles of 2010 (Part I)

PART I

Over the last week or two the world has been inundated with various radio stations, blogs, TV channels, and official chart companies releasing their Top 50/100 singles and/or albums of 2010. So, what can I do except respond to the world with my own?

Before I get into my own personal Top 50 Singles of 2010, let's visit some of the official outcomes released by the major markets across the globe...

ARIA - Australian Recording Industry Association (AUS)

[OFFICIAL SITE]

20.  TELEPHONE  //  Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce

19.  EMPIRE STATE OF MIND  //  Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

18.  CLUB CAN'T HANDLE ME  //  Flo Rida feat. David Guetta

17.  RAISE YOUR GLASS  //  P!nk

16.  JUST A DREAM //  Nelly

15.  REPLAY  //  Iyaz

14.  I LIKE IT // Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull

13.  IN MY HEAD  //  Jason Derülo

12.  TIK TOK  //  Ke$ha

11.  AIRPLANES  //  B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams

10.  DJ GOT US FALLIN' IN LOVE  //  Usher feat. Pitbull

9.  TEENAGE DREAM  //  Katy Perry

8.  JUST THE WAY YOU ARE  //  Bruno Mars

7.  ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)  //  Rihanna

6.  FIREFLIES  //  Owl City

5.  CALIFORNIA GURLS  //  Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg

4.  HEY, SOUL SISTER  //  Train

3.  DYNAMITE  //  Taio Cruz

2.  OMG  //  Usher feat. will.i.am

1.  LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE  //  Eminem feat. Rihanna

Billboard.com (US)

[OFFICIAL SITE]

20.  IMMA BE  //  The Black Eyed Peas

19.  COOLER THAN ME  //  Mike Posner

18.  JUST THE WAY YOU ARE  //  Bruno Mars

17.  TEENAGE DREAM  //  Katy Perry

16.  TELEPHONE  //  Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce

15.  RUDE BOY  //  Rihanna

14.  IN MY HEAD  //  Jason Derulo

13.  BEDROCK  //  Young Money feat. Lloyd

12.  I LIKE IT  //  Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull

11.  NOTHIN' ON YOU //  B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars

10.  BREAK YOUR HEART  //  Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris

9.  DYNAMITE  //  Taio Cruz

8.  BAD ROMANCE  //  Lady Gaga

7.  LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE  //  Eminem feat. Rihanna

6.  AIRPLANES  //  B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams

5.  OMG  //  Usher feat. will.i.am

4.  CALIFORNIA GURLS  //  Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg

3.  HEY, SOUL SISTER  //  Train

2.  NEED YOU NOW  //  Lady Antebellum

1.  TIK TOK  //  Ke$ha

The Official Chart Company (UK)

[OFFICIAL SITE]

20.  CLUB CAN'T HANDLE ME  //  Flo Rida feat. David Guetta

19.  FIREWORK  //  Katy Perry

18.  REPLAY  //  Iyaz

17.  DYNAMITE  //  Taio Cruz

16.  SHE SAID  //  Plan B

15.  TELEPHONE  //  Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce

14.  RUDE BOY  //  Rihanna

13.  EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (PART II)  //  Alicia Keys

12.  FORGET YOU  //  Cee Lo Green

11.  EVERYBODY HURTS  //  Helping Haiti

10.  PASS OUT  //  Tinie Tempah

9.  WE SPEAK NO AMERICANO  //  Yolanda Be Cool vs D Cup

8.  CALIFORNIA GURLS  //  Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg

7.  AIRPLANES  //  B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams

6.  FIREFLIES  //  Owl City

5.  OMG  //  Usher feat. will.i.am

4.  ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD  //  Rihanna

3.  JUST THE WAY YOU ARE  //  Bruno Mars

2.  WHEN WE COLLIDE  //  Matt Cardle

1.  LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE  //  Eminem feat. Rihanna

PART II - TBC