Vibe On

The magic behind every song is/are the songwriter/s.  You may not know this, but "Loser Like Me" from Glee, Usher's "DJ Got Us Falling In Love," and Vanessa Hudgens's "Say OK" all have something in common - the man who helped write them.

Savan Kotecha is an very talented songwriter and music producer from Austin, Texas.  He writes for so many different labels like Syco Records, Columbia Records, RCA, and Capitol.  He has co-writtern so many hit songs like (but not limited to):

• Justin Bieber - "Beauty and a Beat"
• Vanessa Hudgens - "Say OK"
• Ke$ha - "All That Matters (The Beautiful Life)"
• Victoria Justice - "Beggin' on Your Knees"
• Glee - "Loser Like Me"
• Emblem3 - "Chloe (You're the One I Want)"
• Usher - "Scream"
• Cher Lloyd - "Want U Back"
• One Direction - "Up All Night"
• Britney Spears - "I Wanna Go"
• Maroon 5 - "One More Night"
• Dannii Minogue - "Vibe On"
• Adam Lambert - "If I Had You"

To see the FULL list (and I really recommend you do because your mind will be blown as to what songs he has co-written) click here.

What About Love

Another obsession has risen and it is with Austin Mahone's song "What About Love."  I heard it when it was first released but never really listened to it until today.  I have had the song on repeat for the past thirty minutes.  He sounds just like Justin Bieber and is cute like him, too!  The beat has a little bit of an 'N Sync sound to it, don't ask me why I think that, though :P.

Concerts

I love going to a concert.  I really only enjoy myself, though, if I actually like the singer/band.  You're probably thinking, why would she go to a concert she didn't want to go to? and you're right.  Why would I go to a concert I had absolutely no interest in going to?  There is actually quite a simple answer, though.  A concert, to me, is a concert.  I would never go to a concert for a band I have never heard of, but if I like a couple of songs and the tickets are cheap, why not go?

I'm only 17-years-old, but I have been to my fair share of concerts.  Not necessarily as many as some of my peers have, but I'm proud of my number:

1.  Bon Jovi - My very first concert and it was at Giants' Stadium.

2.  The Police - It was on Halloween at MSG and the three band members were all dressed up for the holiday.

3.  Bruce Springsteen - Izod Center

4.  Bryan Adams - We were four rows from the stage at the PNC Bank Arts center.  George Thorogood was the opening act.

5.  Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band - 2008 at the PNC Bank Arts Center.  Edgar Winter, Billy Squier, and Colin Hay were among the All-Starrs.

6.  Jonas Brothers - I have seen them twice.  Once in 2008 at MSG and the second time at the Izod Center and I was five rows from the stage. 

7.  Miley Cyrus - Saw her in 2009 at the Prudential Center.  The opening act was Metro Station. 

8.  Justin Bieber - 2010 at the Prudential Center and Sean Kingston and Jaden Smith were there as well. 

9.  Cher Lloyd - My school won a concert from her and I got to the venue so early with my friend, we got to be front row!

10.  Amy Grant - I saw her at the Beacon Theatre with my youth group at church during our 30-Hour Famine.

Stuck in the Moment

I used to be a huge fan of Justin Bieber, but these past few months have kind of turned me away from him. He's been acting odd and his music isn't quite like what it used to be.
One of my favorite songs off his album 'My World 2.0' was "Stuck in the Moment." It sounded very poppy and it seemed to fit Justin's image at the time. Since the release of that album he had a Christmas album, and acoustic album, and then his most recent 'Believe' which I guess you could say fits Justin's current image very well.
Well, I miss the old Justin Bieber. The one without marijuana and a gas mask. But crushes always fade away, and that one went away a little too soon for my liking.

Favorites so far

I would love to post videos for this post, but I'm on my phone and that's not easy to do, so I thought I would give you yet another list. Here is a list of my favorite song so far (from the past couple of months):

1. Beauty and a Beat - Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj. To me, this song has a great beat and it sounds more like what Justin Bieber used to sing.

2. Ho Hey - The Lumineers. A friend of mine introduced me to this song and I actually kind of fell in love with it. Again, the beat is what made me fall in love.

3. Thrift Shop - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz. I am not at all a fan of rap music, but the beat of this song (there's something about beats) just makes you want to dance.

4. Some Nights - Fun. I love the percussion in this song. When I hear this in the car or when I play it on my phone, I just want to play it on the maximum volume.

5. Animal - Conor Maynard. This new artist has impressed me so far - actually a lot more than I thought he was going to. I think it's the lyrics that won me over with this song.

Beauty and a Beat

How can anybody forget about "Bieber Fever"?  His first two albums were very good.  They had a teen-pop sound to them, but the Biebs is growing up.  His most recent album, Believe, which was released this past June, has a very different sound.  He's going for a little bit of a rap/hip-hop sound this time around with featured artists Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Big Sean, and Drake.  But the one I will be focusing on for now is Nicki Minaj.  Nicki Minaj is one of the biggest female rappers of the current time and has several hits like "Starships" and "Super Bass".  On Bieber's album, she sings with him "Beauty and a Beat", written by famous song-writers Max Martin, Anton Zaslavski, Justin Bieber, Savan Kotecha, and Nicki Minaj (source: wikipedia.com).  The music video for the song was released on October 12 on vevo.com and youtube.com/JustinBieberVEVO.  Here's a look:

Tell me what you think of Bieber's new song compared to his previous songs!