Miguel "Adorn" Live

Not flawless but good...I was just glad to see Miguel do a toned down performance. The dude is talented, sometimes the talent is overshadowed by the eccentric performance he often puts on. There is nothing wrong with being eccentric but in Miguel's case it's too much sometimes and you can't really hear his true vocal ability. My point below...



I guess it wasn't that bad...but he can get to hollering sometimes is my point! lol Congrats are in order to Miguel. His Single "Adorn" is #1 for the second week in a row on Billboard's Hip Hop and R&B chart.

New Video: Game ft. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Tyga and Wiz Khalifa "Celebration"

Dope Track. Loving the "1st of the Month" sample. The video goes with the song. Nothing special, but  it looked like a Celebration! lol

New Song: Brandy "Put it Down Remix" ft. 2 Chains and Tyga

Nothing too special. Maybe with the rappers on it, it will introduce the song to another audience and ensure it reaches the top 10 on the Hip Hop & R&B Chart. I don't hate it, just don't think it did too much for the track. Maybe another choice of rappers would have been better. I'm sure the powers that be wanted to go for the rappers that are hot right now. And well, I guess...

2012 Soul Train Music Award Nominations

Best New Artist

Elle Varner

Emeli Sande

J. Cole

Luke James

Robert Glasper

Centric Award

Daley
Esperanza Spalding
Gary Clark Jr.
Leah Labelle
Santigold

Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance
BeBe Winans- “America America”
Fred Hammond- “I Feel Good”
Marvin Sapp- “My Testimony”
Mary Mary- “Go Get It”
Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks- “Celebrate”

Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
2 Chainz ft. Drake- “No Lie”
Wale ft. Miguel- “Lotus Flower Bomb”
Nas- “Daughters”
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – “Mercy”
Young Jeezy ft. Ne-Yo- “Leave You Alone”

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Beyoncé
Estelle
Keyshia Cole
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
Miguel
Robin Thicke
Trey Songz
Tyrese
Usher

Album of the Year
The One – Eric Benet
Channel Orange -Frank Ocean
Life Is Good -Nas
Write Me Back -R. Kelly
Looking For Myself -Usher

Song of the Year
Estelle- “Thank You”
John Legend ft. Ludacris- “Tonight (Best You Ever Had)”
Trey Songz- “Heart Attack”
Tyrese- “Stay”
Usher- “Climax”
Wale ft. Miguel- “Lotus Flower Bomb”

The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award
“Thank You”-Estelle
(Writers: Arden Altino, Akene “The Champ” Dunkley, Jerry Duplessis, Doug F. Edwards, Thomas D. Richardson, Aliaune Thiam)
“Tonight (Best You Ever Had)” -John Legend ft. Ludacris
(Writers: Allen Arthur, Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges, Keith Justice, Miguel Pimentel “Miguel”, Clayton Reilly, John Stephens)
“Daughters”-Nas
(Writers: Nasir Jones, Ernest D. Wilson, Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka)
“Share My Love”-R. Kelly
(Writer: Robert Kelly)
“Climax” -Usher
(Writers: Usher Raymond IV, Sean “Redd Stylez” Fenton, Thomas “Diplo” Pentz, Ariel Rechtshaid)

Best Dance Performance
Beyoncé- “Love On Top”
Chris Brown- “Turn Up The Music”
Nicki Minaj- “Starships”
Rihanna- “Where Have You Been”
Usher- “Scream”

Best Caribbean Performance*
Cover Drive – “Bajan Style”
Damien “Junior Gong” Marley- “SuperHeavy”
Jimmy Cliff- “Rebirth”
Matisyahu – “Spark Seeker”
Sean Paul – “Tomahawk Technique”

Best International Performance*
Amy Winehouse- “Our Day Will Come”
Daley ft. Marsha Ambrosius- “Alone Together”
Emeli Sande- “Next To Me”
Estelle- “Thank You”
Gotye ft. Kimbra- “Somebody (That I Used To Know)”
Rebecca Ferguson- “Nothing’s Real But Love”

Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group*
Chris Botti- Impressions
Kenny Garrett- Seeds From The Underground
Melody Gardot- The Absence
The Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio
Tony Bennett- Isn’t It Romantic

Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/Group*
Ben Tankard- Full Tank
Brian Culbertson- DREAMS
Cassandra Wilson- Another Country
Esperanza Spalding- Radio Music Society
Peter White- Here We Go

Lifetime Achievement Award

New Edition

Congrats to all the nominees! I say this every year,  I really hope our top black artist support this show. Once upon of time this award show was one of the only awards shows really showcasing black talent. Legends such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Janet Jackson would attend annually. I'm not sure what happened where black artist felt that they could blow this show off. It's really sad...I hope this year and years to come, this will  change for the better. If it wasn't for soul train, many artist wouldn't be where they are today. Catch the awards Sunday, November 25, 9/8c on Centric.   

source:http://thatgrapejuice.net/2012/09/2012-soul-train-awards-nominations/#more-90749

New Video: Elle Varner "I Don't Care"

Interesting...She took a spin on the video of the song that I didn't expect. Decent video for a dope song. Elle Varner is one of the most slept on artist out right now. Arguably, you can listen to her album "Perfectly Imperfect" from top to finish. I wish her continued success.

New Missy Elliot: 9th Inning & Triple Threat

Dope Tracks! Missy and Tim always come with a fresh sound, and this time is no different. The tracks are a fusion of 90's Hip Hop and Futuristic Hip Hop. I like a lot...Glad she's back. Can't wait for the dope videos! Available on Itunes starting at Midnight!

Brandy "Put It Down" "Wildest Dreams" "Have You Ever" Live

Killed It! Brandy is really coming into her own as a performer. Her dancing looks more natural now. Vocals are on point. Wildest Dreams was amazing. I'm glad that she's back and doing her thing. "Two Eleven" out  10.16.12

Frank Ocean Live on SNL + New Video "Pyramids"

Frank Ocean - Pyramids - SNL 9-15-12 by IdolxMuzic


Strong vocal performance by Mr. Ocean, but the "Thinking About You" performance was awkward for me lol. He had to make some uncomfortable faces to get those notes out lol  Big ups for him having John Mayer on stage though. They Pyramids performance was cool.  Dope Video too.