Right now I'm basically obsessed with Rihanna's new song "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z. It's a different style from her typically Caribbean-flavored tunes (she's from Barbados) but just as catchy as her past hits like "Pon De Replay" and "SOS (Rescue Me.)" The thing that really gets me going is the music video for the song. It's a sexy, well put together piece of art. Check it out below.
Another group with some new music to push is Maroon 5. They've been all over the place lately; appearing on Saturday Night Live and the coveted American Idol results night. The bands latest disc It Won't Be Soon Before Long just came out on Tuesday. Although I have no idea what the title of the album actually means, the tracks are good. Typical Maroon 5 kinda jazzy funky grooves with some great slow jams in there, too. Check out the video for the single "Makes Me Wonder." The guys are also slated to appear on NBC's TODAY on Memorial Day for the Summer Concert Series.
Lastly, I want to make a note about JoJo. Remember JoJo? I shouldn't say "remember" because she hasn't really gone anywhere since her first hit "Leave (Get Out)" but she has been kind of off the radar lately. JoJo started her career after competing on America's Most Talented Kids and things took off from there. Also, she's only 16 years old... makes me feel like I've done nothing with my life and I'm not even 25. Anyway, there's no video to accompany this track, but I need all of you to go check it out. The song "Anything" off her The High Road CD is starting to get airplay I want you to hear it. The song samples Toto's "Africa," which is amazing on it's own, but it's actually a good track. Head over to JoJo's official MySpace page to hear it and let me know what you think. Pretty good for a 16-year-old who wouldn't be born until 8 years after the original song was released.Here's some extra on the music above:
Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad is out on June, 5th
Maroon 5's It Won't Be Soon Before Long is out now
JoJo's The High Road is out now, too