Nelly has just released a new version of In God’s Hands featuring Grammy Award winning country artist Keith Urban.
Make sure you download the song legally on Amazon.com!
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There’s some pop music that’s absolutely mind-fryingly awful. We don’t need to tell you that - the likes of Westlife are the living embodiment of turgid pop. Nudging futher into 2006, however, and pop music is becoming ace again: finally turning in on itself, rebelling against the kind of shit-smearingly dire offal pumped out regularly into the charts and going ‘you know what? Screw you, Westlife. Just screw you.’ and finally realising it’s time to make pop good again. Kind of like the 80s but with better hair and phatter beats.
‘Maneater’ by Nelly Furtado might just change the whole face of pop music in 2006. Produced by hip-hop genius Timbaland, he takes the kind of Midas-like experimentation he sprinkles over the best Missy Elliot tracks and chucks positively bucketloads of it over ‘Maneater’.
Spooky tribal chants, MIA-esque pitter-patter beats, crunk basslines and an absolutely euphoric gang-chant chorus collide in a glorious technicolour mishmash: a heart-stoppingly brilliant reminder that, despite her patchy back catalogue, Furtado isn’t afraid to take risks. There’s elements of Gwen Stefani’s no-nonsense slurry raps, Annie’s icy cool and The Knife’s glacial synth bloops, but never strays too far into copycat territory: it’s far too sophisticated for that. It’s brilliantly executed, tremendously exciting 21st century hip-pop music and if ‘Maneater’ becomes buried under a wealth of reality TV musical turds (we’re looking at you, Shayne Ward), at least you know Nelly’s put up one hell of a fight.
Written by Matt Barnes
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Nelly furtado seems to have taken some time off to re-invent herself as a creative force to be reckoned with. Hooking up with beats mastermind, Timberland, together it feels as if they adored Hollaback Girl, because this first release of Nelly’s new album is absolute BANANAS! Maneater could have easily been a lead single off L.A.M.B, but instead has been savoured as the “I’m like a bird” songstress comeback.
This is not a hip hop banger at first, although being an easily danceable beat driven, electro production, but it is extremely innovative and fresh in spite of using pretty basic and simple melodies.
In a market which thrives on innovation, it seems that Nelly Furtado never fails to produce. Her style is creative and Maneater is only a taste for what’s to come off her third album “Loose”. This is all very different from what we are used to hearing from both artist and producer alike.
Rating: 5/5
Words By: John Busby
Source: http://www.ukmusic.com/Reviews/Pop/Nelly-Furtado-Maneater.html
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Thats right, this is confirmation that “The Grass is Green” WILL be released in Germany on the 28th February 2005. You can also pre-order if you are live in Germany by clicking this link. The single is priced at €6.99.
“The Grass is Green” - 28/02/05 - amazon.de
Another one for the collection! Its a shame that the single wasn’t released around the world. But i know for a fact that it depends on the actual record company within the country on whether or not a single will be released. But then again, i guess Nellys managment would have the authority to push record companies into releasing singles, who knows! Enjoy!
Shes going to be singing alongside Canadian, Michael Bublé. They recorded a duet of “Quando Quando Quando” to be released on Bublé’s second album, “It’s Time”. His album is to be released on 8th February 2005!
Apparently there are rumours that Nelly Furtados next single to be released is "The Grass Is Green", so far the news has been reported in Germany.. Lets hope that the release will spread to other countries. Read more about the single release here (In Germany)
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“The Grass Is Green” is after “Powerless”, “Força”, “Try” and “Explode” the 5th single from Nelly Furtado’s successful album “Folklore”. With the success of “Folklore” Nelly confirms that she’s got what it takes to be a superstar. Absolutely everybody knows Nelly Furtado since her performance of “Força” at the European Football Championchips in Lisbon this summer 2004.
Credit for neWoutsider & nico_swd for the translation! (BITS Members)
“Explode” from Nelly Furtados 2nd Album “Folklore” is officially Nellys next single, she is currently making the video. The video is being directed by none other than herself!!! Any more infomation on the new single and video will be posted here. Stay connected!
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