Song: For You
Artists: Liam Payne and Rita Ora
So this is the lead off single from the 50 Shades Freed soundtrack, now the problem with most songs from the 50 Shades soundtracks is that they are incredibly unsexy just look at "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" by Zayn and Taylor Swift which got a Dishnourable mention from me last year and as hard as Liam Payne tries to stretch it into be sexy, this song just doesn't do it for me, Rita Ora just sounds so incredibly pitchy on that first verse, that said the chorus is pretty damn good in amongst the messy production that doesn't match what is supposed to be a sexy song for what amounts to a porn film!
Rating: 5/10. The chorus saves it from a lower rating
Song: Finesse (Remix)
Artists: Bruno Mars, Cardi B
Bruno Mars got Cardi B on a song from 24k Magic for a remixed version that is a throwback to the late 80s/early 90s and Cardi B fits right in with an 80s type flow that seems so effortless for her, she sounds awesome here meanwhile Bruno Mars sounds like he just having fun with plenty of charisma that you almost don't care that the song lyrically in some places doesn't make a great deal of sense. This song is blowing up huge in the US right now debuting at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and early predictions for next week have it leaping to number 3 and you know what? It deserves to be huge, this is a FANTASTIC song.
Rating: 9/10
Song: Filthy
Artist: Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake's lead off single from his upcoming new album "Man of the Woods" and it plays out like something from a dramatic action film soundtrack, the production on this song is EPIC to say the least and it might just be the best thing about this song because I am not a fan of Justin's vocal delivery at all which sounds very similar to Kelly Clarkson's delivery on "Love So Soft" which tired on me in short time, it just doesn't work for me at all.
Rating: 5/10
Song: All The Stars
Artists: Kendrick Lamar, SZA
So two of the most successful artists who broke into the mainstream last year have teamed up for a song for the upcoming Marvel film Black Panther and well, it's really quite the excellent song. SZA is just killing it with her vocals, she really does do a good job with this song and Kendrick is on point with a voice about how he doesn't want other people's expectations or congratulations. Really only some of the production is my only objection with an annoying beeping type noise playing intermittently through the track, otherwise decent song.
Rating; 8/10
Song: If You Leave Me Now
Artists: Charlie Puth, Boyz II Men
So if there was one artist who showed signs that his music was improving in 2017, it was Charlie Puth. "Attention" and "How Long" stuck around for a surprisingly long amount of time but the latest song from his delayed second album "VoiceNotes" sees him team up with R&B legends Boyz II Men for an acapella song that is basically Puth urging his partner not to walk out on him, the harmonies are great and Boyz II Men bring a lot of emotion to this song however there really isn't enough detail to the song, what is triggering this girl to consider walking on the relationship?
Rating: 7/10
Best song: Easily "Finesse (remix)" by Bruno Mars and Cardi B
Worst: Not really anything that awful, I'm going to give it to "Filthy" by Justin Timberlake. That vocal delivery is not great.
New Music Friday Review next week:
- Troye Sivan's "My My My!" (Is released today at 4pm AEDT!)
- Vance Joy's "We're Going Home"
- "Capital Letters" by Hailee Steinfeld and Bloodpop (Another song from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack)
- "The Champion" by Carrie Underwood and Ludacris (WTF, such a strange pairing that. One's a pop country music darling, the other is a rapper popular in the 2000s)
- Dua Lipa dropping yet another new single from her album, this one is "IDGAF" (video tomorrow)
- Camila Cabello releases her debut album and given the reviews for it so far, it could do pretty well and give "Havana" a boost toward a return to number one on the singles chart.
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