Music
Ellie Goulding – Lights
This may not be the newest song, but I am so in LOVE. I’ve been blasting it in the car every chance I get to escape without the new babes. Check it out here
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Music I found watching TV
Who says you can’t learn anything from Gossip Girl? Not me. I find something worthwhile in every episode and normally it’s along the lines of how to layer a knit vest over a sweater and sequin skirt. Serena’s stylist shut it down once again last night. Anyway, this week GG …
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Natasha B is back.
The reigning good girl of the pop divas, Natasha Bedingfield, does not deviate from the feel good, female empowerment formula for her third album, Strip Me. And I agree…why mess with a good thing? There is the high-spirited, aspirational dreamer ballad - Neon Lights. Her party anthem, All I Need, features …
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Five Fantastic Singles…
Getting sick of Christmas music? Need something a little less saccharine to keep you from going bananas by the time the holidays arrive? Well here are five antidotes that should keep your inner grinch at bay. Adele, Rolling In The Deep – You will have the first single off Adele’s …
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Black Eyed Peas – The Beginning
Loving this new dance-hall album from Black Eyed Peas. Best tracks are The Time, Fashion Beats and Light Up The Night. Download at itunes.com/blackeyedpeas.
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The Best New Christmas Songs…
By now you are hearing holiday music everywhere you go…Starbucks, Saks, the supermarket – even my doctor’s office has it playing. My personal Christmas playlist was in desperate need of an update so I listened to all the new albums released in 2010 and put together this list of my …
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Hot -N- Fun – N.E.R.D.
Hot-N-Fun – N.E.R.D. feat Nelly Furtado. Loving this funky collaboration between Nelly and Pharrell. Download at itunes.com/n.e.r.d.
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Get Loud with Rihanna.
I’ve been eagerly awaiting the complete release of Rihanna’s new album, Loud. It went live on iTunes yesterday and thank goodness I was not disappointed. Decidedly more upbeat than Rated R, and I have to say I really loved that album and some of it’s darker tracks, Loud is a …
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The Mozart Effect.
Any piece of classical music takes me immediately back to my Grandfather’s study overlooking 77th Street and Madison Avenue. He always had it piping through the walls via hidden speakers. Music was his constant companion and, I think, a very calming influence on a man who was not known for …
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Four fun new singles to start off your week.
I realize I’ve been posting music almost every Monday and even though I am not trying to make it a weekly feature, I can’t help it. These songs must be shared. Loca, Shakira – You need to watch the video just to see Shakira’s sick, sick body (thanks to her …
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My name is Melina Starr and MKIA is my version of the perfect online magazine. I created it for women like me who are interested in fashion, home décor, music, cooking, beauty, health and fitness and want thoughtful, researched advice on what’s worth buying and trying. Oh, and we want it to be one-click away too. That’s why everything on MKIA can be read, downloaded, purchased, or obtained in some other magical way online.
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This may not be the newest song, but I am so in LOVE. I’ve been blasting it in the car every chance I get to escape without the new babes. Check it out here
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Soulful beyond her years – Adele does not disappoint with her sophomore album. Download the entire catalog and hit shuffle – itunes.com/adele.
