Music is the solution to every problem or question that may arise in one’s life. It is the answer that one searches for and can’t seem to find elsewhere. Solace, which is otherwise unattainable, seeks refuge in music. It is the amplifier of feelings and emotions. It ushers happiness, sadness, anger, remorse, sympathy; every emotion commonly known and even some that are not.
Like an eternal heartbeat, music is present even when one is not aware of it. It can be found in nature and in daily noise that, many times, one can take for granted. Music is universal and one should be fortunate that it is indeed.
Often, one may lack a companion to share his or her stories with. An individual may doubt the people he or she usually confides in and may slowly find himself becoming victim to the prison of his own mind. During this time, music brings salvation. It liberates a person from the chains that seem to tie him/her down. One develops an affinity with it, such a strong one sometimes, that it hurts the individual deep down.
Music can pain but comfort individuals at the same time. One cannot always express how he or she is feeling, or what he or she is thinking but the music can express it for him/her. It leads individuals to unwind, and realize that for those few fleeting moments, everything will be alright. It is a companion and a confidant. Music is worthy of trust. It is a way of life, so sweet, so real, and most importantly, one does not have to worry about music stabbing him/her in the back.

The time has come my little ones for the dreaded end of summer. I’m sure your summer was filled with lazy days and epic nights with friends and loved ones. In order to get you through these magical few weeks (or days) of summer, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite old school jams. Jams that will take you back to the carefree days of your youth, when the most important argument you had were which Spice girl you were or if you were Team N*sync or Backstreet (N*Sync all the way.)

If you’ve been working hard all summer like a good BG, then we hope you’ll take the next few weeks to relax and enjoy like you deserve (I know I am!)

Here are some staff picks, feel free to share your own!

Reshma
Space Cowboy by N*Sync
Digital Get Down by N*Sync
Liquid Dreams by O-Town
You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette
Whatta Man by Salt N Peppa

Killin me Softly by the Fugees
Who Will Save your Soul by Jewel
Insane in the Brain by Cypress Hill
Believe by Cher
The Rain by Missy Elliott
Man in the Box by Alice in Chains

Priya
Say My Name by Destiny’s Child
Peaches and Cream  by 112
No Scrubs by TLC
Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe

Drive by Incubus
Don’t Speak by No Doubt
Independent Woman by Destiny’s Child
Loser by Beck
Hard Knock Life by Jay-Z
No Diggity by Blackstreet

Komal
Everybody by the Backstreet Boys
Wannabe by the Spice Girls
Spice up your Life by the Spice Girls
Tearing up my heart by N*SYNC

Stronger by Britney Spears
He Loves You not by Dream
What a Girl Wants by Christina Aguilera
Dirty by Christina Aguilera

Kriti
Run-Around by Blues Traveler
Most Precarious by Blues Traveler
California Girls by Beach Boys
In the Sun by She & Him
Linger by The Cranberries
My Girl by The Temptations
Fly by Sugar Ray
Into Yesterday by Sugar Ray
I Can See the Pines are Dancing by AA Bondy
Mi Swing Es Tropical by Nikodemus&Quantic
Walking on the Sun by Smash Mouth

]Steal My Sunshine by Len
Walking on Sunshine by Katrina & the Waves

Farah
Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics
Never Gonna Give Up by Rick Astley
No Diggity by Blackstree
Waterfalls by TLC
Pony by Ginuwine

My Way by Usher
I’ll Make Love to You by Boyz II Men

Aditi
Tearin up my heart by N’sync
Stronger by Britney Spears
Country Grammar by Nelly

It’s Gonna Be Me by N’sync
No Scrubs by TLC
Jumpin Jumpin by Destiny’s Child

Only a fellow brown girl knows how hard it is to make it. And by make it, I mean, strip ourselves away from the tensions and insecurities that arise from being immigrants, and turn it one of our biggest strengths.

An emerging and supremely talented young artist, Anjulie Persaud (This isn’t official, but it sounds like a variation of “Anjali Prasad”) is slowly making her way onto the music scene. The Canadian singer’s parents who are of Indian descent were originally from Guyana, who then moved to Canada. Talking about turning her weakness into strength – our spotlight brown girl who is slowly “making it” got her first break in the music industry right after being fired from her job at a record studio. Uh.. what?!

She’s got a unique voice for sure – frank lyrics, and deep, catchy melodies that makes you pay attention. If listened to carefully, the lyrics can unravel a very introspective, smart woman. “I think I have something to say lyrically” she writes on her website (www.anjuliemusic.com) “My background is in songwriting, so I’m really invested in melodies, song structure and payoff choruses, but on this record, I tried to loosen up and just express myself how I wanted to. I really write for myself.” And her self-titled debut album suggests, she really does.

On my first look, she reminded me of Amy WInehouse, on my second, Nelly Furtado, on my third a little bit of Lauryn Hill. That makes sense because she has been influenced by an  array of different artists – from Alanis Morisette to Annie Lennox to Kanye West, and it shows in how different and eclectic her music really is. People across the world, are starting to really dig her music, and so we might just be looking at the Next Music Sensation. Her debut album reached Number 2 on Billboard’s Heatseeker Albums and number 108 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. The single ‘Boom’ reached Number one  the US Dance Charts.

Here’s a brown girl to watch out for and take inspiration from, and hopefully, one day she will be big enough for us to tell everyone that we knew about her first!

Check her music at www.myspace.com/anjulie

Recently, I was able to interview Anand Wilder, a member of the increasingly popular indie band Yeasayer. Wilder plays guitar, keyboards, and contributes to vocals as well. Yeasayer has a greatly unique sound and their recently released second album, Odd Blood, has been generally well received and praised throughout the music community. Spin Magazine, in a review for the album, described the music as a “masterful mash-up of ’80s synth pop and tribal-beat tickles,” among other things (like I said, pretty damn unique).

In a about a week, Yeasayer will begin an international tour after finishing up playing all over the US (and selling out many of the venues). Personally, I’m a huge fan of the band, and being able to ask Wilder a few questions about his life and his music was a great treat. Although, I had to remind myself to not get carried away with the whole fan-girl thing and ask dumb questions like “zomg, like, do you have a girlfriend???”

Check out the interview (he gives some really interesting answers), as well as the video and their website, www.yeasayer.net. At the website, you can download their single “O.N.E.” (for free!), as well as get updates and touring info.

PP: How did you get your start in music? Early influences?

AW: I have always been interested in music as long as I can remember. I started playing cello when I was 4 1/2, so I had all that classical music as an influence, but I always had a love affair with pop music. From an early age, I was obsessed with all of my mom’s classic rock, The Beatles, Dylan, Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel. The first contemporary music I discovered on my own was stuff like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Beck, all that 90′s alt rock. My sister was really into TLC, Kriss Kross, Boyz II Men, so that was a big influence on me too. But it was really those rock bands that made me want to learn guitar, and in a totally different way than I had learned cello, all by ear, learning from friends in the hallways at school, or at summer camp around a campfire.

PP: Tell me a little bit about your background (you know — childhood, hopes, dreams, fears — typical life story stuff).

AW: I had a really happy childhood. I always loved performing, whether it was cello performances or school plays. I think I was just a big show off, still am. I always wanted to act or be a rock star.

PP: I know you have been touring regularly with the band these past few years — what has been your favorite city?

AW: I really loved touring in New Zealand and Australia. There are a few places that I never thought I’d enjoy, but have been pleasant surprises, and have become some of my favorite places to visit, like Austin, and Texas in general, and Minneapolis- the Walker Arts Center is a great modern art museum there. Of course LA and San Francisco area always fun to visit. Paris is great because I get to practice my french a little. Norway and Sweden are beautiful, and Italy and Spain are great fun too.

PP: And speaking of touring, how was Coachella? Did you have any favorite acts?

AW: I thought Fever Ray was amazing at Coachella. Great costumes, lighting, the sound was great, and I love her music.

PP: What do you think of South Asian artists who have also broken into indie/mainstream music success, like Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes), M.I.A., and yourself? Is there a different responsibility or consciousness involved with being South Asian and a musician in an industry environment where there are so few?

www.pinkushion.com - Photograph by Pascal Amoyel

AW: I love M.I.A. and Natasha Khan’s music. I would add that Das Racist engage South Asian and “brown identity issues” in the most sophisticated and hilarious manner of any contemporary artists. Truthfully, I don’t feel a burden of responsibility as a South Asian musician in an industry where there are so few. I am half Indian, so if I want, I can identify with the multitude of ridiculously talented mixed breeds out there: James Brown is part Apache, Bob Marley’s dad was white, Prince is definitely something weird. And Freddie Mercury is the greatest singer of all time, and he’s a Parsi, born in India. But, I guess you could say that those first guys I mentioned identified themselves as Black, and Freddie Mercury did everything he could to play down the whole Asian thing and is remembered as a British pop star.  But then there’s still trailblazers like Tony Kanal from No Doubt and Kim Thayil from Soundgarden. One could argue that those were sidemen though, and that’s what so great about Natasha Khan and M.I.A.- their brown faces are front and center.

I’m sort of halfway there. I’m not the frontman, but I’m not exactly a sideman because I do sing lead on a bunch of our songs, and I really try to put myself out there. If I wasn’t singing lead on at least a few songs I’d be really disappointed in myself. But I really think that’s enough, as far as my burden of responsibility. Indians who live in America are not a downtrodden minority. I could write a song about being brown but I would feel like I’m bitching about something that doesn’t really upset me. It’s fine as a subject for stand up comedy, and I think there are a lot of great movies about Indians growing up in America that haven’t been written yet, but it just doesn’t appeal to me as a subject for a song.

The problems facing Indians in America are what? Parents pressuring their kids to become professionals, parents valuing academics over social lives, parents pressuring their kids to marry. When you think about it in the grand scheme of things, these problems are really not that bad! I’m pretty sure Indians are America’s wealthiest ethnic group – I think if I was fully Indian, statistically I’d be a richer man! At least more educated. So the only thing holding us back from being in the spotlight is ourselves. Sure there’s probably some institutional racism out there, but I’ve been around the world, and there’s no place as open as America. Europe is an ass-backward, old school place. Everyone who wanted to do something new and interesting with their lives left Europe for America at one time or another. Don’t let all that supposed progressiveness fool you, they’re xenophobic as hell. And I love to visit India, but come on – it is a dusty, corrupt, and chaotic country, with an even more despicable gap between the rich and poor than America’s. Did I mention the dust?!

I embrace being different from your average white musician. That’s part of what I love about my band; we all have different personalities or backgrounds and we try to throw them all into the mix to create something new and interesting sounding. If I can be onstage and inspire some brown kid out there to pursue something artistic, something other than being a doctor or engineer, then I’m doing a good job. And if they want be a doctor or an engineer, good for them! Less competition for me.

PP: What is the one instrument you would love to learn but don’t know how to play?

AW: I would love to actually know how to play the piano.

PP: Do you get groupies? What is the fan-base like? Any crazies?

AW: We have some crazy fans that we sometimes have to kick out of the backstage when they come creeping in. But so far nobody’s been that crazy. We don’t have bodyguards yet…

PP: What is the most embarrassing thing in your iPod right now? Quick! No time for thinking — only first reactions count.

AW: Coldplay

PP: What is your opinion on the state of the music industry today? Has the internet hindered or helped Yeasayer and other indie bands?

AW: I don’t think we would exist without the internet.  I don’t think Yeasayer would have had the same rise without the exposure and support of bloggers, or webzines, or youtube. The internet was our first press, our first video, our first live recordings. The record industry is a sinking ship, especially the major labels, because of illegal file sharing and their unwillingness to cater to the shifting paradigm of how people access music. There’s this democratization in the music industry, where Independent labels can have as much sway as the Majors, and a small unsigned band can have nearly as much cultural significance as a huge pop act, if their music video or song becomes a meme.

So this shift is a good thing, but it also hurts record sales, which means in order to make a living, I have to tour my ass off. Now touring can be fun, and of course I’m grateful that people want to see my band play, but it’s difficult to make long term life and family plans when the only way you can make a living is if you’re away from home for half your life. So it’s a double edged sword I guess. I wouldn’t exist without the internet, but the internet will eventually destroy me.

PP: Do you have any advice for aspiring musicians/artists?

AW: Work hard, play live as much as possible, try to sound as unique as you can, wear something interesting onstage.

PP: If you weren’t part of a pretty kick-ass band right now, you’d be…?

AW: Working some crappy job and struggling to make people notice how amazing my unsuccessful band is.

PP: What’s the last song that was playing in your head/iPod/general vicinity?

AW: Ken Seeno’s unreleased album

PP: Favorite genre of movies? And do you have a Bollywood fave?

AW: I don’t have a favorite genre, different genre for different moods. Bollywood fave is Sholay for sure. (PP: Mine too! zomg)

PP: And finally, what is the one thing you miss from being a teenager?
AW: My mom’s cooking!

*band photography – Alexander Wagner

I’m always on the hunt for new music to jam to, and in recent months I’ve become a big fan of Pandora Radio. Most of you have probably heard of this beyond amazing service that allows you to type in an artist, song, or genre and finds music similar to it. You get non-stop play and even have the option to “like” or “not like” a song, which helps the genius workings of the internet radio to customize a song flow that better caters to your pure happiness.

One genre of music I’ve really come to sink my teeth into is the World genre. It’s a broad genre, but particularly I really, really enjoy Indian classical/Electronic fusion. It sounds like a weird combination, but if you’re looking for something to soothe your soul and help you relax and unwind, it’s absolute bliss. If you do yoga or pilates – set your iTunes to this jam and escape to nirvana. If you can’t study to words (like me) because you get distracted, but want something edgier than soft piano – try this stuff on for size. It definitely works for me!

My absolute FAVORITE find has been “Om Nama Shivaya” by Sonicjoy. It combines the Hindu mantra with edgy, electronic beats and a slow, snakelike melody that’s really fantastic. The song starts out slow with tabla beats and then POW, it picks up with the electronic jam. Sensational!! While I haven’t found anything else by Sonicjoy that I really like, there are a few other artists that have consistently pleased me.

Anoushka Shankar – the daughter of world-famous Indian Classical musician Ravi Shankar (and the half-sister of Norah Jones) has a real knack for Indian Classical like her old man. Her CD “Rise” has a phenomenal version of remixes done by Thievery Corporation and Karsh Kale called “Rise Remixes”. Some of the best on that CD include “Naked”, and “Beloved”.

Also great – Karsh Kale. He does East/West fusion seamlessly. “Break of Dawn” and “Milan” off his CD “Liberation” are some of my favorites, but since he does so many great remixes, typing in his name into Pandora will bring up a lot of stuff he’s put his magic touch on in addition to his personal creations.

Bombay Dub Orchestra and Thievery Corporation are also great groups to put into Pandora. Some of my favorites by then include, “Feel” (by Bombay Dub) and Le Rêveur -Thievery Corporation Remix (technically listed as by Cirque de Soleil – this song is truly a hypnotic experience!)

Individually – “Kafez” by Nurai Lita is also worth checking out! And since I found most of these artists and songs on Pandora by using one of the artists/songs mentioned – you’re likely to find a lot more music to jam to! (And it’s all available on iTunes!) Happy listening!

Majical Anjali (a.k.a Anjali Bhatia)

by Pooja Patel

Hi BG Readers! Summer is here and it is beautiful outside! It’s time to update your music playlist and jam out on all your summer excursions.

Looking for a great find? We at BG had the opportunity to chat with none other than UK’s Magical Anjali. You may have heard some of her tunes on the Mean Girls soundtrack or the track Stinging Sitars on a few Samsung Blackjack commercials. We’re sure you’re gonna love her psychedelic melodies and stellar sitar tracks!

BrownGirl: I’ve been a fan of yours for years now. I’m so excited to finally have the opportunity to talk to you! I love your sense of style, both in the music you produce and they way you project yourself. What do you consider your top influences? What inspires you as an artist?

Anjali: Thanks for your compliments! My influences come in all shapes and forms, I love tinkering with vintage keyboards and creating new sounds I also listen to a vast amount of music from all kinds of genres, I love collecting vinyl and sourcing obscure sitar tracks that I can throw into my dj set. I’m influenced by all things esoteric from the pantheon of Hindu Goddesses to weird and wonderful film soundtracks like Kosmos and 2001 Space Odyssey to retro Bollywood. Everytime I travel to a new destination I seem to collect an introspective experience that inspires my music in some way…especially with travels to India.

BG: How would you describe your music? Where did you get your start?

Anjali: Describing ones own music is always a trying task! But I guess it’s quite a varied amalgamation of sounds and flavours with exotic beats and retro flourishes!

I was always in bands and writing songs, I was in an all girl band called Voodoo Queens and we played our first ever gig with only three songs supporting the band Cornershop in London. The legendary late great BBC Radio One DJ John Peel was at the gig and loved our raucous three song set and offered us a Peel session on his radio show on the spot! We had to write a fourth song pretty quick because we were invited into the BBC studios to record four songs for broadcast on his influencial radio show. We were offered a record deal soon after that and I guess that I have been doing music semi-professionally ever since! So I’m always really thankful to John Peel.

BG: Did you always know you wanted to be a musician? As a woman of South Asian descent, how did your parents react when they found out that you didn’t want to pursue a career considered mainly ‘typical’ ? How did you overcome the obstacles you faced with your parents?

Anjali: My father bought me a guitar when I was eleven so I always blame him for getting me into music! However I think he was hoping that I would play cute little classical songs but I got into punk and alternative music! Luckily for me my parents have always been really open minded and encouraged me to follow my creative instincts even though they had to put up with a lot of rebellion in the process.

BG: Have you noticed any adversities in your career because of your background? Or do your Indian roots give you the extra edge that sets you apart from your peers?

Anjali: Luckily I havn’t experienced adversities because of my background if anything it can be an advantage. Having such a rich culture and heritage to dip into is a positive thing and it is great being able to fuse influences from both eastern and western cultures into a sonic tapestry. Having access to my parents Bollywood film soundtracks and indeed being taken to watch the Indian film classics while growing up has been a fabulous influence!

BG: What type of music do you like to listen to? Who are some of your favorite artists?

Anjali: I hate music snobbery and I listen to most things with an open mind and independent ears! Some of my favourite artists are Siouxie and the Banshees, Kate Bush, Bollywood film composer R.D Burman, Alice Coltrane, Kraftwerk and Sonic Youth amongst a multitude of others…

BG: What’s currently playing on your iPod?

Anjali: I havn’t got an iPod, I tend to work with headphones mostly when I’m writing my music and I try and limit my headphone usage for the sake of my bleeding ears! However I’m currently listening to an album by UK artist Nikesh Shukla (aka Yamboy) called “Kidologies And Amazing Fantasies” and I’m also listening to the Grizzly Bear album.

BG: Anything quirky or interesting you’d like to share with our readers?

Anjali: I almost lost my whole album in a computer crash and I hadn’t backed up!! Which is shameful. Data Recovery phoned me to tell me that they had managed to retrieve nothing from my hard drive…I was so distraught and in shock and couldn’t believe it. I had planned a trip to India and was due to leave the next day, I was going on a pilgrimage to the holy mountain Vaishno Devi In Jammu and Kashmir, there is a saying that those who do the tough climb up to the top of the mountain have a wish fulfilled… I got back to London four weeks later and got a call from my friend who had tried to help me retrieve my album, data recovery had called him the day before I arrived home and they had somehow managed to find my album data in the depths of my damaged hard drive!

BG: As a publication geared towards inspiring strong, independent, young woman, do you have anything that you can share with us that would help connect with our readers? How have you risen against the problems you’ve encountered?  Any advice you’d like to offer?

Anjali: I think that if you have a desire to do something that is not necessarily seen as an expected career route it’s important to take a chance and follow your heart. Taking risks is important and being obsessed with just making money is not the be all and end all in life. I think that following a creative path is not easy and you have to be made of stern stuff to follow it through…and be able to live very frugally at times. But there is no point of just dipping a toe in the water, it’s best to just dive right in and with a strong belief and dedication anything is possible! I invest everything in my music. Everything goes straight back into music related subjects from buying vinyl to studio time to purchasing equipment! Ok, I throw in the odd handbag or three but they are most useful for carrying hard drives around too!

BG: I read on your blog that your latest CD is ready. Can you give us an exclusive as to what we can expect in your latest work? How has this latest project differed from your work in the past?

Anjali: It really is a mixed bag of goodies, from midnight down tempo moods to psychedelic guitars and sitars swerving through exotic percussion and electronic beats. There are all kinds of interesting sounds flying around and sweet melodies too! The way this album differs from my past albums is that all the songs were mixed in the same analogue studio whereas in the past tracks were mixed and recorded in a few different places, so I feel as though the album has a more unified sound. I also used a lot more live musicians from live brass, sitars and tablas to lowry organs. I co-produced tracks with Count Dubulah who is a renown World music producer and songwriter. I enjoyed the collaborations and working with talented musicians such as John Eacott who has also played trumpet and flugelhorn on Damon Albarns Monkey Opera and organist Rory More who has just recently worked on a Kanye West production.

Abercrombie & Fitch winter soundtrack photo session

BG: Can you describe what the past few years have been like, with getting exposure on the Mean Girls soundtrack, being featured in the Samsung blackjack commercial awhile back, etc?

Anjali: They have been great opportunities for me and my music, especially coming from an independent background where I never had a huge major record label trying to actively sell my music for me, so for my tracks to have picked up like that is a testament to the fact that I always tried to stay true to what sounds I love creating rather than following trends. It goes to show that opportunities are there for even the most unknown, leftfield artists! In fact being in the niche “market” can sometimes be advantageous because there are not necessarily thousands of other acts that sound like you and you may have more of a chance of your music standing out.

BG: Any plans on performing in the States anytime soon?

Anjali: I’m organizing a set of dj gigs at the moment mostly in Europe but I hope to come over towards the end of the year, Will keep you posted!

BG: What else can we look forward from you in the future?

Anjali: My new album for starters and them some! I’m also working on a few projects at the moment, including composing some instrumental pieces for a short film. So there will be lots of new music to tuck into in the near future!

Check out Anjali’s website to catch glimpse of her fun, exoctic sense of style at: http://www.anjali.org.uk/

You can also sample a few of her amazing tracks on her myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/magicalanjali

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Katie Gray – Set Free

madcon – beggin

Passion Pit – Better Things

Justin Vernon – Pier 39

Di Johnston – Jade Buddha Temple

Sleepy Rebels – Unbelievable

Jesse McCartney Feat. T-Pain – Body Langage Remix

Name: Ricky Bhatia (Satvir Singh Bhatia)
Age: 24
Location: Addison, TX

Hobbies: Music production, working out, shopping, sleeping (when I can), watching TV (old school shows like the Cosby Show and Fresh Prince, Seinfeld, etc.), and basketball
Turn Ons: ambition, intelligence
Turn Offs: people that are too afraid to take the necessary steps to achieving their goals.

BG: What inspirations do you have for your music?
Ricky: Too many.  I have touched on a large variety of genres including rock, punk rock, acoustic rock, pop rock, blues, and now my own flavor of R&B.  A large portion of my influences include Brian McKnight, Babyface, Keith Sweat, Will Downing, Dwele, R. Kelly, Ledisi, and Lalah Hathaway.

BG: How would you best describe your music?
Ricky: The music is definitely a fusion of sorts.  It’s a different take on R&B.  I try to touch on all the flavors of R&B, such as soul, gospel, chill, lounge, and club, and still have a unique sound that stands out from the rest.

BG: Have you had any cool performances?
Ricky: I once had a performance where I was an opening act for the now-famous, Ryan Cabrera.  At the time, he was my idol (When I sang acoustic pop rock).

BG: What is your proudest achievement?
Ricky: My absolute proudest achievement would have to be a tie between me losing 85 pounds in the last 3-4 years and getting my Masters degree in Computer Science from GA Tech.  Both took a lot of dedication and a lot of hard work.

BG: What are you future goals and/or career aspirations?
Ricky: I am currently working towards starting a music production company in Dallas, TX known as RB3 Productions where I will write music for singers looking for a producer.  I want to eventually leave engineering and become a full-time producer.

BG: Any gigs coming up? Where can we can check out your music?
Ricky: No gigs as of now since I’m 100% focused on production.  However, you can check out my music on myspace.I have also started a blog that is still under some construction but can be viewed at http://www.rbthreeproductions.com .

Bright Eyes – First Day of My Life

Rilo Kiley – go ahead

Julieta Venegas – eres para mi

Soulja Boy Tell’Em – Kiss me thru the phone

Akon – Right Now na na na

Kayne West – Street Lights

Day N Night (Remix) – Kid Cudi feat Pitbull

Ryan Leslie – Addiction: Version 2

Lady Gaga  - Just dance

John Legend- P.D.A. (We Just Don’t Care)

Chairlift – Bruises

Reik – De Que Sirve

Chromeo – Momma’s Boy

Phoenix – If I Ever Feel Better

Federico Aubele – Postales