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In Praise of the Bad Bitch: Cassie’s ‘RockaByeBaby’ (Mixtape Review)

- Source: MuuMuse

She returned in February last year with the transcendent, Ibiza-lite "King Of Hearts," and again later that year with a feature on Nicki Minaj 's robotic "The Boys." And now, after endless delays and setbacks, somehow—perhaps by divine intervention—it has finally arrived: RockaByeBaby , a conceptual mixtape that sees the R&B princess transforming into something much darker and rough around the edges than ever before—namely, a bad bitch.

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Ester Dean Premieres New Single “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

- Source: Idolator

Singer-songwriter Ester Dean has been on her grind for a minute in launching a solo career , despite already being wildly successful as the writer behind half of the biggest hits of the last several years — think Rihanna 's "Where Have You Been," Katy Perry 's "Firework" and Nicki Minaj 's "Super Bass." "Turn down the lights, turn down the bed / Turn down these voices inside my head," Dean sings over chilly synths that evoke Calvin Harris & Rihanna's "We Found Love." Dean's version is more a creative interpolation of Raitt's classic than a straight-up cover, although she borrows the chorus directly, but Dean's powerful, raspy vocals are well-suited for a dance track like this.

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Ester Dean Plans Missy Elliott Collaboration & Debut Album

- Source: Idolator

Ester Dean recently clocked a mention on our list of the best songs that radio forgot this summer with her buzz track "Bam Bam," but the bajillion-times-platinum songwriter (who has penned smashes for Rihanna , Nicki Minaj , Kelly Clarkson , Katy Perry and more) is prepping a big U.S. launch with another major talent — rapstress Missy Elliott .

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Brandy Announces ‘Two Eleven’ Tracklist

- Source: Idolator

First Brandy "Put It Down" on her Chris Brown -assisted uptempo banger, then she gave us a taste of her "Wildest Dreams" on her smooth sophomore single — and now she's released the full tracklist for her upcoming album, Two Eleven .

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Rita Ora - ORA

- Source: BBC Music

Pop stars are often quick to describe their album as being "like a collection of singles," to avoid the suggestion that any of the songs are makeweights.

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Ke$ha Ditches The Sleaze For The 2012 BMI Pop Awards

- Source: Idolator

The 60th Annual BMI Pop Awards took place last night (May 15) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, and though the night's big winners were Ester Dean , Benny Blanco and Pitbull — all three earned the title of BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year — it was Ke$ha who wowed us on the carpet.

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The Song Machine

- Source: Supercity

Ein unfassbar guter Artikel aus dem New Yorker zu Stargate und Ester Dean, Songwriterin hinter vielen Rihanna und sonstigen Popchart Songs.

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Introduucing…Rita Ora!

- Source: MuuMuse

After catching the eye and ear of an A&R in London, the 21-year-old Kosovo-born, U.K.-bred songstress was introduced to Jay-Z in New York and soon signed to Roc Nation ( Rihanna style!) back in 2009.

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Calvin Harris revealed as the UK's most successful songwriter of 2011

- Source: NME

Calvin Harris was the UK's most successful songwriter of 2011, according to research carried out by Music Week. The dance producer released two hit singles 'Bounce' and 'Feel So Close', which both reached Number Two in the Official UK Singles Chart, co-wrote Rihanna 's massive hit 'We Found Love' and was also named as a co-writer on Chris Brown's single 'Yeah 3X' after he complained it sound similar to his track 'I'm Not Alone'.

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