may 2009

 This review has been written on request from thespiritwarrior of the BBC Chart Blog. Enjoy!

• Song: Wouldn't You
• Artist: N-Dubz
• Album: Uncle B
• Release Date: 29 May 2009 (IRE), 1 June 2009 (UK)
• Genre: British hip hop, R&B
• Peak Position: TBA (IRE), 64 (UK)

SONG REVIEW: They may have recently topped both the UK and Irish Singles Chart alongside 'Prince Of Grime' Tinchy Stryder recently but N-Dubz as a whole have yet to achieve that all important breakthrough hit. Despite gaining legions of fans (including myself), releasing seven singles and setting forth the poppy Strong Again a while back, could Wouldn't You give N-Dubz the commercial success they deserve?

Song: Stuck With Each Other

Artist: Shontelle featuring Akon

Album: Shontelligence and Confessions Of A Shopaholic: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Release Date: 22nd May 2009 (IRL), 25th May 2009 (UK)

Genre: Pop, R&B

Peak Position: 50 (IRL), 23 (UK)

Song: Sugar

Artist: Flo Rida featuring Wynter

Album: R.O.O.T.S.

Release Date: 22nd May 2009 (IRL), 25th May 2009 (UK)

Genre: Southern hip hop, electronic rap, R&B

Peak Position: 27 (IRL), 19 (UK)

Song: I Do Not Hook Up

Artist: Kelly Clarkson

Album: All I Ever Wanted

Release Date: 29th May 2009 (IRL), 1st June 2009 (UK)

Genre: Pop rock, electronic rock

Peak Position: 33 (IRL), 45 (UK)

Song: Boom Boom Pow

Artist: Black Eyed Peas

Album: The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)

Release Date: 22 May 2009 (IRL), 25 May 2009 (UK)

Genre: Electronic rap, R&B

Peak Position: 1 (UK), 4 (IRL)

• Okay, here is a list of single reviews for May 2009 which should be written by me in the near future.

Song: La La Land

Artist: Demi Lovato

Album: Don't Forget

Release Date: 29 May 2009 (IRL), 1 June 2009 (UK)

Genre: Pop rock, teen pop, bubblegum pop

Peak Position: 30 (IRL), 35 (UK)

Well I dunno how many of you guys tuned into American Idol this weekend but if you did you were seriously in for a treat. Normally I'm not much of an Idol fan but I was bored and flicking through the channels when I saw Jordin Sparks give her first live performance of new single Battlefield, which leaked onto the Internet earlier this week.

Song: Untouched

Artist: The Veronicas

Album: Hook Me Up

Release Date: 22 May 2009 (IRL), 25 May 2009 (UK)

Genre: Pop rock, electronic rock, gothic rock

Peak Position: 38 (IRL), 92 (UK)

SONG REVIEW:
Gabriella Cilmi, Empire Of The Sun and Daniel Merriweather...are we about to get a huge outbreak of new and talented Australian artists? Well, sister act The Veronicas are hoping for hits here with the release of Untouched a slick pop rock track with electro and gothic influences.

Already a Top 20 hit in the US, Untouched is essentially a poppy tune with certain lyrics emphasised to death and angst filled breathy vocals against a backdrop of memorably nagging strings, fuzzy guitar work and slick synths. So yes, a very delightful and dramatic tune that has been sadly absent from the charts of late. And with some cute rapping in an Australian accent, The Veronicas have never been more welcome in the UK and Ireland.
4/5