Lady Gaga/ Britney Spears mashup: "Hold It Against Me" Vs "Scheiße"

The first Divadevotee produced mash-up created entirely on the free software, Audacity. There are problems with the sound quality, volume, the pitch and speed of parts, and it has an overall unpolished smear about it, but I don't think it's too shabby for a first attempt!


This mash-up contains the backing track of the Lady Gaga song Scheiße- which I love- combined with the vocals from Britney Spears' Billboard number one hit Hold it against me. The dubstep breakdown at the end is taken from the Femme Fatale Megamix- posted here.

Hope you like it!

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Britney Spears gets grimy on "I wanna go" David A. Remix

Where as the original version of I wanna go wasn't my ideal choice for single number 3 from Britney Spears' electrostatic Femme Fatale album, the song has just gone up in my estimation thanks to the excellently grimy, Justicesque David A remix . The remix has officially been endorsed by Team Britney, having been reblogged on the stars Tumblr page, and its no wonder considering how hard this remix goes!





Britney Spears - I Wanna Go (David A. & Xclusive Remix) [Original] by David A. music

Video Review: Britney Spears does Awake in new video for "I Wanna Go"

I Wanna Go is a tongue-in-cheek video where Britney Spears swears at journalist, gropes a fan, flashes random people -including a minor- and then begins a fight with cyborg paparazzi, only to be saved by an atypical “hunk” who apparently likes milk. But it seems too surreal to be true and at the end its revealed that its all been a daydream/fantasy that a bored Britney was having at the press conference that opened the video......or was it? Watch the end of the video to fully understand!

Whatever the case the video for I Wanna Roll is a light and bright video that has a strong narrative, is funny and is shot brilliantly with a Britney that's looking fresh faced, happy and-and most importantly- mentally alert. Although the actual song wouldn’t have been my next choice for a release from the brilliant Femme Fatale album (review here) -How I roll and Trip to my Heart are a lot stronger- the video is a nice, quirky and solid addition to Britney Spears’growing videography.

Listen to Britney Spears' "Femme Fatale Dubstep Megamix"

 

Enjoy this epic mash-up of Britney Spears' songs from her brilliant Femme Fatale album. Though Britney may still not be 100% with it- though much improved since the start of the project-her incredibly astute and clever management are doing an amazing job keeping this project afloat as she regains her previous pop-star polish. 

Songs contained within The Femme Fatale Dubstep Megamix:
Beginning: How I roll
0.47 Hold it against me,
2.00 Till the world ends
2.54 Big fat Bass 
4.22 Trip To Your Heart
5.25 How I roll
6.05  (Drop Dead) Beatuiful
7.06 Selfish
8.27 Criminal
9.10 I wanna go

The Femme Fatale Dubstep Megamix by heycj

 

OMG Britney Spears slicker than the remix "Till the world ends" featuring Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha. (Preview)

I can not believe the remix that is heading our way on Monday!! Everyone's favourite multimillionairess tramp Ke$ha- who is also the co-writer of the song- and rapper du jour Nicki Minaj have teamed up with Ms Britney Spears on a Dub-step inspired remix of the already stellar Till the world ends! OMG! Hopefully this is the shot in the arm the song needs to send it rightfully to the top of the charts!

The goosebumps that appeared hearing Ke$ha singing the chorus was totally unexpected and insane! This is a middle-finger and a "we don't give a f$uk" from Team Britney to at all those people that complained  the song sounded too much like a Ke$ha tune!

Full song leaked: listen below!

Till the World Ends (Remix) - Britney Spears feat. Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha by HDMI44

Review : Rihanna S &M remix featuring Britney Spears

It was only yesterday that news of Rihanna's remix of latest single S and M would feature Britney Spears. Though the interweb seemed to be a buzz with excitement about the impending release, I was a little more reserved in my reaction to the news. In truth, I was more worried, and had a feeling the resulting release wouldn't be anything of merit- especially when considered how strong of a single the original was/is.


Well today the song leaked and as feared it sounds a mess. Not only do Britney's vocals add nothing of value to the song but worse, her vocals sound bunged up and incredibly even MORE nasal than normal.

The only reason I can think of this travesty being released- because it surely isn't for the sake of the song- is that both singers hope to gain something commercially from this hasty collaboration.

In Rihanna 's case a new version of the song should give her those extra sales needed to push her single from number 2 to the top of the Billboard charts.

For Britney  associating with Rihanna- who is one of the biggest female singers at the moment- could do three things for her. Firstly it could gain her some new fans  from Rihanna's fan-base. Secondly it could give Britney an edge and with it some needed- albeit shallow- credibility with the more image concious listener. Finally, and most importantly, it should help her appear relevant to today's youth who don't remember her glory days.

This collaboration could have been a brilliant idea if it had been an entirely new song, or failing that, for the song to have had a total musical remix with new vocals by Rihanna. As it is, this cut and paste attempt at a remix should NEVER have been released.

Listen below:

Adele vs Britney Spears: "Rolling Till The World Ends" (Mash-up)

 Not more than half an hour ago I responded to a comment regarding a concern over Adele's longevity in the context of a perceived lack of versatility in her vocal styling.


Well almost as if to directly answer this quandary Jarod Ripley has released a mash-up consisting of the backing track from Britney Spears' new uptempo single Till the world ends and Adele's vocals from Rolling in the deep. This mash-up gives us a perfect opportunity to hear first hand if Adele's voice is restricted to the soul music she makes; I think you'll find it's emphatically not.

Thoughts?

Other Adele posts:

• Adele's Vocal range 
• Watch Adele's Stunning performance of Someone Like you at the 2011 Brit awards.
• Listen to Rolling in the Deep given the XX treatment.

Britney spears : "Till the world ends" video review

A 30 second clip of Britney Spears' new video for Till the world ends has just been released on Youtube and it is looking epic!

This is the level of quality I wanted to see in Britney's last video Hold it against me; a video that seemed too cheap for not only a lead single (read the review for Femme Fatale) but for someone of Britneys' stature. Although I eventually warmed to the video after the clever symbolism was made apparent to me, it's treatment still leaves me feeling cold and uninterested when I see it now.


Apart from the glossy look and a Britney with some spark, what's exciting me most about the clip is that the director-Ray Kay- has done what I hoped and decided to go with an apocalyptic visual to tally with the songs lyric "Keep on dancing till the world ends".The resulting visuals fit brilliantly with the urgency that the track's clever structure and searing synths create and should rightfully take this song to the top of charts round the world.

Till the world ends has the potential to be the dance anthem of 2011, not only is the song a joyous experience to listen to- NB the last time I felt this way about a pop/dance song and it's video was in 1999 with Jennifer Lopez's Waiting for tonight- but I'm relieved to see that it looks like the video will be holding its own against the awesome audio!

Christina Aguilera congratulates Britney Spears via Twitter

[source:Therealxtina]

 It looks like past wounds are healing as the mutual appreciation between one time rivals Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera continues to blossom. Britney started the love train rolling early this month by calling Christina "truly talented" in an interview with Out Magazine and now the Bionic singer has returned the favour by congratulating Britney on her new album Femme Fatale via her new twitter feed. How sweet!

Review: Britney Spears "Femme Fatale"

Unfortunately for Britney Spears her new album Femme Fatale has leaked prior to it's March 25th release date and via Youtube and Soundcloud I have had a chance to hear the album in its entirety. But after this early preview will I still be buying the album come release day?


Femme Fatale finds Britney Spears firmly in the club-which is where she should always be quite frankly- with excellent production and surprisingly good vocals-even when they are being stuttered and autotuned- to boot. The album bares some of the strengths of her most adventurous and best works but overall it stays too close to the prevailing mainstream sound  to be as revolutionary as the Blackout album. Instead, it straddles a line between  said albums' electro-infused, gritty club sound and its predecessor Circus' highly polished pop sensibilities. For the most part its a great fusion that accomplishes the job of keeping Britney Spears cutting edge and one step ahead of the competition but without it being at the expense of her pop fanbase.

Femme Fatale is ultimately a dance album that bravely doesn't try to be anything else but that.  Fast paced beats, lots of bass and Britneys unmistakeably voice all come together brilliantly to create a quality cohesive body of work. Granted the lyrics are pretty shallow and ubiquitous but what with the aim of the album being to get, and keep, people on the dance floor it doesn't suffer from the lack of lyrical depth one iota. Although not as revolutionary as Blackout, Femme Fatale still manages to show that after more than a decade in the industry Britney Spears is still as relevant and a trendsetter as she was when she first entered the game.

Stand-out tracks:

• I Wanna go: Quirky whistling, stuttering vocals, and a dirty baseline =WIN
•  (Drop Dead) Beautiful: At times the track channels Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters fame, Ke$ha and even Beyonce. Rapper Sabi is just the icing on the cake.
•  Trip to your heart: Expansive, cold synths are contrasted and warmed by an intoxicating, sweet vocal by Ms Spears. A track equally at home in the club or on a chilled night in.
• Big Fat Bass featuring will.i.am: Even though this is essentially Boom Boom Pow version 2.0 it still doesn't detract from this being one hell of a dance song.
• Till the world ends
• Hold It Against Me: Took a bit of time to grow on me, but definitely the stand out track.

Rating: 4/5

Britneys back bi*ch!

ANYONE WHO DOWNLOADED THE ALBUM ILLEGALLY PLEASE BE SURE TO BUY FEMME FATALE WHEN ITS RELEASED ON THE 25th OF MARCH.

NB: This review was created by listening to the songs via various streaming sites (Youtube and Soundcloud.)

Review Britney Spears : Till The World Ends

Although there's a generic feel about the new Britney Spear's single Till The World Ends, thankfully it's the kind of generic I can't get enough of; thumping beats, lo-fi fade in and outs, stuttering vocals and, as if that wasn't enough, lyrics provided by Ke$ha. Britney is sticking to what she does best, making the world dance!!

Almost delirious with excitement for the release of Britney Spear's Femme Fatale!

Review: Britney "Hold it against me" (LISTEN TO )

Britney Spears' new song, Hold it against me, has just premièred online and I'm sad to say she has returned with a run-of-the-mill, David Guetta-ish, dime-a-dozen, club track.

Hold it against me is effectively a schizophrenic dance song that can't make its mind up what segment of the dance market it wants to appeal to, so decides to target them all.

Its verses are driven by a thumping baseline, that's clearly aimed at the gay scene. Then the sound is softened in the chorus, by a textbook removal of the bass-line, which makes the song appeal to the pop market. The middle 8, which is the best part of the song and ironically features pretty much no Britney vocals, gives the song an edge by exposing the world, excitingly, to the grimy Dubstep sound of South London. But not being content with the stop off in London the song carries on in to an Ibiza rave, thus hopefully appealing to the big European clubs, with some euphoric atmosphere generating synths. Before it finally ends up back at the gay scene where it all started.



Britney Spears' Voice sounds about as soulless as it has since the amazing Blackout album and as such it maintains a monotone,deadpan stance pretty much throughout the song. Sporadically there are flourishes and inflections of a Britney that isn't on autopilot, but unfortunately it's not enough to lend  the song any of her character or star quality.

This might explain why the Producers, Max Martin and Dr. Luke, "cleverly" decided to cram in as many sub-genres of dance music as they could logistically fit into a 4 minute pop song. Their reasoning must have been if the voice doesn't hold the attention of a a listener then the ever changing production will.

Unfortunately the way they handle this idea - and its also the reason the song doesn't become something magical- is that they use the most clichéd and overused motifs from each club style to formulate the song. This method, along with Ms Spears' voice, only emphasises the lack of any soul, creativity or life within Hold it against me.

Overall: Hold it against me, from the standpoint of someone expecting a song that was going to set the standard of pop music for years to come, is a disappointing single. Here's hoping, as my expectation is brought back to Earth, the song will have a fair chance to grow on me and I'll end up loving it the way everyone else seems to. Whatever the case I'm sure Britney Spears will be celebrating her next number 1 single with this song.

 

Britney Spears "Hold it against me" cover

Cover for Hold it against me by Britney Spears

Hold it against me Review here

2011 is the year of the Diva, with Beyonce, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga all vying for our cash with new material. Lady gaga got the ball rolling earlier this week by revealing the cover of her new album Born this way and now Britney Spears follows by unveiling the cover art for her new single Hold it against me.

What's most exciting about this album are the reports that claim Britney Spears is dabbling in the UK underground genre of Dub-step. If this were to be true then this album could potentially rival that of her masterpiece, Blackout. Unfortunately the CD cover of Hold it against me doesn't reveal much about the angle or theme this as yet untitled album is taking.

Update 08 February 2011: Britney Spear's new
album cover for "Femme Fatale"

Merry Christmas Everyone: Silent Night Diva sing off

Merry Christamas y'all! To celebrate both the Holiday season and the excuse it gives me to listen to Christmas music without looking like a total nutter here is a collection of some of my Favourite Diva's singing the classic carol ,Silent Night.

The styles Range from country- Faith Hills and Taylor Swift- to gospel- Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin- to pop- Beyonce and Britney Spears-and finally the traditional interpretation-  Celine Dion and Annie Lennox.

So get those song words printed and prepare for some Christmas carolling after the jump! 

Britney Spears: Silent Night


Mariah Carey: Silent Night



Taylor Swift: Silent Night



Beyonce: Silent Night



Annie Lennox: Silent Night



Faith Hill: Silent Night


Aretha Franklin: Silent Night


Celine Dion: Silent Night

Britney Spears- Vocal Profile/ Range

Britney Spears

Vocal Type: Contralto
Vocal Range: 3 octaves  (C#3- C#6)
Vocal Pluses: Can sing in tune and has an instantly recognisable recording voice.Her real strength lies in her mid to low range, as it's where her voice finds its most pleasant timbre.
Vocal Negatives: Voice becomes nasal as it ascends the chest register, thinning and gaining an unpleasant twang to it.

(will not be including the exclamations)