Sade is back!!! I was under the impression she was never coming out of the hills of Jamaica.

Her new single ”Soldier of Love”   from her new album of the same name is the first time the singer has released a new video in eight years. I like the imagery of the video – minus the cowgirl moment with the lasso however.  Just a month after its release, Soldier of Love is making its way to the top of the jazz and R&B charts. The record is the band’s first release since 2000’s Lovers Rock and will definitely be in rotation at CANVAS regardless, (for old times sake).

While the death or life of hip-hop is debated back and forth artist like Jay-z keep on making great music. Who would have thought that one of the hottest songs/albums of the year would have been recorded by a 40 year old rapper. Empire State of Mind tells the truth about New York, and if you have lived there for any amount of time you would understand. I read that Jay received the key to New York as a result of this song. Funny Jay-z  story - I wento his record release party for his first album in New York and he was wearing slacks and a beige mock turtleneck. Alicia Keys is the cherry on this sundae and cannot be forgotten when speaking of this record.

Believe it or not I have always liked Green Day. I was not in on the first album but I was in there by Dookie. I have heard them perform 21 Guns on several shows this year and have loved it everytime – so I am posting it and hopefully Jac and I will get a chance to catch the broadway show on a trip to NYC. Winners of the Best Rock Album 2010 Grammy Awards – Green Day.

Green Day’s massive 2004 opus ‘American Idiot’ album was brought to life in theater form in California, and starting this March, the musical with the same name and storyline as their classic album will bring its punk bravado to New York’s Brodway scene. Spinner is proudly to premiering a video featuring Green Day themselves — Billy Joe, Mike and Tre — rocking in all their glory with the cast of the ‘American Idiot’ musical and with Billie Armstrong as a producer onthis project as well.