Anastacia – Caught In the Middle

I know what you’re thinking “Where has she been?” The thing is she has been around, but unfortunately none of her latter releases had as big of an impact as her hits ‘Left outside Alone’, ‘I’m Outta Love’, ‘Sick and Tired’ and ‘One Day In Your Life’. Her last ‘original’ album ‘Resurrection’ was released in 2014, and in 2015 she released an ‘Ultimate Collection’ album. Six of her studio albums did end up on the Top 10 of the UK Albums charts, with only her self-titled album ‘Anastacia’ making it to position number one.

Nonetheless, she’s back, and this time, I can positively say that it’s going to be a return as the Anastacia we all used to know and love. With her new power hit ‘Caught in the Middle’ things can only go up from here. The song explores the idea of being caught between your head and your heart when it comes to relationships and Anastacia declares that things have to change. Her seventh studio album ‘Evolution’ is expected to be released in September 2017. 

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Kesha – Learn To Let Go

The past few years have been tough for Tik-Tok singer, Kesha, previously spelled as Ke$ha. From career troubles to rehab to lawsuits, Kesha has had it rough. But that didn’t stop her from writing songs for her third studio album ‘Rainbow’ (to be released in August 2017). In 2016, Kesha marked her first high-profile public performance alongside Zedd’s 2016 Coachella Festival act, to perform ‘True Colors’, a track from Zedd’s second studio album, since her ongoing legal battles.

Her lead single off her third studio album ‘Praying’ reached a total of almost twenty-five million views on YouTube to date. A powerful, deep, and touching single that really has the potential to get you emotional. Completely in contrast with what we are used to from the artist. However, ‘Learn to Let Go’ is much more upbeat and motivational that could get you filled with positivity every day stating that your happy ending is up to nobody else, but you.

James Blunt – Time Of Our Lives

With only two official singles released thus far – ‘Love Me Better’ and ‘Bartender’ – of his fifth studio album ‘The Afterlove’, this might be the third anticipated single off the album that has been released on the 27th of July. I do not have much info to share with you just yet (but will definitely update in the near future), but what I can definitely share with you at this point is the song itself. The first two singles definitely wasn’t any disappointment, and ‘Times Of Our Lives’ isn’t anything close to a disappointment.

Mick Jagger – Gotta Get a Grip

Imagine waking up on a Monday morning, longing for something to get you in the mood and get you ready for the week ahead. For most of us, nothing works better than a good song to get you into that mood and singing along using your hairbrush as the mic. Well, this song is just that. You didn’t expect that it would be Mick Jagger though, right? If you are a Rolling Stones fan, or love a bit of rock now and then, this song will definitely tickle your fancy.

The song was released on the 27th of July, one day after the singer turned 74. The song was written in April 2017 as a response to what he calls ‘the confusion and frustration with the times we live in’. The song was released the same day Mick Jagger made the statement, where the song describes anxiety and the unknowability of changing political situations. I’m sure that we all can relate to the meaning of the song, and still enjoy listening to it at the same time.

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