Morning Ear Candy: Musiq Soulchild 'So Beautiful'

"When you're not here

You don’t know how much I miss you

The whole time on my mind

Is how much I'm gonna get to make

You feel so good like you know I could

Tell me if you

Feel the same way"

Anthony Hamilton prepares to headline National Tour

The oh so soulful Grammy Award winning singer Anthony Hamilton is set to headline the "Playin It Cool" National tour, kicking off this May.

The tour, that will also feature appearances from Chrisette Michele and Musiq Soulchild (I must contain my excitement!), will start off in Houston, Texas and wind down in Charlotte, North Carolina. The tour is a continuation of last year's successful "Playin' It Cool" dates.

Here are the dates,

May 28 Houston, -TX Reliant Arena
May 29 Dallas, TX -Nokia Live Grand Prairie
May 30 Southaven, MS- DeSoto Center
May 31 St Louis, MO -Fox Theatre
June 4 Los Angeles, CA -Nokia Live Theatre
June 6 Oakland, CA -Paramount Theatre
June 11 Columbus, OH -Palace Theatre
June 12 Detroit, MI -Opera House
June 13 Chicago, IL -Arie Crown Theatre
June 16 Newark, NJ -New Jersey Performing Arts
June 18 New York, NY- WaMu Theatre at Madison Square
Garden
June 19 Washington, D.C. -DAR Constitution Hall
June 21 Baltimore, MD- Pier Six Pavilion
June 25 Atlanta, GA- Fox Theatre
June 26 Augusta, GA -Bell Auditorium
June 27 Birmingham, AL -BJCC Concert Hall
June 28 Charlotte, NC -Ovens Auditorium

*All dates are subject to change.

To keep up to date on tour information, visit playinitcooltour.blogspot.com.

M.Y. Song Of The Week: Musiq Soulchild-Buddy

This weeks song of the week is courtesy of Grammy Award winner Musiq Soulchild with his song "Buddy". I was so captivated by the sampling of De La Soul's song (which was sampled from another) with the same title, that I always forget what it actually means.

b.u.d.d.y. - Musiq Soulchild - MusiQ

"Buddy" is a must have in every one's iPod.

Musiq surprised me with this song when it first came out. I think a lot of music fans put him in the "lovey dovey" crooner category when it came to music making and would never picture him singing on a Hip Hop beat with so much soul and bounce. But he did, and the finish product can still be enjoyed the same today like it just hit the air waves.

M.Y. Sunday Kind Of Love: Musiq Soulchild-Don't Change

Today's Sunday Kind Of Love is brought to you by Musiq Soulchild with his song "Don't Change".

This song speaks for itself so I won't go on and on about it. I will say that love is truly unconditional and to truly know if that person you say you care about the most is the one for you, ask yourself this; will you love them 30 years from now when they will look totally different from today? And will you love them just as much to take care of them when they are sick?

That is what love is, unconditional.

Happy Sunday!

Video: Musiq Soulchild-Sobeautiful

I adore this song. Here is a video from Musiq Soulchild for his song "Sobeautiful" off of his album OnMyRadio in stores now. If you don't have this album I recommend that you pick up a copy because it is well worth the cash, trust.

The video is simple and to the point, typical Musiq Soulchild style. I really dig this song, it has a sweet R&B sound that you can listen to practically everywhere anytime.

I appreciate Musiq for his continuous and consistent creative contribution (4 C's) to R&B. He is one of the artists keeping the genre alive with songs that connect with the listening audience, that is relevant to the times, and that speak the truth.

I give this video a yummy A for love in black and white.

M.Y. Sunday Kind Of Love: Musiq Soulchild-Love

I absolutely adore this song. No matter how many times I hear it I still feel that same beautiful feeling I felt the very first time I heard it.

You know a song is good when you need to close your eyes to get deep into it. The title, the lyrics, the melody, and Musiq Soulchild's voice is so perfect and falls into place like a well fitted puzzle piece.

Thank you so much Musiq for this song and I mean that from the bottom of my heart, and that's real.

Video: India Arie ft. Musiq Soulchild-Chocolate High

mmmm I just love this song and these artists! Here is the new video for India Aire's song "Chocolate High" featuring the oh so soulful Musiq Soulchild. The song is off of India's up coming album Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics.

The video is very simple and has a little humor to it. Plus, it combines my two favorite things...

For one it mentions...

Yea I know you liking that right there :-)...

And secondly, I've always wanted these two to do a song together. Their voices separately are so amazing and together they are phenomenal. What a treat!

I give this video a yummy B+ for providing sweet music to my ears, India is back!

Album Spotlight: Musiq Soulchild

Musiq's album is nothing short of amazing. I've been blasting it for the past few days and I am in love with it so I thought it would be cool to post up the album on the blog for you all to have a listen too. Remember, you can listen to albums and songs for free on lala.com..gotta love the internet right?! :-)

onmyradio - Musiq Soulchild

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Song of the week: Musiq Soulchild "Love"

This song right here always takes me to a place where I literally am wrapped in its vibes. Musiq knew exactly what he was doing when he created this song and I believe it will always be a classic. No matter how many times I hear it-it always has the same effect on me.

Its more than just a love song its a feeling accompanied with a beat. It can apply to anything, friends, family or just with the word. I want everyone that listens to this song to just not hear it but to actually listen to the words. Musiq's new album "Onmyradio" hits stores tomorrow!

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Musiq Soulchild in concert

Musiq Soulchild's album "ONMYRADIO" will be released in stores next Tuesday 12/9 just in time for Christmas :-). To celebrate the release, Musiq will be headlining a show at the Apollo theater. Interested in going? Click here to get your tickets!

Show info:

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Time: 8:00 PM
Where: Apollo Theater, 253 West 125th Street
Between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd & Frederick Douglass Blvd.
New York, NY 10027

Here is one of the songs that will appear on the album. "If U Leave" ft. Mary J. Blige, is one of my favorite R&B songs on the radio right now. You can always depend on Musiq to put out music that we all can love.



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