NEW MUSIC: PHONY PPL, "STATUES"

 Phony Ppl just dropped their newest video for "Statues" off their EP nothinG Special. The young crew are a hip-hop collective from Brooklyn, NY, on tour now with Erykah Badu and The Roots. Check the vid above, where they thrive in their stomping grounds off Nostrand Ave, and lead you to their symphonic show. -GB

NEW MUSIC: JADEN SMITH FEAT. KID CUDI, "HIGHER UP"

Jaden Smith is back once again with an answer to his critics, "Higher Up." Kid Cudi graces the track with the chorus as Jaden raps about being fly (recurring), yet misunderstood and ignored. Not sure where exactly this kid does not fit in, but that's a common superstar denominator. MSFT republic--feel free to pledge allegiance.--GB

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BONUS: Ariana Grande and Larry Lovestein (Mac Miller)--"Baby It's Cold Outside"- not bad for a rapper, Mac. Or Larry... 

What a doozy.

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1) Stevie Wonder-"One Little Christmas Tree"--had to end with the king...

Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays From Girl Blue Sees The Light!

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2) Zendee Rose Tenerefe (Philippines)-"Christmas All Over The World"--Broadway, watch out!

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 3) The Saturdays (UK)-"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"--but then, what would Christmas be? Hmmm...

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4) Pedro Capó (Puerto Rico)- "Navidad sin ti"-- Fill in the blank: "Navidad sin ti es...."

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5) Ricki-Lee Coulter (Australia)-"Oh Holy Night"--girl can belt.

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6) The Skins-"Deck The Halls"--Punks getting in the spirit...

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7) Mateo--"Xmas Time (Let It Snow)--More Mateo in your ear, spreading holiday cheer. This year.

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8) Louis Armstrong--"Christmas In New Orleans"- oldie but goodie.

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9) Leon Thomas III and Vali-"Palm Trees Or Mistletoe"--the winter gear is just for effect.

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10) New Edition- "It's Christmas All Over The World"-- throwback.

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11) Lauriana Mae, Grayson Sanders, and Jono, "Something In The Air"--this explains the Coke in the stocking.

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12) Jawan Harris, "By The Tree"-- Santa, grant his wish, or no cookies for you.

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13) Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"--no one does it better though...

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14) Superstar K3 Top 11 (South Korea)- "A Gift For You"--group hug.

MIXTAPE: LUKE JAMES, "WHISPERS IN THE DARK"

Let's face it, in December, many are on holiday, but the Grammy-Nominated Luke James is far from asleep, offering up a new mixtape called Whispers in the Dark. Call it an album if you wish, for the 11-track offering is seamless in delivery, mixed by Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica and mostly produced by Danja. What a way to shut the world down in 2012 (the Mayans would have something to say about this)...

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD LUKE JAMES' WHISPERS IN THE DARK

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15) Lloyd- "She's All I Want For Christmas"-- because once he got his two front teeth, he went on to request bigger things.

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16) Mateo- "This Xmas (Be My Baby)"-- ah, the winter cuff.

Propers--ThinkTank

NEW VIDEO: LUKE JAMES, "MAKE LOVE TO ME"

Luke James has had an awesome 2012, and can cap off a great year of progress with a Grammy Nomination for "Best R&B Performance" for "I Want You." To end the year with a bang--why not drop another sensual song for the ladies? This one's called "Make Love To Me," and Luke describes his initial aspirations for the clip as told to ESSENCE.com, "I want people to catch the party feeling; make it a fellowship of spiritual sensuality in the act of dance."

Directed by Frank Gaston, the clip features Stacy Barthe, Terry Ellis (En Vogue), Omari Hardwick, and Kelly Rowland. Watch above. 

Propers-Singersroom

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17) Lissie- "2000 Miles (Pretenders Cover)"--captures that spirit of the holidays.

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18) Karmin (& Coach)-"Sleigh Ride"--lol, "clogging my snuff," "ov," "candy cane crunchin'"...the Karmin language.

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19)Dragonette (Canada)-"Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message)"--Ouch. (sincerely, the bird that has been flipped, over, and over again).

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20) Dionne Bromfield (UK)--"I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus"-- on a side note, she hadn't seen dad in a while...

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21) Alphabeat (Denmark)-"X-mas (Let's Do It Again)"--Let's sing this in ugly Christmas sweaters. 

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22) Robin Thicke-"Merry Christmas Baby"--molten blue eyed soul to thaw out the fingers to the toes.

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23) Miss Karun, Camp Mulla (Kenya)-"O Holy Night"--placidly sweet.

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24) Ariana Grande-"All I Want For Christmas Is You"- Tea, honey, and lemon to the max.

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It's that time of year again! The Holiday Season! And GB has a present for you. Whether you are fully engrossed/doing the most this holiday, or you're a Scrooge, or somewhere in between, here's something that can put all of ya's in even brighter spirits!

GBSTL's Holiday Playlist!!

What fun would it be to have the soundtrack of the holidays be the boring old, "Let it Snow" or a horrible rendition of "12 Days Of Christmas (runs on 'A paaarrrrtttrrriddgee in a pear tree')?" Oh no. What if these holiday songs were actually, boom-worthy? (Oh yeah!)

Here is a countdown made especially for the eclectic. One fourth of each vintage, world, hipster, and hot. These are holiday songs from some of your favorite artists, and some of your faves from this blog. It's GB's part in shaking up the holidays. This is the "Holiday Song Bash 2.0 Countdown"...aka the sub-woofer holiday list. Let's start with a car-blaster.

25) CeeLo Green- "Run Rudolph Run"-- Rudolph=Funkster.