Nuff said…..

Alicia Keys has released her entire album (The Element of Freedom) to her Facebook fans…all 1,411,897 of them…before it hits stores on December 15th. Quite an innovative move! I just had a chance to listen to the entire album. She’s done it again. Beautiful ballads about what else? Love! Some of the standout tracks…”Love is Blind”, “Unthinkable”, “That’s How Strong My Love Is” (My fav!), and “How it Feels to Fly”. A very solid project from Ms. Keys.

We all know that music is the universal language. With that said, all of us have our favorite song, or in a lot of our cases…songs. We have a song for each one of our moods. I have a song that ‘picks me up’, if you will. This is such a great song on so many levels. It’s Troop’s “Spread My Wings”. The lyrics are so positive, the tempo is nice and upbeat, and when the video came out, we saw that the group could REALLY dance! So when I’m feelin’ a little out of sorts, just ONE of the songs I put on is “Spread My Wings”, because NOBODY is going to keep me from doing just that. Check it out….

I’m REALLY rooting for her! You be the judge….

I’m ALWAYS saying how great the Michael Jackson “Bad” Tour was, even though I never had the pleasure of seeing it live (I did see him on the “HIStory” tour….AMAZING!!). The dance moves were spot on, every song was sung LIVE and the energy was electrifying! Here’s a clip from the “Bad” tour (“Rock With You”)…FLAWLESS!! If you look closely, you’ll catch a glimpse of a young Cheryl Crow (on background vocals), who went on to become a big pop star in her own right some years later. R.I.P. MJ!