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Interview: Fitz and the Tantrums

Jerry Nunn — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:50 +0000

The pop band Fitz and The Tantrums continue to dance to the beat of their own drum. Formed in 2008 by Michael Fitzpatrick, the band came together with mutual friends and a dream. Opening for Maroon 5 brought them lots of attention along with playing for music legend Daryl Hall in his home.

Their second album More Than Just a Dream was released last month and we sat down on the tour bus with singer Noelle Scaggs to learn more about them.

JN: (Jerry Nunn) Hi, Noelle. So tell me how the group came together. Did it happen fast?

NS: (Noelle Scaggs) It did actually. Fitz wrote a song called “Breakin’ the Chains of Love” for the band and tapped into something in his voice that he loved. He went to school with James King who was our saxophone player. He gave him a call to help him with his inspiration. It started with a Motown vibe so James came to help and Chris Seefried helped in developing the sound.

They created our first EP called Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1. They wanted to make a band together and James recommended me on vocals because they wanted a female singer. He brought along John Wicks as a drummer.

I decided to do the gig after hearing the EP and wanted to check out the vibe singing wise. I’m not really a backup singer and it is not really my thing. I wanted to help support and make it an easy transfer. It wound up working immediately. We stuck together. We did the show at the hotel cafe then did another one a couple of months later. The response was good so more things kept falling into our laps. Fitz decided to put out the EP and we got the artwork done. It was commitment on our part to do it. It made it easy because every show we did we were growing.

We were invited on our first promo tour with Flogging Molly then came another serendipitous moment with Adam Levine when he heard about us in a tattoo parlor in New York City. He tweeted about us and asked if we would go on tour with his band.

JN: It all happened within the first year?

NS: Yes, I gave up a job that paid money. It was hard. I didn’t know how long that I could do it. Fitz was running out of money also. The South By Southwest festival asked us to do four showcases so we did that.

JN: What year was that?

NS: Late 2009. During the show we started to notice record execs leaving the area so we thought it was over. When we did our last showcase everyone started talking about us. We were signed right after that. We went from doing clubs in LA to working with a really important support staff.

It seemed like every show that we did turned into something three months later. There were so many magical moments. The chemistry in this band only grew further.

Many outsiders can’t believe this band has only been together for four years. I had been with my former band for ten years before that.

JN: What was it called?

NS: It was called The Rebirth. We started to break here in the States right before I quit. It was very Earth, Wind & Fire meets Roy Ayers. It was a neo soul project. We put out an album in 2005 and traveled all over the world. I learned a lot from that experience. I met James because he played horns with us.

JN: Where are you from?

NS: I grew up in LA but was born in Colorado. We moved to LA when I was six. I have been in LA for a long time.

JN: Did you always sing?

NS: I have. It’s interesting I discovered singing when I was ten. I used to write down the lyrics of all the songs I was listening to. I was always interested in the writing process. I had a knack towards remembering the lyric and the cadence. The way an artist sang was always my thing. Even in high school when I was deciding whether to do this I wanted to be a writer for other people. I wanted to be the Diane Warren of music. I didn’t want to be the performer. I didn’t want to be on tour. I guess I got that from being the kid that sat in her room and listened to songs over and over.

JN: You share singing lead vocals with Fitz.

NS: Yes, in the beginning I was there to support Fitz on backup then as we slowly developed our live stage then it became a dynamic duo thing. We were doing what no other band had been doing when classic songs became more forward and commercial. We were the only female/male, black/white, crazy/passionate thing live. We really fueled from that. With time passing this new record brings more forth what we do live. It is definitely a parallel in a lot of duets. The writing process is he and I on the lyric part of it.

JN: You play percussion?

NS: I do. I play tambourine.

JN: I saw you perform at the after party for Lollapalooza at the Hard Rock.

NS: That was really fun. Even when we were so tired and the last thing we wanted to do. People don’t see that backdrop when you have done ten interviews that day doing three shows before the main show.

JN: How do you keep up the energy?

NS: I certainly don’t know where it comes from but certainly an energetic thing.

JN: “Out of My League” is a very high energy song. How did the new album come together?

NS: The entire writing process started with the last year of touring. It was touring for three years straight. Fitz and I basically took less than a week off and going directly into writing mode.

I didn’t want to do what we did on the last record. I didn’t want every single song to be about heartbreak and love. We didn’t need a part two to this. He wanted to expand on our sound and our vibe. We wanted to get out of the pigeonhole that we were in as a retro soul act. There are so many other mediums to the music. We wanted the ’80s British sound or the hip hop vibe.

We wanted our voices really coming together and the same thing that we have onstage. We wanted our songs translated how they sound live. The thing is we created the first album before we played anything live but this record we knew we could do live. We came to the forefront with it. We wanted to make it singable. We pushed the PBMs to 250 and up! It is a very up and hype kind of record but we still have that balance of what we started with.

There is an eighties sound with synthesizers and drum machines. We called in a producer called Tony Hoffer who is amazing to help us. We 40 songs but we paired them down on the new record. There were no limitations. We just tried to write songs and make them as strong as possible.

JN: I heard about a Budweiser show with Jay-Z. Beyonce is going to be there!

NS: It is funny to do these things because we felt the same way about Lollapalooza the first time that we got that. We couldn’t believe that Eminem performed after us.

It is a big bill for us but it is because we have played Coachella and do all of these things. We don’t get as nervous now.

JN: Are there any gay members in the group?

NS: No. There are some family members that are so we are very supportive in the equal rights movement, especially me being from the family that came from the ’60s. Still to this day there is so much racism everywhere. At the end of the day it is humanity and how human you want to be.

Fitz and The Tantrums just took over the Metro this week for their 30^th anniversary. Visit www.fitzandthetantrums.com for more on the group.

Fusion Radio Top 100 06-17-2013

Kyle Popek — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:01:17 +0000

Fusion Radio Jun-17-2013
Rank	Spins	Artist	Title
1	32	Audien Ft. Michael S	Leaving You (Radio Edit)
2	30	Tale & Dutch Feat. Adassa	Dancing Alone (Radio Mix)
3	30	Ferry Corsten Ft. Duane Harden	Love Will (Radio Edit)
4	29	John De Sohn	Dance Our Tears Away (Radio Edit)
5	29	David Guetta ft. Chris Brown	I Can Only Imagine (Radio Edit)
6	29	Emii	Time To Move On (Cutmore Radio Edit)
7	29	Ultra Nate	Everybody Loves The Night (Wawa Radio Edit)
8	29	Kelly Clarkson	People Like Us (Show & Tell Radio Edit)
9	29	Zoe Badwi	Torches (Sydney GLBT 2013 Mardi Gras Mix)
10	29	Mat Zo & Porter Robinson	Easy
11	29	Cahill & Kimberley Locke	Feel The Love (Cahill Radio Edit)
12	29	Style Of Eye & Tom Staar	After Dark (Radio Edit)
13	29	Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding	I Need Your Love (Radio Edit)
14	28	Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch	Sweet Nothing
15	28	Edvard Viber & Tiff Lacey	Is This Love (Radio Edit)
16	28	Tiesto Ft. Luciana	We Own The Night (Radio Edit)
17	28	Alexis Jordan	Acid Rain (Fusion Edit)
18	28	Anjulie	You & I
19	28	Avicii	X You (Radio Edit)
20	28	One Republic	If I Lose Myself (Alesso Remix)
21	28	Selena Gomez	Come And Get It (Cahill Radio Edit)
22	27	Stone & Van Linden Ft. Lyck	Into The Light
23	27	Mia Martina	Heartbreaker
24	27	Calvin Harris Ft. Ayah Marah	Thinking About You (Original Mix)
25	27	Guinevere	Fly Away (7th Heaven Radio Edit)
26	26	Christina Aguilera	Let There Be Love (Cutmore Radio Mix)
27	26	Dankann & Antillas Ft. Laurell	When You Love Someone (Radio Edit)
28	26	Florence & The Machine	Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Radio Edit)
29	25	Arty Ft. Chris James	Together We Are (Radio Edit)
30	25	Passion Pit	Carried Away (Tiesto Remix)
31	25	Kat Deluna	Stars (Chris Cox Radio Edit)
32	24	Cascada	Glorious (Video Edit)
33	24	Romy	Say It Again (Radio Edit)
34	23	Sebastian Ingrosso Tommy Trash & John Martin	Reload (Radio Mix)
35	22	Armin Van Buuren Ft. Trevor Guthrie	This Is What It Feels Like
36	21	Paul Rudd Ft. Amanda Wilson	Trust In Me (Radio Edit)
37	21	Taryn Manning & Valetto	Send Me Your Love (Radio Edit)
38	21	Duncan Morley	If Time Runs Out (Paul Oakenfold Radio Mix)
39	21	Anna Grace	Girls Like Dancing (Radio Edit)
40	20	Cherry Cherry Boom Boom	One And Only (Dave Aude’ Radio Edit)
41	20	Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams	Get Lucky (The Structure Edit)
42	19	Djs From Mars	Phat A** Drop (Fusion Radio’s Squeeky Clean Edit)
43	19	Dirty South & Alesso	City Of Dreams Ft. Ruben Haze (Radio Edit)
44	18	Havana Brown	You’ll Be Mine
45	18	Rita Ora	Radioactive
46	18	Nikki Williams	Glowing (Cazzette Radio Mix)
47	18	Rihanna Ft. David Guetta	Right Now (Radio Edit)
48	18	M3ox Ft. Heidrun	Beating Of My Heart (Matisse & Sadko Radio Edit)
49	17	Rihanna	Diamonds (Shahaf Moran Radio Edit)
50	17	Zedd Ft. Foxes	Clarity (Radio Edit)
51	17	Michael Mind Project	Antiheroes (Radio Edit)
52	17	Demi Lovato	Heart Attack (Alias Radio Edit)
53	17	Little Mix	How Ya Doin (Almighty Radio Edit)
54	17	Sharon Doorson	High On Your Love (Radio Edit)
55	17	Jimmy Carris Ft. Polina	Open Your Heart
56	16	Zedd Ft. Matthew Koma	Spectrum
57	16	Kerli	The Lucky Ones
58	16	Nervo & Hook N Sling	Reason (Radio Edit)
59	16	Antillas & Blinders Ft. Jenson	Top Of The World (Radio Edit)
60	16	Tom Swoon	Who We Are Ft. Miss Palmer (Radio Edit)
61	16	TooManyLeftHands Ft. Gattas	Survivor (Radio Edit)
62	16	Manufactured Superstars	Zombies In Love (Radio Edit)
63	16	Justin Michael	Her World Goes On (8th Note & Weekend Heroes Edit)
64	16	Jessica Sutta Ft. Kemal Golden	Again (Farley & Dickinson Circuit Edit)
65	16	Dzeko & Torres And Sarah Mc Leod	Hurricane
66	16	Paul Rudd Ft. Sam Calver	Wake The World Tonight (Radio Edit)
67	15	Madeon	The City (Radio Edit)
68	15	Alesso Ft. Matthew Koma	Years
69	15	Michael Woods Ft. Ester Dean	We’ve Only Just Begun (Radio Edit)
70	15	Nicky Romero & Nervo	Like Home (Radio Edit)
71	15	Wideboys	The Word (Radio Edit)
72	15	Kaskade & Swanky Tunes Ft. Lights	No One Knows Who We Are (Rune Rk Radio)
73	15	Maison & Dragen Ft. Jeremy Carr	Never Gonna Stop (Radio Edit)
74	15	Luciana	U Be The Bass (Radio Edit)
75	15	Cazzette	Weapon
76	14	Nervo	You’re Gonna Love Again
77	14	Lynn Larouge	Celebrate (Radio Edit)
78	14	AnnaGrace	Alive (Radio Edit)
79	14	Empire Of The Sun	Alive (Radio Edit)
80	13	Marc Van Linden Ft Amanda Wilson	Gotta Let You Go (Radio Mix)
81	13	Vicetone Ft. Jonny Rose	Stars
82	13	Michael Mind Project	Unbreakable (Jerome Radio Edit)
83	12	Wolfgang Gartner Ft. Medina	Overdose
84	11	Sandro Silva Ft. Jack Miz	Let Go Tonight (Radio Edit)
85	5	Richard Beynon Ft. Sam Olson	Mirrors (Radio Edit)
86	4	David Guetta Ft. Sia	She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) (Radio Edit)
87	4	Rokelle Ft. Dave Aud	Bullet (Radio Edit)
88	3	Elena	Disco Romancing (Video Edit)
89	3	Tim Berg Ft. Amanda Wilson	Seek Bromance (Aviciis Vocal Edit)
90	3	Medina	Addiction (Radio Edit)
91	3	Sunloverz Feat. Jamie Sparks	I Wanna Fly (Michael Mind Project Radio Mix)
92	3	Robyn	Dancing On My Own (Fred Falke Edit)
93	3	Taio Cruz	Dynamite (Mixin Marc Radio)
94	3	Adam Lambert	If I Had You (Morgan Page Radio Edit)
95	3	Lasgo	Sky High (Radio Edit)
96	3	Longo & Wainwright Featuring Craig Smart	One Life Stand (Radio Edit)
97	3	Mike Posner	Please Don’t Go
98	3	Will.i.am Ft. Britney Spears	Scream & Shout (Clean Radio Edit)
99	3	Dev ft.The Cataracs	Bass Down Low (P.O.Clean Edit)
100	3	Robyn	Hang With Me (Starsmith Remix Edit)

	Adds
	No Adds

	Picks
	Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky” (The Structure Edit)
	Rihanna Ft. David Guetta “Right Now” (Radio Edit)
	Selena Gomez “Come And Get It” (Cahill Radio Edit)

Cher To Perform At NYC Pride!

Fusion — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:47 +0000

Cher – Woman’s World

There was a giant “gay gasp” today as NYC Pride organizers unveiled that none other than Cher will be performing at New York City Pride this year. The gay icon and award winning musical legend is set to perform her hits during “dance on the pier” event by NYC Pride organizers.

NYC Pride has a tradition of attracting A-list musical acts such as Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and the late Whitney Houston and this year is no exception! “NYC Pride is thrilled to welcome Cher to the stage of this year’s Dance on the Pier” says Chris Frederick, managing director of NYC Pride. “Her performance will be one of the most memorable in the history of this world-class party.” (Queerty.com)

Cher has a new album scheduled for release in September. The first single off the album is titled “Woman’s World”, look for it on Fusion Radio! Be sure to follow Fusion Radio on instagram! as we travel to the big apple as part of Fusion Radio’s Pride Tour 2013!

Click here to purchase tickets for Dance on the pier now!

Armin Van Buuren Interview: “I Think When You’re Born A DJ, You’ll Die A DJ”

Fusion — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:14:42 +0000

I Think When you’re born a DJ
you’ll Die a DJ

Armin Van Buuren @ EDC Chicago 2013

Fusion radio had the pleasure of interviewing trance master Armin Van Buuren before his live set at EDC Chicago last month. Fusion Radio’s Kyle Popek mulled Armin on everything ranging from his family, producing, touring, the future of EDM and he even managed to squeeze in a couple of our listener questions.

For the record this has to be one of the hardest interviews we’ve ever had to do due to a couple reasons. For starters, All professional video equipment was banned from entering Joliet Speedway during EDC Chicago, therefore we had to rely on a old fashioned audio recorder for this interview. Furthermore our meeting with Armin Van Buuren proved to be a true challenge considering that neither us, Armin’s management, or most of the EDC staff could locate the media tent that we were supposed to meet in!

Armin and his team were swift to resolve this problem and were gracious enough to accept our interview in his personal trailer. However, there were technical consequences due to this. Armin’s trailer had a sizable entourage inside it which degraded the audio version of this interview. On the plus side, we were in the good company of Hardwell and Trevor Guthrie, the vocalist for Armin’s latest single “This is what it feels like”.

If you’d like to skip directly to the audio version scroll all the way down. If you do listen to the audio version – yes, I do (Manny) apologize for accidentally knocking over Hardwell’s neatly stacked pyramid of empty energy drink cans in the middle of the interview! (sorry about that).
Despite all the madness surrounding Armin during the interview, he managed to keep himself calm and collected — thank you Armin!

The Interview!

Kyle: I’m here at EDC Chicago with five time number one winner DJ magazine top 100 DJ Armin Van Vuuren. How does it feel to be the winner five times for the number one spot?

Armin: I have a little bit mixed feelings about the poll because it is comparing apples to oranges. How can you compare my sound to Carl Cox or John Digweed, it’s completely different music.
Having said that I guess I should be very thankful for the support from my fans. Let me tell you I’m a very happy man.

Kyle: You have a master’s degree in Law, you have a weekly radio show which has been going on for 12 years now. how do you do it?

Armin: I have to give credit to my team around me. I have a great team of people that I work with, I never go on tour alone. I was able to sleep from when I arrived in here Chicago until now because my people here are looking out for me. That for me is the best feeling. At home, I make a lot of agreements with my wife. I used to do like 200 gig’s a year and now I make a maximum of about 100 to 110. That way I can spend maximum quality time with my wife and daughter. We’re very spoiled in the DJ
lifestyle, we get to travel and get a taste of different cities.

Kyle: We’re obviously here at EDC in Chicago and with Tomorrowland coming to Atlanta later this year. Do you see Electronic Music Festivals getting bigger and bigger in the U.S. or do you think that this is just a fad?

Armin: A lot of people are talking about the boom of EDM right now. More young people are growing up listening to EDM rather than hip hop and daytime radio is picking up on EDM as well. This is a great thing but nobody can really predict the future. Nobody can really see where its going from here. There are its good sides and bad. The good side is that there is a lot of attention on EDM right now including the underground. However, the bad side is that big money and corporations are coming in. A lot of DJs are only getting one hour slots due to this and I think it’s very difficult to really do what you need to do with only a one hour time slot. Two hours should be a minimum. We have to focus on the positive’s of EDM right now, there are still people out there that think it’s all about the money or the drugs. People have to accept that EDM is a culture movement.

Kyle: Talk to us about your new album from what we understand it took some time to put that album out.

Armin: It really felt like homework sometimes but I had to finish the album. I had an idea about the album how I wanted to present it and what I wanted to make. The inspiration for the album was my life. I named it Intense because that is my life right now! It’s the rush hour of life as I like to call it. If you do a really really good set — people might remember it in a year. If you make a really good track, people might still remember it ten or twenty years. The result of a good track goes a lot longer than a good set.

Trevor Guthrie performs live with Armin Van Buuren

Kyle: What vocalist do you have in your radar that you would like to work with in the near future?

Armin: I have so many vocalists but I have to be honest with you. It’s not so much about the vocalist per se, I mean you can have a horrible voice but sing an amazing song and still make it work. For me it’s all about the song.

Kyle: What kind of sensation do you get when you’re Djing and you can hear the crowd over your own music?

Armin: That’s amazing this is the reason why I do it. To be sitting in a trailer here when it’s five degree’s outside and it’s pretty cold and you have to do a lot of things to get here in one piece and make sure that everything is sorted. You do that because get that kick when you’re on stage.

I think when you’re born a DJ you’ll die a DJ that’s just what it is. As soon as you experience that feeling on stage there’s nothing else you want to do in life. It has nothing to do with the fame, or the money you get, or the drugs you use or whatever. It has nothing to do with that! It has everything to do with “the kick”, I call it “the kick” …you get the kick onstage from the crowd…there’s no better feeling…it’s very addictive (laugh). Playing music for people, seeing them happy, you take them to a different world for a bit.

Listen to the detailed audio version below!

New Avicii! Fuse It or Lose It

Kyle Popek — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:17:30 +0000

A few months back I wrote a blog about Avicii’s performance at Ultra Music Festival. As a refresher I reported that Avicii was dealt some harsh criticism from his fans and EDM colleagues. A lot of people said that he “Sold Out” because he played Blue Grass, Country and incorporated a full band into his set. Now we all remember back in the early days of David Guetta’s career when he was also called a “Sell Out”. But in the long run he was able to “Sky Rocket” to fame as “America’s Favorite Dj”. I put that all into quotes because its really interesting to see who is more popular when they go on stage. None the less Avicii is releasing his new track called “Wake Me Up”, which features the vocals of American Soul singer, rapper and musician Aloe Blacc.

I pose this question to everyone who takes a listen to the music below. Has Avicii sold out? & Do you like his new track? Take a listen to the track posted below and please don’t forget to leave your vote below.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Marina and the Diamonds Live

Jerry Nunn — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:14:02 +0000

Marina and the Diamonds, which refers to her last name Diamandis she told me in a recent interview, returned once again to Chicago.

With only a couple of albums under her belt, Marina reached number two on the BBC Sound of 2010 coming in second to Ellie Goulding that year.

The pop songstress has been one to watch with strong dance music complete with unforgettable remixes.

The Riviera Theater on Broadway was packed full of young girls and gay fans many with little hearts decorated on their cheeks to emulate her.

Electra Heart has been a strong record for her and this was actually the third time she has toured with it to Chicago if you count opening for Coldplay.

The concert had been moved from the Vic Theater to The Riv because ticket sales were so strong and she needed more space in the place.

Comparing this headlining show to the Park West concert came very close including set with an apartment looking set and minimal costume changes. The fish were still biting so why change things?

Marina kicked things off with “Homewrecker” complete with her usually posing and strong vocals. Her quirky lyrics had everyone singing along with “Oh No!” and “Bubblegum Bitch” which might not be very age appropriate to some of the young tweens.

“I Am Not A Robot” has an unmistakeable charm to it as well as “Lies.”

She sat down at the keyboard for “Obsessions” and “Numb.”

The full band returned and “Radioactive” had everyone bouncing. A new track added some originality to the night with “EVOL.”

She brought out her robot dog to play onstage then had her greatest hits “Shampain” and “Hollywood” to the delight of her fans.

Her encore finished with “How to Be a Heartbreaker” that shook the balcony and those Glee fans knew every word thanks to being featured on the hit Fox television show.

A huge line gathered outside that wrapped down the sidewalk as Marina planned to do her usual walk to meet her minions but a thunderstorm caused a cancellation of the meet and greet that left some young girls crying in the rain.

Keep up with Marina at www.marinaandthediamonds.com to see when she returns to the Windy City with the unpredictable weather!

Kylie Drops New Video For Skirt

Fusion — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:03:13 +0000

The Australian Pop Senstation and Fusion Radio favorite, explodes in a new video for her latest track “Skirt” The track is a peak of her new music as she works on her 12th studio album and first under Roc Nation. The track which has been considered to be synth-heavy and dubstep influenced has Kylie’s signature sounds with new twist. Time will tell if the twist will pay off, but for now it’s new Kylie and that’s all we care about.

“[The album will be] pop dance but with a few new flavors. Expect the unexpected! … Joining the Roc family has been an exciting whirlwind. I’ve had the opportunity to work with some producers who have been on my wish list for a number of years so it’s amazing! Roc Nation is such a dynamic company, combining many years of experience with a hungry young team. It makes for fireworks and I think that will be heard in the music.” – Kylie Minogue

New Music: “Right Now” Rihanna ft. David Guetta

Michelle Resendiz — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:54:06 +0000

Alright Fusionites we have another Fuse it or Lose it for you. Rihanna’s newest single features EDM’s king David Guetta. “Right Now” has some great beats mixed along with the vocals of Ri-Ri, this is definately a winning combination. You guys check it out what do you think?

What’s it gonna be guys? Do we love it, or hate it?

So far the album artwork has been released via her twitter “Right Now,” featuring David Guetta is off her latest album, Unpoloagetic. She tweeted the single artwork along with this… “#RIGHTNOW #BRANDNEW #SINGLECOVER #Unapologetic #SummerAnthem #NavyTakeOva”

Fusion Radio Top 100 06-10-2013

Kyle Popek — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:40:14 +0000

Fusion Radio Jun-12-2013
Rank	Spins	Artist	Title
1	34	Edvard Viber & Tiff Lacey	Is This Love (Radio Edit)
2	34	One Republic	If I Lose Myself (Alesso Remix)
3	33	Nikki Williams	Glowing (Cazzette Radio Mix)
4	32	Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch	Sweet Nothing
5	32	Rita Ora	Radioactive
6	32	Taryn Manning & Valetto	Send Me Your Love (Radio Edit)
7	32	David Guetta ft. Chris Brown	I Can Only Imagine (Radio Edit)
8	32	Kelly Clarkson	People Like Us (Show & Tell Radio Edit)
9	32	Ferry Corsten Ft. Duane Harden	Love Will (Radio Edit)
10	32	Style Of Eye & Tom Staar	After Dark (Radio Edit)
11	31	Paul Rudd Ft. Amanda Wilson	Trust In Me (Radio Edit)
12	31	Stone & Van Linden Ft. Lyck	Into The Light
13	31	Mia Martina	Heartbreaker
14	31	Tiesto Ft. Luciana	We Own The Night (Radio Edit)
15	31	Rihanna Ft. David Guetta	Right Now (Radio Edit)
16	31	Passion Pit	Carried Away (Tiesto Remix)
17	31	Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding	I Need Your Love (Radio Edit)
18	30	John De Sohn	Dance Our Tears Away (Radio Edit)
19	30	Audien Ft. Michael S	Leaving You (Radio Edit)
20	30	Anjulie	You & I
21	30	Ultra Nate	Everybody Loves The Night (Wawa Radio Edit)
22	30	Avicii	X You (Radio Edit)
23	30	Tale & Dutch Feat. Adassa	Dancing Alone (Radio Mix)
24	30	Dankann & Antillas Ft. Laurell	When You Love Someone (Radio Edit)
25	29	Alexis Jordan	Acid Rain (Fusion Edit)
26	29	Calvin Harris Ft. Ayah Marah	Thinking About You (Original Mix)
27	29	Emii	Time To Move On (Cutmore Radio Edit)
28	29	Mat Zo & Porter Robinson	Easy
29	29	Cahill & Kimberley Locke	Feel The Love (Cahill Radio Edit)
30	28	Cascada	Glorious (Video Edit)
31	28	Christina Aguilera	Let There Be Love (Cutmore Radio Mix)
32	28	Zoe Badwi	Torches (Sydney GLBT 2013 Mardi Gras Mix)
33	27	Guinevere	Fly Away (7th Heaven Radio Edit)
34	19	Madeon	The City (Radio Edit)
35	19	Kerli	The Lucky Ones
36	19	Armin Van Buuren Ft. Trevor Guthrie	This Is What It Feels Like
37	19	Kat Deluna	Stars (Chris Cox Radio Edit)
38	19	Matthew Koma	One Night (Dave Aude Radio Edit)
39	18	Nervo	You’re Gonna Love Again
40	18	Jessica Sutta Ft. Kemal Golden	Again (Farley & Dickinson Circuit Edit)
41	18	Luciana	U Be The Bass (Radio Edit)
42	18	Florence & The Machine	Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Radio Edit)
43	18	Rokelle Ft. Dave Aud	Bullet (Radio Edit)
44	18	Empire Of The Sun	Alive (Radio Edit)
45	18	Anna Grace	Girls Like Dancing (Radio Edit)
46	17	Havana Brown	You’ll Be Mine
47	17	Wideboys	The Word (Radio Edit)
48	17	Demi Lovato	Heart Attack (Alias Radio Edit)
49	17	Sariah	Kill The Lights (Electro Radio Mix)
50	17	Maison & Dragen Ft. Jeremy Carr	Never Gonna Stop (Radio Edit)
51	17	Romy	Say It Again (Radio Edit)
52	17	Cazzette	Weapon
53	17	Dirty South & Alesso	City Of Dreams Ft. Ruben Haze (Radio Edit)
54	16	David Guetta Ft. Sia	She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) (Radio Edit)
55	16	Marc Van Linden Ft Amanda Wilson	Gotta Let You Go (Radio Mix)
56	16	Duncan Morley	If Time Runs Out (Paul Oakenfold Radio Mix)
57	16	Manufactured Superstars	Zombies In Love (Radio Edit)
58	15	Alesso Ft. Matthew Koma	Years
59	15	Nervo & Hook N Sling	Reason (Radio Edit)
60	15	Michael Woods Ft. Ester Dean	We’ve Only Just Begun (Radio Edit)
61	15	Zedd Ft. Foxes	Clarity (Radio Edit)
62	15	Nicky Romero & Nervo	Like Home (Radio Edit)
63	15	Michael Mind Project	Antiheroes (Radio Edit)
64	15	Antillas & Blinders Ft. Jenson	Top Of The World (Radio Edit)
65	15	Tom Swoon	Who We Are Ft. Miss Palmer (Radio Edit)
66	15	Djs From Mars	Phat A** Drop (Fusion Radio’s Squeeky Clean Edit)
67	15	Arty Ft. Chris James	Together We Are (Radio Edit)
68	15	Kaskade & Swanky Tunes Ft. Lights	No One Knows Who We Are (Rune Rk Radio)
69	15	Justin Michael	Her World Goes On (8th Note & Weekend Heroes Edit)
70	15	Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams	Get Lucky (The Structure Edit)
71	15	Jimmy Carris Ft. Polina	Open Your Heart
72	14	Rihanna	Diamonds (Shahaf Moran Radio Edit)
73	14	Lynn Larouge	Celebrate (Radio Edit)
74	14	AnnaGrace	Alive (Radio Edit)
75	14	Richard Beynon Ft. Sam Olson	Mirrors (Radio Edit)
76	14	Little Mix	How Ya Doin (Almighty Radio Edit)
77	14	M3ox Ft. Heidrun	Beating Of My Heart (Matisse & Sadko Radio Edit)
78	14	Vicetone Ft. Jonny Rose	Stars
79	14	Dzeko & Torres And Sarah Mc Leod	Hurricane
80	14	Sharon Doorson	High On Your Love (Radio Edit)
81	13	Cherry Cherry Boom Boom	One And Only (Dave Aude’ Radio Edit)
82	13	TooManyLeftHands Ft. Gattas	Survivor (Radio Edit)
83	13	Selena Gomez	Come And Get It (Cahill Radio Edit)
84	12	Zedd Ft. Matthew Koma	Spectrum
85	12	Sandro Silva Ft. Jack Miz	Let Go Tonight (Radio Edit)
86	12	Sebastian Ingrosso Tommy Trash & John Martin	Reload (Radio Mix)
87	12	Paul Rudd Ft. Sam Calver	Wake The World Tonight (Radio Edit)
88	4	Lana Del Rey	Summertime (Reich Bleich Radio Edit)
89	3	Zoe Badwi	Free Fallin’ (Radio Edit)
90	3	Tale & Dutch Vs. Adassa	Little White Lies (Tale & Dutch Airplay Edit)
91	3	Cher	You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me (Almighty Radio Edit)
92	3	Cedric Gervais Starring Mya	Love Is The Answer (Radio Edit)
93	3	Swedish House Mafia Vs. Tinie Temp	Miami 2 Ibiza (Clean Radio Edit)
94	3	Daniela	You & I (Radio Edit)
95	3	Spencer & Hill & Nadia Ali	Believe It (Radio Mix)
96	3	Lily Allen	Fear (Wideboy Prime Time Radio Edit)
97	3	Wanted	Chasing The Sun
98	3	Demi Lovato	Give Your Heart A Break (The Alias Radio Edit)
99	3	Kylie Minogue	Timebomb
100	3	Alex Gaudino ft. Kelly Rowland	What A Feeling (Radio Edit)

	Adds
	Wolfgang Gartnet Ft. Medina “Overdose”
	Michael Mind Project “Unbreakable” (Jerome Radio Edit)
	Che’Nelle “Happening Again” (Radio Edit)

	Picks
	Mat Zo & Porter Robinson “Easy”
	Kelly Clarkson “People Like Us” (Show & Tell Radio Edit)
	Style Of Eye & Tom Staar “After Dark” (Radio Edit)

Ke$ha and Pitbull Make an Odd Couple Live

Jerry Nunn — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:22:17 +0000

Pop superstars Ke$ha and Pitbull are an odd duo to go on tour together but somehow the fans mixed and mingled without a rumble.

Ke$ha brought the glitter and the gays with many young teens thrown in for good measure to scream and paint their faces. Many continued the trend from the eighties to dress like the artist while attending a concert. The parents must have been missing when some of these scantily clad kids left the house that evening of June 9.

The Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park provided the perfect location for the early summer concert with only light sprinkles on the lawn attendees at the end of the night when Pitbull rapped on Marc Anthony’s “Rain Over Me.”

Ke$ha began the summer evening with “Warrior” and she seemed ready to fight with glitter bombs. She sang current single “Crazy Kids” then launched into her hits “We R Who We R” and “Blow.” She did a little costume changing and swung on the monkey bars posing all over the place. Her drag queen back up dancer couldn’t get her jacket on correctly so she tossed it on the floor. There were many messy moments like that one where she rolled on the stage or sprayed whip cream into the audience. She had fun with new songs like “Gold Trans Am” and “Dirty Love” but sometimes looked bored. That may be just part of the act or staying up late the night before partying.

During a break between songs Ke$ha described once visiting a “tranny bar” where everyone was naked by the end of the night before belting her spunky tune “Take It Off.” Big K should be careful about using the T word with her huge LGBT demographic listening close by. She’s already in trouble with Sandy Hook and songs like “Machine Gun Love” and “Die Young.”

Although she is not the most cautious performer being unpolished seems part of her charm.

Speaking of charm, before “C’mon” she stated, “It’s a song about being fucked up and falling in love.” Isn’t that sweet?

“Your Love is My Drug” and “Tik Tok” were favorites from the crowd judging by reactions and she breezed through them.

The title track of her reality show “Crazy Beautiful Life” was no where to be heard, maybe in August when the Warrior Tour comes back to the Midwest.

In between sets remixers Jump Smokers took over with a version of Adele’s “Someone Like You” that kept the party going. Speaking of which “Don’t Stop the Party” with Pitbull has done well for them and they were proud say Chicago is the Smokers’ hometown.

Pit finally arrived a little later than scheduled but not on Rihanna’s clock luckily.

He may be the hottest man in show business with his classic black suit and gyrating hips making him the Cuban Elvis. He even made a comment about his suit wearing style to all the haters.

Pitbull basically has created one long megamix with all of his tracks molded together at a nonstop pace for concert goers.

Videos played of the multiple artists he has worked with over the years from Shakira, and JLO to The Wanted.

Some songs were woven in that were hand picked by the Latin rapper such as Icona Pop’s “I Love It” and Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”

Mr. Worldwide noticed all the flags being waved in the air by the fans and gave shout outs to all the local Latinos where Mexicans outnumbered the other countries with their cheers. He kept to his Miami roots with “Echa pa’lla” and a tossed in Spanish phrases along the way.

He wasn’t scared to name drop and use those talented friends during the little over an hour set like Ne-Yo, Christina Aguilera, and Enrique Iglesias.

While this wasn’t the livest concert this venue has seen it was certainly lively and the teens dancing in the pavilion didn’t seem to care about vocals, it was more about being entertained.

Maybe after this tour this dynamic duo will make a hit together but until then this party won’t stop!