HEAR new music: Donnie Wahlberg featuring Aubrey O’Day - “I Got It” & Guy Sebastian and Jordin Sparks – “Art Of Love”

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It’s new music day again, readers! And today we see a New Kid go solo (sort of) and two Idols team up.
Donnie Wahlberg, New Kid On The Block and “star” of the Saw franchise, has released his first (sort of) solo single, 25 years into his music career – that’s if you don’t count “The Right Combination” his amazing 1990 duet with Japanese songbird Seiko.

Anyway, while NKOTB are on a “break” following their successful comeback album and tour (you know, the one they were set to bring to Australia before unceremoniously cancelling), Donnie has teamed up with always controversial former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O’Day (last seen on The ‘Brain trying to destroy Eddie Murphy’s musical legacy) for “I Got It”.

It’s not half bad, neither (it’s also not an update of NKOTB’s “You Got It (The Right Stuff)”), even if I can’t decide if the lyrics (“we can start a family/you can make the band with me” and name checks for Twitter and TMZ) are genius or appalling.

Let's go with genius. Hey, I can't stop listening to it.

Fellow New Kids Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood and Jordan Knight are all also working on new solo material, but I think we have learned that NKOTB’s strength is as a team, as opposed to a gaggle of self-indulgent solo nonsense (Jordan’s brilliant “Give It To You” not withstanding), so hopefully they get to recording a new group album soon (seriously, The Block was great).

Take a listen.


Guy Sebastian, the first ever Australian Idol, has followed up his recent No.1 “Like It Like That” with “Art Of Love”, a duet with American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and – cliché alert! – it has international hit written all over it.

While undoubtedly talented, Guy’s output has been a bit of a mixed bag in the past and has at times suffered from dodgy production and record company whims forcing him in directions that didn’t fit (Record company guy: "Hey Guy, how about you go ROCK?!"). Although it should be noted that while 2007’s covers record The Memphis Album was a typical record company money spinner, the production was brilliant and Guy’s interpretations – with Booker T. & The MG's no less – were spot-on.

That said, as far as R&B pop goes, “Art Of Love” is pretty much amazing.

Sorry readers, that sounded a bit reluctant.

What it should have said was: “Art Of Love” is AMAZING.

From the faux T-Pain “hey-ey” vocals to the soaring chorus, Guy and Jordin’s vocals work perfectly together and the US will have no choice but to jump on the Guy train if they know what’s good for ‘em.

Oh, and Guy’s new album Like It Like That came out yesterday, so do yourself a favour!


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