Outstanding CD Release: Jordin Sparks - Battefield

Jordin Sparks' sophomore release Battefield sets her apart from the American Idol studio treatment she had on her first album and provides a pack of R&B/pop tunes from today's major hitmakers. From teaming up with Ryan Tedder to T-Pain, Battefield showcases a big bag of products that are stellar in writing, producing, and the amazing stylings of Sparks' voice. The album starts of very upbeat with the thumpy, empowering "Walking on Snow", telling a boy that everything he does is pointless from now on. The title track "Battlefield" is one of the best ballads on this joint, starting off a tad bit slow, but by the mid-section, Sparks picks it up with a lot screams and vocal layers. Other stand out tracks are "S.O.S. (Let the Music Play)", "It Takes More", and "Emergency (911)".

This is definitely worth the buy. Her best material to date and she's just getting started FOR REAL! Jordin isn't playing. Battefield is in stores now!

Outstanding Album Release of the Week

If you guys fell in love with the song "Birthday Sex", then you're in for a treat if you purchase Jeremih's debut album. The dude can actually sing for real. "Birthday Sex" does his vocals no justice, although it's a major hit.

Jeremih, which was released yesterday, is packed with songs telling stories from sex, to love, break up and make ups, to clubbing. There are no fillers on this album. Every song is radio friendly and each track has something different to offer. Some of the tracks that stand out to me are "Raindrops", "Runway", and "Starting All Over". His next single will be "Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)".

I highly recommend that you guys get this album. It's one of the most enjoyable R&B albums of this year and I'm sure it will stay in a lot of people's CD players from the first time they hear.