You might remember Keri Hilson from Timbaland's cameo-heavy Shock Value (2007). She sang some fierce-ass vocals on "The Way I Are" and definitely made an impression on my pop sensibilities. She finally releases her debut solo album, In a Perfect World and rather than being the lick-vocal artist tearing up the background, she has a slew of big names backing her up; Kanye (back to rapping for all you 808s haters), Keyshia, Ne-Yo and Timbaland (who produced the album) make appearances on the album Brandy should have released this year but missed the mark on with Human. With Perfect World she's set to make the move from background vocalist and songwriter-to-the-stars to front woman. I'm ready for a hot new pop album. If summer is on the way, I need something to drink gin to by the beach while my shoulders bounce. This might be it.

Download: Knock You Down (feat. Kanye West and Ne-Yo)

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A little Winter Mixed Tape for y'all. A collection of songs I'm loving - some old, some new, all receiving constant play in my world. Enjoy and check these artists out on iTunes.

1) Epilepsy is Dancing – Antony and the Johnsons
2) Went Walking – Bosque Brown
3) Tailor – Julie Doiron
4) Hold Time – M. Ward
5) Mykonos – Fleet Foxes
6) Paddy’s Gone – Antony and the Johnsons
7) Broken Chair – Jim Guthrie
8) He Doesn’t Know Why – Fleet Foxes
9) Another World – Antony and the Johnsons
10) Prescilla – Bat for Lashes
11) Aeon – Antony and the Johnsons
12) You Are Free – Cat Power
13) Streetlights – Kanye West
14) Oh My God – Gentleman Reg
15) Gossip in the Grain – Ray LaMontagne
16) Man Under the Sea – Patrick Watson
17) Oh Lonesome Me – M. Ward
18) Little Tornados – Aimee Mann
19) Call it Off – Tegan and Sara
20) Magpie to the Morning – Neko Case

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