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Tracks To be Thankful For This Season<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Jimmy Newsum<\/p>\n

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With so much negativity everywhere you look (and to be fair, there are plenty of problems in the world that need solving), it can be refreshing to indulge in some gratitude every now and then. So let\u2019s be thankful for some of the good things that happened this year. Among them, FX\u2019s Pose, the success of Love, Simon, the return of Will & Grace, the ouster of Roseanne from The Connors, and lots of new gay anthems. Here are the top tracks we\u2019re most thankful for this season.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWanna Be Me\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

PrettiBoiRoc<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s favorite twink returns with a nasty jam about self-empowerment and confidence. PrettiBoiRoq wrote \u201cWanna Be Me\u201d in response to comments he received after the music video for his previous single, \u201cYou Don\u2019t Own Me,\u201d went viral on the internet and the adorable little red head was body shamed for not looking like porn star Arad Winwin, featured in the video. The song isn\u2019t as pop infused as we\u2019re used to hearing from PrettiBoiRoq. It has a more trap sound to it that works. It allows him to flex a more traditional hip-hop beat. The song\u2019s music video is as bright and badass as the song.   It\u2019ll make ya want to pinch the little naughty boy\u2019s cheeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cKingdom: The MixTape\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Hernandez<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Pop to R&B, with influences of soul, no one song on the sexy American Idol\u2019s new album is the same. Many reflect on the heartbreaks and loss he has endured over the last decade since rising to fame from the show. The title track is a mid-tempo power ballad that soars with electric guitars, triumphant drums and a grand piano. \u201cBeautiful\u201d is a pop anthem while \u201cLast Supper\u201d and \u201cAnimal\u201d are beat driven dance numbers. Then there\u2019s \u201cBreak,\u201d an introspective mid-tempo song, where David opens up about his struggles with addiction. It\u2019s a powerful album where David proves he is an adept salesman of emotions, especially of matters of the heart and distance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTime Machine\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jack Tracy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest song from out actor\/musician is a call to action, urging liberals to stand together and fight the oppressive right. With an 80s Prince-inspired militaristic beat, it stands apart from most anything else playing on today\u2019s dance floors and that, along with it\u2019s smart lyrics, is what it makes it special. The music video is a nod to Janet Jackson\u2019s \u201cRhythm Nation,\u201d shot in black-and-white and featuring many of the same iconic dance moves from the 1989 hit.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDrama Queen\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kfir<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first single off of Kfir\u2019s Free Delivery EP is catchy, funky and almost a futuristic throwback to the disco era. In addition to it being sung by a dreamy singer who makes his dance floor debut directly from the stages of Broadway, what makes the track stand apart from mainstream releases is it\u2019s biting attitude that seems to take a page from queen of soul Aretha Franklin by unabashedly pointing a critical finger at people who fail to pay proper respect. It doesn\u2019t get more NYC than this.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSelf Control\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kendra Erika<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kendra Erika\u2019s latest single release pays homage to her musical hero, Laura Branigan on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the deceased icon\u2019s 80\u2019s dance hit, \u201cSelf Control.\u201d The song has become one of the defining songs of the 1980s and has received a number of recorded remakes over the years. Notable covers include Ricky Martin\u2019s in 1993 and a hit dance remake by Branigan herself in 2004, the same year of her death from an undiagnosed cerebral aneurysm. Kendra Erika\u2019s version, produced by Grammy Award winning producer Damon Sharpe, adds a futuristic new age spin to the dance classic. Its remix package includes exclusive productions by Ralphi Rosario, Moto Blanco, and Dirty Werk.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m in Love with You\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two-time Grammy nominated dance producer Tony Moran and Out Music Award winner Jason Walker are together again in a brand new euphoric dance anthem. It is the third #1 from the powerhouse duo whose previous tracks, \u201cSo Happy\u201d and \u201cSay Yes,\u201d also climbed to the top position on the Billboard club charts. Written by Tony Moran, Ryan Shaw and Mike Greenly and produced by Tony Moran, \u201cI\u2019m in Love with You\u201d is meant to be a bold declaration of the love we hold in our hearts for those who matter most to us and features another awe-inspiring vocal performance by Walker.<\/p>\n

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Tracks To be Thankful For This Season By Jimmy Newsum   With so much negativity everywhere you look (and to be fair, there are plenty of problems in the world that need solving), it can be refreshing to indulge in some gratitude every now and then. So let\u2019s be thankful for some of the good things that happened this year. Among them, FX\u2019s Pose, the success of Love, Simon, the return of Will & Grace, the ouster of Roseanne from The Connors, and lots of new gay anthems. Here are the top tracks we\u2019re most thankful for this season.   \u201cWanna Be Me\u201d PrettiBoiRoc Everyone\u2019s favorite twink returns with a nasty jam about self-empowerment and confidence. PrettiBoiRoq wrote \u201cWanna Be Me\u201d in response to comments he received after the music video for his previous single, \u201cYou Don\u2019t Own Me,\u201d went viral on the internet and the adorable little red head was body shamed for not looking like porn star Arad Winwin, featured in the video. The song isn\u2019t as pop infused as we\u2019re used to hearing from PrettiBoiRoq. It has a more trap sound to it that works. It allows him to flex a more traditional hip-hop beat. The song\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[735],"tags":[747,1931,1273,36,1929,1930,1932,56,1933],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1398,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions\/1398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thestandardps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}