Cee Lo releases amazing new single

Last week Cee Lo Green released his first single off of his fourth album. The song is a duet with Lauriana Mae. The album has no title or release date but if it's anything like his previous album, we're in for a great album.
The sunny, soulful "Only You" is a fun, uplifting song that is a duet between Green and Mae. The song is about a couple and how only they can make the other one feel good when things get bad. This is easily the best R&B song of the year. Cee Lo is known for writing hits for Pussycat Dolls, Kelis and Lil' Kim but he's also known for being the frontman of the amazing band Gnarles Barkley as well as having solo hits like 2010's "Fuck You."
The music for the song is fun and makes you want to move while the lyrics cause smiles for a two mile radius. It's good to hear Cee Lo write a positive song after the huge success of "Fuck You" which was a little angry despite being a fun song.
The single is an excellent choice for a first single and hopefully it will bring him even greater success. Cee Lo took a season off of judging The Voice so we can expect more new music soon. The album is expected sometime this year.

Nicki Minaj's "Marilyn Monroe" vs. Fefe Dobson's "Stuttering"

Nicki Minaj released her amazing sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman's Revenge,  at the beginning of the month and one of the greatest songs on it was "Marilyn Monroe," a Rihanna inspired R&B song pleading with her lover to take her as she is. "If you can't handle my worst, you ain't gettin' my best. Is this how Marilyn Monroe felt?" Minaj croons over the soulful, rock tinged track. The song shows a different side of the rapper that has only been seen in a few songs on her debut album, Pink Friday.
Upon first listen it becomes apparent that the melody and instrumentals were ripped from Fefe Dobson's 2010 single "Stuttering" off of her second album Joy. Both songs have practically the same piano intro in addition to similar guitars and even the same melody. This is not either singer's fault, both singers wrote their respective songs, but both songs are produced and co written by J.R. Rotem. Rotem has worked with many musicians including Lil' Kim, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. While most pop singers write their own songs, they are more often than not working with co writters and producers. Despite this, both songs are fantastic, "Marilyn Monroe" is by far one of the best songs off of her album and of the year. Below are videos for each song.