Justin Bieber

      Justin Bieber is someone who is definitely in the public eye. I have loved him since 2009, and nothing will change that. He has definitely done some stupid stuff that has made people think he is immature. Despite what he does or people say, I still support him. I do not support his decisions though. People and the media can't seem to get passed the fact that he isn't the same boy who sang "Baby". If someone has the chance, they will hate on him, but I can see where they are coming from because he gives them a reason to. Being a "Belieber" I love him and his music. He has matured musically in the past few years and he has finally put out HIS album. In December he released Journals, which he wrote entirely himself. It's a different sound for Justin and it is definitely more grown up. 

      This album features 18 songs that, as I previously said, Justin wrote himself. All of them are different, but most talk about his issues and feelings about his relationship and breakup with two year girlfriend, Selena Gomez. When the album released, it went straight to number one on the iTunes chart, even surpassing Beyoncé. Sadly his album didn't stay there for very long. The way I see it, is that the way he has been acting, has not made anyone even want to give his music a chance. People don't see that he actually does have talent, and loves music. 

     My favorite song on the album would definitely be Roller Coaster. The song talks about all of a sudden being in a bad spot in a relationship and eventually breaking up but wanting to be able to get back together. It gives insight to the way he may have felt In his breakup. I love the way the music is, the way the beat flows it feels like a roller coaster. Everything is electronic, to the fast up tempo beat, to the slow moving beat. The lyrics flow so well with the music, it seems effortless. This song shows the maturity Justin has in not only song writing but his voice itself. The album also features different artists, all being rappers and r&b artist. He worked with Big Sean, who he had worked with on his previous album Believe, Lil Wayne, R Kelly, Future and Chance the Rapper. Working with these artists has brought him more attention from different people who follow the artists who he collaborated with. His song with Chance the Rapper, Confident, was especially popular because it was released as a single. A lot of Chance the Rapper fans liked the song and the single did pretty well. My favorite collaborations would have to be Memphis and Backpack. Memphis features Big Sean and the song is a lot different than their previous song. It talks about seeing this girl and really wanting to pursue talking to her. Big Sean's rap has also matured since the As Long As You Love Me. The rap talks about wanting to take this girl home, and I dont think they just want to hang out.... The beat in this song in contagious, and is upbeat. Certain words are sunchronized with the beat and it matches perfectly from the "boom, boom, booms." and the way Justin says certain things. Backpack is definitley the most interesting song on the album. It talks about Justin finding an alien after he crashes in its UFO and keeping it in his backpack. It talks about becoming friends with the alien as well, I personally have never heard about a song where someone finds an alien and wants to become its friend. As Lil Wayne enters the song, he raps about being the alien but using Lil Wayne as a diguise. Towards the end, there is a guitar solo and it really adds to the song and I really wasnt expecting it. The way the guitar comes in is very strong and powerful, kind of showing the fight for the "alien" to stay and try and get through everything that is happening. As I think about the song, I kind of think of it as trying to protect someone from the outside world because its not always nice and warm, people can be harsh and cold. I also see it like Justin wanting to keep someone close to him that he trusts and doesnt want to lose them, as the lyrics say: 

"Before you came around I was in a rut

Didn't have a friend, didn't know what it was

You taught me how to dream and how to love

You're my best friend, please listen to me." 

I feel like these lyrics are important to Justin because in the position he's in, anyone could try and be his friend and if he finds a true friend or true love, he isnt going to want to let that go.  Overall, I really like all of the songs on this album, they help me understand him a little better. Considering that he named this record Journals, it has given me more of an insight to how he feels and I love that he can get that personal when he writes.

No matter if you are a Justin Bieber fan or not, you should give some of his songs off of his new album a try. Despite his behavior, he is very talented, not only in singing but guitar, drumming, and piano. He is very hard working and must be under an unimaginable amount of pressure. I will support him no matter what he goes through, but it would be really great if he got his stuff together. If he cleans up his act, he could gain more respect as a person and an artist. Just give it a shot, its different for him and you might end up liking it. Down below is the link to iTunes if you want to check out the album! 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/journals/id780021563

Magcon Part 2

Sunday was one of the best days of my life. I cant put into words how much fun it really was. It was definitley a great experience going. 

Magcon was so amazing, the boys were funny and interactive. The artists they had perform were also so good. They even sang some country songs that I sang along to, even though I cant stand listening to country music. The artists they had sing were Shields for Crowns, Willie Jones, Chase Goehring, Jacob Whiteides and Shawn Mendes. Willie and Chase were both on the XFactor, Willie making it to the top 15 in season two and Chase making it to the top 10 in season 3. Jacob and Shawn were my favorite. Jacob is Knoxville native, so it was pretty cool seeing someone from Tennessee perform in such a big event. He was really great, and was nice to everyone even when a lot of people didnt know who he was. Shawn is an official member of the Magcon family, but he is known for singing. He sang with Willie a mash-up of Cruise by Florida-Georgia Line and Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show. They both did a great job. The offical Magcon DJ is DJ Mahogany LOX, she is so nice and she played really good music. I was expecting her to play very mainstream pop music, but she played everything from rap to country. 

 

Saturday night I spent three and a half hours on a sign to possibly get me to win VIP tickets to meet all of the boys in Magcon. Those three and a half hours paid off, because I won to go on stage and dance to meet the boys. It was just a little dance competition, but everyone on stage got a VIP wristband. I was screaming and jumping up and down just to get noticed to be chosen to be brought up on stage. When the DJ pointed to me to come up, I didnt know how to control myself. I thought I was going to pass out. It was so fun, even though I made a fool of myself dancing on stage in front of everyone in the room and especially the boys, but I didnt care. I was getting to meet them and that was all that matters. I met a girl in the dance competition that got VIP with me and we became friends quickly. We talked about how we loved each of the boys and freaked out with each other when we met our favorite. By the end of the night we had gotten our pictures done and we had to say goodbye but I now have a new friend.

It took forever to meet all of the boys, about an hour and a half. I didnt really care how long it took though because I just knew I was going to meet all of them. I had made cards to give to some of them and they all laughed at them, which made me happy. My  favorite reaction was from Aaron Carpenter, he laughed and gave me a huge hug and told me he loved me. I was pretty much dead after he said that. They were really all so nice, but it was obvious they were tired. I know I waited in a line for 4 hours but they had to be around doing stuff for a lot longer than that, and for three days. I loved every second of meeting them, it was a dream come true. I dont even know if it happened, it doesnt seem real. I'm really sad that Magcon is over, I wish it could've never ended. I am really glad that I got the experience to go and meet them. I hope Magcon comes back sometime soon. Down below is a collage with all of my meet and greet pictures and a picture of my sign. :)

Magcon Part 1

So this weekend in Nashville is Magcon, which is a group of famous boys from vine and YouTube. Its not necessarily music, but there are music acts. I havent gone to Magcon yet, but I'm going on Sunday. I could only get general admission, so I am praying that I get chosen to move up to VIP. The Magcon line up consists of these boys; Cameron Dallas, Nash Grier, Matthew Espinosa, Carter Reynolds, Aaron Carpenter, Taylor Caniff, Jack Gilinsky, Jack Johnson, Shawn Mendes, Hayes Grier and Jacob Whitesides. I cant even explain how excited I am for Sunday.

This post is not about how much I can't wait for Magcon, but its about my adventures in downtown Nashville finding these boys. It all started on Thursday when some of the boys first arrived. Unfortunately my friends and my attempt to find them was unsuccessful. But yesterday we had a little luck. I go to school in downtown Nashville, and we get out at three o'clock, my friends and I were out of school by 3:01. We knew the hotel these boys were staying at, so whats the point of beating around the bush going somewhere else to find them? I don't think I have ever ran that fast before, and I couldnt  breather. I was pretty sure I was going to just drop to the ground and not get up. But no matter if I could breathe or not, my friends and I were getting to that hotel. 

We got to the boys hotel around 3:10 and there wasn't anyone around. The doors to the hotel were locked, literally no one could get in, not even guests. There were a few curious guest as to why there was about seven teenage girls just sitting waiting outside of their hotel. These guests had never heard or these boys or even the app vine. They were just oblivious to how lucky they were that they these ten boys were staying in their hotel. 

Soon after, I looked in the window and saw Matt Espinosa and Carter Reynolds. They waved to us and  smiled, but they couldn't come out. A few minutes later everyone was going crazy because Nash Grier came down to the window and took some silly pictures through the window. I was pretty starstruck,I didn't   know what to do. Nash had to leave but then Taylor Caniff came downstairs, but he wasn't allowed to come to the door. He is one of my favorites in the group, so  I was disappointed he couldn't   come to  the window. After a few minutes, there was a balcony inside and you could see about five of the boys waving and taking pictures of us. It was the best thing ever to me and my friends. Around 3:30, Matt came back down and was standing by the door and it's safe to say that we were freaking out. Then the security guard of the boys came out, and I was positive he was going to ask us to leave. But we got a little lucky, he told us that we would have to be calm, but Matt would come out. We all got in a line and Matt came out. Each of us got two or three pictures and I made a vine with him. It was amazing, I couldn't even handle myself.

Around 4:00, Aaron Carpenter and Hayes Grier came downstairs to the window. They couldn't come outside, but I got a picture with Aaron through the  glass, and I got a picture of Hayes. It was such a thrilling experience. Finding them, and meeting them, and at the time I didn't have a ticket, but I finally got it. So I'm for sure going, but meeting all of them might not happen. I really hope it does and then I could die happily. 

The last thing that happened was the police. The police came up to the sidewalk of the hotel telling us that if we didnt leave, that he would have to write us a citation because we were on private property and we werent guests. I was about to leave anyway so it didn't affect me, but now I know I cant stay on hotel property for long. 

I'm beyond excited for Sunday, it's going to be so fun and I will meet them all, I have to. Down below is a picture with Matt Espinosa and I, and me and Aaron Carpenter.  So part two of Magcon will be posted on Monday, after I go and DEFINITELY MEET THEM. I've got to be positive, or it wont happen. :)

Pure Heroine

After listening to Lorde's, Pure Heroine on Spotify for months, I finally went and bought the album. Her songs two songs, Royals and Team, are currently being played out on most pop stations. Yet, I still cant get enough of Lorde. The album has ten songs, and I like them all. My favorite song on the album would have to be 400 Lux. Something about this song reminds me of spending time with someone and just going around aimlessly, yet having a good time. As her lyrics say in the song, "We're never done with killing time
Can I kill it with you
'til the veins run red and blue?
We come around here all the time
Got a lot to not do
Lemme kill it with you."
It's just what I imagine to go along with the song.

When I first heard Lorde on the radio with her debut single, Royals, I immediately fell in love with the song. The beat and her lyrics kept me listening. No matter how many times its been played on the radio (too many times) I still like the song, even though I change the channel every time I hear it. The fact that Lorde has written most of her songs and produced them as well, is very interesting. The most intersting thing is that she is only 17. At the end of 2012, she released the Love Club EP that she had co-written and co-produced with Joel Little. The Love Club EP is just as good as her newest album.

Lorde's msic is some of my favorite, it just gets better. The first day that I purchased Pure Heroine, I tried to play it in the car and my mom refused because she was "sick of hearing Lorde" because of her  music always on the radio. Two days later, the album was playing in my room and my mom walked in and was nodding her head along to the music. Maybe she likes Lorde a little more than she thought...

So I will continue to play Pure Heroine until I get sick of it, but for now it will be on repeat.

Hello

Hello everyone!
My name is Rainna, and I'm 15 years old and I live in Music City, a.k.a Nashville. Every since I was little, I've been very open to all types of music. Now Im finally pursuing what I love about music. I created this blog, to share with the world what I'm listening to and who I like and who I don't like.

As I said before, I am open to all types of music, though I am not a big fan of country music. I guess that is kind of ironic because I live in the country music capital. Being a teenage girl, it might be no surprise that I love One Direction and Justin Bieber. I've been a fan of Justin Bieber since I was 11 years old. Nothing has changed. Despite my typical teenage music choice, I like a lot of bands as well. My current favorite artist is a long list, but I'm usually listening to any of these groups at any given time.

the Neighbourhood
the Arctic Monkeys
the 1975
5 Seeconds of Summer
Bastille
Green Day
Lana del Rey
Ed Sheeran
My Chemical Romance
blink 182

Ever since my first concert, at the age of 4 (Janet Jackson), I've always been interested in music. 11 years later, I have been to 55 concerts, eight of them in the last year. One being a rap concert, some being  country, some pop and plenty classic rock concerts. My mom has always encouraged me to go to as many concerts as possible. In 2006 she took me to see the Rolling Stones, I finally got to see Mick Jagger do what I call the "chicken" across the stage. I've seen Aerosmith twice, Kiss and Bon Jovi as well. My favorite rock show that I have been to was when I saw Van Halen with David Lee Roth. I had previously seen Van Halen with Sammy Hagar, but Sammy didn't compare.

I really have my mom to thank for my wide taste in music, she has always encouraged me to listen to what I like. My first true love with an album was when she bought me Green Day's American Idiot when I was in second grade. It might have been a controversial album to give to a 7 year old, but I didn't  understand everything they said, I just loved it. American Idiot is still my favorite album and Green Day is still my favorite band.

So that's just a little about me, but this blog isnt just about me. It's about music. I guess it is a lot about me because it's what I like, and what I don't like. But anyway, I just want to talk about concerts I'm going to, and what I''m listening to, or what my friends are listening to. Well I guess this is goodbye for now.