Playlist of the Week
In Portrait Magazine's Playlist of the Week section we bring you a new collection of songs to download and add to your MP3 player each week. Some are songs you know and love and some you've probably never heard but are bound to enjoy. Some playlists center on a word theme, others on an idea, some are soundtracks and some even revolve around characters or relationships from your favorite TV shows and films. Love discovering awesome new music daily? This is the page for you!
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'Playlist of the Week' is updated each Sunday (Saturday US time)
Katy Perry and Snoop Dog - California Gurls
California is the land of eternal sunshine, or at least, that's what those of us who
don't live there believe, so what could be better for summer than a song about girls
who spend their time enjoying the sun on the beach? Not to mention it's got Katy's
usual tongue in cheek lyrics. You could travel the world, but nothing comes close to the Golden Coast...
Read the full lyrics here.
The Graham Norton Show Performance
Selena Gomez and the Scene - Round and Round
I didn't really like the first album put out by Selena and her band, but if this
song is any indication of where the next album is going, I'm on board. The song is
catchy with a fun sound. And the music video with Selena as a spy? Love it. Well you're gonna miss me 'cause I'm getting dizzy goin' round and round...
Read the full lyrics here.
Official Music Video
B.O.B featuring Haley Williams - Airplanes
One of the slower songs on my playlist, because you have to wind down every once in
a while. I love the way Haley Williams sounds on this song, and this is really a
song I can listen to over and over and never get sick of, which doesn't usually
happen for me when so many of the lyrics are rapped. Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars? Cause I
could really use a wish right now...
Read the full lyrics here.
Official Music Video
Ke$ha - Your Love is My Drug
Ke$ha is another artist on here whose album I don't particularly love, but this song
lodges itself in my brain and has me tapping my feet to the beat all day. It's the
perfect fun summer song. What you got boy, is hard to find. I think about it all the time...
Read the full lyrics here.
The Today Show Performance
Miley Cyrus - Can't Be Tamed
Miley's latest single is anthemic in the same way that so many of Britney Spears'
songs were early in her career. It's fun, fast paced, and definite insurance that
she's going to go down in pop culture history. I wanna fly, I wanna drive, I wanna go. I wanna be a part of something I don't
know...
Read the full lyrics here.
Good Morning America Performance
Emily Osment - Let's Be Friends
This song is the first single released from Emily's upcoming album, and it's so
different from her EP. It's fun, more mature, and a dance track that could rival
Miley's Can't Be Tamed. It makes me really excited for her album (which should be
dropping at the end of summer, well, summer in my section of the world anyway.)
Hey, what's your name? I think I like you...
Read the full lyrics here.
Audio With Single Artwork
The Cast of Glee - To Sir, With Love
To be honest, this really makes my summer list because I miss Glee so much!
It such a sweet song, and the performance of it in the show embodies everything that
musicals should, so it's the song I'm listening to while I wait impatiently for the
new season to come along. The time has come for closing books, and long last looks must end...
Read the full lyrics here.
Show Performance
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The minimum number of songs for a playlist is seven (one for each day of the week). We realize sometimes you want a little more and sometimes you want an album length playlist so there is an option to include a total of 10 songs. Only 7 are required.
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