New Adds For March!

So, the month of March has already gotten off to a great start with three new adds!

First up is the Jason Nevins remix of “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson. Next up is Intenso Project’s “Get It On.” That one was played in the mix the other night. And finally, there’s the DJ X remix of Mario’s “Let Me Love You.”

There had been speculation for some weeks as to which songs would be added next. And some of these were thought to be the next adds, and low and behold they have been added! Enjoy these new ones.

Toni Braxton Remix Album

Finally! Ms. Braxton's remixes are finally being issued in a complete album. Also, there are some unreleased mixes too. This article in Billboard Magazine summarizes this best.

Unreleased Cuts Bolster Braxton Remix Disc

Five previously unreleased tracks will be found on the upcoming Toni Braxton set "Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection," Billboard.com has learned. Due April 12 via LaFace/Legacy, the 11-track set features Braxton's four No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play tally: "Spanish Guitar," "Un-Break My Heart," "I Don't Want To" and "You're Makin' Me High/Let It Flow."

The unreleased versions comprise Joe Clausell's Main Mix of "Spanish Guitar," a club mix of "Hit the Freeway" by HQ2 (DJ duo Hex Hector and Mac Quayle), mixes of "He Wasn't Man Enough" by Peter Rauhofer and Junior Vasquez and a remix of "Maybe" that blends work by HQ2 and fellow DJ duo Dynamix.

Among the previously released tracks rounded up on the set are Frankie Knuckles' Franktidrama club mix of "Un-Break My Heart" and David Morales' Classic mix of "You're Makin' Me High."

Braxton released five studio albums for Arista before signing a new deal in 2003 with Blackground. The status of her first release as part of that pact is unknown.

Here is the track list for "Un-Break My Heart: The Remix Collection":

"Intro"
"Un-Break My Heart" (Soul Hex Anthem Vocal)
"Spanish Guitar" (HQ2 Club Mix)
"You're Makin' Me High" (David Morales Classic Mix)
"I Don't Want To" (Frankie Knuckles Franktified Club Mix)
"Hit the Freeway" (HQ2 Club Mix) Featuring Loon
"He Wasn't Man Enough" (Peter Rauhofer NYC Club Mix)
"He Wasn't Man Enough" (Junior Vasquez Marathon Mix)
"Maybe" (HQ2/Dynamix NYC Club Mix)
"Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles Franktidrama Club Mix)
"Spanish Guitar" (Joe Clausell Main Mix)

- Jonathan Cohen, NY

This week at Energy

• Overview
  For the third straight week, there hasn't been any new adds. The five adds for the month of February have made some gains in airplay, but hearing some more new ones would be great. The mixshows have featured some good new tracks as usual, but no new adds. The month of February is coming to an end and the month of March is about to start, so let's hope for some new adds.
  
  
• Some add suggestions
  Energy has added a good number of dance tracks this year, and they are slowly making their way up the playlist. There are still some songs that must be added simply because they are good and they could do well on the station. Here are some suggestions.
  
  Shapeshifters - Back To Basics
  This is the follow-up to the number one smash “Lola’s Theme.” This is a great piece of female vocal house. This doesn’t officially release until March on Positiva (UK). The promos have already been available for some time now, and the buzz surrounding this track has been deafening. A must-add.
  
  Mariah Carey - It’s Like That
  This is the first single off of La C’s forthcoming album The Emancipation Of Mimi. This one is slowly making its way up on the Billboard Hot 100 in its original mix. Remixes by long-time collaborator David Morales and Peter Rauhofer round out this release. Either of these mixes could bring Mariah some success in the clubs and on dance radio. Another must-add.
  
  Narcotic Thrust - When The Dawn Breaks
  This is one of few male-fronted vocal tracks that could really do well as the previous hit "I Like It" did just a while ago. This track has gotten a couple plays within the mixshows.
  
  Intenso Project - Get It On
  This one made its first appearance on the airwaves last Friday during the mix. This is a fun little track, also male-fronted that brings to mind some of Daft Punk's Discovery-era material. This has already made a splash on the other side of the Atlantic, let's see how it'll do here.
  
  Iio - Runaway
  In it's Ford Radio Mix, this track could do what "Rapture", "At The End", and "Smooth" did during the last couple of years. It's an amazing vocal track.
  
  Xscape - Wassup
  This is a full-on club track that has a total retro feel to it. It contains samples from "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and Debbie Deb's "When I Hear Music." This might be this year's "Move Your Body". Look out for this one. It's going to be huge during spring break.
  
  Erasure - Breathe
  This is an amazing track. Erasure has been on the music scene for many years now. In the LMC remix, this track is just simply great. The vocals, the synths, the beat. Need I say more?
  

Xscape - Wassup

This is the first song off of Xscape's next album. This song is really hot! It's a club oriented track in the version currently circulating. The version currently making the rounds contains samples from Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force's classic "Planet Rock." It's the beats and the bassline that are sampled. This track may be going the route that Nivea's "Don't Mess With My Man" did a couple of years ago. In the promoted version, the track contained sampled beats and bassline from Snoop Dogg's "B-Please". Then the original mix came out soon after. The remix went to be known as the Scorpion Mix.

Wild 94.9 has been playing this in their mixes lately. Let's hope Energy jumps on this one early.

Check out the song here. When the window opens, click Free. Then wait about 45 seconds and it will begin to download.

About.com's year end chart

Here is About.com's year end chart of the top 170 dance songs of 2004 as compiled by many of the top DJs in the U.S.

#	Artist	Title
1	Beyonce	Naughty Girl	Sony
2	Janet Jackson	All Night (Don't Stop)	Virgin
3	Britney Spears	Toxic	Jive
4	Motorcycle	As the Rush Comes	Ultra
5	Enrique Iglesias/Kelis	I'm Not In Love	Interscope
6	Kelis	Milkshake	StarTrak/Arista
7	Deborah Cox	Easy As Life	Hollywood
8	ShapeUK	Lola's Theme	Ultra
9	Widelife / Simone Denny	All Things	Capitol
10	Reina	If I Close My Eyes	Robbins
11	Rosabel feat Jeanie Tracie	Cha Cha Heels	Tommy Boy
12	Anastacia	Left Outside Alone	Sony
13	Sugababes	Hole in the Head	Interscope
14	Janet Jackson	Just A Little While	Virgin
15	Madonna	Love Profusion	Maverick
16	Armand Van Helden	Hear My Name	Tommy Boy
17	Debbie Holiday	Dive	Nebula9
18	George Michael	Flawless (Go To The City)	Sony
19	Nightcrawlers	Push The Feeling On	Tommy Boy Silver
20	Kevin Lyttle	Turn Me On	Atlantic
21	Milk & Sugar	Let The Sun Shine In	Radikal
22	David Morales	How Would U Feel	Def Mix
23	Debi Nova	One Rhythm	Reprise
24	Kylie Minogue	Slow	Capitol
25	No Doubt	It's My Life	Interscope
26	George Michael	Amazing	Sony
27	Basement Jaxx	Good Luck	Astralwerks
28	Alica Keys	Diary	J
29	Kevin Aviance	Give It Up	Robbins
30	Beyonce	Me Myself and I	Sony
31	Christina Milan	Dip It Low	Island/Def Jam
32	MissTeeQ	Scandalous	Warner Brothers
33	Dolce	Feels Good	Act 2
34	Rupaul	Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous	RuCo
35	Gaudino / Crystal Waters	Destination Unknown	Robbins
36	Kristine W	Save My Soul	Tommy Boy
37	Despina Vandi	Gia	Ultra
38	Goldfrapp	Strict Machine	Mute
39	Britney Spears	Everytime	Jive
40	Flexy	Mamasita	Casablanca
41	Jahkey / Satta	Heart Attack	Star 69
42	MissTeeQ	One Night Stand	Warner Brothers
43	Alyson	What’re You Gonna Do	AlysonGrooves
44	Benassi Bros / Sandy	Illusion	Waako/ZYX
45	Duran Duran	Sunrise	Epic
46	Tube & Berger	Straight Ahead	Artemis
47	Emma	Free Me	19 Recordings
48	Richard Humpty Vission	Never Let Me Down	System
49	Cherie	I’m Ready	Lava
50	Monica	Get It Off	J
51	Pink	God Is A DJ	Arista
52	Junior Jack	Stupidisco	Nettwerk
53	Annie Lennox	Wonderful	J
54	Blondie	Good Boys	Sanctuary
55	Dido	Sand in My Shoes	Arista
56	Junior Jack	Da Hype	Nettwerk
57	Solitaire	I Like Love	Robbins
58	Plummet	Cherish The Day	Big3
59	Angel City Feat. Lara McAllen	Love Me Right	Ultra
60	Maroon 5	This Love	J
61	Angie Stone	I Wanna Thank Ya	J
62	Royal Gigolos	California Dreamin	Ultra
63	Esthero	O G Bitch	Reprise
64	Michelle Branch	Breathe	Warner
65	Janet Jackson	Megamix	Virgin
66	Brandy	Talk About Our Love	Atlantic
67	Boogie Pimps	Somebody To Love	Ultra
68	Dido	Stoned	Arista
69	Utada	Devil Inside	Island/DefJam
70	Michael Buble	Sway	Reprise
71	Toy	Just Wanna Dance	Ja Tail
72	Kylie Minogue	Red Blooded Woman	Capitol
73	Madonna	Nothing Fails	Maverick
74	Murk	Time	Tommy Boy Silver
75	Marly	You Never Know	Robbins
76	Seal	Love’s Divine	Warner Brothers
77	Madison Park	Ocean Drive	Basic Lux
78	Frankie Knuckles	Bac N Da Day	Definity
79	Pat Hodges	Saving My Love	Frixion
80	Amber	You Move Me	JMCA
81	Hilary Duff	Come Clean	Hollywood
82	Candee Jay	If I Were You	Robbins
83	Mike Rizzo Presents Allie	Can’t Go On	Koch
84	Armand Van Helden	My My My	Tommy Boy
85	Sarah Brightman	Free	Angel Records
86	Simply Red	You Make Me Feel Brand New	Simplyred.com
87	Suzanne Palmer	Luv 2 Luv	Star 69
88	Ferry Corsten	Rock Your Body Rock	Moonshine
89	Haru	Haru	Romann
90	Gwen Stefani	What You Waiting For	Interscope
91	Thalia	Don't Look Back	Virgin
92	Origene	Sanctuary	Tommy Boy Silver
93	Martin Solveig	Rocking Music	Ultra
94	BT Featuring JC Chasez	The Force Of Gravity	Nettwerk
95	Dave Armstrong	Make Your Move	Tommy Boy
96	Sun	Without Love	RM
97	Vernessa Mitchell	Took My Life	JVM
98	Alcazar	This is the World We Live In	BMG
99	Robbie Rivera	Which Way You're Going	Ultra
100	Sting	Stolen Car	A&M
101	L.I.V.	Journey Of Love	Ultra
102	Tom Jones	Sex Bomb	UTV
103	Tamyra Gray	Raindrops Will Fall	19
104	Britney Spears & Madonna	Me Against the Music	Jive
105	Nelly Furtado	Powerless	Dreamworks
106	Colton Ford/Pepper Mashay	Signed, Sealed, Delivered	Centaur
107	Missy Elliott	Pass That Dutch	Elektra
108	Sarah McLachlan	World on Fire	Arista
109	Narcotic Thrust/Yvonne	I Like It	YoshiToshi/Free2AirUK
110	David Guetta	Just a Little More Love	Astralwerks
111	Destiny's Child	Lose My Breath	Columbia
112	Paul Johnson	Follow This Beat	Trax
113	Pepper Mashay and Colton	Signed Sealed Delivered	Centaur
114	Sweet Rains	Slipping Away	Nostalgic
115	Gypsy	Gypsy	Hi Bias
116	Lionel Richie	Just For You	Island
117	Sarah McLachlan	Fallen	Arista
118	Frankie Knuckles	Matter Of Time	Definity
119	Crystal Method	Born Too Slow	Subliminal
120	Holly James	Touch It	Tommy Boy
121	Sun	One With You	RM
122	Joe Smooth	Alternative 3	Trax
123	Kristine W	Fly Again	Tommy Boy
124	Deep Dish	Flashdance	YoshiToshi
125	Raw Deal	Party Time	Waako
126	Ono	Everyman	Twisted
127	Ernie Lake Project Featuring Kevin Ceballo	Shake That Body	Fuerte
128	Kelis	Trick Me	StarTrak/Arista
129	LMC vs. U2	Take Me to the Clouds Above	Ultra
130	Kimberly Locke	8th World Wonder	Curb
131	Depeche Mode	Enjoy The Silence	Warner Bros
132	Dirty Vegas	Walk Into The Sun	Capitol
133	Joyce Sims	Come Into My Life	Funk La Planet
134	Danzel	Pump It Up	Ultra
135	Superchumbo ft Celeda	Dirty Filthy	Extended
136	Stonebridge/Therese	Put em High	Hedkandi
137	Christina Milian	Whatever You Want	IDJ
138	Murk	Believe	Tommy Boy
139	Britney Spears	My Prerogative	Jive/Zomba
140	Eric Prydz	Call on Me	Ultra
141	B.P.M.	Angel	Tommy Boy
142	Haiducii	Dragostea Din Tei	Empire
143	Samba La Casa	Friday Marshmallow	Music Plant
144	Barry Manilow	Copa Cabana 04	Concord
145	Jade Starling	Safekeeping	Act 2
146	Simply Red	Fake	Simplyred.com
147	Britney Spears	Outrageous	Jive
148	Kristine W	The Wonder Of It All	Tommy Boy
149	Kelly Clarkson	Trouble With Love	RCA
150	KMC Feat Dhany	Get Better	Robbins
151	Sun	Where Did Love Go	RM
152	Benassi Brothers	Hit My Heart	ZYX/Waako
153	Friscia & Lamboy	Ewoheway	Vinyl Soul
154	Made By Monkeys	I Try	Star 69
155	Rachel Panay	Back for Love	Act2
156	Nina Sky	Move Your Body	Next Plateau/Universal
157	ATB	Ecstasy	Radikal
158	Delirium featuring Sarah McLachlan	Silence	Nettwerk
159	Alyson	Feel You	AlysonGrooves
160	Jackie Christie	Beautiful Day	Motema
161	Tiesto/BT	Love Comes Again	Nettwerk
162	Beat Hustlerz	Just About Had Enough	Star 69
163	Krystal K	Let's Get it Right	Robbins
164	Celia Cruz	Son de la Loma	Universal
165	The Roc Project/Tina Novak	Deja Vu	Tommy Boy Silver
166	ATB	Marrakech	Radikal
167	Rod Stewart	Do You Think I'm Sexy 04	Warner Brothers
168	Adam Sandler	Secret	Warner Bros
169	Alanis Morissette	Eight Easy Steps	Maverick
170	Delerium	Truly	Nettwerk

IDMA Nominees

Here is the list of all the nominees in the various categories for this years IDMAs.
Vote here

1. BEST UNDERGROUND DANCE TRACK
Dirty Filthy - Superchumbo ft. Celeda - Twisted
Flashdance - Deep Dish – DDR
Cha Cha Heels – Rosabel ft. Jeanie Tracey – Tommy Boy
Lola’s Theme – Shape UK – You / Ultra
Strict Machine – Goldfrapp – Mute

2. BEST ALTERNATIVE / ROCK DANCE TRACK
Somebody Told Me – The Killers – Island
What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani – Interscope
This Love – Maroon 5 – Octone / J Records
Numb/Encore – Linkin Park & Jay Z – Warner Brothers
Vertigo - U2 – Interscope

3. BEST LATIN DANCE TRACK
Flexy – Mamasita – Moda / Casablanca
Carlos Vives – Como Tu – EMI Latin
Celia Cruz – Son De La Loma – Universal Latino
Latin Project – Musica De Amor - Electric Monkey

4. BEST HI-NRG / EURO TRACK
Surrender – Lasgo – Robbins
No One On Earth - Above & Beyond – Ultra
Cherish The Day – Plummet – Big3
Love Comes Again - Tiësto – Nettwerk
Burned With Desire - Armin Van Buuren – Ultra

5. BEST HOUSE / GARAGE TRACK
Lola’s Theme – Shape UK – You / Ultra
How Would U Feel – David Morales – You / Def Mix
Devil Inside – Utada – Island
My My My – Armand Van Helden – Tommy Boy
Call On Me - Eric Prydz – Ultra

6. BEST R&B / URBAN DANCE TRACK
Yeah – Usher – La Face
Lose My Breath - Destiny’s Child – Columbia
Goodies – Ciara – La Face
Dip It Low - Christina Milian – Island
Happy People - R. Kelly – Jive

7. BEST RAP / HIP-HOP DANCE TRACK
Drop It Like It’s Hot - Snoop Dogg & Pharrell – Geffen
Lean Back – Terror Squad – SRC / Universal
Headsprung – LL Cool J – Def Jam
Freek a Leek - Petey Pablo – Jive
Get Back – Ludacris – Def Jam South

8. BEST PROGRESSIVE HOUSE / TRANCE
Flashdance - Deep Dish – DDR
Just Be - Tiësto – Nettwerk
Sanctuary – Origine – Tommy Boy
World On Fire – Sarah McLachlan – Arista
Nothing But You - Paul Van Dyk – Mute

9. BEST POP DANCE TRACK
Toxic - Britney Spears - Jive
Move Ya Body - Nina Sky – Universal
Amazing - George Michael – Epic
Call On Me – Eric Prydz – Ultra
I Like It - Narcotic Thrust – Yos**toshi

10. BEST AMERICAN DJ
Marcus Schultz
Christopher Lawrence
Danny Tenaglia
Roger Sanchez
Jonathan Peters
Erick Morillo

11. BEST EUROPEAN DJ
Sander Kleinenberg
Armin Van Buuren
Tiësto
Paul Van Dyk
Sasha

12. BEST GLOBAL DJ
Armin Van Buuren
Tiësto
Paul Oakenfold
Roger Sanchez
Paul Van Dyk

13. BEST INTERNET DANCE RADIO STATION
PulseRadio.net
ProtonRadio.com
M1Live.com
Etn.FM
BBC Radio 1
ClubFMRadio.com

14. BEST DANCE RADIO STATION
WPYM Miami
WKTU New York
BBC Radio 1 London
KNRJ Phoenix
KKDL Dallas
KDLD Los Angeles

15. BEST DANCE RADIO MIXSHOW DJ
Pete Tong – Essential Mix
The Riddler – WKTU
Armin Van Buuren – A State Of Trance
Markus Schultz – Global DJ Broadcast

16. BEST URBAN RADIO STATION
WGCI Chicago 107.5
WQHT New York Hot 97
WHTA Atlanta Hot 107.9
KPWR Los Angeles Power 106
WEDR Miami 99 Jamz

17. BEST URBAN MIXSHOW DJ
Felli Fel – KPWR – Los Angeles
Funkmaster Flex – WQHT – New York
DJ Enuff - WQHT – New York
DJ Big Von – KMEL – San Francisco
DJ Pharris – WPWX - Chicago

18. BEST LATIN RADIO STATION
WSKQ – La Mega – New York
KLOL – Mega 101 – Houston
WXDJ – El Zol – Miami
KSSE – Super Estrellas – Los Angeles
WKAQ – El Reloj – Puerto Rico

19. BEST LATIN MIXSHOW DJ
Carlos Sarli – Salsa 98.3 - Miami
Mickey Garcia – Latino Mix – New York
DJ Eduardo – Super Estrella – Los Angeles
DJ Alex Gutierrez – Mikimbin Mix - Salsa 98.3 – Miami

20. BEST SATELLITE RADIO CHANNEL
XM 81 BPM
XM 82 The System
XM 80 The Move
Sirius 66 The Beat
Sirius 63 Area63
Sirius 62 Remix

21. BEST DANCE VIDEO
All Nite (Don’t Stop) - Janet Jackson – Virgin
Flawless - George Michael – Epic
Flashdance - Deep Dish – DDR
Call On Me - Eric Prydz – Ultra
Punk - Ferry Corsten – Moonshine

22. BEST CD COMPILATION
Remixes 81 to 04 – Depeche Mode – Reprise / Mute
The Annual 2005 - Ministry Of Sound – Ultra
Om Lounge 9 – Various - Om
Star 69 Extended Mixes 4 - Various – Star 69
Involver – Sasha – Global Underground

23. BEST FULL LENGTH DJ MIX CD
Creamfields - Paul Oakenfold – Thrive
A State Of Trance - Armin Van Buuren – Ultra
This Is Everybody Too - Sander Kleinenberg – Thrive
Live @ Roxy 3 – Peter Rauhofer – Star 69
Master Series - Hernan Cattaneo – Thrive

24. BEST PRODUCER
Ferry Corsten
Roger Sanchez
BT
Tiësto
Way Out West

25. BEST REMIXER
Peter Rauhofer
Deep Dish
Gabriel & Dresden
Ferry Corsten
Above & Beyond
Roger Sanchez

26. BEST NEW DANCE ARTIST SOLO
Rachel Panay
Lisa Pure
Eric Prydz
Alyson
Despina Vandi
Tamyra Grey

27. BEST NEW DANCE ARTIST GROUP
Nina Sky
Venus Hum
Scissor Sisters
Brazilian Girls
Royal Gigolos

28. BEST DANCE ARTIST SOLO
Janet Jackson
Dido
BT
Kristine W
Britney Spears
Anastacia

29. BEST DANCE ARTIST GROUP
Lasgo
Scissor Sisters
Chemical Brothers
Basement Jaxx
Above & Beyond

30. BEST DANCE MUSIC RETAILER
Satellite Records
AudioJelly.com
Juno.com
Beatport.com
Dancerecords.com
Release Records

31. BEST RECORD POOL
Dixie Dance Kings – Dan Miller Director
Balance – Chris Fortier Director
Flamingo – Richard McVay, Waggy Tee Directors
For The Record – Allen Jeffrey Director

32. BEST DANCE MUSIC PUBLICATION
URB
BPM
DJ
Mixmag
M8

33. BEST RECORD LABEL PROMOTER IN-HOUSE
Phil Nieves - Ultra
John Parker - Robbins
Hazel Zoleta – Tommy Boy
Orlando Puerta – Warner Brothers
Juan Martinez - Interscope

34. BEST INDEPENDENT RECORD PROMOTER
Harry Towers – Deet Promotions
Loren Chaidez – Loren Chaidez Promotions
Fred Held – Fred Held Marketing
Cary Vance – Promo Only Promotions
Bobby Shaw – Bobby Shaw Promotions
Sergio Goncalves – Pitch Control Marketing

35. BEST U.S. DANCE RECORD LABEL
Ultra
Subliminal
Robbins
Star 69
Tommy Boy
Nettwerk

36. BEST GLOBAL DANCE LABEL
Ministry Of Sound
Defected
Positiva
Stealth
Subliminal
Ultra

37. BEST DANCE EVENT
Love Parade, San Francisco
Ultra Music Festival, Miami
Dance Valley, Netherlands
Godskitchen Global Gathering, UK
Trance Energy, Netherlands

38. BEST U.S. CLUB
Space, Miami
Crobar, New York
Ice, Las Vegas
Avalon, Boston
Spundae, San Francisco
The Church, Denver

39. BEST GLOBAL CLUB
Space, Ibiza
Amnesia, Ibiza
Godskitchen, UK
Ministry of Sound, UK
Pacha, Ibiza
Fabric, UK

What I Am Liking Right Now

1. Cut Up Boys - Give It Rapture
2. Mariah Carey - It's Like That [David Morales Remix]
3. Erasure - Breathe [LMC Extended Mix]
4. Ciara Featuring Missy Elliot - 1,2 Step [Johnny Budz Mixshow Edit]
5. Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip - Galvanize
6. Tiesto - Coming Home
7. Sin Plomo Featuring Janet Taylor - It's You
8. Los Hermanos - Bello Bello
9. Shapeshifters:UK - Back To Basics
10. Despina Vandi - Come Along Now vs Gia
11. Dana Rayne - Object Of My Desire [Northstar vs PPS Remix]

What's new this week?

• For the second straight week there were no adds. But considering how many adds they were a couple of weeks ago, too much too soon could be a bad thing. The five new adds have made gains in airplay and are slowly making their way up the playlist.
  
  
• Eric Prydz's international hit "Call On Me" made an unexpected gain and has reigned at the top of the playlist steadily for over a week now. How long can this last? Probably for a couple more days. My prediction is that "Walk Into The Sun" by Dirty Vegas will be the next Energy track to make it to number one.
  
  
• And in this weeks edition of Songs that are MIA (missing in action), the latest casualty is Despina Vandi's "Gia." It was getting played, and then it just vanished just like many other tracks before it. Considering that the song made an impressive gain from the 30's to the top 10 for a few days, it's a shame. This track will definitely be missed as well.

Songs that are/Songs that could be MIA

It's absolutely obvious that certain songs that got a good amount or some airplay on Energy 92.7 have gone missing in action.

Songs that are MIA (missing in action) already

Rupee - Tempted To Touch
This one had been the number one song on the playlist just a few weeks ago. What happened? It's also one of this year's most-played songs. Not anymore.

Reina - If I Close My Eyes
This one is definitely missed.

Wynonna - I Want To Know What Love Is
This one had not even completed its run at the station. Not even in recurrent play. It's only been played since October!

Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On
Same thing as Rupee's hit track.

Alicia Keys - Diary
This was an excellent track. It hadn't even gone through its national run yet, and it's already gone! This could have done really well.

Songs that could be MIA (missing in action) soon

Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath
This one won't be missed for awhile. This got slightly overplayed. Okay, it was terribly overplayed. Maybe it'll be nice to hear it again in a couple of months after we have had a chance to get over the shock from hearing it so often. When this song came out, I couldn't wait for it to get added to this station because I thought it could do well. It did. It ended up suffering the fate as many other previous Destiny's Child songs. Too much play of the songs make them lose their shelf life.

Deborah Cox - Easy As Life
This was a great song, and it will be missed if and when the airplay stops for this one.

Milky - Just The Way You Are
This is a pretty good song that has that uplifting filter disco feel of the 70's, and it's too bad that they won't play it much.

What's hot now

Only 36 days have passed in this new year. That's almost 10% of a whole year! Wow! A lot of good new music has come out in the last month, and even more is coming soon!

Just a couple days after the new year started, Ministry Of Sound (UK) released new remixes of Dana Rayne's "Object Of My Desire." The Northstar vs PPS remix is the pick here. Ultra Records in the U.S. released this track back in 2002. This song has really been 2 years in the making. This song is a cover of Starpoint's 1985 hit of the same name. The video to this song is quite cute as well.

M.O.S. is already off to a good start. They have made history again by trying a new experiment that is already working. DJs/producers Matt Brooks and Nick Barnes, known to Radio1 fans as the Cut Up Boys have worked with Ministry Of Sound to bring about a set of really hot and creative mashups. Official promos of their work have already gone out, and the songs have gotten some play on radio stations in the UK. The UK is not the only place where these songs are hot. San Francisco's own Energy 92.7 has already jumped on these tracks. Major props to DJ Trevor Simpson for breaking those tracks within the Weekend Kick Off Mix just as they have released in the UK. Two 12" promos are currently available containing the mashups. A double CD set containing more will be coming out later in the month of February. The 4 available mash ups include the following: Danzel's "Pump It Up" and Zombie Nation's "Kernkraft 400" form "Pump It Zombie", Rozalla's "Everybody's Free" and The Stellar Project's "Get Up Stand Up" form "Everybody Get Up Stand Up", iiO's "Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)" and Deepest Blue's "Give It Away" form "Give It Rapture", and last but certainly not least, Angel City's "Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)" and Pied Piper's "Do You Really Like It" form "Do You Really Love Me Right." Each pair is on one of the promos. Energy 92.7 has been playing the last two for the last couple of weeks. Hopefully these songs will get added into regular airplay. In case you might have missed these unique records, check out the link for some complete samples.

Shapeshifters:UK are back with "Back To Basics" on Positiva (UK) . This is a followup of sorts to the international smash "Lola's Theme." This track is done in a similar way. It's a retro-sounding vocal anthem that beckons the listener to listen to it again and again. It's really catchy, just as the previous release was. This comes out officially in a few weeks.

Full Intention mixes of Jennifer Lopez's latest single "Get Right" are all over the place right now. This is off of her next album ReBirth. The remixes are pretty good.

And Mariah Carey is back with a hot new song called "It's Like That." The original mix is pretty good. It's a hip hop track and it is burning up the airwaves as I type this. Dance mixes are coming soon! Rumor has it that Mariah has teamed up with long-time collaborator David Morales for a remix. That means she re-sang the vocals! Yes! And a remix with Peter Rauhofer is slated to be coming as well. The full album The Emancipation Of Mimi will be dropping in April. An amateur mix of "It's Like That" has been making the rounds via mp3s and promos. Here is a low quality sample of it. It takes about 30 seconds to start after you click Free when the site opens. It's not bad, but it sounds like a beat has just been put under her song, which is probably how this remix came to be. Hear a sample of "It's Like That" in it's original mix here. It'll stop working after 3 plays. Buy the Original at Apple's iTunes Music Store.

As of now, iiO's album Poetica will finally see a commercial release in May. Samples of tracks from their album are available at their website. "Runaway" in the Ford Mix is really hot right now.

Despina Vandi's 2nd U.S. album Come Along Now was recently issued on Ultra Records. This is a single disc album featuring some songs from her first album plus English versions and some new songs. This is a must-have for those who didn't get the first album. The English version of "Olo Lipis" is amazing! Very similar to a Delerium, Enigma, and DJ Tiesto track all rolled into one with Despina's vocals leading you. Excellent track.

And DJ Tiesto's Perfect Remixes CD is coming later on in the month. It includes his remix of "Eugina" by Salt Tank. Highly essential for fans of Tiesto.

Wild 94.9 plays Eric Prydz!

Wild 94.9 has added Eric Prydz's "Call On Me" to their mixshows. Almost 6 months late. Better late than never, right?