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The In-Studio Covers Youtube Round-Up – 4/26/12

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Thursday feels about right for another round-up, what do you think? We’ve put together a collection of in-studio performance videos where the artists chose to stay in the comfort of their creative environments. R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop, and everything in between all have representation in this mix. With 10 videos, I’m positive you’ll find something to enjoy, if not all.

A couple notes:

  • Sam Tsui kills it again.
  • I still can’t believe that new Brian McKnight song actually happened
  • I prefer Gabe’s version of “Strip” to the original
  • Erika’s cover/flip is on point

David Choi Covers “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction

Sam Tsui Sings a Britney Spears Medley

Erika David Covers “Glad You Came” by The Wanted

Andy Suzuki Covers “Ready to Learn” by Brian McKnight

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The Cover Music Videos Youtube Round-Up – 3/27/12

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Music Video Tuesday! Ok, that’s not a real thing, but that’s our theme of today’s round-up of Youtube video covers. Admittedly, the last video isn’t exactly a music video so much as it is a gigantic mash-up of footage. But when you’re dealing with 50 different artists and trying to work all those clips together, we figure it’s just as much work as any other MV production, so we’ve gone ahead and included it too. Enjoy!

DANakaDAN x Cathy Nguyen x Kevin Lien Cover “Take Care” by Drake xRihanna

Sam Tsui x Kurt Schneider Cover “We Are Young” by fun

Rooftop Pursuit Covers “Part of Me” by Katy Perry

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The Remixed Electro-Pop Songs Youtube Round-Up – 3/7/12

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We’re still catching up on the ever growing list of covers and remixes that we come our way everyday, but the common theme among this post’s videos is the fact that they are all dance/electronica/pop related in their original forms. We’ve got everything from the dubstep vibes of Skrillex to the dance influenced stylings of Kelly Clarkson’s more recent single. While some have retained some resemblance to the originals, most have been flipped in a pretty drastic way.

Kaile Goh Remixes “Nero” by Skrillex

Maribelle Anes Covers “Turn Me On” by David Guetta x Nicki Minaj

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The Whitney Houston Tribute Covers Youtube Round-Up 2/23/12

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With the unfortunate passing of iconic singer Whitney Houston a couple weeks back, it’s expected to see tribute covers pop up online. Her influence over nearly every singer is undeniable as she was a voice for an entire generation of vocalists. This collection of covers by our artists are all done in her honor, with many choosing to tackle her perhaps most famous song – ” Will Always Love You”. RIP Whitney.

Manny Garcia Sings “I Will Always Love You”

Sam Tsui Sings “I Will Always Love You”

Jennifer Chung Sings “I Will Always Love You”

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The In-Studio Covers Round-Up – 2/6/12

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I call this the In-Studio Covers Round-Up because I had one criteria as the unifying theme. If I saw a mic in the video, I classified it as in-studio and threw it in this batch. Simple enough right? Nevermind if it was actually used for the recording, or if it’s just a prop, or whatever else. A few new faces sprinkled with some Youtube cover artist veterans. 10 videos in total. Have fun!

Jessica HO Covers “Empire State of Mind” by Alicia Keys

JRA Covers “Doing It Wrong” by Drake

Sam Tsui Covers “Domino” by Jessie J

Emmalyn Estrada Covers “Love on Top” by Beyonce

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Showdown: Jason Chen vs Rooftop Pursuit vs Meg & Dia vs Sam Tsui vs Cilla Chan vs Paul Kim vs New Heights

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It’s been nearly a month since our last Showdown, and since everyone and their mother seems to have taken a liking to Katy Perry’s “The One That Got Away”, we thought it’d be an opportune time to have our first match-up of the year. This one is a stacked battle card with seven contenders vying for your vote for best cover. There are several repeat Showdown artists here along with a few new faces voices. Production values are all over the place, ranging from laptop webcams to full out MVs… but what matters most is your vote for who you think had the best cover. Check em out below.

Jason Chen

Phil Good of Rooftop Pursuit

Meg & Dia

Sam Tsui

Cilla Chan

Paul Kim

New Heights

Now that you’ve heard and seen them all, who do you think deserves top honors? The ever-present Jason Chen? How about lead singer of Rooftop Pursuit, Phil Good? Perhaps the sisterly team of Meg & Dia Frampton won you over? Sam Tsui always seems to be a fan favorite. However, Cilla Chan continues to show a vocal prowess beyond her college age. Paul Kim always finds a way to inject some R&B flavor into any song. Or has New Heights forever earned your fanfare?

 

The “It Will Rain” Youtube Covers Round-Up – 12/12/11

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“It Will Rain“, by Bruno Mars, is easily one of the more popular songs to be covered in the latter half of this year – so our initial reaction was to use it for a Showdown… then we realized we already did that. So rather than ignore the superfluous amount of covers by our artists, we decided to lump it all into one post and be done with it… for now. For the sake of discussion, I’ve ordered them in descending order from my most to least favorite. Feel free to tell me how wrong or right I am!

MIMA of New.F.O. x Travis Graham of New Heights

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The Youtube Collabo Cover Round-Up – 11/19/11

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Today, we got a handful of videos where the common theme is that each cover is done via artist collaboration. Some of the pairings are common musical teams, others are welcome and newer make shift groups. As per usual, the genres are pretty diversely represented here, with everything from Pop/Rock to Rap to R&B to CCM each making an appearance. Check em all out below and don’t miss the ones after the break!

Gerald Ko x Aly x Noah Mash Up “Stereo Hearts” by Gym Class Heroes

Sam Tsui x Kurt Shneider Cover “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5

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The XY Chromosome Youtube Cover Round-Up – 11/9/11

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It’s official, this round-up is a sausage fest. It’s a collection of male singers that decided to throw some covers up on Youtube. Everything from R&B to Dance/Pop to Reggae is represented here, so you’re bound to find something  you like. But if you’re looking for something more from the fairer sex, then don’t fret because we’ll have an all female round-up at the end of the week. Enjoy!

Sam Tsui Covers “In the Dark” by Dev

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Sam Tsui Presents the Summer Medley 2011

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We try to avoid covering too many covers on a-Tunes, and instead tend to lump them together in our Youtube round-ups but when you kill it like Sam Tsui, it’s almost a shame not to share. In this clip he does what he’s known to do best with Kurt and puts together a great mash-up of this past Summer’s hits. So without further ado, enjoy the Summer Medley 2011. See if you can pick out all the songs that made the cut. Add this one to your play list too, cause it’s a freebie.