I'm In Love With A Monster: Fifth Harmony's Latest Music (My Review)

Hey everyone! I apologize for being away from my blog for a little while but I'd like to thank ya'll for the constant views every day and I've reached over 5800 views thus far! Now that I'm back, Fifth Harmony has been killin' it lately. From performances at Reflection: The Summer Tour and other live events, to releasing two singles and two music videos and once again capturing Awards, Fifth Harmony has made it known that their careers are just gettin' started! In this post, I wanna talk about I'm In Love With A Monster. While you read this post, PLEASE read the whole post before thinking I am criticizing too harsh or I'm hatin. I have reasons and they are explained throughout the post. Enjoy my review!

One of the newest thrilling and spooky track released by the girl group as the main theme for Hotel Transylvania 2, Fifth Harmony is well on their way of expanding to different kinds of listeners. Kids will be accompanied by their guardians to see the kid-friendly movie and with the song to be featured in the movie, viewers may likely buy the Hotel Transylvania 2 Song......? Is there a reason not to? Let me break down the song and what I think of all this production and commotion for the Hotel Transylvania 2 promotional track.

First off, the song is hell-of-a-lot better than half of the songs Fifth Harmony has released. Why you may ask? The song actually lets our beautiful-ears be blessed with ALL of the voices of the girls in Fifth Harmony. Finally, management and production finally make sure all of the girls are heard. But there's one obvious mistake in this single after you hear the whole song. Lauren has way too much solos in this song. Maybe it's to forgive that she didn't get solos in 5H's most successful single to date, but Dinah didn't get a solo in BO$$ nor Sledgehammer and she was only heard in Worth It for 30 seconds. Here's how I'm In Love With A Monster has been split up in terms of time to each of the girls, according to harmonizer fans on twitter:
Lauren: 1 minute and 25 seconds Camila: 21 seconds Ally: 15 seconds Dinah: 14 Seconds Normani: 10 Seconds
I understand all you Lauren fans adore Lauren and this is great that she got to shine, but Lauren getting a solo during the first verse AND the bridge is ridiculous. Lauren's voice is also overpowered in harmonies during the chorus. Please explain why Normani and Dinah had to share a verse. Lauren, Camila and Ally all got verses and it makes no sense why Normani and Dinah couldn't get solos as well. Just give the bridge Lauren sang to Dinah and leave the first part of the second verse to Normani please.

Now down to the voices, all of the girls vocals are spot on. Despite my complaint of how terrible they split up the song, Lauren's voice does suit the song a lot. Her voice is 'smoky' and raspy and fits the mysterious and haunting atmosphere. Camila's voice definitely goes along with the pop song. She definitely adds a little fun to the single when showcases her unique voice. Dinah! She has such an amazing voice and she could possibly challenge Beyoncé or Christina Aguilera in a vocal battle because her voice is 'up there' with those powerful vocalists. Dinah's voice suits the song and the way she says monster fits the song. Although Normani is only heard 10 seconds in the song and a little in harmonies, Normani uses the time she had effectively. The small verse shows off everything in Normani's voice. From belting notes to small little riffs and runs, Normani can still put on a show with such a small amount time. Ally brings on the sass in this single. Her voice is really powerful and all you have is her voice cutting through the track, bringing more energy to the song. Overall, vocals are on point!


For lyrics, I find it fun and entertaining. This is probably one of the only times Fifth Harmony will make a song that doesn't have some kind of deep emotional meaning behind it. This song just means that some girls like bad boys or some guys like bad girls. That's all there is to it. If you're looking for more inspirational songs, listen to more of Fifth Harmony's other songs.

The music video is honestly so good. Camila named this music video her favourite one yet to make, as they let loose and become fun 'characters'. They flirt with all kinds of monsters and show off some great group choreography. They all know how to act in a way that fits with the song and the scenes. Lauren is especially mysterious with her beautiful eyes looking into the camera ;) <3


Overall, I'd give this song a 4 out of 5. The vocals are spot on and the music video is great and very 'child-friendly', but the way they split up the song among 5 vocalists is very weird. But amazing song and make sure to buy the single on iTunes and check out the music video below! Thanks for checking out my review!

June 22nd, 2015: Happy Birthday Dinah!

Dinah Jane Hansen is turning 18! Fifth Harmony is now full of young-legal adults!! In honour of Dinah Jane's birthday, I'm posting many beautiful pictures of the birthday girl herself from the past and the present. Enjoy!

 

Fifth Harmony News Session

Hey everyone! In this post, I'll be going over all the latest news regarding Fifth Harmony. I thought that individually, all these minor news reports wouldn't require a full-on blog post so I'm combining them all together here to make it quick and easy. Enjoy!

Premios Juventud (Awards Show)
On June 10th 2015, it was announced that Fifth Harmony was taking their dance moves and musical talents to the 11th Annual Premios Juventud Awards Show on July 16, 2015! Premios Juventud is an awards show for Spanish-Speaking celebrities in areas of film, music, sports, fashion and pop culture. Past winners include Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas and Juanes. I can imagine Fifth Harmony may be performing Worth It, or even better, performing in Spanish or performing a newly announced single! I can't wait for them to perform! They always have the best live performances and they're always so stunning to watch.

Worth It Update
Check out my latest post to see Fifth Harmony's latest success with their latest single Worth It
http://5hfanboy.blogspot.ca/2015/06/worth-it-update-4.html

Jimmy Kimmel Live

Fifth Harmony will be performing tonight on the late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Performing hit single Worth It, the girls may be able to introduce the single to many more viewers and wide-spread audiences who watch Jimmy Kimmel Live. The girls will slay, so you better tune in tonight!

Hotel Transylvania 2
Just announced June 16, 2015, the girls are introducing a new single called I'm in Love With a Monster for the upcoming animated film Hotel Transylvania 2. Minor parts of the song can be heard throughout the first half of the trailer, but you can listen the full song after it is released next month (which I believe is July 7, 2015?). I'm already in love with Lauren's part <3
Watch the trailer and listen closely around 0:48 to 1:20.

Disney's New Princess: Moana

Remember the post I did about the rumour that Dinah Jane Hansen could be voicing Disney's next Polynesian Princess Moana? Rumours have been confirmed that Dinah Jane had actually auditioned for the part and she's hoping to hear back soon!
" I'm crossing my fingers .. My hair.. My eyes hoping I get it thanks I appreciate you "

The role is absolutely perfect because the animated film is a musical, and Dinah Jane has a killer voice! I think I read somewhere that a guy said one of the 5H members was being taught how to act and I bet that'd be Dinah Jane.

If our girl lands the role, she has at least a year and a couple months to voice Moana here and there. I can't wait to find out who plays Moana! The film will be released in November 23, 2016 but keep your eyes open for any news surrounding the new Disney Animated Film!

Next Shows and Appearances (In June)
Here are dates to some of the next shows Fifth Harmony has set for the future:
June 18: Jimmy Kimmel Live (Los Angeles, CA)
June 20: 2015 B96 Pepsi Summer Bash (Bridgeview, IL)
June 23: San Diego County Fair (Del Mar, CA)
June 24: Live with Kelly & Michael (New York, NY)
June 28: Show of the Summer 2015 (Hershey, PA)
July 15: 98.9 Radio Now Summer Beat (Louisville, KY)
July 16: Premios Juventud (Coral Gables, FL)
July 17: Fifth Harmony's First Summer Reflection Tour Show! (Lakewood, OH)
Check out all the dates and buy tickets to upcoming event and the Summer Reflection Tour here!
http://fifthharmonyofficial.com/events

Hope you enjoyed my post and I'll be back soon to blog more! Thanks!

Fifth Harmony: Unplugged

Hey everyone! So recently, on Worth It Update #3, I showed a video from the 4Music YouTube Channel of Fifth Harmony's acoustic performance of Worth It. And they slay me every time when they showcase their vocals in acoustics. I love how they change things up in acoustic versions and make it more original than it already is. All 5 of them have qualities in their voices that shine through differently but putting all those unique voices together, it's really just magic before our eyes. So in this post today, I'm going to be talking about each acoustic performance I truly love of their singles and why I love them. (Please keep in mind that I do not own any of these pictures and that my choice of the acoustic performances are what I feel/know is the best acoustic performance in my opinion. Feel free to tell me any other acoustic performances that are to die for and I'll put in on here :) )

Miss Movin' On
The ultimate Fifth Harmony song, every harmonizer loves the good ol' Fetus Harmony days with their debut single. When all of us fetus harmonizers were just balling our eyes listening to their first single ever, jeez I will never forget the day that started their career. Miss Movin' On is definitely the ultimate throwback right now and with this cheesy movin' on-heart break video, it shows how much Fifth Harmony has grown. Check out the original music video if you haven't already!

Now for the acoustic version, I believe this single does give the girls a chance to show off some good vocals. With Ally getting a chance to sing by taking Lauren's second solo, Normani putting in some talent here and there, Dinah killing it as always, Camila shining with her original-raw voice and Lauren also giving us that power we need, this song has it all and the acoustic version just gives us beautiful energy. My favourite acoustic performance of this single was during their On Air with Ryan Seacrest session. The harmonies were very beautiful and the harmonies at the end just makes me feel like I'm in heaven. Those harmonies were in-sync and spot on, I just can't express myself on how beautiful this performance was.

BO$$ (Boss)
BO$$ is full of sass and girl-power that they give off so much energy, either plugged or un-plugged performances. Their music video did get a lot of people's attention and BO$$ would probably be known as the girls' first attempt to finally breakthrough into the music industry. Becoming their first Top 50 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and surpassing Miss Movin' On by 33 spots into #43, the song is just really catchy to listen to. This song is also the most viewed YouTube music video out of all their singles, with over 60 million views and counting. Check out their music video here!

For their acoustic performance, I find myself loving their performance from Shazam. Camila and Normani kill it with the catchy chorus, singing together and fulfilling my ears with joy. They really do sound good together and I just love their little duets. Ally and Lauren sound good together as well in the bridge and I wished Dinah got to sing a part, it would've made my day if I got to hear her sing in BO$$. Check out their acoustic performance here!

 

 

Sledgehammer

In Sledgehammer, it's similar to Miss Movin' On (and no, it does not share any resemblance to Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball for god's sake....., but it makes sense if Sledgehammer was the prologue before Wrecking Ball haha). Talking about love once again and showcasing their awe-inspiring vocals, this single surpasses their last single BO$$'s success by 3 spots to become their first Top 40 hit at #40. (On a side note, if you haven't seen their live performance of Sledgehammer at the MTV EMAs, it's a must see! Even though it's not acoustic, I just can't get over how amazing that performance was....) Anyways, I am still upset Dinah didn't get a part in the single ONCE AGAIN, but she did take Lauren's place in the single on the Honda Stage at the iHeart Radio Theatre. Camila does take up most of the single and she powers through almost the entire song, but it still sounds good regardless. If you haven't seen the music video or heart the song yet, check it out here!

For acoustic versions, there many different performances they've done where Camila changes up the start of the song and it is so beautiful. That's one reason why Camila sings the majority of songs, because she has such a beautiful voice and it's so versatile, if you know what I mean. The way she changes up some of her solos are just so magnificent! Also, don't forget about Normani! She is definitely improving her voice and the little beautiful runs, like wow! Good job on her :) For the acoustic performance choice, I'm choosing to do another Shazam Top 20 performance once again. Check it out right here if you haven't seen it!

Worth It
Their latest and most successful single to date, Worth It is the girls' breakthrough in the music industry. Being the first Top 20 and claiming #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, it's so catchy that there's a reason why it has received success. I'll do less talking on this single because I've talked about it a whole lot on my other posts and I know you guys already understand my point with this song. Check out the music video and the song if you haven't already!

For the acoustic performance, and like I've said above, I'm in love with their acoustic performance on the 4Music channel. It is so beautiful and I love their little additions of harmonies. Despite a random voice at 1:20, when Camila says 'It's all on you' and apparently one of the girls said the same words but none of them opened their mouths......, I just love it. We'll keep it at that ;)

For this post, I said I would only do the singles they had released because I'm on a little time crunch here so sorry if this post seemed a little rushed but I hoped you enjoyed reading and watching the performances! If you want more, check out acoustic performances of Me & My Girls, Reflection and We Know below! Please make sure to check back to my blog now and then! Thanks!

Acoustic Me & My Girls (On Air with Ryan Seacrest)

 

Acoustic Reflection (HollywireTV)

 

Acoustic We Know (Idolator)



Dinah-Jane Hansen Rumour!?

Could this be? Some people are speculating that Dinah-Jane Hansen could be the voice of the First Polynesian Disney Princess Moana! If this were true, that would be a huge boost in Dinah Jane's and Fifth Harmony's career because with the promotion of Disney, they could go places farther than where they are today. Let's discuss this rumour shall we?

As noticed in the picture above, Dinah Jane Hansen had been invited by The Rock (I presume with her previous tweet on twitter which is now deleted) to attend the San Andreas Movie Premiere! She worked the black carpet with other stars and took some pictures with Dwayne Johnson and his daughter Simone. She was the only one out of the five members of the girl group to attend the movie premiere. It's so weird seeing some of the girls on their own sometimes or with other popular friends. After showing up at the movie premiere to support The Rock and took pictures with him at the Premiere and at a house, it seems like these two have been getting to know each other.

What adds fuel to the rumour is that Johnson had been confirmed to voice the Demigod Maui back in December 2014. If you wonder how Johnson knew Dinah, maybe it's because she was a part of the movie or she auditioned for the part and got to meet him? It would make sense that Dinah has some relation to this movie because she comes from a Polynesian background. With the Polynesian culture introduced in this movie, it would make sense for the producers of this movie to find a young girl from Polynesian decent to voice the new Disney Princess. This is almost too good of a rumour to be true and it'd be amazing if she wad the voice of the Polynesian Princess.

I only got a few problems though. Doesn't it take quite a long time to produce a movie with such beautiful graphics (like Frozen), especially in a Disney Movie? I'd assume that they would have already started the project of producing the movie since it is coming out next year, so is it too late for this rumour? Or, in my opinion, she could have signed a deal with the producers ahead of time and could be doing work on the film in the fall? I think that she was did get the role, that'd put Fifth Harmony on a little delay. In the past, the quintet sometimes had members gone for a day for family/healthy reasons but never gone for a week to do something else. I'm sure this film would require Dinah to put her music career on hold to do the film and with Fifth Harmony rising to the top, I wouldn't stop if I were them. The Summer Reflection Tour is right around the corner and there's no time until after September to work on other projects. But there still are possibilities! What do you think? Should she be the Disney Polynesian Princess?

My Introduction of This Blog/Throwback Thursday!

Hey everyone! Welcome to my newest blog! I've done other blogs but that was like years ago and I gave up because of my busy life in High School. Now I want to share my love and passion for my favourite girls: FIFTH HARMONY! :D



  

Fifth Harmony!

I've been with these girls since the very beginning, watching The X Factor and cheering them on. I would've never imagined them doing so much more than X Factor. With new singles coming and going, Fifth Harmony is on the rise to becoming the next biggest thing the world will be talking about! I find it so crazy that I refresh my email at least 100 times a day to see if anything new has popped up haha.

In this blog, I'll be literally going through every single detail of Fifth Harmony's journey. From live performances, new song details, recent performance on the Billboard Charts, Awesomeness Takeovers and Drama, I'll be here daily to catch you up on all things Fifth Harmony :) Also, I may throw in some Little Mix for all you mixers out there because I know Little Mix is such a great girl group ;) (By the way, I don't believe that either group is better than the other. They are two different groups with different songs and achievements that I rather save the drama and accept them both)

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