This week my pick is Don't Kill the Fun by Sevyn Streeter feat. Chris Brown. The songwriter turned artist continues to release music that I love to put on repeat.The R&B song has an interesting mix of samples and break downs that make me want to roll down my windows and blast it.  My favorite line comes in the chorus. The lyric says, "Let's be undeniable." I will admit when the song first came out I wasn't in love with it, but on my second and third listens I found myself bobbing my head a bit. Now, I can't stop singing it.

There was a bit of confusion when the song came out because Sevyn had not officially released it yet, but some radio stations were already playing it. Sevyn soon took to twitter and posted the version that was meant to be released. I couldn't even tell the difference between the two versions.

Despite the mix up, I think the song is doing pretty good. If you learn one thing about me it's that I'm a major fangirl for certain people. So, I got pretty hyped when Sevyn replied to my tweet after I mentioned the song. Imagine me texting my friends like "OH MY GOD SHE REPLIED!" It was ridiculous. Strangely, Lupe Fiasco retweeted my brother that same week.

Anyways, remember that Chris Brown and Sevyn also collaborated on It Won't Stop so I'm sure they know their way around each other in the studio. It probably doesn't hurt that they're also good friends.

I think this one will be another hit for the pair. Sevyn was a writer on Chris' songs Fine China, Next You, and Strip. She's also credited with writing or at least co-writing The Way, performed by Ariana Grande and New Day, performed by Alicia Keys. I'm excited to see what the rest of Sevyn's album sounds like.Check out the video for Don't Kill the Fun below.

Hello loves! It's well into the new year and I'm finally back. I didn't think my last semester of college would keep me so busy, especially since I was under the assumption that my classes were going to be more fun than work. I can say the only class that meets that criteria is my Mass Media and Society class. It's entertaining and interesting to watch movies, television shows, advertisements, and listen to music and analyze the messages they send to their audiences and how it can impact people. No, papers aren't fun but the ones I've been writing for this class are a lot less stressful than campaign proposals and research papers.

In 2015, I want to dedicate more time to my writing and really shaping this blog around what my peers want to see and talk about. With that said, I will be reaching out on my various social media accounts to get feedback on what content I will be posting. That doesn't mean that everything I talk about will be the most popular stuff. I will still talk about my favorite shows and my life. So be on the look out within the next week or so for new content, and maybe even sooner if I practice those time management skills that teachers try to drill into your head.

Have a good week everyone and leave comments if you want me to talk or feature something specifically.

Hey guys and gals,

              I hope you're keeping warm in this biting weather. I didn't even want to go outside to go to class today. Crazy thing is I saw a guy in shorts yesterday. I wanted to follow up with you all and let you know what's going on.

              As of right now, I'm still in the planning and construction stage for this blog. I have a lot of ideas and topics that I want to write about and look forward to sharing it with you all and hearing back from you. I'm really looking to get real conversations about real things started here. I love talking to people and hope that this will be an outlet where people can talk freely. That doesn't mean I'll let people trash others and be insensitive.

        I'm almost done the first semester of my senior year and I've been doing a lot of writing for my creative writing minor. That means that my time and ability to write creatively for other outlets has been none existent. I've also started a story that I plan to develop into a full length novel, so there's that too.

     My aim is to be back and giving you all my opinions and other content in the new year. I will be on Winter break and feel that this realistically gives me time to complete all the design elements that I have in mind and nail down exactly how to make my vision for this blog concrete.

   I hope you all continue to stay on the ride with me. Until then, follow me on Twitter; @kiramira_ for my personal tweets on pop culture, and my every day life and thoughts, and or @kiramccallPR_AD for tweets that are tailored towards news, public relations, advertising, and my journey as a developing young professional.

Hey everyone! My summer is almost over and I have few updates to share with you. First of all I'm currently in the process of revamping this blog so things might look a bit different very soon and some pages might be blank as I reformat and develop things. I really just want this blog to look more put together. My goal is to start posting more content on a regular basis and begin to really shape myself as a blogger and a writer. I'm getting ready for my senior year of college so this is one of the things I will be focusing on this year.

 Content-wise, I've already been brainstorming some of things I'll be doing. I want to continue doing my Thought of the Day post, obviously on a more regular basis. I also want to continue doing Song of the Week since music really helps me get through my week. Some new things will be K's Corner, where I'll talk about current trends, events, review movies, and my favorite TV shows. Hopefully  I'll have some guest posts from some of my friends who have their own things going for them and plenty of things to talk about from makeup, movies, to life as an intern, and so much more. I also want to highlight some other bloggers and a few pins of their pins that I come across on Pinterest. I'm the queen of pining recipes and DIYs and never doing them. So one challenge for myself is to use those awesome ideas and share the results.

I can't wait for this next step and I hope you will all stick around for it!



Kira

It's that time of year again TV lovers. The nominations for the 2014 Emmy's have been revealed. I may not watch a lot of the shows that were nominated due personal preference and lack of time, but I am happy to see that one of my favorite series, Sherlock, got a few nominations.

The show received a nomination for Outstanding TV Movie for the episode "His Last Vow", which is the

Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbath as John Watson and Sherlock Holmes Source: Google Images

finale episode of season 3.

 The talented and versatile Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the series title character Sherlock Holmes, got a nomination for Best Actor-TV Movie/Miniseries for the same episode. Benedict been quite busy the last year with performances in a few feature length films including Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Fifth Estate, The Hobbit:Desolation of Smaug, 12 Years a Slave, and August: Osage County.

His partner in crime, Martin Freeman, who plays Doctor John Watson, got a nomination as well for Best Supporting Actor- TV Movie/Miniseries and Best Actor for Fargo, which aired on FX. Like Cumberbatch, Freeman has been quite busy the last year with finishing up The Hobbit (he plays Bilbo Baggins), and starring in Fargo. He is currently playing Richard The Third on stage in the UK.

Steven Moffat and Nick Hurran got nominations for writing and directing. Although, the show is up against some awesome TV Movies and talents in everything from sound editing to costume, I'm hoping the Baker Street gang comes home with a win or two. Fingers crossed.

Among the other talented nominees we have the lovely Kerry Washington for Best Actress-Drama for

Kerry Washington at the 2014 Golden Globes

"Scandal" facing Claire Danes- "Homeland", Lizzy Caplan - "Masters of Sex", Michelle Dockery - "Downton Abbey", Julianna Marguilles - "The Good Wife", and Robin Wright - "House of Cards".

Bryan Cranston- "Breaking Bad" is going up against Jeff Daniels - "The Newsroom", Jon Hamm - "Mad Men", Woody Harrelson - "True Detective", Matthew McConaughey - "True Detective", Kevin Spacey- "House of Cards" for Best Actor- Drama.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of every show nominated! Good luck to you all.

 Did your favorite show get any nominations? Any snubs to point out? Check out the follow list of nominees here

Howdy guys and gals. I've been slacking on posting since I'm settling into my summer class and staying on top of my work. For this week's pick I choose is Sing by Ed Sheeran.

I've been a fan of Sheeran's music since I first heard "A Team" and "Kiss Me". He makes everything sound effortless from his vocals to his guitar work. Those high notes, awesome. So far Ed has done an amazing job of creating songs that tell stories. I will admit when I heard a few of his songs for the first time I teared up just because of the subject matter of the song and the way he weaved them into his music. "Small Bump", which is on his album + (Plus), is one of those songs. Not every artist can do that with their music. "Sing" is the first single off his upcoming album X (Multiply), that's set to be released on June 23. The song was produced by Pharrell Williams so it has a funky vibe that I love because it just works for Ed. The single is also Ed's first song to be number one on the UK Top 40. You can check out his website here.

Check out the video for "Sing":



Bonus Song: Chandelier by Sia. Its popped up on my Pandora a few times this week and I've found myself singing along after a few listens. Sia's voice stands out from the pack.

Hey there everyone! If you're on the East Coast of the U.S. I hope all the rain this week didn't bum you out too much. If so, this week's song of the week might help put a little pep back in your step. My pick for this week is Birthday by Katy Perry.

The song is the latest single off the pop star's album Prism. The upbeat song has an 80's feel that I love. Madonna's influence definitely shines through.The feel of the song reminds me of Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F) from Teenage Dream. It's fun and the catchy lyrics makes it easy to sing along. If you've seen any of my other picks you know that I love to dance too. I found this song on YouTube when Katy released the lyric video. The lyric video and official music video are nothing short of fun as Katy sticks to her interesting video themes, costumes, and fun ways of displaying lyrics. It's definitely worth a watch. Let me know what you think of the song and even the video.





Bonus Pick:
If you haven't already heard Ariana Grande's new single "Problem" featuring Iggy Azalea then I suggest you have a listen below. Especially if you're an Ariana fan.




Kira