NEW SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - kiss it (ft. sage the gemini)

Dev is back with her usual sing/rap awesomeness...but is also back with the awful artwork :/

NEW SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - in my trunk (ft. 2chainz)

NEW SINGLE ARTWORK : timbaland - break ya back (ft. dev)

the first release from 'timbaland presents shock value III'. loving me some typography as image in this...see how the words look broken...LIKE TIMBO HAS BROKEN THEIR BACK! mind = blown.

p.s. am i the only one that gets excited when the parental advisory logo gets put in a different place on a cover...

NEW REMIX SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - kiss my lips (ft. fabolous) (the remixes)

also found another buzz cover from dev, for album track 'kiss my lips'.

NEW ALBUM ARTWORK : dev - night the sun came up (US/canada edition & UK/european repackage)

this "pink version" will act as the cover for the album's release in the US & canada and as the repackage cover in the UK/europe (including new tracks 'naked (ft. enrique iglesias) and a new track with timbaland). hoping this release has an expanded booklet, as i was majorly disappointed that the "purple version" didn't have anymore of those exquisite illustrations!

NEW SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - take her from you

dev has been getting majorly busy releasing buzz videos for album tracks off of 'the night the sun came up' and i've been wondering when an artwork would arise for at least one of them! here's the first...it does take a still from the video and usually i DO hate that, but the video is so bad ass i'll let it slide this time :P

SIMONSEZ'S TOP TEN COVER ARTWORKS OF 2011!

2011 is over and what a year it's been for cover artwork and limited edition releases! as a way of rounding up the year and also thanking you for your support of the simonsez-CD blog, i thought i'd make a run down of my top 10 favourite cover artworks from the year :)

SO what are you waiting for?? look below to see who made the top ten....

10. melanie c - the sea

(album artwork)

for me this artwork was a return to form to her 'northern star' hey day (i've always loved that album's artwork). simple, elegant and hella cool.

9. florence + the machine - ceremonials

(album artwork)

effortless.

8. natalia kills - kill my boyfriend

(single artwork)

only released in the latter part of the year, this artwork still managed to strike a chord with me...something about the image and that red/turquoise colouring to the collage around the type. it works and it works well.

7. lana del rey - video games/blue jeans

(single artwork)

2011 was the jumping off point of larns' career (i'm sure 2012 will see her rise even higher) and with this being her debut artwork, the only way is up :) ... something about the 50's throwback in the palette and the logo really get me going! this is the type of cover artwork which makes me want to get the vinyl edition of it to put on my wall!

6. the saturdays - all fired up

(single artwork)

was i the only one who was so happy to see the return of "a different colour for each saturday" in 2011?! ...and i still heart their logo! i'd say that this era's artwork has been a tad hit and miss, but this definitely stands strong as an awesome cover artwork!

5. lady gaga - the edge of glory

(single artwork)

so, i had a difficult time picking an artwork from gargs' discography from 2011...i remember the feelings i felt when the 'born this way' single cover was revealed (my heart leapt and there was definite shaking n' crying...) and i love 'you and i's use of joe calderone. but there was something extra about the then-buzz single 'edge of glory's artwork, when it was released in the countdown to the album's release. to me, there was no fault to be found with it. flawless-gaga-fierce-ness.

4. dev - in the dark

(single artwork)

i still wish this had been the album cover. grace jones' artwork has always been an inspiration to me and i love the reference to it in dev's sky scraping wig and the choppy image of this cover.

3. natalia kills - perfectionist

(album artwork)

delicious to the extreme! the film noir-inspired visuals of kills have given my 2011 life. you can't falter a black/white 'n' red combo and the cross over her eyes has always kept me happy :) perfection indeed.

2. nicola roberts - cinderella's eyes

(album artwork)

NICOLA ROBERTS A.K.A. THE PATRON SAINT OF COVER ARTWORK! who knew in january that in the year ahead the red head from girls aloud would emerge as a bonafide solo star with such an eye for cover artwork! i want to take a moment to specially mention the 'beat of my drum' cover... DELECTABLE! and the 'lucky day' artwork...AMAZING! and also the 'yo-yo' artwork... INSPIRED! snaps to nix for a solid visual theme throughout all of her covers, for keeping it real and for being errryone's new fave girls alouder! :D:D

AND HERE IT IS... simonsez'S TOP COVER ARTWORK FROM 2011...

1. mýa - k.i.s.s. (keep it simple & sexy)

(album artwork)

miss mýa may have not been at the top of the charts for some time, but that has not stopped the girl's grind to keep releasing music. as she is not funded by a major record label it has sometimes led to piss-poor cover artworks (check out 'someone come get this bitch'...disgraceful). but from nowhere, this beauty of an album cover appeared! i have loved it all year and felt that my-my should come out of 2011 with at least one number 1 hit :)

p.s. love the shout out to janet's 'control' artwork (another fave) with the hand drawn markings running through it :D

and there we go. another end to another year. hope you all keep safe and well in 2012 and keep checking back to see the latest single, album and limited edition pop/r&b artwork :D:D

! updated ! NEW REMIX SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - in the dark (the remixes) (hq)

here's the HQ version :)

NEW REMIX SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - in the dark (the remixes) (lq)

UPDATE : here's the HQ version

sorry for the EXTREMELY small size, i will update soon...i'm STILL loving this artwork, can't wait to see this in HQ :) also like that the "the remixes" type has been used again, after it was used on the 'bass down low (the remixes)' artwork.

NEW SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - naked (ft. enrique iglesias)

though she is about to drop her first born, she's still dropping those singles for the US release of her debut 'the night the sun came up'...including this amarrzing duet with enrique :) the photos used are old promos, but you know you can't go wrong with black and white in simonsez's eyes!

NEW REMIX SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - in the dark (ft. flo rida)

this artwork still slays!!! <3 and love the album's artwork too, well done all round :)

! updated ! NEW ALBUM ARTWORK : dev - the night the sun came up

YESSSSURRRR! this is what i'm talking about, not that fan-made hot mess i showed you by accident before! snaps to dev and her team :D:D

NEW ALBUM & BACK COVER ARTWORK : dev - the night the sun came up (?)

GOOD GOD I HOPE THIS ISN'T THE ACTUAL COVER ARTWORK!!!!!!!! especially not after the fierce-ness that was the 'in the dark' cover, that is the ish she needs to be putting out as her visuals! ...ok scratch that! i realised in the image she doesn't have all of her tattoos that she has now (duhh), clearly an old photo, clearly a fan-made and THANK GOODNESS! :)

the real cover is here :)

lot's of mystery in this post, this image (below) has also appeared...more in the vein of the 'in the dark' amazing-ness... possible back cover / promo pic? i will be sure to update and confirm (or fingers crossed deny that awful front cover) as soon as possible!

UPDATE : also a fan-made fake!

NEW REMIX SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - bass down low (the uk mix) (ft. tinie tempah)

love love lovvve the remix, but oh DEAR LORD what have they done to the cover??? 'the uk mix' type..ewww!!

NEW REMIX SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - bass down low (the remixes)

LOVEEE this song, so glad it's started getting plays in the UK! getting a katy perry vibe from the added type...

NEW SINGLE ARTWORK : dev - in the dark

love the grace jones ref. <3