StarMaker is the #1 singing video app with all the tools to help you sing like the star you are! Pick from hundreds of Billboard chart-topping hits, sing your heart out karaoke style, polish it up with real Auto-Tune™ and capture the magic on video! Real-time Auto-Tune™ to help you hit all the notes and to give you. Aug 14, 2011 Grenade - Bruno Mars (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on Spotify & Apple - Duration: 4:29. Boyce Avenue 24,434,384 views. Bruno Mars is an amazing singer that doesn't really need it, but he uses it anyways to get this 2018 sound into his music. Roomie (A youtuber) says that autotune helps musicians make music faster, you don't have to practice a song a week to record until you get the perfect take on every single word anymore, now musicians can focus on sharing.

Bruno Mars swept the Grammys, where he also rocked the house with Cardi B on 'Finesse,' a track that fell just shy of knocking Charli XCX from high atop our playlist of best January singles.

I don't think it's gonna hold him back much in the long run, though.

1. Charli XCX with Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Backseat'

Those who don't like Auto-Tune should go directly to the next track. But I like the way it makes her sound like a sad robot pouting its way through a song about turning up the background noise and driving fast to drown out all the voices in your head.

The opening track on Charli’s 'Pop 2' mixtape finds the stars comparing notes on what Jepsen describes as 'a thirst for distraction.' But the best lines here belong to Charli, from 'I go to parties with strangers so I can figure it out' to 'I want it all, even if it's fake.'

2. Bruno Mars and Cardi B, 'Finesse'

OK, yes, this remix may have been more entertaining at the Grammys, where seeing the fun those two were having only made it that much more contagious. But the studio recording gets the point across enough to peak at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100.

It helps that the beat is a joyful throwback to the golden age of New Jack Swing. Mars delivers the 24K Magic in a smooth yet soulful croon, but it's Cardi B who reaches out and grabs you, boasting of a drop top Porsche and other more bankable assets.

3. David Byrne, 'Everybody's Coming to My House'

This polyrhythmic party jam is classic David Byrne – as quirky, contagious, ambitious and, above all, funky as his most enduring work with Talking Heads, with vaguely psychedelic lead guitar and guest sax from Isaiah Barr (Onyx Collective).

Of course, he did co-write the track with Brian Eno, a man whose legacy is based in part on his own work with Talking Heads. But the lyrics could only be Byrne. 'We're only tourists in this life,' he sings at one point. 'Only tourists but the view is nice.'

4. Kendrick Lamar & SZA, 'All the Stars'

I suppose it's only fitting that the first single out of the box from the 'Black Panther' soundtrack brings together two black superheroes – SZA, whose soulful vocals take flight on the chorus, and Lamar, who delivers his lines with the conviction you'd expect.

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Lamar gets in some great lines on a verse that rhymes 'F--k you and all your expectations' with 'I don't even want your congratulations.' But when SZA's upper register commands the spotlight on that final pass, it elevates the whole production.

5. Fairy Bones, 'Killing Me'

This is a prime example of what Fairy Bones do best, a guitar riff that rocks like the best of the post-Nirvana ‘90s as Chelsey Louise sets the lyrical tone with “Wake up every morning with a lump in my chest / Alexa says it’s cancer from these damn cigarettes.”

“It’s mainly about letting go of the emotions, people and things that are ultimately killing you,” Louise says. “It’s like our version of ‘Shake It Off’ except we probably won’t make any money off of it.”

6. Superchunk, 'Erasure'

The second single from 'What a Time to Be Alive' is a shimmering pop tune from the Buzzcocks school of punk with Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) and Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) chiming in on guest harmonies.

Meanwhile, Mac McCaughan sings of powerful people attempting to silence the marginalized. 'Erasure' follows two 7-inch art auctions, which raised more than $70,000 for the Southern Poverty Law Center and Planned Parenthood South Atlantic.

7. Titus Andronicus, 'Number One (in New York)'

The first single released from 'A Productive Cough' is an eight-minute waltz that begins with piano and vocals, fleshing things out as it lurches its way towards a majestic climax that couldn't be further removed from the understatement of that introduction.

Meanwhile, Patrick Stickles throws himself with urgency into the music, howling, 'The fever is reaching its peak / the deceivers are speaking of peace like it's reachable / The evil are peeking through cracks in the steeple / Believe it, it's real, 'tis the season.'

8. Bobby Bare, 'I Drink'

See me in December and I'm pretty sure I'll still be saying no one made a better country record in 2018. This is what a country drinking song should sound like, wallowing in pathos and regret.

Bare's vocal is the perfect vehicle to put this song across, an 82-year-old setting the scene with a verse about his old man's drinking habits and following through with a shrug of 'Fish swim, birds fly / Daddies yell, mamas cry / Old men sit and think / I drink.'

9. WOLFZiE feat. Tru Vonne, 'You'

The first track WOLFZiE shared from his new album, 'Homebody Friends,' is an atmospheric electro-soul ballad with breathtaking vocals from Tru Vonne, who appears to be channeling Prince on 'Hoping I don't fade away / So I can think about you.'

Tru Vonne wrote the lyrics while WOLFZiE came up with the beat and Manolo Lago recorded the track in his bedroom.

10. Black Eyed Peas, 'Street Livin'

Few artists chased stupidity with more aplomb than Black Eyed Peas at their commercial zenith, dumbing it down for the masses on their way to multi-platinum rewards. This first new song in seven years is way too smart to be that kind of record.

As they explain it, the track 'highlights four intersectional issues largely impacting communities of color - police brutality, prison reform, gun reform and immigration.' It's as though they got their backpacks out of storage. And it suits them.

11. The Shins, 'Dead Alive (Flipped)'

Could they have flipped this any harder? This is nothing like the version of the song on 'Heartworms,' re-imagined as a somber ballad with strings and piano that builds to a slow-burning climax in a richly-textured wall of sound, complete with fuzz guitar.

James Mercer says, “The original version.. has the same triplet galloping rhythm as a number of Shins songs. So to 'flip' it we broke it down into more romantic elements like that dark piano and Patti's violin, which I love.'

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12. Cupcakke, 'Crayons'

The Chicago rapper pulls no punches on this sexually explicit celebration of LGBT rights, setting the tone with 'Man got a man, that's what's up / Love is love, who gives a f--k? / Girl on girl, they like 'Yup' / But when it's man on man, they like 'Yuck.'

The title is a reference to the rainbow flag, of course. As Cupcakke raps at one point, 'Gay bars need to start servin' Skittles with the drinks / It's all about the taste the rainbow with colors.'

BONUS TRACK: Justin Timberlake, 'Filthy'

This futuristic video was the first we heard from Timberlake's first album since 2013.

Directed by Mark Romanek, the video shows Timberlake at the Pan-Asian Deep Learning Conference in Malaysia, unveiling a robot whose increasingly suggestive dance moves he controls from the side of the stage with his own movements.

The song itself is suitably robotic, an electro-funk sex jam with Timberlake provocatively sneering 'Put your filthy hands all over me / No, this ain't the clean version.'

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The Top Ten Singers that Use Autotune but Can Sing Without It

1T-PainFaheem Rashad Najm, better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American recording artist and music producer from Tallahassee, Florida.

he's great

2Nicole ScherzingerNicole Scherzinger, born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente on June 29, 1978, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She first rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop/r&b group The Pussycat Dolls.

Shes great /auto-tune-software-for-windows-7.html.

3R. KellyRobert Sylvester Kelly, known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player.

He's amazing and one of a kind

The king of r&b don't need no auto-tune! - RnBLover

5Lady GagaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. ..read more.

Agreed. She's got a nice powerful voice and it shows in some of her live performances. - cjWriter1997

Her vpice is oncredoble and doesn't need to use all the autotune she uses for her songs, come on have you heard her? She is incredible! - DaisyandRosalina

Shes okay

She is truly an amazing singer. If you've listened to her performance at the Sound of Music celebration, this is an unquestionable fact.
I think that she just wastes her voice singing music that doesn't do her justice.

6Kelly RowlandKelendria Trene 'Kelly' Rowland is a Grammy Award winning American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.

Shes awesome and better than Beyoncé in my opinion.

8Jason DeruloJason Joel Desrouleaux, better known by his stage name Jason Derulo (an alternate spelling of his surname), is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is best known for his singles such as 'Whatcha Say', 'Ridin' Solo', 'In My Head', 'What If', 'Wiggle', 'Talk Dirty', 'Trumpets' and 'Want To Want ..read more.

He sounds so much better without, his voice actually doesn't sound good with auto-tune. - DaWyteNight

he's okay

9P!nkAlecia Beth Moore known professionally as P!NK, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.

Shes okay but hardly ever uses auto-tune

She hardly ever had bad performances. - DaisyandRosalina

She is PERFECTION. literally everything about her, voice, personality, charm. SHE IS AN ABOLUTE LEGEND GODDESS QUEEN. - Twixx

10Zayn MalikZain Javadd Malik, born on 12 January 1993, who records mononymously as ZAYN, is a British singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Bradford, ZAYN aspired to pursue a career in music from a young age leading him to audition as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition The X ..read more.

He's the one of the rarest voices rather than many stupid singers and his highnotes sound much better live.
Thank God he left 1d so he can open up fully.
He's just so underrated and needs to advertise himself more.

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11Camila CabelloKarla Camila Cabello Estrabao, or professionally Camila Cabello (born March 3, 1997) is an American-Cuban musician. Camila was best known for being part of the girl group Fifth Harmony. Fifth Harmony are known for songs like Worth It, Work From Home, All In My Head (Flex), Bo$, and Sledgehammer. Camila ..read more.

Can't possibly sing without heavy autotune on everything.

The only song she used autotune on was. And that was for effect! Watch her Fallon performance.

Underrated and overhated by critics and fans. She can sing really well live (her solo X-factor audition got 4 yes-es). Even if she tries a bit too hard with the emotion and high notes, she's still a good singer.

12BeyoncéBeyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, is an American singer and actress, who started out in the popular pop/r&b girl group Destiny's Child. They had multiple top 5 hits such as 'No, No, No', 'Say My Name', 'Bills, Bills, Bills', 'Survivor', 'Independent Women', 'Bootylicious', and 'Jumpin', Jumpin' from ..read more.

Overrated? Yes.
Incredibly talented without autotune? Still yes. - DaisyandRosalina

Overrated? Yes.
Incredibly talented without relying on an army of songwriters, choreographers, costume designers, production managers, PR agents, and auto-tune technicians? No.

13Ariana GrandeAriana Grande-Butera, known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American singer and actress. She was born on June 26th 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande and Edward Butera. She is best known for her role as Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and its spin-off show Sam & Cat. ..read more.

Um she is amazing. She is inspiring and she has amazing vocals. She doesn't need autotune. - Jass1

Her voice isn't anything too amazing or groundbreaking with it or without it to be honest. Her annunciation is horrible, her high notes are shrill and annoying and she sounds (and looks) like a little girl. She's just a Mariah Carey wannabe anyway.

Ariana grande sucks - RnBLover

Her angelic voice does not need any support, she still great without using autotune. - DaisyandRosalina

14Bruno MarsPeter Gene Hernandez, professionally known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer. ..read more.

Daisydisk mac key. He has one of the best voices of our generation - DaisyandRosalina

He doesn't really use auto-tune

17Demi LovatoDemetria Devonne 'Demi' Lovato is an American singer, songwriter and actress. After appearing on the children's television series Barney & Friends as a child, she received her breakthrough role as Mitchie Torres in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. ..read more.

'That's why you use auto-tune and I don't'

Shes a good singer but tends to oversing to the point where it sounds like yelling.

She is talented even if she oversings sometimes. - DaisyandRosalina

18Jojo Siwa

Jojo Siwa sucks at singing, so she just uses autotune.

19Miley CyrusMiley Ray Hemsworth (born Destiny Hope Cyrus), known as Miley Cyrus, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was born on November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee, to Tish Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. Her voice type is Mezzo-Soprano and has 4 octaves. She became a teen idol starring as the ..read more.

Hate her all you want but she still can sing. - DaisyandRosalina

No, she can't.

20Avril LavigneAvril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian–French singer-songwriter and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million.

As a rock singer, she is good. - DaisyandRosalina

She has a fantastic voice.

22Billie EilishBillie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, known professionally as Billie Eilish (born December 18, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her songs 'When the Party's Over', 'Bury a Friend' and especially 'Bad Guy'.

She doesn't use it on her voice, but rather uses it on background effects that use her voice.

Hate her music all you want, that girl sounds amazing live w/o autotune. Like all artists, she might use it for the effect and to perfect her recordings. She's only 17 and has amazing control of her voice.

25Chris BrownChristopher Maurice 'Chris' Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. He is most well known for his physical assault towards the singer Rihanna in ..read more.

I hate him so much. way too much autotune

Yeah.. no.

27RihannaRobyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian-American pop singer. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning ..read more.

She can't sing with or without auto-tune, she's just a bad singer. Just listen to her covering Hero by Mariah Carey and you'll know. She may have improved over the years but she is still not very good and doesn't deserve her fame. It's an insult to actual talented singers to call rihanna a good singer. You can like her catchy pop songs, but a good singer she is not. - RnBLover

Underrated by critics and fans, she can sing some songs nearly like the original, in others she put emotions in. She is lazy but she can sing. - DaisyandRosalina

Rihanna can't sing and auto-tune is her best friend. - DaWyteNight

Look..I love Riri and her pop music but she honestly could use some auto-tune from time to time. Have you heard her song 'Higher? ' Two words..no Bueno.
I don't know who added her, if they did it as a joke or were being serious but from someone who has heard her live I can tell you that she could use auto-tune. She makes amazing pop music though, all her albums are pop perfection.

28Justin BieberJustin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He currently resides in Ontario, Canada and is Christian. He is the son of author Pattie Mallette. ..read more.

His singing really isn't anything too special, most people can sing like he can. He's no Usher or anything. - DaWyteNight

He can sing without auto tune.. He is decent singer - Nandani

Trash

I can't belive it.. but he can.. - DaisyandRosalina

29KeshaKesha Rose Sebert (formerly known as Ke$ha) was born on March 1st, 1987 in Los Angeles, United States. She is best known for her hits like Timber, Tik Tok, and We R Who We R. ..read more.

Say what you want about her but the autotune actually sounds pretty good when it's used for effect. And even then she's definitely a better singer live than Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and Selena Gomez.

Okay umm..I love Kesha and all but she really does need a bit of autotune now and then. - Twixx

30Selena GomezSelena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer. She is best known for songs like 'Come & Get It', 'Good For You', 'Same Old Love', and 'It Ain't Me'. Selena Gomez's voice is mezzo-soprano but she usually sings in alto. She is best known for her role as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place.

She doesn't sing, she just whispers. - DaWyteNight

I'm dead serious, watch her sing Same Old Love live on Ellen. it is GOOD. I'M NOT ON DRUGS, Then you can whine to me about how she 'can't sing.' Because then you'll be wrong. She has improved A LOT. A LOT. She even lowered the autotune in Same Old Love.

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Lata MangeshkarLata Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer and music director. She is one of the best-known and most respected playback singers in India.

Lata doesn't use auto tune because in her era auto tune was not invented - Nandani

34HalseyAshley Nicolette Frangipane, known by her stage name Halsey, is an American singer and songwriter. She was born on September 29, 1994 in New Jersey. She started her career by releasing songs on SoundCloud, and now she is a well-known pop singer with hits like Bad at Love, and Now or Never. She had originated ..read more.

I listen to her stripped songs and they’re so much better than the studio versions, that’s why I can’t wait to see her in concert!

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