Songwriter Bonnie McKee Made Her Own Album, 'Hot City,' 10 Years Ago. Now, She's Releasing It

[stewie_e]

It’s TIIIIIIME!!! My album ‘Hot City’ will FINALLY be yours on May 31st!! GET IN BITCHES WE’RE GOIN TO HOT CITY!! 😭💃🌴 https://t.co/r0l5LCaur6 pic.twitter.com/OYQ43oqUOb
- Bonnie McKee (@BonnieMcKee) May 13, 2024
You may or may not be familiar with the name Bonnie McKee, but you've definitely heard the songs she's co-written. Katy Perry's "Teenage

Comments

[doriiansz]

ONTD, what shelved/unreleased album do you wish would be released today?

Christina Milian - Elope

Britney Spears - Original Doll

Someone's Ugly Daughter (Mariah's Version)

Q-Tip - The Last Zulu

Chromatics - Dear Tommy

Carly Rae Jepsen - Disco Sweat

Charli XCX - XCX World

[gimmemoarjosh]

So many songs eventually leaked from the 'Original Doll' and late 'In The Zone' sessions.

Not many were very good.

I am so much happier and content with 'Blackout.' Although, 'State Of Grace,' 'Sugarfall,' etc, should have been on the damn album.

And DO NOT get me started on 'Rebellion.' I think that is every ~true~ Britney stans kryptonite. 😠 😡 😤 😣 😾 🤬

[mayjailer]

people still think the original doll was a fully realized album in 2024?

[drownsodapop]

As a die-hard Britney fan and obsessed follower of The Original Doll since I was SIXTEEN....I genuinely believe this album is (mostly) a hoax by Britney herself... she recorded Mona Lisa as a fuck-you to Jive with the intention to take it to KISS FM. A lot of what we believe to be Original Doll tracks were either recorded for In The Zone or prelim stuff for Blackout. The people on tour with her for Onyx said Mona Lisa was really the only track they recorded in rehearsals like that.

I really loved that era of hers though, the ITZ rejects and Blackout prelim demos were IT

[richyrich909]

Yay! She makes fun pop songs and I’ve been listening to a LOT of artists from that area because they have energy that the current popscape just isn’t giving me. *resumes listening to Canadian only released underrated second album by Girlicious*

[gimmemoarjosh]

Lmao! They had a second album?

I saw them twice. Once at a dive bar in my city, front row. Then for some odd reason they opened for one of my Britney 'Circus' shows.

I think it was Hamilton, ON. Either way, I preferred PCD for the other show.

[richyrich909]

Haha yeah. It was called Rebuilt and was damn solid actually. Only released in Canada though. It’s not on streaming besides Tidal I think but it’s on YouTube in a playlist so I stream it that way. lol

[gimmemoarjosh]

I'm Canadian and had no idea. And I was obsessed with them for 24 minutes.

They were super fun to see up close and live, though. I was tipsyyyy.

Wow. That was over a decade ago. I feel elderly. Thanks, man. Thanks! 😆

[2_on]

omg i remember her. i thought her style was kind of tacky and dated but she wrote catchy music. that's the mariah carey "it's time" right?

lindsay lohan recorded a song called "playground" featuring snoop dogg and produced by pharrell that i would love to hear. nelly furtado recorded some songs with pharrell for loose, one is called "for sure", and a song with justin timberlake produced by timbaland called "crowd control" that i want to hear

[sarahvma]

She definitely didn't have whatever "it" was as a performer but she was an undeniably talented writer.

[sorryeden]

I was just listening to "American Girl" the other day.

Also, this is the type of song Erika Jayne wishes she could make.

[2_on]

"play me just like nintendo" it's funny that this is almost a decade ago but pop stars are still using lines like that (ariana cough)

[bitchsdangerous]

I listened to Espresso the other night and even it had a Nintendo reference. Song was ok. I know everyone loves it, but it didn’t become an ear worm for me at all.

Somehow the 3 random times I’ve heard Fortnight has become an obnoxious ear worm. 🙄

[floatinglately]

i didn’t think much of espresso the first couple times i heard it but then i found myself humming it and it grew on me unexpectedly… something about the total silliness of That Me Espresso won my subconscious over i guess lol

[muuto]

Hot City (the single) is a bop, and I'm sure I will also be bopping to Hot City (the album).