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The hit of the week is by Hatsune Miku… alongside Pikachu

Now, the crossover will extend to 18 different songs sung by Hatsune Miku and created by different artists with Vocaloid.

The Pokémon fan community has been buzzing for a month now. And it’s not because of a new game or an update for ‘Pokémon Go.’ It doesn’t even relate to the anime or the trading card game. Instead, it’s about an unprecedented collaboration with Hatsune Miku, where they released 18 images, each featuring a different type of trainer and created by independent artists. So, what’s next? Was this all Project Voltage had to offer? Well, from the looks of it… it’s only just begun.

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Gotta sing with all!

Now, the crossover will extend to 18 different songs sung by Hatsune Miku and created by various Vocaloid artists. Remember, if you’re a bit older or simply not interested in this topic, Hatsune Miku isn’t a real artist; she’s an artificial voice used to create songs and has even performed concerts worldwide.

The first hit is composed by DECO*27 and is called ‘Volt Tackle,’ featuring the singer and none other than Pikachu himself. The lyrics might not be its strongest suit (“This love goes zip zap zoom and the chu chu chu won’t stop (…) I throw my Electric Tackle at your heart. Not very effective… Why not? Come on!!”), but its progressive rock rhythm makes it impossible not to listen to it over and over again.

The same sentiment has been echoed by three million people in three days, turning one of the most unlikely collaborations into a major hit of the season. We know that the next artists to present their vision will be Inabakumori, Mitchie M, and Pinocchio-p, all renowned Vocaloid composers. We can only wait for the new anthems that will captivate a whole generation of Pokémon fans.

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Shakira’s ‘Acrostic’ Under Scrutiny: Is the Singer in Hot Water for Plagiarism Yet Again?

Shakira has once again been in the pillory for cheating on the exam. And it is that looks suspiciously like a song by Paula Mattheus.

Plagiarism like you-u-u-u-u-u-u-it’s happened again. After being accused of plagiarizing her session with Bizarrap by using the same cadence as a Venezuelan singer named Briella (the comparisons, truth be told, leave no room for doubt), now Shakira has been pilloried again for copying in the exam. And the fact is that ‘Acróstico‘ looks suspiciously similar to a song by Paula Mattheus. What an eye, Shak.

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Just like you

This case may not be as flagrant as Bizarrap’s, but it is true that it leaves the door wide open to possible coincidence. The fact is that ‘Te lo dije de verdad’, which came out a year ago, shares chords and melody with the song that Shakira plays on the piano with her children (that’s another controversy for another time). The lyrics are radically different, but anyone would say that the singer likes to compose “by ear”.

Mattheus, of course, has come to the fore explaining that let’s see. That surely it’s a coincidence and nothing has happened here, right? These are things that happen in music, everything is invented and, in the end, it will serve to promote the career of a singer much less known than the Colombian but who has great collaborations with David Otero, Despistaos or Rozalen. Not with children, for whatever reason. Shakira 1-Paula Mattheus 0.

These are not the first times Shakira has faced accusation for plagiarizing a song. In 2019 she went to trial along with Carlos Vives for the composition of ‘La bicicleta‘, of all songs in the world. In this case it was Liván Castellano Valdés who denounced them for the song ‘Yo te quiero tanto’, from 1997. The singer herself said that there was nothing similar and the judge gave her the reason, but has not ruled on the comparisons with Mattheus and Briella: although never of the two has any interest in getting into a trial, you never know if you can sal-picar.