November 24, 2009 26 Comments

Kidz Bop 16 features some of the most recent tracks to fill our Top 40 airwaves, done up and radio edit-ized Kidz Bop style (aka kid friendly with no F***s A**s or B****s about it).  It’s sixteen tracks of pop music your kids, from tots to pre-tWeens, can listen to without you having to worry about questionable language or lyrics.  No doubt you’re familiar with the Kidz Bop CD from all their commercials on TV, with all the bouncy children rocking it out in all their pop-star-to-be glory, cranking out covers of the latest hits from artists like Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, Sean Kingston and more.

**Giveaway information is located at the bottom of this review**

littleQ’s face lit up in a big cheesy smile as soon as the Kidz Bop version of Boom Boom Pow came on.  I know, it’s a pretty funny for that to be a 3 year old’s favorite song, but he loves it, and of course the Kidz Bop version is clean and both innuendo and foul language free.

Going through the songs, it sounds to me that the original instrumental tracks are always used, which is great because the songs don’t sound fake, they just sound like kiddie friendly remixes.  I’m not a big fan of the high pitched group choruses in the slower songs because it just doesn’t go, like in the rendition of Beyonce’s If I Were a Boy.  It sounded okay to me until you hit the chorus.  Well, littleQ loved almost all the songs (he recognized them from the radio of course), and as far as awesomeness-of-song quality, it’s his opinion that matters.

littleQ’s favorite track is Boom Boom Pow (of course!), and mine has to be Sinai Rose’s LOL.  Her voice is that of a total R&B Hip Hop n’ Pop princess: bubbly yet smooth and strong.  To me, LOL doesn’t sound like the “kiddie” version of anything!  It’s a fun, funky song that I really wouldn’t mind blasting in the car.  If you buy the CD, it also comes with a free bonus download of Sinai’s Being Myself on the Kidz Bop website.

You can also buy the individual songs or the entire album on iTunes.

Kidz Bop Christmas is a great way to introduce kiddos to Christmas songs they can sing along to.  It’s good to have playing in the background for holiday get-togethers where there will be a lot of children present, or as the kid’s background music if they’re relegated to carry on their monkey business another room.  I enjoyed the Kidz Bop version of Santa Claus is coming to Town, which again is performed by Sinai Rose.  I wish the performances all had that extra splash of energy and panache that is present in Sinai’s songs.

Bottom line: The Kidz Bop cd’s are meant for children, and I suggest them as stocking stuffers and gifts for children ages 7 and under.  You might get away with getting this for a slightly older child, but it would definitely depend on the kid’s maturity level.  In my opinion it’s way too cutesy for children any older than 6 or 7 years old.

Do you want to win copies of both Kidz Bop 16 and Kidz Bop Christmas?  This prize has a total ARV of $30.

Eligibility: 18 years of age or older, void where prohibited, US & Canada residents only.  A valid email address is required for entry for winner notification.  The entry period for this giveaway will run from November 24, 2009 to 11:59pm EST on December 4, 2009.

To enter:

• MANDATORY MAIN ENTRY: Leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite Christmas or holiday song is.

Extra entries – leave another comment once you do or if you already do any of the following to let me know:
• Tweet it once a day & each time leave a comment here with a link to your tweet: follow me on twitter (@kristinaQ) and tweet the following message: Win Kidz Bop CDs from @kristinaQ http://is.gd/52Lvg
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*For the purposes of this review, I did receive review copies of Kidz Bop 16 and Kidz Bop Christmas*

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